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Ralph Richardson (1902-1983) was an Oscar®-nominated English actor. Richardson is considered one of the greatest stage actors of the mid-20th century. His movie career lasted from the 1930s to the 1980s. His IMDb page shows 87 acting credits from 1933 to 1984. This page will rank Ralph Richardson movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles, and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings. And there are a lot of those movies.
Ralph Richardson 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
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
AA Best Picture Nom
1949
The Heiress (1949)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1938
The Citadel (1938)
AA Best Picture Nom
1960
Exodus (1960)
1981
Time Bandits (1981)
1939
The Four Feathers (1939)
1984
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1975
Rollerball (1975)
1959
Our Man in Havana (1959)
1966
Khartoum (1966)
1962
Long Day's Journey into Night (1962)
1939
Clouds Over Europe (1939)
1938
The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
1955
Richard III (1955)
1936
Things To Come (1936)
1972
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
1981
Dragonslayer (1981)
1965
Chimes At Midnight (1965)
1952
The Sound Barrier (1952)
1978
Watership Down (1978)
Voice Only
1973
O Lucky Man! (1973)
1948
Anna Karenina (1948)
1969
Battle of Britain (1969)
1937
Thunder In The City (1937)
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
1948
The Fallen Idol (1948)
1951
Outcast of the Islands (1951)
1933
Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
1936
The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)
1966
The Wrong Box (1966)
1964
Woman of Straw (1964)
1952
The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
1943
The Silver Fleet (1943)
1962
The 300 Spartans (1962)
1956
Smiley (1956)
1938
South Riding (1938)
1960
Oscar Wilde (1960)
1939
The Fugitive (1939)
1934
Java Head (1934)
1972
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
1946
Secret Flight (1946)
1969
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
1952
Murder On Monday (1952)
1933
The Ghoul (1933)
1972
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
1935
Alias Bulldog Drummond (1935)
1969
Midas Run (1969)
1939
The Lion Has Wings (1939)
1942
The Avengers (1942)
1957
A Novel Affair (1957)
1984
Give My Regards to Broad St. (1984)
1972
Eagle In A Cage (1972)
1973
A Doll's House (I) (1973)
1972
Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
1970
The Looking Glass War (1970)
Ralph Richardson 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 Ralph Richardson movies by his co-stars
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- Sort Ralph Richardson movies by domestic yearly box office rank
- Sort Ralph Richardson movies 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 Ralph Richardson movie received.
- Sort Ralph Richardson 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 | Doctor Zhivago (1965) AA Best Picture Nom |
Omar Sharif & Julie Christie |
126.60 | 1,337.5 | 2,416.80 | 2 | 82 | 10 / 05 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | The Heiress (1949) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Olivia de Havilland & Montgomery Clift |
6.40 | 160.2 | 160.20 | 32 | 89 | 08 / 04 | 99.1 | |
| 3 | The Citadel (1938) AA Best Picture Nom |
Robert Donat & Rosalind Russell |
3.90 | 157.6 | 414.90 | 40 | 79 | 04 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 4 | Exodus (1960) | Paul Newman & Eva Marie Saint |
23.80 | 371.9 | 371.90 | 4 | 67 | 03 / 01 | 95.4 | |
| 5 | Time Bandits (1981) | Sean Connery | 42.40 | 164.3 | 164.30 | 11 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 95.3 | |
| 6 | The Four Feathers (1939) | C. Aubrey Smith | 2.80 | 107.0 | 107.00 | 87 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 8 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Christopher Lambert & Andie MacDowell |
45.90 | 147.1 | 147.10 | 17 | 64 | 03 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 9 | Rollerball (1975) | James Caan & John Houseman |
27.30 | 143.5 | 143.50 | 22 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 88.4 | |
| 7 | Our Man in Havana (1959) | Alec Guinness & Maureen O'Hara |
5.20 | 93.7 | 93.70 | 47 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 10 | Khartoum (1966) | Charlton Heston & Laurence Olivier |
5.90 | 57.7 | 57.70 | 48 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 11 | Long Day's Journey into Night (1962) | Katharine Hepburn & Jason Robards |
2.20 | 31.1 | 31.10 | 95 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 81.2 | |
| 13 | Clouds Over Europe (1939) | Laurence Olivier & Valerie Hobson |
2.10 | 81.2 | 81.20 | 113 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 80.4 | |
| 15 | The Divorce of Lady X (1938) | Laurence Olivier & Merle Oberon |
2.50 | 98.2 | 98.20 | 92 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
| 12 | Richard III (1955) | Laurence Olivier & Cedric Hardwicke |
