70 Peter O'Toole Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

The movie is based on the life of T.E. Lawrence who was sent to Arabia to aide Prince Faisal. He becomes a liaison between the British and the Arabs who are fighting the Turks. His daring victories against the Turks makes Lawrence the hero, but his own exploits weigh heavily on his soul. 

The Academy Awards-winning film set in 12th century France features King Henry II, who summons his sons and family at Christmas, to name his successor. Though he favors his youngest son, John, his estranged, imprisoned wife, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, released for the holidays, wants the eldest son, Richard, to ascend the throne. The gathered sovereigns conspire to manipulate Henry and have their own way.

King Henry installs his close friend Thomas Becket as the Archbishop of Canterbury, as he hopes that his old friend will help him and be compliant in his ongoing battles with the church. However, things don’t go according to the King’s plans.  

When an aging film star is set to appear on a live TV variety show, a young comedy writer is tasked with the job to keep him sober and ready. Meanwhile, his appearance also creates a sense of nervousness among the TV executives.

Charles Bonnet is a successful art forger, but he finds himself in trouble when one of his works end up in a famous museum in Paris. He is worried because if experts are able to determine that it is inauthentic, his reputation will be tarnished. However, his daughter teams up with a burglar to steal the sculpture before it is too late.  

After a prostitute is murdered in Warsaw, Major Grau of the German intelligence investigates the case, and he finds evidence that makes him suspect three Nazi Generals. Soon, it also seems that there is a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.  

The Last Emperor is a biographical historical drama film which tells the story of Pu-Yi, the last emperor of China. After being captured as a war criminal in 1950 by the Red Army, he begins to remember his life, starting from his childhood and his youth, where he was provided with every luxury he could think of, although he was sheltered from the outside world. He also remembers how his life turned upside down with the beginning of the Chinese revolution.

The story revolves around a troubled young woman, the daughter of an American industrialist, who travels to London, where she becomes involved with a group of beatniks, taking part in wild parties and free love. Soon her fiancée and her father follow her, intending to take her back to the USA. 

Tristan Thorn is in love with Victoria and in order to marry her promises to bring a fallen star. In the magical kingdom of Stormhold, he discovers that the star is actually a woman named Yvaine and three evil witches and the king’s son are also after her. As he tries to protect her on his way back, he unravels his own true identity.

In 1879, British Army officer Lord Chelmsford plots with diplomat Sir Henry Frere, to declare war on the Zulu population and take over their territory. Despite objections from several prominent individuals in the Cape Colony as well as Great Britain, Lord Chelmsford is eventually authorized to launch an attack on the Zulu Empire. The British become quite frustrated as the Zulu military adopts a Fabian strategy. Instead of engaging in pitched battle, they launch few skirmishes against the British. The overconfident British army eventually learns how they have underestimated the skill and might of the Zulu nation.

A loose adaptation of Homer's Iliad, the film follows the Trojan War, which emerged after Paris, the Trojan prince, convinced the Queen of Sparta, Helen, to leave her husband Menelaus, and come with him to Troy.

Venus is a romantic comedy drama film which revolves around Maurice Russell, who is an elderly actor. He finds himself attracted to Jessie, the grand-niece of his friend Ian. Meanwhile, his health is also deteriorating due to his prostate cancer. He soon takes Jessie to the National Gallery in London to view his favorite painting and decides to nickname her ‘Venus’.    

Based on Dylan Thomas’s famous radio play, the film portrays a day in the life of the peculiar residents of a fictional seaside Welsh village, ‘Llareggub'. As the wizened Captain Tom Cat, who is going blind, walks with a stranger down the village street, he reminisces about many incidences and people, including his ship-mates and love of his young age, Rosie Probert. 

Michael is a playboy by nature, who is determined to reform and stay faithful to his fiancée Carole. Things however get complicated when several attractive women get charmed by him.  Eventually, he is forced to ask for help from a demented psychologist who is having romantic problems of his own.

A family in financial crisis is forced to sell their beloved dog Lassie to the Duke of Rudling, whose granddaughter, Cilla develops a liking to the dog. The film revolves around Lassie’s struggles to reunite with her former owners.  

After the Second World War begins, Liviu, a Romanian count, along with his wife come to live on an uninhabited tropical island, where they hope to escape the war as well as their past. They bring with them all kinds of provisions along with their servants, to live a life of comfort. However, things take a turn when their friends arrive on the island uninvited.

