The Best George Segal Movies

Over 200 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best George Segal Movies
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Over 250 movie fans have come together to cast their votes for the best George Segal movies. From his breakout role in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? to his later comedies, Segal was an actor who captured a wide range of audiences with his diverse roles.

Segal's performances were often praised for their nuance and authenticity - he could make even the most outlandish characters feel believable. He also had a knack for playing off other actors, making him perfect as part of an ensemble or comedic duo.

Fans of Segal will love this list that ranks his best films from top to bottom. It includes some cult classics like Where’s Poppa?, Blume in Love, and Fun with Dick and Jane alongside more well-known titles such as A Touch of Class. No matter what type of movie you're looking for, there's something on this list that'll satisfy your craving for quality entertainment featuring one Hollywood’s favorite leading men: George Segal.

So why not take a look at our rankings and vote up your favorites? And over 250 voters who have taken part to shape this list of the best George Segal movies.

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  • Where's Poppa?
    1
    George Segal, Ruth Gordon, Trish Van Devere
    32 votes
    • Released: 1970
    • Directed by: Carl Reiner
    New York lawyer Gordon (George Segal) has no personal life. Instead, his time outside work is spent looking after his senile, demanding mother (Ruth Gordon), who sabotages his potential ...more

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  • The Quiller Memorandum
    2
    George Segal, Alec Guinness, Max von Sydow
    33 votes
    • Released: 1966
    • Directed by: Michael Anderson
    After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller (George Segal) is sent to Berlin to investigate. ...more
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
    3
    Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal
    33 votes
    • Released: 1966
    • Directed by: Mike Nichols
    History professor George (Richard Burton) and his boozy wife, Martha (Elizabeth Taylor), return late one Saturday night from a cocktail party at the home of the college president, Martha's father. ...more

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  • The Owl and the Pussycat
    4
    Barbra Streisand, George Segal, Robert Klein
    34 votes
    • Released: 1970
    • Directed by: Herbert Ross
    Trying to keep her head above water, New Yorker Doris (Barbra Streisand) accepts money for sexual favors from men who occasionally visit her apartment, a practice that bugs her neighbor, Felix ...more

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  • No Way to Treat a Lady
    5
    Rod Steiger, George Segal, Lee Remick
    33 votes
    • Released: 1968
    • Directed by: Jack Smight
    Psychopathic serial killer Christopher Gill (Rod Steiger) is obsessed with his late mother, and he targets victims who remind him of her. He dons various disguises to gain his victims' trust and ...more

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  • King Rat
    6
    George Segal, Tom Courtenay, James Fox
    28 votes
    • Released: 1965
    • Directed by: Bryan Forbes
    Screen adaptation of James Clavell's best-selling novel about a group of English, American and Australian prisoners in a Singapore POW camp during World War II. When an American officer bribes the ...more

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