TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Martin Sheen.
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Birthdate: August 3, 1940
Martin Sheen
ACTOR RANKINGS:
CAREER SPAN
Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1960s
0.8818
2
1970s
2.6917
12
1980s
2.3126
20
1990s
2.0363
45
2000s
2.4978
18
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: 
2.6538
2.6538
Martin Sheen Movie Rankings
1
3.4773During the height of the Vietnam War, Special Forces Captain Willard is given the assignment to hunt and kill one of the Military's own; an insane Col. reported to have killed hundreds of innocent people and has established a personal refuge in the jungle. ...more about Apocalypse Now
Actor Awards
- American Movie Awards - Best Actor
- BAFTA Awards - Best Actor
DVD from $10.30
(13 sellers)
2
3.4663Irish-American mafia boss, Frank Costello, enrolled some of his most promising youngsters in the police academy. Meanwhile, the police have infiltrated the gang with one of their own. Neither organization knows there is a spy among them. ...more about Departed
DVD from $4.95
(20 sellers)
3
3.2672Kit Carruthers, a young garbage collector and his girlfriend Holly Sargis from Fort Dupree, South Dakota, are on the run after killing Holly's father who disagreed with their relationship. ...more about Badlands
Actor Awards
- San Sebastián International Film Festival - Best Actor
DVD from $13.79
(9 sellers)
4
3.2598
A new, expanded version of Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 Vietnam war epic. ...more about Apocalypse Now Redux
- Not Available on DVD
5
3.1793
After a five-year coma, Johnny Smith develops the ability to see people's future just by touching them. When he shakes the hand of a prominent politician and sees nuclear war Johnny, embarks on a mission to assassinate him. ...more about Dead Zone
DVD from $7.45
(13 sellers)
6
3.1777
A non-violent revolutionary that inspired India to win independence from Great Britain. ...more about Gandhi
DVD from $14.26
(13 sellers)
7
3.1099
Mastering the art of forgery by the age of 21, Frank W. Abagnale managed to steal millions of dollars from the government and major corporations. FBI agent Carl Hanratty has made it his mission to catch Abagnale, who always seems one-step ahead. ...more about Catch Me If You Can
DVD from $5.00
(16 sellers)
8
3.0330
The world's most powerful man has met his match! Michael Douglas is the widower President wooing environmental lobbyist Annette Bening in this romantic hit by Rob Reiner. ...more about American President
DVD from $6.99
(13 sellers)
9
2.9912
Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) is a Wall Street stockbroker in early 1980's New York with a strong desire to get to the top. ...more about Wall Street
DVD from $9.59
(13 sellers)
10
2.9377
With gasoline prices approaching $4/gallon, fossil fuel shortages, unrest in oil producing regions around the globe and mainstream consumer adoption and adoption of the hybrid electric car (more than 140,000 Prius' sold this year), this story couldn't be ...more about Who Killed the Electric Car?
DVD from $5.99
(11 sellers)
11
2.8625
A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way cope with a crazy situation. Catch-22 is a parody of a "military mentality" and of a bureaucratic society in general. ...more about Catch-22
DVD from $3.90
(11 sellers)
12
2.8383
The four and 1/4 hour depiction of the historical and personal events surrounding and including the decisive American civil war battle features thousands of civil war re-enactors marching over the exact ground that the federal army and the army of North ...more about Gettysburg
DVD from $4.99
(12 sellers)
13
2.8229
In this modern version of Shakespeare's 'Othello', Odin James is the black star of the basketball team at an otherwise white boarding school. He is headed for big time with his sport and is in love with Desi, the most popular girl in school. ...more about O
DVD from $5.99
(10 sellers)
14
2.7646
This action film, directed by the Hughes brothers, depicts a heist of old bills, retired from circulation and destined by the government to be "money to burn. ...more about Dead Presidents
DVD from $7.02
(11 sellers)
15
2.7507
Bobby O'Grady is a low range member of Boston Irish gang run by Jackie O'Hara. Jackie demands absolute, total loyalty for him. ...more about Snitch
Actor Awards
- ALMA Awards - Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film in a Crossover Role
DVD from $6.39
(10 sellers)
16
2.7247
An American nuclear aircraft carrier and its crew are caught in a classic dilemma when a supernatural storm sends them back in time just before the Japanese assault on Pearl Harbour. ...more about Final Countdown
DVD from $11.28
(12 sellers)
17
2.7018
Mark Wexler's cinematic blend of biography and autobiography centers on his relationship with his father, legendary cinematographer and filmmaker Haskell Wexler, whose long and illutrious career is a virtual catalogue of 20th century classics. ...more about Tell Them Who You Are
DVD from $6.99
(4 sellers)
18
2.6576
Ten years in the making, this feature-length documentary was filmed during a remarkable nine journeys throughout Tibet, India and Nepal. ...more about Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion
DVD from $20.85
(5 sellers)
19
2.5718
