101 Anthony Hopkins Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

Successful and ambitious deputy district attorney Willy Beachum preparing to move to a private civil-law firm takes one final open-and-shut case of wealthy engineer Ted Crawford who shot his unfaithful wife. However, he becomes locked in a prolonged battle of wits with Crawford after realizing that the latter's confession and the murder weapon are now inadmissible as evidences.

The Elephant Man is based on the true-life story of Joseph Merrick, who is referred to as John Merrick in the movie. Dr. Frederick Treves discovers John, born with severe physical deformities, earning his living as the Elephant Man. The movie depicts John’s rise in high London society, his refined soul, and his tragic death.  

In this Academy Award-winning psychological thriller, FBI trainee Clarice Starling is pulled from her training to interview former psychiatrist and imprisoned cannibalistic psychopath Hannibal Lecter in connection with grisly murders by another serial killer, nicknamed Buffalo Bill, who skins his victims. However, she can only retrieve information from the manipulative killer in exchange for exposing her own psychological traumas.

Intelligent billionaire, Charles Morse, fashion-photographer, Robert Green, and assistant Stephen, fly in search of location for photo-shoot of Charles’ young model wife. As their plane crashes in the Alaskan wilderness, they struggle to survive the elements, especially a stalking Kodiak bear. When Charles discovers that Robert is having an affair with his wife, he realizes that Robert could pose the real threat.

The Academy Awards-winning film set in 12th century France features King Henry II, who summons his sons and family at Christmas, to name his successor. Though he favors his youngest son, John, his estranged, imprisoned wife, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, released for the holidays, wants the eldest son, Richard, to ascend the throne. The gathered sovereigns conspire to manipulate Henry and have their own way.

In pre-WWII Britain, James Stevens is a rigidly duty-bound head butler at Lord Darlington’s mansion. Hired as a housekeeper, efficient Miss Kenton tries to challenge his façade, but their developing feelings get buried under wall of Stevens’ strict decorum. As the self-sacrificing butler realizes his master’s pro-Nazi inclinations his unequivocal loyalty is shaken, which he admits to Kenton when they re-unite years later.

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.

Based on an award winning play of the same name, Proof tells the story of Catherine, daughter a genius mathematician Robert Llewellyn, who struggles to cope with the death of her father. She is also worried that she may have inherited his mental illness. Her life gets even more complicated when one of her father’s ex-students wants to search through his papers. 

Based on a novel of the same name by EM Forster, this Oscar-winning romantic drama film tells the story of Helen Schlegel, belonging to an intellectual Anglo-German family, who gets engaged to Paul Wilcox, who belongs to a conservative and wealthy family.

A renowned anthropologist goes missing in the jungles and appears years later, after he murders two poachers who were killing the gorillas that he was studying. After he is imprisoned, a young psychiatrist tries to evaluate him.   

Media mogul, William Parrish is leading a good life and is all set to celebrate his 65th Birthday when death comes knocking on his door in the guise of a young man – Joe Black. Black allows William to continue living as long as the latter gives him a tour of life on earth. William agrees, but problems arise when Black begins showing interest in his daughter Susan.

New Zealander speed biker Burt Munro has spent many years rebuilding his 1920 Indian motorcycle. He now wants to test his machine and his skill at the Bonneville Speedway in Utah, USA. Based on a true story, the film follows his journey to Utah, crossing many hurdles on the way, finally setting a world record that is yet to be broken. 

Shadowlands is a biographical romantic drama film which chronicles the life of a world-renowned writer and Christian theologian CS Lewis. The film shows how his passionless life is changed after he meets Joy Davidman, an American poet.  

Helene Hanff is on an airplane headed for London in order to promote her book 84 Charing Cross Road, which is about her 20 year old correspondence with a second-hand book shop in London, that specialized in books which were out-of-print. Although the shop has closed permanently, she still decides to visit, and in the meantime, she remembers the first letter that she had written to the shop back in 1949.          

Based on true events of 1839, the film depicts the slave revolt led by Mende tribal chief, Cinque aboard, the Spanish slave-ship, La Amistad, traveling from Cuba to US. The chained African slaves take over the ship but reach US shore. A formerly-freed slave fights in the court for their freedom, while ex-president, John Quincy Adams, represents them in the Supreme Court.  

