Sean Connery Movies
From his humble beginnings in the mid-50s, Sean Connery attained stardom with his first James Bond movie, Dr. No, in 1962. Since then, Sean Connery has a remained a movie star of the first rank, winning multiple film awards, including the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for The Untouchables (1987).
The following Sean Connery movies list (all sixty-six to date) is in reverse chronological order beginning with the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen back to his first appearance in No Road Back (1956). Highlighted Sean Connery movies are available for purchase on DVD or VHS.
Also see Sean Connery Biography.
Sean Connery Filmography
| 2003 | League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Connery plays Allan Quatermain in this "extraordinary" movie based on a comics series featuring 19th century literary characters who band together to best "the Fantom". Other characters include Dr. Jekyll, Captain Nemo, Mina Harker (heroine of Dracula), and Tom Sawyer. |
| 2000 | Finding Forrester - Connery plays a reclusive writer mentoring a talented young black man in this heart-warming film. |
| 1999 | Entrapment - Suspense-filled caper movie, co-star and fellow thief Catherine Zeta-Jones is arguably the most beautiful woman alive |
| 1998 | Playing by Heart - Highly underrated and well-acted comedy-drama entwining various stories of love, it's mysteries and difficulties. Connery's partner is the incomparable Gena Rowlands. Recommended. |
| 1998 | The Avengers - Connery plays the "diabolical madman" set on taking over the world in this tribute to the classic TV series. Mixed reviews. |
| 1996 | The Rock - Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage foil terrorists on Alcatraz - truly outstanding action and terrific performances. |
| 1996 | Dragonheart - We'd know his voice anywhere! Connery plays a dragon in this delightful family film. Co-stars Dennis Quaid. 5 stars. |
| 1995 | First Knight - Impossible to imagine Connery as an over-the-hill King Arthur. Co-stars Richard Gere and Julia Ormond provide the rest of the scenary. Not his best (but not his fault). |
| 1995 | Just Cause - Connery and Laurence Fishburne team up to identify and capture a child killer. Lots of plot twists; we really liked it. Co-stars Blair Underwood, Ed Harris, Kate Capshaw. |
| 1994 | A Good Man in Africa - Connery gives a gem performance in his small role in this comedy about diplomats in an under-developed African country. Very mixed reviews - love it or hate it. |
| 1993 | Rising Sun - Connery and Wesley Snipes are cops investigating a prostitute's murder tied in with Japanese international business interests. |
| 1992 | Medicine Man - Connery plays a scientist working in the South American rainforest. This movie was shown to our daughter's social studies class for its wonderful portrayal of the Brazilian natives. Connery gives an outstanding performance. |
| 1991 | Highlander II: The Quickening - Sequel to the original movie, only hard-care Connery fans or Highlander afficionados will enjoy this one. |
| 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - Connery has a very small cameo as King Richard the Lionheart in Kevin Costner's take on the famous thief. |
| 1990 | The Russia House - Based on John Le Carré's novel, Connery teams with the lovely Michelle Pfeiffer in this love story, spy thriller. |
| 1990 | The Hunt for Red October - Masterpiece of suspense with Connery playing a Russian submarine commander with plans to defect. Co-stars Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan (before Ford took over the Ryan movies). Outstanding, very highly recommended. |
| 1989 | Family Business - Crime and family ties feature in this beautifully crafted and acted caper movie starring Connery as grandfather, Dustin Hoffman as son, and Matthew Broderick as grandson - who could ask for more? |
| 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Absolutely perfect in his role of absent-minded professor, Connery, along with Denholm Elliot, furnishes lots of laughs in this third Indiana Jones movie. Perhaps the best of the three. |
| 1988 | Memories of Me - Sean Connery has a bit as "himself" in this bittersweet comedy about an estranged father and son (Alan King, Billy Crystal). One of the reviewers at Amazon says he was an extra and shares a Connery anecdote, if you want to go read it. |
