6 Best Benedict Cumberbatch Movies, Ranked

Sixth on our list of Benedict Cumberbatch movies is Doctor Strange, the official introduction of Doctor Stephen Strange to Marvel fans. Stephen Strange is a talented neurosurgeon who gets into a tragic accident, leaving his hands scarred and shaky.

To fix his hands and return his life to normal, Strange sets aside his ego and travels to faraway lands to learn the secrets of the mystic arts. When he is pulled into a fight that stretches across alternate dimensions, Doctor Strange must embrace his newfound skills to protect the world as we know it.

–IMDb score: 7.5

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Ranking fifth for best Benedict Cumberbatch movie is Star Trek Into Darkness, where Cumberbatch plays Khan, the main antagonist. When the USS Enterprise crew is called back home, they are met with an unstoppable force of terror from within their organization.

With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction. As Kirk falls deeper into the manhunt, the heroes will be put to the test as friendships tear apart, and sacrifices must be made to save themselves.

–IMDb score: 7.7

While all the rest of the Benedict Cumberbatch movies on this list feature Cumberbatch in person, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug turns him into something…more. After successfully crossing the Misty Mountains, Thorin and Company must continue to the Lonely Mountain and seek out the Secret Door to get them under the surface.

Bilbo Baggins must take on the mantle of burglar and descend through the Secret Door to the hoard of the dragon Smaug, also known as Benedict Cumberbatch. Though we only hear his voice, Cumberbatch makes Smaug’s presence something to be both feared and awed.

–IMDb score: 7.8

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Ranking third on our Benedict Cumberbatch movies list is The Imitation Game, where Cumberbatch plays famed mathematical genius Alan Turing. During World War II, Turing must try to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians at Britain’s top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park.

While Turning tries to unravel the code, he must also come to terms with his troubled private life. Cumberbatch’s performance in this film is one to remember and sheds new light on a figure we know quite prominently.

–IMDb score: 8.0

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Earning second place for the best Benedict Cumberbatch movies is 12 Years a Slave, where Cumberbatch plays plantation owner William Ford. Based on a true story, the film takes place in the pre-Civil War United States with Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York. One night, Northup is ambushed and abducted, later being sold into slavery.

Northup faces both cruel and kindness from his owners, and must struggle to stay alive and maintain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his enslavement, a chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will change his life forever.

–IMDb score: 8.1

Not surprisingly, our number one spot for Benedict Cumberbatch movies goes to Avengers: Endgame, with Cumberbatch reprising his iconic role of Doctor Stephen Strange. After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins.

With the help of the remaining heroes, the Avengers assemble once more to undo Thanos’ actions and restore balance to the universe by saving those who were snapped away, no matter the consequences. If you are a Marvel fan or even just a Benedict Cumberbatch fan, this movie is definitely worth the watch.

–IMDb score: 8.4

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