The Best Yul Brynner Movies, Ranked
48 credits from 1949 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 Ten Commandments (1956) with $65.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Yul Brynner Box Office Hits
Yul Brynner's films have made $86.9M worldwide in total. The Ten Commandments (1956) is the biggest hit at $65.5M, ahead of The King and I (1956) ($21.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Ten Commandments 1956 · History $65.5M $65.5M dom. - 2
The King and I 1956 · Biography $21.3M $21.3M dom. - 3
Taras Bulba 1962 · History $22.5K - 4
Solomon and Sheba 1959 · Romance $16.1K - 5
Testament of Orpheus 1960 · Fantasy $2.98K - 6
Escape from Zahrain 1962 · Drama $2.23K - 7
Westworld 1973 · Action $614 - 8
The Magnificent Seven 1960 · Action $416
The Best Yul Brynner Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Yul Brynner has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 6 films, and Escape from Zahrain (1962) is the pick of them.
The Best Yul Brynner Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Yul Brynner's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 1970s.
The Latest Yul Brynner Movies
The most recent films Yul Brynner is credited on, newest first — starting with Death Rage (1976). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Death Rage 1976 · Peter Marciani -
Futureworld 1976 · Sci-Fi -
The Ultimate Warrior 1975 · Carson -
Westworld 1973 · Action -
The Serpent 1973 · Col. Alexi Vlassov -
Fuzz 1972 · The Deaf Man -
Catlow 1971 · Catlow -
Romance of a Horsethief 1971 · Captain Stoloff -
The Light at the Edge of the World 1971 · Jonathan Kongre -
Adiós, Sabata 1970 · Sabata / Indio Black -
The Magic Christian 1969 · Transvestite Cabaret Singer -
The File of the Golden Goose 1969 · Peter Novak
The Best Yul Brynner Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Yul Brynner films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Yul Brynner movie?
The Ten Commandments (1956) made the most at the box office, with $65.5M worldwide, followed by The King and I (1956) with $21.3M. Together, Yul Brynner's films with box office figures have made $86.9M.
Which Yul Brynner movie won the most awards?
The King and I (1956) is the most decorated Yul Brynner film, with 5 wins from 10 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Yul Brynner drama movie?
Escape from Zahrain (1962) is the best-rated of Yul Brynner's drama films. In other genres: Westworld (action), Solomon and Sheba (romance) and Testament of Orpheus (fantasy).
What is the newest Yul Brynner movie?
The newest film on Yul Brynner's filmography is Yul Brynner, the Magnificent (2020), with Yul Brynner as Self - Actor (archive footage).
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