Alec Guinness Movie Rankings
1
Alec Guinness scores a combined 3.9039 out of 4 stars for Star Wars
3.9039
Part IV in George Lucas' epic, "Star Wars: A New Hope" follows Luke Skywalker, a orphaned farm boy, as he discovers he is the last of a dying breed of Jedi and has to save Princess Leia from the Empire. ... more about Star Wars
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Supporting Actor
Evening Standard British Film Awards - Best Actor
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role
DVD from $8.26 
(5 sellers)
2
Alec Guinness scores a combined 3.8557 out of 4 stars for Lawrence of Arabia
3.8557
Based on the true story of British Army lieutenant T.E. Lawrence. During WWI Lawrence manages to unite the various Arab tribes of the Middle East to help the Allies defeat the Turks. ... more about Lawrence of Arabia
DVD from $3.95 
(7 sellers)
3
Alec Guinness scores a combined 3.8237 out of 4 stars for Bridge on the River Kwai
3.8237
In a WWII Japanese POW camp Col. Nicholson and his men are given the task to repair the bridge over the Kwai river to aid the Japanese war effort. Nicholson doesn't know an escaped prisoner has lead the allied forces back to the bridge to blow it up. ... more about Bridge on the River Kwai
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
BAFTA Awards - Best British Actor
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
National Board of Review, USA - Best Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
Sant Jordi Awards - Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero)
DVD from $5.99 
(6 sellers)
4
Alec Guinness scores a combined 3.7613 out of 4 stars for Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
3.7613
As Luke goes into seclusion, to master his Jedi skills, Hans and Leia have joined the Rebel Army to fight against the Empire. Luke joins the Rebels and eventually goes hand to hand against his arch nemesis and the truth about his past is reveled. ... more about Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
DVD from $8.26 
(6 sellers)
5
Alec Guinness scores a combined 3.1818 out of 4 stars for Kind Hearts and Coronets
3.1818
Comedy about how the far-removed heir to the Dukedom of Chalfont murders all the people who stand in the way of his accesion to the title. ... more about Kind Hearts and Coronets
Actor Awards
National Board of Review, USA - Best Actor
DVD from $6.06 
(2 sellers)
6
Alec Guinness scores a combined 3.1029 out of 4 stars for Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
3.1029
As the Empire builds a new Death Star, Luke must save his friends from Jabba the Hut, but when Luke is captured by the Emperor he must resist the power of the Dark Side and face his greatest battle yet, his father. ... more about Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
DVD from $8.26 
(6 sellers)
7
Alec Guinness scores a combined 3.0873 out of 4 stars for Oliver Twist
3.0873
The immortal characters of Charles Dickens' classis novel, Oliver Twist...A penniless orphan in 17th century London... Poor but honest Oliver is fleeing the cruelty of the workhouse when he's forced in a band of young thieves headed by the notorious Fagin and the evil Bill Sikes. ... more about Oliver Twist
DVD from $19.99 
(4 sellers)
8
Alec Guinness 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)
9
Alec Guinness scores a combined 2.9916 out of 4 stars for Doctor Zhivago
2.9916
David Lean's DOCTOR ZHIVAGO is an exploration of the Russian Revolution as seen from the point of view of the intellectual, introspective title character (Omar Sharif). As the political landscape... ... more about Doctor Zhivago
DVD from $9.99 
(0 sellers)
10
Alec Guinness scores a combined 2.9443 out of 4 stars for Great Expectations
2.9443
Charles Dickens' classic tale of Pip, a poor orphan who befriends an escaped convict and who grows up in the company of a bitter old woman, Miss Havisham, and her haughty young ward, Estella. ... more about Great Expectations
DVD from $15.99 
(6 sellers)
11
Alec Guinness scores a combined 2.9317 out of 4 stars for Man in the White Suit
2.9317
Sidney Stratton, a humble inventor, develops a fabric which never gets dirty or wears out. This would seem to be a boon for mankind, but the established garment manufacturers don't see it that way; they try to suppress it. ... more about Man in the White Suit
DVD from $6.06 
(0 sellers)
12
Alec Guinness 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)
13
Alec Guinness scores a combined 2.7773 out of 4 stars for Horse's Mouth
2.7773
Gulley Jimson is broke, difficult, conniving, uncouth, and a welcher - but an artist. The visions in his head may not really satisfy him when realized, but the quest continues, for the perfect wall. ... more about Horse's Mouth