2.10 | 44.4 | 44.40 | 133 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 14 | Things To Come (1936) | Raymond Massey & Science Fiction Movies |
0.90 | 38.8 | 38.80 | 154 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 78.8 | |
| 17 | Tales from the Crypt (1972) | Peter Cushing | 5.80 | 36.5 | 36.50 | 60 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 18 | Dragonslayer (1981) | Peter MacNicol | 14.10 | 54.7 | 54.70 | 61 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 77.0 | |
| 16 | Chimes At Midnight (1965) | Orson Welles & Jeanne Moreau |
0.90 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 132 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 76.4 | |
| 21 | The Sound Barrier (1952) | Denholm Elliott | 2.50 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 134 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 20 | Watership Down (1978) Voice Only |
John Hurt | 5.70 | 26.1 | 26.10 | 79 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 74.0 | |
| 19 | O Lucky Man! (1973) | Malcolm McDowell & Helen Mirren |
2.60 | 15.7 | 15.70 | 107 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 73.9 | |
| 22 | Anna Karenina (1948) | Vivien Leigh & Michael Gough |
2.60 | 70.9 | 70.90 | 117 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 23 | Battle of Britain (1969) | Michael Caine & Christopher Plummer |
5.70 | 43.4 | 43.40 | 44 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 71.0 | |
| 26 | Thunder In The City (1937) | Edward G. Robinson | 1.50 | 64.1 | 64.10 | 141 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 67.7 | |
| 25 | Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) | Laurence Olivier & John Gielgud |
2.90 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 75 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 67.1 | |
| 24 | The Fallen Idol (1948) | Michèle Morgan | 0.30 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 193 | 75 | 02 / 00 | 66.8 | |
| 27 | Outcast of the Islands (1951) | Trevor Howard & Wendy Hiller |
0.60 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 222 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 63.6 | |
| 28 | Friday the Thirteenth (1933) | Jesse Matthews | 0.20 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 184 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 62.8 | |
| 30 | The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) | Roland Young | 0.90 | 38.1 | 38.10 | 156 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 29 | The Wrong Box (1966) | Michael Caine & John Mills |
0.90 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 127 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 62.4 | |
| 33 | Woman of Straw (1964) | Gina Lollobrigida & Sean Connery |
2.90 | 32.8 | 32.80 | 86 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 55.8 | |
| 31 | The Holly and the Ivy (1952) | Celia Johnson | 0.20 | 3.4 | 3.40 | 237 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 54.5 | |
| 32 | The Silver Fleet (1943) | Googie Withers | 0.10 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 200 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 54.4 | |
| 34 | The 300 Spartans (1962) | Richard Egan & Ralph Richardson |
0.80 | 10.9 | 10.90 | 126 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 51.1 | |
| 35 | Smiley (1956) | John McCallum | 0.40 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 204 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 49.8 | |
| 36 | South Riding (1938) | Edmund Gwenn | 0.60 | 24.1 | 24.10 | 188 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 48.6 | |
| 37 | Oscar Wilde (1960) | Robert Morley | 0.10 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 152 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 46.9 | |
| 39 | The Fugitive (1939) | Diana Wynyard | 0.50 | 20.9 | 20.90 | 216 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 43.6 | |
| 38 | Java Head (1934) | John Loder | 0.10 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 199 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.8 | |
| 41 | Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972) | Shelley Winters | 1.90 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 123 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 38.2 | |
| 40 | Secret Flight (1946) | Directed by Peter Ustinov | 0.30 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 167 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 37.4 | |
| 42 | The Bed Sitting Room (1969) | Dudley Moore | 0.70 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 151 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | |
| 43 | Murder On Monday (1952) | Jack Hawkins | 0.20 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 238 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 33.9 | |
| 45 | The Ghoul (1933) | Boris Karloff & Cedric Hardwicke |
0.60 | 28.3 | 28.30 | 160 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 31.7 | |
| 44 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) | Peter Sellers | 1.90 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 124 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 31.5 | |
