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Alan Bates

Actor · 67 credits · 36 in highly-rated films

Best known for Zorba the Greek (1964)

Frequent collaborators: Julie Christie, Laurence Olivier, Ian Holm, Malcolm McDowell, Ian McNeice

Best Alan Bates movies by genre

Movies (67 total, ranked by score)

  1. Zorba the Greek

    1964 · ★ 7.5 (391 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. The Sum of All Fears

    2002 · ★ 6.4 (2,003 votes)

    Thriller, Action, Drama

    2

  3. Women in Love

    1969 · ★ 6.6 (138 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    3

  4. The Go-Between

    1971 · ★ 6.8 (165 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    4

  5. Spartacus

    2004 · ★ 6.7 (77 votes)

    Action, Drama

    5

  6. Far from the Madding Crowd

    1967 · ★ 6.9 (107 votes)

    Drama, History, Romance

    6

  7. The Mothman Prophecies

    2002 · ★ 6.2 (1,296 votes)

    Drama, Horror, Mystery

    7

  8. A Kind of Loving

    1962 · ★ 7.1 (61 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    8

  9. The Rose

    1979 · ★ 6.7 (138 votes)

    Drama, Music, Romance

    9

  10. King of Hearts

    1966 · ★ 6.9 (82 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, War

    10

  11. Evelyn

    2002 · ★ 6.4 (113 votes)

    Drama

    11

  12. We Think the World of You

    1988 · ★ 6.7 (15 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. The Running Man

    1963 · ★ 6.7 (47 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    13

  14. Hands Up!

    1985 · ★ 5.8 (10 votes)

    Drama

    14

  15. Discovering Hamlet

    2011 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    15

  16. Mr. Frost

    1990 · ★ 6.2 (49 votes)

    Horror, Thriller, Drama

    16

  17. A Prayer for the Dying

    1987 · ★ 5.9 (115 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Action

    17

  18. Georgy Girl

    1966 · ★ 6.2 (53 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    18

  19. Plaintiffs and Defendants

    1975

    Drama, TV Movie

    19

  20. The Caretaker

    1964 · ★ 7.4 (14 votes)

    Drama

    20

  21. The Fixer

    1968 · ★ 6.2 (26 votes)

    Drama

    21

  22. Hard Times

    1994 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    22

  23. The Collection

    1976 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    23

  24. The Entertainer

    1960 · ★ 6.2 (57 votes)

    Drama

    24

  25. Separate Tables

    1983 · ★ 6.6 (7 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    25

  26. The Return of the Soldier

    1983 · ★ 6.2 (22 votes)

    Drama

    26

  27. The Shout

    1978 · ★ 6.0 (128 votes)

    Thriller, Mystery, Horror

    27

  28. Once Upon a Tractor

    1965 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    28

  29. A Voyage Round My Father

    1984 · ★ 7.6 (5 votes)

    Drama

    29

  30. Royal Flash

    1975 · ★ 5.8 (30 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Romance

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.