The Best Charlton Heston Movies, Ranked
110 credits from 1941 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Earthquake (1974) with $79.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Charlton Heston Box Office Hits
Charlton Heston's films have made $380M worldwide in total. Earthquake (1974) is the biggest hit at $79.7M, ahead of Ben-Hur (1959) ($74.4M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Earthquake 1974 · Action $79.7M $79.7M dom. - 2
Ben-Hur 1959 · Adventure $74.4M $74.4M dom. - 3
The Ten Commandments 1956 · History $65.5M $65.5M dom. - 4
Tombstone 1993 · Action $56.5M $56.5M dom. - 5
The Greatest Show on Earth 1952 · Drama $36M $36M dom. - 6
Planet of the Apes 1968 · Adventure $32.6M $32.6M dom. - 7
Alaska 1996 · Family $11.8M $11.8M dom. - 8
The Awakening 1980 · Horror $8.42M $8.42M dom. - 9
Almost an Angel 1990 · Comedy $6.94M $6.94M dom. - 10
Gray Lady Down 1978 · Drama $5.44M $5.44M dom.
The Best Charlton Heston Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Charlton Heston has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 19 films, and The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) is the pick of them.
- Drama 19 films The Greatest Show on Earth 1952
- Action 10 films Earthquake 1974
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Western 7 films Major Dundee 1965 · as Major Amos Charles Dundee - Adventure 6 films Ben-Hur 1959
- Comedy 3 films Almost an Angel 1990 · as God
- History 3 films The Ten Commandments 1956 · as Moses
- Family 2 films Alaska 1996 · as Perry
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Sci-Fi 2 films Soylent Green 1973 - Horror 1 film The Awakening 1980 · as Matthew Corbeck
The Best Charlton Heston Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Charlton Heston's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 1990s.
Most Awarded Charlton Heston Movies
Charlton Heston's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Ben-Hur (1959) leads with 16 wins from 18 nominations.
The Latest Charlton Heston Movies
The most recent films Charlton Heston is credited on, newest first — starting with Major Dundee (re-release) (2005). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Major Dundee (re-release) 2005 · Adventure -
My Father 2003 · Josef Mengele -
Ben Hur 2003 · Ben Hur (voice) -
Gideon 1998 · Addison Sinclair - Alaska 1996 · Perry
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The Avenging Angel 1995 · Brigham Young - Tombstone 1993 · Action
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The Crucifer of Blood 1991 · Sherlock Holmes - Almost an Angel 1990 · God
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The Little Kidnappers 1990 · James MacKenzie -
Solar Crisis 1990 · Adm. "Skeet" Kelso -
Treasure Island 1990 · Long John Silver
The Best Charlton Heston Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Charlton Heston films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Charlton Heston movie?
Earthquake (1974) made the most at the box office, with $79.7M worldwide, followed by Ben-Hur (1959) with $74.4M. Together, Charlton Heston's films with box office figures have made $380M.
Which Charlton Heston movie won the most awards?
Ben-Hur (1959) is the most decorated Charlton Heston film, with 16 wins from 18 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Charlton Heston drama movie?
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) is the best-rated of Charlton Heston's drama films. In other genres: Earthquake (action), Major Dundee (western) and Ben-Hur (adventure).
What is the newest Charlton Heston movie?
The newest film on Charlton Heston's filmography is Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction (2024), with Charlton Heston as Self (archive footage).
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