TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Scott Glenn.

Scott Glenn
Birthdate: January 26, 1941

Scott Glenn

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1970s
2.0895
8
total ranking of 2.0895
1980s
2.2910
11
total ranking of 2.2910
1990s
2.1047
19
total ranking of 2.1047
2000s
2.4858
7
total ranking of 2.4858
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Scott Glenn is ranked overall as 2.3958 of of 4 stars2.3958

Scott Glenn Movie Rankings

1
Scott Glenn starring in Right Stuff
Scott Glenn scores a combined 3.6338 out of 4 stars for Right Stuff3.6338
The film chronicles over the course of 15 years and shares the difficulties the government face in trying to run a space program. NASA recruits seven test pilots and trains them to be astronauts. They participate in the Mercury Space Program in an attempt to beat the Russians into space. ...more about Right Stuff
2
Scott Glenn starring in Apocalypse Now
Scott Glenn scores a combined 3.4773 out of 4 stars for Apocalypse Now3.4773
During the height of the Vietnam War, Special Forces Captain Willard is given the assignment to hunt and kill one of the Military's own; an insane Col. reported to have killed hundreds of innocent people and has established a personal refuge in the jungle. ...more about Apocalypse Now
3
Scott Glenn starring in Player
Scott Glenn scores a combined 3.2943 out of 4 stars for Player3.2943
A studio executive, Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins), is the person able to make films possible by reviewing pitches that are presented to him. When he rejects a writer’s work, the writer is upset and sends threatening postcards to Griffin. ...more about Player
4
Courage Under Fire (1996)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 3.0579 out of 4 stars for Courage Under Fire3.0579
The pilot of a rescue copter, Captain Karen Walden, died shortly before her helicopter crew was rescued after it crashed in Desert Storm. ...more about Courage Under Fire
5
Hunt for Red October, The (1990)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 3.0548 out of 4 stars for Hunt for Red October3.0548
Attempting to defect, a technologically advanced Soviet submarine, lead by Captain Marko Ramius, is headed straight for American waters. However, the United States is skeptical of his intentions and prepares for an attack. The only person that believes the Captain is CIA operative Jack Ryan. ...more about Hunt for Red October
6
Nashville (1975)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 3.0377 out of 4 stars for Nashville3.0377
This movie tells the intersecting stories of various people connected to the music business in Nashville. Barbara Jean is the reigning queen of Nashville but is near collapse. Linnea and Delbert Reese have a shaky marriage and a handicapped child. ...more about Nashville
7
Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 3.0126 out of 4 stars for Silence of the Lambs3.0126
Young FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned to help find a missing woman to save her from a psychopathic serial killer who skins his victims. ...more about Silence of the Lambs
8
Silverado (1985)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 2.9660 out of 4 stars for Silverado2.9660
A group of unlikely cowboys travel together to Silverado to overthrow a wicked rancher and a corrupt sheriff. ...more about Silverado
9
Freedom Writers (2007)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 2.9608 out of 4 stars for Freedom Writers2.9608
High-school teacher Erin Gruwell faces the task of uniting her students in racially charged LA. She encourages them to write about their troubled pasts and express their pain and anger through words on a page, not violence toward each other. ...more about Freedom Writers
10
Training Day (2001)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 2.9080 out of 4 stars for Training Day2.9080
In a city where streets are overrun by drug dealers, those who have sworn to uphold the law are breaking them to clean up the streets. Denzel Washington plays L.A.P. ...more about Training Day
11
Virgin Suicides, The (1999)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 2.9041 out of 4 stars for Virgin Suicides2.9041
After the suicide death of their youngest sister, the surviving daughters of the Lisbon family descend into a deep melancholy and eventually become isolated socially and physically by their parents (Woods, Turner) within their small-town Michigan house. ...more about Virgin Suicides
12
Buffalo Soldiers (2003)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 2.7583 out of 4 stars for Buffalo Soldiers2.7583
