The Best Christopher Lee Movies, Ranked
250 credits from 1948 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) comes out on top with a score of 51. The biggest box office hit is The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) with $962M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Christopher Lee Box Office Hits
Christopher Lee's films have made $1.13B worldwide in total. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) is the biggest hit at $962M, ahead of Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) ($41.5M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 2014 · Adventure $962M $255M dom. - 2
Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990 · Fantasy $41.5M $41.5M dom. - 3
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse 2004 · Action $40.2M $152K dom. - 4
The Man with the Golden Gun 1974 · Action $21M $21M dom. - 5
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim 2024 · Animation $20.8M $9.16M dom. - 6
Return from Witch Mountain 1978 · Adventure $16.4M $16.4M dom. - 7
Serial 1980 · Comedy $9.87M $9.87M dom. - 8
The Last Unicorn 1982 · Adventure $6.46M $6.46M dom. - 9
Caravans 1978 · Romance $3.93M $3.93M dom. - 10
The Stupids 1996 · Comedy $2.49M $2.49M dom.
The Best Christopher Lee Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Christopher Lee has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 37 films, and Journey of Honor (1991) is the pick of them.
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Drama 37 films Journey of Honor 1991 · as King Philip -
Horror 35 films Tale of the Mummy 1998 · as Sir Richard Turkel - Comedy 22 films Serial 1980 · as Luckman Skull
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Thriller 15 films Night of the Big Heat 1967 · as Godfrey Hanson - Adventure 13 films The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 2014
- Action 11 films Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse 2004 · as Emerich
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Mystery 11 films The Wicker Man 1974 - Fantasy 8 films Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990
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Sci-Fi 5 films The Curse of Frankenstein 1957
The Best Christopher Lee Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Christopher Lee's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 2020s.
- 2020s 2 films The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim 2024 · as Saruman Movie Echo Score: 51
- 2010s 5 films The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 2014
- 2000s 8 films Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse 2004 · as Emerich
- 1990s 23 films Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990
- 1980s 27 films Serial 1980 · as Luckman Skull
- 1970s 41 films The Man with the Golden Gun 1974
- 1960s 41 films Night of the Big Heat 1967 · as Godfrey Hanson
- 1950s 37 films The Curse of Frankenstein 1957
The Latest Christopher Lee Movies
The most recent films Christopher Lee is credited on, newest first — starting with The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim 2024 · Saruman
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Dracula Unearthed 2022 · Count Dracula (archive footage) - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 2014 · Adventure
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The Fall of the House Of Usher 2012 · The Narrator -
The Wicker Tree 2011 · Old Man -
Burke & Hare 2010 · Old Joseph -
The Heavy 2010 · Mr. Mason -
The Colour of Magic 2008 · Death -
Walker Payne 2006 · Stu -
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby 2005 · The Lord Provost -
Pope John Paul II 2005 · Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński - Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse 2004 · Emerich
The Best Christopher Lee Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Christopher Lee films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Christopher Lee movie?
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) is the best-rated Christopher Lee film, with a Movie Echo Score of 51. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Christopher Lee movie?
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) made the most at the box office, with $962M worldwide, followed by Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) with $41.5M. Together, Christopher Lee's films with box office figures have made $1.13B.
Which Christopher Lee movie won the most awards?
The Three Musketeers (1974) is the most decorated Christopher Lee film, with 1 win from 7 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Christopher Lee drama movie?
Journey of Honor (1991) is the best-rated of Christopher Lee's drama films. In other genres: Tale of the Mummy (horror), Serial (comedy) and Night of the Big Heat (thriller).
What is the newest Christopher Lee movie?
The newest film on Christopher Lee's filmography is The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024), with Christopher Lee as Saruman.
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