Want to know the best Alan Bates movies? How about the worst Alan Bates movies? Curious about Alan Bates box office grosses or which Alan Bates movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Alan Bates movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Alan Bates (1934-2003) was an Oscar®-nominated English actor. Bates is best remembered for his roles in Zorba the Greek, King of Hearts, Georgy Girl, Far From the Madding Crowd , Women In Love, An Unmarried Woman and The Fixer, for which he received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Actor His IMDb page shows 85 acting credits from 1956 to 2020. This page will rank Alan Bates movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, videos, games, and movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.
Alan Bates Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1964 | Zorba the Greek (1964) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1966 | Georgy Girl (1966) |  |
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| 1978 | An Unmarried Woman (1978) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1979 | The Rose (1979) | |
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| 2002 | The Sum of All Fears (2002) | |
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| 1969 | Women in Love (1969) |  |
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| 1967 | Far From The Madding Crowd (1967) | |
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| 1960 | The Entertainer (1960) | |
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| 1966 | King of Hearts (1966) |  |
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| 1990 | Hamlet (1990) | |
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| 2002 | The Mothman Prophecies (2002) | |
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| 1971 | The Go-Between (1971) |  |
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| 1961 | Whistle Down The Wind (1961) | |
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| 1963 | The Guest/The Caretaker (1963) | |
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| 1975 | In Celebration (1975) | |
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| 1986 | Duet for One (1986) | |
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| 1975 | Royal Flash (1975) | |
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| 1962 | A Kind Of Loving (1962) | |
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| 1968 | The Fixer (1968) AA Best Actor Nom |
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| 1978 | The Shout (1978) |  |
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| 1963 | The Running Man (1963) | |
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| 2002 | Evelyn (2002) | |
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| 1981 | Quartet (1981) | |
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| 1974 | Butley (1974) | |
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| 1964 | Nothin But The Best (1964) | |
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| 1970 | Three Sisters (1970) | |
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| 1982 | The Return of the Soldier (1982) |  |
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| 1987 | A Prayer for the Dying (1987) | |
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| 1972 | A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972) | |
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| 1990 | Mister Frost (1990) | |
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| 1991 | Shuttlecock (1991) | |
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| 1982 | Britannia Hospital (1982) | |
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| 1988 | We Think the World of You (1988) |  |
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| 1999 | The Cherry Orchard (1999) | |
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| 1980 | Nijinsky (1980) | |
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| 1993 | Silent Tongue (1993) |  |
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| 1991 | Secret Friends (1991) | |
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| 2003 | Hollywood North (2003) | |
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| 1995 | Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets (1995) | |
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| 2003 | The Statement (2003) |  |
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| 1983 | The Wicked Lady (1983) | |
Alan Bates 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 any way you want.
- Sort Alan Bates movies by his co-stars
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- Sort Alan Bates movies by 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 Alan Bates movie received.
