List of the best George C. Scott movies: The Changeling(1980), Hardcore(1979), The New Centurions(1972), The Flim Flam Man(1967), The List of Adrian Messenger(1963), They Might Be Giants(1971), The Formula(1980), The Last Run(1971), Oklahoma Crude(1973), The Exorcist III(1990), The Hindenburg(1975), The Day of the Dolphin(1973) ... ...
Horror
Canada
1980
107 Minutes
John Russell
George C. Scott Trish Van Devere Melvyn Douglas John Colicos Jean Marsh Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood
composer friend senator ghost suspenseful creepy engaging somber washington state mansion haunting grief murder isolation accident discovery pursuit mystery 1970s
After the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash, a music professor staying at an old mansion is dragged into a decades-old mystery by an inexplicable presence in the mansion's attic.
Drama
USA
1979
108 Minutes
Jake VanDorn
George C. Scott Peter Boyle Season Hubley Dick Sargent Leonard Gaines David Nichols Gary Graham Larry Block Marc Alaimo Leslie Ackerman Charlotte McGinnes
businessman teen girl pornographer porn star prostitute raw dark michigan los angeles san diego san francisco hotel father/daughter relationship pornography search disguise missing persons discovery quest 1970s
A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the underworld of pornography in California to look for his runaway teenage daughter who is making porno films in California's porno pits.
Drama
USA
1972
103 Minutes
Kilvinski
George C. Scott Stacy Keach Jane Alexander Scott Wilson Rosalind Cash Erik Estrada Clifton James Richard Kalk James Sikking Beverly Hope Atkinson Burke Byrnes
rookie police officer wife nurse daughter gritty raw los angeles police station police work male bonding student-teacher relationship transformation sacrifice 1970s
An idealistic rookie cop joins the L.A.P.D. to make ends meet while finishing law school, and is indoctrinated by a seasoned veteran. As time goes on, he loses his ambitions and family as police work becomes his entire life.
Comedy, Action
USA
1967
115 Minutes
Mordecai Jones
George C. Scott Sue Lyon Michael Sarrazin Harry Morgan Jack Albertson Alice Ghostley Albert Salmi Slim Pickens Strother Martin Woodrow Parfrey
con artist deserter sheriff rich girl mother father amusing tense united states small town household courtroom jail mentorship con game friendship teamwork desertion pursuit quest
A rural con artist and an army deserter cheat the townsfolk and are aided by a rich gal who shields the fleeing duo from the wrath of the pursuing sheriff.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1963
98 Minutes
George C. Scott Dana Wynter Clive Brook Gladys Cooper Herbert Marshall Jacques Roux John Merivale Marcel Dalio Bernard Archard Walter Anthony Huston Roland Long
colonel friend aristocrat marquis prisoner of war lady tense offbeat thrilling england mansion airplane hotel serial murders investigation royalty world war ii relationships disguise mystery
A former intelligence officer is tasked by the heir to the Gleneyre estate to investigate the unusual deaths of a disparate group of eleven men on a list.
Comedy
USA
1971
91 Minutes
Justin Playfair
George C. Scott Joanne Woodward Jack Gilford Lester Rawlins Al Lewis Rue McClanahan Ron Weyand Oliver Clark Theresa Merritt Jenny Egan
widower psychiatrist brother blackmailer librarian amusing offbeat engaging intricate new york city family home eccentricity fantasy world imagination wealth psychoanalysis mystery transformation escape 1970s
In a Manhattan psychiatric hospital a man, convinced he is Sherlock Holmes, is treated by a female doctor who happens to be named Watson.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1980
117 Minutes
Lt. Barney Caine LAPD
George C. Scott Marlon Brando Marthe Keller John Van Dreelen Calvin Jung John Gielgud Beatrice Straight Richard Lynch Robin Clarke Iake Eissinmann Alan North
lieutenant oil baron scientist spy police officer suspenseful intricate los angeles berlin apartment oil business espionage murder investigation secret conspiracy quest pursuit underdog 1980s
An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.
