The Best Bernard Lee Movies, Ranked
69 credits from 1936 to 2002, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is You Only Live Twice (1967) with $43.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Bernard Lee Box Office Hits
Bernard Lee's films have made $70.8M worldwide in total. You Only Live Twice (1967) is the biggest hit at $43.1M, ahead of Dr. No (1963) ($16.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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You Only Live Twice 1967 · Action $43.1M $43.1M dom. - 2
Dr. No 1963 · Action $16.1M $16.1M dom. - 3
He Said, She Said 1991 · Comedy $9.8M $9.8M dom. - 4
The Third Man 1949 · Mystery $1.42M $1.07M dom. - 5
The Fallen Idol 1948 · Thriller $373K $341K dom. - 6
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold 1965 · Thriller $529 - 7
Dunkirk 1958 · Drama $222
The Best Bernard Lee Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Bernard Lee has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 21 films, and Dunkirk (1958) is the pick of them.
The Best Bernard Lee Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Bernard Lee's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1940s to 1990s.
The Latest Bernard Lee Movies
The most recent films Bernard Lee is credited on, newest first — starting with Best Ever Bond (2002). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Best Ever Bond 2002 · M (archive footage) (uncredited) - He Said, She Said 1991 · Basketball Player #3
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Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective 1981 · Sgt. Ben -
Death Becomes Me 1979 · Sam Milford -
A Christmas Carol 1977 · Ghost of Christmas Present -
Beauty and the Beast 1976 · Edward Beaumont -
Murrain 1975 · Beeley -
Percy’s Progress 1974 · Barraclough -
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell 1974 · Tarmut -
Dulcima 1971 · Mr Gaskain -
The Raging Moon 1971 · Uncle Bob -
Crossplot 1969 · Chilmore
The Best Bernard Lee Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Bernard Lee films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Bernard Lee movie?
You Only Live Twice (1967) made the most at the box office, with $43.1M worldwide, followed by Dr. No (1963) with $16.1M. Together, Bernard Lee's films with box office figures have made $70.8M.
Which Bernard Lee movie won the most awards?
The Third Man (1949) is the most decorated Bernard Lee film, with 2 wins from 5 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Bernard Lee drama movie?
Dunkirk (1958) is the best-rated of Bernard Lee's drama films. In other genres: You Only Live Twice (action), The Fallen Idol (thriller) and The Third Man (mystery).
What is the newest Bernard Lee movie?
The newest film on Bernard Lee's filmography is Best Ever Bond (2002), with Bernard Lee as M (archive footage) (uncredited).
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