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John Hurt

Actor · 164 credits · 81 in highly-rated films

Best known for Alien (1979)

Frequent collaborators: Brian Henson, Sean Bean, Jim Broadbent, Ron Perlman, Tilda Swinton

Movies (164 total, ranked by score)

  1. Hercules

    2014 · ★ 5.8 (4,411 votes)

    Action, Adventure

    31

  2. 10 Rillington Place

    1971 · ★ 7.3 (218 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, History

    32

  3. Immortals

    2011 · ★ 6.1 (2,844 votes)

    Fantasy, Action, Drama

    33

  4. Owning Mahowny

    2003 · ★ 6.8 (206 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    34

  5. Outlander

    2008 · ★ 6.5 (1,436 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action

    35

  6. Recount

    2008 · ★ 6.8 (188 votes)

    Drama, History, TV Movie

    36

  7. More Than Honey

    2012 · ★ 7.2 (98 votes)

    Documentary

    37

  8. The Gruffalo's Child

    2011 · ★ 6.9 (156 votes)

    Adventure, Animation, Family

    38

  9. The Hit

    1984 · ★ 6.5 (231 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Crime

    39

  10. Night Crossing

    1982 · ★ 6.2 (40 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Action

    40

  11. The Naked Civil Servant

    1975 · ★ 6.7 (43 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, TV Movie

    41

  12. Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron

    2007 · ★ 6.4 (148 votes)

    Animation, Fantasy, Horror

    42

  13. Love and Death on Long Island

    1998 · ★ 6.3 (59 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    43

  14. Scandal

    1989 · ★ 5.9 (97 votes)

    Drama, History, Romance

    44

  15. Love at First Sight

    2010 · ★ 7.7 (9 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    45

  16. The Playboy of the Western World

    1974

    TV Movie

    46

  17. The Confession

    2011 · ★ 6.7 (50 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    47

  18. White Mischief

    1987 · ★ 6.0 (58 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Thriller

    48

  19. A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures

    2010 · ★ 6.1 (693 votes)

    Animation, Family

    49

  20. The Limits of Control

    2009 · ★ 6.0 (319 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Mystery

    50

  21. Whaledreamers

    2006 · ★ 5.8 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    51

  22. Bait

    2002 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Thriller, TV Movie

    52

  23. Valiant

    2005 · ★ 5.7 (1,008 votes)

    Family, Animation, Adventure

    53

  24. Romeo.Juliet

    1990

    Drama, Romance

    54

  25. Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers

    2012 · ★ 8.1 (11 votes)

    Documentary

    55

  26. Paul McCartney: From Rio to Liverpool

    1990

    Documentary, Music

    56

  27. The Snipist

    2012 · ★ 9.0 (2 votes)

    Drama, Science Fiction

    57

  28. King Lear

    1983 · ★ 6.7 (10 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    58

  29. Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

    2021 · ★ 4.3 (23 votes)

    Documentary

    59

  30. The Shout

    1978 · ★ 6.0 (128 votes)

    Thriller, Mystery, Horror

    60

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