# The best Cillian Murphy movies

From Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later to his Oscar for Oppenheimer, with plenty of Christopher Nolan in between: the Cillian Murphy films ranked highest by /Film, The Manual, Collider and Next Film Frame.

- 30 votes · 13 items
- Dec 21, 2025 · Ryan Clarke
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## Top 12

1. **Oppenheimer (2023)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Christopher Nolan; Murphy won the Oscar for best actor as J. Robert Oppenheimer.
2. **28 Days Later (2002)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Danny Boyle's zombie film and his breakthrough role.
3. **Dunkirk (2017)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Nolan's evacuation film; Murphy plays a shell-shocked soldier.
4. **The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Ken Loach's Palme d'Or winner about the Irish War of Independence.
5. **Sunshine (2007)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Danny Boyle sends a crew to reignite the dying sun.
6. **Red Eye (2005)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Wes Craven's thriller on a night flight, with Rachel McAdams.
7. **Anthropoid (2016)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The plot to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich in Prague.
8. **The Party (2017)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Sally Potter's black-and-white chamber comedy.
9. **Inception (2010)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Nolan's dream heist; Murphy is the heir whose mind is targeted.
10. **Batman Begins (2005)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Nolan's Batman origin story, with Murphy as Scarecrow.
11. **A Quiet Place Part II (2020)** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — John Krasinski's sequel; Murphy is the grieving survivor Emmett.
12. **The Dark Knight (2008)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Scarecrow's brief return in Nolan's Batman sequel.
13. **Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Vermeer's household, with Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth.

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