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George C. Scott (1927-1999) was an American Oscar®-winning actor. He was best known for his Oscar®-winning portrayal of General George S. Patton in 1970’s Patton. His IMDb page shows 96 acting credits from 1951-1999. This page ranks George C. Scott movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. This page comes from a request from GreatScott!, Wayne S. and Lyle.
George C. Scott 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
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1970
Patton (1970)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Actor Win
1959
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1964
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
AA Best Picture Nom
1961
The Hustler (1961)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1971
The Hospital (1971)
AA Best Actor Nom
1966
The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
1975
The Hindenburg (1975)
1972
The New Centurions (1972)
1981
Taps (1981)
1959
The Hanging Tree (1959)
1964
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
1993
Malice (1993)
1979
Hardcore (1979)
1980
The Changeling (1980)
1990
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
1968
Petulia (1968)
1963
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
1990
The Exorcist III (1990)
1977
Islands in the Stream (1977)
1967
The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
1997
12 Angry Men (1997)
Showtime Movies
1999
Inherit the Wind (1999)
Showtime Movies
1984
Firestarter (1984)
1971
They Might Be Giants (1971)
1971
The Last Run (1971)
1978
Movie Movie (1978)
1995
Tyson (1995)
HBO Movie
1973
Oklahoma Crude (1973)
1966
Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966)
1972
Rage (1972)
Director
1977
Crossed Swords (1977)
1973
The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
1995
Angus (1995)
1974
The Bank Shot (1974)
1974
The Savage Is Loose (1974)
Director
1990
Descending Angels (1990)
HBO Movie
1980
The Formula (1980)
1999
Gloria (1999)
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| 1970 | Patton (1970) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Actor Win |
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| 1959 | Anatomy of a Murder (1959) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 1964 | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1961 | The Hustler (1961) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 1971 | The Hospital (1971) AA Best Actor Nom |
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| 1966 | The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) | |
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| 1975 | The Hindenburg (1975) | |
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| 1972 | The New Centurions (1972) | |
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| 1981 | Taps (1981) | |
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| 1959 | The Hanging Tree (1959) | |
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| 1964 | The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) | |
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| 1993 | Malice (1993) | |
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| 1979 | Hardcore (1979) | |
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| 1980 | The Changeling (1980) | |
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| 1990 | The Rescuers Down Under (1990) | |
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| 1968 | Petulia (1968) | |
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| 1963 | The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) | |
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| 1990 | The Exorcist III (1990) | |
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| 1977 | Islands in the Stream (1977) | |
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| 1967 | The Flim-Flam Man (1967) | |
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| 1997 | 12 Angry Men (1997) Showtime Movies |
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| 1999 | Inherit the Wind (1999) Showtime Movies |
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| 1984 | Firestarter (1984) | |
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| 1971 | They Might Be Giants (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Last Run (1971) | |
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| 1978 | Movie Movie (1978) | |
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| 1995 | Tyson (1995) HBO Movie |
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| 1973 | Oklahoma Crude (1973) | |
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| 1966 | Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966) | |
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| 1972 | Rage (1972) Director |
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| 1977 | Crossed Swords (1977) | |
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| 1973 | The Day of the Dolphin (1973) | |
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| 1995 | Angus (1995) | |
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| 1974 | The Bank Shot (1974) | |
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| 1974 | The Savage Is Loose (1974) Director |
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| 1990 | Descending Angels (1990) HBO Movie |
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| 1980 | The Formula (1980) | |
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| 1999 | Gloria (1999) | |
George C. Scott 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 George C. Scott movies by co-stars of his movies
- Sort George C. Scott movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort George C. Scott movies by domestic yearly box office rank
- Sort George C. Scott 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 George C. Scott movie received.
