The Best Basil Rathbone Movies, Ranked
78 credits from 1929 to 2005, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Great Mouse Detective (1986) with $38.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Basil Rathbone Box Office Hits
Basil Rathbone's films have made $38.6M worldwide in total. The Great Mouse Detective (1986) is the biggest hit at $38.6M, ahead of The Mark of Zorro (1940) ($10.2K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Basil Rathbone Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Basil Rathbone has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 9 films, and We're No Angels (1955) is the pick of them.
The Best Basil Rathbone Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Basil Rathbone's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1930s to 1980s.
The Latest Basil Rathbone Movies
The most recent films Basil Rathbone is credited on, newest first — starting with The Adventures of Robin Hood (re-release) (2003). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Adventures of Robin Hood (re-release) 2003 · Action -
The Great Mouse Detective 1986 · Adventure -
Madhouse 1974 · Basil (archive footage) -
Autopsy of a Ghost 1968 · Canuto Pérez -
Hillbillys in a Haunted House 1967 · Gregor -
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini 1966 · Reginald Ripper -
Queen of Blood 1966 · Dr. Farraday -
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet 1965 · Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7 -
The Son of Frankenstein 1965 · Frankenstein (archive footage) -
The Comedy of Terrors 1963 · John F. Black -
Tales of Terror 1962 · Mystery -
The Magic Sword 1962 · Lodac
The Best Basil Rathbone Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Basil Rathbone films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Basil Rathbone movie?
The Great Mouse Detective (1986) made the most at the box office, with $38.6M worldwide, followed by The Mark of Zorro (1940) with $10.2K. Together, Basil Rathbone's films with box office figures have made $38.6M.
Which Basil Rathbone movie won the most awards?
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1950) is the most decorated Basil Rathbone film, with 1 win from 1 nomination across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Basil Rathbone comedy movie?
We're No Angels (1955) is the best-rated of Basil Rathbone's comedy films. In other genres: The Mark of Zorro (romance), Son of Frankenstein (sci-fi) and The Great Mouse Detective (adventure).
What is the newest Basil Rathbone movie?
The newest film on Basil Rathbone's filmography is The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005), with Basil Rathbone as Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage).
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