Laurence Olivier Movie Rankings
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 3.6086 out of 4 stars for Spartacus
3.6086
A slave, trained to be a Gladiator, insights a revolt and uprising against the corrupt Roman establishment that imprisons him and his fellow men. ... more about Spartacus
Actor Awards
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
DVD from $11.00 
(6 sellers)
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 3.6061 out of 4 stars for Rebecca
3.6061
A young woman is haunted by her new husband's dead wife, Rebecca. After a quick courtship and world wind romance, the new Mr. and Mrs. de Winter return to his estate. Once there Mrs. ... more about Rebecca
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
DVD from $70.00 
(1 sellers)
3
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 3.3124 out of 4 stars for Hamlet
3.3124
Tortured Prince of Denmark who must avenge his father's murder. He swears to his father's ghost that he will wreak revenge by killing Claudius, his uncle and now King. ... more about Hamlet
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
DVD from $13.69 
(4 sellers)
4
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 3.2713 out of 4 stars for Henry the Fifth
3.2713
Based on one the most popular historical plays by Shakespeare and made in order to boost moral of British troops during WW2, this movie is about English king Henry V and his military campaign in France in 1415. ... more about Henry the Fifth
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
National Board of Review, USA - Best Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
DVD from $19.99 
(2 sellers)
5
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 3.0459 out of 4 stars for Khartoum
3.0459
English General Charles George Gordon, a devout Christian, is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by Prime Minister Gladstone. ... more about Khartoum
DVD from $5.49 
(0 sellers)
6
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 3.0251 out of 4 stars for Bridge Too Far
3.0251
This WWII film follows the perspectives of American, Polish and British soldiers attempting to capture key bridges behind German lines in a complicated parachute and armoured assault. ... more about Bridge Too Far
DVD from $2.82 
(6 sellers)
7
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.8956 out of 4 stars for Bunny Lake Is Missing
2.8956
Ann Lake has recently settled in England with her daughter, Bunny. When she goes to retrieve her daughter after the girl's first day at school, no one has any record of Bunny having been registered. ... more about Bunny Lake Is Missing
DVD from $3.95 
(5 sellers)
8
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.8909 out of 4 stars for Marathon Man
2.8909
Babe Levy is a Columbia University graduate student and avid runner who is haunted by the memory of his father's suicide, brought about by the McCarthy witchhunts. Babe's brother, Doc, an American secret agent, helps sneak Szell, an old Nazi, into the US from South America. ... more about Marathon Man
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role
DVD from $3.90 
(5 sellers)
9
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.8519 out of 4 stars for Sleuth
2.8519
Milo Tindle and Andrew Wyke have something in common, Andrew's wife. In an attempt to find a way out of this without costing Andrew a fortune in alimony, he suggests Milo pretend to rob his house and let him claim the insurance on the stolen jewelry. ... more about Sleuth
Actor Awards
BAFTA Awards - Best Actor
David di Donatello Awards - Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
DVD from $116.67 
(0 sellers)
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.8387 out of 4 stars for Clash of the Titans
2.8387
Full of pride, Cassiopeia compares her daughter's beauty to that of Hera. Angered, the queen of the gods has Poseidon unleash the monstrous beast Craken to destroy their village unless Cassiopeia's daughter, Andromeda, is sacrificed. ... more about Clash of the Titans
DVD from $3.49 
(6 sellers)
11
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.8049 out of 4 stars for Pride and Prejudice
2.8049
Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. ... more about Pride and Prejudice
DVD from $10.55 
(6 sellers)
12
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.8025 out of 4 stars for Bounty
2.8025
The familiar story of Captain Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. ... more about Bounty
DVD from $3.44 
(4 sellers)
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.7792 out of 4 stars for That Hamilton Woman
2.7792
Sir William Hamilton, a widower of mature years, is British ambassador to the Court of Naples. Emma who comes for a visit with her mother wouldn't cut the grade with London society but she gets along well with the Queen of Naples. ... more about That Hamilton Woman
Not Available on DVD
14
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.7755 out of 4 stars for Boys from Brazil
2.7755
Barry Kohler, a young Nazi hunter, tracks down a group of SS officers meeting in Paraguay in the late 1970s. The Nazis, led my Dr Mengele, are planning something. Old Nazi hunter, Ezra Lieberman, is at first uninterested in Kohler's findings. ... more about Boys from Brazil
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor
National Board of Review, USA - Best Actor
DVD from $4.61 
(1 sellers)
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.7282 out of 4 stars for Entertainer
2.7282
Sir Laurence Olivier re-creates his famous stage role as Archie Rice created by 'John Osborne' (qv). He is a third rate act, headlining a failing end-of-the-pier show in a run down seaside resort. ... more about Entertainer
