John Gielgud
Actor · 106 credits · 45 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Elephant Man (1980)
Frequent collaborators: Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Edward Fox, Vivien Leigh
Best John Gielgud movies by genre
- John Gielgud Drama Movies 57
- John Gielgud TV Movie Movies 18
- John Gielgud Romance Movies 17
- John Gielgud History Movies 16
- John Gielgud Comedy Movies 12
- John Gielgud Documentary Movies 11
- John Gielgud Thriller Movies 10
- John Gielgud Mystery Movies 9
- John Gielgud Adventure Movies 6
- John Gielgud Crime Movies 6
- John Gielgud Fantasy Movies 6
- John Gielgud Action Movies 5
Movies (104 total, ranked by score)
1The Elephant Man
1980 · ★ 8.1 (4,006 votes)
Drama, History
2Gandhi
1982 · ★ 7.6 (2,524 votes)
Drama, History
3Elizabeth
1998 · ★ 7.2 (1,523 votes)
Drama, History
4Shine
1996 · ★ 7.4 (720 votes)
Drama
5Julius Caesar
1953 · ★ 7.1 (242 votes)
Drama, History
6Chariots of Fire
1981 · ★ 6.8 (1,058 votes)
Drama, History
7Arthur
1981 · ★ 6.5 (482 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
8Richard III
1955 · ★ 7.2 (97 votes)
Drama, History
9First Knight
1995 · ★ 6.1 (1,360 votes)
Action, Adventure, Drama
10Shining Through
1992 · ★ 6.5 (222 votes)
Drama, Romance, Thriller
11The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968 · ★ 6.8 (88 votes)
Drama
12Appointment with Death
1988 · ★ 6.1 (190 votes)
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
13Murder by Decree
1979 · ★ 6.3 (181 votes)
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
14Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
1981 · ★ 6.9 (28 votes)
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
15Providence
1977 · ★ 6.6 (70 votes)
Drama, Comedy
16Prospero's Books
1991 · ★ 6.8 (104 votes)
Drama, Fantasy
17The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968 · ★ 6.2 (78 votes)
Drama, History, War
18Les Misérables
1978 · ★ 7.1 (36 votes)
Drama, History, Romance
19Frankenstein
1984 · ★ 5.9 (13 votes)
Horror, Thriller, TV Movie
20Nothing Like a Dame
2018 · ★ 6.8 (58 votes)
Documentary
21Quartermaine's Terms
1987
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
22Haunted
1995 · ★ 6.1 (181 votes)
Mystery, Horror, Fantasy
23The Portrait of a Lady
1996 · ★ 6.0 (257 votes)
Drama, Romance
24Romance on the Orient Express
1985 · ★ 5.0 (7 votes)
Drama, Romance
25Saint Joan
1957 · ★ 6.5 (27 votes)
History, Drama
26Aces High
1976 · ★ 5.9 (88 votes)
Action, Drama, War
27In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)
Documentary
28A TV Dante
1990 · ★ 6.4 (5 votes)
29The Loved One
1965 · ★ 6.2 (45 votes)
Comedy
30Sphinx
1981 · ★ 5.5 (26 votes)
Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.