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Harry Dean Stanton

Actor · 101 credits · 63 in highly-rated films

Best known for Alien (1979)

Frequent collaborators: Virginia Madsen, Wim Wenders, David Lynch, Warren Oates, Kris Kristofferson

Best Harry Dean Stanton movies by genre

Movies (101 total, ranked by score)

  1. Alien

    1979 · ★ 8.2 (16,735 votes)

    Horror, Science Fiction

    1

  2. Paris, Texas

    1984 · ★ 8.1 (2,297 votes)

    Drama

    2

  3. Cool Hand Luke

    1967 · ★ 7.7 (1,657 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    3

  4. Rango

    2011 · ★ 6.9 (7,255 votes)

    Animation, Comedy, Family

    4

  5. Escape from New York

    1981 · ★ 7.0 (3,608 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

    5

  6. Wild at Heart

    1990 · ★ 7.0 (1,960 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Romance

    6

  7. Inland Empire

    2006 · ★ 7.0 (1,283 votes)

    Horror, Thriller, Mystery

    7

  8. Christine

    1983 · ★ 6.9 (2,304 votes)

    Horror

    8

  9. Pretty in Pink

    1986 · ★ 6.7 (1,234 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    9

  10. Straight Time

    1978 · ★ 7.1 (213 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    10

  11. Alpha Dog

    2006 · ★ 6.7 (1,550 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    11

  12. The Mighty

    1998 · ★ 7.3 (296 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    12

  13. Two-Lane Blacktop

    1971 · ★ 7.0 (260 votes)

    Drama

    13

  14. Repo Man

    1984 · ★ 6.7 (696 votes)

    Comedy, Science Fiction

    14

  15. Farewell, My Lovely

    1975 · ★ 6.6 (190 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, Thriller

    15

  16. Red Dawn

    1984 · ★ 6.3 (911 votes)

    Action, Thriller, War

    16

  17. The Good Life

    2007 · ★ 6.4 (33 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    17

  18. The Missouri Breaks

    1976 · ★ 6.5 (253 votes)

    Western, Drama

    18

  19. Dillinger

    1973 · ★ 6.6 (123 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    19

  20. The Rose

    1979 · ★ 6.7 (138 votes)

    Drama, Music, Romance

    20

  21. Pork Chop Hill

    1959 · ★ 6.7 (73 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    21

  22. Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

    1999 · ★ 6.3 (9 votes)

    Documentary

    22

  23. Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

    2013 · ★ 6.9 (48 votes)

    Documentary

    23

  24. Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

    1988 · ★ 7.6 (15 votes)

    Music

    24

  25. One from the Heart

    1982 · ★ 5.9 (213 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    25

  26. Ride in the Whirlwind

    1966 · ★ 6.2 (105 votes)

    Western, Thriller, Drama

    26

  27. Bukowski: Born Into This

    2003 · ★ 6.8 (50 votes)

    Documentary

    27

  28. The Proud Rebel

    1958 · ★ 6.1 (51 votes)

    Western, Drama

    28

  29. One Magic Christmas

    1985 · ★ 5.9 (121 votes)

    Family, Fantasy

    29

  30. The Man Who Cried

    2000 · ★ 6.1 (263 votes)

    Romance, Drama, Music

    30

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