Bright Young Things is a comedy drama film which takes us to 1930s London. It revolves around Adam Fenwick, an aspiring novelist, who is trying to raise enough money for his marriage. However, things only get worse when his manuscript is confiscated by the officials. Therefore, he looks for a new way to arrange money for his wedding.

Elsie and Frances are two young cousins who are spending some time together, after some family tragedies. When they see fairies in a nearby meadow, they snap pictures of them. These pictures soon become known as the first scientific evidence for the existence of fairies. However, this leads to a huge debate, with some claiming that the picture are fake, while some accepting that they are genuine.  

After leaving her husband, a young woman Hilary moves in with her brother. However, she is unaware of the fact that he is quite eccentric and unbalanced.

King Xerxes is holding a great feast for all the people of his kingdom to attend. Hadassah, a beautiful young Jewish girl, travels to Persia, where the King’s eyes fall on her. Xerxes chooses her as his queen. However, he is not aware of the fact that she is Jewish.

Based on a play by the famous playwright George Bernard Shaw, this comedy film tells the story of Captain Charles Edstaston, a British officer, who arrive at St. Petersburg, with his fiancée. He seeks audience with the Empress Catherine, but things get complicated when she gets obsessed with him.

A group of military officers get frustrated with the corruption and repression of their government, and decide to start a coup and overthrow the current regime. However, the leader of the coup discovers that there may be a spy in their midst.  

Peter Plunkett is running a hotel, but due to the chronic vacancies, he decides to portray the place as haunted, hoping that it will attract more people. However, he fails at scaring any of the tourists using his unconvincing effects. But things turn upside down when Mary and Martin, two actual ghosts show up, but they soon begin to develop feelings for two of the guests.

Caligula is a historical drama film, which revolves around the tragic story of Gaius Germanicus Caligula, Rome’s most infamous Caesar. The film depicts how he rises to power and how he eventually meets his downfall.

In this spy spoof, a retired James Bond is persuaded to rejoin the secret service to counter shadowy organization SMERSH, allegedly responsible for murdering secret agents. Sir James devises a plan to assemble a group of agents, all named James Bond 007, to confuse SMERSH. Each new Bond is assigned a specific role. Now Sir James must nab the brain behind SMERSH.  

Reporter, Larry Martin, working undercover for the CIA is tasked with the rescue of five kidnapped wealthy girls from the yacht Rosebud. The girls have been kidnapped by the anti-Israel Palestinian Liberation Army. Meanwhile, Sloat, the extremist head of Black September is also heading the same way but with different intent. 

In the peaceful town of Snowfield, an evil force has wiped out the entire town. Two sisters who were vacationing and a cop from a nearby town try to make sense of what happened as well as survive whatever is haunting the town.

King Ralph is a romantic comedy film which tells the story of an ordinary guy Ralph, who just loses his job as a lounge singer. However, he is soon informed that he has royal blood, and since the Entire British Royal Family was recently killed in an accident, he decides to make a claim for the throne.

Club Paradise is a comedy film which tells the story of Jack, a retired firefighter, and Ernest Reed, a singer, who team up to turn a nightclub into a tropical island resort. However, their plan is threatened by greedy developers, and meanwhile, they also have problems dealing with some of their whiny customers.

Supergirl is a superhero film which revolves around Kara Danvers, cousin of the popular DC comics superhero Superman. When an unexpected disaster strikes National City, it is up to her to unveil her hidden powers and save the day.  

Remy, a provincial rat with extraordinary senses of taste and smell, wants to become a great chef in Paris. Separated from his family, he ends up in his idol chef Gusteau's restaurant and helps newly appointed garbage-boy in fixing a soup. Now he must impress renowned food critic Anton Ego with his culinary skills, while remaining hidden.

Legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr Watson receive a coded message that the life of John Douglas, a man residing at Birlstone, is in danger.

This animated mystery film takes us to the life of the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes as he investigates a murder that seems to have revenge as a motive.

Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr Watson is hired by a young lady named Mary whose father is missing after his return from India. Even her father’s only friend Major John Sholton denies having any knowledge of her father’s return. Meanwhile, she has also mysteriously received six precious pearls in the mail from an unknown person. As Holmes and Watson continues to investigate, they encounter strange deaths.