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Orson Welles

Actor · 268 credits · 81 in highly-rated films

Best known for Citizen Kane (1941)

Frequent collaborators: Oja Kodar, Jeanne Moreau, Peter Bogdanovich, Joseph Cotten, Charlton Heston

Movies (217 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Finest Hours

    1964 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Documentary, War

    31

  2. Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

    2021 · ★ 7.4 (26 votes)

    Documentary

    32

  3. Treasure Island

    1972 · ★ 5.9 (41 votes)

    Adventure, Family

    33

  4. A King's Story

    1965 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    History, Documentary

    34

  5. Embers & Dust

    2016 · ★ 6.7 (3 votes)

    Fantasy

    35

  6. The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal

    1969 · ★ 7.5 (4 votes)

    Drama, Adventure, History

    36

  7. The Black Rose

    1950 · ★ 6.5 (25 votes)

    War, Adventure, History

    37

  8. The Eyes of Orson Welles

    2018 · ★ 7.0 (44 votes)

    Documentary

    38

  9. A Step Away

    1980

    Documentary

    39

  10. The Fountain of Youth

    1958 · ★ 6.1 (15 votes)

    TV Movie, Drama

    40

  11. Genocide

    1982 · ★ 7.4 (18 votes)

    Documentary, History, War

    41

  12. Trent's Last Case

    1952 · ★ 5.4 (7 votes)

    Mystery

    42

  13. Let Poland Be Poland

    1982

    Documentary

    43

  14. Lafayette

    1962 · ★ 5.9 (7 votes)

    Drama, War, History

    44

  15. Malpertuis

    1972 · ★ 6.4 (45 votes)

    Drama, Horror, Fantasy

    45

  16. The Last Sailors: The Final Days of Working Sail

    1984 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    46

  17. Almonds and Raisins

    1984

    Documentary

    47

  18. It's All True

    1993 · ★ 7.6 (17 votes)

    Documentary

    48

  19. Sentinels of Silence

    1971 · ★ 6.7 (9 votes)

    Documentary

    49

  20. The Roots of Heaven

    1958 · ★ 6.2 (25 votes)

    Adventure, Drama

    50

  21. The Man Who Saw Tomorrow

    1981 · ★ 7.0 (24 votes)

    Documentary, Drama

    51

  22. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    1977 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Fantasy, TV Movie

    52

  23. Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

    1995 · ★ 6.6 (15 votes)

    Documentary

    53

  24. A Horse Called Nijinsky

    1970 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    54

  25. Filming 'The Trial'

    2002 · ★ 7.4 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    55

  26. Casino Royale

    1967 · ★ 5.3 (837 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Comedy

    56

  27. Orson Welles' Magic Show

    1985 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    57

  28. Orson Welles at the Cinémathèque Française

    1983

    Documentary

    58

  29. The Orson Welles Show

    1979 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    TV Movie, Documentary

    59

  30. Portrait: Orson Welles

    1968 · ★ 6.9 (7 votes)

    Documentary

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 1, 2026.