Last Updated on 16 November 2025

The following list is a compilation of the 100 best John Hurt Movies.

I found 20 different ranked lists online of “best John Hurt movies,” which included movies he was in regardless of how large or small his role. Then I pulled them all into Excel and merged them all to get this definitive compilation. See my Methodology page for the research process that was used. Below is a checklist you can print to track which movies you’ve seen, followed by the ranked list of his best movies, with the links going to the IMDb entries.

Best John Hurt Movies – Viewing ChecklistDownload
  1. The Elephant Man (1980)
  2. Alien (1979)
  3. Midnight Express (1978)
  4. V for Vendetta (2005)
  5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
  6. 1984 (1984)
  7. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
  8. Hellboy (2004)
  9. 10 Rillington Place (1971)
  10. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
  11. Watership Down (1978)
  12. The Hit (1984)
  13. Snowpiercer (2013)
  14. Contact (1997)
  15. The Proposition (2005)
  16. Rob Roy (1995)
  17. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
  18. Scandal (1989)
  19. Love and Death on Long Island (1997)
  20. The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
  21. Melancholia (2011)
  22. Dead Man (1995)
  23. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
  24. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
  25. Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
  26. The Field (1990)
  27. The Shout (1978)
  28. The Plague Dogs (1982)
  29. Heaven’s Gate (1980)
  30. Jackie (2016)
  31. An Englishman in New York (2009)
  32. The Lord of the Rings (1978)
  33. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
  34. Night Crossing (1982)
  35. Spaceballs (1987)
  36. Owning Mahowny (2003)
  37. Recount (2008)
  38. Cry of the Penguins (1971)
  39. The Black Cauldron (1985)
  40. Shooting Dogs (2005)
  41. 44 Inch Chest (2009)
  42. Hercules (2014)
  43. All the Little Animals (1998)
  44. Second Best (1994)
  45. The Osterman Weekend (1983)
  46. Outlander (2008)
  47. From the Hip (1987)
  48. Sinful Davey (1969)
  49. Wild Bill (1995)
  50. The Skeleton Key (2005)
  51. Champions (1984)
  52. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (2001)
  53. Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
  54. White Mischief (1987)
  55. King Ralph (1991)
  56. The Climb (1997)
  57. The Oxford Murders (2008)
  58. Manderlay (2005)
  59. Partners (1982)
  60. New York, I Love You (2008)
  61. Immortals (2011)
  62. Jayne Mansfield’s Car (2012)
  63. The Pied Piper (1972)
  64. New Blood (1999)
  65. Jake Speed (1986)
  66. Before Winter Comes (1969)
  67. The Ghoul (1975)
  68. Brighton Rock (2010)
  69. The Journey (2016)
  70. Miranda (2002)
  71. Aria (1987)
  72. The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
  73. The Commissioner (1998)
  74. The Disappearance (1977)
  75. King Lear (1983)
  76. History of the World: Part I (1981)
  77. Crime and Punishment (2002)
  78. You’re Dead… (1999)
  79. The Limits of Control (2009)
  80. Spectre (1977)
  81. Monolith (1993)
  82. Vincent (1987)
  83. If… Dog… Rabbit (1999)
  84. Night Train (1998)
  85. Thomas & Friends: Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure (2015)
  86. Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007)
  87. Valiant (2005)
  88. That Good Night (2017)
  89. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
  90. Little Sweetheart (1988)
  91. Lost Souls (2000)
  92. Lou (2010)
  93. Thumbelina (1994)
  94. Romeo.Juliet (1990)
  95. The Gruffalo (2009)
  96. The Gruffalo’s Child (2011)
  97. The Bengali Night (1988)
  98. ChickLit (2016)
  99. Damascus Cover (2017)
  100. Bandyta (1997)

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