Documents the sensational events surrounding the making of 'Apocalypse Now' (qv) and 'Francis Ford Coppola' (qv)'s struggle with nature, governments, actors, and self-doubt. Includes footage and sound secretly recorded by Elanor Coppola, wife of Francis. ...more about Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
- Not Available on DVD
20
2.5639
After the death of his wife, police psychiatrist Cal Jamison moves to New York. There he has to help in the investigation of the murder of two youths, who seem to have been immolated during a cult ritual. ...more about Believers
DVD from $6.62
(9 sellers)
21
2.5296
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
DVD from $9.99
(8 sellers)
22
2.4992
In 1935, 99-year-old former slave Shadrach asks to be buried on the soil where he was born to slavery, and that land is owned by the large Dabney family, consisting of Vernon, Trixie and their seven children, and to bury a black man on that land is a ...more about Shadrach
- Not Available on DVD
23
2.4962
An assassin named Al Simmons is double-crossed and murdered by his evil boss Jason Wynn. Al makes a deal with the devil and returns to earth as Spawn to see his wife. He is ordered by the devil's minion, The Clown, to kill Wynn. ...more about Spawn
DVD from $5.99
(11 sellers)
24
2.4299
The phrase "entertaining angels" refers to the practice of treating all guests--be they kings or peasants--as if they were visiting angels. This is the challenge for all humble Christians and the one Dorothy Day rises to meet. ...more about Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
- Not Available on DVD
25
2.3158
This examination of the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy centers around 22 people who were also at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles the night he was killed. ...more about Bobby
DVD from $12.77
(12 sellers)
26
2.2268
Jillian Shanahan, a deaf woman, becomes the target of a ruthless and corrupt cop. The cop is looking for a stolen coin, which he plans to keep for himself. ...more about Hear No Evil
DVD from $4.11
(11 sellers)
27
2.2199
A drug deal goes wrong causing a foursome, led by a lunatic killer, to go on the run. A couple in a recreational vehicle are initially kidnapped, but soon the male hostage is emulating his kidnappers and wants to stay involved in the chase. ...more about Truth or Consequences
DVD from $2.07
(12 sellers)
28
2.0428
This is a suspenseful story of a young girl navigating her adolescence solo. She spends her days hiding from an unloved mother, left abandoned by a suicidal father and trying to survive. ...more about Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
Actor Awards
- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor - Horror
DVD from $5.99
(11 sellers)
29
2.0353
A Vermont town in the 1950's hires a new minister based on his war record and capable presentation, but then are shocked when he shows up and is a black man. ...more about Stranger in the Kingdom
DVD from $5.83
(6 sellers)
30
2.0120
It started as a friendly meeting between 4 old buddies with their basketball coach and ended up in revealing the truth about their relationship. ...more about That Championship Season
DVD from $9.99
(8 sellers)
31
1.9999
A feisty woman struggles to keep her ranch from being stolen by a greedy and unscrupulous land-baron named Malick. A trio of young men comes to her aid Dusty Fog, the "Kid," and Miguel. ...more about Trigger Fast
- Not Available on DVD
32
1.9724
A New York playwright is summoned to Ireland to bury his father (his "Da"). While at his boyhood home, he encounters his father's spirit and relives memories both pleasant and not. ...more about Da
- Not Available on DVD
33
1.8918
Jeremy Collier is a Vietnam veteran who has returned home and is struggling to cope with the war experiences that haunt him. He is also at odds with his family, who cannot begin to understand what he has been through. ...more about War at Home
DVD from $7.35
(6 sellers)
34
1.8642
When Timmy Cleary (Sheen), comes home from soldiering, he's greeted by the open but strained arms of his two parents, John and Nettie, (Neal and Albertson). ...more about Subject Was Roses
Actor Awards
- Golden Globes, USA - Best Supporting Actor
- Not Available on DVD
36
1.8151
"Outbreak" meets "The Runaway Train" as a motley group of passengers are quarantined on a train destined to prevent the spread of the disease at the cost of their lives. ...more about Cassandra Crossing
DVD from $7.14
(10 sellers)
37
1.7899
Slave traders bring back evil voodoo entity that is accidently freed by the Confederate army during the Civil War. ...more about Killing Box
DVD from $12.77
(7 sellers)
38
1.7761
Claire (an American) wakes up in a terrible state at the end of a runway in Spain. As she tries to account for her state (blood soaked and bruised) she has flashbacks from the past few days. ...more about Siesta
- Not Available on DVD
39
1.7183
Ally Walker plays a police detective who investigates the apparent serial killing of several children which is linked to an institutionalized, autistic child. ...more about When the Bough Breaks
DVD from $6.70
(4 sellers)
40
1.7077
Every four years, the citizens of the United States of America perform their most sacred national duty: electing a President to lead the country. ...more about Winning New Hampshire
- Not Available on DVD
41
1.6907
The passengers on a New York subway car are terrorized by two teenage delinquents. Although outnumbered, the teenagers take advantage of the passenger's passivity and unwillingness to act together. ...more about Incident
- Not Available on DVD
42