- Sort George C. Scott 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 | ||||
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| 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 | Patton (1970) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Actor Win |
Karl Malden | 61.70 | 468.1 | 468.10 | 4 | 90 | 10 / 07 | 100.0 | |
| 2 | Anatomy of a Murder (1959) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
James Stewart | 15.70 | 307.7 | 307.70 | 13 | 86 | 07 / 00 | 99.3 | |
| 3 | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) AA Best Picture Nom |
Peter Sellers & Directed by Stanley Kubrick |
14.30 | 178.6 | 178.60 | 11 | 94 | 04 / 00 | 99.3 | |
| 4 | The Hustler (1961) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Paul Newman & Jackie Gleason |
10.90 | 172.4 | 172.40 | 20 | 88 | 09 / 02 | 99.2 | |
| 6 | The Hospital (1971) AA Best Actor Nom |
Diana Rigg | 27.30 | 194.8 | 194.80 | 12 | 76 | 02 / 01 | 96.7 | |
| 6 | The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) | Ava Gardner & Peter O'Toole |
37.50 | 400.6 | 400.60 | 2 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 7 | The Hindenburg (1975) | Anne Bancroft | 45.80 | 262.3 | 262.30 | 11 | 54 | 03 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 8 | The New Centurions (1972) | Stacy Keach & Jane Alexander |
21.60 | 149.0 | 149.00 | 17 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 9 | Taps (1981) | Tom Cruise & Sean Penn |
35.90 | 151.5 | 151.50 | 16 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 88.3 | |
| 10 | The Hanging Tree (1959) | Gary Cooper | 6.30 | 123.1 | 123.10 | 40 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 87.3 | |
| 11 | The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) | Ingrid Bergman & Shirley MacLaine |
13.30 | 166.7 | 178.60 | 14 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 86.8 | |
| 12 | Malice (1993) | Alec Baldwin & Nicole Kidman |
46.40 | 131.7 | 131.70 | 30 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 83.8 | |
| 13 | Hardcore (1979) | Peter Boyle & Season Hubley |
18.50 | 86.5 | 86.50 | 49 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 14 | The Changeling (1980) | Trish Van Devere & Melvyn Douglas |
12.80 | 57.8 | 57.80 | 61 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | |
| 16 | The Rescuers Down Under (1990) | Bob Newhart & John Candy |
27.90 | 77.6 | 77.60 | 41 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 77.0 | |
| 15 | Petulia (1968) | Julie Christie & Richard Chamberlain |
4.30 | 38.4 | 38.40 | 73 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 76.7 | |
| 17 | The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) | Kirk Douglas & Directed by John Huston |
4.60 | 62.5 | 62.50 | 56 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 76.1 | |
| 18 | The Exorcist III (1990) | Samuel L. Jackson | 26.10 | 72.5 | 108.40 | 47 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 72.8 | |
| 18 | Islands in the Stream (1977) | Susan Tyrrell & David Hemmings |
8.50 | 44.9 | 44.90 | 64 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 71.2 | |
| 20 | The Flim-Flam Man (1967) | Harry Morgan | 3.00 | 29.1 | 29.10 | 77 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 65.4 | |
| 21 | 12 Angry Men (1997) Showtime Movies |
Jack Lemmon | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 341 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 61.7 | |
| 22 | Inherit the Wind (1999) Showtime Movies |
Jack Lemmon | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 370 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 58.6 | |
| 24 | Firestarter (1984) | Drew Barrymore & Martin Sheen |
17.10 | 59.7 | 59.70 | 59 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 52.0 | |
| 24 | They Might Be Giants (1971) | Joanne Woodward | 2.20 | 15.4 | 15.40 | 116 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 51.9 | |
| 24 | The Last Run (1971) | Trish Van Devere & Colleen Dewhurst |
4.20 | 30.2 | 30.20 | 68 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 48.9 | |
| 24 | Movie Movie (1978) | Trish Van Devere & Eli Wallach |
1.90 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 117 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 48.2 | |
| 26 | Tyson (1995) HBO Movie |
Paul Winfield | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 278 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.4 | |
| 29 | Oklahoma Crude (1973) | Faye Dunaway & John Mills |
7.60 | 50.3 | 50.30 | 45 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 44.3 | |
