7 Best Oliver Reed Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 2, 2026

Oliver Reed brought a raw, dangerous magnetism to British film and became one of the era’s most compelling, unpredictable leading men. Gladiator forces a betrayed general into the arena, The Devils falsely accuses a worldly priest of witchcraft, Tommy makes a traumatised boy a pinball messiah, and The Three Musketeers foils a political conspiracy. Oliver!, Women in Love and The Curse of the Werewolf round out the list.

Gladiator (2000)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 80% Metacritic 67

A betrayed Roman general seeks vengeance on the corrupt emperor who murdered his family.

Directed by Ridley Scott · 2h 35m · Rated R

Won 5 Oscars61 wins & 105 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Kanopy, YouTube TV · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Tommy (1975)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Oliver Reed features in this rock opera about a traumatised boy who becomes an unlikely pinball-playing messiah for a fanatical youth movement.

Directed by Ken Russell · 1h 51m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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

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The Three Musketeers (1973)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Oliver Reed features in this swashbuckler where a young swordsman joins three legendary musketeers to foil a treacherous political plot.

Directed by Richard Lester · 1h 47m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, BFI Player Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home

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The Devils (1971)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Oliver Reed plays a worldly priest falsely accused of witchcraft amid a convent's outbreak of religious hysteria.

Directed by Ken Russell · 1h 52m · Rated R

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Oliver! (1968)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 90% Metacritic 74

An orphan falls in with a gang of pickpockets on the streets of Dickensian London.

Directed by Carol Reed · 2h 33m · Rated G

Won 5 Oscars13 wins & 25 nominations

Where to watch

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

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Women in Love (1969)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Two sisters pursue very different romances with a pair of close friends in industrial England.

Directed by Ken Russell · 2h 11m · Rated R

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The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Michael Ripper appears as a young man cursed from birth struggles to control his transformation.

Directed by Terence Fisher · 1h 33m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or 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.

7 Best Oliver Reed Movies

Gladiator (2000)

Tommy (1975)

The Three Musketeers (1973)

The Devils (1971)

Oliver! (1968)

Women in Love (1969)

The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)

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