The Best Sid James Movies

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

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

List films include Carry On Cabby, Paper Orchid and many additional films as well.

"This list answers the questions, "What are the best Sid James movies?" and "What are the greatest Sid James roles of all time?"
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  • Carry On Camping
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    Carry On Camping

    Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor, Sid James
    26 votes
    • Released: 1969
    • Directed by: Gerald Thomas
    Carry On Camping is a 1969 comedy film and the seventeenth in the series of Carry On films to be made. It features series regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Terry Scott, Hattie Jacques, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw and Peter Butterworth.

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  • Carry On Loving
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    Carry On Loving

    Kenneth Williams, Sid James, Charles Hawtrey
    16 votes
    • Released: 1970
    • Directed by: Gerald Thomas
    Carry On Loving is the twentieth in the series of Carry On films to be made, and was released in 1970. It features series regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Hattie Jacques, Terry Scott and Bernard Bresslaw alongside newcomers Richard O'Callaghan and Jacki Piper. Carry On Loving featured Imogen Hassall in her only Carry on role. Compared to earlier films in the series it features more open bawdiness rather than evasive innuendo. There are fictitious locations named for their sexual innuendo, including 'Much-Snogging-On-The-Green', 'Rogerham Mansions' and 'Dunham Road'.
  • Carry On Doctor
    3

    Carry On Doctor

    Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor, Frankie Howerd
    20 votes
    • Released: 1967
    • Directed by: Gerald Thomas
    Carry On Doctor is the fifteenth in the series of Carry On films to be made. It is the second in the series to have a medical theme. Frankie Howerd makes the first of his two appearances in the film series and stars alongside regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Peter Butterworth, and Bernard Bresslaw. Hattie Jacques returns for the first time since Carry On Cabby four years earlier, while Barbara Windsor returns after her debut in Carry On Spying three years earlier. Carry On Doctor marked Anita Harris's second and final appearance in the series.

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  • Carry On Matron
    4

    Carry On Matron

    Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor, Sid James
    20 votes
    • Released: 1972
    • Directed by: Gerald Thomas
    Carry On Matron is the twenty-third in the series of Carry On films to be made. It was released in 1972. It features series regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Hattie Jacques, Bernard Bresslaw, Barbara Windsor and Kenneth Connor. This was the last Carry on... film for Terry Scott after appearing in seven films. Carry On Matron was the second and last Carry On... for Kenneth Cope.
  • The Lavender Hill Mob
    5

    The Lavender Hill Mob

    Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sid James
    20 votes
    • Released: 1951
    • Directed by: Charles Crichton
    A meek clerk (Alec Guinness), his buddy (Stanley Holloway) and crooks melt hijacked Bank of England gold into Eiffel Tower souvenirs.

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  • What a Carve Up!
    6

    What a Carve Up!

    Donald Pleasence, Sid James, Shirley Eaton
    19 votes
    • Released: 1961
    • Directed by: Pat Jackson
    What a Carve Up! is a 1961 British comedy horror film directed by Pat Jackson. It was released in the United States in 1962 as No Place Like Homicide. The film was loosely based on the novel The Ghoul by Frank King. A previous version titled The Ghoul was filmed in 1933 by Gaumont-British Pictures.