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The Best David McCallum Movies, Ranked

49 credits from 1957 to 2020, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Watcher in the Woods (1981) with $5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Biggest David McCallum Box Office Hits

David McCallum's films have made $11.1M worldwide in total. The Watcher in the Woods (1981) is the biggest hit at $5M, ahead of Hear My Song (1991) ($4.31M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 The Watcher in the Woods (1981) movie poster The Watcher in the Woods 1981 · Mystery $5M $5M dom.
  2. 2 Hear My Song (1991) movie poster Hear My Song 1991 · Comedy $4.31M $4.31M dom.
  3. 3 The Haunting of Morella (1990) movie poster The Haunting of Morella 1990 · Horror $1.55M $1.55M dom.
  4. 4 The Great Escape (1963) movie poster The Great Escape 1963 · Adventure $231K
  5. 5 A Night to Remember (1958) movie poster A Night to Remember 1958 · Action $712
One pick per genre

The Best David McCallum Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre David McCallum has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Adventure leads with 7 films, and The Great Escape (1963) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best David McCallum Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of David McCallum's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 1990s.

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The Best David McCallum Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest David McCallum films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the highest-grossing David McCallum movie?

The Watcher in the Woods (1981) made the most at the box office, with $5M worldwide, followed by Hear My Song (1991) with $4.31M. Together, David McCallum's films with box office figures have made $11.1M.

What is the best David McCallum adventure movie?

The Great Escape (1963) is the best-rated of David McCallum's adventure films. In other genres: The Haunting of Morella (horror), A Night to Remember (action) and Hear My Song (comedy).

What is the newest David McCallum movie?

The newest film on David McCallum's filmography is Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity (2020), with David McCallum as Self (archive footage).

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