The Best Mike Newell Movies Ranked And Where to Watch them

If you're looking for the best Mike Newell movies of all time then here is a definitive list. We rank every movie directed by Mike Newell based on their popularity score from IMDB from best to worst. Click on the ‘see more’ button to find out where to watch them in Australia covering all streaming services. In April 2024 there are 11 films in this list.

List of the Best Movies Directed by Mike Newell In Order of Popularity

  1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  2. Donnie Brasco
  3. The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
  4. Four Weddings and a Funeral
  5. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
  6. Mona Lisa Smile
  7. Great Expectations
  8. Pushing Tin
  9. Amazing Grace and Chuck
  10. Into the West
  11. Blood Feud

Stream the top 11 Movies directed by Mike Newell

1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Rated: PG-13

7.7/10

When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named.

2. Donnie Brasco

Rated: R

7.7/10

An FBI undercover agent infilitrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.

3. The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

Rated: M

7.3/10

Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.

4. Four Weddings and a Funeral

Rated: R

7.1/10

A look at the intimacy of the US writer Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), a man infinitely more complex than his public image suggested, through the story of his relationship with his four wives.

5. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Rated: PG-13

6.6/10

A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.

6. Mona Lisa Smile

Rated: PG-13

6.5/10

The story of Katherine Ann Watson, a feminist teacher who studied at UCLA graduate school and in 1953 left her boyfriend behind in Los Angeles, California to teach at Wellesley College, a conservative women's private liberal arts college in Massachusetts, United States.

7. Great Expectations

Rated: M

6.3/10

Miss Havisham, a wealthy spinster who wears an old wedding dress and lives in the dilapidated Satis House, asks Pip's 'Uncle Pumblechook' to find a boy to play with her adopted daughter Estella. Pip begins to visit Miss Havisham and Estella, with whom he falls in love, then Pip—a humble orphan—suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.

8. Pushing Tin

Rated: R

6.0/10

Two air traffic controllers who thrive on living dangerously compete to outdo each other on several levels.

9. Amazing Grace and Chuck

Rated: PG

5.8/10

Chuck Murdock, a 12-year-old boy from Montana and son of a military jet pilot, becomes anxious after seeing a Minuteman missile on a school field trip. He protests the existence of nuclear weapons by refusing to play baseball, which results in the forfeit of a Little League game by his team. "Amazing Grace" Smith, a fictional Boston Celtics player, played by NBA star Alex English, decides to join the boy in his protest by resigning from professional basketball. This gives it nationwide coverage, inspiring more pro athletes to join the protest against nuclear weapons. The film reaches a climax when the President of the United States personally meets with Chuck, admiring his resolve but at the same time explaining the practical difficulties of disarmament. Sinister forces, meanwhile, threaten the lives of Amazing Grace and his agent, Lynn.

10. Into the West

Rated: PG

/10

Accused of a crime they didn't commit, two city kids and a magical horse are about to become the coolest outlaws ever to ride Into The West.

11. Blood Feud

Rated: N/A

/10

Made for TV movie about Bobby Kennedy's campaign to bring Jimmy Hoffa to justice.