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Christopher Plummer
Birthdate: December 13, 1929

Christopher Plummer

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1950s
0.3515
2
total ranking of 0.3515
1960s
2.4489
9
total ranking of 2.4489
1970s
2.2737
11
total ranking of 2.2737
1980s
2.3076
13
total ranking of 2.3076
1990s
2.2133
15
total ranking of 2.2133
2000s
2.7003
17
total ranking of 2.7003
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Christopher Plummer is ranked overall as 2.8365 of of 4 stars2.8365

Christopher Plummer Movie Rankings

1
Christopher Plummer starring in Sound of Music
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 3.5928 out of 4 stars for Sound of Music3.5928
Aspiring Nun, Maria, is assigned to care for Capt. VonTrap's seven children. While the children are used to strict rules, free spirited Maria enchants the children and their father with the sounds of laughter and music not heard in the house for years. ...more about Sound of Music
2
Christopher Plummer starring in Malcolm X
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 3.0896 out of 4 stars for Malcolm X3.0896
Chronicling the life of civil rights leader Malcolm X from childhood, through prison and Islamic enlightenment. ...more about Malcolm X
3
Christopher Plummer starring in Insider
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 3.0763 out of 4 stars for Insider3.0763
A scientist hired by "Big Tobacco" revels the secrets of the industry in a "60 minutes" interview, but when the tobacco industry threatens a lawsuit, CBS caves and shelves the expose. ...more about Insider
Actor Awards
  • Boston Society of Film Critics Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA - Best Supporting Actor
  • Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama
4
Beautiful Mind, A (2001)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 3.0654 out of 4 stars for Beautiful Mind3.0654
Math genius John Forbes Nash Jr. gains notoriety for his abilities at a very early age, but when he is diagnosed with schizophrenia the line between his mind and reality becomes increasingly blurred. ...more about Beautiful Mind
5
Inside Man (2006)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 3.0462 out of 4 stars for Inside Man3.0462
Negotiator Keith Frazier has met his match when Dalton Russell enacts the "perfect" bank heist. Each knowing the other has another trick up his sleeve, it seems every time Frasier has a handle on the dangerous situation Russell is one-step ahead. ...more about Inside Man
6
Somewhere in Time (1980)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.9353 out of 4 stars for Somewhere in Time2.9353
Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early 1900s, Elise McKenna. ...more about Somewhere in Time
7
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.9177 out of 4 stars for Nicholas Nickleby2.9177
Young Nicholas and his family enjoy a comfortable life, until Nicholas' father dies and the family is left penniless. ...more about Nicholas Nickleby
8
Syriana (2005)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.8781 out of 4 stars for Syriana2.8781
From writer/director Stephen Gaghan, winner of the Best Screenplay Academy Award for Traffic, comes Syriana, a political thriller that unfolds against the intrigue of the global oil industry. ...more about Syriana
9
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.8746 out of 4 stars for Twelve Monkeys2.8746
An unknown and lethal virus has wiped out five billion people in 1996. Only 1% of the population has survived by the year 2035, and is forced to live underground. ...more about Twelve Monkeys
10
New World, The (2005)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.8542 out of 4 stars for New World2.8542
The New World is a sweeping adventure set amidst the first encounter of European and Native American cultures during the founding of the Jamestown Virginia settlement in 1607. ...more about New World
11
Dreamscape (1984)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.8166 out of 4 stars for Dreamscape2.8166
A government funded project looks into using psychics to enter people's dreams, with some mechanical help. ...more about Dreamscape
12
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.8144 out of 4 stars for Dolores Claiborne2.8144
Dolores Claiborne works as a maid for a wealthy woman in remote Maine. When she is indicted for the elderly woman's murder, Dolores' daughter Selena returns from New York, where she has become a big-shot reporter. ...more about Dolores Claiborne
13
Ararat (2002)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.7945 out of 4 stars for Ararat2.7945
A film within a film, this is a contemporary story of the making of a historical epic about the Armenian holocaust between 1915 and 1918. ...more about Ararat
14
Man Who Would Be King, The (1975)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.7553 out of 4 stars for Man Who Would Be King2.7553
This adaptation of the famous short story by Rudyard Kipling tells the story of Daniel Dravot and Peachy Carnahan, two ex-soldiers in India when it was under British rule. ...more about Man Who Would Be King
15
Lake House, The (2006)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.7265 out of 4 stars for Lake House2.7265
Joe, an architecture student, is left homeless and destitute by the death of his parents. Unable to finish school, unqualified for work, and psychologically numb from his loss, and with no money, he finds himself, quite literally, out in the cold. ...more about Lake House
16
Wolf (1994)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.7195 out of 4 stars for Wolf2.7195
Worn down and out of luck, aging publisher Will Randall (Jack Nicholson) is at the end of his rope when a younger co-worker snatches both his job and wife out from under his nose. ...more about Wolf
17
National Treasure (2004)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.6804 out of 4 stars for National Treasure2.6804
Benjamin Franklin Gates descends from a family of treasure-seekers who've all hunted for the same thing: a war chest hidden by the Founding Fathers after the Revolutionary War. ...more about National Treasure