1.6502
A comedy about finding your true love at any price, even if it involves a little dognapping along the way. ...more about Lost and Found
DVD from $8.63
(9 sellers)
48
1.3805
Jennifer Lopez reunites with SELENA director Gregory Nava for this socially conscious thriller based on real-life events. Lopez plays Lauren Fredericks, an American journalist who investigates the deaths of women in a Mexican town. ...more about Bordertown
- Not Available on DVD
49
1.3606
This Sci-Fi Drama centers around the teen-age Eric, son of a computer scientist who worked for the Apollo mission which sent the first human to the moon. ...more about Beyond the Stars
- Not Available on DVD
52
1.3059
A depressed and destitute Nick Irons, a tennis pro banned from the tour for slugging a player during a TV match, agrees to coach a bookie's "head case" son, Joel, who wants to turn pro. ...more about Break
- Not Available on DVD
53
1.2474
Walrus-like warden, Sven "Swede" Sorenson, a cross between Bluto and Wimpy, runs the prison, murders convicts who escape, and has the FBI on his trail in the form of agent Karen Polarski, the daughter of the town's corrupt judge. ...more about Free Money
DVD from $6.95
(5 sellers)
54
1.1368
A man with a wife and two daughters learns that he has a son. It seems that a few years ago while visiting France, he had an accident and he had an affair with the doctor who treated him. Now he has learned that she just died and is informed of his son. ...more about Man
- Not Available on DVD
55
1.0821
Anthony Wayne goes to Paris. He's going to work there as a bank- employee. He has got 30 days off to orientate himself and to find himself a house. ...more about Maid
- Not Available on DVD
56
1.0045
Important brief-case is stolen from the mob boss Vinny. His assistant Kelly must quickly react and he hires two small-time crooks to follow the rival mobster. One of the men is hard core criminal, the other is an amateur. ...more about Hits!
- Not Available on DVD
57
0.7991
A treasure trove of rare material, James Dean: Forever Young turns much of its focus on the unseen James Dean, tracing the little-known television career that preceded the Hollywood legend's three famed feature films. ...more about James Dean: Forever Young
DVD from $12.71
(7 sellers)
58
0.5251
In Texas in the late '60s, the Whit family meets for the funeral of grandfather Sparta. This, however, is no normal funeral, and the Whits are no normal family. ...more about Texas Funeral
DVD from $7.15
(5 sellers)
62
In 1972 an airplane carrying an Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes Mountains, killing many of those on board. ...more about Alive: 20 Years Later
- Not Available on DVD
65
Three teenage boys inadvertently find themselves holding the adult world hostage in this in this wild comedy caper. ...more about Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys
- Not Available on DVD
70
When Canadian diplomat Carl Pimmler (Michael Ironside) sends his friend Peter Kernan (Matt Salinger) and his wife Johanna (Sam Jenkins) deep into the jungles of Cambodia to deliver a truck load of medicine, he fails to tell him about true nature of his ...more about Fortunes of War
DVD from $9.48
(7 sellers)
72
Harry Orwell is a LA cop who is retired due to a bullet in his back. Now a Private Detective, Harry O. is hired by the man who shot him (Martin Sheen) to find the other man (Sal Mineo) who was involved in the shooting. ...more about Harry O: Such Dust As Dreams Are Made On
- Not Available on DVD
73
Holes in Heaven investigates the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program also known as HAARP. This experimentation is being conducted by our government and top scientists are concerned about the possibly drastic effects on Earth. ...more about Holes in Heaven
- Not Available on DVD
74
Dramatization of the trial of Christian anti-war activists, known collectively as the "Plowshares Eight". ...more about In the King of Prussia
- Not Available on DVD
75
Three years in the making, "Learning to Sea", is an award-winning documentary exploring the co-evolution of marine life in the Red Sea and the Caribbean Sea. ...more about Learning to Sea
- Not Available on DVD
77
A psychological thriller that takes you through the mind of convicted killer, Michael Raine, (Bret Michaels) and his experiences on death row. ...more about Letter from Death Row
DVD from $4.79
(4 sellers)
81
The inhabitants of a deteriorating section of 1968 Junction City, Kansas known as "Jump City" bemoan their existence and revel at the history of their neighborhood during its 1940's heydays when legendary jazz musicians regularly played its clubs. ...more about Ninth Street
- Not Available on DVD
91
On August 23, 1992, a black-ops research program led by General Roberts (Martin Sheen) perfected a device to control the weather. It was launched from a specially outfitted plane and tested for the first time. ...more about Storm
DVD from $7.12
(3 sellers)
93
Frank Magenta works as a journalist in Rome for a big American newspaper. ...more about Touch and Die
- Not Available on DVD
97
0.0001
July 22, 1934 - outside Chicago's Biograph Theater, a barrage of FBI bullets brings down John Dillinger. As the body of Public Enemy Number one crumbles to the ground, one of the strangest, most riveting stories in the history of crime begins to unfold. ...more about Dillinger and Capone
- Not Available on DVD
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