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James Mason

Actor · 144 credits · 80 in highly-rated films

Best known for North by Northwest (1959)

Frequent collaborators: Pamela Mason, John Gielgud, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Kirk Douglas, Deborah Kerr

Movies (142 total, ranked by score)

  1. East Side, West Side

    1949 · ★ 7.1 (26 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    31

  2. The Pumpkin Eater

    1964 · ★ 6.7 (53 votes)

    Drama

    32

  3. The MacKintosh Man

    1973 · ★ 6.1 (114 votes)

    Thriller

    33

  4. Prison Breaker

    1936

    Crime, Drama

    34

  5. The Desert Rats

    1953 · ★ 6.3 (101 votes)

    War, Action

    35

  6. Prince Valiant

    1954 · ★ 6.1 (68 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Romance

    36

  7. The Mill on the Floss

    1937 · ★ 4.0 (2 votes)

    Drama

    37

  8. Cry Terror!

    1958 · ★ 6.5 (28 votes)

    Crime, Thriller

    38

  9. William Kelly's War

    2014 · ★ 6.0 (9 votes)

    War

    39

  10. The Night Has Eyes

    1942 · ★ 6.4 (18 votes)

    Thriller, Mystery, Horror

    40

  11. Georgy Girl

    1966 · ★ 6.2 (53 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    41

  12. Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

    2009

    Documentary

    42

  13. The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

    1982 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    43

  14. Catch as Catch Can

    1937

    Thriller

    44

  15. Island in the Sun

    1957 · ★ 6.5 (23 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    45

  16. Mayerling

    1968 · ★ 6.2 (48 votes)

    Drama, Romance, History

    46

  17. Botany Bay

    1952 · ★ 6.6 (24 votes)

    Adventure, Romance, Action

    47

  18. The Story of Three Loves

    1953 · ★ 6.0 (22 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Fantasy

    48

  19. Age of Consent

    1969 · ★ 6.0 (84 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    49

  20. Great Expectations

    1974 · ★ 6.5 (13 votes)

    Drama, Romance, TV Movie

    50

  21. The Flower in His Mouth

    1975 · ★ 6.2 (15 votes)

    Drama, Mystery

    51

  22. The Upturned Glass

    1947 · ★ 6.8 (32 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    52

  23. The Marseille Contract

    1974 · ★ 6.0 (42 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Action

    53

  24. Cold Sweat

    1970 · ★ 5.7 (84 votes)

    Thriller, Action, Crime

    54

  25. The Shooting Party

    1985 · ★ 6.6 (27 votes)

    Drama, Romance, History

    55

  26. Escape from Zahrain

    1962 · ★ 6.1 (30 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Drama

    56

  27. Tiara Tahiti

    1962 · ★ 6.2 (10 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    57

  28. The Passage

    1979 · ★ 6.0 (55 votes)

    War, Action, Thriller

    58

  29. The Ground that Sinks

    2017 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    59

  30. Hotel Reserve

    1944 · ★ 6.7 (18 votes)

    Thriller, Drama

    60

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