72 Frank Langella Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

Ben and Leslie Cash, former anarchists disillusioned with capitalism, live in the Washington wilderness with their six children, whom they have taught to be self-reliant, co-existing with nature. After Leslie dies from suicide in a hospital, he is forced to lead his children to the outside world and face his father-in-law, who wants custody of the children.

This historical drama film is based on the infamous 1969 trial of seven defendants who were charged by the federal government with conspiracy and various other charges, after a peaceful protest turns violent.  

Based on Peter Morgan’s play, the film focuses on the British talk show host David Frost’s interview of President Richard Nixon in 1977, three years after the latter had to leave his post due the Watergate scandal of 1972. What follows is an honest telling of truth which surprises everyone around.

In this critically acclaimed historical drama, CBS broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow works to expose the U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy and his fear mongering crusade to root out Communists in America. He is ably supported in his endeavour by his producer friend Fred W. Friendly and his team who, regardless of pressures from CBS' corporate sponsors, work to bring down McCarthy.

Dracula is a horror drama film which takes us to the year 1913. After surviving a shipwreck, Count Dracula comes ashore and begins his search for an immortal bride.

Will Graham, an FBI agent able to empathize with psychopaths, narrowly escapes death while trying to catch cannibalistic killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter and retires shortly after. However, with the emergence of another serial killer, nicknamed The Tooth Fairy, he is called back and must seek Lecter's help to make a psychological profile of the new murderer.

Set in the near future, the film focuses on an aging ex convict, who receives a robot companion, programmed to provide him with therapeutic care. Initially wary, he soon realizes that the robot cannot distinguish between ethical and criminal activities. It rejuvenates the old man and he soon trains the root so that he can help him to commit heists. 

Star-struck medical student Artie Shoemaker takes up summer job as props man in a theatrical company, but is about to be fired for his incompetence. However, he is saved by the theater’s star Harry Crystal, who takes a liking for Artie, and guides him along. When Artie is besotted with dancer Ramona, Harry plays a matchmaker, turning the summer a memorable one for Artie. 

5 to 7 is a romantic comedy drama film which tells the story of a young writer who starts having an affair with an older woman from France. However, due to the fact that the woman is already  in an open marriage with a diplomat, she can only meet him between the hours of 5 pm and 7 pm.  

The Twelve Chairs is a comedy film which takes us to 1920s Soviet Russia. It tells the story of Ippolit, a fallen aristocrat, who learns about a treasure of jewels that have been hidden inside twelve dining chairs. He decides to set off to Moscow, accompanied by a con artist named Ostap. However, the priest who had overheard his mother’s confession decides to abandon all his duties, and he sets off to Moscow as well, hoping to have the treasure for himself.

A serious car-accident leads Dr. Martin Harris to a coma. After waking up, no one recognizes him, he finds another man impersonating him, and assassins hunting him. With the help of taxi driver Gina, he uncovers he is an assassin and Martin Harris is just a persona. Martin redeems himself by saving Bressler the target of his assignation.  

Dave is a political comedy film, which revolves around the life of Dave Kovic, a man who bears an uncanny resemblance with the President of the United States, Bill Mitchell. When Mitchell suffers a stroke, Dave is hired by the Secret Service to impersonate the President on an ongoing basis. 

Middle-aged European professor, Humbert, moves to New Hampshire for new job and boards with widow Charlotte Haze. He marries Charlotte only to be near her 14-year-old daughter, Dolores ‘Lolita.’ After reading his diary, furious Charlotte runs out and gets killed in an accident. Without revealing this, he takes Lolita on a trip and develops a relationship, but it only leads to misfortune.

Tom Warsaw is an American artist who visits Paris to sort out some old problems. Eventually, he begins to discover his true identity, after which he decides to return home to reconcile with his family and his friends.

Draft Day is a sports drama film, which tells the story of Sonny Weaver, General Manager of the Cleveland Browns, who trades his number one pick to rebuild his team, at the NFL Draft. However, he is unsure whether he has made the right choice for himself and his team. 

A wealthy book collector, Boris Balkan hires Dean Corso, a book dealer who specialises in finding rare books. His motive – to verify the authenticity of his purchased book The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows that has the capability to summon the Devil himself. Corso sets out on a journey to uncover the truth about the book and finds himself in a series of strange events.

An advertising executive meets a woman, seemingly different from anyone he has met before. Bohemian by nature, she has a new boyfriend every month and on her insistence, he moves in with her. Living happily with her in the month of November, he falls in love and asks her to marry him, not knowing that she has a secret of her own, which prevents her from developing long-standing relationship. 

