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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.

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Worldwide gross

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.

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  1. 1 The Great Mouse Detective (1986) movie poster The Great Mouse Detective 1986 · Adventure $38.6M $38.6M dom.
  2. 2 The Mark of Zorro (1940) movie poster The Mark of Zorro 1940 · Romance $10.2K
  3. 3 The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) movie poster The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938 · Romance $5.74K
  4. 4 Son of Frankenstein (1939) movie poster Son of Frankenstein 1939 · Sci-Fi $127
  5. 5 David Copperfield (1935) movie poster David Copperfield 1935 · Adventure $102
  6. 6 We're No Angels (1955) movie poster We're No Angels 1955 · Comedy $94
One pick per genre

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.

One pick per decade

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.

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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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