Anthony Hopkins – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 9, 2025

The Silence of the Lambs remains the performance most people know, just sixteen minutes of screen time that won an Oscar. The Father, three decades later, proved he could still deliver something just as devastating. The Elephant Man shows an early, quietly compassionate turn, Hitchcock and Nixon are impersonations that mostly work, and Fracture is a courtroom cat-and-mouse he plays with relish. Legends of the Fall, Thor, The Remains of the Day and Westworld round out the list.

The Elephant Man (1980)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 91% Metacritic 78

A severely deformed man is rescued from a freak show by a doctor who helps him regain his dignity.

Directed by David Lynch · 2h 04m · Rated PG

Nominated for 8 Oscars11 wins & 22 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Hitchcock (2012)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Anthony Hopkins plays one director playing another, and it mostly works.

Directed by Sacha Gervasi · 1h 38m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Westworld (2016)

TMDB ★ 8.5

Anthony Hopkins's television work proved just as commanding as anything on film.

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Fracture (2007)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Anthony Hopkins plays a courtroom cat-and-mouse game with total relish.

Directed by Gregory Hoblit · 1h 53m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Legends of the Fall (1994)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A sprawling family epic anchored by Anthony Hopkins's patriarch performance.

Directed by Edward Zwick · 2h 13m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Thor (2011)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A banished Asgardian god learns humility while stranded powerless on Earth.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh · 1h 55m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, Hulu · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Remains of the Day (1993)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A devoted butler's repressed feelings for the housekeeper surface only after it's too late.

Directed by James Ivory · 2h 14m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Nixon (1995)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Anthony Hopkins plays the president in a portrait that finds real tragedy underneath the paranoia.

Directed by Oliver Stone · 3h 12m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Father (2020)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 98% Metacritic 88

An elderly man's grip on reality unravels as dementia distorts how he sees his own family.

Directed by Florian Zeller · 1h 37m · Rated PG-13

Won 2 Oscars39 wins & 171 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 95% Metacritic 86

A trainee FBI agent consults an imprisoned cannibal to catch an active serial killer.

Directed by Jonathan Demme · 1h 59m · Rated R

Won 5 Oscars71 wins & 50 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

Anthony Hopkins – 10 Best Movies

The Elephant Man (1980)

Hitchcock (2012)

Westworld (2016)

Fracture (2007)

Legends of the Fall (1994)

Thor (2011)

The Remains of the Day (1993)

Nixon (1995)

The Father (2020)

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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