Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins or Tony Hopkins has been a Hollywood icon for over three decades now. Born on 31st December 1937 in Wales, Anthony grew up in a very middle-class working family. According to the legendary actor himself, growing up in a working-class family has particularly been why he achieved such massive success because he always knew how valuable hard work was. Sir Anthony Hopkins grew up as a student immersed in artistic talents, as he can paint, draw and act. Moreover, his majesty also knighted him in 1993 for his services in the field of art, In this article we cover some of the best Anthony Hopkins movies of all time.
Given below are the top Anthony Hopkins movies ranked on the basis of versatility.
20. The Silence Of The Lambs
- Director: Jonathan Demme
- Writer: Thomas Harris
- Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Jodie Foster
- IMDb Rating: 8.6
- Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
Do you even know an investigative horror movie if you haven’t seen TSOTL? Sir Anthony Hopkins’ portrayal of the infamous Hannibal Lecter earned him an academy award and became his whole career’s defining role. Certainly, the absolute bone-chilling acting where he tormented (and ate) his co-stars is not only his greatest acting role, but it is one of the all-time great roles in the history of Hollywood movies. This is one of the most terrifying movies by Anthony Hopkins. The character of Hannibal Lecter which was so popular that it received the Academy Award for Best Actor will truly remain in our hearts forever.
19. The Father
- Director: Florian Zeller
- Writer: Florian Zeller
- Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman; Mark Gatiss; Imogen Poots
- IMDb Rating: 8.2
- Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
A career that has amassed over four decades, who knew one of his greatest ever performances would come so late in his career. The Father, which was released in 2020, is a heart-warming story about a daughter’s relationship and a stubborn father, featuring Olivia Colman as the supporting cast; this movie will bring you to absolute tears. Some of Anthony Hopkins movies leave us teary-eyed, isn’t it?
18. The Elephant Man
- Director: David Lynch
- Writer: Frederick Treves
- Cast: Anthony Hopkins; John Hurt; Anne Bancroft; John Gielgud; Wendy Hiller
- IMDb Rating: 8.2
- Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
One of the most bizarre and surreal movies ever made, David Lynch’s The Elephant Man, was released back in the 1980s and blew the audience’s minds with its uncanny storyline. Sir Anthony Hopkins plays a Victorian-era surgeon who saves a heavily disfigured man’s life and later helps him guide through his life. John Hurt who played the character of John Merrick also gained huge recognition through this movie.
17. The Remains Of The Day
- Director: James Ivory
- Writer: Kazuo Ishiguro
- Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson
- IMDb Rating: 7.8
- Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
A thought-provoking and powerful film about a loyal butler who has a change of heart with regard to his masters when he realizes that the family he has been serving for such a long time are Nazi sympathizers. However the beautifully shot film is set against World War 2, and Sir Anthony delivered an absolute gem of a performance. This is one of the best roles in Hopkins’s career.
16. Titus
- Director: Julie Taymor
- Writer: William Shakespeare (Titus Andronicus novel)
- Cast: Jessica Lange, Anthony Hopkins
- IMDb Rating: 7.1
- Rotten Tomatoes: 68%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
Yet another peculiar and surreal film, Titus, is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus. Sir Anthony plays Titus’s role, who returns home after a successful war and slowly starts to lose his mind. This is yet another powerful film about the human psyche. The audiences adored Hopkins in this movie.
15. Dracula
- Director: Francis Ford Coppola
- Writer: Bram Stoker (Dracula novel)
- Cast: Gary Oldman; Winona Ryder; Anthony Hopkins; Keanu Reeves
- IMDb Rating: 7.4
- Rotten Tomatoes: 76%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
One of the most critically acclaimed horror characters ever is Dracula from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, who arrives in England to create absolute chaos and mayhem and corrupt Mina Murray. Sir Anthony plays the legendary folk character Van Helsing in this masterfully directed horror. Love how Anthony plays each and every character with pure dedication.
14. The Two Popes
- Director: Fernando Meirelles
- Writer: The Pope by Anthony McCarten
- Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce
- IMDb Rating: 7.6
- Rotten Tomatoes: 89%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime, Netflix
Yet another one of his latest classics, The Two Popes, released in 2019, is one of the best satirical comedies based on the lives of the two Popes who lie on either side of the political spectrum. Sir Anthony Hopkins’ portrayal of Pope Benedict earned him yet another Oscar nomination for this masterful acting piece. Hopkins leaves us speechless in his every single movie.
13. Shadowlands
- Director: Richard Attenborough
- Writer: William Nicholson
- Cast: Debra Winger, Anthony Hopkins
- IMDb Rating: 7.4
- Rotten Tomatoes: 97%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
A beautifully shot Shadowlands lands on number 8 on our list, with Sir Anthony’s simple yet stunning performance. This is a biography about a Christian theologian CS Lewis, who falls in love with Joy Gresham from the USA.
12. Magic
- Director: Richard Attenborough
- Writer: Magic by William Goldman
- Cast: Anthony Hopkins; Ann-Margret; Burgess Meredith; Ed Lauter; David Ogden Stiers
- IMDb Rating: 6.8
- Rotten Tomatoes: 86%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
And yet another entry about a bizarre horror movie, Magic, was released in 1978 and had a very mild audience reaction. Still, nonetheless, Sir Anthony’s portrayal of a manic depressive man was absolutely brutal and terrifying. Sir Anthony plays a ventriloquist who talks to his horrifying dummy.
