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Viggo Mortensen

Actor · 71 credits · 49 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Frequent collaborators: Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, Liv Tyler

Movies (69 total, ranked by score)

  1. Good

    2008 · ★ 6.1 (161 votes)

    Drama

    31

  2. The Portrait of a Lady

    1996 · ★ 6.0 (257 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    32

  3. The Two Faces of January

    2014 · ★ 5.8 (741 votes)

    Thriller

    33

  4. High School Narc

    1985

    Drama, TV Movie

    34

  5. Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer

    2006 · ★ 5.9 (258 votes)

    Action

    35

  6. The Young Americans

    1993 · ★ 5.7 (62 votes)

    Thriller, Drama, Crime

    36

  7. Angels & Atom Bombs

    2015

    Documentary

    37

  8. Albino Alligator

    1997 · ★ 5.8 (162 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    38

  9. Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror

    2010 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    39

  10. On the Road

    2012 · ★ 5.6 (909 votes)

    Adventure, Drama

    40

  11. Salvation!

    1987 · ★ 6.6 (5 votes)

    Comedy

    41

  12. Reclaiming the Blade

    2009 · ★ 5.9 (12 votes)

    Documentary

    42

  13. American Yakuza

    1993 · ★ 5.7 (69 votes)

    Crime, Action, Thriller

    43

  14. Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

    1990 · ★ 5.4 (662 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    44

  15. Psycho Path

    1999 · ★ 7.2 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    45

  16. The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

    1995

    Documentary

    46

  17. The Passion of Darkly Noon

    1995 · ★ 5.7 (88 votes)

    Mystery, Drama, Thriller

    47

  18. Gimlet

    1995 · ★ 4.8 (5 votes)

    Thriller

    48

  19. Gospel According to Harry

    1994 · ★ 5.2 (5 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

    49

  20. The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

    2003 · ★ 6.2 (7 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    50

  21. Fresh Horses

    1988 · ★ 5.2 (30 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    51

  22. Dark Biosphere

    — · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    52

  23. Eureka

    2024 · ★ 6.1 (13 votes)

    Drama

    53

  24. Vanishing Point

    1997 · ★ 5.6 (61 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Thriller

    54

  25. The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'

    2003 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    55

  26. Slacker Uprising

    2007 · ★ 5.3 (39 votes)

    Documentary

    56

  27. My Brother's Gun

    1997 · ★ 4.7 (10 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Romance

    57

  28. Ruby Cairo

    1992 · ★ 5.0 (41 votes)

    Mystery, Thriller

    58

  29. J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth

    2003

    59

  30. Psycho

    1998 · ★ 5.1 (1,059 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Thriller

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.