- Sort Alan Bates movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
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| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | Zorba the Greek (1964) AA Best Picture Nom |
Anthony Quinn & Lila Kedrova |
12.60 | 167.2 | 167.2 | 17 | 81 | 07 / 03 | 98.3 | |
| 2 | Georgy Girl (1966) | James Mason | 19.00 | 215.9 | 215.9 | 12 | 79 | 04 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 3 | An Unmarried Woman (1978) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jill Clayburgh & Michael Murphy |
34.70 | 185.4 | 185.4 | 16 | 72 | 03 / 00 | 96.2 | |
| 5 | The Rose (1979) | Bette Midler | 29.20 | 145.3 | 145.3 | 31 | 75 | 04 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 4 | The Sum of All Fears (2002) | Morgan Freeman & Ben Affleck |
118.90 | 256.3 | 417.9 | 22 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 6 | Women in Love (1969) | Glenda Jackson | 8.40 | 73.6 | 73.6 | 34 | 81 | 04 / 01 | 85.9 | |
| 8 | Far From The Madding Crowd (1967) | Julie Christie & Peter Finch |
8.80 | 90.4 | 90.4 | 33 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 7 | The Entertainer (1960) | Laurence Olivier & Albert Finney |
2.80 | 50.2 | 50.2 | 82 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 80.4 | |
| 9 | King of Hearts (1966) | Genevieve Bujold | 2.50 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 83 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 75.7 | |
| 10 | Hamlet (1990) | Mel Gibson & Glenn Close |
20.70 | 61.2 | 61.2 | 60 | 67 | 02 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 12 | The Mothman Prophecies (2002) | Richard Gere & Laura Linney |
35.70 | 77.0 | 118.9 | 75 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 70.5 | |
| 11 | The Go-Between (1971) | Julie Christie | 3.00 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 87 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 13 | Whistle Down The Wind (1961) | Bernard Lee | 0.20 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 140 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 61.6 | |
| 14 | The Guest/The Caretaker (1963) | Robert Shaw | 0.30 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 133 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 59.7 | |
| 16 | In Celebration (1975) | Brian Cox | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 162 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 55.5 | |
| 17 | Duet for One (1986) | Julie Andrews | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 269 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 52.4 | |
| 18 | Royal Flash (1975) | Malcolm McDowell & Oliver Reed |
1.60 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 125 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 51.5 | |
| 17 | A Kind Of Loving (1962) | June Ritchie | 0.10 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 140 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.2 | |
| 19 | The Fixer (1968) AA Best Actor Nom |
Dirk Bogarde | 0.60 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 161 | 67 | 01 / 00 | 50.3 | |
| 21 | The Shout (1978) | John Hurt | 0.40 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 142 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 49.0 | |
| 22 | The Running Man (1963) | Lee Remick & Laurence Harvey |
1.30 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 114 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 47.9 | |
| 22 | Evelyn (2002) | Pierce Brosnan & Julianna Margulies |
1.50 | 3.2 | 8.9 | 193 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 47.4 | |
| 24 | Quartet (1981) | Maggie Smith | 1.30 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 128 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 44.7 | |
| 23 | Butley (1974) | Jessica Tandy | 0.20 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 160 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.5 | |
| 25 | Nothin But The Best (1964) | Denholm Elliott | 0.10 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 164 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.3 | |
| 27 | Three Sisters (1970) | Laurence Olivier & Joan Plowright |
0.30 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 170 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 40.6 | |
| 27 | The Return of the Soldier (1982) | Julie Christie & Ann-Margret |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 168 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.8 | |
| 29 | A Prayer for the Dying (1987) | Liam Neeson & Mickey Rourke |
1.40 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 154 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 37.0 | |
| 29 | A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972) | Janet Suzman | 0.20 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 171 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.9 | |
| 31 | Mister Frost (1990) | Jeff Goldblum | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 234 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.4 | |
| 31 | Shuttlecock (1991) | Lambert Wilson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 257 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 34.8 | |
| 32 | Britannia Hospital (1982) | Malcolm McDowell | 0.40 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 149 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.8 | |
| 34 | We Think the World of You (1988) | Gary Oldman | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 305 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 28.7 | |
| 35 | The Cherry Orchard (1999) | Charlotte Rampling & Gerard Butler |
0.10 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 251 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 35 | Nijinsky (1980) | George De La Pena | 1.00 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 153 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 21.9 | |
| 36 | Silent Tongue (1993) | Richard Harris | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 234 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | |
| 37 | Secret Friends (1991) | Gina Bellman | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 264 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.0 | |
| 39 | Hollywood North (2003) | Matthew Modine | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 344 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.8 | |
| 39 | Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets (1995) | John Mills | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 278 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.7 | |
| 41 | The Statement (2003) | Michael Caine & Tilda Swinton |
0.80 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 195 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.4 | |
| 42 | The Wicked Lady (1983) | Faye Dunaway | 0.70 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 137 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.6 |
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i saw 6, including 4 of top 5. 10 the rose not a favorite. no 9s. no hidden gems
Alan Bates is # 539 on the 2020 Oracle of Bacon list; these are the actors on the 2020 he has appeared with.