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
BAFTA Awards - Best British Actor
DVD from $2.95 
(4 sellers)
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.6879 out of 4 stars for Divorce of Lady X
2.6879
Laurence Olivier plays Logan, a barrister who falls in love with Leslie (played by Merle Oberon), the woman he thinks his client will soon be divorcing. ... more about Divorce of Lady X
Not Available on DVD
17
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.6797 out of 4 stars for Carrie
2.6797
Carrie boards the train to Chicago with big ambitions. She gets a job stitching shoes and her sister's husband takes almost all of her pay for room and board. Then she injures a finger and is fired. This is the 1890s. ... more about Carrie
Actor Awards
BAFTA Awards - Best British Actor
DVD from $4.68 
(1 sellers)
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.6722 out of 4 stars for Battle of Britain
2.6722
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
DVD from $4.86 
(5 sellers)
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.6369 out of 4 stars for 49th Parallel
2.6369
A damaged U-boat is stranded in a Canadian bay in the early years of World War II. The Fanatical Nazi captain and his crew must reach the neutral United States or be captured. ... more about 49th Parallel
DVD from $19.99 
(3 sellers)
20
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.6244 out of 4 stars for Nicholas and Alexandra
2.6244
The tragic story of Nicholas II, the last Czar of Russia, set against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution. ... more about Nicholas and Alexandra
DVD from $13.00 
(5 sellers)
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.4748 out of 4 stars for Q Planes
2.4748
Experimental aircraft of several countries are mysteriously vanishing during test flights over the sea. The latest is British, and Hammond of the Secret Service, comical but competent, investigates undercover. ... more about Q Planes
Not Available on DVD
22
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.4748 out of 4 stars for Westward Passage
2.4748
Struggling writer Nick Allen and socialite Olivia Van Tyne marry and live frugally because Nick refuses to compromise his writing to satisfy his publisher. ... more about Westward Passage
Not Available on DVD
23
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.4253 out of 4 stars for Seven-Per-Cent Solution
2.4253
Concerned about his friend's cocaine use, Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into travelling to Vienna, where Holmes enters the care of Sigmund Freud. ... more about Seven-Per-Cent Solution
DVD from $165.00 
(0 sellers)
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.3654 out of 4 stars for Jazz Singer
2.3654
Neil Diamond stars as Yussel in this tale of a young Jewish cantor who strives to make a career in music. Against the wishes of his rigid father and his loving wife, Yussel travels to California to play his music. ... more about Jazz Singer
Actor Awards
Razzie Awards - Worst Supporting Actor
DVD from $6.24 
(6 sellers)
25
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.3536 out of 4 stars for Othello
2.3536
Desdemona defies her father to marry the Moor of Venice, the mighty warrior, Othello. ... more about Othello
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
DVD from $5.79 
(5 sellers)
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.2434 out of 4 stars for Fire Over England
2.2434
Queen Elizabeth is running this show. ... more about Fire Over England
DVD from $19.98 
(0 sellers)
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.2255 out of 4 stars for Betsy
2.2255
The patriarch of a family-owned corporation hires a young race car driver to help him design a fuel efficient car in secrecy. ... more about Betsy
DVD from $1.99 
(2 sellers)
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 2.1460 out of 4 stars for As You Like It
2.1460
A duke usurps his brother's land and power, banishing him and his retinue into the forest of Arden. The banished duke's daughter, Rosalind, remains with her cousin Celia. ... more about As You Like It
DVD from $10.92 
(3 sellers)
30
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 1.9312 out of 4 stars for Oh! What a Lovely War
1.9312
A movie about the First World War based on a stage musical of the same name, portraying the "Game of War" and focusing mainly on the members of one family (last name Smith) who go off to war. ... more about Oh! What a Lovely War
Actor Awards
BAFTA Awards - Best Supporting Actor
DVD from $7.50 
(5 sellers)
31
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 1.8226 out of 4 stars for Richard III
1.8226
Richard's military skills have helped to put his older brother Edward on the throne of England. ... more about Richard III
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
BAFTA Awards - Best British Actor
Jussi Awards - Best Foreign Actor
DVD from $17.49 
(5 sellers)
32
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 1.7724 out of 4 stars for Beggar's Opera
1.7724
Authentic rendering of John Gay's 18th century musical, filmed in Technicolor, about Captain MacHeath, a highwayman, and his love for too many beautiful women. ... more about Beggar's Opera
Not Available on DVD
33
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 1.6913 out of 4 stars for Dracula
1.6913
When a schooner is wrecked off Whitby the only survivor is Count Dracula who has arrived with large amounts of Transylvanian soil to take up residence in Carfax Abbey. ... more about Dracula
DVD from $5.95 
(5 sellers)
34
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 1.6902 out of 4 stars for Devil's Disciple
1.6902
