The Best Hume Cronyn Movies

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

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A list made up of films like Foxfire and The Parallax View.

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The Postman Always Rings Twice
Lana Turner, Hume Cronyn
Released: 1946
Directed by: Tay Garnett
The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1946 drama-film noir based on the 1934 novel of the same... more on Wikipedia
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Batteries Not Included
Jessica Tandy, Luis Guzmán
Released: 1987
Directed by: Matthew Robbins
Batteries Not Included is a 1987 family-comic science fiction film directed by Matthew Robbins... more on Wikipedia
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Cocoon
Steve Guttenberg, Clint Howard
Released: 1985
Directed by: Ron Howard
Cocoon is a 1985 science fiction film directed by Ron Howard about a group of elderly people... more on Wikipedia
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To Dance with the White Dog
Christine Baranski, Jessica Tandy
Released: 1993
Directed by: Glenn Jordan
Adaptation of the book by Terry Kay. Robert Samuel (""Mr. Sam"") Peek, a sagacious and...
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Shadow of a Doubt
Alfred Hitchcock, Teresa Wright
Released: 1943
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 American psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and... more on Wikipedia
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The Pelican Brief
Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington
Released: 1993
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
The Pelican Brief is a 1993 legal thriller based on the novel of the same name by John... more on Wikipedia
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Cocoon: The Return
Courteney Cox, Steve Guttenberg
Released: 1988
Directed by: Daniel Petrie
Cocoon: The Return is a 1988 science fiction film that is the sequel to the 1985 film Cocoon.... more on Wikipedia

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Lifeboat
Tallulah Bankhead, Hume Cronyn
Released: 1944
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
This film is an American drama thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock from a story by John... more on Wikipedia
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The Seventh Cross
Spencer Tracy, Jessica Tandy
Released: 1944
Directed by: Fred Zinnemann
The Seventh Cross is a 1944 film starring Spencer Tracy, Hume Cronyn, Ray Collins and Jessica... more on Wikipedia
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Cleopatra
Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton
Released: 1963
Directed by: Darryl F. Zanuck, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Rouben Mamoulian
Cleopatra is a 1963 epic historical drama film chronicling the struggles of Cleopatra VII, the... more on Wikipedia
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Brute Force
Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo
Released: 1947
Directed by: Jules Dassin
Brute Force is a 1947 film noir starring Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn and Charles Bickford. It... more on Wikipedia
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Foxfire
John Denver, Jessica Tandy
Released: 1987
Directed by: Jud Taylor
Foxfire is a 1987 Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie starring Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, and John... more on Wikipedia
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The Green Years
Jessica Tandy, Dean Stockwell
Released: 1946
Directed by: Victor Saville
The Green Years is a 1946 American comedy-drama film featuring Charles Coburn, Tom Drake,... more on Wikipedia
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People Will Talk
Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain
Released: 1951
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
People Will Talk is a romantic comedy/drama directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by... more on Wikipedia
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The World According to Garp
Robin Williams, Glenn Close
Released: 1982
Directed by: George Roy Hill
The World According to Garp is 1982 American comedy-drama film directed by George Roy Hill and... more on Wikipedia
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Ziegfeld Follies
Judy Garland, Lucille Ball
Released: 1945
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli, George Sidney, Roy Del Ruth, Lemuel Ayers, Merrill Pye
Ziegfeld Follies is a 1946 Hollywood musical comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and... more on Wikipedia
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Phantom of the Opera
Claude Rains, Hume Cronyn
Released: 1943
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
David and Jade, a young couple, are consumed by their feelings for each other. With the toll... more on Wikipedia
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Honky Tonk Freeway
Teri Garr, Beverly DAngelo
Released: 1981
Directed by: John Schlesinger
Honky Tonk Freeway is a 1981 comedy film directed by John Schlesinger. The film, conceived and... more on Wikipedia
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There Was a Crooked Man...
Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda
Released: 1970
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
This film is a 1970 western starring Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda and directed by Joseph L.... more on Wikipedia
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The Arrangement
Kirk Douglas, Faye Dunaway
Released: 1967
Directed by: Elia Kazan
THE ARRANGEMENT a documentary by Nathalie Borgers shows the portraits of several young people... more on Wikipedia
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The Parallax View
Warren Beatty, Paula Prentiss
Released: 1974
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
The Parallax View is a 1974 American political thriller film directed and produced by Alan J.... more on Wikipedia
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Camilla
Bridget Fonda, Jessica Tandy
Released: 1994
Directed by: Deepa Mehta
Camilla is a 1994 film directed by Deepa Mehta and Jessica Tandy's penultimate movie... more on Wikipedia
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Conrack
Jon Voight, Paul Winfield
Released: 1974
Directed by: Martin Ritt
Conrack is a 1974 film based on the 1972 autobiographical book The Water Is Wide by Pat... more on Wikipedia
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Brewster's Millions
Richard Pryor, John Candy
Released: 1985
Directed by: Walter Hill
Brewster's Millions is a 1985 comedy film starring Richard Pryor and John Candy based on the... more on Wikipedia
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Age Old Friends
Hume Cronyn, Esther Rolle
Released: 1989
Directed by: Allen Kroeker
Age Old friends is a 1989 comedy film written by Bob Larbey and directed by Allan Kroeker.

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