TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of George C. Scott.

George C. Scott
Birthdate: October 18, 1927
Death date: September 22, 1999

George C. Scott

ACTOR RANKINGS:

Expand All | Close All

CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1950s
1.3252
2
total ranking of 1.3252
1960s
2.8465
9
total ranking of 2.8465
1970s
2.6826
15
total ranking of 2.6826
1980s
2.3624
5
total ranking of 2.3624
1990s
2.1891
5
total ranking of 2.1891
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: George C. Scott is ranked overall as 2.9420 of of 4 stars2.9420

George C. Scott Movie Rankings

1
George C. Scott starring in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
George C. Scott scores a combined 3.8508 out of 4 stars for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb3.8508
Insane Gen. Jack Ripper is convinced that the U.S.S.R is conspiring to contaminate the American people and sends a fighter pilot to bomb the country. However, the Russians promise to fight back if the U.S. were to attack. ...more about Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
2
George C. Scott starring in Hustler
George C. Scott scores a combined 3.2533 out of 4 stars for Hustler3.2533
"Fast" Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary "Minnesota Fats" to a high-stakes match, but he loses in a heartbreaking marathon. ...more about Hustler
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
3
George C. Scott starring in Patton
George C. Scott scores a combined 3.2187 out of 4 stars for Patton3.2187
The story of WWII General George S. Patton. His unconventional tactics, tough as nails exterior and sheer arrogance made him a wild card during missions. He was feared and respected amongst allied and axis regimes alike. ...more about Patton
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
  • Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
  • National Board of Review, USA - Best Actor
  • National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA - Best Actor
  • New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
4
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
George C. Scott scores a combined 3.1520 out of 4 stars for Anatomy of a Murder3.1520
Since being voted out of office as local prosecutor, Paul Biegler spends more time fishing than keeping up his law practice. But he does take on the defence of a lieutenant from the local army camp charged with murdering a bar-owner who raped his wife. ...more about Anatomy of a Murder
5
Hardcore (1979)
George C. Scott scores a combined 2.9732 out of 4 stars for Hardcore2.9732
Jake Van Dorn is businessman from American heartland who shares strong Calvinist convictions with most of his countrymen. His teenage daughter is missing from the trip in L.A. and Van Dorn hires private investigator. ...more about Hardcore
6
Changeling, The (1980)
George C. Scott scores a combined 2.9361 out of 4 stars for Changeling2.9361
A man whose family is killed in a road accident retires to a lonely mansion and begins to experience supernatural occurrences linked to the house's mysterious past and its previous owners. ...more about Changeling
Actor Awards
  • Genie Awards - Best Performance by a Foreign Actor
7
Exorcist III, The (1990)
George C. Scott scores a combined 2.8929 out of 4 stars for Exorcist III2.8929
The sprit of a dead serial killer possesses the body of Father Karras, the priest thrown out of Regan's window 15 years after before. Each night the killer's soul possesses the body of an elderly person in the hospital and resumes its rampage. ...more about Exorcist III
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
9
Petulia (1968)
George C. Scott scores a combined 2.8149 out of 4 stars for Petulia2.8149
San Francisco physician, Archie Bollen, is divorcing, sorting out new relationships with his ex, her new man, his sons, and friends who knew him as part of a couple. ...more about Petulia
10
Day of the Dolphin, The (1973)
George C. Scott scores a combined 2.7885 out of 4 stars for Day of the Dolphin2.7885
Dr Jake Terrell, who has been training a pair of dolphins for many years, has had a breakthrough. He has taught his dolphins to speak and understand English, although they do have a limited vocabulary. ...more about Day of the Dolphin
11
They Might Be Giants (1971)
George C. Scott scores a combined 2.5611 out of 4 stars for They Might Be Giants2.5611
They Might be Giants chronicles the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in modern day New York City. The fact that Sherlock Holmes (George C. Scott) is a psychotic paranoid and Dr. ...more about They Might Be Giants
Actor Awards
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Actor
  • Not Available on DVD
12
Firestarter (1984)
George C. Scott scores a combined 2.5296 out of 4 stars for Firestarter2.5296
Andrew and Vicky McGee met while earning money as guinea pigs for an experiment at college. The experiment was shrouded in suspicion and mystery, and seemed to be related to psychic abilities. ...more about Firestarter
13
Angus (1995)
George C. Scott scores a combined 2.4893 out of 4 stars for Angus2.4893
Angus is a large, pathetic 14 year old whose thoughts are most often filled with the image of one Melissa Lefevre. Angus is shy and thinks that he has no chance of ever 'getting' her. ...more about Angus
  • Not Available on DVD
14
Taps (1981)
George C. Scott scores a combined 2.4416 out of 4 stars for Taps2.4416
