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Chris Sarandon

Actor · 45 credits · 24 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Frequent collaborators: Cary Elwes, Joanna Gleason

Best Chris Sarandon movies by genre

Movies (45 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Nightmare Before Christmas

    1993 · ★ 7.8 (10,512 votes)

    Fantasy, Animation, Family

    1

  2. The Princess Bride

    1987 · ★ 7.7 (5,235 votes)

    Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

    2

  3. Dog Day Afternoon

    1975 · ★ 7.9 (3,477 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    3

  4. Child's Play

    1988 · ★ 6.8 (3,449 votes)

    Horror

    4

  5. Fright Night

    1985 · ★ 7.0 (1,592 votes)

    Comedy, Horror

    5

  6. Safe

    2012 · ★ 6.5 (2,737 votes)

    Action, Crime, Thriller

    6

  7. My Sassy Girl

    2008 · ★ 6.8 (406 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    7

  8. The Sentinel

    1977 · ★ 6.1 (234 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Fantasy

    8

  9. Bordello of Blood

    1996 · ★ 6.0 (423 votes)

    Horror, Comedy

    9

  10. Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play

    1988 · ★ 6.7 (19 votes)

    Documentary

    10

  11. When the Dark Man Calls

    1995

    Thriller, TV Movie

    11

  12. The Resurrected

    1991 · ★ 6.2 (134 votes)

    Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction

    12

  13. Edie & Pen

    1996 · ★ 5.6 (9 votes)

    Comedy

    13

  14. Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

    2017 · ★ 7.7 (6 votes)

    Documentary, History

    14

  15. As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'

    2001 · ★ 7.6 (7 votes)

    Documentary

    15

  16. The Osterman Weekend

    1983 · ★ 5.6 (204 votes)

    Action, Drama, Thriller

    16

  17. Broken Promise

    1981 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    17

  18. Cuba

    1979 · ★ 5.5 (54 votes)

    Action, Drama, Romance

    18

  19. Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy

    1989 · ★ 6.5 (4 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    19

  20. The Day Christ Died

    1980 · ★ 6.3 (6 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    20

  21. Lipstick

    1976 · ★ 5.4 (60 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    21

  22. You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night

    2016 · ★ 6.8 (16 votes)

    Documentary

    22

  23. A Tale of Two Cities

    1980 · ★ 5.7 (17 votes)

    TV Movie, Romance, Drama

    23

  24. The Satan Murders

    1974 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Horror, TV Movie

    24

  25. American Perfekt

    1997 · ★ 6.3 (20 votes)

    Thriller, Drama

    25

  26. Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

    1988 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Family, TV Movie

    26

  27. Road Ends

    1997 · ★ 4.6 (9 votes)

    Thriller

    27

  28. The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center

    2006 · ★ 10.0 (3 votes)

    Music, Drama

    28

  29. Frank the Bastard

    2015 · ★ 2.3 (3 votes)

    Thriller, Drama

    29

  30. The Chosen One

    2007 · ★ 6.4 (5 votes)

    Action, Animation, Comedy

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 28, 2026.