# The best Peter O'Toole movies

Lawrence, two Henry IIs and a lunatic earl: Peter O'Toole's greatest films as ranked by Gold Derby and Scene-Stealers, from David Lean's desert to Ratatouille.

- 85 votes · 12 items
- Jun 6, 2021 · Maria Lim
- https://even.best/en/l/4415/the-best-peter-o-toole-movies

## Top 12

1. **My Favorite Year (1982)** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Richard Benjamin. A swashbuckling star on live TV.
2. **The Stunt Man (1980)** (7 · ▲9 ▼2) — Richard Rush. A tyrannical film director.
3. **Becket (1964)** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Peter Glenville. Henry II and Richard Burton's Thomas Becket.
4. **The Ruling Class (1972)** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Peter Medak. An earl who believes he is Christ.
5. **The Last Emperor (1987)** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Bernardo Bertolucci. Puyi's Scottish tutor.
6. **Lawrence of Arabia (1962)** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — David Lean. T. E. Lawrence, his first big role.
7. **Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Herbert Ross. A shy schoolmaster.
8. **The Lion in Winter (1968)** (3 · ▲6 ▼3) — Anthony Harvey. Henry II opposite Katharine Hepburn.
9. **Ratatouille (2007)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Brad Bird. The voice of the critic Anton Ego.
10. **How to Steal a Million (1966)** (1 · ▲4 ▼3) — William Wyler. A burglar with Audrey Hepburn.
11. **Venus (2006)** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — Roger Michell. An old actor and a young woman; his last Oscar nomination.
12. **Lord Jim (1965)** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — Richard Brooks. From Joseph Conrad.

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