| 46 | Alias Bulldog Drummond (1935) | Fay Wray | 0.10 | 4.9 | 4.90 | 212 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 29.2 | |
| 47 | Midas Run (1969) | Fred Astaire & Roddy McDowall |
0.90 | 6.5 | 10.80 | 145 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 48 | The Lion Has Wings (1939) | Merle Oberon | 0.80 | 29.1 | 29.10 | 195 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 50 | The Avengers (1942) | Deborah Kerr | 0.10 | 4.6 | 4.60 | 223 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 26.1 | |
| 49 | A Novel Affair (1957) | Margaret Leighton | 0.00 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 214 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | |
| 51 | Give My Regards to Broad St. (1984) | Paul McCartney | 1.40 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 151 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 24.1 | |
| 52 | Eagle In A Cage (1972) | John Gielgud | 0.70 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 151 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 24.0 | |
| 53 | A Doll's House (I) (1973) | Anthony Hopkins & Claire Bloom |
1.90 | 11.4 | 11.40 | 126 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 19.0 | |
| 54 | Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) | Laurence Olivier & John Mills |
1.10 | 6.9 | 6.90 | 137 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | |
| 55 | The Looking Glass War (1970) | Anthony Hopkins | 1.70 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 116 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 10.6 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Ralph Richardson
1. Ralph David Richardson was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Southwest England) in 1902.
2. Ralph Richardson was part of a trio of great English stage actors, the other two being Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud. They appeared in several scenes together in the epic miniseries Wagner (1981), which was released shortly after Richardson’s death.
3. Ralph Richardson was named a Knight Bachelor in the 1947 King’s New Year Honours List for his services to the stage.
4. Ralph Richardson appeared in three Oscar® Best Picture nominees: The Citadel (1938), The Heiress (1949) and Doctor Zhivago (1965).
5. Ralph Richardson played both God – in Time Bandits (1981) – and the Devil – in Tales from the Crypt (1972).
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I saw 8 including top 4. 10s not favorites: dr Zhivago , anna Karenina , (non UMR 10 jesus miniseries with rod steiger, larry Olivier, and ralph and a dozen other stars). 9s not favorites: Khartoum(hidden gem with Olivier and heston) , exodus, the heiress.
another hidden gem is the divorce of lady x a 7. politically incorrect woman bashing ” man in his folly and kindness has been bamboozled into accepting woman as a rational creature” larry and ralph together . “men know the truth about themselves, women don’t, they only know the truth about each other”. gee, I wonder how this one got bad reviews.
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British great Sir Ralph Richardson gets a UMR page, nice.
I’ve seen 22 of the 55 films on the chart, favorites include Battle of Britain, Khartoum, Dr. Zhivago, Things to Come, Rollerball, Dragonslayer, Time Bandits, Tales from the Crypt, The Ghoul, The Four Feathers and Greystoke.
I haven’t seen the top 3 on the critics chart – The Heiress, Chimes at Midnight or Long Night’s Journey into Day. But there’s still time. 🙂
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve. As always….thanks for your thoughts on one of our newest pages. Tally count. Steve with 22, Flora with 14 and me at 13. Good job on your win….seems it has been awhile since you topped the charts…enjoy your victory dance…lol.
I have seen 8 of your favorites…I remember seeing Things To Come on your recommendation…amazingly that was years ago….how did almost 10 years of his talking movies happen already? Of your favorites…I love Rollerball, Time Bandits and The Four Feathers. Khartoum is on my list of movies to watch. Good stuff as always.
I have seen 14 Ralph Richardson movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Dr. Zhivago.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Exodus.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The Wrong Box.
Favourite Ralph Richardson Movies:
Dr. Zhivago
The Heiress
The Citidel
Our Man in Havana
Divorce of Lady X
Battle of Britain
The Fallen Idol
The Wrong Box
Other Ralph Richardson Movies I Have Seen:
Khartoum
Clouds Over Europe
Chimes at Midnight
Watership Down
Anna Karenina
Oh! What a Lovely War
Hey Flora…..thanks for checking out our Ralph Richardson page. Tally count. Steve with 22, Flora with 14 and me at 13. Exodus was a very long movie, well done, but not a fun movie to watch. I have seen 4 of your favorites…with The Heiress and The Wrong Box being on my favorites list as well. I have only seen Watership Down of your “other” movies. Good stuff as always.