The Best Edward Herrmann Movies

Updated September 23, 2019 548 votes 41 voters 7.0k views64 items

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

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

This list is made up of films like Big Business and A Christmas Wish.

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Overboard
Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell
Released: 1987
Directed by: Garry Marshall
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Nixon
Anthony Hopkins, James Woods
Released: 1995
Directed by: Oliver Stone
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The Man with One Red Shoe
Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher
Released: 1985
Directed by: Stan Dragoti
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Richie Rich
Macaulay Culkin, Claudia Schiffer
Released: 1994
Directed by: Donald Petrie
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The Purple Rose of Cairo
Viggo Mortensen, Mia Farrow
Released: 1985
Directed by: Woody Allen
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Reds
Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton
Released: 1981
Directed by: Warren Beatty
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The Emperor's Club
Kevin Kline, Patrick Dempsey
Released: 2002
Directed by: Michael Hoffman
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Intolerable Cruelty
George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Released: 2003
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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The Aviator
Kate Beckinsale, Leonardo DiCaprio
Released: 2004
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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Born Yesterday
John Goodman, Melanie Griffith
Released: 1993
Directed by: Luis Mandoki
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My Boyfriend's Back
Matthew McConaughey, Renée Zellweger
Released: 1993
Directed by: Bob Balaban
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The Great Gatsby
Robert Redford, Mia Farrow
Released: 1974
Directed by: Jack Clayton
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Don't Drink the Water
Woody Allen, Michael J. Fox
Released: 1994
Directed by: Woody Allen
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Take Down
Maureen McCormick, Lorenzo Lamas
Released: 1979
Directed by: Kieth Merrill
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Double Take
Vivica A. Fox, Garcelle Beauvais
Released: 2001
Directed by: George Gallo
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The Cat's Meow
Kirsten Dunst, Jennifer Tilly
Released: 2002
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
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Big Business
Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin
Released: 1988
Directed by: Jim Abrahams
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The North Avenue Irregulars
Cloris Leachman, Melora Hardin
Released: 1979
Directed by: Bruce Bilson
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James Dean
James Franco, Michael Moriarty
Released: 2001
Directed by: Mark Rydell
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The Great Waldo Pepper
Susan Sarandon, Robert Redford
Released: 1975
Directed by: George Roy Hill
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Mrs. Soffel
Mel Gibson, Heather Graham
Released: 1984
Directed by: Gillian Armstrong
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Death Valley
Catherine Hicks, Wilford Brimley
Released: 1982
Directed by: Dick Richards
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The Day of the Dolphin
George C. Scott, Paul Sorvino
Released: 1973
Directed by: Mike Nichols
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Vendetta
Christopher Walken, Clancy Brown
Released: 1999
Directed by: Nicholas Meyer
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A Foreign Field
Lauren Bacall, Alec Guinness
Released: 1993
Directed by: Charles Sturridge
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