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Ennio Morricone (1928-2020) is a Oscar® winning Italian film score composer. It is estimated 500 scores for films and television, composed over more than 50 years, are believed to constitute a record in Western cinema for sheer quantity of music. Many became film-score classics, from the so-called spaghetti Westerns of the 1960s, including “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” and “Once Upon a Time in the West” to the widely acclaimed “The Mission” and “Cinema Paradiso” of the 1980s.
His IMDb page shows 520 composing credits from 1960 to 2020. This page will rank Ennio Morricone movies. Movies will be ranked from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. The following table is only a small amount of his movies. Since it is his music that has made him famous…we figured we should include a YouTube video that can be listened to while you check out his massive and incredible movie career.
Ennio Morricone Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CreditRank | 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 | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) | Clint Eastwood & Eli Wallach |
25.00 | 245.0 | 245.0 | 6 | 94 | 00 / 00 | 99.1 | |
| 4 | The Untouchables (1987) | Kevin Costner & Robert DeNiro |
76.30 | 210.3 | 513.6 | 6 | 83 | 04 / 01 | 98.5 | |
| 2 | In the Line of Fire (1993) | Clint Eastwood & John Malkovich |
102.30 | 266.4 | 460.9 | 7 | 80 | 03 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 4 | Bugsy (1991) AA Best Picture Nom |
Warren Beatty & Annette Bening |
49.10 | 125.8 | 125.8 | 24 | 76 | 10 / 02 | 95.0 | |
| 5 | Disclosure (1994) | Michael Douglas & Demi Moore |
83.00 | 219.3 | 565.5 | 14 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 6 | A Fistful of Dollars (1964) | Clint Eastwood & Directed by Sergio Leone |
12.00 | 137.6 | 137.6 | 21 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 7 | For a Few Dollars More (1965) | Clint Eastwood & Directed by Sergio Leone |
10.80 | 113.6 | 113.6 | 20 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 91.7 | |
| 9 | Wolf (1994) | Jack Nicholson & Michelle Pfeiffer |
65.00 | 171.7 | 346.1 | 19 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 9 | La Cage aux Folles (1978) | Directed by Edouard Molinaro | 20.40 | 94.1 | 94.1 | 34 | 73 | 03 / 00 | 86.0 | |
| 11 | Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) | Henry Fonda & Charles Bronson |
5.30 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 60 | 90 | 00 / 00 | 85.4 | |
| 10 | The Mission (1986) AA Best Picture Nom |
Robert DeNiro & Liam Neeson |
17.20 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50 | 75 | 07 / 01 | 85.3 | |
| 13 | The Hateful Eight (2015) AA Best Music Win |
Kurt Russell & Directed by Quentin Tarantino |
54.10 | 69.2 | 199.2 | 51 | 77 | 03 / 01 | 85.1 | |
| 14 | The Thing (1982) | Kurt Russell & Directed by John Carpenter |
19.60 | 72.0 | 100.6 | 37 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 84.2 | |
| 16 | Cinema Paradiso (1988) | Philippe Noiret | 12.00 | 31.4 | 31.4 | 80 | 87 | 01 / 01 | 83.3 | |
| 13 | Days of Heaven (1978) | Richard Gere | 3.30 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 93 | 90 | 04 / 01 | 83.2 | |
| 15 | Bulworth (1998) | Warren Beatty & Halle Berry |
26.50 | 61.0 | 67.1 | 68 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 81.4 | |
| 18 | Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) | Clint Eastwood & Shirley MacLaine |
10.90 | 75.8 | 75.8 | 33 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 80.8 | |
| 18 | Orca (1977) | Richard Harris & Charlotte Rampling |
24.90 | 120.6 | 120.6 | 34 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 80.3 | |
| 17 | Duck You Sucker or A Fistful of Dynamite (1971) | James Coburn & Rod Steiger |
6.10 | 39.6 | 39.6 | 55 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
| 19 | Once Upon a Time in America (1984) | Robert De Niro & James Woods |
5.30 | 17.1 | 43.4 | 106 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 78.6 | |
| 20 | The Battle of Algiers (1966) | Brahim Hadjadj & Jean Martin |
0.10 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 162 | 90 | 00 / 00 | 77.6 | |
| 22 | Casualties of War (1989) | Michael J. Fox & Sean Penn |
18.70 | 50.7 | 50.7 | 55 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 77.6 | |
| 23 | Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) | Richard Burton & Linda Blair |
37.60 | 181.6 | 181.6 | 20 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 23 | Frantic (1988) | Harrison Ford | 17.60 | 46.3 | 46.3 | 57 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 76.2 | |
| 24 | My Name Is Nobody (1973) | Henry Fonda | 5.30 | 32.3 | 32.3 | 60 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 74.6 | |
| 25 | Hamlet (1990) | Mel Gibson & Glenn Close |
20.70 | 52.8 | 52.8 | 60 | 67 | 02 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 27 | Burn! (1969) | Marlon Brando | 2.70 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 80 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 70.0 | |
| 30 | Mission to Mars (2000) | Tim Robbins & Don Cheadle |
60.90 | 121.8 | 222.0 | 41 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 68.3 | |
| 28 | State of Grace (1990) | Gary Oldman & Ed Harris |
1.90 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 152 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 66.9 | |
| 29 | Everybody's Fine (1990) | Marcello Mastroianni & Michèle Morgan |
1.70 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 156 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 65.9 | |
| 30 | The Island (1980) | Michael Caine & David Warner |
15.70 | 65.2 | 65.2 | 51 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 65.7 | |
| 32 | The Legend of 1900 (1998) | Tim Roth & Pruitt Taylor Vince |
0.20 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 230 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 57.1 | |