The black sheep of a family (Dick Dudgeon) and the local minister (Anthony Anderson) discover their true vocations during the Revolutionary War. ... more about Devil's Disciple
Actor Awards
BAFTA Awards - Best British Actor
Not Available on DVD
35
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 1.6739 out of 4 stars for War Requiem
1.6739
A film with no dialogs, just follows the lyrics of the Britten's oratorium, that criticize the war's horrors. It shows the story of an englishman soldier and a nurse (his bride) during the World War II. ... more about War Requiem
Not Available on DVD
36
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 1.5890 out of 4 stars for Moscow Nights
1.5890
During the First World War, Russian officer Ignatoff, wounded, falls in love with his nurse, Natasha. But she is subject to an upcoming marriage of family convenience to Brioukow, a wealthy industrialist of peasant stock. ... more about Moscow Nights
Not Available on DVD
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 1.5597 out of 4 stars for Inchon
1.5597
A noisy and absurd re-telling of the great 1950 invasion of Inchon during the Korean War which was masterminded by General Douglas MacArthur. ... more about Inchon
Actor Awards
Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
Not Available on DVD
38
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 1.4425 out of 4 stars for Three Sisters
1.4425
In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, three sisters (Olga, Irina, and Masha) and their brother Andrei live but dream daily of their return to their former home in Moscow, where life is charming and stimulating meaningful. ... more about Three Sisters
DVD from $18.25 
(3 sellers)
39
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 1.4208 out of 4 stars for Magic Box
1.4208
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. ... more about Magic Box
Not Available on DVD
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 1.3044 out of 4 stars for Wuthering Heights
1.3044
When Lockwood (Miles Mander) arrives at WUTHERING HEIGHTS, it is dark and snowing. Lockwood needs shelter--but he is not welcome. His host, Heathcliff (Laurence Olivier), is ungracious, if not positively hostile. ... more about Wuthering Heights
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
DVD from $125.00 
(0 sellers)
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 1.1687 out of 4 stars for Term of Trial
1.1687
Graham Weir (Laurence Olivier) is an alcoholic schoolteacher whose criminal record for refusing to fight during the Second World War has prevented him from progressing further in his teaching career. ... more about Term of Trial
Actor Awards
BAFTA Awards - Best British Actor
Not Available on DVD
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 1.0118 out of 4 stars for Jigsaw Man
1.0118
Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB to retrieve some vital documents. ... more about Jigsaw Man
Not Available on DVD
45
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for 21 Days
0.0001
After Larry Darrent accidentally kills his lover's blackmailing husband, someone else is arrested for the crime. ... more about 21 Days
Not Available on DVD
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Conquest of the Air
0.0001
This drama follows man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the first balloons, the Wright Brothers, and other pioneers, using dramatic re-enactment and working models of early flying machines. Beginning with World War I, archival footage is used. ... more about Conquest of the Air
Not Available on DVD
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Little Romance
0.0001
A French boy (Daniel) and an American girl (Lauren), who goes to school in Paris, meet and begin a little romance. They befriend Julius who enchants them with his story telling. ... more about Little Romance
Actor Awards
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role
DVD from $3.94 
(5 sellers)
54
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Prince and the Showgirl
0.0001
Actor Awards
BAFTA Awards - Best British Actor
DVD from $9.79 
(6 sellers)
55
Laurence Olivier scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Rehearsal
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Shoes of the Fisherman
0.0001
After twenty years in a Siberian labor camp, Kiril Lakota, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Lvov, is set free. The Catholic Archbishop is released and sent to Rome, where the ailing Pope makes him a Cardinal. ... more about Shoes of the Fisherman
DVD from $5.79 
(6 sellers)
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Uncle Vanya
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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Laurence Olivier scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Yellow Ticket
0.0001
A young Russian girl is forced into a life of prostitution in Czarist Russia, and she and a British journalist find their lives endangered when she reveals to him information regarding the social crimes rampant in her country. ... more about Yellow Ticket
Not Available on DVD
 
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Laurence Olivier
Birthdate:
May 22, 1907
Death date:
July 11, 1989

Laurence Olivier

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1930s
13
total ranking of 2.4426  2.4426
1940s
9
total ranking of 3.0471  3.0471
1950s
6
total ranking of 2.0071  2.0071
1960s
11
total ranking of 2.7892  2.7892
1970s
12
total ranking of 2.5844  2.5844
1980s
8
total ranking of 2.0268  2.0268
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
2.9815
Laurence Olivier is ranked overall as 2.9815 of of 4 stars
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