Want to know the best Ian Holm movies? How about the worst Ian Holm movies? Curious about Ian Holm box office grosses or which Ian Holm movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Ian Holm movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Ian Holm (1931-2020) was an English actor on stage and in film. Holm’s well-known film roles include Ash in Alien, Father Vito Cornelius in The Fifth Element, Chef Skinner in Ratatouille, and Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film series. His IMDb page shows 137 acting credits from 1957 to 2014. This page will rank Ian Holm movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, videos, games, and movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition. This page was written after hearing the sad news of his passing. June 19th, 2020.
Ian Holm Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1981 | Chariots of Fire (1981) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2007 | Ratatouille (2007) | |
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| 2004 | The Aviator (2004) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1979 | Alien (1979) | |
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| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |  |
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| 1981 | Time Bandits (1981) | |
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| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) | |
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| 1971 | Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1997 | The Fifth Element (1997) | |
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| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow (2004) |  |
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| 1984 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) | |
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| 1971 | Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) | |
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| 1989 | Henry V (1989) | |
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| 1994 | The Madness of King George (1994) | |
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| 1985 | Brazil (1985) | |
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| 2004 | Garden State (2004) | |
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| 1997 | The Sweet Hereafter (1997) |  |
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| 1996 | Big Night (1996) | |
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| 1990 | Hamlet (1990) | |
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| 2001 | From Hell (2001) | |
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| 2005 | Lord of War (2005) | |
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| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) |  |
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| 1991 | Naked Lunch (1991) | |
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| 1976 | Robin and Marian (1976) | |
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| 1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) | |
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| 1996 | Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) | |
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| 1999 | eXistenZ (1999) | |
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| 2000 | Joe Gould's Secret (2000) | |
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| 1972 | Young Winston (1972) | |
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| 1985 | Wetherby (1985) | |
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| 1985 | Dreamchild (1985) | |
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| 1988 | Another Woman (1988) | |
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| 1985 | Dance with a Stranger (1985) | |
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| 2000 | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000) HBO Movie |
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| 1968 | The Fixer (1968) | |
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| 2001 | The Emperor's New Clothes (2001) |  |
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| 1976 | Shout At The Devil (1976) | |
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| 1993 | The Advocate (1993) | |
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| 1999 | Simon Magus (1999) | |
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| 1982 | The Return of the Soldier (1982) | |
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| 1974 | Juggernaut (1974) |  |
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| 1991 | Kafka (1991) | |
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| 2000 | Esther Kahn (2000) | |
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| 2005 | Strangers with Candy (2005) |  |
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| 2006 | Renaissance (2006) | |
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| 1977 | March or Die (1977) | |
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| 1999 | Shergar (1999) | |
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| 2000 | Beautiful Joe (2000) |  |
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| 2006 | The Treatment (2006) | |
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| 1992 | Blue Ice (1992) HBO Movie |
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| 2000 | Bless the Child (2000) | |
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| 2006 | O Jerusalem (2006) | |
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| 1996 | Loch Ness (1996) | |
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| 1997 | A Life Less Ordinary (1997) | |
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| 1971 | A Severed Head (1971) | |
Ian Holm 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 any way you want.
- Sort Ian Holm movies by his co-stars
- Sort Ian Holm movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Ian Holm movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Ian Holm movies by how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Ian Holm movie received.
