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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 Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed

    1977

    Documentary

    61

  2. Tall Tales: The Ireland of Orson Welles

    2021 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, History

    62

  3. The Other Side of Welles

    2005

    Documentary

    63

  4. The V.I.P.s

    1963 · ★ 6.1 (67 votes)

    Drama

    64

  5. Prince of Foxes

    1949 · ★ 6.3 (27 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, History

    65

  6. Filming Othello

    1979 · ★ 7.5 (13 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    66

  7. The Spanish Earth

    1937 · ★ 6.6 (21 votes)

    Documentary

    67

  8. The Deep

    2007 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Thriller

    68

  9. The Force Beyond

    1977 · ★ 4.3 (7 votes)

    Documentary

    69

  10. A Legend a Lifetime: Citizen Welles

    1974

    Documentary

    70

  11. Lucifer et moi

    2009

    Comedy, Drama

    71

  12. Disorder Is 20 Years Old

    1967

    Documentary

    72

  13. Future Shock

    1972 · ★ 4.7 (9 votes)

    Documentary

    73

  14. The Well

    2005

    Documentary

    74

  15. La ricotta

    1963 · ★ 6.7 (3 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    75

  16. Orson Welles: The Paris Interview

    2010 · ★ 4.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    76

  17. The Southern Star

    1969 · ★ 5.9 (14 votes)

    Adventure

    77

  18. Ten Days That Shook the World

    1967 · ★ 6.2 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    78

  19. The Man Who Came to Dinner

    1972 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie, Romance

    79

  20. Battle for Survival

    1946

    Documentary

    80

  21. The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh

    1984 · ★ 6.2 (11 votes)

    Documentary

    81

  22. Return to Glennascaul

    1952 · ★ 6.5 (28 votes)

    Horror, Drama

    82

  23. Flame of Persia

    1971

    Documentary

    83

  24. Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote

    2000 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    84

  25. The Complete 'Citizen Kane'

    1991

    Documentary, TV Movie

    85

  26. Upon This Rock

    1970

    TV Movie, Documentary, History

    86

  27. Don Quixote

    1992 · ★ 6.1 (29 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Comedy

    87

  28. Crack in the Mirror

    1960 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    88

  29. Marco the Magnificent

    1965 · ★ 4.8 (12 votes)

    Adventure

    89

  30. The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

    1986 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)

    Family, Fantasy, Music

    90

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