Last Updated on 16 November 2025

I searched the Internet for lists of the best John Hurt movies of all time. Criteria included the movies being ranked, not just listed, and generally created by groups, whether teams or committees or based on general public voting (like Ranker.com).

I was able to find 20 lists of his movies. I took the 20 lists and added all their content into a spreadsheet, noting the rank of every film. I ended up averaging the rankings each movie got and dividing that average by a factor of the number of lists that movie was on. The lowest score meant a high ranking average on many lists. The complete spreadsheet is attached at the bottom.

The movies that were on the most lists (out of 20) were:

  • The Elephant Man (1980) – 19 lists
  • Alien (1979) – 18 lists
  • Midnight Express (1978) – 17 lists
  • V for Vendetta (2005) – 17 lists
  • 1984 (1984) – 17 lists
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) – 16 lists
  • Hellboy (2004) – 16 lists
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) – 15 lists

Here are links to the lists I used along with dates the lists were created:

Best John Hurt MoviesDownload

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