Peter Sellers Movie Rankings
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Peter Sellers scores a combined 3.8508 out of 4 stars for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
3.8508
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
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
BAFTA Awards - Best British Actor
DVD from $3.45 
(7 sellers)
2
Peter Sellers scores a combined 3.1761 out of 4 stars for Shot in the Dark
3.1761
Peter Sellers returns as the world's most accident-prone detective in the second film of Blake Edwards' Pink Panther series. When Maria Gambrelli (Elke Sommer), a parlormaid in the employ of... ... more about Shot in the Dark
DVD from $4.99 
(6 sellers)
3
Peter Sellers scores a combined 3.1126 out of 4 stars for Being There
3.1126
A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television. ... more about Being There
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
BAFTA Awards - Best Actor
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
National Board of Review, USA - Best Actor
DVD from $6.49 
(1 sellers)
4
Peter Sellers scores a combined 3.0239 out of 4 stars for World of Henry Orient
3.0239
In New York City, adolescent friends Gil and Val follow pianist Henry Orient all over town, while he tries to seduce Stella, a married woman. When Val's parents arrive for Christmas holidays, the two girls are forced to grow up and test their friendship. ... more about World of Henry Orient
DVD from $6.57 
(0 sellers)
5
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.9920 out of 4 stars for Ladykillers
2.9920
A gang planning a 'job' find themselves living with a little old lady, who thinks they are musicians. When the gang set out to kill Mrs Wilberforce, they run into one problem after another, and they get what they deserve. ... more about Ladykillers
DVD from $6.06 
(0 sellers)
6
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.9890 out of 4 stars for Party
2.9890
An Indian actor screws up royally during the filming of a costume epic. When the 'Fire this guy' list gets confused with the studio head's guest list for a party, he appears there and everyone assumes he must belong. ... more about Party
DVD from $5.69 
(6 sellers)
7
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.9245 out of 4 stars for Murder by Death
2.9245
Millionnaire Lionel Twain invites the five most brilliant private eyes to a dinner - and a murder. ... more about Murder by Death
DVD from $8.00 
(6 sellers)
8
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.9137 out of 4 stars for Lolita
2.9137
Humbert Humbert, a divorced British professor of French literature, travels to small-town America for a teaching position. ... more about Lolita
Actor Awards
Golden Globes, USA - Best Supporting Actor
DVD from $3.93 
(1 sellers)
9
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.8813 out of 4 stars for Smallest Show on Earth
2.8813
Jean and Bill are a struggling married couple with Bill trying to scrape a living as a writer. Out of the blue they receive a telegram informing them that Bill's long-lost uncle has died and left them his business - a cinema in the town of Sloughborough. ... more about Smallest Show on Earth
DVD from $0.75 
(1 sellers)
10
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.8063 out of 4 stars for Pink Panther
2.8063
As a child, Princess Dala is given, by her father, the largest diamond in the world, in which if you stare into it can be seen a "Pink Panther" hence the name. ... more about Pink Panther
Actor Awards
BAFTA Awards - Best British Actor
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
DVD from $1.99 
(3 sellers)
11
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.7539 out of 4 stars for Pink Panther Strikes Again
2.7539
In the fourth film of the long-running series, bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau's (Peter Sellers) long-suffering boss, Dreyfus (Herbert Lom), finally has been driven to a nervous breakdown by... ... more about Pink Panther Strikes Again
Actor Awards
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
DVD from $2.78 
(5 sellers)
12
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.6643 out of 4 stars for Magic Christian
2.6643
Sir Guy Grand adopts homeless bum Youngman to be heir to his obscene wealth, and immediately begins bringing him into the intricacies of the family business, which is to prey upon people's greed by use of the vast holdings of the Grand empire. ... more about Magic Christian
DVD from $6.99 
(3 sellers)
13
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.6234 out of 4 stars for Naked Spur
2.6234
A bitter Howard Kemp heads westward to the Rockies from Abilene, Kansas on the trail of murderer Ben Vandergroat and the $5000 reward on Vandergroat's head, money after which Kemp lusts in order to re-purchase the ranch that his absconding fiancée had ... more about Naked Spur