- Sort Ian Holm movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR 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 | ||||
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| 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 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) AA Best Picture Win |
Cate Blanchett & Viggo Mortensen |
371.00 | 663.3 | 1,989.90 | 2 | 91 | 11 / 11 | 100.0 | |
| 2 | Chariots of Fire (1981) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Ben Cross & Ian Charleson |
59.00 | 228.7 | 228.70 | 7 | 82 | 07 / 04 | 99.8 | |
| 3 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) AA Best Picture Nom |
Ian McKellen & Orlando Bloom |
308.40 | 588.3 | 1,649.10 | 2 | 92 | 13 / 04 | 99.7 | |
| 5 | Ratatouille (2007) | Peter O'Toole & Patton Oswalt |
206.40 | 323.5 | 977.30 | 10 | 92 | 05 / 01 | 99.3 | |
| 4 | The Aviator (2004) AA Best Picture Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Directed by Martin Scorsese |
102.60 | 178.1 | 371.00 | 22 | 83 | 11 / 05 | 99.2 | |
| 6 | Alien (1979) | Sigourney Weaver & Directed by Ridley Scott |
106.10 | 455.5 | 455.50 | 2 | 92 | 02 / 01 | 99.2 | |
| 7 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) | Martin Freeman & Ian McKellen |
303.00 | 410.3 | 1,377.30 | 5 | 71 | 03 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 10 | Time Bandits (1981) | Sean Connery & Directed by Terry Gilliam |
42.40 | 164.3 | 164.30 | 11 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 95.3 | |
| 8 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) | Orlando Bloom & Cate Blanchett |
255.10 | 336.6 | 1,261.40 | 6 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 9 | Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
Laurence Olivier & Michael Jayston |
20.90 | 136.6 | 136.60 | 17 | 71 | 06 / 02 | 93.6 | |
| 12 | The Fifth Element (1997) | Bruce Willis & Milla Jovovich |
63.80 | 149.9 | 619.80 | 24 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 11 | The Day After Tomorrow (2004) | Dennis Quaid & Jake Gyllenhaal |
186.70 | 324.2 | 944.80 | 7 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 13 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) | Christopher Lambert & Andie MacDowell |
45.90 | 147.1 | 147.10 | 17 | 64 | 03 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 14 | Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) | Vanessa Redgrave & Glenda Jackson |
10.60 | 69.3 | 69.30 | 37 | 75 | 05 / 01 | 84.7 | |
| 14 | Henry V (1989) | Christian Bale & Emma Thompson |
10.20 | 27.6 | 27.60 | 82 | 89 | 03 / 01 | 84.4 | |
| 15 | The Madness of King George (1994) | Nigel Hawthorne & Helen Mirren |
15.20 | 40.3 | 40.30 | 93 | 84 | 04 / 01 | 84.4 | |
| 16 | Brazil (1985) | Robert DeNiro & Directed by Robert DeNiro |
9.90 | 30.2 | 30.20 | 85 | 89 | 02 / 00 | 84.1 | |
| 18 | Garden State (2004) | Natalie Portman & Zach Braff |
26.80 | 46.5 | 62.20 | 92 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 19 | The Sweet Hereafter (1997) | Sarah Polley | 3.30 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 158 | 88 | 02 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 20 | Big Night (1996) | Tony Shalhoub & Stanley Tucci |
12.00 | 29.3 | 34.60 | 115 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 78.5 | |
| 21 | Hamlet (1990) | Mel Gibson & Glenn Close |
20.70 | 52.8 | 52.80 | 60 | 67 | 02 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 23 | From Hell (2001) | Johnny Depp & Heather Graham |
31.60 | 60.3 | 142.20 | 75 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 70.3 | |
| 22 | Lord of War (2005) | Nicolas Cage & Ethan Hawke |
24.10 | 40.7 | 122.30 | 109 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 70.1 | |
| 24 | Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) | Laurence Olivier & John Gielgud |
2.90 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 75 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 67.1 | |
| 25 | Naked Lunch (1991) | Roy Scheider & Peter Weller & Judy Davis |
2.60 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 143 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 60.2 | |
| 27 | Robin and Marian (1976) | Sean Connery & Audrey Hepburn |
8.80 | 44.5 | 44.50 | 63 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 58.6 | |
| 28 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) | Robert DeNiro & Kenneth Branagh |
22.00 | 58.1 | 295.90 | 60 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 57.3 | |
| 28 | Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) | Andy Garcia & Richard Dreyfuss |
9.90 | 24.1 | 24.10 | 126 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 57.0 | |
| 29 | eXistenZ (1999) | Jude Law & Jennifer Jason Leigh |
2.90 | 6.1 | 6.10 | 167 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 29 | Joe Gould's Secret (2000) | Stanley Tucci | 0.50 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 213 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 32 | Young Winston (1972) | Anthony Hopkins & Robert Shaw |
6.50 | 41.3 | 41.30 | 55 | 57 | 03 / 00 | 55.1 | |
| 30 | Wetherby (1985) | Vanessa Redgrave & Ian Holm |
1.30 | 3.9 | 3.90 | 151 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 54.8 | |
| 33 | Dreamchild (1985) | Coral Browne & Ian Holm |
1.20 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 152 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 52.8 | |
