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Sir Thomas Sean Connery first appearance in movies was in the 1954 film Lilacs in the Spring. Since that film, he has appeared in nearly 70 movies in his career. Some of his early breaks in the movie business were 1958’s Another Time, Another Place opposite Lana Turner and the Walt Disney’s 1959 film Darby O’ Gill and the Little People. His biggest break was when he was cast as James Bond in Dr. No. Appearing as Bond in seven films, he became an international star. His non Bond movies did not fare as well, as he struggled to get out of the huge James Bond shadow. During this time frame he did appear in some outstanding movies like The Hill and The Man Who Would Be King.
In 1983 he appeared as James Bond for the last time in Never Say Never Again. It was looking like his career was just about over, when in 1987, he made The Untouchables. He won an Oscar® as Best Supporting Actor for the movie. His career took off again and he made some of his greatest films. Movies like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Hunt for Red October and The Rock. His last movie appearance was The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen in 2003.
His IMDb page shows 92 acting credits from 1954-2012. This page will rank Sean Connery movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.
Sean Connery 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
1975
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
1989
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
1987
The Untouchables (1987)
AA Best Supp Actor Win
1964
Goldfinger (1964)
1963
From Russia with Love (1963)
1962
Dr. No (1962)
1974
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
1990
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
1981
Time Bandits (1981)
1959
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
1965
Thunderball (1965)
1962
The Longest Day (1962)
AA Best Picture Nom
1977
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
1967
You Only Live Twice (1967)
1996
The Rock (1996)
1971
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
1983
Never Say Never Again (1983)
1999
Entrapment (1999)
1993
Rising Sun (1993)
2000
Finding Forrester (2000)
1964
Marnie (1964)
1971
The Anderson Tapes (1971)
1996
DragonHeart (1996)
1965
The Hill (1965)
1975
The Wind and the Lion (1975)
1978
The Great Train Robbery (1978)
1990
The Russia House (1990)
1995
First Knight (1995)
1992
Medicine Man (1992)
1986
The Name of the Rose (1986)
1981
Outland (1981)
1970
The Molly Maguires (1970)
2003
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
1969
The Red Tent (1969)
1976
Robin and Marian (1976)
1995
Just Cause (1995)
1964
Woman of Straw (1964)
1959
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)
1973
The Offence (1973)
1998
Playing By Heart (1998)
1966
A Fine Madness (1966)
1988
The Presidio (1988)
1974
Zardoz (1974)
1986
Highlander (1986)
1958
Another Time, Another Place (1958)
1989
Family Business (1989)
1961
On The Fiddle (1961)
1982
Wrong Is Right (1982)
1976
The Next Man (1976)
1968
Shalako (1968)
1979
Cuba (1979)
1991
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
1984
Sword of the Valiant (1984)
1998
The Avengers (1998)
1982
Five Days One Summer (1982)
1979
Meteor (1979)
1994
A Good Man in Africa (1994)
Sean Connery 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 Sean Connery movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Sean Connery movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Sean Connery movies by yearly box office rank
- Sort Sean Connery 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 Sean Connery movie received.
- Sort Sean Connery 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 Man Who Would Be King (1975) | Michael Caine & Christopher Plummer |
33.30 | 203.3 | 203.30 | 16 | 87 | 04 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 2 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) | Harrison Ford & Directed by Steven Spielberg |
196.20 | 617.7 | 1,489.80 | 2 | 84 | 03 / 01 | 98.5 | |
| 3 | The Untouchables (1987) AA Best Supp Actor Win |
Kevin Costner & Robert DeNiro |
76.30 | 243.8 | 595.50 | 6 | 83 | 04 / 01 | 98.4 | |
| 4 | Goldfinger (1964) | Bernard Lee & James Bond Movies |
62.30 | 828.3 | 1,852.20 | 2 | 87 | 00 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 5 | From Russia with Love (1963) | Robert Shaw & James Bond Movies |
24.80 | 360.4 | 1,146.80 | 7 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 6 | Dr. No (1962) | Ursula Andress & James Bond Movies |
16.10 | 267.8 | 992.80 | 11 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 98.0 | |
| 7 | Murder on the Orient Express (1974) | Ingrid Bergman & Anthony Perkins |
58.00 | 387.4 | 387.40 | 6 | 78 | 06 / 01 | 97.9 | |
| 8 | The Hunt for Red October (1990) | Alec Baldwin & Scott Glenn |
122.00 | 360.6 | 592.50 | 6 | 79 | 03 / 01 | 97.7 | |
| 11 | Time Bandits (1981) | David Warner & Directed by Terry Gilliam |
42.40 | 190.5 | 190.50 | 11 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 9 | Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) | Albert Sharpe & Janet Munro |
17.20 | 358.9 | 358.90 | 10 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 10 | Thunderball (1965) | Bernard Lee & James Bond Movies |