DVD from $5.04 
(6 sellers)
14
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.5891 out of 4 stars for Naked Truth
2.5891
Nigel Dennis publishes a scandal magazine. But for each story he writes, he first approaches the person whose scandalous behavior is described (or rather implied, to avoid any libel suit) and says he will suppress the story in return for money. ... more about Naked Truth
DVD from $2.25 
(3 sellers)
15
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.5098 out of 4 stars for I Love You
2.5098
Peter Sellers stars as Harold Fine, a self-described square--a 35-year-old Los Angeles Lawyer who is not looking forward to middle age and his upcoming wedding. ... more about I Love You
DVD from $11.57 
(1 sellers)
16
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.4894 out of 4 stars for I'm All Right Jack
2.4894
Naive Stanley Windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business. ... more about I'm All Right Jack
Actor Awards
BAFTA Awards - Best British Actor
DVD from $8.11 
(0 sellers)
17
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.4607 out of 4 stars for Prisoner of Zenda
2.4607
Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. Following the story somewhat, friends of the new King Rudolph of Ruritania fear for his life, and switch him with a look-a-like London cabby. ... more about Prisoner of Zenda
Not Available on DVD
18
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.4473 out of 4 stars for Casino Royale
2.4473
Sir James Bond, a spy from the old school (a good spy is a pure spy) is called back to service by the death of "M" and the imminent collapse of civilization. ... more about Casino Royale
DVD from $2.40 
(5 sellers)
19
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.4374 out of 4 stars for Trail of the Pink Panther
2.4374
Sixth in the Pink Panther series. The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief Inspector Clouseau from France. His plane disappears en-route. ... more about Trail of the Pink Panther
DVD from $2.79 
(4 sellers)
20
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.3833 out of 4 stars for Waltz of the Toreadors
2.3833
Actor Awards
San Sebastián International Film Festival - Best Actor
DVD from $87.98 
(0 sellers)
22
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.3627 out of 4 stars for Wrong Arm of the Law
2.3627
The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks. ... more about Wrong Arm of the Law
DVD from $9.36 
(2 sellers)
23
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.3239 out of 4 stars for Only Two Can Play
2.3239
John Lewis is bored by his librarian's job and henpecked at home. Then Liz, wife of a local counciller, sets her sights on him. But this is risky stuff in a Welsh valleys town - if he and Liz ever manage to consummate their affair, that is. ... more about Only Two Can Play
Actor Awards
BAFTA Awards - Best British Actor
Not Available on DVD
24
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.2522 out of 4 stars for Return of the Pink Panther
2.2522
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
Actor Awards
Evening Standard British Film Awards - Best Actor
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
DVD from $6.48 
(6 sellers)
25
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.1641 out of 4 stars for Millionairess
2.1641
When her father dies, Epifania Parerga, an Italian in London, becomes the world's richest woman. She feels incomplete without a husband and falls in love with a humble, Indian physician, Ahmed el Kabir, much loved by his indigent English patients. ... more about Millionairess
DVD from $17.96 
(0 sellers)
26
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.0637 out of 4 stars for What's New
2.0637
Michael James, a notorious womanizer, desperately wants to be faithful to his fiancée Carole, but runs into serious problems since every woman he meets seems to fall in love with him. His psychoanalist Dr. ... more about What's New
DVD from $4.36 
(5 sellers)
27
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.0537 out of 4 stars for Mouse That Roared
2.0537
The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose and accept foreign aid. ... more about Mouse That Roared
DVD from $9.99 
(4 sellers)
28
Peter Sellers scores a combined 2.0098 out of 4 stars for Down Among the Z Men
2.0098
Professor Pure Heart (Michael Bentine) absent mindedly loses the top secret formula in Harry Jones' Grocery Shop. "Bats of the Yard", as Harry (Harry Secombe) calls himself, finds it and proudly attempts to return it to the Professor. ... more about Down Among the Z Men
Not Available on DVD
30
Peter Sellers scores a combined 1.9115 out of 4 stars for Dock Brief
1.9115
