The Best Sean Connery Movies, Ranked
101 credits from 1954 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) with $474M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Sean Connery Box Office Hits
Sean Connery's films have made $2.46B worldwide in total. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) is the biggest hit at $474M, ahead of The Rock (1996) ($335M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 · Action $474M $197M dom. - 2
The Rock 1996 · Action $335M $134M dom. - 3
Entrapment 1999 · Action $212M $87.7M dom. - 4
The Hunt for Red October 1990 · Action $201M $122M dom. - 5
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 2003 · Action $179M $66.5M dom. - 6
First Knight 1995 · Action $128M $37.6M dom. - 7
Rising Sun 1993 · Action $107M $63.2M dom. - 8
Finding Forrester 2000 · Drama $80M $51.8M dom. - 9
The Untouchables 1987 · Drama $76.3M $76.3M dom. - 10
Thunderball 1965 · Action $63.6M $63.6M dom.
The Best Sean Connery Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Sean Connery has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 26 films, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) is the pick of them.
The Best Sean Connery Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Sean Connery's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 2010s.
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2010s 2 films Sir Billi 2012 - 2000s 2 films The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 2003
- 1990s 13 films The Rock 1996
- 1980s 12 films Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989
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1970s 16 films A Bridge Too Far 1977 - 1960s 15 films Thunderball 1965
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1950s 8 films A Night to Remember 1958 · as Deckhand (uncredited)
Most Awarded Sean Connery Movies
Sean Connery's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. A Bridge Too Far (1977) leads with 4 wins from 8 nominations.
- Awards: 4 wins A Bridge Too Far 1977 · 8 nominations
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Awards: 4 wins Murder on the Orient Express 1974 · 17 nominations - Awards: 2 wins The Untouchables 1987 · 10 nominations
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Awards: 2 wins The Name of the Rose 1986 · 2 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Goldfinger 1965 · 2 nominations - Awards: 1 win The Hunt for Red October 1990 · 6 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Outland 1981 · 4 nominations - Awards: 1 win Thunderball 1965 · 2 nominations
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Awards: 1 win The Hill 1965 · 6 nominations
The Latest Sean Connery Movies
The most recent films Sean Connery is credited on, newest first — starting with Sir Billi (2012). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Sir Billi 2012 · Adventure
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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 2012 · (archive footage) - The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 2003 · Action
- Finding Forrester 2000 · Drama
- Entrapment 1999 · Action
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Playing by Heart 1999 · Drama -
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years 1999 · Tv movie -
The Avengers 1998 · Action - The Rock 1996 · Action
- First Knight 1995 · Action
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Just Cause 1995 · Action -
A Good Man in Africa 1994 · Comedy
The Best Sean Connery Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Sean Connery films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Sean Connery movie?
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) made the most at the box office, with $474M worldwide, followed by The Rock (1996) with $335M. Together, Sean Connery's films with box office figures have made $2.46B.
Which Sean Connery movie won the most awards?
A Bridge Too Far (1977) is the most decorated Sean Connery film, with 4 wins from 8 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Sean Connery action movie?
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) is the best-rated of Sean Connery's action films. In other genres: Finding Forrester (drama), Medicine Man (adventure) and A Good Man in Africa (comedy).
What is the newest Sean Connery movie?
The newest film on Sean Connery's filmography is My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (2024), with Sean Connery as Self.
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