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Christopher Plummer (1929-2021) was a Canadian Oscar® winning actor. His movie career spanned over 8 decades. He currently holds the record for oldest actor to win an Oscar (82 when he won for 2010’s Beginnings) and oldest actor to receive an Oscar nomination (88 when got a nomination for 2017’s All The Money In The World). His IMDb page shows 217 acting credits from 1953 to 2021. This page ranks Christopher Plummer movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. His many television appearances, shorts, uncredited and movies not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. This page was requested but sadly we have forgotten who made the request.
Christopher Plummer Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1965
The Sound of Music (1965)
AA Best Picture Win
2001
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
AA Best Picture Win
2009
Up (2009)
AA Best Picture Nom
2019
Knives Out (2019)
1975
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
1975
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
1991
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
2011
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
1995
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
2006
Inside Man (2006)
1986
An American Tail (1986)
1992
Malcolm X (1992)
1999
The Insider (1999)
AA Best Picture Nom
2004
National Treasure (2004)
1994
Wolf (1994)
2005
Syriana (2005)
1987
Dragnet (1987)
1964
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
1995
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
1967
The Night of The Generals (1967)
1979
Murder by Decree (1979)
1965
Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
2010
Beginners (2010)
AA Best Supp Actor Win
2017
All The Money In The World (2017)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1970
Waterloo (1970)
1969
Battle of Britain (1969)
1984
Dreamscape (1984)
2006
The Lake House (2006)
2009
9 (2009)
2009
The Last Station (2009)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1978
The Silent Partner (1978)
1981
Eyewitness (1981)
2002
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
2015
Danny Collins (2015)
1958
Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
2009
My Dog Tulip (2009)
2017
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
1981
The Amateur (1981)
2005
The New World (2005)
2017
The Star (2017)
Voice Only
2009
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
2020
The Last Full Measure (2020)
2005
Must Love Dogs (2005)
1980
Somewhere in Time (1980)
2010
The Tempest (2010)
1958
Stage Struck (1958)
2007
Man In The Chair (2007)
1998
Winchell (1998)
HBO Movie
2016
The Exception (2016)
1997
Closing The Ring (1997)
2015
Remember (2015)
2002
Ararat (2002)
1969
The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
1987
Gandahar (1987)
Voice Only
1976
Aces High (1976)
1966
Triple Cross (1966)
2019
Cliffs Of Freedom (2019)
1978
International Velvet (1978)
1991
Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
2000
Dracula 2000 (2000)
1968
The High Commissioner (1968)
1975
Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
2003
Blizzard (2003)
2001
Lucky Break (2001)
2004
Alexander (2004)
1988
Shadow Dancing (1988)
2014
Elsa & Fred (2014)
1990
Where the Heart Is (1990)
2011
Priest (2011)
1984
Lily In Love (1984)
2014
Hector And The Search For Happiness (2014)
1969
Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969)
1979
Hanover Street (1979)
1973
The Pyx (1973)
2018
Boundaries (2018)
2013
The Legend of Sarila (2013)
1984
Ordeal By Innocence (1984)
1986
The Boy in Blue (1986)
2003
Cold Creek Manor (2003)
1978
Starcrash (1978)
1986
The Boss' Wife (1986)
1994
Crackerjack (1994)
1982
Highpoint (1982)
Christopher Plummer Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Christopher Plummer movie received.
