Basil Rathbone
Actor · 86 credits · 50 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Frequent collaborators: Nigel Bruce, Boris Karloff, John Carradine, Mary Gordon, Dennis Hoey
Best Basil Rathbone movies by genre
- Basil Rathbone Drama Movies 26
- Basil Rathbone Romance Movies 22
- Basil Rathbone Crime Movies 19
- Basil Rathbone Mystery Movies 19
- Basil Rathbone Comedy Movies 18
- Basil Rathbone Thriller Movies 18
- Basil Rathbone Adventure Movies 17
- Basil Rathbone Horror Movies 12
- Basil Rathbone History Movies 7
- Basil Rathbone TV Movie Movies 7
- Basil Rathbone Documentary Movies 6
- Basil Rathbone Family Movies 6
Movies (86 total, ranked by score)
1The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938 · ★ 7.5 (867 votes)
Adventure, Romance, Action
2Captain Blood
1935 · ★ 7.2 (277 votes)
Adventure, History, Romance
3The Great Mouse Detective
1986 · ★ 7.0 (1,831 votes)
Animation, Family, Mystery
4The Court Jester
1955 · ★ 7.3 (216 votes)
Music, Adventure, Comedy
5Son of Frankenstein
1939 · ★ 6.7 (282 votes)
Horror, Science Fiction
6We're No Angels
1955 · ★ 7.2 (211 votes)
Comedy, Crime
7The Mark of Zorro
1940 · ★ 7.1 (235 votes)
Adventure, Romance, Action
8The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939 · ★ 7.1 (231 votes)
Mystery, Crime, Horror
9The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939 · ★ 6.9 (171 votes)
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
10A Tale of Two Cities
1935 · ★ 6.8 (85 votes)
History, Drama, Romance
11The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949 · ★ 6.5 (696 votes)
Horror, Fantasy, Animation
12The Pearl of Death
1944 · ★ 7.1 (102 votes)
Thriller, Mystery, Crime
13The Scarlet Claw
1944 · ★ 7.0 (112 votes)
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
14Dressed to Kill
1946 · ★ 6.6 (141 votes)
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
15The House of Fear
1945 · ★ 6.9 (118 votes)
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
16Terror by Night
1946 · ★ 6.6 (155 votes)
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
17Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943 · ★ 6.9 (97 votes)
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
18Anna Karenina
1935 · ★ 6.6 (102 votes)
History, Drama, Romance
19Tales of Terror
1962 · ★ 6.7 (211 votes)
Horror, Comedy, Mystery
20The Woman in Green
1945 · ★ 6.5 (153 votes)
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
21If I Were King
1938 · ★ 6.8 (12 votes)
Adventure, History
22The Last Hurrah
1958 · ★ 7.2 (61 votes)
Drama
23Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943 · ★ 6.8 (86 votes)
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
24Pursuit to Algiers
1945 · ★ 6.8 (81 votes)
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
25The Spider Woman
1943 · ★ 7.0 (103 votes)
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
26The Wind in the Willows
1949 · ★ 6.8 (69 votes)
Animation, Family, Comedy
27Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942 · ★ 6.4 (145 votes)
Mystery, Thriller, Crime
28The Comedy of Terrors
1964 · ★ 6.5 (170 votes)
Comedy, Horror, Crime
29David Copperfield
1935 · ★ 6.7 (76 votes)
Drama, Romance, Adventure
30Bathing Beauty
1944 · ★ 5.9 (33 votes)
Music, Comedy, Romance
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.