Want to know the best Yul Brynner movies? How about the worst Yul Brynner movies? Curious about Yul Brynner’s box office grosses or which Yul Brynner movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Yul Brynner movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Yul Brynner (1920-1985) was a Russian-born stage and Oscar® winning actor. His IMDb page shows 48 acting credits from 1944 to 1976. This page will rank 37 Yul Brynner movies. Movies will be ranked from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters in North America were not included in the rankings.
Yul Brynner Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Yul Brynner Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Yul Brynner movies by co-stars of his movies
- Sort Yul Brynner movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Yul Brynner movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Yul Brynner movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Yul Brynner movie received.
- Sort Yul Brynner movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
Possibly Interesting Facts About Yul Brynner
1.Yuliy Borisovich Briner was born in Russia in 1920.
2. Yul Brynner and his mother emigrated to the United States in 1940. During World War 2, Brynner worked as a French-speaking radio announcer and commentator for the US Office of War Information, broadcasting propaganda to occupied France.
3. After the war Yul Brynner struggled as a stage actor. One of his few successes during this time period was appearing in the 1946 play Lute Song with Mary “Peter Pan” Martin.
4. In 1951, Yul Brynner, won the role of King Mongkut in the play The King and I. Brynner would play King Mongkut for the rest of his life….which turned out to be 4,625 performances over 30 plus years.
5. Yul Brynner won the Best Actor Oscar® for 1956’s The King And I. It was his only Oscar® nomination.
6. Yul Brynner and superheroes part 1: Marvel’s Stan Lee used his physical likeness (noticeably his bald head and intense stare) as the visual inspiration for the original illustrations of Professor Charles Xavier in the ”X-Men” comics…this was in 1963.
7. Yul Brynner and superheroes part 2: He was the visual inspiration for the original illustrations of the superhero Green Lantern/Abin Sur….this was in 1959.
8. Yul Brynner was married four times. He had four children.
9. Yul Brynner died on the same day as his The Battle on the River Neretva (1969) co-star Orson Welles: October 10, 1985.
10. Check out Yul Brynner‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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One of my favorite scenes in Westworld…Richard Benjamin’s face when he realizes Brolin is shot is classic!
https://youtu.be/fsMC6d8DeMo
Hey Teresa…..thanks for sharing that clip. I agree Benjamin’s reaction is indeed classic. That gets me in the mood to watch Westworld again….thanks for stopping by.
Hello Bruce.
Thanks for doing a page on Yul Brynner. I always liked Brynner. But he hasn’t done a lot of great films. I’ve seen almost every one of his films except “The Ultimate Warrior” and “Death Rage”.
My favorites are,
The Magnificent Seven * * * *1/2
The Brother Karamozov * * *1/2
The Ten Commandments (Best Performance) * * *1/2
Anastasia * * *1/2
Westworld * * *1/2
The King and I * * *1/2
Invitation to a Gunfighter * * *1/2
Kings of the Sun * * *1/2 (Brynner is the best thing about the film as Black Hawk.)
Taras Bulba * * * (Brynner is good in the title role.)
The Long Duel * * *
Hey Lyle. It took awhile but I finally got around to your Yul Brynner request. Not sure many people saw The Ultimate Warrior or Death Rage….lol. Thanks for your star ratings on your favorite Brynner movies. I have 6 of those movies…..looks like I need to check out Invitation to a Gunfight, Taras Bulba and The Brothers Karamozov. Thanks for the suggestions.
My dad was a huge fan of Mr. Brynner. He still watches the Magnificent Seven on a regular basis. Another one that he liked and I liked was Triple Cross which almost seems like a forgotten movie. Good page as always.
Hey Helakoski…Thanks for sharing your story about your dad and The Magnificnt 7. I am looking forward to the remake…..I hope that generates lots of interest in the original movie. I will have to check out Triple Cross…..thanks for the recommendation and the comment.
Hi, Bruce.
Thanks for doing a page on one of my favourite actors of all time!
I am trying to see every movie Yul ever made. I recently watched The Ten Commandments for the first time around Easter.
I tried to watch The Sound and the Fury last year but found it weird and creepy. I may try again.
The highest ranked film I have seen is The King and I.
The lowest ranked movie I have seen is The Madwoman of Challiet.
The Double Man is airing on TCM in 2 hours.
It is new to me.
So far I have seen 13 of these films.
My favourites:
The Magnificent Seven
The King and I
The Jouney
Anastasia
Westworld
Re: Flight From Asyia:
a bit disjointed the way the three stories are tied.
I enjoy the three stories separately, though.
Hey Flora.
1. Glad you liked your requested page.
2. Tally count….Steve 18….you 13….me 7…..I get off to a good start….as I have seen his Top 5…..and 6 of his Top 7……..then almost nothing.
3. Glad you were finally able to add The 10 Commandments to your tally….as is Steve…lol.
4. I have seen and enjoyed 4 of your Top 5….with The Journey being the one I have not seen.
5. Interesting about Flight From Asyia….then again it also stars Mr. Widmark….so it had to be good….lol.
As always thanks for the comment.
Westworld #1….’nuf said.
Hey Michael. Westworld is the movie that introduced me to Yul Brynner…..now I find it strange that it was actually almost the end of his movie career. But he will always be The Terminator of the 1970s to me. Thanks for stopping by.