Dr. John Clancy, a retired physician with psychic powers, has turned reclusive after his daughter’s untimely death two years ago. When FBI special agent Joe Merriwether seeks his help to track a serial killer, Clancy accepts reluctantly. Soon, Clancy realizes that the suspect Charles Ambrose, who thinks he is on a mission, also is a psychic, with powers far exceeding than his.

Coleman, a lecturer in a college, is suspended after he passes a racist comment. He soon begins a romance with a mysterious younger woman who is haunted by her dark and twisted past.

A young girl Anne finds herself struggling to care for her old father who is suffering from dementia and starts doubting the caretaker of being a thief.

In the 15th century, Vlad Dracula returns from a war to find that his wife has committed suicide. In the 19th century, he returns as the client of solicitor Jonathan Harker, whose fiancé Mina, he believes is the reincarnation of his wife. Dracula captures Jonathan and wreaks havoc, especially on Mina’s friend Lucy. Now Lucy’s friends and a vampire killer, Van Helsing, decide to end his terror.

The movie follows legendary director Alfred Hitchcock’s struggles to get one of his most iconic movies Psycho made. After Paramount’s refusal, he is forced to finance the movie himself and in spite of reservations, is helped by his wife Alma. The making of the movie puts a strain on his health and their marriage.

Outraged at US government's betrayal of the Natives, Colonel William Ludlow has raised his three sons, Alfred, Tristan and Samuel, away from society in the remote Montana Mountains. When naive Samuel brings his fiancée Susannah home, Alfred falls for her and she becomes attracted to Tristan, starting a chain of betrayals that follow the brothers to WWI.

The Bounty is an adventure action drama film which tells us the story of Captain William Bligh, whose crew is fed up of his harsh discipline. This leads to a mutiny between them. Later, eventually the Captain faces a court martial, to explain the events that led to this.

The original masked vigilante Zorro, Don Diego de la Vega escapes from prison to avenge the death of his wife at the hands of Governor Rafael Montero, who has raised Diego’s daughter Elena as his own. Diego also trains Alejandro Murrieta as his successor and the two must work together to stop Montero and save Elena. 

Michael is a young seminary student who goes all the way to Italy to take part in an exorcism course. He meets eminent Jesuit exorcist Father Lucas, whose ways are quite effective, although questionable. Michael is still skeptical as he ever was, even after he witnesses the exorcism of a sixteen year old girl. Father Lucas explains to him about how exorcism works, and how it takes several sessions over a long stress of time to free a victim from demonic possession. However, the girl dies after the second exorcism, after which the demon finds another victim.

It is based on the events of ‘Operation Market Garden’ of September, 1944. In order to bring a quick end to the WWII, the allied forces decide to drop thousands of paratroopers to secure strategic bridges in Netherlands to obtain access into Germany. The main bridge was the one to Arnhem. But tough German resistance and faulty allied intelligence led to failure.

Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok is a superhero movie that pits the Norse God Thor against his all-powerful sister Hela, who is freed after Odin’s death. He joins forces with the Hulk, Loki, Valkyrie and others to stop Hela and is forced to unleash Ragnarök, the destruction of Asgard, to save the rest of the universe. 

Ex-CIA agent, Frank Moses, his girlfriend, Sarah and his friend Marvin become a target when it is revealed that that they know the location of the Nightshade, a portable nuclear weapon. The trio now have to search for the nuclear device and prevent it from falling in wrong hands; all the while evading fierce assassins, armed terrorists and influential government officials.

It is the biopic of master of comedy, the genius filmmaker Charles Chaplin. The ageing legend talks to the editor of his autobiography about his life, starting from his modest childhood days in South London to his rise in the world of cinema. The film re-creates his tempestuous personal life, issues with authorities, exile from the US, and finally, an Oscar tribute. 

The Two Popes is a biographical drama film which tells the story of conservative Pope Benedict XVI, and the liberal future Pope Francis, who needs to find common ground to forge a new path for the future of the Catholic Church. 

