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Laurence Olivier has 20 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1930s through the 2000s. 4 rank in the Top 10%, led by Sleuth.
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Gilda
1946
Romance · Drama

Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
Drama · History

Liberation - Part 3 : Direction of the Main Blow
1971
War · Drama

Romeo and Juliet
1968
Drama · Romance

Valley of the Dolls
1967
Drama · Romance

Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007
Drama · History

Duel in the Sun
1946
Western · Drama

Leave Her to Heaven
1945
Drama · Thriller

Marathon Man
1976 · Movie · Actor
Top 7%Paramount+ · Included

Hamlet
1948 · Movie · Actor · Director · Writer
Top 20%Max · Included

The Bounty
1984 · Movie · Actor
Top 23%Prime Video · Included

Wuthering Heights
1939 · Movie · Actor
Top 28%Max · Included

49th Parallel
1941 · Movie · Actor
Top 38%Max · Included

Battle of Britain
1969 · Movie · Actor
Top 44%MGM+ · Included
A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz · With Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine

Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock · With Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
Dir. Stanley Kubrick · With Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons

A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.
Dir. John Schlesinger · With Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider

as Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost · Director · Writer
Max · Included+1
Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists.
Dir. Laurence Olivier · With Laurence Olivier, Basil Sydney, Eileen Herlie

A documentary series that gives a historical account of the events of World War II, from its roots in the 1920s to the aftermath and the lives it profoundly influenced.
With Laurence Olivier

A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
Dir. Otto Preminger · With Laurence Olivier, Carol Lynley, Keir Dullea

An idyllic voyage to Tahiti in 1789 turns a crew aboard the H.M.S. Bounty against its captain when they find a tropical paradise.
Dir. Roger Donaldson · With Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Daniel Day-Lewis

To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, half-God-half-mortal Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head and battling the feared Kraken.
Dir. Desmond Davis · With Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Burgess Meredith

Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.
Dir. William Wyler · With Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven

In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers led by commanding officer Lieutenant Hirth attempts to cross the border into the United States, which has not yet entered the war and is officially neutral. Along the way, the German soldiers encounter brave men such as a French-Canadian fur trapper, Johnnie, a leader of a Hutterite farming community, Peter, an author, Philip and a soldier, Andy Brock.
Dir. Michael Powell · With Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Raymond Massey

In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing an attempted Nazi invasion.
Dir. Guy Hamilton · With Harry Andrews, Michael Caine, Trevor Howard

In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to eldest daughter Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with second-eldest Elizabeth.
Dir. Robert Z. Leonard · With Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier, Mary Boland

In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
Dir. Laurence Olivier · With Laurence Olivier, Renée Asherson, Ralph Truman

An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign country attempts to seduce her.
Dir. Laurence Olivier · With Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike

Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot, masterminded by Dr. Josef Mengele, to rekindle the Third Reich.
Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner · With Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason

In 1913, charming, seductive, and sinister Count Dracula travels to England seeking an immortal bride.
Dir. John Badham · With Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence

Concerned about his friend's cocaine use, Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into travelling to Vienna, where Holmes enters the care of Sigmund Freud. Freud attempts to solve the mysteries of Holmes' subconscious, while Holmes devotes himself to solving a mystery involving the kidnapping of Lola Deveraux.
Dir. Herbert Ross · With Alan Arkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Duvall

When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists. Suspecting a link between the global robot attacks and missing men, Sky Captain and Polly decide to work together. They fly to the Himalayas in pursuit of the mysterious Dr. Totenkopf, the mastermind behind the robots.
Dir. Kerry Conran · With Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie

English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquered by a Muslim army.
Dir. Eliot Elisofon, Basil Dearden · With Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson