After playing Doctor Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Benedict Cumberbatch has become one of the most famous actors on the planet.
His career though is far more interesting when you look beyond the popcorn blockbusters, between Wes Anderson team-ups in The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and his breakthrough role in BBC series Sherlock.
If you’re after a Cumberbatch recommendation, we’ve rounded up his highest rated works across film and television based on audience ratings from Rotten Tomatoes. Check out the full top ten lists below.
Benedict Cumberbatch most popular movies
While he only plays a small role in the film, Spider-Man: No Way Home is the actor’s highest rated movie by audiences. His performance as Doctor Strange makes up half of the entire top ten, between Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Doctor Strange, and his small cameo in Thor: Ragnarok.
Outside of Marvel, audiences rated 2020 historical spy film, The Courier, as one of his best. Directed by Dominic Cooke, the film also stars Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan and Jessie Buckley. You can check out the rest of the top ten below.
1. Spider-Man: No Way Home (98%)
2. The Courier (95%)
3. Avengers: Infinity War (92%)
4. The Imitation Game (91%)
5. 12 Years A Slave (90%)
6. Avengers: Endgame (90%)
7. Star Trek: Into Darkness (89%)
8. 1917 (88%)
9. Thor: Ragnarok (87%)
10. Doctor Strange (86%)
Benedict Cumberbatch most popular TV shows
As for his TV work, his most celebrated is surprisingly the TV adaptation of children’s book The Tiger Who Came To Tea, where the actor provided the voice of Daddy.
Beyond that, his breakthrough role as Sherlock Holmes in BBC series Sherlock is placed second, where he starred opposite Martin Freeman’s Dr. John Watson.
The Hollow Crown, a TV adaptation of various William Shakespeare plays, is placed in third. Cumberbatch plays King Richard III in the show’s second series, The Hollow Crown: The Wars Of The Roses. You can check out the rest of the shows below.
1. The Tiger Who Came To Tea (100%)
2. Sherlock (83%)
3. The Hollow Crown (82%)
4. What If…? (79%)
5. Parade’s End (60%)
6. Eric (58%)
7. Patrick Melrose (45%)