1989. The Berlin Wall is about to fall, and the world is about to be made safe for the new world order. ...more about Buffalo Soldiers
13
Absolute Power (1997)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 2.7071 out of 4 stars for Absolute Power2.7071
Based on the novel by David Baldacci, Absolute Power is about the ruthlessness of people in power. The President believes that everything he does is beyond reproach, including an affair or two. That leads to murder and everyone around him is involved. ...more about Absolute Power
14
Shipping News, The (2001)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 2.6330 out of 4 stars for Shipping News2.6330
An inksetter in New York, Quoyle returns to his family's longtime home, a small fishing town in Newfoundland, with his young daughter, after a traumatizing experience with her mother, Petal, who sold her to an illegal adoption agency. ...more about Shipping News
15
Vertical Limit (2000)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 2.6086 out of 4 stars for Vertical Limit2.6086
A high-adrenaline tale of young climber Peter Garrett (Chris O'Donnell), who must launch a treacherous and extraordinary rescue effort up K2, the world's second highest peak. ...more about Vertical Limit
16
Urban Cowboy (1980)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 2.6062 out of 4 stars for Urban Cowboy2.6062
Bud Davis is a country boy who moves to the city to visit his uncle. He starts hanging out at Gilley's, owned by Mickey Gilley himself. He takes a job at the refinery where his uncle works. ...more about Urban Cowboy
17
Tall Tale (1995)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 2.5229 out of 4 stars for Tall Tale2.5229
A young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight an evil land baron in the old west who wants to steal his family's farm and destroy their idyllic community. ...more about Tall Tale
  • Not Available on DVD
18
Keep, The (1983)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 2.3550 out of 4 stars for Keep2.3550
Nazis are sent to guard an old, mysterious fortress in a Romanian pass. One of them mistakenly releases an unknown force trapped within the walls. A mysterious stranger senses this from his home in Greece and travels to the keep to vanquish the force. ...more about Keep
  • Not Available on DVD
20
Backdraft (1991)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 2.1671 out of 4 stars for Backdraft2.1671
A rookie firefighter tries to earn the respect of his older brother and other firefighters while taking part in an investigation of a string of arson/murders. ...more about Backdraft
21
Firestorm (1998)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 2.0958 out of 4 stars for Firestorm2.0958
Firefighter Jesse Graves has to save ornithologist Jennifer and other people caught in a forest fire, which was set up by the lawyer of convicted killer Earl Shaye, who escaped from the prison with several of his inmates posing as firefighters to recover ...more about Firestorm
22
Personal Best (1982)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 1.7806 out of 4 stars for Personal Best1.7806
The intertwined lives and loves of three highly-ranked athletes striving for the national team; Chris (Mariel Hemingway) bounces between the beds of male coach Terry and her female friend, competitor, and role model Tory. ...more about Personal Best
  • Not Available on DVD
23
Miss Firecracker (1989)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 1.7779 out of 4 stars for Miss Firecracker1.7779
Carnelle isn't happy with her life, so in order to improve herself she enters a local beauty contest, trying to emulate her cousin Elain's win many years ago. Few think she can win, even her closest friends and relatives (e.g. ...more about Miss Firecracker
24
Baby Maker, The (1970)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 1.7542 out of 4 stars for Baby Maker1.7542
Tish Gray had a baby and gave it up for adoption. She is contacted by a second childless couple who want her to have the husband's baby because of the wife's inability to have children. ...more about Baby Maker
  • Not Available on DVD
25
Angels Hard as They Come (1971)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 1.5213 out of 4 stars for Angels Hard as They Come1.5213
A drug deal is foiled, when the cops show up. They agree to meet in a few days out in the desert and complete the deal. The Angels head for the meeting place. ...more about Angels Hard as They Come
26
Reckless (1995)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 1.4813 out of 4 stars for Reckless1.4813
