70 Steve Coogan Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

A posting in the sleepy village of Sandford is what a London cop, Nicholas Angel, gets for his exceptional arrest record. As he tries to adjust to his new relaxed environment, a series of accidents lead him to conclude that there is more to this tranquil community than he knows. He conducts his search for the culprits and is aided by Danny, his overenthusiastic partner who is a fan of action.  

Based on Martin Sixsmith’s 2009 book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, this film is a moving story of an Irish teenager, Philomena, whose toddler son Anthony, born out of marriage, is given up for adoption by the convent nuns. For the next five decades, Philomena’s efforts to find her son fails but then she meets Martin Sixsmith, a journalist, and the two together begin a journey to locate Anthony. 

Vivienne is an eccentric teenager, who hitches a ride from an Englishman named Alex Hughes. However, a transport truck rams their vehicle, and although Alex only gets a nosebleed, Vivienne is killed. Although it is not Alex’s fault, he pays a visit to Vivienne’s mother, Linda, to deliver some gifts that Vivienne had bought for her. However, Linda doesn’t show any signs of grief, as she is autistic.

In the Loop is a political satire film which revolves around a skeptical group of British and American operatives as they attempt to prevent a war between two countries. 

What Maisie Knew is an American drama film which tells the story of a young girl in New York City whose parents are going through a difficult divorce. Her self-absorbed parents try to use her as a pawn in their bitter custody battle. This results in her getting damaged psychologically.

Tony Wilson is an ambitious local TV reporter who is looking for a way to make his mark. Soon, he witnesses a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, after which he tries to convince his superiors at the TV station to televise one of their performances.

Calvin, a successful writer struggling with a writer’s block, has done very little work in the last decade. His personal life, too, is not so great after his breakup with a long-time girlfriend. When eventually he manages to create a character Ruby, something strange happens. This fictional character comes to life. Also, Calvin realises that he can manipulate Ruby as per his wish.

An anthology film that has 11 short stories which revolve around coffee and cigarettes as theme. The vignettes cover wide range of topics including Tesla Coil, nicotine as insecticide, 1920’s Paris, medical and musical careers and more. Black-and-while tile motifs are symbolically incorporated in each segment as every discussion involves two who though differ over the topic, still continue with cordial talk.

Focused on a group of prima donna actors who are making a Vietnam War film, the movie Tropic Thunder is a parody of many famous war movies. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed more than $188 million worldwide. 

Steve Coogan is a food critic who has been asked by The Observer to tour some of the finest restaurants in the country. However, his girlfriend backs out, and therefore he decides to take his best friend with him.

When a radio station is sold to a new media conglomerate, the entire station is held hostage by a man named Pat Farrell, who is afraid of losing his job. Now DJ Alan Partridge is forced to work with the police as a negotiator.

Based on the novel ‘The Life and Opinion of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman’, this film tells the story of a man going through struggles while attempting to make an autobiographical film.

While Danson and Highsmith are NYPD’s most popular detectives, Allen and Terry are The Other Guys. When the heroes die while on duty, everyone wonders who will take their place. Meanwhile, Allen and Terry unravel a big conspiracy while investigating a scaffolding permit violation by the rich David Ershon. Will the unlikely pair – one pacifist, another hot headed – become the new heroes?

The Trip to Italy is a comedy drama film which tells the story of Rob, who has been assigned to go on a road trip by a newspaper, through Italy, partly following the footsteps of the Great Romantic Poets. On the way, another young man named Steve joins him, and they discuss their personal and professional lives.

Set in the French Revolution time-period, the film depicts the life of the iconic Queen of France. The Archduchess of Austria, a 14-year old Marie Antoinette is betrothed and then married to the Dauphin of France. The teenaged bride soon blooms to become the Queen of France and leads a life of opulence and luxury, only to face a doomed fate.

Good-hearted but dim-witted and easy-going Ned Rochin is arrested for selling marijuana to a uniformed police officer. On parole, Ned is forced to rely on his three more successful sisters, Miranda, Natalie, and Liz. While initially creating chaos in their lives, Ned actually helps them to become better people. 