A lawyer and his client rehearse their case before it goes to trial, each taking on the different roles of the court personnel. ... more about Dock Brief
DVD from $5.90 
(0 sellers)
32
Peter Sellers scores a combined 1.7593 out of 4 stars for Wrong Box
1.7593
A tontine is established for a dozen children, a tontine being a kind of bet/insurance, money is put in for each to grow with interest and the last survivor is to get the lot. We watch the group dwindle until only two brothers are left. ... more about Wrong Box
Not Available on DVD
34
Peter Sellers scores a combined 1.6388 out of 4 stars for Optimists
1.6388
Not Available on DVD
35
Peter Sellers scores a combined 1.6192 out of 4 stars for Bobo
1.6192
Unsuccessful singing bullfighter Juan arrives in Barcelona to try his luck in a big town. ... more about Bobo
Not Available on DVD
36
Peter Sellers scores a combined 1.6114 out of 4 stars for There's a Girl in My Soup
1.6114
TV personality Robert Danvers, exceedingly vane and a rotter, seduces young women daily, never staying long with one. He meets his match in Marion, an American, 19, who's available but refuses any romantic illusions. ... more about There's a Girl in My Soup
DVD from $15.25 
(0 sellers)
37
Peter Sellers scores a combined 1.5779 out of 4 stars for Revenge of the Pink Panther
1.5779
To prove that he still is strong and powerful, Philippe Douvier decides to kill Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau. ... more about Revenge of the Pink Panther
DVD from $2.99 
(5 sellers)
40
Peter Sellers scores a combined 1.5020 out of 4 stars for Two Way Stretch
1.5020
Peter Sellers has planned the perfect robbery while in prison. He intends to break out of prison, steal a fortune in diamonds, and break back into prison before anyone notices. ... more about Two Way Stretch
DVD from $7.99 
(1 sellers)
42
Peter Sellers scores a combined 1.4105 out of 4 stars for Hoffman
1.4105
A businessman blackmails his attractive young secretary into spending a weekend with him. Though he's a creep throughout, he gradually emerges as a sympathetic character. ... more about Hoffman
DVD from $1.84 
(1 sellers)
43
Peter Sellers scores a combined 1.2644 out of 4 stars for Great McGonagall
1.2644
The tale of an unemployed Scotsman, William McGonagall whose ambition was to become England's Poet Laureate. One minor drawback is that his poetry is terrible. ... more about Great McGonagall
Not Available on DVD
44
Peter Sellers scores a combined 0.9251 out of 4 stars for Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
0.9251
Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. ... more about Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Not Available on DVD
48
Peter Sellers scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Ghost in the Noonday Sun
0.0001
A pirate crewman kills his captain after learning where he has hidden his buried treasure. However, as he begins to lose his memory, he relies more and more on the ghost of the man he just murdered to help him find the loot. ... more about Ghost in the Noonday Sun
Not Available on DVD
52
Peter Sellers scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Mr. Topaze
0.0001
Mr. Topaze (Peter Sellers) is an unassuming school teacher in an unassuming small French town who is honest to a fault. He is fired when he refuses to give a passing grade to a bad student, the grandson of a wealthy Baroness (Martita Hunt). ... more about Mr. Topaze
Not Available on DVD
54
Peter Sellers scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
0.0001
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects
Not Available on DVD
55
Peter Sellers scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Simon Simon
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
56
Peter Sellers scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Up the Creek
0.0001
Liwut. Humphrey Fairweather, R.N. ... more about Up the Creek
Not Available on DVD
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Peter Sellers scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Woman Times Seven
0.0001
Seven mini-stories of adultery: "Funeral Possession," a wayward widow at her husband's funeral; "Amateur Night," angry wife becomes streetwalker out of revenge; "Two Against One," seemingly prudish girl turns out otherwise; "Super Simone," wife vainly ... more about Woman Times Seven
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Peter Sellers
Birthdate:
September 8, 1925
Death date:
July 24, 1980

Peter Sellers

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1950s
16
total ranking of 2.5068  2.5068
1960s
23
total ranking of 2.9092  2.9092
1970s
17
total ranking of 2.3277  2.3277
1980s
2
total ranking of 0.7766  0.7766
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
2.9893
Peter Sellers is ranked overall as 2.9893 of of 4 stars
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