10 Best Sean Connery Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 12, 2026

Sean Connery defined a genre as the original James Bond and spent the decades after proving he had commanding screen presence beyond any one franchise. Dr. No and Goldfinger are the Bond classics, The Man Who Would Be King, The Untouchables and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade show the mature Connery, The Hunt for Red October has a Soviet captain’s defection misread as an attack, and The Rock helps a chemist infiltrate Alcatraz. The Name of the Rose, Highlander and A Bridge Too Far round out the list.

The Rock (1996)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 76% Metacritic 58

A chemist and an ex-convict storm Alcatraz to stop a rogue general's chemical weapon threat.

Directed by Michael Bay · 2h 17m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar9 wins & 10 nominations

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Stream: Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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The Hunt for Red October (1990)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A Soviet submarine captain's defection plan sparks a tense standoff between American and Soviet forces.

Directed by John McTiernan · 2h 15m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 84% Metacritic 65

An archaeologist teams up with his estranged father to find the Holy Grail before the Nazis do.

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 2h 07m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 Oscar9 wins & 24 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · 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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The Untouchables (1987)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A determined Treasury agent assembles an incorruptible team to bring down Al Capone through his finances.

Directed by Brian De Palma · 1h 59m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · 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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The Name of the Rose (1986)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A monk investigates a series of mysterious deaths at a medieval Italian abbey.

Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud · 2h 10m · 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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Highlander (1986)

TMDB ★ 7.1

An immortal swordsman trains a young Scottish warrior destined to fight in a centuries-long duel.

Directed by Russell Mulcahy · 1h 56m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Philo, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Bridge Too Far (1977)

TMDB ★ 7.2

An ambitious Allied plan to seize a chain of Dutch bridges collapses under its own overreach.

Directed by Richard Attenborough · 2h 55m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM 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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The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

TMDB ★ 7.7

Sean Connery stars as one of two former British soldiers who scheme to become kings of a remote, isolated Asian land.

Directed by John Huston · 2h 09m · Rated PG

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Goldfinger (1964)

TMDB ★ 7.7

Bond investigates a gold magnate's plot to irradiate the entire US gold reserve at Fort Knox.

Directed by Guy Hamilton · 1h 50m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · 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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Dr. No (1962)

TMDB ★ 7.2

The first Bond film sends 007 to Jamaica to investigate a disrupted rocket-launch programme.

Directed by Terence Young · 1h 50m · Rated PG

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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.

10 Best Sean Connery Movies

The Rock (1996)

The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

The Untouchables (1987)

The Name of the Rose (1986)

Highlander (1986)

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

Goldfinger (1964)

Dr. No (1962)

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