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Nathan Lane

Actor · 56 credits · 35 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Lion King (1994)

Frequent collaborators: Ernie Sabella, Matthew Broderick, Robert Guillaume, Michael J. Fox, James Earl Jones

Best Nathan Lane movies by genre

Movies (56 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Lion King

    1994 · ★ 8.3 (20,044 votes)

    Animation, Family, Drama

    1

  2. The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

    1998 · ★ 6.9 (4,733 votes)

    Adventure, Animation, Drama

    2

  3. The Lion King 1½

    2004 · ★ 6.6 (3,194 votes)

    Adventure, Animation, Comedy

    3

  4. The Birdcage

    1996 · ★ 7.0 (1,382 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    4

  5. Titan A.E.

    2000 · ★ 6.6 (1,222 votes)

    Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure

    5

  6. Frankie and Johnny

    1991 · ★ 6.8 (659 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Comedy

    6

  7. Beau Is Afraid

    2023 · ★ 6.7 (1,364 votes)

    Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy

    7

  8. MouseHunt

    1997 · ★ 6.5 (1,392 votes)

    Comedy, Family

    8

  9. Astro Boy

    2009 · ★ 6.3 (1,668 votes)

    Animation, Action, Family

    9

  10. Stuart Little

    1999 · ★ 6.1 (4,722 votes)

    Family, Fantasy, Comedy

    10

  11. National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika

    2017 · ★ 8.1 (14 votes)

    Drama

    11

  12. Nicholas Nickleby

    2002 · ★ 6.9 (195 votes)

    Adventure, Drama

    12

  13. The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

    2018 · ★ 6.7 (285 votes)

    Drama, Mystery, Romance

    13

  14. The Producers

    2005 · ★ 6.2 (528 votes)

    Comedy

    14

  15. Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa

    1996 · ★ 6.4 (56 votes)

    Animation, Family, Comedy

    15

  16. Mirror Mirror

    2012 · ★ 5.9 (3,305 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Family

    16

  17. National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches

    2017 · ★ 8.1 (17 votes)

    Drama

    17

  18. Trumbo

    2007 · ★ 6.7 (34 votes)

    Documentary, History

    18

  19. Jeffrey

    1995 · ★ 6.3 (74 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    19

  20. Ironweed

    1987 · ★ 6.3 (144 votes)

    Drama

    20

  21. Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

    2023 · ★ 10.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    21

  22. The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

    2025 · ★ 7.1 (20 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    22

  23. Swing Vote

    2008 · ★ 5.8 (282 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    23

  24. Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks

    2001 · ★ 9.0 (4 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy, Music

    24

  25. Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

    2013 · ★ 7.5 (28 votes)

    Documentary

    25

  26. The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True

    1995 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Family, Fantasy, Documentary

    26

  27. Stuart Little 2

    2002 · ★ 5.8 (2,557 votes)

    Family, Adventure, Comedy

    27

  28. ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

    2007 · ★ 7.2 (13 votes)

    Documentary

    28

  29. Stuart Little: Making It Big

    1999

    Documentary

    29

  30. Guys and Dolls: Off the Record

    1992 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.