Crime, Drama
USA
1971
100 Minutes
Harry Garmes
A getaway driver comes out of retirement to pull off one last run - one that could send him to an early grave instead.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1973
108 Minutes
Noble "Mase" Mason
George C. Scott Faye Dunaway John Mills Jack Palance Bill Lucking Harvey Jason Ted Gehring Cliff Osmond Rafael Campos Woodrow Parfrey John Hudkins
businessman woman fighter father love interest friend spirited engaging amusing confident offbeat oklahoma oil well abuse of power territorial disputes oil business determination land dispute greed discovery
In 1913, in Oklahoma, oil derrick owner Lena Doyle (Faye Dunaway), aided by her father (Sir John Mills) and a hobo (George C. Scott), is stubbornly drilling for oil despite the pressure from major oil companies to sell her land.
Horror
USA
1990
110 Minutes
Kinderman
George C. Scott Ed Flanders Brad Dourif Jason Miller Nicol Williamson Scott Wilson Nancy Fish George Di Cenzo Viveca Lindfors
police detective priest amnesiac doctor old man serial killer chilling frightening dark thrilling washington, d.c. hospital church movie theater serial murders possession faith aging mental illness police work
A police Lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased Gemini serial killer, leads him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward.
Drama
USA
1975
125 Minutes
Ritter
George C. Scott Anne Bancroft William Atherton Roy Thinnes Gig Young Burgess Meredith Charles Durning Richard Dysart Robert Clary Rene Auberjonois Katherine Helmond
military officer nazi countess gambler ad executive pilot thrilling suspenseful intricate emotional germany new jersey zeppelin disaster conspiracy sabotage the hindenburg investigation aviation mystery
A film that chronicles the events of the Hindenburg disaster in which a zeppelin burst into flames.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
USA
1973
104 Minutes
Dr. Jake Terrell
George C. Scott Trish Van Devere Paul Sorvino Fritz Weaver Jon Korkes Edward Herrmann Leslie Charleson John David Carson Victoria Racimo John Dehner Severn Darden
marine biologist wife dolphin undercover agent uneasy touching suspenseful ocean florida keys pool press conference assassination shady dealings marine life dolphins animal tricks discovery pursuit 1970s
A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidnap the trained mammals for a more sinister purpose.
Adventure
Mexico|USA
1974
114 Minutes
Director
George C. Scott Trish Van Devere John David Carson Lee Montgomery
A husband, wife and their son are stranded on a remote island with no way off; as the son grows older, sexual tensions emerge.
Comedy
1978
106 Minutes
Gloves Malloy, Spats Baxter
George C. Scott Trish Van Devere Harry Hamlin Red Buttons Eli Wallach Ann Reinking Jocelyn Brando Michael Kidd Kathleen Beller Barry Bostwick Art Carney
boxer producer gangster beautiful woman daughter diva witty hilarious lighthearted boxing ring nightclub new york city broadway theater boxing broadway loss of innocence redemption song and dance world war i transformation
Old-movie parodies: "Dynamite Hands," about a boxing law student (Harry Hamlin) ; "Baxter's Beauties of 1933," about a producer's (George C. Scott) show.
Drama
1971
100 Minutes
Edward Rochester
George C. Scott Susannah York Ian Bannen Jack Hawkins Nyree Dawn Porter Rachel Kempson Kenneth Griffith Peter Copley Michele Dotrice
orphan governess lord wife ward brooding emotional eerie england manor boarding school doomed romance tragic love secret marriage insanity hidden past jane eyre love mystery discovery
Charlotte Bronte's gothic heroine (Susannah York) loves her moody employer (George C. Scott), who keeps a dark secret hidden from her.
Kids & Family, Adventure
1995
103 Minutes
Blind George
George C. Scott Truan Munro Nic Knight Karen Salt Andrew Bicknell Kevin Conway Vincent Schiavelli Mathilda May Jean Anderson Nicholas Amer Nigel Betts
An 18th-century prince (Nic Knight) starts a war in his kingdom and flees with an orphan (Truan Munro) who catches rats for a living.