A failed actor becomes a drama teacher at a high school. Things get interesting when he stages a politically incorrect musical sequel to the well-known play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare.

Mamie had given up her only son for adoption as the father was Maime’s stepbrother. Ironically, she is now working as a counselor at an abortion clinic. However, her life takes a turn when one day, an aspiring filmmaker, tells her that he has information as well as proof of her son’s identity.

Larry Daley is divorced and unsuccessful. He is hired to work as a night watchman at a museum where, much to his astonishment, he finds that the exhibits to come to life every night and create a ruckus. It is up to Larry now to control the exhibits, prevent a theft attempt by three old guards and eventually gain respect in his son’s eye.

The gift of obedience, Ella received as a child from her fairy grandmother, forces her to obey every command she receives. Trouble starts when after her mother’s death her father remarries and her stepmother and her stepsisters use it to humiliate her. The only way left for her is to find her godmother and ask her to take her gift back. 

Richard Thorncroft is a former TV star, who is best known for playing the titular character in the detective series ‘Mindhorn’ in the 1980s. He is called to assist the police one day, when a serial killer says that he will only speak with Detective Mindhorn, as the latter believes that Mindhorn is a real person.

The film is the final installment of a trilogy based on Night at the Museum. The story focuses on Larry Daley, a night guard at American Museum of Natural History, where all the artifacts come to life at night and describes his travel to London in the company of Teddy Roosevelt, Sacagewea, Jedediah, Octavius, Dexter, Attila the Hun in order to save the tablet of Ahkmenrah from losing its magic.  

16-year-old Percy Jackson finds out that he is Poseidon's demigod son after being accused of stealing Zeus' lightning bolt, and loses his mother to Hades on his way to a training camp for demigods. Along with his friends, he embarks on a perilous journey to catch the real thief to appease warring Gods and to save his mother.

In this second installment in the Night at the Museum series, Larry learns that the exhibits will be moved to the Smithsonian Institution without the Tablet of Ahkmenrah. He soon receives a call for help from Jedediah who, along with his other friends, is under attack from Kahmunrah. Kahmunrah intends to raise an army and conquer the world. Larry now must save his friends.

Omri is a young boy living in Brooklyn who receives a mysterious cupboard as a gift on his ninth birthday. He soon discovers that the cupboard is magical and it can make his toy figures come to life.

An adaptation of Jules Verne’s novel, the movie revolves around eccentric inventor Phileas Cogg who is challenged by the villainous, Lord Kelvin, to travel around the world in eighty days. He is helped in his thrilling adventure by his valet, Passepartout, and Monique La Roche, who are hiding their own secrets. 

Marmaduke is a Great Dane who lives in rural Kansas. His best friend is a cat named Carlos, and his owner is Phil, who works as a marketing director for a dog food company. After moving to California with his owner, he starts to make new friends and falls for Jezebel, a beautiful female collie.

The computer-animated comedy film Despicable Me 2 follows the adventures of Felonious Gru, a former supervillain turned father, and Lucy Wilde, an Anti-Villain League agent, who work together to solve the mystery of the theft of a highly potent mutagen known as PX-41. 

A spoilt Jack Russel Terrier named Max finds himself in trouble because of the cat Ozone, when he tries to get rid of Max, his owner’s new dog. When they are rescued on their way to the pound by the leader of abandoned pets, a rabbit named Snowball, they must find a way back to their home. 

From time immemorial, Minions have served despicable masters from T-rex to Napoleon, but are now master-less after managing to always harm their masters in some way. While searching for a new evil boss, Kevin, Stuart and Bob join the service of Scarlett Overkill, but enrage her with more blunders, threatening the survivals of their entire species.

Former super-villain turned agent for Anti-Villain League (AVL), Gru, is fired by the AVL for failing to capture Balthazar Bratt, a former child actor turned evil. While the mischievous minions hope, Gru will now return to crime, instead, he travels to Freedonia to meet his long lost twin brother, Dru, and they team up to bring Balthazar down.