The Best Buster Keaton Movies

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List of the best Buster Keaton movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Buster Keaton's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Buster Keaton movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Buster Keaton movies will be at the top of the list. Buster Keaton has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Buster Keaton movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Buster Keaton films to end the squabble once and for all.

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

List features films like Go West and Allez Oop.

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

Movie fans who love Buster Keaton have also been known to enjoy films starring William Powell and Rod Steiger.

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  • The General
    1
    Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender
    75 votes
    • Released: 1926
    • Directed by: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
    One of the most revered comedies of the silent era, this film finds hapless Southern railroad engineer Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton) facing off against Union soldiers during the American Civil War. ...more

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  • Sherlock, Jr.
    2
    Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Ward Crane
    66 votes
    • Released: 1924
    • Directed by: Buster Keaton
    A kindly movie projectionist (Buster Keaton) longs to be a detective. When his fiancée (Kathryn McGuire) is robbed by a local thief (Ward Crane), the poor projectionist is framed for the crime. Using ...more

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  • Le Roi des Champs-Élysées
    3

    Le Roi des Champs-Élysées

    Buster Keaton, Lucien Callamand, Paulette Dubost
    6 votes
    • Released: 1934
    • Directed by: Max Nosseck
    Le Roi des Champs-Élysées is a 1934 French comedy starring Buster Keaton. This French-made film has Keaton playing two roles, as an aspiring actor, and as an American gangster. A closing gag has the ...more
  • Steamboat Bill Jr.
    4

    Steamboat Bill Jr.

    Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Marion Byron
    47 votes
    • Released: 1928
    • Directed by: Charles Reisner, Buster Keaton
    In this silent comedy, college boy William Canfield Jr. (Buster Keaton) reunites with his boat captain father in a Mississippi River town. Though he's flummoxed by Willie's citified appearance, the ...more

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  • Our Hospitality
    5
    Buster Keaton, Natalie Talmadge, Buster Keaton
    28 votes
    • Released: 1923
    • Directed by: John G. Blystone, Buster Keaton
    Sole heir Willie McKay (Buster Keaton) journeys by train from New York City to Kentucky to claim his fortune amid a decades-old feud with the Canfield family. En route, he meets and is smitten with ...more

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  • The Cameraman
    6
    Buster Keaton, Marceline Day, Harold Goodwin
    37 votes
    • Released: 1928
    • Directed by: Edward Sedgwick
    In this silent classic, photographer Buster (Buster Keaton) meets Sally (Marceline Day), who works as a secretary for the newsreel department at MGM, and falls hard. Trying to win her attention, ...more

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