Adventure
1977
105 Minutes
Thomas Hudson
George C. Scott David Hemmings Claire Bloom Gilbert Roland Susan Tyrrell Richard Evans Julius Harris Hart Bochner Brad Savage Michael James Wixted Charles Lampkin
man friend son wife refugee dreamy emotional inspiring melancholy moving profound sad uneasy bahamas self-discovery family relationships aging altruism self-sacrifice metamorphosis
A Hemingwayesque artist (George C. Scott) plays and drinks in the 1940s Bahamas, visited by his first wife (Claire Bloom) and three sons.
Comedy
UK|USA
1964
93 Minutes
Gen. "Buck" Turgidson
Peter Sellers George C. Scott Keenan Wynn Slim Pickens Peter Bull Tracy Reed James Earl Jones Jack Creley Frank Berry Glenn Beck Shane Rimmer
military officer russian general president pilot scientist witty creative airplane white house washington, d.c. diplomacy politics suicide communism nuclear attack cold war pursuit fall 1950s
An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a War Room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1968
104 Minutes
Julie Christie George C. Scott Richard Chamberlain Arthur Hill Shirley Knight Pippa Scott Kathleen Widdoes Roger Bowen Richard Dysart Lou Gilbert Nat Esformes
doctor newlywed son husband ex-wife wife cool melodramatic striking san francisco hospital charity event apartment motel starting over domestic violence adultery family romance midlife crisis
An unhappily married socialite finds solace in the company of a recently divorced doctor.
Drama
1966
174 Minutes
Michael Parks George C. Scott Richard Harris John Huston Ulla Bergryd Stephen Boyd Ava Gardner Peter O'Toole Zoe Sallis Gabriele Ferzetti Eleonora Rossi Drago
brother shipbuilder king murderer son wife inspiring powerful eden ark mountaintop desert tower adam eve noah's arc god flooding faith fall
Book of Genesis stories include Adam (Michael Parks) and Eve, Abraham (George C. Scott), and the Tower of Babel.
Comedy, Drama
1995
89 Minutes
Grandpa Ivan
Charlie Talbert George C. Scott Kathy Bates Ariana Richards Chris Owen James Van Der Beek Lawrence Pressman Rita Moreno
teen boy best friend cheerleader jock mother grandfather heartwarming charming high school family home suburbia united states teen angst love triangle reinvention bullying unconventional family growing up love transformation
An overweight freshman (Charlie Talbert) who pines for a pretty cheerleader is the target of a high-school quarterback's cruel prank.
Drama
1999
120 Minutes
Jack Lemmon George C. Scott Tom Everett Scott Beau Bridges Piper Laurie John Cullum Kathryn Morris Lane Smith Brad Greenquist David Wells Peter Mackenzie
schoolteacher lawyer politician preacher daughter wife fascinating passionate tennessee courtroom creationism vs. evolution ethics civil disobedience law constitutional rights education quest rise 1920s
A defense attorney (Jack Lemmon) challenges a prosecutor's (George C. Scott) religious beliefs in the trial of a man (Tom Everett Scott) accused of teaching Darwinism.
Drama
1997
117 Minutes
Jack Lemmon George C. Scott Douglas Spain Courtney B. Vance Ossie Davis Armin Mueller-Stahl Dorian Harewood James Gandolfini Tony Danza Hume Cronyn Mykelti Williamson
juror judge alleged criminal latino priest inspiring tense uneasy courtroom jury deliberation room united states court battles citizenship jury service law and order discrimination metamorphosis quest 1990s
One (Jack Lemmon) of 12 jurors holds out in the case of a boy (George C. Scott) from the slums who is accused of killing his father.
