Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With James McAvoy

1. Band of Brothers (2001)

TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, History, War

The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.

Stars: Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Shane Taylor

Votes: 528,191

2. Glass (2019)

PG-13 | 129 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Anya Taylor-Joy

Votes: 273,943 | Gross: $111.05M

3. The Sandman (2022– )

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Upon escaping after decades of imprisonment by a mortal wizard, Dream, the personification of dreams, sets about to reclaim his lost equipment.

Stars: Tom Sturridge, Boyd Holbrook, Patton Oswalt, Vivienne Acheampong

Votes: 171,737

4. Split (IX) (2016)

PG-13 | 117 min | Horror, Thriller

Three girls are kidnapped by a man with a diagnosed 23 distinct personalities. They must try to escape before the apparent emergence of a frightful new 24th.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson, Jessica Sula

Votes: 555,202 | Gross: $138.29M

5. Deadpool 2 (2018)

R | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (a.k.a. Deadpool) assembles a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy with abilities from the brutal, time-traveling cyborg Cable.

Director: David Leitch | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison

Votes: 646,828 | Gross: $324.59M

6. Saturday Night Live (1975– )

TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Music

A famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.

Stars: The Saturday Night Live Band, Don Pardo, Darrell Hammond, Kenan Thompson

Votes: 52,780

7. X: First Class (2011)

PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Sci-Fi

In the 1960s, superpowered humans Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr work together to find others like them, but Erik's vengeful pursuit of an ambitious mutant who ruined his life causes a schism to divide them.

Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon

Votes: 724,262 | Gross: $146.41M

8. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.

Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy

Votes: 745,751 | Gross: $233.92M

9. His Dark Materials (2019–2022)

TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

A young girl is destined to liberate her world from the grip of the Magisterium which represses people's ties to magic and their animal spirits known as daemons.

Stars: Dafne Keen, Kit Connor, Ruth Wilson, Amir Wilson

Votes: 84,727

10. X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

PG-13 | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In the 1980s the X-Men must defeat an ancient all-powerful mutant, En Sabah Nur, who intends to thrive through bringing destruction to the world.

Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult

Votes: 461,513 | Gross: $155.44M

11. Speak No Evil (2024)

R | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Completed

A family invited to spend a weekend in an idyllic country house, goes from a dream vacation to a psychological nightmare.

Director: James Watkins | Stars: James McAvoy, Aisling Franciosi, Dan Hough, Mackenzie Davis

12. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

PG | 143 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

While playing, Lucy and her siblings find a wardrobe that lands them in a mystical place called Narnia. Here they realize that it was fated and they must now unite with Aslan to defeat an evil queen.

Director: Andrew Adamson | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Georgie Henley, William Moseley, Skandar Keynes

Votes: 428,386 | Gross: $291.71M

13. Shameless (2004–2013)

TV-MA | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The lives and relationships of a group of siblings and their estranged father Frank Gallagher on a rough Manchester estate.

Stars: David Threlfall, Rebecca Atkinson, Alice Barry, Nicky Evans

Votes: 18,502

14. Dark Phoenix (2019)

PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix, causing the X-Men to have to decide if her life is worth more than all of humanity.

Director: Simon Kinberg | Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult

Votes: 205,292 | Gross: $65.85M

15. Atonement (2007)

R | 123 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Brenda Blethyn, Saoirse Ronan

Votes: 300,102 | Gross: $50.93M

16. Atomic Blonde (2017)

R | 115 min | Action, Thriller

An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.

Director: David Leitch | Stars: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Eddie Marsan

Votes: 206,720 | Gross: $51.69M

17. It Chapter Two (2019)

R | 169 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back.

Director: Andy Muschietti | Stars: Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa

Votes: 302,394 | Gross: $211.59M

18. Foyle's War (2002–2015)

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

As WWII rages, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front; investigating crime on the south coast of England. Later series, see the retired detective working as an MI5 agent in the aftermath of the war.

