The Best Sam Neill Movies

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

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

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Jurassic Park
Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum
Released: 1993
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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Merlin
Lena Headey, Helena Bonham Carter
Released: 1998
Directed by: Steve Barron
Merlin is a television miniseries which originally aired in 1998 on NBC that retells the... more
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The Horse Whisperer
Scarlett Johansson, Kate Bosworth
Released: 1998
Directed by: Robert Redford
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The Hunt for Red October
Alec Baldwin, Sean Connery
Released: 1990
Directed by: John McTiernan
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Bicentennial Man
Robin Williams, Sam Neill
Released: 1999
Directed by: Chris Columbus
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Dean Spanley
Peter O'Toole, Sam Neill
Released: 2008
Directed by: Toa Fraser
Dean Spanley is a 2008 New Zealand and British comedy-drama film, with fantastic elements,... more
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Jurassic World
Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt
Released: 2015
Directed by: Colin Trevorrow
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In the Mouth of Madness
Sam Neill, Julie Carmen
Released: 1994
Directed by: John Carpenter
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Enigma
Martin Sheen, Sam Neill
Released: 1983
Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
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Ivanhoe
Sam Neill, Olivia Hussey
Released: 1982
Directed by: Douglas Camfield
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Sirens
Elle Macpherson, Hugh Grant
Released: 1994
Directed by: John Duigan
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Restoration
Robert Downey Jr., Meg Ryan
Released: 1995
Directed by: Michael Hoffman
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Perfect Strangers
Sam Neill, Joel Tobeck
Released: 2004
Directed by: Gaylene Preston
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Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Sam Neill, Diahann Carroll
Released: 2000
Directed by: Charles Haid
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The Jungle Book
Lena Headey, John Cleese
Released: 1994
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
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Doctor Zhivago
Keira Knightley, Sam Neill
Released: 2002
Directed by: Giacomo Campiotti
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The Hunter
Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill
Released: 2011
Directed by: Daniel Nettheim
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Sleeping Dogs
Sam Neill, Warren Oates
Released: 1977
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
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Until the End of the World
Tom Waits, William Hurt
Released: 1991
Directed by: Wim Wenders
Until the End of the World is a 1991 drama science fiction film by the German film director... more
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One Against the Wind
Kate Beckinsale, Sam Neill
Released: 1991
Directed by: Larry Elikann
One Against the Wind is a 1991 biographical film written by Chris Bryant and directed by Larry... more
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Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Sigourney Weaver, Sam Neill
Released: 1997
Directed by: Michael Cohn
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Death in Brunswick
Sam Neill, John Clarke
Released: 1991
Directed by: John Ruane
Death in Brunswick is an acclaimed 1990 black comedy/romance starring Sam Neill, Zoe Carides... more
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Dead Calm
Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill
Released: 1989
Directed by: Phillip Noyce
Dead Calm is a 1989 Australian thriller film starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane.... more

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Skin
Sam Neill, Sophie Okonedo
Released: 2008
Directed by: Anthony Fabian
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Daybreakers
Willem Dafoe, Ethan Hawke
Released: 2009
Directed by: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
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