| 28 | Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966) | Tony Curtis | 2.00 | 21.4 | 21.40 | 101 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 43.9 | |
| 30 | Rage (1972) Director |
George C. Scott & Richard Basehart |
2.10 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 117 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 36.1 | |
| 33 | Crossed Swords (1977) | Charlton Heston & Ernest Borgnine |
7.30 | 38.4 | 38.40 | 72 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 33.4 | |
| 32 | The Day of the Dolphin (1973) | Trish Van Devere & Paul Sorvino |
2.30 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 116 | 54 | 02 / 00 | 30.7 | |
| 33 | Angus (1995) | Kathy Bates | 4.80 | 13.0 | 13.00 | 144 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 24.8 | |
| 35 | The Bank Shot (1974) | Joanna Cassidy | 3.00 | 19.0 | 19.00 | 84 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 21.2 | |
| 36 | The Savage Is Loose (1974) Director |
George C. Scott & Trish Van Devere |
2.00 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 107 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 17.6 | |
| 36 | Descending Angels (1990) HBO Movie |
Diane Lane | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 269 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | |
| 38 | The Formula (1980) | Marlon Brando | 9.60 | 43.4 | 43.40 | 76 | 37 | 01 / 00 | 14.7 | |
| 38 | Gloria (1999) | Sharon Stone | 4.20 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 155 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 4.7 |
George C. Scott Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
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Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
Ingrid Bergman &
Shirley MacLaine
178.60
The Exorcist III (1990)
Samuel L. Jackson
108.40
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) | Ingrid Bergman & Shirley MacLaine |
178.60 | |
| The Exorcist III (1990) | Samuel L. Jackson | 108.40 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About George C. Scott
1. George Campbell Scott was born in Wise, Virginia in 1927.
2. George C. Scott was a U.S. Marine from 1945 to 1949. One of his duties was as an honor guard for military funerals at Arlington National Cemetery.
3. In 1958 George C. Scott won an Obie Award for his stage appearance in Children of Darkness. In 1959 he appeared in his first movie….Gary Cooper’s The Hanging Tree.
4. George C. Scott earned Best Supporting Actor Oscar® nominations for his 2nd and 3rd movies: 1959’s Anatomy Of A Murder and 1961’s The Hustler. He later would earn two Best Actor Oscar® nominations: He won for 1970’s Patton….his 4th and final nomination came for 1971’s The Hospital.
5. George C. Scott was the first actor to refuse the Oscar® when he won for 1970’s Patton. Scott also refused his Oscar® nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category in 1961, because he didn’t believe in actors competing against each other unless they were playing the exact same role. Marlon Brando would follow Scott’s lead and also refused his Oscar® when he won for his role in 1972’s The Godfather.
6. George C. Scott directed two movies: 1972’s Rage and 1974’s The Savage Is Loose. He was also the producer and distributor for The Savage Is Loose.
7. George C. Scott was married 5 times and had 6 children. His youngest child is actor and director Campbell Scott. Campbell is quickly closing in on his dad’s 96 IMDb acting credits.
8. George C. Scott starred in 4 movies that earned Best Picture Oscar® nominations: 1959’s Anatomy Of A Murder, 1961’s The Hustler, 1964’s Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb and 1970’s Patton…..Patton was the only one to win.
9. George C. Scott and Patton trivia. Rod Steiger, Lee Marvin, Robert Mitchum and Burt Lancaster all turned down the lead role. Meanwhile…John Wayne really wanted the role but was turned by the producers.
10. Check out George C. Scott ‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
Hello Bruce. Thanks for this page. This is great. I’ve seen all of George C. Scott’s early films except “The Savage Is Loose”. I just saw “The Bank Shot” last night for the first time. I’d had it for awhile on DVD with “The Hospital” but was reluctant to watch it and now I know why. My favorite Scott films are Patton (1970), Dr. Strangelove (1964), The Hospital (1971), Petulia (1968), Anatomy of a Murder (1959), They Might Be Giants (1971), The Hustler (1961) and Oklahoma Crude (1973). Scott was good in nearly every film he did but I didn’t like him in The Bank Shot. He spoke with a lisp that was very distracting. Thanks again for this page.
