Charlton Heston films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 24 films on Boxlist

Known for Touch of Evil, Planet of the Apes and Ben-Hur.

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Starring Charlton Heston

Touch of Evil
1958 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan. When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan and...
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Planet of the Apes
1968 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
An U.S. Spaceship lands on a desolate planet, stranding astronaut Taylor in a world dominated by apes, 2000 years into the future, who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the...
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Ben-Hur
1959 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
In 25 AD,Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are...
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The Ten Commandments
1956 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.
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Bowling for Columbine
2002 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High...
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The Big Country
1958 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the vast expanse of the West to marry fiancée Pat Terrill. McKay is a man whose values and approach to life are a mystery to the ranchers and ranch foreman Steve Leech takes an immediate...
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Tombstone
1993 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious...
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Hercules
1997 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is...
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True Lies
1994 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.
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The Three Musketeers
1973 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
The young D'Artagnan arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a king's musketeer. He meets and quarrels with three men, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, each of whom challenges him to a duel. D'Artagnan finds out they are musketeers and is...
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El Cid
1961 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.
Soylent Green
1973 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
In an overpopulated futuristic Earth, a New York police detective finds himself marked for murder by government agents when he gets too close to a bizarre state secret involving the origins of a revolutionary and needed new foodstuff.
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In the Mouth of Madness
1995 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.
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Any Given Sunday
1999 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance and forces the ageing coach to reevaluate his game plans and life. A new co-owner/president...
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The Four Musketeers
1974 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter.
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The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring...
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Armageddon
1998 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the...
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Wayne's World 2
1993 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
A message from Jim Morrison in a dream prompts cable access TV stars Wayne and Garth to put on a rock concert, "Waynestock," with Aerosmith as headliners. But amid the preparations, Wayne frets that a record producer is putting the moves...
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The Omega Man
1971 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Due to an experimental vaccine, Dr. Robert Neville is the only human survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. Besides him, only a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people remain - sensitive to light, and homicidally...
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Midway
1976 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.
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Planet of the Apes
2001 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla...
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Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission discovers a planet ruled by apes, and an underground city run by telepathic humans.
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Cats & Dogs
2001 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDB
When a professor develops a vaccine that eliminates human allergies to dogs, he unwittingly upsets the fragile balance of power between cats and dogs and touches off an epic battle for pet supremacy. The fur flies as the feline faction...
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Airport 1975
1974 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
"Something hit us...the crew is dead...help us, please, please help us!" With these terrifying words, 22 of Hollywood's greatest stars find themselves aboard a pilotless jumbo jet headed on a collision course with destruction in the nerve...
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