Drama
USA
1961
135 Minutes
Bert Gordon
Paul Newman Jackie Gleason George C. Scott Piper Laurie Myron McCormick Murray Hamilton Michael Constantine Stefan Gierasch Jake LaMotta Gordon Clark Alexander Rose
hustler sexy woman gambler anti-hero alcoholic writer tense gritty bar california gambling money romance billiards comeback fall rise temptation rivalry 1960s
An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
Biography, Drama
1989
96 Minutes
Judith Light Lukas Haas George C. Scott Nikki Cox Michael Bowen George Dzundza Valerie Landsburg Sarah Jessica Parker Mitchell Ryan Peter Scolari Grace Zabriskie
aids patient teen boy mother lawyer nurse student heartwarming kokomo, ind. family home hospital school courtroom aids court battles mother/son relationship human rights ryan white quest underdog 1980s
A 13-year-old (Lukas Haas) with AIDS goes to court with his mother (Judith Light) to fight for his right to go to school.
Western
USA
1959
106 Minutes
Dr. George Grubb
Gary Cooper Maria Schell Karl Malden Ben Piazza George C. Scott Karl Swenson Virginia Gregg John Dierkes King Donovan Slim Talbot Guy Wilkerson
doctor immigrant townsperson partner criminal servant dark somber engaging mining camp tree house montana wild west starting over love interest murder the past rescue old west
Character study of a Doctor who saves a local criminal from a mob who are trying to hang him, but then tries to control the life of the young man, realizing that he can exploit his secret.
Adventure
UK|USA
1978
113 Minutes
Ruffler
Mark Lester Oliver Reed Raquel Welch Ernest Borgnine George C. Scott Charlton Heston
beggar poor boy criminal amusing england london impersonation twins bears transformation future
Poor boy Tom Canty and Edward, Prince of Wales exchange identities, but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well.
Crime, Drama
1999
108 Minutes
Ruby
Sharon Stone Jean-Luke Figueroa Jeremy Northam Cathy Moriarty George C. Scott Mike Starr Barry McEvoy Don Billett Jerry Dean Tony DiBenedetto Teddy Atlas
ex-convict young boy gangster ex-boyfriend friend sister emotional thrilling new york city airport bus motel pharmacy on the run starting over murder crime police corruption money transformation
A street-toughened woman (Sharon Stone) goes on the run with a 7-year-old boy (Jean-Luke Figueroa) whose parents were killed by mobsters.
Comedy
UK
1964
122 Minutes
Paolo Maltese
Rex Harrison Shirley MacLaine Ingrid Bergman Jeanne Moreau Edmund Purdom George C. Scott Omar Sharif Art Carney Alain Delon Roland Culver Wally Cox
marquess wife gangster girlfriend widow resistance fighter intricate emotional amusing offbeat london italy yugoslavia car marriage infidelity forbidden love crime nazi occupation cars
Anthology movie about three owners of a yellow Rolls-Royce. A British diplomat buys the car for his French wife. A mobster's girlfriend has an affair in Italy. An American woman drives a Yugoslavian partisan to Ljubljana on the eve of the Nazi invasion.
Drama
1999
100 Minutes
Pierino Marchegiano
Jon Favreau Penelope Ann Miller Judd Hirsch Tony Lo Bianco Duane Davis Rhoda Gemignani Rino Romano George C. Scott Aron Tager Noah Danby Gil Filar
boxer manager trainer best friend joe louis rival inspiring rousing brockton, mass. boxing ring gym family home rocky marciano boxing prejudice championship rise quest 1960s
The street-wise Brockton, Mass., native (Jon Favreau) progresses to boxing champion and must face idol Joe Louis in the ring.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1959
160 Minutes
Asst. State Atty. Gen. Claude Dancer
James Stewart Lee Remick Ben Gazzara Arthur O'Connell Eve Arden Kathryn Grant Joseph N. Welch Brooks West George C. Scott Murray Hamilton Orson Bean
attorney soldier prosecutor wife business partner district attorney gripping intense courtroom michigan small town hotel murder trial rape secret anger fear mystery quest
In a murder trial, the defendant says he suffered temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case?