137 Ed Asner Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

Bart Jason is a heartless tycoon who hires a group of thugs to force a family out of El Dorado in order to claim their land.  The sheriff doesn’t seem to be too useful, and therefore, the family seek the help of a gunfighter named Cole Thorton.

Based on the assassination of the former U.S. President, John F. Kennedy, JFK centres around a New Orleans lawyer, Jim Garrison, who sets about investigating the mystery behind the assassination while battling opposition from the government. Widely acclaimed as well as heavily criticized, this political drama stars Kevin Costner as Garrison and delves deeper into the assassination of the former president.

Fort Apache the Bronx is a crime drama film which tells the story of a lonely policeman who struggles to maintain law and order in a difficult area in New York, where his colleagues use mostly ruthless methods. When a boy dies in suspicious circumstances, the cop refuses to let it go unchallenged. But he has to soon face the wrath of his fellow officers.

E.L. Doctorow’s 1971 novel The Book of Daniel—which itself was inspired by the controversial Rosenberg case—is the basis of this fictional movie. It follows Daniel Isaacson whose parents were executed for anti-American spying in the 1950s. Now, a married adult, Daniel attempts to figure out what really happened and what was his parent’s role in it.

A baby boy accidentally lands up with the elves at the North Pole and grows up with them as Buddy. When he realises that he is not one of them, he sets out to meet his biological father, Walter, in New York who has no idea about his existence. As Buddy tries to figure out his place in world, he also spreads Christmas happiness amongst the New Yorkers.

Gunn tells the story of private detective Peter Gunn, who is investigating the murder of Scarlotti, a mobster who once saved the detective’s life. The prime suspect appears to be a mob kingpin named Fusco. But eventually Fusco gives Gunn a deadline to prove his innocence, or else Gunn will be killed.  

The Todd Killings is a psychological thriller crime drama film which tells the story of a disturbed 23 year old named Skipper Todd who is easily able to charm the high school students of his town. He soon becomes the prime suspect when a local girl disappears.

Kid Galahad is a musical sports drama which  revolves around a young man named Walter Gulick, who completes his military service and returns to his hometown where he belongs. He soon takes up a job as a boxer, where he finds success within a short time. However, things take a turn when his friend who is a promoter gets into trouble with mobsters.

Due to a court order, an all-black inner city school is to become an integrated school. Few dozen white kids are transferred there, but the black students oppose this vehemently. Therefore the school brings a tough black teacher to handle the situation.  

A mattress salesman, Brian Weathersby, plans to adopt a Chinese baby. However, when he meets Harriet at the store he falls for her and finds his life has become contemplative and complicated.

This comedy drama film tells the story of a hard-working lawyer named Bob O’Hara, who is focused on his career, but doesn’t think much about his health or his two children. His wife passes away, but soon, she returns as a ghost, to remind him of his priorities.

Hard Rain is an action thriller film, which revolves around the story of an armored truck driver who tries to prevent three million dollars from being taken by a rival gang, during a catastrophic flooding caused by heavy rainfall and a severe storm.

The Venetian Affair is an action thriller film which tells the story of a former CIA agent Bill Fenner, who is now a journalist living and working alone. When a suicide bombing occurs at a peace conference in Venice, he is sent for an investigation. When one of the suspects in the case turns out to be Fenner’s ex-wife, he is requested to come out of retirement.

A young man finds out that his grandfather has passed away, and left him the family business only under the condition that he gets married by 6:05 pm on his 30th birthday. Now, despite his commitment-phobic nature, he sets out to find a bride in less than one day.  

This comedy film tells the story of a man Marvin Mange, who gets injured critically, but unknown to him, he is put back together by a mad scientist. However, the scientist transplanted animal parts, due to which Marvin discovers that he has developed animal-like instincts and abilities. 

Bruce Wayne is a millionaire businessman who lives in Gotham City, but people are unaware that at night, he assumes the role of a crime-fighting vigilante superhero: the caped crusader Batman. With the assistance of  Robin and Barbara Gordon, daughter of Commissioner Gordon, he works to protect Gotham City from various criminals and lunatics such as The Joker and Killer Croc. 

Aspiring explorers Carl and Ellie Fredricksen dreamed of travelling to and living in Paradise Falls, South America, but after marriage they got busy with life until they grew old. Now, with Ellie dead, retired balloon salesman Carl transforms his house into a makeshift airship and flies towards new adventures, only to find a young stowaway scout onboard.

A spaceship with a mysterious girl from Krypton lands on earth, and with the help of Superman, it is discovered that the girl is Kara Zor-El, the niece of Superman's parents. Superman welcomes Kara, teaches her English, and helps her adjust t o human society. However, Batman remains suspicious, and even considers her a potential enemy. Things get ugly when Darkseid learns about her, and decides to kidnap her. Now, Superman and Batman must reunite to save her.

When Lady X, the evil icon of Brand X, tries to take over the world, Dex Dogtective along with Daredevil Dan and Sunshine Goodness and other residents of a supermarket city, band together to stop her.