Want to know the best Oliver Reed movies? How about the worst Oliver Reed movies? Curious about Oliver Reed box office grosses or which Oliver Reed movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Oliver Reed movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Oliver Reed (1938-1999) was an English actor. Reed was known for his upper-middle-class, macho image and “hellraiser” lifestyle. Notable films include Oliver! (1968), Women in Love (1969), The Devils (1971), The Three Musketeers (1973), Tommy (1975), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), and Gladiator (2000).. His IMDb page shows 121 acting credits from 1955 to 1999. This page will rank Oliver Reed movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings.
Oliver Reed Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.
Oliver Reed 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.
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Oliver Reed movie received.
- Sort Oliver Reed movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
Possibly Interesting Facts About Oliver Reed
1. Robert Oliver Reed was born in Wimbledon, England in 1938. His uncle was director Carol Reed.
2. Oliver Reed needed 36 stitches to repair cuts on his face after a bar fight in 1963. The incident left him with a permanent scar, which he initially feared would put an end to his screen career.
3. For a brief period in the late 1960s Oliver Reed was the highest-paid actor in Europe, but by the early 1980s he was reduced to starring in dire European films.
4. Oliver Reed made seven films with Christopher Lee: The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960), Wild for Kicks (1960), The Pirates of Blood River (1962), The Three Musketeers (1973), The Four Musketeers: Milady’s Revenge (1974), The Return of the Musketeers (1989), and Treasure Island (1990).
5. Oliver Reed agreed to appear in the small but vital role of casino boss Eddie Mars in The Big Sleep (1978) just because he admired the film’s star Robert Mitchum so much.
Check out Oliver Reed‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
The great Ollie, another British great joins the UMR hall of fame.
I’ve seen 22 of the 50 films on the chart. Favorites include – Gladiator, The Three and Four Musketeers, The Curse of the Werewolf, Baron Muchausen, Burnt Offerings, Lion of the Desert and Oliver!
Gladiator tops the UMR chart but Lion of the Desert is no.1 on the critics chart.
“I don’t have a drink problem. But if that was the case and doctors told me I would have to stop, I’d like to think I would be brave enough to drink myself into the grave.”
[waves arms] Bruce, if you’re out there… you have Reed’s date of birth listed as 1999 in the trivia section.
Good stuff, Vote Up!
Back to back victories for the Lensman. Tally count: Steve 22, me 10 and Flora 6. So you think Ollie was not born in 1999? I will fix that error after I get through with this comment. As for his quote….I think he might have accomplished “drink myself to the grave” as he died in a bar after a long stay with lots of drinking. I had not noticed that Lion of the Desert was so highly rated. Many of my favorite Ollie movies are on your favorites list. Movies like Gladiator, the Musketeers and Baron M. Good stuff as always.
Hey Steve….that error has been fixed. Since I am back in the comment box…let me talk about The Jokers for a minute. If you had asked before writing this page I would have said (a) not only have I not seen it but (b) I have not even heard of it before. However….when researching the page…I saw the poster for The Jokers….and it triggered my memory…..that I had in fact seen it before. That is the movie where two brothers (Reed and Michael Crawford) steal the crown jewels. I tried to find a trailer for the movie…..but failed…but I did find the entire movie sitting on YouTube. I am now trying to find the time to watch it again.
Hey Dan
1. Good lists…thanks for putting them together.
2. Ollie has a nice spot on the Oracle list…not bad for a guy that has not made a movie in 20 years.
3. Being a big Christian Bale fan, I like want to see Treasure Island as well….it is not an easy movie to locate.
4. First list…most common Oracle co-star…Mr. Christopher Lee…..which you have as being in 6 movies with Reed…..but you have forgotten Wild For Kicks…….so disappointed….lol.
5. 29 Oscar winners….decent but not an awesome total.
As always good stuff.
Wild for Kicks and Beat Girl which is listed are the same film.
Hey Dan….got it….Treasure Island did not make the Oracle list because it was a television movie….I stand corrected. I should have known better than to question your record keeping skills…..lol.
Great UMR Page
Thank you Mike.
I have seen 6 Oliver Reed films, 3 of them in the top 5. There is also Women in Love which did not make your table.
The HIGHEST ranked movie I have seen is Oliver!
The highest ranked movie I have NOT seen is Gladiator.
The LOWEST ranked movie I have seen is The Sell-Out.
Favourite Oliver Reed Movies:
Oliver!