Actor Awards
Venice Film Festival - Best Actor
DVD from $14.99 
(2 sellers)
14
Alec Guinness scores a combined 2.7562 out of 4 stars for Captain's Paradise
2.7562
Mediterranean ferryboat captain Henry St James has things well organised - a loving and very English wife Maud in Gibraltar, and the loving if rather more hot-blooded Nita in Tangiers. A perfect life. ... more about Captain's Paradise
DVD from $16.40 
(0 sellers)
15
Alec Guinness scores a combined 2.6453 out of 4 stars for Our Man in Havana
2.6453
Jim Wormold sells vacuum cleaners in Havana. His daughter Milly, 17, spends a lot of money, so he accepts to work for the Intelligence Service. As he has nothing to report, he invents facts, pretends to recruit agents and to discover secret constructions. ... more about Our Man in Havana
Not Available on DVD
16
Alec Guinness scores a combined 2.5597 out of 4 stars for Fratello sole
2.5597
This is a dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St. Clare. ... more about Fratello sole
DVD from $7.18 
(4 sellers)
17
Alec Guinness scores a combined 2.4637 out of 4 stars for Lavender Hill Mob
2.4637
Holland, a shy retiring man, dreams of being rich and living the good life. Faithfully, for 20 years, he has worked as a bank transfer agent for the delivery of gold bullion. One day he befriends Pendlebury, a maker of souvenirs. ... more about Lavender Hill Mob
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists - Best Actor - Foreign Film (Migliore Attore Straniero)
DVD from $6.06 
(0 sellers)
18
Alec Guinness scores a combined 2.4399 out of 4 stars for Scrooge
2.4399
This is a delightful musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol. Cold-souled Ebenezer Scrooge has a change of heart after spirit visitations on Christmas Eve. ... more about Scrooge
DVD from $6.86 
(5 sellers)
19
Alec Guinness scores a combined 2.4369 out of 4 stars for H.M.S. Defiant
2.4369
Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. ... more about H.M.S. Defiant
DVD from $9.85 
(4 sellers)
20
Alec Guinness scores a combined 2.4267 out of 4 stars for Prisoner
2.4267
Actor Awards
BAFTA Awards - Best British Actor
DVD from $2.12 
(4 sellers)
21
Alec Guinness scores a combined 2.3419 out of 4 stars for Kafka
2.3419
Kafka, an insurance worker gets embroiled in an underground group after a co-worker is murdered. The underground group is responsible for bombings all over town, attempting to thwart a secret organization that controls the major events in society. ... more about Kafka
Not Available on DVD
22
Alec Guinness scores a combined 2.3079 out of 4 stars for Quiller Memorandum
2.3079
Two British agents are murdered by a mysterious Neonazi organization in West Berlin. The British Secret Service sends agent Quiller to investigate. ... more about Quiller Memorandum
DVD from $10.32 
(5 sellers)
23
Alec Guinness scores a combined 2.2630 out of 4 stars for Fall of the Roman Empire
2.2630
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
24
Alec Guinness scores a combined 2.2614 out of 4 stars for Little Dorrit
2.2614
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
Not Available on DVD
25
Alec Guinness scores a combined 2.2016 out of 4 stars for Card
2.2016
A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing- some honest, some not quite so. If he can just manage to avoid a certain very predatory woman... ... more about Card
Not Available on DVD
26
Alec Guinness scores a combined 2.1626 out of 4 stars for Tunes of Glory
2.1626
Major Jock Sinclair has been in this Highland regiment since he joined as a boy piper. During the Second World War, as Second-in-Command, he was made acting Commanding Officer. ... more about Tunes of Glory
Actor Awards
BAFTA Awards - Best British Actor
DVD from $14.99 
(4 sellers)
27
Alec Guinness scores a combined 2.0920 out of 4 stars for Last Holiday
2.0920
Alec Guinness plays a salesman of agricultural machinery who finds out that he hasn't long to live. ... more about Last Holiday
Not Available on DVD
29
Alec Guinness scores a combined 2.0007 out of 4 stars for Mudlark
2.0007
In 1875 London, young Wheeler, who lives by scavenging, finds a cameo of Queen Victoria which he thinks so beautiful he risks his life to save it. ... more about Mudlark
Not Available on DVD
30
Alec Guinness scores a combined 1.9916 out of 4 stars for Father Brown
1.9916
Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two goals: to catch the thief and to save his soul. ... more about Father Brown
Not Available on DVD
31
Alec Guinness scores a combined 1.8788 out of 4 stars for Cromwell
1.8788
