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Laurence Olivier

Actor · 114 credits · 51 in highly-rated films

Best known for Rebecca (1940)

Frequent collaborators: Vivien Leigh, Marilyn Monroe, Ralph Richardson, Joan Plowright, John Gielgud

Movies (103 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

    1976 · ★ 6.2 (112 votes)

    Mystery, Thriller

    31

  2. Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

    1999 · ★ 7.8 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    32

  3. Westward Passage

    1932 · ★ 6.3 (6 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    33

  4. The Temporary Widow

    1930

    Comedy, Mystery

    34

  5. The Jazz Singer

    1980 · ★ 5.9 (74 votes)

    Drama, Music, Romance

    35

  6. Love Among the Ruins

    1976 · ★ 7.0 (18 votes)

    Drama, Romance, TV Movie

    36

  7. The Divorce of Lady X

    1938 · ★ 5.9 (26 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    37

  8. The Collection

    1976 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    38

  9. A Queen Is Crowned

    1953 · ★ 7.1 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    39

  10. The Entertainer

    1960 · ★ 6.2 (57 votes)

    Drama

    40

  11. King Lear

    1983 · ★ 6.7 (10 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    41

  12. Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

    2021 · ★ 4.3 (23 votes)

    Documentary

    42

  13. Saturday, Sunday, Monday

    1978

    Drama, TV Movie

    43

  14. A Voyage Round My Father

    1984 · ★ 7.6 (5 votes)

    Drama

    44

  15. Laurence Olivier: A Life

    1982 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    45

  16. Potiphar's Wife

    1931

    Romance

    46

  17. 21 Days

    1940 · ★ 6.1 (28 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Crime

    47

  18. Eve and Marilyn

    1987 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    48

  19. Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance

    2000 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, History

    49

  20. Fire Over England

    1937 · ★ 6.2 (41 votes)

    History, Drama, Romance

    50

  21. The Moon and Sixpence

    1959

    Drama, TV Movie

    51

  22. War Requiem

    1989 · ★ 6.3 (22 votes)

    War, Drama

    52

  23. Lady Caroline Lamb

    1972 · ★ 5.9 (15 votes)

    Drama, History, Romance

    53

  24. The Prince, The Showgirl and Me

    2004

    Documentary, History

    54

  25. David Copperfield

    1969 · ★ 5.6 (16 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    55

  26. The Vivien Leigh Archive at the V&A

    2016 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    56

  27. Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love

    2001

    Documentary

    57

  28. Too Many Crooks

    1930

    Comedy, Crime

    58

  29. Daphne Laureola

    1978 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    59

  30. The Greats: Vivien Leigh

    2016 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 3, 2026.