4 MICHAEL CAINE The Statement (2003)
8 JOHN HURT The Shout (1978)
14 MAX VON SYDOW Duet for One (1986)
18 JOHN GIELGUD The Wicked Lady (1983)
20 MORGAN FREEMAN The Sum of All Fears (2002)
26 MALCOLM MCDOWELL Britannia Hospital (1982)
26 MALCOLM MCDOWELL Royal Flash (1975)
32 DEREK JACOBI Gosford Park (2001)
32 DEREK JACOBI Three Sisters (1970)
36 ANTHONY QUINN Zorba the Greek (1964)
41 DONALD PLEASENCE The Caretaker (1963)
42 TERENCE STAMP Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
55 JOHN MILLS The Grotesque (1995)
57 HARRY DEAN STANTON The Rose (1979)
60 MICHAEL HORDERN Royal Flash (1975)
63 HELEN MIRREN Gosford Park (2001)
67 VERNON DOBTCHEFF HAMLET (1990)
67 VERNON DOBTCHEFF Nijinsky (1980)
67 VERNON DOBTCHEFF Story of a Love Story (1973)
69 PIERCE BROSNAN Evelyn (2002)
70 JOSS ACKLAND Royal Flash (1975)
75 LIAM NEESON A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
75 LIAM NEESON Duet for One (1986)
79 BRUCE MCGILL The Sum of All Fears (2002)
86 CHARLOTTE RAMPLING Georgy Girl (1966)
86 CHARLOTTE RAMPLING The Cherry Orchard (1999)
86 CHARLOTTE RAMPLING The Statement (2003)
87 CHARLES DANCE GOSFORD PARK (2001)
90 RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
91 EDWARD FOX The Go-Between (1970)
94 BRIAN COX In Celebration (1975)
95 IAN HOLM HAMLET (1990)
95 IAN HOLM The Fixer (1968)
95 IAN HOLM The Return of the Soldier (1982)
100 JAMES CROMWELL The Sum of All Fears (2002)
104 MICHAEL GAMBON Gosford Park (2001)
108 JAMES MASON Georgy Girl (1966)
117 RICHARD HARRIS Silent Tongue (1993)
119 JIM BROADBENT The Shout (1978)
125 LIEV SCHREIBER The Sum of All Fears (2002)
127 DENHOLM ELLIOTT Nothing But the Best (1964)
127 DENHOLM ELLIOTT The Wicked Lady (1983)
138 FAYE DUNAWAY The Wicked Lady (1983)
140 MICKEY ROURKE A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
145 BOB HOSKINS A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
145 BOB HOSKINS Royal Flash (1975)
149 JEFF GOLDBLUM Mister Frost (1990)
169 GARY OLDMAN We Think the World of You (1988)
171 MEL GIBSON HAMLET (1990)
172 JEREMY IRONS Nijinsky (1980)
179 RICHARD GRIFFITHS Britannia Hospital (1982)
182 FRANK FINLAY The Return of the Soldier (1982)
182 FRANK FINLAY The Statement (2003)
183 DAVID WARNER The Fixer (1968)
184 HARRY ANDREWS Nothing But the Best (1964)
205 MICHAEL GOUGH The Cherry Orchard (1999)
205 MICHAEL GOUGH The Go-Between (1970)
205 MICHAEL GOUGH Women in Love (1969)
213 JULIE CHRISTIE Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
213 JULIE CHRISTIE The Go-Between (1970)
213 JULIE CHRISTIE The Return of the Soldier (1982)
219 OLIVER REED Royal Flash (1975)
219 OLIVER REED Women in Love (1969)
222 MAGGIE SMITH Gosford Park (2001)
222 MAGGIE SMITH Quartet (1981)
247 RICHARD E. GRANT Gosford Park (2001)
251 XANDER BERKELEY The Cherry Orchard (1999)
270 GLENN CLOSE HAMLET (1990)
285 BOB BALABAN Gosford Park (2001)
292 PHILIP BAKER HALL The Sum of All Fears (2002)
297 RICHARD GERE The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER The Entertainer (1960)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER Three Sisters (1970)
326 ALBERT FINNEY The Entertainer (1960)