Stars: Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks, Anthony Howell, Ellie Haddington

Votes: 18,305

19. Top Gear (2002–2022)

TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Sport, Talk-Show

The hosts talk about everything car-related. From new cars to how they're fueled, this show has it all.

Stars: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, The Stig

Votes: 126,822

20. Children of Dune (2003)

Unrated | 89 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

The twins of Paul "Muad'dib" Atreides become embroiled in the political landscape of Arrakis ("Dune") and the rest of the universe.

Stars: Alec Newman, Daniela Amavia, James McAvoy, Jessica Brooks

Votes: 15,195

21. The Bill (1984–2010)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama

Police drama series following officers and detectives from Sun Hill Police Station in East London.

Stars: Graham Cole, Jeff Stewart, Trudie Goodwin, Simon Rouse

Votes: 4,115

22. The Book of Clarence (2023)

PG-13 | 129 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Struggling to find a better life, Clarence is captivated by the power of the rising Messiah and soon risks everything to carve a path to a divine existence.

Director: Jeymes Samuel | Stars: LaKeith Stanfield, Omar Sy, Anna Diop, RJ Cyler

Votes: 4,755

23. Wanted (2008)

R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A frustrated office worker discovers that he is the son of a professional assassin, and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities.

Director: Timur Bekmambetov | Stars: Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Terence Stamp

Votes: 408,811 | Gross: $134.51M

24. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001–2007)

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

British crime investigation series based around aristocratic, Oxford-educated Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his working-class assistant Sergeant Barbara Havers.

Stars: Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small, Lesley Vickerage, Paul Hickey

Votes: 5,761

25. My Son (I) (2021)

R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Edmond Murray searches for answers deep in the Highlands after receiving a frantic call from his ex-wife that their seven-year-old son went missing from a campsite.

Director: Christian Carion | Stars: James McAvoy, Claire Foy, Tom Cullen, Gary Lewis

Votes: 15,973

26. The Sandman (2020 Podcast Series)

Drama, Fantasy, Horror

When The Sandman is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth, he languishes for decades before finally escaping.

Stars: James McAvoy, Neil Gaiman, Mx Justin Vivian Bond, Kat Dennings

Votes: 2,218

27. Victor Frankenstein (2015)

PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Told from Igor's perspective, we see the troubled young assistant's dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein, and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of how Frankenstein became the man - and the legend - we know today.

Director: Paul McGuigan | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott

Votes: 60,314 | Gross: $5.78M

28. Wimbledon (2004)

PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

A pro tennis player has lost his ambition and has fallen in rank to 119. Fortunately for him, he meets a young player on the women's circuit who helps him recapture his focus for Wimbledon.

Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Jon Favreau, Sam Neill

Votes: 66,671 | Gross: $17.00M

29. Filth (I) (2013)

R | 97 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A corrupt, junkie cop with bipolar disorder attempts to manipulate his way through a promotion in order to win back his wife and daughter while also fighting his own inner demons.

Director: Jon S. Baird | Stars: James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan, Imogen Poots

Votes: 115,912 | Gross: $0.03M

30. The Daily Show (1996– )

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show

A comedy news show featuring humorous takes on top stories.

Stars: Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, Roy Wood Jr.

Votes: 48,196

31. Penelope (2006)

PG | 104 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

A modern romantic tale about a young aristocratic heiress born under a curse that can only be broken when she finds true love with "one who will accept her as one of their own."

Director: Mark Palansky | Stars: Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Reese Witherspoon, Richard E. Grant

Votes: 66,271 | Gross: $10.01M

32. The Last King of Scotland (2006)

R | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: James McAvoy, Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington

Votes: 196,150 | Gross: $17.61M

33. The Bubble (2022)

R | 126 min | Comedy

A group of actors and actresses stuck inside a pandemic bubble at a hotel attempt to complete a film.