The Three Musketeers
The Four Musketeers
Other Oliver Reed Movies I Have Seen:
Women in Love
The Big Sleep
The Sell-Out
Hey Flora….thanks for the thoughts on Oliver Reed. I have seen 10 of the movies. Somehow I left off Women in Love….it is now on the page….and is part of your 6. I have seen all of your favorites…and 2 of your others. Not surprised the Sell-Out is on your list of Oliver Reed movies seen…..betting a certain Richard Widmark had something to do with that. Gladiator is a good movie, but not one I re-watch very often. Good stuff as always.
Treasure Island (1990) is not on this list because it is a made for TV film and is not counted in Oracle of Bacon statistics (so Christian Bale doesn’t count as acting with him in a theatrical release). I’d like to see it though.
Oliver Reed is # 219 on the 202o Oracle of Bacon list. These are actors on the list he has appeared with.
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE Beat Girl (1959)
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE The Four Musketeers (1974)
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE The Pirates of Blood River (1962)
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE The Three Musketeers (1973)
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
4 MICHAEL CAINE The Bulldog Breed (1960)
9 BEN KINGSLEY Parting Shots (1999)
11 ERNEST BORGNINE Crossed Swords (1977)
11 ERNEST BORGNINE Skeleton Coast (1987)
15 DAVID CARRADINE The Misfit Brigade (1987)
18 JOHN GIELGUD Lion of the Desert (1981)
21 GERALDINE CHAPLIN The Four Musketeers (1974)
21 GERALDINE CHAPLIN The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
21 GERALDINE CHAPLIN The Three Musketeers (1973)
21 GERALDINE CHAPLIN Z.P.G. (1972)
23 ROD STEIGER Lion of the Desert (1981)
26 MALCOLM MCDOWELL Royal Flash (1975)
32 DEREK JACOBI Gladiator (2000)
36 ANTHONY QUINN Lion of the Desert (1981)
37 JOHN CLEESE Parting Shots (1999)
38 CHARLTON HESTON Crossed Swords (1977)
38 CHARLTON HESTON The Four Musketeers (1974)
38 CHARLTON HESTON The Three Musketeers (1973)
41 DONALD PLEASENCE No Love for Johnnie (1961)
41 DONALD PLEASENCE The House of Usher (1989)
41 DONALD PLEASENCE Tomorrow Never Comes (1978)
45 GEORGE KENNEDY Hired to Kill (1990)
46 VANESSA REDGRAVE The Devils (1971)
55 JOHN MILLS The Big Sleep (1978)
59 CLAUDIA CARDINALE Days of Fury (1973)
59 CLAUDIA CARDINALE Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)
60 MICHAEL HORDERN I’ll Never Forget What’s’isname (1967)
60 MICHAEL HORDERN Royal Flash (1975)
60 MICHAEL HORDERN The Jokers (1967/I)
67 VERNON DOBTCHEFF Condorman (1981)
67 VERNON DOBTCHEFF The Assassination Bureau (1969)
70 JOSS ACKLAND Royal Flash (1975)
70 JOSS ACKLAND The Three Musketeers (1973)
78 GENE HACKMAN The Hunting Party (1971)
78 GENE HACKMAN Two of a Kind (1983)
81 ROBERT MITCHUM The Big Sleep (1978)
83 JACK NICHOLSON Tommy (1975)
90 RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH Ten Little Indians (1974)
90 RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH The Angry Silence (1960)
90 RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH The League of Gentlemen (1960)
91 EDWARD FOX I’ll Never Forget What’s’isname (1967)
91 EDWARD FOX The Big Sleep (1978)
91 EDWARD FOX The Jokers (1967/I)
96 JACK PALANCE Gor (1987)
96 JACK PALANCE The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo (1998)
102 ORSON WELLES I’ll Never Forget What’s’isname (1967)
102 ORSON WELLES Ten Little Indians (1974)
113 ROBERT VAUGHN Captive Rage (1988)
113 ROBERT VAUGHN Skeleton Coast (1987)
115 IAN MCSHANE SITTING TARGET (1972)
117 RICHARD HARRIS Gladiator (2000)
138 FAYE DUNAWAY The Four Musketeers (1974)
138 FAYE DUNAWAY The Three Musketeers (1973)
141 CANDICE BERGEN The Hunting Party (1971)
145 BOB HOSKINS Parting Shots (1999)
145 BOB HOSKINS Royal Flash (1975)