328 ROBBIE COLTRANE Britannia Hospital (1982)
339 TIM CURRY The Shout (1978)
348 WILL PATTON The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
353 CIARAN HINDS The Statement (2003)
353 CIARAN HINDS The Sum of All Fears (2002)
363 JEAN-PIERRE CASSEL Mister Frost (1990)
366 ANN-MARGRET The Return of the Soldier (1982)
390 GERARD BUTLER The Cherry Orchard (1999)
402 TILDA SWINTON The Statement (2003)
411 JENNIFER TILLY Hollywood North (2003)
417 VINCENT SCHIAVELLI An Unmarried Woman (1978)
417 VINCENT SCHIAVELLI Mister Frost (1990)
427 SAUL RUBINEK Hollywood North (2003)
435 MATTHEW MODINE Hollywood North (2003)
438 RUPERT EVERETT DUET FOR ONE (1986)
442 RON RIFKIN THE SUM OF ALL FEARS (2002)
444 MICHAEL MURPHY An Unmarried Woman (1978)
446 MICHAEL BYRNE BUTLEY (1974)
446 MICHAEL BYRNE THE SUM OF ALL FEARS (2002)
452 ISABELLE ADJANI QUARTET (1981)
468 KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS Force majeure (1989)
468 KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS Gosford Park (2001)
469 PETE POSTLEWAITE HAMLET (1990)
470 LAMBERT WILSON Shuttlecock (1991)
474 BRUNO GANZ RECE DE GORY (1981)
475 BRITT EKLAND Royal Flash (1975)
490 LYNN REDGRAVE Georgy Girl (1966)
517 WOLFGANG PREISS Dr. M (1990)
524 COLM FEORE THE SUM OF ALL FEARS (2002)
547 ALLAN CUTHBERTSON THE RUNNING MAN (1963)
551 IRENE PAPAS Zorba the Greek (1964)
555 SUSANNAH YORK The Shout (1978)
565 MICHAEL MEDWIN Britannia Hospital (1982)
570 BEN AFFLECK The Sum of All Fears (2002)
589 CELIA IMRIE THE WICKED LADY (1983)
598 DERMOT MULRONEY SILENT TONGUE (1993)
601 FREDDIE JONES Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
608 MARK HAMILL Britannia Hospital (1982)
639 STEPHEN REA Evelyn (2002)
647 STEPHEN DILLANE HAMLET (1990)
656 EILEEN ATKINS GOSFORD PARK (2001)
658 JOSEF SOMMER The Sum of All Fears (2002)
681 STEPHEN FRY GOSFORD PARK (2001)
703 ROLAND CULVER Britannia Hospital (1982)
723 NIGEL DAVENPORT The Entertainer (1960)
730 VICTOR ARGO The Rose (1979)
745 HELENA BONHAM CARTER HAMLET (1990)
750 LIZ SMITH BRITANNIA HOSPITAL (1982)
750 LIZ SMITH WE THINK THE WORLD OF YOU (1988)
769 RONALD PICKUP NIJINSKY (1980)
769 RONALD PICKUP THREE SISTERS (1970)
804 CLIVE OWEN Gosford Park (2001)
816 JOAN PLOWRIGHT BRITANNIA HOSPITAL (1982)
816 JOAN PLOWRIGHT THE ENTERTAINER (1960)
816 JOAN PLOWRIGHT THREE SISTERS (1970)
826 IAN MCNEICE SECRET FRIENDS (1991)
826 IAN MCNEICE THE CHERRY ORCHARD (1999)
840 ROBERT STEPHENS The Shout (1978)
842 MARIANNE STONE Nothing But the Best (1964)
842 MARIANNE STONE The Wicked Lady (1983)
845 JEREMY NORTHAM GOSFORD PARK (2001)
845 JEREMY NORTHAM THE STATEMENT (2003)
856 BRIAN GLOVER BRITANNIA HOSPITAL (1982)
885 DAVID KEITH The Rose (1979)
906 PRUNELLA SCALES THE WICKED LADY (1983)
919 AIDAN QUINN Evelyn (2002)
923 RONALD LACEY (I) NIJINSKY (1980)
954 DORIS ROBERTS THE ROSE (1979)
957 BERNARD LEE Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
960 KATHY BAKER MISTER FROST (1990)
969 HUGH GRIFFITH The Fixer (1968)
978 LAURA LINNEY THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES (2002)
993 FREDERIC FORREST The Rose (1979)
996 DIRK BOGARDE The Fixer (1968)
Alan has appeared with 20 Oscar winners.
