Last Updated on 2 September 2025

The following list is a compilation of the 80 best movies that Anthony Hopkins was in.

I found 29 different ranked lists online of “best Anthony Hopkins movies”. 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 roles, with the links going to the IMDb entries.

Best Anthony Hopkins Movies – Viewing ChecklistDownload
  1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
  2. The Elephant Man (1980)
  3. The Father (2020)
  4. The Remains of the Day (1993)
  5. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
  6. The Lion in Winter (1968)
  7. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
  8. Howards End (1992)
  9. The Two Popes (2019)
  10. Amistad (1997)
  11. The World’s Fastest Indian (2005)
  12. Nixon (1995)
  13. Thor (2011)
  14. The Mask of Zorro (1998)
  15. Legends of the Fall (1994)
  16. Magic (1978)
  17. Shadowlands (1993)
  18. Fracture (2007)
  19. Red Dragon (2002)
  20. A Bridge Too Far (1977)
  21. 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
  22. Hannibal (2001)
  23. Meet Joe Black (1998)
  24. Thor: The Dark World (2013)
  25. The Edge (1997)
  26. Titus (1999)
  27. Chaplin (1992)
  28. The Bounty (1984)
  29. One Life (2023)
  30. Noah (2014)
  31. Hitchcock (2012)
  32. Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
  33. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
  34. Beowulf (2007)
  35. Instinct (1999)
  36. Armageddon Time (2022)
  37. The Wolfman (2010)
  38. The Human Stain (2003)
  39. RED 2 (2013)
  40. Bobby (2006)
  41. Proof (2005)
  42. The Rite (2011)
  43. Freud’s Last Session (2023)
  44. Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
  45. Bad Company (2002)
  46. Alexander (2004)
  47. Surviving Picasso (1996)
  48. The Son (2022)
  49. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
  50. Freejack (1992)
  51. Desperate Hours (1990)
  52. The Road to Wellville (1994)
  53. King Lear (2018)
  54. Solace (2015)
  55. All the King’s Men (2006)
  56. Audrey Rose (1977)
  57. The Virtuoso (2021)
  58. Collide (2016)
  59. The City of Your Final Destination (2009)
  60. The Trial (1993)
  61. 360 (2011)
  62. Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (2015)
  63. Locked (2025)
  64. Blackway (2015)
  65. Juggernaut (1974)
  66. The Innocent (1993)
  67. Slipstream (2007)
  68. August (1996)
  69. Elyse (2020)
  70. Mary (2024)
  71. When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
  72. Misconduct (2016)
  73. The Bunker (1981)
  74. Shortcut to Happiness (2003)
  75. The Efficiency Expert (1991)
  76. Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)
  77. Where Are You (2019)
  78. Young Winston (1972)
  79. Zero Contact (2022)
  80. Hamlet (1969)

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