Disgusted with the religious policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. ... more about Cromwell
DVD from $7.49 
(5 sellers)
32
Alec Guinness scores a combined 1.8657 out of 4 stars for Little Lord Fauntleroy
1.8657
Ceddie, Earl of Dorincourt's only grandson and heir lives in America with his mother. The Earl, getting old, asks them to come to England. Ceddie, now Lord Fauntleroy, is an adorable little fellow. ... more about Little Lord Fauntleroy
Not Available on DVD
33
Alec Guinness scores a combined 1.8492 out of 4 stars for Foreign Field
1.8492
Amos and Cyril are a pair of British veterans from WWII, going back to Normandy 50 years after D-Day to visit an old buddy's grave. There, they run into Waldo, an American WWII vet. ... more about Foreign Field
DVD from $14.76 
(4 sellers)
35
Alec Guinness scores a combined 1.6902 out of 4 stars for Barnacle Bill
1.6902
Captain Ambrose comes from a long line of distinguished sailors...but is all too susceptible to seasickness. ... more about Barnacle Bill
Not Available on DVD
36
Alec Guinness scores a combined 1.6628 out of 4 stars for Swan
1.6628
Princess Beatrice's days of enjoying the regal life are numbered unless her only daughter, Princess Alexandra, makes a good impression on a distant cousin when he pays a surprise visit to their palace. ... more about Swan
Not Available on DVD
37
Alec Guinness scores a combined 1.5819 out of 4 stars for Comedians
1.5819
Set in the Haiti of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, The Comedians tells the story of a sardonic white hotel owner and his encroaching fatalism as he watches Haiti sink into barbarism. ... more about Comedians
Actor Awards
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Supporting Actor
DVD from $31.95 
(5 sellers)
38
Alec Guinness scores a combined 1.4985 out of 4 stars for Scapegoat
1.4985
Not Available on DVD
40
Alec Guinness scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Hotel Paradiso
0.0001
Monsieur Feydeau has writer's block, and he needs a new play. ... more about Hotel Paradiso
Not Available on DVD
42
Alec Guinness scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Malta Story
0.0001
In 1942 Britain was clinging to the island of Malta since it was critical to keeping Allied supply lines open. The Axis also wanted it for their own supply lines. ... more about Malta Story
Not Available on DVD
43
Alec Guinness scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Raise the Titanic
0.0001
A group of Americans are interested in raising the ill-fated Ocean liner Titanic. One of the team members finds out the Russians also have plans to raise the ship from its watery grave. ... more about Raise the Titanic
DVD from $5.99 
(5 sellers)
45
Alec Guinness scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Run for Your Money
0.0001
Two Welsh coal-mining brothers win a trip to London to claim a monetary prize. They are supposed to meet a newspaper reporter, played by Alec Guiness, who will be their escort. ... more about Run for Your Money
DVD from $16.40 
(0 sellers)
46
Alec Guinness scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious
0.0001
During World War II, two Americans are forced to bail out and parachute into a small German town. Herr Frick, being equal parts patriotic and lonely, keeps them as prisoners of war in his bomb shelter. ... more about Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious
Not Available on DVD
47
Alec Guinness scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Stratford Adventure
0.0001
The story of the founding, by Stratford-born journalist Tom Patterson, of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada, which opened in July of 1953 with a performance of "Richard III" starring Alec Guinness. ... more about Stratford Adventure
Not Available on DVD
 
TopTenREVIEWS
All Time Movie Reviews
Become A Reviewer
Actor Reviews
Alec Guinness
Birthdate:
April 2, 1914
Death date:
August 5, 2000

Alec Guinness

ACTOR RANKINGS:

Expand All | Close All

Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1940s
4
total ranking of 2.6761  2.6761
1950s
19
total ranking of 2.8619  2.8619
1960s
10
total ranking of 2.7555  2.7555
1970s
6
total ranking of 2.2671  2.2671
1980s
7
total ranking of 2.2779  2.2779
1990s
2
total ranking of 1.2295  1.2295
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
2.9579
Alec Guinness is ranked overall as 2.9579 of of 4 stars
Learn More...

Reviews & Rankings

Ads by Google
Sponsored Ad:
Sponsored Ad:
 
TopTenReviews Home shop rebates Software reviews Electronic reviews Web Services reviews Mobile Technology reviews Movies reviews Music reviews Video Games reviews