The Best Alan Rickman Movies

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This is a list of the best Alan Rickman movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Alan Rickman's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, with the Harry Potter franchise earning billions around the world. The order of these top Alan Rickman movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Alan Rickman movies will be at the top of the list. Alan Rickman has been in a lot of films, from Die Hard to Galaxy Quest, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Alan Rickman movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Alan Rickman films from Alan Rickman's filmography to settle the score.

If you think the best Alan Rickman role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Alan Rickman performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

Examples of films on this list include all eight entries in the Harry Potter franchise, in which Rickman played Professor Severus Snape, along with Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, a film enlivened by Rickman's performance as the Sheriff of Nottingham.

This list answers the questions, "What are the best Alan Rickman movies?" and "What are the greatest Alan Rickman roles of all time?"

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Die Hard
Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman
Released: 1988
Directed by: John McTiernan
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe
Released: 2011
Directed by: David Yates
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Morgan Freeman, Sean Connery
Released: 1991
Directed by: Kevin Reynolds
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe
Released: 2004
Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe
Released: 2009
Directed by: David Yates
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Galaxy Quest
Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman
Released: 1999
Directed by: Dean Parisot
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe
Released: 2001
Directed by: Chris Columbus
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Love Actually
Keira Knightley, Elisha Cuthbert
Released: 2003
Directed by: Richard Curtis
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Dogma
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon
Released: 1999
Directed by: Kevin Smith
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Emma Watson, Robert Pattinson
Released: 2007
Directed by: David Yates
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Truly, Madly, Deeply
Alan Rickman, Juliet Stevenson
Released: 1991
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe
Released: 2002
Directed by: Chris Columbus
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part I
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe
Released: 2010
Directed by: David Yates
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Emma Watson, Robert Pattinson
Released: 2005
Directed by: Mike Newell
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Sense and Sensibility
Kate Winslet, Hugh Laurie
Released: 1995
Directed by: Ang Lee
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Quigley Down Under
Tom Selleck, Alan Rickman
Released: 1990
Directed by: Simon Wincer
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter
Released: 2007
Directed by: Tim Burton
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Sam Rockwell, Mos Def
Released: 2005
Directed by: Garth Jennings
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Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway
Released: 2010
Directed by: Tim Burton
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Bottle Shock
Eliza Dushku, Chris Pine
Released: 2008
Directed by: Randall Miller
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Something the Lord Made
Gabrielle Union, Alan Rickman
Released: 2004
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An Awfully Big Adventure
Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman
Released: 1995
Directed by: Mike Newell
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Snow Cake
Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss
Released: 2006
Directed by: Marc Evans
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Closet Land
Alan Rickman, Madeleine Stowe
Released: 1991
Directed by: Radha Bharadwaj
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The January Man
Susan Sarandon, Kevin Kline
Released: 1989
Directed by: Pat O'Connor
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