The Best Donald Pleasence Movies, Ranked
156 credits from 1954 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Halloween (1978) with $47.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Donald Pleasence Box Office Hits
Donald Pleasence's films have made $305M worldwide in total. Halloween (1978) is the biggest hit at $47.2M, ahead of You Only Live Twice (1967) ($43.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Halloween 1978 · Thriller $47.2M $47.2M dom. - 2
You Only Live Twice 1967 · Action $43.1M $43.1M dom. - 3
Oh, God! 1977 · Fantasy $41.7M $41.7M dom. - 4
Halloween II 1981 · Thriller $25.5M $25.5M dom. - 5
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978 · Adventure $20.4M $20.4M dom. - 6
Dracula 1979 · Horror $20.2M $20.2M dom. - 7
Escape to Witch Mountain 1975 · Adventure $20M $20M dom. - 8
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 1988 · Thriller $17.8M $17.8M dom. - 9
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers 1995 · Thriller $15.1M $15.1M dom. - 10
Prince of Darkness 1987 · Horror $14.2M $14.2M dom.
The Best Donald Pleasence Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Donald Pleasence has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 38 films, and The Last Tycoon (1976) is the pick of them.
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Drama 38 films The Last Tycoon 1976 - Horror 18 films Dracula 1979
- Thriller 17 films Halloween 1978
- Action 14 films You Only Live Twice 1967
- Adventure 11 films Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978
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Crime 7 films Shadows and Fog 1991 · as Doctor -
Sci-Fi 3 films THX 1138 1971 - Fantasy 2 films Oh, God! 1977
The Best Donald Pleasence Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Donald Pleasence's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 1990s.
The Latest Donald Pleasence Movies
The most recent films Donald Pleasence is credited on, newest first — starting with Dracula Unearthed (2022). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Dracula Unearthed 2022 · Dr. Jack Seward (archive footage) -
Driving Lessons 2012 · Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage) -
Best Ever Bond 2002 · Blofeld (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Fatal Frames 1996 · Professor Robinson - Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers 1995 · Thriller
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The Big Freeze 1993 · Soup slurper -
The Hour of the Pig 1993 · Pincheon -
The Thief and the Cobbler 1993 · Phido the Vulture (voice) -
Diên Biên Phu 1992 · Howard Simpson - Shadows and Fog 1991 · Doctor
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Millions 1991 · Ripa -
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery 1989 · Jason Rafiel
The Best Donald Pleasence Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Donald Pleasence films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Donald Pleasence movie?
Halloween (1978) made the most at the box office, with $47.2M worldwide, followed by You Only Live Twice (1967) with $43.1M. Together, Donald Pleasence's films with box office figures have made $305M.
Which Donald Pleasence movie won the most awards?
Fantastic Voyage (1966) is the most decorated Donald Pleasence 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 Donald Pleasence drama movie?
The Last Tycoon (1976) is the best-rated of Donald Pleasence's drama films. In other genres: Dracula (horror), Halloween (thriller) and You Only Live Twice (action).
What is the newest Donald Pleasence movie?
The newest film on Donald Pleasence's filmography is Dracula Unearthed (2022), with Donald Pleasence as Dr. Jack Seward (archive footage).
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