An announcement that the venerable Bunker Hill Military Academy, a 141 year old institute, is to be torn down and replaced with condos sets off the young cadets led by their stodgy commander (George C. Scott). ...more about Taps
16
Malice (1993)
George C. Scott scores a combined 2.4003 out of 4 stars for Malice2.4003
A tail about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches infants, Andy's a college professor. Things are never the same after she is taken to hospital and operated upon by Jed, a "know all" doctor. ...more about Malice
17
List of Adrian Messenger, The (1963)
George C. Scott scores a combined 2.2934 out of 4 stars for List of Adrian Messenger2.2934
Messenger asks a friend to check into a list of names before leaving on a trip. When his plane is blown out of the sky, the matter becomes more serious. As his friend checks into the list, each seems to have died in mysterious circumstances. ...more about List of Adrian Messenger
  • Not Available on DVD
18
Yellow Rolls-Royce, The (1964)
George C. Scott scores a combined 2.2538 out of 4 stars for Yellow Rolls-Royce2.2538
Three stories about the lives and loves of those who own a certain yellow Rolls-Royce: **First purchased by the Marquess of Frinton for his wife as a belated anniversary present, the Marchiness finds her own use for the vehicle - one which prompts her ...more about Yellow Rolls-Royce
  • Not Available on DVD
19
Gloria (1999)
George C. Scott scores a combined 2.2413 out of 4 stars for Gloria2.2413
Sharon Stone plays a street-wise, middle-aged moll standing up against the mobs, all of which is complicated by a 6 year old urchin with a will of his own who she reluctantly takes under her wing after his family has been gunned down. ...more about Gloria
  • Not Available on DVD
20
Hospital, The (1971)
George C. Scott scores a combined 2.1651 out of 4 stars for Hospital2.1651
Herbert Block is chief of medicine in a major teaching hospital. His wife has left him, he is impotent and his children have both disowned him. ...more about Hospital
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
21
New Centurions, The (1972)
George C. Scott scores a combined 2.0662 out of 4 stars for New Centurions2.0662
  • Not Available on DVD
22
Formula, The (1980)
George C. Scott scores a combined 1.8683 out of 4 stars for Formula1.8683
A detective uncovers a formula that was devised by the Nazis in WW II to make gasoline from synthetic products, thereby eliminating the necessity for oil--and oil companies. ...more about Formula
23
Bank Shot (1974)
George C. Scott scores a combined 1.8409 out of 4 stars for Bank Shot1.8409
A bank temporarily housed in a mobile home while a new building is built, looks like an easy target to break into. On the other hand, why not steal the whole bank, and rob it in a safer location. ...more about Bank Shot
24
Flim-Flam Man, The (1967)
George C. Scott scores a combined 1.7424 out of 4 stars for Flim-Flam Man1.7424
A young man meets the Legendary "Flim flam man" and begins a Huck Finn-like trip with him learning how to run the small con as he developes a relationship with the older man. ...more about Flim-Flam Man
  • Not Available on DVD
25
Movie Movie (1978)
George C. Scott scores a combined 1.7131 out of 4 stars for Movie Movie1.7131
Actor Awards
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
  • Not Available on DVD
26
Oklahoma Crude (1973)
George C. Scott scores a combined 1.6948 out of 4 stars for Oklahoma Crude1.6948
It's oil boom time in Oklahoma and Lena Doyle, a hard-bitten, cyncial feminist has a fight on her hands: the big oil companies don't like the fact that she's working a potentially profitable wildcat rig. ...more about Oklahoma Crude
  • Not Available on DVD
27
Hindenburg, The (1975)
George C. Scott scores a combined 1.4830 out of 4 stars for Hindenburg1.4830
This film is a compendium of the facts and fiction of the events leading up to the disaster. For dramatic effect, Sabotage was chosen as the cause, rather than electricity lashing out at a couple of tons of hydrogen. ...more about Hindenburg
28
Hanging Tree, The (1959)
George C. Scott scores a combined 1.3867 out of 4 stars for Hanging Tree1.3867
Character study of a Doctor who saves a local criminal from a mob who are trying to hang him, but then tries to control the life of the young man, realising that he can exploit his secret. ...more about Hanging Tree
  • Not Available on DVD
29
Choices (1981)
George C. Scott scores a combined 1.3560 out of 4 stars for Choices1.3560
30
Brazen Bell, The (1962)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
31
Crossed Swords (1977)
No Reviews Available
Tom Canty is a poor English boy who bears a remarkable resemblance to Edward, Prince of Wales and son of King Henry VIII. ...more about Crossed Swords
  • Not Available on DVD
32
Last Run, The (1971)
No Reviews Available
A former getaway driver from Chicago (George C. Scott) has retired to a peaceful life in a Portugese fishing village. He is asked to pull off one last job, involving driving a dangerous crook and his girl-friend to France. ...more about Last Run
  • Not Available on DVD
33
Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966)
No Reviews Available
During the Korean War, Italian nurse Virna Lisi falls in love with two American fliers, Tony Curtis and George C. Scott. Lisi marries Curtis after he convinces her that Scott has been killed in a plane crash. ...more about Not with My Wife
  • Not Available on DVD
35
Rage (1972)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
36
Savage Is Loose, The (1974)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD