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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

Movies (86 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Horror of It All

    1983 · ★ 8.0 (5 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    31

  2. The Black Cat

    1941 · ★ 6.5 (44 votes)

    Comedy, Horror, Mystery

    32

  3. Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

    1942 · ★ 6.5 (111 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, Thriller

    33

  4. Romeo and Juliet

    1936 · ★ 6.3 (40 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    34

  5. After the Ball

    1932

    Romance, Comedy

    35

  6. Victoria Regina

    1961 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, History

    36

  7. Tower of London

    1939 · ★ 6.1 (52 votes)

    Drama, History, Horror

    37

  8. Casanova's Big Night

    1954 · ★ 6.1 (19 votes)

    Comedy, Adventure

    38

  9. In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes

    1996

    Documentary

    39

  10. This Mad World

    1930 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, War, Romance

    40

  11. International Lady

    1941 · ★ 6.5 (8 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    41

  12. A Christmas Carol

    1959 · ★ 8.7 (6 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    42

  13. The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

    1985 · ★ 8.5 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    43

  14. The School for Scandal

    1923

    Comedy

    44

  15. Love from a Stranger

    1937 · ★ 6.3 (13 votes)

    Mystery, Thriller, Romance

    45

  16. Soldier in Love

    1967

    Drama, TV Movie

    46

  17. Two Before Zero

    1962 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Fantasy

    47

  18. The General's Boots

    1954

    Comedy, Drama

    48

  19. Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates

    1958

    Family, Music, TV Movie

    49

  20. Crossroads

    1942 · ★ 5.8 (37 votes)

    Drama, Mystery

    50

  21. The Masked Bride

    1925

    Drama, Romance

    51

  22. Autopsy of a Ghost

    1968 · ★ 4.8 (11 votes)

    Science Fiction, Comedy, Horror

    52

  23. Rio

    1939 · ★ 5.4 (14 votes)

    Crime, Romance

    53

  24. Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    1991 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary, Science Fiction, Horror

    54

  25. The Flirting Widow

    1930 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Romance, Comedy

    55

  26. Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

    1942 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    56

  27. Pontius Pilate

    1962 · ★ 6.8 (6 votes)

    Drama, History

    57

  28. Innocent

    1921

    Drama

    58

  29. The Last Days of Pompeii

    1935 · ★ 5.8 (25 votes)

    Drama, Adventure

    59

  30. A Woman Commands

    1932 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    60

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