76.60 | 938.7 | 1,852.90 | 3 | 75 | 01 / 01 | 96.4 | |
| 12 | The Longest Day (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
John Wayne & Robert Mitchum |
31.30 | 521.4 | 521.40 | 3 | 60 | 05 / 02 | 95.4 | |
| 13 | A Bridge Too Far (1977) | Michael Caine & Robert Redford |
56.80 | 318.1 | 318.10 | 9 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 14 | You Only Live Twice (1967) | Desmond Lleweyn & James Bond Movies |
44.10 | 455.4 | 1,173.40 | 8 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 94.4 | |
| 15 | The Rock (1996) | Nicolas Cage & Michael Biehn |
134.10 | 379.2 | 947.60 | 7 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 94.2 | |
| 16 | Diamonds Are Forever (1971) | Jill St. John & James Bond Movies |
43.80 | 332.0 | 878.90 | 6 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 17 | Never Say Never Again (1983) | Kim Basinger & James Bond Movies |
55.40 | 220.0 | 635.10 | 16 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 18 | Entrapment (1999) | Catherine Zeta-Jones & Ving Rhames |
87.70 | 216.7 | 524.70 | 24 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 19 | Rising Sun (1993) | Wesley Snipes & Harvey Keitel |
63.20 | 190.8 | 323.70 | 17 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 87.6 | |
| 20 | Finding Forrester (2000) | Rob Brown & F. Murray Abraham |
51.80 | 120.1 | 185.60 | 49 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 85.8 | |
| 21 | Marnie (1964) | Tippi Hedren & Directed by Alfred Hitchcock |
7.90 | 104.5 | 104.50 | 34 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 22 | The Anderson Tapes (1971) | Dyan Cannon & Martin Balsam |
15.20 | 114.8 | 114.80 | 19 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 23 | DragonHeart (1996) | Dennis Quaid | 51.40 | 145.3 | 326.00 | 30 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 24 | The Hill (1965) | Harry Andrews & Ossie Davis |
2.50 | 30.6 | 30.60 | 91 | 89 | 00 / 00 | 81.4 | |
| 25 | The Wind and the Lion (1975) | Candice Bergen | 15.20 | 92.4 | 92.40 | 45 | 67 | 02 / 00 | 81.2 | |
| 26 | The Great Train Robbery (1978) | Donald Sutherland | 11.70 | 62.3 | 62.30 | 51 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 77.2 | |
| 27 | The Russia House (1990) | Michelle Pfeiffer & Roy Scheider |
23.00 | 68.0 | 68.00 | 53 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 28 | First Knight (1995) | Richard Gere | 37.60 | 108.0 | 366.70 | 46 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | |
| 30 | Medicine Man (1992) | Lorraine Bracco & Directed by John McTiernan |
45.50 | 137.1 | 137.10 | 35 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 69.7 | |
| 29 | The Name of the Rose (1986) | F. Murray Abraham & Christian Slater |
7.20 | 24.1 | 24.10 | 84 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 31 | Outland (1981) | Peter Boyle & Frances Sternhagen |
17.40 | 78.1 | 78.10 | 50 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 67.6 | |
| 32 | The Molly Maguires (1970) | Richard Harris & Samantha Eggar |
2.40 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 98 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 63.7 | |
| 34 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) | Stuart Townsend & Naseeruddin Shah |
66.50 | 137.8 | 371.60 | 44 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 63.7 | |
| 33 | The Red Tent (1969) | Peter Finch & Claudia Cardinale |
2.00 | 17.4 | 17.40 | 100 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 61.7 | |
| 35 | Robin and Marian (1976) | Audrey Hepburn & Robert Shaw |
8.80 | 51.6 | 51.60 | 63 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 61.1 | |
| 36 | Just Cause (1995) | Kate Capshaw & Laurence Fishburne |
36.90 | 105.9 | 180.60 | 47 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 59.8 | |
| 37 | Woman of Straw (1964) | Ralph Richardson & Gina Lollobrigida |
2.90 | 38.0 | 38.00 | 85 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 57.6 | |
| 38 | Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959) | Gordon Scott & Anthony Quayle |
2.50 | 52.1 | 52.10 | 93 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 39 | The Offence (1973) | Trevor Howard & Ian Bannen |
1.00 | 6.9 | 6.90 | 151 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 53.0 | |
| 40 | Playing By Heart (1998) | Angelina Jolie & Jay Mohr |
4.00 | 10.6 | 10.60 | 154 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 50.3 | |
| 41 | A Fine Madness (1966) | Joanne Woodward & Jean Seberg |
4.90 | 56.1 | 107.30 | 58 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 42.6 | |
| 42 | The Presidio (1988) | Mark Harmon & Meg Ryan |
20.30 | 61.8 | 61.80 | 47 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 40.6 | |
| 43 | Zardoz (1974) | Charlotte Rampling & Directed by John Boorman |
5.50 | 37.0 | 37.00 | 62 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 44 | Highlander (1986) | Christopher Lambert & Clancy Brown |
5.90 | 19.9 | 63.30 | 94 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | |
| 45 | Another Time, Another Place (1958) | Lana Turner | 1.40 | 29.6 | 29.60 | 123 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 28.4 | |
| 46 | Family Business (1989) | Dustin Hoffman & Matthew Broderick |