While leading an expedition in the jungles of the Andes mountain to find El Dorado, Don Pedro de Ursúa is usurped from command by an increasingly demented Don Lope de Aguirre. As hardships and failures take their toll, Aguirre descends further into madness, tyranny, and cruelty and imagines himself being the wrath of God.  

This film revolves around the journey of Christopher Columbus, who was determined to find a sea route to India. He set sail with three ships, after convincing the Queen to finance his expedition. Eventually, he discovers North America, and upon his return, he is appointed governor of the new territory.  

The Muppets set out on a grand world tour, performing in locations such as Madrid, Berlin, London and Dublin. However, just after finishing their performance in Berlin, they find themselves involved in a jewel heist.

Based on a true story, the film revolves around an insecure son of a powerful New York real estate tycoon, who marries a beautiful and free spirited student from working class background. Their once loving relationship begins to deteriorate once she becomes pregnant and very soon she contemplates leaving him. Then one day she goes missing. 

After being released from prison for insider trading and securities fraud Gordon Gekko, is a successful writer with his book ‘Is Greed Good?’. He tries to reconnect with his daughter Winnie using her boyfriend Jacob Moore but ends up betraying them both and stealing Winnie’s money. 

The final installment in the original Superman movie series finds the man of steel returning to Earth after five years. His love Lois Lane has moved on and Lex Luthor intends to reshape the world, killing billions using Kryptonian crystal technology. Superman must stop Luthor and save the world, along with Lois and his son. 

A toy company programs their2 sets of toys, ‘The Commando Elite’ and ‘The Gorgonites,’ with military technology that is used for steering missiles, enabling the toys to move and talk. In a suburban community, the two cliques acquire thinking capacity and creating their own weapons, the Commando Elite set out to destroy the peaceful Gorgonites, consequently putting the neighborhood humans in danger. 

An American couple Jill and Philip are living together in Paris, with their two small kids. They are going through marital problems, as due to Jill’s mental instability, she is paranoid and suspects Philip of having an affair. Their lives turn upside down when Jill is out for a walk one day with the kids, and the children go missing. The investigating cop feels that Jill may have kidnapped her own kids.

An adventure film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, Sphinx follows the life of  Egyptologist Erica Baron who is conducting research on the chief architect to Pharaoh Seti. She witnesses a brutal murder and is befriended by a mysterious man over the course of her research. 

Guided by visions from the creator, Noah begins constructing an enormous vessel capable of housing him, his wife, his three sons and adoptive daughter, as well as breeding pairs of every animal species on Earth. However, learning about the impending catastrophic flood, Tubal-cain, descendant of Cain, gathers an army to take over the ark by force.

Grace of Monaco is a biographical drama film which tells the story of Grace Kelly, who considers returning to Hollywood and resuming her career after receiving an offer from Alfred Hitchcock. However, a political dispute between Monaco and France makes things quite difficult for her.

A financially desperate couple receives a simple wooden box with a button and is told that if they press the button they will get $1 million; but the action will cause death to somebody they do not know. After much hesitation, they finally push the button and sure enough receive the promised amount. But it also throws them into moral dilemma and cause unforetold disaster. 

Cutthroat Island is adventure comedy film which tells the story of a female pirate named Morgan Adams who along with her companions attempt to find a hidden treasure. However, she must race against her uncle who wants the treasure for himself.

Skeletor is a demon who wants the cosmic key to gain power and take over the world. He-Man and his companions attempt to save the world from Skeletor and also free his prisoner Sorceress. 

Eddie is a sports comedy film which tells the story of a girl named Edwina aka Eddie who is a huge fan of the New York Knicks basketball team. Her life takes a turn when she wins a contest and becomes their honorary assistant coach. Over time, she manages to impress the owner of the team, and he decides to replace the head coach with Eddie.

Two research scientists, Alex Hesse and Larry Arbogast, are developing a new drug to reduce chances of miscarriage in expectant women. However, when their research funds are withdrawn and they are not allowed to carry human experimentation, Larry convinces Hesse who agrees to get an embryo implant. It is to be tested only for three months, but what if the pregnancy continues? 

Body of Evidence is an erotic drama thriller film which tells the story of Frank Dulaney, a lawyer who represents a woman named Rebecca who has been suspected of killing her older lover. Despite the fact that Frank is married, he falls for Rebecca and ends up having a sexual encounter with her, where she dominates him in bed. Soon Frank starts feeling that Rebecca may not be innocent, and he also comes to know that she has a manipulative nature.

This animation comedy adventure film tells the story of a brave mouse who forms a friendship with a gentleman rat, and helps restore happiness to a forlorn kingdom.