The Best Christopher Plummer Movies

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List of the best Christopher Plummer movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Christopher Plummer'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 Christopher Plummer movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Christopher Plummer movies will be at the top of the list. Christopher Plummer has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Christopher Plummer movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Christopher Plummer films to end the squabble once and for all.

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

Items on this list include Malcolm X and National Treasure.

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The Sound of Music
Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer
Released: 1965
Directed by: Robert Wise
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Up
Christopher Plummer, Ed Asner
Released: 2009
Directed by: Pete Docter
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Murder by Decree
Donald Sutherland, Christopher Plummer
Released: 1979
Directed by: Bob Clark
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The Return of the Pink Panther
Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer
Released: 1975
Directed by: Blake Edwards
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National Treasure
Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger
Released: 2004
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
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On Golden Pond
Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer
Released: 2001
Directed by: Ernest Thompson
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The Insider
Al Pacino, Russell Crowe
Released: 1999
Directed by: Michael Mann
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
William Shatner, Kim Cattrall
Released: 1991
Directed by: Nicholas Meyer
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Beginners
Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer
Released: 2010
Directed by: Mike Mills
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Aces High
Christopher Plummer, Malcolm McDowell
Released: 1976
Directed by: Jack Gold
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Somewhere in Time
Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer
Released: 1980
Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
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The Last Station
Helen Mirren, Paul Giamatti
Released: 2009
Directed by: Michael Hoffman
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Johnny Depp, Jude Law
Released: 2009
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
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Dolores Claiborne
Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Released: 1995
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
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Nicholas Nickleby
Anne Hathaway, Charlie Hunnam
Released: 2002
Directed by: Douglas McGrath
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Hanover Street
Harrison Ford, Christopher Plummer
Released: 1979
Directed by: Peter Hyams
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Dreamscape
Dennis Quaid, Christopher Plummer
Released: 1984
Directed by: Joseph Ruben
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The Man Who Would Be King
Sean Connery, Michael Caine
Released: 1975
Directed by: John Huston
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The Scarlet and the Black
Christopher Plummer, Gregory Peck
Released: 1983
Directed by: Jerry London
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12 Monkeys
Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis
Released: 1995
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
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Rock-a-Doodle
Christopher Plummer, Glen Campbell
Released: 1992
Directed by: Don Bluth
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Malcolm X
Denzel Washington, Al Sharpton
Released: 1992
Directed by: Spike Lee
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Syriana
George Clooney, Matt Damon
Released: 2005
Directed by: Stephen Gaghan
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The Lake House
Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves
Released: 2006
Directed by: Alejandro Agresti
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The Night of the Generals
Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole
Released: 1967
Directed by: Anatole Litvak
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