| 1988 | The Presidio - Military honor versus get 'em at all costs. Co-stars Meg Ryan and Mark Harmon. Harmon never became a big star - watch this and you'll know why. |
| 1987 | The Untouchables - Sean Connery took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, playing a cop in this G-men versus Al Capone (Robert de Niro) gangster movie that made Kevin Costner a star. |
| 1986 | The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco's famous novel of medieval murder comes to life in this marvelous film. A young Christian Slater co-stars. |
| 1986 | Highlander - Connery plays an "immortal" instructing Christopher Lambert on his destiny and how to stay alive long enough to enjoy it. Now in a great new edition. |
| 1983 | Never Say Never Again - Title says it all: after a 12-year hiatus, Connery returns as James Bond, agent 007, one final time. Kim Basinger and Barbara Carrera are the eye candy. |
| 1982 | Sword of the Valiant - Connery plays the magical Green Knight, while Miles O'Keefe is Gawain in this fantasy movie. |
| 1982 | Five Days One Summer - A middle-aged Scottish doctor has an affair with his niece while staying in the Swiss Alps. Not an especially nice movie. |
| 1982 | Wrong Is Right - Poorly received at the time, this satire on media frenzy and terrorism may strike new chords today. Connery is a TV newsman. |
| 1981 | Outland - Classic sci-fi adventure with Connery as a lawman on one of Jupiter's moons up against an evil mine owner (Peter Boyle). |
| 1981 | Time Bandits - Connery plays King Agamemnon in this cult classic comedy directed by Terry Gilliam (Monty Python). |
| 1979 | The Great Train Robbery - Wonderfully exciting and humorous crime caper set in Victorian England; directed by Michael Crichton from his book. Co-stars Donald Sutherland. A great movie! |
| 1979 | Cuba - Set during the Cuban revolution in the 50s, Connery plays a mercenary unsure which side to take. |
| 1979 | Meteor - Connery is a scientist trying to convince everyone that a meteor is going to stike the earth (now we know where the ideas for Deep Impact and Armegeddon came from). Co-stars Natalie Wood in one of her last appearances. |
| 1977 | A Bridge Too Far - Sean Connery is just one of the many, many great actors in this famous (deservedly) World War II film. Directed by Richard Attenborough; co-stars Michael Caine, James Caan, Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, et al. A must-have for any movie collection. |
| 1976 | The Next Man - Middle East politics and adventure with Sean Connery as a Saudi Arabian ambassador who falls in love with the woman hired to assassinate him (and vice versa). |
| 1976 | Robin and Marian - Connery and the exquisite Audrey Hepburn star in this middle-aged love story, as Robin returns from Crusade to find Marian a nun. Very highly recommended. |
| 1975 | The Man Who Would Be King - Perhaps the best of all. Sean Connery and Michael Caine co-star as Empire-era British soldiers out to gain an Indian kingdom - absolutely delightful, filled with high humor and adventure. Don't miss it! |
| 1975 | The Wind and the Lion - Set during Teddy Roosevelt's age of American imperialism, this is a rousing adventure tale with Connery as a Berber sheik and Candace Bergen as a kidnapped American. Brian Keith is just perfect as Teddy. Very much fun. |
| 1974 | The Terrorists - Connery plays a Norwegian security chief up against terrorists in this action-adventure movie. |
| 1974 | Murder on the Orient Express - Every name in Hollywood starred in this fun adaptation of the famous Agatha Christie novel. Albert Finney is Hercule Poirot. Ingrid Bergman won an Oscar. |
| 1974 | Zardoz - Directed by John Boorman, Zardoz was considered one of the worst sci-fi movies ever made - hence, it is now a cult classic. Only for sci-fiers or hard-core Connery fans. |
| 1973 | The Offence - Dark thriller with Connery as an over-the-edge cop hunting down a child molester. Well-acted, but very heavy. Co-stars Trevor Howard. |
| 1971 | Diamonds are Forever - Bond, James Bond. Returning after a hiatus, Connery served up a good one here. Jill St. John as Tiffany Case. The names are the best part, right? Bambi and Thumper are in this one. One of the best songs ever. |
| 1971 | The Anderson Tapes - Very well-done and entertaining caper movie with Connery as the head honcho of the heist team. Christopher Walken made his screen debut. |
| 1971 | The Red Tent - Psychological drama with Peter Finch as the doomed leader of a North Pole expedition, responsible for many deaths and much suffering. Connery plays famed real-life explorer Roald Amundsen. |