| 33 | La Cage aux Folles 3 (1985) | Michel Serrault | 0.30 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 175 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 55.0 | |
| 36 | Guns for San Sebastian (1968) | Anthony Quinn & Charles Bronson |
2.60 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 103 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 34 | White Dog (1982) | Kristy McNichol & Christa Lang |
0.00 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 172 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 52.6 | |
| 35 | Malèna (2000) | Monica Bellucci & Giuseppe Sulfaro |
3.40 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 151 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 52.2 | |
| 37 | La Cage aux Folles II (1980) | Michel Serrault | 7.00 | 28.8 | 28.8 | 91 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 49.4 | |
| 38 | U Turn (1997) | Sean Penn & Directed by Oliver Stone |
6.70 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 130 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 46.8 | |
| 39 | The Serpent (1973) | Yul Brynner & Henry Fonda |
2.40 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 115 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 45.7 | |
| 41 | 1900 (1976) | Robert Deniro & Burt Lancaster |
3.30 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 96 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 41.0 | |
| 40 | The Rover (1967) | Rita Hayworth & Anthony Quinn |
0.70 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 151 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 40.6 | |
| 42 | End of the Game (1975) | Donald Sutherland & Jon Voight |
2.30 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 111 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 39.4 | |
| 43 | Lolita (1997) | Jeremy Irons | 1.10 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 188 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 37.1 | |
| 44 | The Master Touch (1972) | Kirk Douglas & Giuliano Gemma |
1.80 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 125 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 36.0 | |
| 45 | Navajo Joe (1968) | Burt Reynolds & Fernando Rey |
0.90 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 151 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 34.4 | |
| 46 | Control (1987) | Burt Lancaster | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 259 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 47 | Machine Gun McCain (1969) | John Cassavetes & Peter Falk |
1.30 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 128 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 33.0 | |
| 48 | Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) | Paul Newman & John Cusack |
3.60 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 123 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 32.3 | |
| 49 | The Divine Nymph (1975) | Terence Stamp | 0.80 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 143 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 28.6 | |
| 51 | Massacre in Rome (1973) Limited Release |
Richard Burton & Marcello Mastroianni |
0.60 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 164 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 27.6 | |
| 50 | The Devil Is a Woman (1974) | Glenda Jackson | 0.50 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 147 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.9 | |
| 54 | Love Affair (1994) | Warren Beatty & Annette Bening |
18.30 | 48.3 | 48.3 | 78 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 26.0 | |
| 53 | Bluebeard (1972) | Richard Burton & Raquel Welch |
3.60 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 75 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 26.0 | |
| 52 | Rampage (1987) | Michael Biehn | 0.80 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 189 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.6 | |
| 55 | Bloodline (1979) | Audrey Hepburn | 14.10 | 60.6 | 60.6 | 54 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 19.4 | |
| 56 | A Time of Destiny (1988) | William Hurt & Timothy Hutton |
1.20 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 179 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.2 | |
| 57 | Butterfly (1981) | Orson Welles & Pia Zadora |
0.30 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 162 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.0 | |
| 58 | Lovers and Liars (1979) | Goldie Hawn & Giancarlo Giannini |
2.40 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 108 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 5.2 | |
| 59 | Red Sonja (1985) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Brigitte Nielsen |
6.90 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 104 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 4.9 | |
| 60 | Crossing the Line (1990) | Kenny Ireland & Liam Neeson |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 224 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.3 |
My favorite Ennio Morricone Movie Music….the theme from Nobody Is My Name
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Thanks for commemorating Ennio Morricone, without a doubt, my favorite film score composer and a very prolific one. I have seen 20 films on the lists. My favorite Morricone scores are from Duck You Sucker, Cinema Paradiso, Once Upon A Time in the West, The Mission and (I’m with you Bruce) My Name is Nobody. The world would not be the same without Morricone’s beautiful music. RIP!
Hey PhilHoF17…great comment…..it is like something I would have written. Of all the people that comment here, I do believe you seem to like and think the same things the most of all the commenters. It is why you have a special place in our UMR Hall of Fame.
Ok…back to Ennio. Cinema Paradiso is one of my Top 100 Movies of All-Time…so I am glad you list it among your favorites. Once again….we are thinking the same when it comes to the music in My Name is Nobody….I hear that theme…and I get lots of good memories floating in my head. Good stuff as always.