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Christopher Plummer (1929-2021) was a Canadian Oscar® winning actor. His movie career spanned over 8 decades. He currently holds the record for oldest actor to win an Oscar (82 when he won for 2010’s Beginnings) and oldest actor to receive an Oscar nomination (88 when got a nomination for 2017’s All The Money In The World). His IMDb page shows 217 acting credits from 1953 to 2021. This page ranks Christopher Plummer movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. His many television appearances, shorts, uncredited and movies not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. This page was requested but sadly we have forgotten who made the request.
Christopher Plummer Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1965
The Sound of Music (1965)
AA Best Picture Win
2001
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
AA Best Picture Win
2009
Up (2009)
AA Best Picture Nom
1975
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
2019
Knives Out (2019)
1991
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
1975
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
2011
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
1995
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
2006
Inside Man (2006)
1992
Malcolm X (1992)
1986
An American Tail (1986)
1994
Wolf (1994)
1999
The Insider (1999)
AA Best Picture Nom
2004
National Treasure (2004)
2005
Syriana (2005)
1987
Dragnet (1987)
1964
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
1995
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
1965
Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
1967
The Night of The Generals (1967)
1979
Murder by Decree (1979)
2017
All The Money In The World (2017)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
2010
Beginners (2010)
AA Best Supp Actor Win
1970
Waterloo (1970)
1969
Battle of Britain (1969)
2006
The Lake House (2006)
1984
Dreamscape (1984)
2009
9 (2009)
2009
The Last Station (2009)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1978
The Silent Partner (1978)
1981
Eyewitness (1981)
2002
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
1958
Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
2015
Danny Collins (2015)
2005
Must Love Dogs (2005)
2017
The Star (2017)
Voice Only
1981
The Amateur (1981)
2017
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
2009
My Dog Tulip (2009)
Voice Only
2005
The New World (2005)
2009
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
1980
Somewhere in Time (1980)
2020
The Last Full Measure (2020)
1958
Stage Struck (1958)
1995
Harrison Bergeron (1995)
Showtime Movies
2010
The Tempest (2010)
2007
Man In The Chair (2007)
1998
Winchell (1998)
HBO Movie
2016
The Exception (2016)
1997
Closing The Ring (1997)
2015
Remember (2015)
2002
Ararat (2002)
1969
The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
1987
Gandahar (1987)
Voice Only
1976
Aces High (1976)
1966
Triple Cross (1966)
1991
Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
1978
International Velvet (1978)
2019
Cliffs Of Freedom (2019)
2000
Dracula 2000 (2000)
1975
Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
1968
The High Commissioner (1968)
2004
Alexander (2004)
2003
Blizzard (2003)
2001
Lucky Break (2001)
1988
Shadow Dancing (1988)
2011
Priest (2011)
2014
Elsa & Fred (2014)
1990
Where the Heart Is (1990)
1969
Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969)
1979
Hanover Street (1979)
1984
Lily In Love (1984)
2014
Hector And The Search For Happiness (2014)
1973
The Pyx (1973)
2018
Boundaries (2018)
2013
The Legend of Sarila (2013)
1984
Ordeal By Innocence (1984)
1986
The Boy in Blue (1986)
2003
Cold Creek Manor (2003)
1978
Starcrash (1978)
1986
The Boss' Wife (1986)
1994
Crackerjack (1994)
1982
Highpoint (1982)
Christopher Plummer 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 Christopher Plummer movies by co-stars of his movies
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- Sort Christopher Plummer movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Christopher Plummer 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 Christopher Plummer movie received.