Based on a play by William Shakespeare, the film revolves around a Roman general Tilus, who returns home after war and decides to sacrifice his enemy’s son, hoping it will please the Roman dead. The boy’s mother pleads for her son’s life, but Tilus refuses to listen. She eventually decides to set out a mission of retaliation herself.

Surviving Picasso is a biographical romantic drama film which tells the story of Francoise Gilot, who was the only lover in the life of reputed artist Pablo Picasso. The film revolves around their abusive relationship, and how she used to withstand his cruel nature.

Lawrence Talbot, who moved to America following a childhood trauma, returns to his estranged father's estate in England after learning that his brother is missing. He is soon bitten and cursed by a werewolf and is worried about the safety of Ben's fiancée Gwen, while an investigating inspector suspects his past mental instability for the recent killings.

This biographical drama film revolves around the story of former US President Richard Nixon starting from his days as a young boy. This film portrays Nixon as a complex, admirable and a deeply flawed person, whose misuse of powers led to his career downfall.

In this sequel to the 2011 movie, Thor strives to safeguard the Nine Realms along with his allies. When his girlfriend, Jane, absorbs the fluid like weapon ‘Aether’, she unintentionally awakens Malekith, the vindictive leader of an ancient race who threatens to destroy the universe. To protect the universe, Thor has to join hands with his adversary Loki.

Crown prince Thor, son of Odin, King of Asgard, is stripped off of his powers and exiled to Earth to live amongst simple humans for a reckless attempt to punish the Frost Giants. He falls in love with scientist Jane Foster, but must prove himself worthy of his powers and save Asgard from his adoptive brother Loki.

Based on Shakespeare’s play of the same name, the film is made with minimalist set. Directed by Tony Richardson, it follows the story of Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, whose life has been thrown into frenzy once he learns from his dead father, represented by a shining light, that he has been poisoned by his uncle, the current king now married to his mother. 

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.

The iconic horror thriller is a sequel to The Silence of the Lambs. The movie sees child molester Mason Verger, also cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal’s only surviving victim, forming an elaborate plan to seek revenge by using Clarice Starling. Hannibal has a weakness for her. He almost succeeds but is ultimately killed. 

Misconduct is a drama thriller film which tells the story of Arthur Denning, owner of a pharma company, who dominates his girlfriend. Things take a turn when she is kidnapped, and he is asked to go to an art gallery with the ransom amount.

Set in the 21st century, 360 is a romantic suspense drama film which revolves around different people living across various cities and countries. The film shows how their lives are all interconnected.  

Based on an award-winning novel of the same name, this political drama film revolves around the life of Willie Stark, an idealistic lawyer, who becomes the governor of Louisiana. However, as he rises to power, he also finds himself involved with corruption.

After forty years of married life, Helena finds herself abandoned by her husband, Alfie, who divorces her to marry a prostitute. In desperation, she starts consulting a psychic. Their daughter Sally, married to an unsuccessful author, falls for her boss while her husband begins to admire an already engaged woman, leading to more heartburn. 

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken is a suspense crime drama film which tells the story of five friends who decide to kidnap Freddy Heineken, a well-known and successful businessman, in order to earn some money without much effort. However, when they try to execute the plan, things don’t go as expected.

Bobby is a musical romantic drama film, which tells the story of a Raja, and Bobby, who fall in love. However, Raja, is the son of a rich Hindu businessman, while Bobby is the daughter of a poor Catholic fisherman. Therefore their families try to keep them apart.  

Optimus Prime returns to Cybertron and becomes Nemesis Prime after being brainwashed by his creator Quintessa. Earth is revealed to be the ancient alien Unicron and Quintessa wants Earth’s energy to restore Cybertron. Bumblebee must team up with unlikely human allies to stop the destruction of Earth. 

Dr John Harvey Kellogg runs a health facility, where he wants to promote his eccentric and progressive ideas about well-being.

After being stalked, harassed and attacked by a former cop, a vengeful young woman recruits two men to help her track him down.

After the death of Harvard-educated CIA agent during a top-secret mission, the agency decides to enlist his twin brother Jake Hayes, a street hustler who is not aware that he had a twin brother. Jake has to complete his brother’s work within 9 days, so senior Agent Oakes is sent in to train him, who soon realizes how tough the challenge is. 