| 1970 | The Molly Maguires - Story of Irish immigrants working the coal mines in 19th century America. Connery leads the rebellious miners; Richard Harris is out to catch him. |
| 1968 | Shalako - I liked this movie. It's a western with Connery as the Indian-wise hero and Brigitte Bardot as a French countess on a trip to the West. She's very spunky. Really, it's quite good. |
| 1967 | You Only Live Twice - Machine gun toting ninjas help James Bond foil a plot by SPECTRE to start World War III. Donald Pleasance is the bad guy. Nancy Sinatra sang the song. |
| 1966 | A Fine Madness - Connery at his comic best (and he can be so funny) as a nonconformist poet in 60s New York. A great mid-60s comedy (there were lots, we love the 60s). Joanne Woodward co-stars. |
| 1965 | Thunderball - Possibly the best James Bond of all, Connery gets to battle sharks and scuba-equipped bad guys off the coast of the Bahamas. Fantastic underwater action. Tom Jones sang the song. |
| 1965 | The Hill - Powerful WWII film about a prison camp for errant soldiers - their suffering and degradation - in the North African desert. Connery gives an outstanding performance as an unjustly busted sergeant. |
| 1964 | Marnie - Alfred Hitchcock's story of a mentally troubled young woman (Tippi Hedren), wooed, won and restored by Sean Connery's love. Mixed reviews, yet a classic. |
| 1964 | Woman of Straw - Crime thriller with Connery as a greedy nephew bent on securing uncle's fortune. Co-stars Ralph Richardson and Gina Lollobrigida. |
| 1964 | Goldfinger - Who can forget the woman covered in gold? One of the best, starring the best James Bond ever. Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore (and that was 1964!). |
| 1963 | From Russia with Love - Another one considered to be the best. Who can say? We each have our favorites. Certainly, James Bond, our Agent 007, is at the top of his form. |
| 1962 | Dr. No - The film that catapulted Sean Connery to stardom. Agent 007 James Bond begins his reign as the world's most famous spy. Gorgeous Ursula Andress sports a bikini. |
| 1962 | The Longest Day - The classic D-Day movie starred many very famous actors including John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton, and, of course, Sean Connery. |
| 1961 | Operation Snafu (aka On the Fiddle) - Light-hearted WWII story about two British pals who get into trouble but end up as heroes. Co-stars Alfred Lynch. |
| 1961 | Anna Karenina - Sean Connery stars as the dashing Count Vronsky with Claire Bloom as the unhappy Anna in this BBC production of Tolstoy's classic, now available on DVD. |
| 1961 | The Frightened City - Sean Connery stars as a mob enforcer who becomes a target of the big boys in this British crime thriller. |
| 1959 | Tarzan's Greatest Adventure - No, Connery didn't play Tarzan (Gordon Scott did). Rather, he has a small role as one of the bad guys destroying native villages. One of the better Tarzan films, it's a shame it's not currently available. |
| 1959 | Darby O'Gill & The Little People- Disney movie about an old man and his adventures with the leprechauns. Connery as an Irishman! |
| 1958 | Another Time, Another Place - Lana Turner stars with Connery in this story of forbidden love and "doing the right thing." Not great. |
| 1957 | Action of the Tiger - Van Johnson stars in this Cold War thriller about a planned rescue of a man held by Albanian communists. We love Van Johnson, but if you can spot Connery, let me know. |
| 1957 | Time Lock - Suspense movie about a little boy locked in a supposedly impenetrable time-locked bank vault. Can Connery and the others get him out? |
| 1957 | Hell Drivers (aka Hard Drivers) - Ex-con trying to go straight discovers his truck-driving buddies are pulling a scam. The fun in this British crime drama are the bit roles by many now famous names: Connery, Jill Ireland, Patrick McGoohan, David McCallum. Connery's role is so small it has no last name - he is "Johnny." |
| 1957 | Requiem for a Heavyweight - Connery has a small part in this drama about the underside of the fight business. Originally produced for TV, it was released in theaters in 1962. Stars Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason. |
| 1956 | No Road Back - British thriller about a deaf and blind nightclub owner who becomes involved with jewel thieves who try to pin a murder rap on her son. I think Connery plays the son, but I'm not sure. His film debut. |