- Sort Christopher Plummer 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.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 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 | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | The Sound of Music (1965) AA Best Picture Win |
Julie Andrews | 145.50 | 1,783.2 | 3,290.50 | 1 | 82 | 10 / 05 | 99.9 | |
| 2 | A Beautiful Mind (2001) AA Best Picture Win |
Russell Crowe & Directed by Ron Howard |
170.70 | 377.7 | 693.70 | 11 | 82 | 08 / 04 | 99.8 | |
| 3 | Up (2009) AA Best Picture Nom |
Edward Asner | 293.00 | 488.3 | 1,218.90 | 5 | 87 | 05 / 02 | 99.4 | |
| 6 | The Man Who Would Be King (1975) | Sean Connery & Michael Caine |
33.30 | 203.3 | 203.30 | 16 | 87 | 04 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 4 | Knives Out (2019) | Daniel Craig & Chris Evans |
165.40 | 225.7 | 417.10 | 15 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 7 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) | Leonard Nimoy & William Shatner |
74.90 | 222.4 | 287.70 | 15 | 76 | 02 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 5 | The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) | Peter Sellers | 41.80 | 255.1 | 255.10 | 13 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 9 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | Daniel Craig | 102.50 | 161.6 | 366.70 | 28 | 83 | 05 / 01 | 96.0 | |
| 10 | Twelve Monkeys (1995) | Bruce Willis & Brad Pitt |
57.10 | 164.2 | 485.20 | 31 | 83 | 02 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 11 | Inside Man (2006) | Denzel Washington & Jodie Foster & <a href='https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/clive-owen-mov |
88.50 | 168.1 | 350.30 | 23 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 13 | Malcolm X (1992) | Denzel Washington | 48.20 | 145.1 | 145.10 | 32 | 83 | 02 / 00 | 93.4 | |
| 12 | An American Tail (1986) | Dom DeLuise | 72.40 | 243.8 | 243.80 | 9 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 15 | Wolf (1994) | Jack Nicholson & Michelle Pfeiffer |
65.00 | 199.2 | 401.40 | 19 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 11 | The Insider (1999) AA Best Picture Nom |
Al Pacino & Russell Crowe |
29.10 | 71.9 | 148.90 | 69 | 87 | 07 / 00 | 90.6 | |
| 14 | National Treasure (2004) | Nicolas Cage | 173.00 | 348.2 | 699.50 | 10 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 88.2 | |
| 16 | Syriana (2005) | George Clooney & Matt Damon |
50.80 | 99.3 | 183.50 | 56 | 76 | 02 / 01 | 86.5 | |
| 17 | Dragnet (1987) | Dan Aykroyd & Tom Hanks |
57.40 | 183.5 | 213.20 | 14 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 85.9 | |
| 18 | The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) | Sophia Loren & James Mason |
4.80 | 63.2 | 63.20 | 61 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 19 | Dolores Claiborne (1995) | Stephen King | 24.40 | 70.0 | 70.00 | 69 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
| 20 | Inside Daisy Clover (1965) | Natalie Wood & Robert Redford |
8.10 | 99.4 | 99.40 | 38 | 60 | 03 / 00 | 78.4 | |
| 21 | The Night of The Generals (1967) | Peter O'Toole & Omar Sharif |
6.00 | 62.0 | 62.00 | 45 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 77.7 | |
| 20 | Murder by Decree (1979) | James Mason & Donald Sutherland |
8.20 | 40.6 | 40.60 | 73 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 76.8 | |
| 24 | All The Money In The World (2017) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Mark Walhberg & Directed by Ridley Scott |
25.10 | 35.0 | 75.10 | 89 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 74.6 | |
| 22 | Beginners (2010) AA Best Supp Actor Win |
Ewan McGregor | 5.80 | 9.2 | 22.70 | 139 | 83 | 01 / 01 | 74.0 | |
| 25 | Waterloo (1970) | Orson Welles | 4.10 | 33.0 | 33.00 | 64 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 73.1 | |
| 26 | Battle of Britain (1969) | Michael Caine & Laurence Olivier |
5.70 | 50.3 | 50.30 | 47 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 28 | The Lake House (2006) | Keanu Reeves & Sandra Bullock |
52.30 | 99.4 | 218.10 | 62 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 28 | Dreamscape (1984) | Dennis Quaid | 12.10 | 45.2 | 45.20 | 68 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 70.6 | |
| 30 | 9 (2009) | Jennifer Connelly | 31.70 | 52.9 | 80.70 | 87 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 68.5 | |
| 29 | The Last Station (2009) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Helen Mirren | 6.60 | 11.0 | 22.60 | 154 | 75 | 02 / 00 | 65.9 | |
| 30 | The Silent Partner (1978) | Elliott Gould & John Candy |
0.90 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 131 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 33 | Eyewitness (1981) | William Hurt & Sigourney Weaver |
6.40 | 28.8 | 28.80 | 86 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 64.4 | |
| 31 | Nicholas Nickleby (2002) | Anne Hathaway | 1.60 | 3.4 | 7.90 | 191 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 62.1 | |
| 37 | Wind Across the Everglades (1958) | Burl Ives | 2.00 | 40.7 | 64.30 | 112 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 59.9 | |
