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Joseph Cotten

Actor · 79 credits · 49 in highly-rated films

Best known for Citizen Kane (1941)

Frequent collaborators: Orson Welles, Agnes Moorehead, Ingrid Bergman, Cecil Kellaway, Jennifer Jones

Movies (79 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

    1976 · ★ 6.4 (9 votes)

    Crime, Drama, TV Movie

    31

  2. Churchill and the Generals

    1979 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    32

  3. September Affair

    1950 · ★ 6.0 (24 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    33

  4. All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

    1979

    TV Movie, Family, Documentary

    34

  5. The Green Fog

    2018 · ★ 6.1 (27 votes)

    Documentary, Mystery

    35

  6. The Screaming Woman

    1972 · ★ 6.8 (19 votes)

    Drama, Horror, Thriller

    36

  7. Journey to Murder

    1971

    TV Movie, Mystery, Horror

    37

  8. The Man with a Cloak

    1951 · ★ 6.9 (19 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Mystery

    38

  9. Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

    2000 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    39

  10. Two Flags West

    1950 · ★ 6.2 (31 votes)

    Western, War

    40

  11. Latitude Zero

    1969 · ★ 5.9 (28 votes)

    Science Fiction, Adventure, Action

    41

  12. The Devil's Daughter

    1973 · ★ 6.5 (16 votes)

    Horror, TV Movie

    42

  13. Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

    1990 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    43

  14. A Blueprint for Murder

    1953 · ★ 6.2 (40 votes)

    Mystery, Crime, Thriller

    44

  15. Cutter's Trail

    1970 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Western, TV Movie

    45

  16. The Halliday Brand

    1957 · ★ 6.1 (9 votes)

    Western

    46

  17. The Complete 'Citizen Kane'

    1991

    Documentary, TV Movie

    47

  18. Lydia

    1941 · ★ 6.5 (13 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    48

  19. Mysteries of the Gods

    1976 · ★ 5.6 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    49

  20. Brighty of the Grand Canyon

    1966 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Western

    50

  21. Hollywood: The Selznick Years

    1961 · ★ 4.4 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    51

  22. Syndicate Sadists

    1975 · ★ 6.0 (34 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    52

  23. Hers to Hold

    1943 · ★ 7.0 (8 votes)

    Drama, Music, Romance

    53

  24. Alexander The Great

    1968 · ★ 5.0 (5 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, History

    54

  25. The Angel Wore Red

    1960 · ★ 5.0 (11 votes)

    War, Romance, Drama

    55

  26. The Oscar

    1966 · ★ 4.8 (15 votes)

    Drama

    56

  27. A Whisper in the Dark

    1976 · ★ 5.9 (15 votes)

    Horror, Drama

    57

  28. The Lonely Profession

    1969

    Crime

    58

  29. The Money Trap

    1965 · ★ 5.0 (20 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    59

  30. The Bottom of the Bottle

    1956 · ★ 5.7 (5 votes)

    Drama

    60

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