18
Battle of Britain (1969)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.6183 out of 4 stars for Battle of Britain2.6183
Historical reenactment of the air war in the early days of World War Two for control of the skies over Britain as the new Luftwaffa and the Royal Air Force determine whether or not an invasion can take place. ...more about Battle of Britain
19
Murder by Decree (1979)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.5770 out of 4 stars for Murder by Decree2.5770
Sherlock Holmes investigates London's most infamous case, Jack the Ripper. As he investigates, he finds that the Ripper has friends in high places. ...more about Murder by Decree
Actor Awards
  • Genie Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
20
Dragnet (1987)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.5706 out of 4 stars for Dragnet2.5706
Friday and Streebek are assigned to some very strange robberies, like i.e. the stealing of one bat, a 30 feet long snake and the mane of a lion from a zoo. ...more about Dragnet
21
Must Love Dogs (2005)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.5549 out of 4 stars for Must Love Dogs2.5549
Sarah Nolan, a recently divorced thirty-something year old, has a family that just can't help getting involved in her personal life, or lack there of. After her sister puts her profile on PerfectMatch. ...more about Must Love Dogs
22
Lucky Break (2001)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.5485 out of 4 stars for Lucky Break2.5485
Half-way through his 12-year prison sentence for an incompetent armed robbery, Jimmy Hands gets a lucky break: he's transferred to a prison from which he can probably escape. ...more about Lucky Break
23
Dracula 2000 (2000)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.4965 out of 4 stars for Dracula 20002.4965
In the millenium version of this classic Gothic horror we find Abraham Van Helsing (Plummer), who has tangled with Count Dracula (Butler) in the past, working as an English antiques dealer. ...more about Dracula 2000
24
Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.3732 out of 4 stars for Conduct Unbecoming2.3732
A company of British soldiers in colonial India is shaken when the widow of their most honored hero is assaulted. ...more about Conduct Unbecoming
  • Not Available on DVD
25
Alexander (2004)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.3251 out of 4 stars for Alexander2.3251
Conquering 90% of the known world by the age of 25, Alexander the Great (Farrell) led his armies through 22,000 miles of sieges and conquests in just eight years. ...more about Alexander
26
Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.2774 out of 4 stars for Inside Daisy Clover2.2774
Daisy Clover is a 15 year old Tomboy who dreams of being a Hollywood star. After auditioning for producer Raymond Swan of Swan studios she becomes the toast of Hollywood. ...more about Inside Daisy Clover
  • Not Available on DVD
27
Fall of the Roman Empire, The (1964)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.2645 out of 4 stars for Fall of the Roman Empire2.2645
The Roman general Livius follows the precepts of Marcus Aurelius, in hopes of creating an empire at peace within and without its borders. The accession of the unstable Commodus puts this goal in jeopardy. ...more about Fall of the Roman Empire
  • Not Available on DVD
28
Cold Creek Manor (2003)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.2611 out of 4 stars for Cold Creek Manor2.2611
Wanting to escape city life for the countryside, New Yorkers Cooper Tilson (Quaid), his wife Leah (Stone) and their two children move into a dilapidated old mansion still filled with the possessions of the previous family. ...more about Cold Creek Manor
29
Return of the Pink Panther, The (1975)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.2534 out of 4 stars for Return of the Pink Panther2.2534
That famous jewel, The Pink Panther, has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catch the thief. ...more about Return of the Pink Panther
30
Ordeal by Innocence (1984)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.1094 out of 4 stars for Ordeal by Innocence2.1094
Paleontologist Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to give them an address book that belongs to Jack Argyle. But he is told that Jack has been executed for the murder of his wife. But the address book can prove that Jack was innocent, so Dr. ...more about Ordeal by Innocence
  • Not Available on DVD
31
Man in the Chair (2007)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.0645 out of 4 stars for Man in the Chair2.0645
The superb Christopher Plummer is Flash, a curmudgeon with a hankering for classic movies and booze. Cameron (Michael Angarano) is a volatile teen who commits grand theft auto just because the car is an exact replica from Christine. ...more about Man in the Chair
  • Not Available on DVD
32
Hanover Street (1979)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 2.0229 out of 4 stars for Hanover Street2.0229
During the Second World War, an American Pilot stationed in England meets a young British nurse during an air raid on London. ...more about Hanover Street
33
Skeletons (1996)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 1.9938 out of 4 stars for Skeletons1.9938
A heart attack moves a Pulitzer winning journalist to leave NY for the peace of a small New England town, but he soon finds himself pulled into a case of a man accused of killing his gay lover with the blade of a shovel. ...more about Skeletons
  • Not Available on DVD
34
Aces High (1976)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 1.9300 out of 4 stars for Aces High1.9300
A naive young officer straight from school arrives on the Western front to fight the air war against the Germans. However, the life expectancy of green pilots is not very good. ...more about Aces High
  • Not Available on DVD
35
Lucky Break (2002)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 1.9211 out of 4 stars for Lucky Break1.9211
A comedy about a prison escape with a musical twist. ...more about Lucky Break
  • Not Available on DVD