| 34 | Danny Collins (2015) | Al Pacino | 5.60 | 8.4 | 16.10 | 138 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 59.2 | |
| 37 | Must Love Dogs (2005) | John Cusack & Diane Lane |
43.90 | 85.7 | 113.70 | 68 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 58.5 | |
| 40 | The Star (2017) Voice Only |
Anthony Anderson | 40.90 | 56.9 | 87.50 | 66 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 57.4 | |
| 38 | The Amateur (1981) | John Savage | 10.30 | 46.1 | 46.10 | 76 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 57.2 | |
| 35 | The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) | Dan Stevens | 5.70 | 7.9 | 11.30 | 137 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 40 | My Dog Tulip (2009) Voice Only |
Lynn Redgrave | 0.20 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 252 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 55.5 | |
| 40 | The New World (2005) | Colin Farrell & Christian Bale |
12.70 | 24.8 | 59.60 | 139 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 55.2 | |
| 41 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) | Heath Ledger | 7.70 | 12.8 | 103.00 | 150 | 66 | 02 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 45 | Somewhere in Time (1980) | Christopher Reeve | 9.80 | 47.0 | 47.00 | 75 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 42 | The Last Full Measure (2020) | Samuel L. Jackson & Ed Harris |
2.90 | 4.0 | 4.10 | 46 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 52.9 | |
| 46 | Stage Struck (1958) | Henry Fonda | 2.00 | 41.7 | 41.70 | 110 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 51.9 | |
| 45 | Harrison Bergeron (1995) Showtime Movies |
Sean Astin | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 309 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.4 | |
| 48 | The Tempest (2010) | Helen Mirren & Russell Brand |
0.30 | 0.4 | 0.50 | 223 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 49.1 | |
| 47 | Man In The Chair (2007) | Robert Wagner | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 353 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.6 | |
| 48 | Winchell (1998) HBO Movie |
Stanley Tucci | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 336 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.5 | |
| 49 | The Exception (2016) | Lily James | 0.70 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 214 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 47.2 | |
| 50 | Closing The Ring (1997) | Shirley MacLaine | 0.10 | 0.1 | 4.10 | 280 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.9 | |
| 52 | Remember (2015) | Martin Landau | 1.20 | 1.8 | 5.50 | 175 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.8 | |
| 53 | Ararat (2002) | Charles Aznavour | 1.60 | 3.4 | 3.40 | 192 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 46.7 | |
| 53 | The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969) | Robert Shaw | 0.60 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 157 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 41.2 | |
| 54 | Gandahar (1987) Voice Only |
Glenn Close | 0.40 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 205 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.0 | |
| 55 | Aces High (1976) | John Gielgud | 1.40 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 132 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 38.8 | |
| 56 | Triple Cross (1966) | Yul Brynner | 1.10 | 12.1 | 12.10 | 122 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 37.9 | |
| 59 | Rock-A-Doodle (1991) | Glen Campbell | 11.70 | 34.6 | 34.60 | 87 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 36.9 | |
| 57 | International Velvet (1978) | Anthony Hopkins | 2.20 | 11.9 | 11.90 | 113 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 36.6 | |
| 59 | Cliffs Of Freedom (2019) | Jan Uddin | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 211 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.2 | |
| 62 | Dracula 2000 (2000) | Gerard Butler | 33.00 | 76.6 | 109.10 | 75 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 35.6 | |
| 61 | Conduct Unbecoming (1975) | Michael York | 2.50 | 15.2 | 15.20 | 101 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 28.5 | |
| 62 | The High Commissioner (1968) | Rod Taylor | 1.30 | 12.4 | 16.50 | 142 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 28.4 | |
| 65 | Alexander (2004) | Angelina Jolie & Directed by Oliver Stone |
34.30 | 69.0 | 336.80 | 81 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 63 | Blizzard (2003) | Paul Bates & Kevin Pollack |
0.50 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 209 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.8 | |
| 67 | Lucky Break (2001) | Ron Cook | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 296 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.8 | |
| 68 | Shadow Dancing (1988) | Nadine Van der Velde | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 268 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.7 | |
