Ralph Fiennes's 8 Lowest-Scoring Movies

We went hunting for Ralph Fiennes's worst movies. His floor is a 6.5. This is a roast with almost nothing to burn.

Number one made over $200 million worldwide and still finished dead last.

1. 8
   The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)9.3

   His bottom eight opens with a 9.3. Brag harder, Ralph.

   Wes Anderson's pastel hotel scored 92% on Rotten Tomatoes and pulled $175.9 million worldwide on a reported $25M budget. If this counts as a low point, the bar is in orbit.
2. 7
   Skyfall (2012)9.0

   A billion-dollar Bond movie, and he's not even the lead.

   Skyfall grossed $1.11 billion worldwide with a CinemaScore of A. Fiennes is fourth on the call sheet and somehow still walks out of every scene he's in looking like the boss.
3. 6
   In Bruges (2008)8.5

   Ranked too low. This deserves to sit way higher.

   Audiences beat 93% of movies with it, critics only 73%. The Guru's Take is 8.8, above its 8.5. Domestic gross was just $7.8 million, so go fix that.
4. 5
   28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)8.3

   The best sequel in the franchise that half of you skipped.

   91% on Rotten Tomatoes, 81 on Metacritic, an A minus CinemaScore. Then it grossed $58.5 million worldwide against a reported $63M budget. Theaters were empty and wrong.
5. 4
   Conclave (2024)8.0

   Critics adored the cardinals. Audiences wanted more fireworks.

   Critics beat 89% of movies with it, audiences 72%. A B+ CinemaScore for a 93% Rotten Tomatoes thriller. It's two hours of men whispering in robes, and it's gripping anyway.
6. 3
   The Reader (2008)7.1

   The crowd overrates this one. The critics had a point.

   Audiences beat 82% of movies with it, critics just 47%, and Rotten Tomatoes sits at 63%. The Guru's Take is 6.6, under its 7.1. Kate Winslet carries it, Fiennes mostly broods.
7. 2
   The Menu (2022)6.6

   Criminally low. His most fun performance in years.

   88% on Rotten Tomatoes, but audiences only beat 54% of movies with it and gave a B CinemaScore. Guru's Take is 7.2. Some people just can't handle a tasting menu.
8. 1
   Red Dragon (2002)6.5

   Red Dragon earned last place. Fiennes didn't.

   Brett Ratner made $209.2 million worldwide off a reported $78M budget, and critics shrugged at a 69% Rotten Tomatoes score. Guru's Take 6.4. Fiennes is terrifying. The movie around him is reheated.

$623 says at least one of you rewatches The Menu tonight just to prove a point.

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