The movie follows Alexander the Great from his childhood and continues till his adventurous life comes to end with his death at the age of thirty two. When he becomes the King of Macedonia, he starts off an expedition to conquer the world – Persia, Egypt, Afghanistan and India. His relationships with his parents Philips and Olympias; friend Hephaistion and wife Roxana are also explored.

Alex is a race car driver who is brought into the future by bounty hunters, just before he is about to die in an accident. He finds himself hunted by Victor, a mercenary, whose goal is to install the mind of a deceased billionaire into his body.

Jabez Stone is a writer who is going through hard times. While attempting to get his work published, he meets a beautiful stranger who offers him a chance at fame and fortune. However, in return, he will have to exchange his soul. Having already lost faith in himself, Jabez decides to accept the offer. After accepting the deal, Jabez quickly finds himself living the life that he had dreamt of, which includes a book deal, money, women and fame. However, despite the success, it seems that he no longer has the respect and trust of his friends and those around him.

Slipstream is a mystery comedy fantasy film which tells the story of Felix, an aging screenwriter, who finds that the characters in the murder mystery screenplay that he is writing are beginning to invade his life. He is not just shocked but he feels that he might be losing his mind, when it seems that the real world and his story is merging.

Middle-aged professor, Adam Evans, is having an affair with his student, Lindsey Rutledge. When his wife, Karyn, finds out she retaliates by having an affair with young carpenter, Pete Lachappelle. The four then decide to share a Vermont ski house where things are further complicated by the arrival of Adam and Karyn’s daughter. 

When sent on an assignment to the Soviet Union, American news correspondent Joe meets and falls in love with lively Russian ballet dancer Oktyabrina, who reciprocates his feelings. But the ballerina is under surveillance of the Soviet police as she is living illegally without proper documents. Consequently, as their deepening love draws the two closer, the KGB tries to pull them apart. 

In order to fulfill an outstanding debt, an assassin accepts an assignment from his mysterious boss, which includes killing a rogue hitman. However, he only has the time and location of where he will find his target.  

Desperate Hours is a crime drama thriller film which tells the story of Michael Bosworth, a psychopathic criminal, who escapes just before his trial, with the help of his lawyer. In order to hide from the authorities, he takes refuge in the house of a married couple, who are having problems of their own.

Casey Stein agrees to hijack a shipment of cocaine for his old boss, as he is in need of money to pay for his girlfriend’s transplant. He is unaware that the shipment belongs to the most powerful drug kingpin in Germany. When he finds out about the hijack, he sends his men after Stein.

Slipstream is a mystery comedy fantasy film which tells the story of Felix, an aging screenwriter, who finds that the characters in the murder mystery screenplay that he is writing are beginning to invade his life. He is not just shocked but he feels that he might be losing his mind, when it seems that the real world and his story is merging.

Corky is a failed magician who is preparing for a new ventriloquist act on a TV show with a dummy named Fats. Fearing that he won’t pass the required mental exam, he decides to run away to his hometown, where he meets a former high school sweetheart Peggy. Peggy is trapped in a loveless marriage, and Corky tries to convince her to leave her husband. However, Fats, who seems to have developed a mind of his own, doesn’t approve of their relationship.

The live-action adaptation of Dr. Seuss' beloved children’s tale follows the Grinch who decides to ruin Christmas for the citizens of Whoville because of humiliation suffered at the hands of its Mayor. However, Martha May Whovier and Cindy Lou Who help him discover the true meaning of Christmas and redeem him. 

This 3D animated film is based on an epic poem. In 507 AD, Danish King Hrothgar announces a reward for the death of monstrous Grendel who is tormenting his kingdom.  Mighty warrior Beowulf takes up the challenge and slays the demon. Seeking revenge, Grendel’s mother turns into an alluring woman and seduces Beowulf. Years later, Beowulf faces the consequences of those past deeds. 

Ethan Hunt returns on another mission to seize and destroy Chimera, a deadly virus, and its cure Bellerophon, both of which are in possession of rogue IMF agent Ambrose. He must infiltrate enemy stronghold with help from Nyah Hall, a skilled thief and former lover of Ambrose, before the latter sells the virus to an international terrorist group.