Updated: Mar 30, 2023

Danny Boyle (Movies In Order)

Danny Boyle has directed 13 movies. The first movie was Shallow Grave in 1994. Here is a complete list of Danny Boyle movies in order.

1. Shallow Grave (1994)

Shallow Grave was released in 1994 by Danny Boyle, starring Kerry Fox. The movie has a runtime of 1 hour and 33 minutes.

"But Juliet, you're a doctor. You kill people every day."

When accountant David, doctor Juliet and journalist Alex are searching for a fourth roommate for their trendy flat, they settle on the aloof Hugo. However, they soon find Hugo dead of a drug overdose, beside a large sum of cash. After some deliberation, the three others decide to keep the money and to dismember and bury Hugo's body. Soon, each roommate starts thinking about keeping all the money by scamming the others.

Genre: Crime

2. Trainspotting (1996)

Trainspotting was released in 1996 by Danny Boyle, starring Ewan Mcgregor. The movie has a runtime of 1 hour and 34 minutes. The movie generated a return of $12,491,080.

"1,000 years from now there will be no guys and no girls, just wankers. Sounds great to me."

Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends - Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind when Begbie shows up at his front door on the lam, and a scheming Sick Boy follows.

Genre: Drama

Series: Trainspotting

Budget: $4,000,000

Revenue: $16,491,080

3. A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

A Life Less Ordinary was released in 1997 by Danny Boyle, starring Ewan Mcgregor. The movie has a runtime of 1 hour and 43 minutes.

"If word got around that I had been liberated for half a million dollars, I could never show my face in polite society again. Diamonds have no value except that which is placed upon them."

A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. They follow Celine, a spoiled rich girl who has just accidentally shot a suitor and, due to a misunderstanding, is kidnapped by janitor Robert. Although Celine quickly frees herself, she stays with Robert for thrills. O'Reilly and Jackson pursue, hoping to unite the prospective lovers.

Genre: Fantasy

Budget: $12,000,000

4. The Beach (2000)

The Beach was released in 2000 by Danny Boyle, starring Leonardo Dicaprio. The movie has a runtime of 1 hour and 59 minutes. The movie generated a return of $104,056,873.

"The only downer is, everyone's got the same idea. We all travel thousands of miles just to watch TV and check in to somewhere with all the comforts of home, and you gotta ask yourself, what is the point of that?"

Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.

Genre: Drama

Budget: $40,000,000

Revenue: $144,056,873

5. 28 Days Later (2002)

28 Days Later was released in 2002 by Danny Boyle, starring Cillian Murphy. The movie has a runtime of 1 hour and 53 minutes. The movie generated a return of $80,720,385.

"You were thinking that you'll never hear another piece of original music ever again. You'll never read another book that hasn't already been written ... or see a film that hasn't already been shot."

Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs - and it's absolutely impossible to contain.

Genre: Horror

Series: 28 Days

Budget: $5,000,000

Revenue: $85,720,385

6. Millions (2004)

Millions was released in 2004 by Danny Boyle, starring Alexander Nathan Etel. The movie has a runtime of 1 hour and 38 minutes.

"That's how Anthony would want this story to end. With big piles of stuff. But it's not his story. It's mine."

Two boys, still grieving the death of their mother, find themselves the unwitting benefactors of a bag of bank robbery loot in the week before the United Kingdom switches its official currency to the Euro. What's a kid to do?

Genre: Comedy

Revenue: $11,782,282

7. Sunshine (2007)

Sunshine was released in 2007 by Danny Boyle, starring Cillian Murphy. The movie has a runtime of 1 hour and 47 minutes. The movie generated a return of $-15,193,188.

"At the end of time, a moment will come when just one man remains. Then the moment will pass. Man will be gone. There will be nothing to show that we were ever here ... but stardust."

Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun - but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.

Genre: Science Fiction

Budget: $50,000,000

Revenue: $34,806,812

8. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Slumdog Millionaire was released in 2008 by Danny Boyle, starring Dev Patel. The movie has a runtime of 2 hours and 0 minutes. The movie generated a return of $363,410,542.

"Money and women - the reasons for making most mistakes in life. Looks like you've mixed up both."

A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".

Genre: Drama

Budget: $15,000,000

Revenue: $378,410,542

9. 127 Hours (2010)

127 Hours was released in 2010 by Danny Boyle, starring James Franco. The movie has a runtime of 1 hour and 34 minutes. The movie generated a return of $17,692,920.

"I chose this. I chose all of this. This rock … this rock has been waiting for me my entire life. In its entire life, ever since it was a bit of meteorite a million, billion years ago up there In space. It's been waiting, to come here. Right, right here. I've been moving towards it my entire life. The minute I was born, every breath I've taken, every action has been leading me to this crack on the earth's surface."

The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.

Genre: Adventure

Budget: $18,000,000

Revenue: $35,692,920

10. Trance (2013)

Trance was released in 2013 by Danny Boyle, starring James Mcavoy. The movie has a runtime of 1 hour and 41 minutes. The movie generated a return of $4,261,569.

"We keep secrets from lots of people, but most of all we keep them from ourselves. And we call that forgetting."

A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.

Genre: Thriller

Budget: $20,000,000

Revenue: $24,261,569

11. Steve Jobs (2015)

Steve Jobs was released in 2015 by Danny Boyle, starring Michael Fassbender. The movie has a runtime of 2 hours and 2 minutes. The movie generated a return of $4,441,873.

"The two most significant events of the twentieth century: the Allies win the war, and this."

Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.

Genre: Drama

Budget: $30,000,000

Revenue: $34,441,873

12. T2 Trainspotting (2017)

T2 Trainspotting was released in 2017 by Danny Boyle, starring Ewan Mcgregor. The movie has a runtime of 1 hour and 57 minutes. The movie generated a return of $24,067,430.

"First, there's an opportunity. Then ... there's a betrayal."

After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.

Genre: Drama

Series: Trainspotting

Budget: $18,000,000

Revenue: $42,067,430

13. Yesterday (2019)

Yesterday was released in 2019 by Danny Boyle, starring Himesh Patel. The movie has a runtime of 1 hour and 56 minutes. The movie generated a return of $62,092,097.

"You want a good life? It's not complicated. Tell the girl you love that you love her. And tell the truth to everyone whenever you can."

Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter in an English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie. After a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles.

Genre: Comedy

Budget: $26,000,000

Revenue: $88,092,097

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Who Is Danny Boyle?

Danny Boyle is a multi-award-winning English movie director. His debut movie Shallow Grave won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. His movie Trainspotting is ranked as the tenth greatest British film of the twentieth century. And his movie Slumdog Millionaire was the most successful British film of the decade. Boyle was also the Artistic Director for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England.