Hey Lyle….we do a tally count contest……and I feel safe to say you will be the winner…..you 33, me 15, Bern1960 14, Steve 13 and Laurent 9. I almost bought Bank Shot at a thrift store a couple of weekends ago….based on your mini-review….I made the right decision to not buy it.
Poor The Savage is Loose……it seems that was a pet project for him. As he starred, directed, produced and distributed the movie….yet not many people have seen it…and even less even remotely liked it. Glad you enjoyed your requested page.
He was a favourite actor of mine, he did great movies. Too bad his television work is not included. His roles in 12 Angry men and Inherit the wind are some of my favourites. Petulia and Patton are some of my others I really enjoy.
Hey Kenny…glad you found this page on one of your favorites. I agree his television career was impressive…..but to do my rankings I need box office numbers….so I could not include that part of his career. I do want to see his Titanic mini-series….as he played the captain in that one. Thanks for stopping by.
Hello Bruce, I’ve seen 9 movies. He was a very good actor, and I think the four first of the list are really good. That are essentials films. However they were all bombs in france !!! What a shame.
Hey Laurent…..9 is pretty good amount. Wow all four of his great films flopped in France. Seems one of those should have done something over there. Maybe he did better with The Bible. Thanks for your comment.
In fact The Bible did little better than the others, with 1.1 millions of admissions.
I guess France did not take much of a shine to Mr. Scott….thanks for the view from France on him.
Great actor. Scott as George S. Patton has to count as one of the greatest performances on film. A shame he refused the Oscar.
Fewer films than I expected, I’ve seen just 13 of the 34 films listed. My favorites include Dr. Strangelove, Patton, The Hustler, Adrian Messenger and The Changeling.
The Bible was a gigantic bore and Exorcist II a very poor sequel to Friedkin’s classic (my favorite modern horror movie).
The Hindenburg was okay, I liked the visuals of the doomed airship. It’s been years since I last saw Firestarter, if it was made now Professor Xavier would have turned up to recruit her. 🙂
I remember reading the novel of The Day of the Dolphin, can’t remember what I thought of the film. I need to see it again.
The Hospital is a film I’ve wanted to see for some time now, supposed to be one of Scott’s best films. I don’t think I’ve seen Anatomy of a Murder, I can’t remember it.
“Mr. President, I’m not saying we wouldn’t get our hair mussed. But I do say no more than ten to twenty million killed, tops.” Dr. Strangelove tops the critics charts, and Patton the UMR, my two favorites, nice.
Good work as always Bruce. Voted Up!
My mistake I thought I saw Exorcist II on the chart, Scott was of course in Exorcist III, which was a better film than number 2 but still no where as good as the first film.
Yep Exorcist 2 was a Richard Burton disaster. I barely remember part 3 coming out…that is not one of the ones that I have seen.
Hey Steve.
1. Thanks for checking out the latest UMR page.
2. Tally counts…..Lyle 33, Cogerson 15, Bern1960 14, Steve 13, Laurent 9.
3. I give Scott credit….he was fussing about Oscar nominations being unimportant as early as 1961…..the only thing I can’t figure out is why he accepted his Emmy for his tv work the same year he won the Oscar.
4. I have seen and liked all of your Top 5.
5. Anatomy of a Murder is pretty good and worth checking out….great performances all around in that one.
6. I think I have seen a little bit of The Hospital…but it did not keep my interest…I might like it now…especially since I am older and wiser.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Mr. Scott.
Very nice. He was a good actor. Of the ones listed I really enjoyed The List of Adrian Messenger. I have seen 14 of these movies. Thanks for another wonderful page.
Hey Bern1960….thanks for the tally count and the comment. I also enjoyed The List of Adrian Messenger….it has some great hidden cameos. 14 is pretty good amount of GCS movies watched.