| 34 | Another Woman (1988) | Gena Rowlands & Mia Farrow |
1.60 | 4.1 | 4.10 | 168 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 51.0 | |
| 35 | Dance with a Stranger (1985) | Miranda Richardson & Rupert Everett |
2.20 | 6.6 | 6.60 | 138 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 50.4 | |
| 35 | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000) HBO Movie |
Judi Dench | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 310 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.3 | |
| 36 | The Fixer (1968) | Alan Bates & Dirk Bogarde |
0.60 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 161 | 67 | 01 / 00 | 50.3 | |
| 37 | The Emperor's New Clothes (2001) | Iben Hjejle | 0.70 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 212 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 40 | Shout At The Devil (1976) | Lee Marvin & Roger Moore |
4.80 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 84 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 48.9 | |
| 38 | The Advocate (1993) | Colin Firth & Amina Annabi |
0.60 | 1.6 | 1.60 | 197 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 47.2 | |
| 40 | Simon Magus (1999) | Rutger Hauer | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 307 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.2 | |
| 42 | The Return of the Soldier (1982) | Glenda Jackson & Ann-Margret |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 169 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.2 | |
| 43 | Juggernaut (1974) | Anthony Hopkins & Richard Harris |
4.50 | 26.2 | 26.20 | 66 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 39.4 | |
| 44 | Kafka (1991) | Jeremy Irons & Theresa Russell |
1.10 | 2.7 | 2.70 | 167 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 34.2 | |
| 44 | Esther Kahn (2000) | Summer Phoenix | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 343 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.0 | |
| 47 | Strangers with Candy (2005) | Chris Pratt & Philip Seymour Hoffman |
2.10 | 3.5 | 4.30 | 185 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 29.2 | |
| 46 | Renaissance (2006) | Daniel Craig & Catherine McCormack |
0.10 | 0.1 | 3.90 | 316 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 28.9 | |
| 48 | March or Die (1977) | Gene Hackman & Terence Hill |
2.70 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 101 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | |
| 49 | Shergar (1999) | Racing Movies & Alan Barker |
0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 252 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.7 | |
| 49 | Beautiful Joe (2000) | Sharon Stone | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 359 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 19.9 | |
| 50 | The Treatment (2006) | Famke Jannsen | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 310 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 19.6 | |
| 52 | Blue Ice (1992) HBO Movie |
Michael Caine | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 226 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.2 | |
| 53 | Bless the Child (2000) | Kim Basinger & Jimmy Smits |
29.40 | 58.8 | 58.80 | 82 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 17.7 | |
| 52 | O Jerusalem (2006) | JJ Feild & Saïd Taghmaoui |
0.20 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 275 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.0 | |
| 53 | Loch Ness (1996) | Ted Danson | 0.20 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 245 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.3 | |
| 56 | A Life Less Ordinary (1997) | Cameron Diaz & Ewan McGregor |
4.40 | 10.3 | 34.60 | 146 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 14.0 | |
| 55 | A Severed Head (1971) | Richard Attenborough | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 183 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.5 |
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No not Ash. I’ve seen Alien so many times, and it could never be the same if Ash wasn’t played by him. So many great roles in great movies. An underrated actor for sure, he will be missed.
Hey Timothy. Good thoughts on his role in Alien. I agree with you 100%, a very underrated actor. Thanks for checking out our Ian Holm tribute page.
No not Ash. I’ve seen Alien so many times, and it could never be the same if Ash wasn’t played by him. So many great roles in great movies. An underrated actor for sure, he will be missed.
I will never forget the first time that I saw him in Alien.
Excellent performance.
Great UMR page.
R.I.P.
Mike
Hey Mike…..his Ash is a great character. Alien is my brother’s favorite movie. I remember reading the book, and it scared the hell out of me. Thanks for checking out our Ian tribute page.
I have seen 5 Ian Holmes movies.
The Aviator is a favourite film.
The others I have seen in UMR order are:
Nicholas and Alexandra
Oh! What a Lovely War
Robin and Marion
Young Winston
R.I.P.
Hey Flora…..thanks for checking out our UMR tribute page on Sir Ian Holm. I have seen 28 of his movies. My favorites would be Brazil, A Life Less Ordinary, The Fifth Element and The Lord of the Rings movies. Rest in Peace Sir Ian.
Rest in Peace Sir Ian Holm.
Job well done Sam. It looks good.