158 SHELLEY WINTERS Fanny Hill (1983)
177 KATHY BATES Two of a Kind (1983)
179 RICHARD GRIFFITHS Funny Bones (1995)
182 FRANK FINLAY I’ll Never Forget What’s’isname (1967)
182 FRANK FINLAY Sitting Target (1972)
182 FRANK FINLAY The Four Musketeers (1974)
182 FRANK FINLAY The Jokers (1967/I)
182 FRANK FINLAY The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
182 FRANK FINLAY The Three Musketeers (1973)
184 HARRY ANDREWS Crossed Swords (1977)
184 HARRY ANDREWS I’ll Never Forget What’s’isname (1967)
184 HARRY ANDREWS The Big Sleep (1978)
184 HARRY ANDREWS The Jokers (1967/I)
190 HERBERT LOM Dragonard (1987)
190 HERBERT LOM Master of Dragonard Hill (1989)
190 HERBERT LOM Skeleton Coast (1987)
190 HERBERT LOM Ten Little Indians (1974)
191 PETER FONDA Spasms (1983)
194 CHARLES DURNING Two of a Kind (1983)
199 MARCELLO MASTROIANNI Dirty Weekend (1973)
201 KLAUS KINSKI Venom (1981)
205 MICHAEL GOUGH Venom (1981)
205 MICHAEL GOUGH Women in Love (1969)
208 ROBIN WILLIAMS The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
218 JONATHAN PRYCE The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
225 DAVID HEMMINGS Crossed Swords (1977)
225 DAVID HEMMINGS Gladiator (2000)
225 DAVID HEMMINGS The System (1964)
262 KEENAN WYNN A Touch of the Sun (1979)
266 PETER CUSHING A Touch of the Sun (1979)
266 PETER CUSHING Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)
268 BURGESS MEREDITH Burnt Offerings (1976)
284 WALTER GOTELL The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
305 STEVEN BERKOFF The Captain’s Table (1959)
306 JOSE FERRER Hired to Kill (1990)
317 KENNETH CRANHAM OLIVER! (1968)
332 OLIVER PLATT Funny Bones (1995)
336 UMA THURMAN The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
338 BRUCE DAVISON The Misfit Brigade (1987)
352 TELLY SAVALAS The Assassination Bureau (1969)
363 JEAN-PIERRE CASSEL The Four Musketeers (1974)
363 JEAN-PIERRE CASSEL The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
363 JEAN-PIERRE CASSEL The Three Musketeers (1973)
366 ANN-MARGRET Tommy (1975)
367 JOHN STANDING The Class of Miss MacMichael (1979)
375 JOHN TRAVOLTA Two of a Kind (1983)
385 EDDIE ALBERT The Party’s Over (1965)
392 KAREN BLACK Burnt Offerings (1976)
406 LIONEL STANDER Dirty Weekend (1973)
441 TERI GARR The Sting II (1983)
442 RON RIFKIN THE STING II (1983)
444 MICHAEL MURPHY The Class of Miss MacMichael (1979)
451 GRAHAM STARK Crossed Swords (1977)
451 GRAHAM STARK The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo (1998)
460 KIM CATTRALL The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
462 STUART WHITMAN The Ransom (1977)
475 BRITT EKLAND Royal Flash (1975)
479 MARIO ADORF Lion of the Desert (1981)
485 DICK MILLER Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980)
496 VIVECA LINDFORS The Damned (1963)
502 RICHARD WIDMARK The Sell Out (1976)
510 JOHN IRELAND The Ransom (1977)
510 JOHN IRELAND Tomorrow Never Comes (1978)
514 ADOLFO CELI Ten Little Indians (1974)
517 WOLFGANG PREISS Hannibal Brooks (1969)
525 RAQUEL WELCH Crossed Swords (1977)
525 RAQUEL WELCH The Four Musketeers (1974)
525 RAQUEL WELCH The Three Musketeers (1973)
532 DUB TAYLOR Burnt Offerings (1976)
533 ELKE SOMMER Severed Ties (1992)
533 ELKE SOMMER Ten Little Indians (1974)
534 CURT JURGENS The Assassination Bureau (1969)
539 ALAN BATES Royal Flash (1975)
539 ALAN BATES Women in Love (1969)
550 PHILIPPE NOIRET The Assassination Bureau (1969)
550 PHILIPPE NOIRET The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
551 IRENE PAPAS Lion of the Desert (1981)
562 WILFRID HYDE-WHITE A Touch of the Sun (1979)
562 WILFRID HYDE-WHITE Fanny Hill (1983)
562 WILFRID HYDE-WHITE His and Hers (1961)
567 MAURICE DENHAM Paranoiac (1963)
567 MAURICE DENHAM The Captain’s Table (1959)
568 ERIC POHLMANN Life Is a Circus (1960)
568 ERIC POHLMANN Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)
