The Best John Mills Movies

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

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

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  • Hobson's Choice
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    Hobson's Choice

    Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda De Banzie
    115 votes
    • Released: 1954
    • Directed by: David Lean
    Henry Hobson (Charles Laughton), a British widower, is the overbearing owner of a shoe shop. His three daughters -- Alice, Vicky and Maggie (Brenda De Banzie) -- work for him and all are eager to get out from under his thumb. When the headstrong Maggie announces she intends to marry Henry's best employee, Will (John Mills), father and daughter engage in an intense showdown. As Maggie works on launching a competing business, she also helps her sisters free themselves of their domineering father.

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  • Ice Cold in Alex
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    Ice Cold in Alex

    John Mills, Sylvia Syms, Anthony Quayle
    112 votes
    • Released: 1958
    • Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
    Captain Anson (John Mills) is tired and thirsty. Forced to leave his North African post when it becomes clear it will be invaded, Anson is on his way to Alexandria, Egypt, and looking forward to a nice cold beer. Before he gets there, though, circumstances pressure him to take on several passengers. Sister Diana Murdoch (Sylvia Syms) and Captain van der Poel (Anthony Quayle) prove to be excellent traveling companions, but Anson soon realizes that one of them is a German spy.

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  • Great Expectations
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    Great Expectations

    John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Bernard Miles
    78 votes
    • Released: 1946
    • Directed by: David Lean
    In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip (John Mills) discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers (Francis L. Sullivan) that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham (Martita Hunt), and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella (Valerie Hobson), he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

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  • Ryan's Daughter
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    Ryan's Daughter

    Robert Mitchum, John Mills, Trevor Howard
    80 votes
    • Released: 1970
    • Directed by: David Lean
    Ryan's Daughter is a 1970 epic romantic drama film directed by David Lean. The film, set in 1916, tells the story of a married Irish woman who has an affair with a British officer during WWI, despite opposition from her nationalist neighbours. The film is a very loose adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's novel Madame Bovary. The film stars Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, John Mills, Christopher Jones, Trevor Howard and Leo McKern, with a score by Maurice Jarre.

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  • Scott of the Antarctic
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    Scott of the Antarctic

    John Mills, Derek Bond, Harold Warrender
    40 votes
    • Released: 1948
    • Directed by: Charles Frend
    Robert Falcon Scott (John Mills) is a determined explorer whose ambition is to be the first man to reach the South Pole. He starts off well, with three modes of transportation -- dogs, ponies and snow tractors -- but the extremely cold weather, as well as the conspiracy against him by a rival team of Norwegian explorers, proves to be too much for the man and his expedition. The film is based on the true story and inspired by footage shot on the actual journey.
  • Tunes of Glory
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    Tunes of Glory

    Alec Guinness, John Mills, Susannah York
    54 votes
    • Released: 1960
    • Directed by: Ronald Neame
    Following World War II in peacetime Scotland, brigade headquarters replaces commanding officer Major Jock Sinclair (Alec Guinness), a boisterous battalion leader, with the strict, temperamental Lieutenant Colonel Basil Barrow (John Mills). Resentful toward his replacement, Sinclair undermines Barrow's authority and damages his successor's reputation among the soldiers. Barrow faces an uphill battle in regaining the discipline and respect of his battalion.

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