7 Best Orson Welles Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 19, 2027

Drama intensethought provoking

Orson Welles announced himself as a generational talent with his very first film, and even as his directing career grew turbulent, his acting remained a magnetic constant.

A Man for All Seasons (1966) 01

A Man for All Seasons (1966)

IMDb ★ 7.8

Sir Thomas More's refusal to endorse King Henry VIII's divorce puts his life and principles at risk.

Touch of Evil (1958) 02

Touch of Evil (1958)

IMDb ★ 8.0

A corrupt American police captain plants evidence on suspects, drawing scrutiny from a Mexican narcotics officer.

Compulsion (1959) 03

Compulsion (1959)

IMDb ★ 7.5

A defense attorney argues against the death penalty for two wealthy young men who committed a thrill killing.

The Third Man (1949) 04

The Third Man (1949)

IMDb ★ 8.1

A writer investigating his friend's death in postwar Vienna uncovers a shocking black-market conspiracy.

The Stranger (1946) 05

The Stranger (1946)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A war crimes investigator hunts a fugitive Nazi who has assumed a new identity in a quiet American town.

Jane Eyre (1943) 06

Jane Eyre (1943)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A governess falls for her brooding, secretive employer, whose past hides a dark secret.

Citizen Kane (1941) 07

Citizen Kane (1941)

IMDb ★ 8.3

A newspaper tycoon's complicated life is pieced together through the recollections of those who knew him.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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