  • Not Available on DVD
28
Journey to the End of the Night (2006)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 1.4703 out of 4 stars for Journey to the End of the Night1.4703
One of the most dangerous cities in the world is São Paulo, Brazil. It's in the city's underworld of sex, drugs, money, and corruption that a father and son plan to finally escape this vicious and dangerous underworld. ...more about Journey to the End of the Night
29
Night of the Running Man (1994)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 1.4094 out of 4 stars for Night of the Running Man1.4094
A Las Vegas cab driver finds a million dollars of stolen money in his cab after his fare is murdered. Soon after, a ruthless hitman is in persuit; he will stop at nothing to recover the money and dispose of all witnesses. ...more about Night of the Running Man
  • Not Available on DVD
30
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 1.3881 out of 4 stars for My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys1.3881
  • Not Available on DVD
31
Fighting Mad (1976)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 1.2885 out of 4 stars for Fighting Mad1.2885
  • Not Available on DVD
32
Edie & Pen (1996)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 1.2876 out of 4 stars for Edie & Pen1.2876
33
Hex (1973)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 1.2063 out of 4 stars for Hex1.2063
Set in rural Nebraska following the First World War, six veterans on motorcycles ride into the sleepy little town of Bingo. The locals are friendly until one of the vets beats a local kid in a drag race, after which the six are driven out of town. ...more about Hex
  • Not Available on DVD
34
Off Limits (1988)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 1.1391 out of 4 stars for Off Limits1.1391
McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain clothes U.S. military policemen on duty in war-time Saigon. ...more about Off Limits
35
Slaughter of the Innocents (1994)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 1.1385 out of 4 stars for Slaughter of the Innocents1.1385
Fast plot about a mohab nut who thinks he is Noah and collects two of every living thing. ...more about Slaughter of the Innocents
  • Not Available on DVD
36
Last Marshal, The (1999)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 0.6575 out of 4 stars for Last Marshal0.6575
Marshall McClary, one of the most violent, racist, foul- mouthed Marshalls in Texas, is in the middle of resolving a hostage situation (by shooting everyone he sees) when the FBI agents show up, interfering with his negotiation, and ending the event with ...more about Last Marshal
37
River, The (1984)
Scott Glenn scores a combined 0.4748 out of 4 stars for River0.4748
Farming family battles severe storms, a bank threatening to reposses their farm, and other hard times in a battle to save and hold on to their farm. ...more about River
38
Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
39
Extreme Justice (1993)
No Reviews Available
Jeff Powers is the newest member of a very elite and very secret LAPD division. Their mission is to target important criminals and to get them to stop. ...more about Extreme Justice
40
Larga distancia (1998)
No Reviews Available
A man (Greg Smith) on a sailing cruise down the coast of Mexico lands in the fictional town of El Rosario. When his dog runs off, he ends up wandering around the town and eventually drunk. ...more about Larga distancia
  • Not Available on DVD
41
Lesser Prophets (1997)
No Reviews Available
The police have three bookies under surveillance, but they escape and set up shop elsewhere. By chance, one of the police finds them; instead of turning them in, he demands money that his brother, now a suicide, had lost to them. ...more about Lesser Prophets
  • Not Available on DVD
42
She Came to the Valley (1979)
No Reviews Available
43
Verne Miller Story, The (1987)
No Reviews Available
Upon his release from prison, Verne Miller works his way into Al Capone's organization. He becomes a top assasin and earns Capone's trust. Miller's failing health and an oversized ego get him into trouble with the law and Capone. ...more about Verne Miller Story
  • Not Available on DVD
44
Wild Geese II (1985)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
45
Flight of the Dove, The (1994)
Scott Glenn scores a combined zero out of 4 stars for Flight of the Dove0.0001
THERESA RUSSELL is a beautiful spy who trades sex for secrets. SCOTT GLENN is a reclusive explosives expert haunted by a tragic past. When these two meet, the sparks fly... ...more about Flight of the Dove
  • Not Available on DVD