7 Best Peter O'Toole Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 9, 2027

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Peter O’Toole announced himself with one of cinema’s great star-making performances and spent the decades after proving he was equally gifted at comedy and quiet character work.

Venus (2006) 01

Venus (2006)

IMDb ★ 6.9

An aging actor forms an unlikely, complicated friendship with his friend's troubled young grand-niece.

My Favorite Year (1982) 02

My Favorite Year (1982)

IMDb ★ 7.3

A young writer is tasked with keeping a washed-up, alcoholic movie star sober for a live television broadcast.

The Stunt Man (1980) 03

The Stunt Man (1980)

IMDb ★ 7.3

A fugitive stumbles onto a film set run by a manipulative director who may be trying to kill him for the cameras.

The Ruling Class (1972) 04

The Ruling Class (1972)

IMDb ★ 7.4

An eccentric earl who believes he is Jesus Christ inherits a title and estate his scheming family wants back.

The Lion in Winter (1968) 05

The Lion in Winter (1968)

IMDb ★ 8.0

King Henry II and his estranged wife scheme viciously over which of their sons will inherit the throne.

Becket (1964) 06

Becket (1964)

IMDb ★ 7.6

A king's friendship with his chancellor curdles into fatal rivalry after he's made Archbishop of Canterbury.

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 07

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

IMDb ★ 8.3

A British officer unites Arab tribes in a daring desert campaign against the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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