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Charles Laughton

Actor · 43 credits · 30 in highly-rated films

Best known for Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Frequent collaborators: Elsa Lanchester, Robert Newton, Franchot Tone, Una O'Connor, Ray Milland

Best Charles Laughton movies by genre

Movies (42 total, ranked by score)

  1. Witness for the Prosecution

    1957 · ★ 8.2 (1,750 votes)

    Drama, Mystery, Crime

    1

  2. Spartacus

    1960 · ★ 7.5 (2,441 votes)

    History, Drama, Adventure

    2

  3. Mutiny on the Bounty

    1935 · ★ 7.4 (394 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, History

    3

  4. Advise & Consent

    1962 · ★ 7.2 (121 votes)

    Drama

    4

  5. Island of Lost Souls

    1932 · ★ 6.9 (273 votes)

    Science Fiction, Horror

    5

  6. Hobson's Choice

    1954 · ★ 7.4 (165 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    6

  7. The Big Clock

    1948 · ★ 7.3 (186 votes)

    Crime, Thriller

    7

  8. The Old Dark House

    1932 · ★ 6.7 (307 votes)

    Drama, Horror, Thriller

    8

  9. O. Henry's Full House

    1952 · ★ 6.9 (48 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    9

  10. This Land Is Mine

    1943 · ★ 7.2 (71 votes)

    Drama, War

    10

  11. The Paradine Case

    1947 · ★ 6.3 (269 votes)

    Drama, Mystery, Romance

    11

  12. The Canterville Ghost

    1944 · ★ 6.7 (42 votes)

    Comedy, Fantasy

    12

  13. Ruggles of Red Gap

    1935 · ★ 7.1 (82 votes)

    Comedy

    13

  14. The Suspect

    1945 · ★ 6.8 (69 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    14

  15. Jamaica Inn

    1939 · ★ 6.1 (255 votes)

    Crime, Adventure, History

    15

  16. The Sign of the Cross

    1932 · ★ 6.4 (51 votes)

    Drama, History

    16

  17. The Girl from Manhattan

    1948 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Comedy

    17

  18. Tales of Manhattan

    1942 · ★ 6.5 (37 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    18

  19. St. Martin's Lane

    1938 · ★ 7.3 (27 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    19

  20. The Bribe

    1949 · ★ 6.3 (35 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    20

  21. The Private Life of Henry VIII

    1933 · ★ 6.4 (92 votes)

    History, Drama

    21

  22. Payment Deferred

    1932 · ★ 5.9 (13 votes)

    Crime, Thriller

    22

  23. Piccadilly

    1929 · ★ 6.5 (35 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    23

  24. Captain Kidd

    1945 · ★ 6.3 (36 votes)

    Action, Adventure, History

    24

  25. The Art Director

    1949

    Documentary

    25

  26. Under Ten Flags

    1960 · ★ 5.7 (20 votes)

    History, War

    26

  27. White Woman

    1933 · ★ 5.8 (10 votes)

    Drama

    27

  28. Blue Bottles

    1928 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    28

  29. The Clerk

    1933 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    29

  30. Salome

    1953 · ★ 5.9 (48 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    30

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