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
Best Viggo Mortensen movies by genre
Movies (69 total, ranked by score)
1The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · ★ 8.5 (27,186 votes)
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
2The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · ★ 8.4 (28,202 votes)
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
3The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · ★ 8.4 (24,435 votes)
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
4Green Book
2018 · ★ 8.2 (13,147 votes)
Drama, Comedy, History
5Carlito's Way
1993 · ★ 7.8 (3,541 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
6Captain Fantastic
2016 · ★ 7.9 (6,923 votes)
Drama, Comedy
7Thirteen Lives
2022 · ★ 7.8 (1,558 votes)
Drama, Thriller, History
8Eastern Promises
2007 · ★ 7.3 (3,781 votes)
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
9Crimson Tide
1995 · ★ 7.2 (2,033 votes)
Thriller, Action, Drama
10A History of Violence
2005 · ★ 7.2 (3,823 votes)
Drama, Thriller, Crime
11The Road
2009 · ★ 7.0 (4,370 votes)
Adventure, Drama
12A Perfect Murder
1998 · ★ 6.6 (1,592 votes)
Crime, Thriller, Drama
13Hidalgo
2004 · ★ 6.9 (1,360 votes)
Western, Adventure
14Appaloosa
2008 · ★ 6.6 (1,115 votes)
Drama, Western, Crime
15A Dangerous Method
2011 · ★ 6.3 (2,257 votes)
Drama
16The Dead Don't Hurt
2024 · ★ 6.5 (218 votes)
Western, Drama
17The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2006 · ★ 8.9 (11 votes)
Documentary
18The Prophecy
1995 · ★ 6.5 (575 votes)
Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
19The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2006 · ★ 8.8 (10 votes)
Documentary
20The Reflecting Skin
1990 · ★ 6.7 (226 votes)
Drama, Thriller, Horror
21The Indian Runner
1991 · ★ 6.5 (158 votes)
Drama
22G.I. Jane
1997 · ★ 6.5 (1,859 votes)
Action, Drama, War
23Daylight
1996 · ★ 6.1 (1,745 votes)
Action, Adventure, Thriller
24Crimes of the Future
2022 · ★ 6.0 (1,313 votes)
Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller
25Far from Men
2015 · ★ 6.8 (189 votes)
Drama, War
26Too Commercial for Cannes
2006 · ★ 8.5 (4 votes)
Documentary
27A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
28Jauja
2014 · ★ 6.5 (130 votes)
Western, Drama
29Falling
2020 · ★ 6.4 (214 votes)
Drama
30A Walk on the Moon
1999 · ★ 6.0 (115 votes)
Drama, Romance
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.