Leslie Nielsen
Actor · 100 credits · 45 in highly-rated films
Best known for Airplane! (1980)
Frequent collaborators: George Kennedy, Ricardo Montalban, Anne Francis, O. J. Simpson, Priscilla Presley
Best Leslie Nielsen movies by genre
- Leslie Nielsen Comedy Movies 38
- Leslie Nielsen Drama Movies 35
- Leslie Nielsen TV Movie Movies 25
- Leslie Nielsen Action Movies 17
- Leslie Nielsen Crime Movies 15
- Leslie Nielsen Adventure Movies 11
- Leslie Nielsen Thriller Movies 11
- Leslie Nielsen Family Movies 9
- Leslie Nielsen Horror Movies 9
- Leslie Nielsen Documentary Movies 7
- Leslie Nielsen Mystery Movies 6
- Leslie Nielsen Science Fiction Movies 6
Movies (99 total, ranked by score)
1Airplane!
1980 · ★ 7.3 (5,196 votes)
Comedy
2The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988 · ★ 7.3 (4,603 votes)
Comedy, Crime
3O.J.: Made in America
2016 · ★ 8.4 (263 votes)
Documentary, Crime, History
4Forbidden Planet
1956 · ★ 7.3 (1,090 votes)
Science Fiction, Adventure
5The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991 · ★ 6.8 (2,846 votes)
Comedy, Crime
6Creepshow
1982 · ★ 6.9 (1,171 votes)
Horror, Comedy
7Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994 · ★ 6.5 (2,593 votes)
Comedy, Crime
8Scary Movie 3
2003 · ★ 6.0 (4,622 votes)
Comedy
9Tammy and the Bachelor
1957 · ★ 7.0 (26 votes)
Comedy, Romance
10Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995 · ★ 6.1 (1,132 votes)
Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
11Ransom!
1956 · ★ 7.2 (35 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
12Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
1987
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
13Wrongfully Accused
1998 · ★ 6.0 (526 votes)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
14Code Name: Heraclitus
1967
Thriller, Action, TV Movie
15The Sheepman
1958 · ★ 6.9 (65 votes)
Western, Comedy
16Music Within
2007 · ★ 6.4 (72 votes)
Comedy, Drama
17Striker's Mountain
1985
Action, Drama
18Deadlock
1969
Drama, TV Movie
19Scary Movie 4
2006 · ★ 5.5 (3,708 votes)
Comedy
20Counterpoint
1967 · ★ 6.2 (23 votes)
War, Drama, Thriller
21Nuts
1987 · ★ 6.3 (123 votes)
Drama
22Digger
1993 · ★ 6.4 (5 votes)
Drama, Family, Comedy
23Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976
Crime, TV Movie
24Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
1989 · ★ 7.6 (17 votes)
TV Movie, Documentary
25Little Mo
1978 · ★ 7.3 (4 votes)
Drama
26Prom Night
1980 · ★ 5.7 (508 votes)
Horror, Mystery
27Cocoon
1968 · ★ 7.7 (3 votes)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
28Spy Hard
1996 · ★ 5.4 (781 votes)
Comedy, Action
29The Dawson Patrol
1977
Drama, Adventure
30Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974 · ★ 4.4 (5 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.