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The Best Steve McQueen Movies
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List of the best Steve McQueen movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Believe it or not, one of Steve McQueen's first credited film roles with in the 1958 horror film The Blob. Steve McQueen'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 Steve McQueen movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Steve McQueen movies will be at the top of the list. Steve McQueen has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Steve McQueen movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Steve McQueen films to end the squabble once and for all.
If you think the best Steve McQueen role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Steve McQueen performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.
List features films like The Great Escape, Papillon and more!
"This list answers the questions, "What are the best Steve McQueen movies?" and "What are the greatest Steve McQueen roles of all time?" If you are a fan of McQueen's action-filled filmography, you might also enjoy our list of best Charles Bronson movies and best Paul Newman movies.Movie fans who love Steve McQueen have also been known to enjoy films starring Paul Newman and Audrey Hepburn.
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Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough- Released: 1963
- Directed by: John Sturges
Imprisoned during World War II in a German POW camp, a group of Allied soldiers are intent on breaking out, not only to escape, but also to draw Nazi forces away from battle to search for fugitives. ...more 
2Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen- Released: 1960
- Directed by: John Sturges
A Mexican village is at the mercy of Calvera, the leader of a band of outlaws. The townspeople, too afraid to fight for themselves, hire seven American gunslingers to free them from the bandits'Â ...more![Bullitt]()
3Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset- Released: 1968
- Directed by: Peter Yates
Senator Walter Chalmers (Robert Vaughn) is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross (Vic Tayback) with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny (Pat Renella), who is in ...more![Papillon]()
4Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory- Released: 1973
- Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner
Convicted murderer Henri Charriere (Steve McQueen), known as "Papillon" for his butterfly chest tattoo, is transported to French Guiana to serve his sentence in a work camp. Determined to escape, ...more![The Sand Pebbles]()
5Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Candice Bergen- Released: 1966
- Directed by: Robert Wise
In 1926, the USS San Pablo patrols the Yangtze River during the clashes between Chiang Kai-shek's communists and Chinese warlords. Eight-year veteran machinist Jake Holman (Steve McQueen), new to the ...more![The Getaway]()
6Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson- Released: 1972
- Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
When convict Doc McCoy (Steve McQueen) is refused parole, he enlists his wife, Carol (Ali MacGraw), to strike a deal with crooked Texan Jack Benyon (Ben Johnson), who agrees to pull strings for Doc ...more![The Thomas Crown Affair]()
7Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Paul Burke- Released: 1968
- Directed by: Norman Jewison
Bored millionaire Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) concocts and executes a brilliant scheme to rob a bank without having to do any of the work himself. When Vicki Anderson (Faye Dunaway), an investigator ...more![The Cincinnati Kid]()
8Steve McQueen, Edward G. Robinson, Ann-Margret- Released: 1965
- Directed by: Norman Jewison
Young poker player Eric Stoner (Steve McQueen), also known as the "Cincinnati Kid," wants to build his reputation by beating the best player around, Lancey "The Man" Howard (Edward G. Robinson). ...more![Tom Horn]()
9Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth- Released: 1980
- Directed by: William Wiard
A renowned gunslinger with a storied past, Tom Horn (Steve McQueen) opts for a reclusive life until he starts working for rancher John Coble (Richard Farnsworth). Though Horn begins seeing pretty ...more![Nevada Smith]()
10Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith- Released: 1966
- Directed by: Henry Hathaway
Half-breed Max Sand (Steve McQueen) witnesses the brutal murder of his parents and vows to track down and kill the gang of men who did it. On his quest, he meets Jonas Cord (Brian Keith), a gunsmith ...more![The Towering Inferno]()
11Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden- Released: 1974
- Directed by: John Guillermin, Irwin Allen
Classic 1970s disaster movie about a fire that breaks out in a state-of-the-art San Francisco high-rise building during the opening ceremony attended by a host of A-list guests. An overworked fire ...more- 12Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, Kathryn Harrold
- Released: 1980
- Directed by: Buzz Kulik
Modern bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson (Steve McQueen) hunts fugitives for a bail bondsman (Eli Wallach). ![Love with the Proper Stranger]()
13Natalie Wood, Steve McQueen, Edie Adams- Released: 1963
- Directed by: Robert Mulligan
Angie Rossini (Natalie Wood), an innocent New York City sales clerk from a repressive Italian-American family, engages in a short-lived affair with a handsome jazz musician named Rocky Papasano ...more![Hell Is for Heroes]()
14Steve McQueen, Bobby Darin, Fess Parker- Released: 1962
- Directed by: Don Siegel
During World War II, a small group of soldiers led by the brave Sergeant Larkin (Harry Guardino) anticipate returning home after fighting on the Siegfried Line in France. Among them are Reese (Steve ...more- 15Steve McQueen, Siegfried Rauch, Elga Andersen
- Released: 1971
- Directed by: Lee H. Katzin
Filmed during the annual 24-hour endurance race at Le Mans, France, in 1970, this fast-paced drama follows Michael Delaney (Steve McQueen), a Porsche driver haunted by the memory of an accident at ...more ![Junior Bonner]()
16Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino- Released: 1972
- Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
When wandering middle-aged rodeo rider Junior Bonner (Steve McQueen) returns to his Arizona hometown, he reunites with his family, which includes his charming, troublemaking father, Ace (Robert ...more![The Blob]()
17Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe- Released: 1958
- Directed by: Irvin S. Yeaworth
A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve (Steven McQueen) and his best girl, Jane (Aneta Corseaut), as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form ...more![The Reivers]()
18Steve McQueen, Rupert Crosse, Mitch Vogel- Released: 1969
- Directed by: Mark Rydell
In Mississippi at the turn of the 20th century, 11-year-old Lucius McCaslin (Mitch Vogel) embarks on a journey he will remember for years to come. When Lucius' grandfather, Boss (Will Geer), buys an ...more![Baby the Rain Must Fall]()
19Steve McQueen, Glen Campbell, Lee Remick- Released: 1965
- Directed by: Robert Mulligan
Baby the Rain Must Fall is a 1965 American drama film starring Lee Remick and Steve McQueen, directed by Robert Mulligan. Dramatist Horton Foote, who wrote the screenplay, based it on his play The ...more- 20Steve McQueen, Robert Wagner, Shirley Anne Field
- Released: 1962
- Directed by: Philip Leacock
In World War II, American bomber pilots Capt. Buzz Rickson (Steve McQueen) and 1st Lt. Ed Boland (Robert Wagner) are stationed at a military base in England. Buzz is a hotshot pilot who consistently ...more ![Soldier in the Rain]()
21Jackie Gleason, Steve McQueen, Tuesday Weld- Released: 1963
- Directed by: Ralph Nelson
Maxwell Slaughter (Jackie Gleason) is a kind, heavyset guy who has reached the rank of master sergeant in the army. Admired by handsome young Sgt. Eustis Clay (Steve McQueen), Slaughter forms a close ...more![An Enemy of the People]()
22Steve McQueen, Charles Durning, Bibi Andersson- Released: 1978
- Directed by: George Schaefer
In this adaptation of a Henrik Ibsen play, Dr. Thomas Stockmann (Steve McQueen) is a small-town physician who realizes that the local tourist destination, a hot spring, is dangerously contaminated. ...more![Never So Few]()
23Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lawford- Released: 1959
- Directed by: John Sturges
Capt. Tom Reynolds (Frank Sinatra) is the leader of a U.S. military intelligence group stationed in Burma, training Kachin revolutionary troops to fight against encroaching Japanese forces during ...more![The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery]()
24Steve McQueen, Bob Holt, David Clarke- Released: 1959
- Directed by: Charles Guggenheim, John Stix
The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery is a 1959 heist film shot in black and white. The film stars Steve McQueen as a college dropout hired to be the getaway driver in a bank robbery. The film is based on ...more![On Any Sunday]()
25Steve McQueen, Bruce Brown, Malcolm Smith- Released: 1971
- Directed by: Bruce Brown
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