569 TERRY-THOMAS His and Hers (1961)
579 GEORGE C. SCOTT Crossed Swords (1977)
595 CLIVE REVILL The Assassination Bureau (1969)
596 ROY KINNEAR The Four Musketeers (1974)
596 ROY KINNEAR The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
596 ROY KINNEAR The Three Musketeers (1973)
601 FREDDIE JONES Sitting Target (1972)
612 DESMOND LLEWELYN Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)
612 DESMOND LLEWELYN The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
612 DESMOND LLEWELYN The Pirates of Blood River (1962)
628 GEORGE SANDERS The Rebel (1961)
634 JOAN COLLINS The Big Sleep (1978)
642 GEOFFREY KEEN No Love for Johnnie (1961)
642 GEOFFREY KEEN The Angry Silence (1960)
660 LEE MARVIN The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976)
661 JACK HAWKINS The League of Gentlemen (1960)
671 SYLVIA MILES THE GREAT SCOUT & CATHOUSE THURSDAY (1976)
673 C. THOMAS HOWELL The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
676 JAY O. SANDERS The Misfit Brigade (1987)
685 DJIMON HOUNSOU GLADIATOR (2000)
687 STEPHEN MCHATTIE TOMORROW NEVER COMES (1978)
688 LESLIE CARON Funny Bones (1995)
707 RAF VALLONE Lion of the Desert (1981)
708 ERNIE HUDSON Two of a Kind (1983)
716 KENNETH GRIFFITH THE ASSASSINATION BUREAU (1969)
740 GERT FROBE Ten Little Indians (1974)
769 RONALD PICKUP MAHLER (1974)
784 BETTE DAVIS Burnt Offerings (1976)
811 MICHAEL J. POLLARD Hannibal Brooks (1969)
815 REX HARRISON Crossed Swords (1977)
821 ERIC IDLE THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN (1989)
826 IAN MCNEICE FUNNY BONES (1995)
842 MARIANNE STONE Paranoiac (1963)
842 MARIANNE STONE The Angry Silence (1960)
842 MARIANNE STONE The Class of Miss MacMichael (1979)
842 MARIANNE STONE The Jokers (1967/I)
855 VALENTINA CORTESE The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
869 CAMERON MITCHELL Rage to Kill (1987)
893 RUSSELL CROWE Gladiator (2000)
909 NICOL WILLIAMSON Venom (1981)
913 ROBERT BROWN Lion of the Desert (1981)
915 STERLING HAYDEN Venom (1981)
916 WILLIAM HOOTKINS Funny Bones (1995)
923 RONALD LACEY (I) TAKE A GIRL LIKE YOU (1970)
931 JOHN LE MESURIER The Bulldog Breed (1960)
931 JOHN LE MESURIER The Captain’s Table (1959)
943 BERT REMSEN The Sting II (1983)
957 BERNARD LEE The Angry Silence (1960)
969 HUGH GRIFFITH Oliver! (1968)
994 JACQUES HERLIN Dirty Weekend (1973)
Oliver appeared with 29 Oscar winners.
ANTHONY QUINN Lion of the Desert (1981)
BEN KINGSLEY Parting Shots (1999)
BETTE DAVIS Burnt Offerings (1976)
CHARLTON HESTON Crossed Swords (1977)
CHARLTON HESTON The Four Musketeers (1974)
CHARLTON HESTON The Three Musketeers (1973)
ERNEST BORGNINE Crossed Swords (1977)
ERNEST BORGNINE Skeleton Coast (1987)
FAYE DUNAWAY The Four Musketeers (1974)
FAYE DUNAWAY The Three Musketeers (1973)
GENE HACKMAN The Hunting Party (1971)
GENE HACKMAN Two of a Kind (1983)
GEORGE C. SCOTT Crossed Swords (1977)
GEORGE KENNEDY Hired to Kill (1990)
GEORGE SANDERS The Rebel (1961)
GLENDA JACKSON The Class of Miss MacMichael (1979)
GLENDA JACKSON The Triple Echo (1972)
GLENDA JACKSON Women in Love (1969)
HUGH GRIFFITH Oliver! (1968)
JACK NICHOLSON Tommy (1975)
JACK PALANCE Gor (1987)
JACK PALANCE The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo (1998)
JAMES STEWART The Big Sleep (1978)
JOHN GIELGUD Lion of the Desert (1981)
JOHN MILLS The Big Sleep (1978)
JOSE FERRER Hired to Kill (1990)
KARL MALDEN The Sting II (1983)
KATHY BATES Two of a Kind (1983)
LEE MARVIN The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976)
MICHAEL CAINE The Bulldog Breed (1960)
PETER FINCH No Love for Johnnie (1961)
REX HARRISON Crossed Swords (1977)
ROBIN WILLIAMS The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
ROD STEIGER Lion of the Desert (1981)
RUSSELL CROWE Gladiator (2000)
SHELLEY WINTERS Fanny Hill (1983)
VANESSA REDGRAVE The Devils (1971)