36
Eyewitness (1981)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 1.9131 out of 4 stars for Eyewitness1.9131
Manhattan janitor Daryll Deever is fixated on hard-charging TV commentator, Tony Sokolow; he tapes her commentary daily to watch after work. ...more about Eyewitness
37
Amateur, The (1981)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 1.8765 out of 4 stars for Amateur1.8765
A researcher for the CIA who convinces his superiors to send him to the eastern bloc in order to avenge the murder of his wife by enemy agents discovers a web of deception underneath his wife's death. ...more about Amateur
Actor Awards
  • Genie Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
38
Boy in Blue, The (1986)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 1.7606 out of 4 stars for Boy in Blue1.7606
Based on the life of Ned Hanlan, the late-19th century Canadian sculler and world champion. ...more about Boy in Blue
39
Nobody Runs Forever (1968)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 1.6998 out of 4 stars for Nobody Runs Forever1.6998
Rod Taylor plays a policeman sent to return a sensitive case; An Australian citizen, currently acting as high commissioner for peace talks who is wanted for an old charge -- of murder. ...more about Nobody Runs Forever
40
Blackheart (1998)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 1.6483 out of 4 stars for Blackheart1.6483
41
Silent Partner, The (1978)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 1.6355 out of 4 stars for Silent Partner1.6355
This is an imaginative plot, yet one with which the viewer can readily identify. A bank teller (Elliot Gould) is held up at gun point in his bank. ...more about Silent Partner
42
Stage Struck (1958)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 1.6332 out of 4 stars for Stage Struck1.6332
The movie tells the story of Eva, a girl who comes to New York in order to become a great actress. With hard work she succeeds in working at a theatre and finally gets her chance on stage after a lot of changes and difficulties. ...more about Stage Struck
  • Not Available on DVD
43
Clown at Midnight, The (1998)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 1.5681 out of 4 stars for Clown at Midnight1.5681
After Kate's friend Monica invites her to help clean up an old opera house where her mother was killed in a play she starred in, she is skeptical. But when the doors suddenly get locked from the outside, she has good reason to be. ...more about Clown at Midnight
  • Not Available on DVD
44
Blizzard (2003)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 1.4809 out of 4 stars for Blizzard1.4809
Actor Awards
  • Genie Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
45
Spiral Staircase, The (1975)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 1.4757 out of 4 stars for Spiral Staircase1.4757
As a young girl, Helen Mallory found herself trapped upstairs when the family home caught on fire. Unable to bring herself to scream for help, she also had to watch her parents die. ...more about Spiral Staircase
  • Not Available on DVD
46
International Velvet (1978)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 1.3843 out of 4 stars for International Velvet1.3843
  • Not Available on DVD
47
Triple Cross (1966)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 1.2980 out of 4 stars for Triple Cross1.2980
Loosely based on a true story, Christopher Plummer plays British bank robber Eddie Chapman who finds himself caught between the waring parties in WW2, the British and the Germans. ...more about Triple Cross
  • Not Available on DVD
48
Shadow Dancing (1988)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 1.2236 out of 4 stars for Shadow Dancing1.2236
Jess, a struggling dancer, is trying out for a part in a musical about Medusa. ...more about Shadow Dancing
  • Not Available on DVD
49
Where the Heart Is (1990)
Christopher Plummer scores a combined 1.2054 out of 4 stars for Where the Heart Is1.2054
Stewart McBain (Coleman) is a real-estate mogul who spends his living blowing up old buildings to make room to erect new buildings. ...more about Where the Heart Is
51
Boss' Wife, The (1986)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
52
Crackerjack (1994)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
53
Dinosaur Hunter, The (2000)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
54
Disappearance, The (1977)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
55
Firehead (1991)
No Reviews Available
A government agent assigns a scientist to help one of his agents track down a Russian defector who is a cyborg. Meanwhile, an organization known as The Upper Order is plotting to take over the world by using the cyborg's powers. ...more about Firehead
  • Not Available on DVD
56
First Christmas, The (1998)
No Reviews Available
57
Gnomes' Great Adventure, The (1987)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
58
Hidden Agenda (1998)
No Reviews Available
59
I Love N.Y. (1987)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
60
Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
61
Mindfield (1989)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
62
Money (1991/I)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
63
Oedipus the King (1967)
No Reviews Available
This classic (Greek) tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father (deliberately) and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods. ...more about Oedipus the King
  • Not Available on DVD
64
Royal Hunt of the Sun, The (1969)
No Reviews Available
The Spanish explorer Pizarro captures the Inca god-chief Atahualpa and promises to free him upon the deliverance of a horde of gold. ...more about Royal Hunt of the Sun
  • Not Available on DVD
65
Souvenir (1989)
No Reviews Available
In 1944, a dashing German soldier and a beautiful French girl fell deeply in love while World War II raged on. ...more about Souvenir
  • Not Available on DVD
66
Waterloo (1970/I)
No Reviews Available
After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. ...more about Waterloo
  • Not Available on DVD
67
Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD