The Best Richard Burton Movies, Ranked
85 credits from 1949 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Cleopatra (1963) with $57.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Richard Burton Box Office Hits
Richard Burton's films have made $168M worldwide in total. Cleopatra (1963) is the biggest hit at $57.8M, ahead of The Robe (1953) ($36M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Cleopatra 1963 · Biography $57.8M $57.8M dom. - 2
The Robe 1953 · History $36M $36M dom. - 3
Exorcist II: The Heretic 1977 · Horror $30.7M $30.7M dom. - 4
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1966 · Drama $28M $28M dom. - 5
1984 1985 · Sci-Fi $8.43M $8.43M dom. - 6
Where Eagles Dare 1969 · Action $7.1M $7.1M dom. - 7
Becket 1964 · History $149K $149K dom. - 8
Becket (re-release) 2007 · Biography $16.2K - 9
Look Back in Anger 1959 · Drama $7.59K - 10
The Night of the Iguana 1964 · Romance $4.36K
The Best Richard Burton Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Richard Burton has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 25 films, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) is the pick of them.
- Drama 25 films Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1966
- Romance 6 films The Night of the Iguana 1964 · as Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon
- History 4 films The Robe 1953 · as Marcellus Gallio
- Action 4 films Where Eagles Dare 1969
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Thriller 3 films The Spy Who Came In from the Cold 1965 · as Alec Leamas - Horror 3 films Exorcist II: The Heretic 1977
- Biography 2 films Cleopatra 1963
- Sci-Fi 2 films 1984 1985
The Best Richard Burton Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Richard Burton's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 2000s.
Most Awarded Richard Burton Movies
Richard Burton's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) leads with 7 wins from 24 nominations.
The Latest Richard Burton Movies
The most recent films Richard Burton is credited on, newest first — starting with Becket (re-release) (2007). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Becket (re-release) 2007 · Biography
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Under Milk Wood 1992 · First Voice (voice) (archive sound) - 1984 1985 · Sci-Fi
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Nineteen Eighty-Four 1984 · O'Brien -
Ellis Island 1984 · Sen. Phipps Ogden -
Alice in Wonderland 1983 · White Knight -
Wagner 1983 · Richard Wagner -
Wagner 1983 · Richard Wagner -
Lovespell 1981 · King Mark of Cornwall -
Circle of Two 1981 · Ashley St. Clair -
Breakthrough 1979 · Sergeant Steiner -
The Wild Geese 1978 · Col. Allen Faulkner
The Best Richard Burton Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Richard Burton films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Richard Burton movie?
Cleopatra (1963) made the most at the box office, with $57.8M worldwide, followed by The Robe (1953) with $36M. Together, Richard Burton's films with box office figures have made $168M.
Which Richard Burton movie won the most awards?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) is the most decorated Richard Burton film, with 7 wins from 24 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Richard Burton drama movie?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) is the best-rated of Richard Burton's drama films. In other genres: The Night of the Iguana (romance), The Robe (history) and Where Eagles Dare (action).
What is the newest Richard Burton movie?
The newest film on Richard Burton's filmography is Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (2024).
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