11. The World’s Fastest Indian
- Director: Roger Donaldson
- Writer: Roger Donaldson
- Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd
- IMDb Rating: 7.8
- Rotten Tomatoes: 82%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
A beautifully shot and magnificently acted movie, The World’s Fastest Indian is an inspirational story about Burt Munro, a speed racer from New Zealand who rebuilds his classic 1920s Indian motorcycle and tries to break the land speed record.
10. Fracture
- Director: Gregory Hoblit
- Writer: Daniel Pyne
- Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling
- IMDb Rating: 7.2
- Rotten Tomatoes: 72%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
An underrated gem of a thriller, Fracture stars Sir Anthony Hopkins alongside Ryan Gosling and Rosamund Pike. This is an edge-of-the-seat thriller about the life of an ambitious attorney who finds a very dangerous opponent in his next case.
9. Thor
- Director: Kenneth Branagh
- Writer: J. Michael Straczynski; Mark Protosevich
- Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Colm Feore, Ray Stevenson, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Rene Russo
- IMDb Rating: 7
- Rotten Tomatoes: 77%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime, Disney Plus Hotstar
How can this list be completed without the introduction of Thor? Sir Anthony’s portrayal of Odin made him almost like a grandfather to the MCU movies. It showed a different side of his acting range, where he clearly showed that the man could go from acting in small-budget indie flicks to absolutely mega-blockbuster commercial films too. This is one of the best movies of Hopkins in history.
8. Nixon
- Director: Oliver Stone
- Writer: Stephen J. Rivele
- Cast: Joan Allen, Anthony Hopkins
- IMDb Rating: 7.1
- Rotten Tomatoes: 74%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
An astounding portrayal of the shamed President Nixon, Sir Anthony delivered yet another cracking performance of a president involved in one of the biggest scandals in American history. Sir Anthony’s portrayal of Nixon earned him yet another Oscar nomination and further cemented his A-lister position.
7. Amistad
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Writer: David Franzoni
- Cast: Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins
- IMDb Rating: 7.3
- Rotten Tomatoes: 77%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
One of Steven Spielberg’s most underrated films, Amistad is a harrowing portrayal of reality back in the 19th century; it centers around the story of a Spanish-owned ship that is carrying Mende captives. Sir Anthony stars as John Quincy Adams alongside the likes of Matthew McConaughey and Morgan Freeman. The iconic cast members made this movie a great success.
6. The Bounty
- Director: Roger Donaldson
- Writer: Richard Hough
- Cast: Mel Gibson; Anthony Hopkins; Edward Fox; Laurence Olivier
- IMDb Rating: 7
- Rotten Tomatoes: 74%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
Stacked with impressive cast members like Sir Anthony Hopkins, Mel Gibson, and Laurence Olivier’s legendary, The Bounty falls last on our list. Moreover, this movie is for all the ship enthusiasts and almost even feels like a pirate movie with a mutiny plot. The Bounty is one of the most enjoyable movies of Hopkins.
5. Blackway
- Director: Daniel Alfredson
- Writer: Joseph Gangemi
- Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Julia Stiles, Alexander Ludwig, Ray Liotta
- IMDb Rating: 5.3
- Rotten Tomatoes: 20%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Blackway revolves around a woman who comes back to her hometown which doesn’t prove fruitful as she is harassed and stalked by a crime lord. Blackway has one of the most celebrated roles of Anthony Hopkins.
4. The Lion in Winter
- Director: Anthony Harvey
- Writer: James Goldman
- Cast: Peter O’Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins
- IMDb Rating: 7.9
- Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
The Lion in Winter revolves around Henry II from England and his queen fight over the choice of an heir. It was a delight to experience the young Anthony Hopkins. He performed his role with utmost perfection.
3. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
- Director: Woody Allen
- Writer: Woody Allen
- Cast: Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones
- IMDb Rating: 6.3
- Rotten Tomatoes: 46%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
This Anthony Hopkins movie revolves around Sally and her parents when they got divorced because her father was suffering emotionally and unexpectedly marries a prostitute. Meanwhile, Sally’s personal life was also affected by this incident. Out of all the Anthony movies, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger stands out from the rest because of the unusual topic covered in the movie.
2. The Wolfman
- Director: Joe Johnston
- Writer: The Wolf Man by Curt Siodmak
- Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving
- IMDb Rating: 5.8
- Rotten Tomatoes: 34%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
In this movie, Anthony Hopkins plays the character of Sir John Talbot and as usual, he was effortlessly phenomenal in this movie. Witnessing Hopkins as a major villain in the groundbreaking horror movie of 1941 is truly an honor.
1. Young Winston
- Director: Richard Attenborough
- Writer: Carl Foreman
- Cast: Simon Ward, Robert Shaw, Anthony Hopkins
- IMDb Rating: 7.9
- Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
- Streaming Platform: Disney Plus Hotstar
This Hopkins movie in which he plays the character of David Lloyd George, a member of the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom and a successful politician was greatly appreciated by fans. In this lively character, people actually saw a real life politician and were truly amused by it. The brilliant performance of Anthony Hopkins in this movie makes us realize that he is truly a gem.
Conclusion:
So, Anthony Hopkins has turned himself into a living legend over the time of his career. With his movies ranging from light-hearted comedies to period dramas to horrifying terror movies and gripping thrillers, Anthony is one of the greatest actors alive. The roles of Hopkins which made a mark in history were Sir Edmund Burton in Transformers: The Last Knight, George Hayden from Chaplin movie and Hannibal Lecter from The Silence of the Lambs. These characters are thoroughly enjoyed by his dedicated fans even now on. Moreover, he has also acted in some of the best TV series. Above are the top 20 Anthony Hopkins movies. Happy Watching!