ANTHONY QUINN Zorba the Greek (1964)
FAYE DUNAWAY The Wicked Lady (1983)
GARY OLDMAN We Think the World of You (1988)
GLENDA JACKSON The Return of the Soldier (1982)
GLENDA JACKSON Women in Love (1969)
HELEN MIRREN Gosford Park (2001)
HUGH GRIFFITH The Fixer (1968)
JEREMY IRONS Nijinsky (1980)
JESSICA TANDY Butley (1974)
JIM BROADBENT The Shout (1978)
JOHN GIELGUD The Wicked Lady (1983)
JOHN MILLS The Grotesque (1995)
JULIE ANDREWS Duet for One (1986)
JULIE CHRISTIE Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
JULIE CHRISTIE The Go-Between (1970)
JULIE CHRISTIE The Return of the Soldier (1982)
LAURENCE OLIVIER The Entertainer (1960)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Three Sisters (1970)
MAGGIE SMITH Gosford Park (2001)
MAGGIE SMITH Quartet (1981)
MICHAEL CAINE The Statement (2003)
MORGAN FREEMAN The Sum of All Fears (2002)
PAUL SCOFIELD HAMLET (1990)
PETER FINCH Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
TILDA SWINTON The Statement (2003)
Hey Dan. As always thanks for your efforts in putting together these massive lists. His ranking of 539th is higher than I would’ve guessed. When looking at the first list, it is always good when something starts with Michael Caine. Looks like Julie Christie is the most famous Oracle co-stat….or at least the most famous of those with 3 movies with Bates. Looking at the second list, I’m surprised that he only has 20 Oscar winning costars. As always your list provided lots of great information. Thank you.
I have seen 8 Alan Bates movies, with six of them in the top 10.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Zorba the Greek.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is An Unmarried Woman.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The Running Man.
Favourite Alan Bates Movies:
Georgy Girl
The Rose
Women in Love
The Go-Between
Other Alan Bates Movies I Have Seen:
Zorba the Greek
The Entertainer
Hamlet
The Running Man
Hey Flora. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Alan Bates. Tally count: Steve 10, Cogerson 10 and you at 8. An Unmarried Woman is well acted, but not a fun movie to watch….so I do not think you are missing much by not seeing it. I have seen 4 of the 8 you have seen….2 from your favorites list and two from your others list. The Running Man is probably the one I want to see the most…even though it landed on your “others” list. Good stuff as always.
Great now I’m about 50 new pages behind. 🙂
I’ve seen 10 of the 41 films on the chart. No big favorites but I did enjoy Zorba the Greek the couple of times I saw it and I have a copy of The Sum of All Fears on DVD.
For some reason that escapes me now I watched A Prayer for the Dying a bunch of times on video back in the late 80s, maybe I was going thru a temporary ‘Mickey Rourke is a fascinating actor and I love his fake Irish accent’ phase?
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve….thanks for the comment on our Alan Bates page. I do not think you are 50 pages behind. During this week’s absence I did not write too many pages in advance….but I admit I did during my first and second batch of dental work.
Tally count: You and me tied with 10…Flora sits at 8. Like you, I do not really have any favorites. I keep wanting to say Wolfen is a favorite….but that is a Finney movie not a Bates movie.
I saw A Prayer for the Dying when it came out on VHS…..but have only vague memories of it…at the time I was a Rourke fan….so I remember being excited about watching it…..but I guess it is far to say it was not too memorable. Good stuff as always.