- Sort Christopher Plummer movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | The Sound of Music (1965) AA Best Picture Win |
Julie Andrews | 145.50 | 1,537.8 | 2,837.70 | 1 | 82 | 10 / 05 | 99.9 | |
| 2 | A Beautiful Mind (2001) AA Best Picture Win |
Russell Crowe & Directed by Ron Howard |
170.70 | 325.8 | 598.20 | 11 | 82 | 08 / 04 | 99.8 | |
| 3 | Up (2009) AA Best Picture Nom |
Edward Asner | 293.00 | 421.1 | 1,051.20 | 5 | 87 | 05 / 02 | 99.5 | |
| 4 | Knives Out (2019) | Daniel Craig & Chris Evans |
165.40 | 194.6 | 359.70 | 15 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 98.0 | |
| 6 | The Man Who Would Be King (1975) | Sean Connery & Michael Caine |
33.30 | 175.3 | 175.30 | 16 | 87 | 04 / 00 | 97.9 | |
| 5 | The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) | Peter Sellers | 41.80 | 220.0 | 220.00 | 13 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.4 | |
| 7 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) | Leonard Nimoy & William Shatner |
74.90 | 191.8 | 248.10 | 15 | 76 | 02 / 00 | 96.4 | |
| 9 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | Daniel Craig | 102.50 | 139.4 | 316.20 | 28 | 83 | 05 / 01 | 94.7 | |
| 10 | Twelve Monkeys (1995) | Bruce Willis & Brad Pitt |
57.10 | 141.6 | 418.40 | 31 | 83 | 02 / 00 | 94.4 | |
| 11 | Inside Man (2006) | Denzel Washington & Jodie Foster & <a href='https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/clive-owen-mov |
88.50 | 145.0 | 302.10 | 23 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 94.1 | |
| 12 | An American Tail (1986) | Dom DeLuise | 72.40 | 210.3 | 210.30 | 9 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 92.5 | |
| 13 | Malcolm X (1992) | Denzel Washington | 48.20 | 125.1 | 125.10 | 32 | 83 | 02 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 11 | The Insider (1999) AA Best Picture Nom |
Al Pacino & Russell Crowe |
29.10 | 62.0 | 128.40 | 69 | 89 | 07 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 14 | National Treasure (2004) | Nicolas Cage | 173.00 | 300.3 | 603.30 | 10 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 89.6 | |
| 15 | Wolf (1994) | Jack Nicholson & Michelle Pfeiffer |
65.00 | 171.7 | 346.10 | 19 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 16 | Syriana (2005) | George Clooney & Matt Damon |
50.80 | 85.6 | 158.30 | 56 | 76 | 02 / 01 | 86.4 | |
| 17 | Dragnet (1987) | Dan Aykroyd & Tom Hanks |
57.40 | 158.2 | 183.80 | 14 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 18 | The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) | Sophia Loren & James Mason |
4.80 | 54.5 | 54.50 | 61 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 19 | Dolores Claiborne (1995) | Stephen King | 24.40 | 60.4 | 60.40 | 69 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 79.6 | |
| 21 | The Night of The Generals (1967) | Peter O'Toole & Omar Sharif |
6.00 | 53.5 | 53.50 | 45 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 77.4 | |
| 20 | Murder by Decree (1979) | James Mason & Donald Sutherland |
8.20 | 35.0 | 35.00 | 73 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 77.2 | |
| 23 | Inside Daisy Clover (1965) | Natalie Wood & Robert Redford |
8.10 | 85.7 | 85.70 | 37 | 60 | 03 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 22 | Beginners (2010) AA Best Supp Actor Win |
Ewan McGregor | 5.80 | 7.9 | 19.60 | 139 | 83 | 01 / 01 | 75.4 | |
| 24 | All The Money In The World (2017) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Mark Walhberg & Directed by Ridley Scott |
25.10 | 30.2 | 64.80 | 89 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 74.9 | |
| 25 | Waterloo (1970) | Orson Welles | 4.10 | 28.5 | 28.50 | 64 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 26 | Battle of Britain (1969) | Michael Caine & Laurence Olivier |
5.70 | 43.4 | 43.40 | 44 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 71.0 | |
| 28 | Dreamscape (1984) | Dennis Quaid | 12.10 | 39.0 | 39.00 | 68 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 70.1 | |
| 28 | The Lake House (2006) | Keanu Reeves & Sandra Bullock |
52.30 | 85.7 | 188.10 | 62 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 68.1 | |
| 30 | 9 (2009) | Jennifer Connelly | 31.70 | 45.6 | 69.60 | 87 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 67.1 | |
| 29 | The Last Station (2009) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Helen Mirren | 6.60 | 9.5 | 19.50 | 154 | 75 | 02 / 00 | 66.7 | |
| 30 | The Silent Partner (1978) | Elliott Gould & John Candy |
0.90 | 4.4 | 4.40 | 131 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 66.6 | |
| 33 | Eyewitness (1981) | William Hurt & Sigourney Weaver |
6.40 | 24.8 | 24.80 | 86 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 63.9 | |
| 31 | Nicholas Nickleby (2002) | Anne Hathaway | 1.60 | 2.9 | 6.80 | 190 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 63.1 | |
| 34 | Danny Collins (2015) | Al Pacino | 5.60 | 7.2 | 13.90 | 138 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 59.6 | |
| 37 | Wind Across the Everglades (1958) | Burl Ives | 2.00 | 35.1 | 55.50 | 112 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 58.1 | |
| 36 | My Dog Tulip (2009) | Lynn Redgrave | 0.20 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 252 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.3 | |