| 69 | Priest (2011) | Paul Bettany | 29.10 | 45.9 | 123.40 | 102 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 20.2 | |
| 69 | Elsa & Fred (2014) | Shirley MacLaine | 0.30 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 205 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.5 | |
| 71 | Where the Heart Is (1990) | Dabney Coleman | 1.10 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 186 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 17.3 | |
| 72 | Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969) | Susannah York | 2.40 | 21.4 | 21.40 | 88 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 17.1 | |
| 72 | Hanover Street (1979) | Harrison Ford | 3.90 | 19.7 | 19.70 | 87 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 17.0 | |
| 72 | Lily In Love (1984) | Maggie Smith | 0.40 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 174 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 16.3 | |
| 73 | Hector And The Search For Happiness (2014) | Simon Pegg | 1.10 | 1.7 | 3.30 | 179 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 16.1 | |
| 75 | The Pyx (1973) | Karen Black | 2.50 | 17.6 | 17.60 | 109 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 16.0 | |
| 77 | Boundaries (2018) | Vera Farmiga | 0.70 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 215 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.7 | |
| 76 | The Legend of Sarila (2013) | Genevieve Bujold | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 380 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 13.1 | |
| 79 | Ordeal By Innocence (1984) | Donald Sutherland | 0.10 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 194 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.7 | |
| 80 | The Boy in Blue (1986) | Nicolas Cage | 0.30 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 201 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.5 | |
| 79 | Cold Creek Manor (2003) | Dennis Quaid & Sharon Stone |
21.40 | 44.3 | 60.40 | 105 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 10.7 | |
| 82 | Starcrash (1978) | David Hasseloff | 5.00 | 26.7 | 26.70 | 84 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 9.7 | |
| 81 | The Boss' Wife (1986) | Daniel Stern & Martin Mull |
0.50 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 189 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 7.1 | |
| 84 | Crackerjack (1994) | Nastassja Kinski | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 280 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.1 | |
| 85 | Highpoint (1982) | Richard Harris | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 181 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 4.2 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Christopher Plummer
1. Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1929.
2. Christopher Plummer did an apprenticeship with the Canadian Repertory Company…..appearing in over 75 stage roles. He made his Broadway debut in 1953’s The Starcross Story. That was the good news…the bad news was it closed on opening night.
3. Christopher Plummer was the understudy for Tyrone Power in the play….The Dark is Light Enough.
4. Christopher Plummer’s The Sound of Music (1965) is the third biggest box office hit of all-time when looking at all-time adjusted box office grosses.
5. Christopher Plummer did not like The Sound of Music. He referred to it as “The Sound Of Mucus”. Why you wonder? Well here are his own words. ““Because it was so awful and sentimental and gooey,”…and “You had to work terribly hard to try and infuse some minuscule bit of humor into it.”
6. Christoper Plummer has received 2 Oscar® nominations: He was nominated for Best Actor for 2009’s The Last Station…and he won the Best Supporting Actor for 2013’s Beginners. At age 82, he is the oldest person to receive an Academy Award®.
7. Christopher Plummer turned down the role of Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, and admits to regretting that decision.
8. Christopher Plummer has been married three times. He has one daughter….actress Amanda Plummer.
9. Christopher Plummer has worked with both Obi-Wan Kenobis on film. Alec Guinness played his father in 1964’s The Fall of the Roman Empire 46 years later Plummer played father to Ewan McGregor in 2010’s Beginners.
10. Check out Christopher Plummer‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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Christopher Plummer was the # 30 most connected actor of the 1990’s, # 35 of the 1980’s and # 44 of the 1970’s (3 decades in the top 100).
R.I.P. Christopher
Great Actor
So # 3 on the 2020 Oracle of Bacon list has passed. It’s sort of like when Dennis Hopper was so high ranked but he was about 17 years younger.
We were at the movies to see Supernova (what a snoozefest) and during the coming attractions my wife is reading her phone and that’s when we found out about Chris. My wife dislikes trailers.
Chris and Tammy Grimes’ daughter Amanda is # 609 on the list.
Hank Aaron, Cloris Leachman, Cicely Tyson and Christopher Plummer all just died in their sleep or seems like it (natural causes aka old age).