12.20 | 38.4 | 38.40 | 70 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 47 | On The Fiddle (1961) | Alfred Lynch | 0.60 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 130 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 24.0 | |
| 48 | Wrong Is Right (1982) | Robert Conrad & George Grizzard |
3.60 | 15.2 | 15.20 | 103 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 16.3 | |
| 49 | The Next Man (1976) | Marco St. John & Adolfo Celi |
3.80 | 22.2 | 22.20 | 92 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 16.0 | |
| 50 | Shalako (1968) | Stephen Boyd & Brigitte Bardot |
2.90 | 27.5 | 92.90 | 94 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 15.4 | |
| 51 | Cuba (1979) | Brooke Adams & Martin Balsam |
5.30 | 26.2 | 26.20 | 80 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 14.2 | |
| 52 | Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) | Christopher Lambert & Virginia Madsen |
15.60 | 46.2 | 46.20 | 71 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 14.2 | |
| 53 | Sword of the Valiant (1984) | Trevor Howard & King Arthur Movies |
1.70 | 6.2 | 6.20 | 144 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 9.9 | |
| 54 | The Avengers (1998) | Ralph Fiennes & Uma Thurman |
23.40 | 62.3 | 140.40 | 73 | 21 | 00 / 00 | 4.3 | |
| 55 | Five Days One Summer (1982) | Lambert Wilson & Betsy Brantley |
0.20 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 155 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.1 | |
| 56 | Meteor (1979) | Natalie Wood & Henry Fonda |
8.40 | 41.8 | 41.80 | 71 | 24 | 01 / 00 | 3.1 | |
| 57 | A Good Man in Africa (1994) | John Lithgow & Louis Gossett Jr. |
2.30 | 7.1 | 7.10 | 169 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 1.3 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Sir Sean Connery
1. Before becoming an international movie star, Sean Connery had many other jobs…some of the jobs include….milkman, body builder, coffin polisher, artist’s model(including nude modeling), a laborer and a lorry driver. Connery also served in the Royal Navy and had a chance to play professional football(soccer) but he wisely choose acting.
2. Sean Connery is the only British male star to be the #1 box office star in America. This occured in 1965 during the peak of James Bond movies.
3. Over Sean Connery’s fifty year career he only received one Oscar® nomination and two Golden Globe® nominations. He did however win one Oscar® and one Golden Globe® for his role in 1987’s The Untouchables. His second and last Golden Globe® nomination was for playing the senior Indiana Jones in 1989’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
4. James Bond is easily Sean Connery’s most famous role. He got the role after many actors turned down the role. Some of those actors include: Cary Grant, David Niven, Richard Johnson and Patrick McGoohan.
5. Sean Connery would appear in 6 official Bond movies and one unofficial Bond movie, Never Say Never Again. Sean Connery’s James Bond is easily the first and best James Bond….at least in my humble opinion.
6. Sean Connery has been married twice in his life. He was married to Diane Cilento from 1962 to 1973….and they had one son, Jason who is also an actor. He has been married to Micheline Roquebrune since 1975.
7. Two of Sir Sean Connery’s best friends were Sir Michael Caine and Sir Roger Moore. He never appeared in a movie with Moore, but he shares two screen credits with Caine…..1975’s A Man Who Would Be King(my favorite Connery movie) and 1977’s A Bridge Too Far(they have no scenes together).
8. Entertain Weekly voted Sean Connery as 24th Greatest Movie Star of all time.
9. Some of the roles Sean Connery turned down: Matrix Reloaded, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Die Hard With A Vengeance, The Thomas Crown Affair(McQueen version), Braveheart, Sleeping With The Enemy, The Birds, Bladerunner, Star Trek V, and The English Patient.
10. Check out Sean Connery’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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Just found out Sean passed when the internet opened. Yesterday I was reading about the producers maybe selling the latest James Bond to streaming which was nixed, but cinemas are closing again in France, Germany etc. As a kid I went to double bill re-issues of Dr. No with From Russia with Love and Thunderball with You Only LIve Twice. Also saw a re-issue of Darby O’Gill and the Little People around the same time, all circa 1971 or 72. One of those would be the first Sean Connery film for me. He was great in the Untouchables.
Happy 90th birthday!
Hey PhilHoF17. I agree with your comment 100%. Rest In Peace Honor Blackman,
Honor Blackman has died at 94 of natural causes. She played Pussy Galore in Goldfinger and was the original leading lady in the TV series The Avengers.
Hey Flora. Thanks for sharing this sad information. I have finally created a page for just these sad occassions. https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/umrs-in-memoriam/
Well if Honor Blackman made it until 94, she was one strong lady, in real life and on the screen. RIP Pussy Galore!
Happy 89th birthday to Sean Connery! In September, TCM will be airing James Bond movies on Thursday nights.
Hey Flora, good shout out. Happy belated birthday to Mr. Connery. Wow 89. Does not seem that long ago that he was James Bond.