| 35 | The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) | Dan Stevens | 5.70 | 7.4 | 10.60 | 137 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 55.9 | |
| 38 | The Amateur (1981) | John Savage | 10.30 | 39.8 | 39.80 | 76 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 54.7 | |
| 40 | The New World (2005) | Colin Farrell & Christian Bale |
12.70 | 21.4 | 51.40 | 139 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 54.3 | |
| 40 | The Star (2017) Voice Only |
Anthony Anderson | 40.90 | 49.1 | 75.50 | 66 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 54.0 | |
| 41 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) | Heath Ledger | 7.70 | 11.1 | 88.80 | 150 | 66 | 02 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 42 | The Last Full Measure (2020) | Samuel L. Jackson & Ed Harris |
2.90 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 46 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 53.5 | |
| 43 | Must Love Dogs (2005) | John Cusack & Diane Lane |
43.90 | 73.9 | 98.10 | 68 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 53.2 | |
| 45 | Somewhere in Time (1980) | Christopher Reeve | 9.80 | 40.5 | 40.50 | 74 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 49.8 | |
| 45 | The Tempest (2010) | Helen Mirren & Russell Brand |
0.30 | 0.4 | 0.50 | 223 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 49.7 | |
| 46 | Stage Struck (1958) | Henry Fonda | 2.00 | 35.9 | 35.90 | 110 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 49.0 | |
| 47 | Man In The Chair (2007) | Robert Wagner | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 324 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.5 | |
| 48 | Winchell (1998) HBO Movie |
Stanley Tucci | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 324 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.3 | |
| 49 | The Exception (2016) | Lily James | 0.70 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 214 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 47.6 | |
| 50 | Closing The Ring (1997) | Shirley MacLaine | 0.10 | 0.1 | 3.50 | 271 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 47.5 | |
| 49 | Remember (2015) | Martin Landau | 1.20 | 1.5 | 4.70 | 175 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 47.1 | |
| 50 | Ararat (2002) | Charles Aznavour | 1.60 | 2.9 | 2.90 | 191 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 46.8 | |
| 53 | The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969) | Robert Shaw | 0.60 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 156 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 41.1 | |
| 54 | Gandahar (1987) Voice Only |
Glenn Close | 0.40 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 205 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.8 | |
| 55 | Aces High (1976) | John Gielgud | 1.40 | 7.2 | 7.20 | 132 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 38.4 | |
| 56 | Triple Cross (1966) | Yul Brynner | 1.10 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 122 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 36.9 | |
| 56 | Cliffs Of Freedom (2019) | Jan Uddin | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 205 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.6 | |
| 57 | International Velvet (1978) | Anthony Hopkins | 2.20 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 111 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 36.0 | |
| 59 | Rock-A-Doodle (1991) | Glen Campbell | 11.70 | 29.8 | 29.80 | 87 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 33.9 | |
| 62 | Dracula 2000 (2000) | Gerard Butler | 33.00 | 66.0 | 94.10 | 75 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 28.6 | |
| 59 | The High Commissioner (1968) | Rod Taylor | 1.30 | 10.7 | 14.20 | 142 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 61 | Conduct Unbecoming (1975) | Michael York | 2.50 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 101 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 27.7 | |
| 63 | Blizzard (2003) | Paul Bates & Kevin Pollack |
0.50 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 209 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 27.0 | |
| 64 | Lucky Break (2001) | Ron Cook | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 295 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.8 | |
| 65 | Alexander (2004) | Angelina Jolie & Directed by Oliver Stone |
34.30 | 59.5 | 290.40 | 81 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 22.3 | |
| 65 | Shadow Dancing (1988) | Nadine Van der Velde | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 264 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.4 | |
| 66 | Elsa & Fred (2014) | Shirley MacLaine | 0.30 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 205 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.5 | |
| 68 | Where the Heart Is (1990) | Dabney Coleman | 1.10 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 186 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 17.1 | |
| 69 | Priest (2011) | Paul Bettany | 29.10 | 39.6 | 106.50 | 102 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 17.1 | |
| 69 | Lily In Love (1984) | Maggie Smith | 0.40 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 174 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 16.2 | |