Director: Judd Apatow | Stars: Harry Trevaldwyn, Samson Kayo, Peter Serafinowicz, Danielle Vitalis

Votes: 28,657

34. 50/50 (2011)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

Director: Jonathan Levine | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard

Votes: 343,038 | Gross: $35.01M

35. Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)

G | 84 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Separated by a garden fence and a feud, are blue gnomes on one side and red gnomes on the other. This doesn't stop blue Gnomeo and red Juliet from falling in love with each other. Do they have a future together?

Director: Kelly Asbury | Stars: James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Maggie Smith, Ashley Jensen

Votes: 59,715 | Gross: $99.97M

36. Sherlock Gnomes (2018)

PG | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Garden gnomes, Gnomeo and Juliet recruit renowned detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.

Director: John Stevenson | Stars: Johnny Depp, James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Kelly Asbury

Votes: 14,072 | Gross: $43.24M

37. Trance (I) (2013)

R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An art auctioneer becomes mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting.

Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel, Danny Sapani

Votes: 117,783 | Gross: $2.32M

38. Becoming Jane (2007)

PG | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.

Director: Julian Jarrold | Stars: Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters, James Cromwell

Votes: 65,141 | Gross: $18.67M

39. Live with Kelly and Mark (1988– )

TV-PG | 61 min | Talk-Show

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos interact with their guests.

Stars: Kelly Ripa, Ryan Seacrest, Michael Gelman, Art Moore

Votes: 2,315

40. The Graham Norton Show (2007– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

Irish comedian Graham Norton hosts his very own chat show, which includes chatting to A-list celebrities, the very famous Red Chair game, live music, lots of jokes and fun from Graham and the celebrities themselves.

Stars: Graham Norton, Ricky Gervais, Judi Dench, Jack Whitehall

Votes: 13,205

41. IMDb on the Scene - Interviews (2017– )

Not Rated | Talk-Show

IMDb takes you on the scene in interviews with the cast and filmmakers of upcoming films.

Stars: Alex Logan, Bret Federigan, Albert Lawrence, Ian de Borja

Votes: 639

42. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

Jimmy Kimmel interviews celebrities.

Stars: Jimmy Kimmel, Cleto and the Cletones, Guillermo Rodriguez, Paul E. Raff

Votes: 17,436

43. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

Jimmy Fallon hosts the Tonight Show and interviews celebrities, plays games with them and has a musical or comedic guest perform.

Stars: Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, Steve Higgins, Questlove

Votes: 19,024

44. The View (1997– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Talk-Show

Five women with very different outlooks on politics, Hollywood and its stars, and current events discuss these and other divisive topics of the day. Originated by Barbara Walters and currently led by longtime host, Whoopi Goldberg.

Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Virginia Hamilton, Sunny Hostin

Votes: 9,475

45. Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

PG | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick.

Director: James Bobin | Stars: Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey, Steve Whitmire

Votes: 37,065 | Gross: $51.18M

46. The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C (2018– )

48 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

Celebrity contestants take part in a special version of the popular British baking competition in aid of the Stand-up to Cancer charity.

Stars: Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith, Noel Fielding, Sandi Toksvig

Votes: 314

47. Conan (2010–2021)

TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

Conan O'Brien and his co-host Andy Richter discuss current news topics and interview celebrities and personalities.

Stars: Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band, Jimmy Vivino

Votes: 24,998

48. The Conspirator (2010)

PG-13 | 122 min | Crime, Drama, History

Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.

Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Robin Wright, James McAvoy, Tom Wilkinson, Kevin Kline

Votes: 30,019 | Gross: $11.54M

49. HouseBroken (2021– )

TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy

A dog named Honey who runs group therapy sessions to help neighborhood animals manage the neuroses brought on by their owners and each other.

Stars: Lisa Kudrow, Clea DuVall, Nat Faxon, Will Forte

Votes: 1,955

50. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015– )

TV-PG | 41 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

Stephen Colbert took over as host, executive producer and writer of THE LATE SHOW on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. The comedy-variety-talk show is broadcast five nights a week from the Ed Sullivan theater in New York.

Stars: Stephen Colbert, Stay Human, Jon Batiste, Jen Spyra

Votes: 14,914