| 70 | Hector And The Search For Happiness (2014) | Simon Pegg | 1.10 | 1.5 | 2.80 | 179 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.9 | |
| 73 | Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969) | Susannah York | 2.40 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 88 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 15.5 | |
| 72 | Hanover Street (1979) | Harrison Ford | 3.90 | 17.0 | 17.00 | 87 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 15.5 | |
| 75 | The Pyx (1973) | Karen Black | 2.50 | 15.2 | 15.20 | 109 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 14.6 | |
| 74 | Boundaries (2018) | Vera Farmiga | 0.70 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 213 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.6 | |
| 76 | The Legend of Sarila (2013) | Genevieve Bujold | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 368 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.9 | |
| 76 | Ordeal By Innocence (1984) | Donald Sutherland | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 193 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.6 | |
| 77 | The Boy in Blue (1986) | Nicolas Cage | 0.30 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 200 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.3 | |
| 79 | Cold Creek Manor (2003) | Dennis Quaid & Sharon Stone |
21.40 | 38.2 | 52.10 | 105 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 8.5 | |
| 79 | Starcrash (1978) | David Hasseloff | 5.00 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 83 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 8.1 | |
| 81 | The Boss' Wife (1986) | Daniel Stern & Martin Mull |
0.50 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 188 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.8 | |
| 81 | Crackerjack (1994) | Nastassja Kinski | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 277 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.2 | |
| 82 | Highpoint (1982) | Richard Harris | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 176 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 4.1 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Christopher Plummer
1. Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1929.
2. Christopher Plummer did an apprenticeship with the Canadian Repertory Company…..appearing in over 75 stage roles. He made his Broadway debut in 1953’s The Starcross Story. That was the good news…the bad news was it closed on opening night.
3. Christopher Plummer was the understudy for Tyrone Power in the play….The Dark is Light Enough.
4. Christopher Plummer’s The Sound of Music (1965) is the third biggest box office hit of all-time when looking at all-time adjusted box office grosses.
5. Christopher Plummer did not like The Sound of Music. He referred to it as “The Sound Of Mucus”. Why you wonder? Well here are his own words. ““Because it was so awful and sentimental and gooey,”…and “You had to work terribly hard to try and infuse some minuscule bit of humor into it.”
6. Christoper Plummer has received 2 Oscar® nominations: He was nominated for Best Actor for 2009’s The Last Station…and he won the Best Supporting Actor for 2013’s Beginners. At age 82, he is the oldest person to receive an Academy Award®.
7. Christopher Plummer turned down the role of Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, and admits to regretting that decision.
8. Christopher Plummer has been married three times. He has one daughter….actress Amanda Plummer.
9. Christopher Plummer has worked with both Obi-Wan Kenobis on film. Alec Guinness played his father in 1964’s The Fall of the Roman Empire 46 years later Plummer played father to Ewan McGregor in 2010’s Beginners.
10. Check out Christopher Plummer‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
Steve Lensman’s Top Ten Christopher Plummer You Tube Video
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Sad news. Christopher Plummer was one of my favorites.
Last year I bought ‘Knives Out’ and ‘All the Money in the World’ on blu-ray. He was great in both those films.
Might watch Murder by Decree at the weekend as a tribute.
R.I.P.
Hey Steve…thanks for the thoughts on Christopher Plummer. So sad news….he seemed so active…I figured we had another decade of Plummer movies. I agree he was great in Knives Ou and All The Money In The World. I think I will watch The Silent Partner as my tribute.
Text from WoC while I was at work.
WoC – Christopher Plummer,
Me – Died?
WoC – Yep.
Me – Noooooooooo!
Christopher Plummer was one of my favourite Canadian actors. My favourite films are The Sound Of Music, Murder By Decree a Beautiful Mind and Up. Rest in peace
Sorry that we have lost one of the great Canadian actors. Sad sad news. WoC has The Sound of Music in her all-time Top 5 Movies. Rest in peace.
Happy 91st birthday!
Hey Flora….happy belated birthday to Christopher Plummer. Rest in Peace.
You definitely want to see FOTRE.Plummer is superb as Commodus.For me,it is the best of all the Roman empires.Great performances all round.
Hi Richard, Fall of the Roman Empire is a favorite of mine too, those huge sets! Nowadays it would all be done on computer but back then they had to build everything.
Happy 90th birthday to Christopher Plummer!