Top 10 Harrison Ford Movies

[Hunter Rider]

I've only selected movies where he was the lead, so no Star Wars as that was an ensemble IMO.


10. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
I always felt this was harshly judged, it has flaws from some of the Mutt stuff to a bit of dodgy CGI, but it was great seeing Indy and Marion reunited and I liked the alien twist, it fit in with the pulp adventures the films have always emulated, and the humour and action sequences are on point. Ford still had enough in the tank for this one, I can't see a 5th ever happening.



9. Presumed Innocent
Han Solo and Holly McClane's rocky marriage is at the center of this classily crafted courtroom thriller, Ford is in grey area territory with this character which adds to the intrigue, and the pay-off is pretty devious.



8. What Lies Beneath
Ford and Pfeiffer provide a grade A superstar pairing as they anchor Robert Zemeckis lowkey supernatural thriller that takes it's time and keeps you guessing.



7. Clear and Present Danger
Still my favourite slice of live action Jack Ryan, the plot has it's twists and turns, there's a ballistic action sequence when a motorcade Ryan is in, is attacked, and the scene where Ryan confronts the President at the end gets me every time.



6. The Last Crusade
Bringing in Indy's dad was risky, casting Sean Connery in the role took away the risk as him and Ford are brilliant together. The adventure feels structually closer to Raiders than the other 2 Indy films and the tank sequence might be the best action in the entire series.



5. Temple of Doom
As a kid this was actually my favourite Indy film, it just has a certain mystique to it and I love the Mine Cart and bridge sequences.



4. Blade Runner
Iconic slice of sci fi that has stood the test of time and remains visually one of the most influential films of all time.



3. Air Force One
It's Die Hard on a plane and some dodgy CGI aside it's great.



2. The Fugitive
Great thriller that balances Kimble's desperate search for the truth to exonerate himself, with the pursuit of Tommy Lee Jones relentless US Marshall Sam Gerard who starts off purely driven to catch his fugitive, but begins to question the case against Kimble as the pace never lets up in the cat & mouse game between the 2.



1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
The greatest action adventure movie of all time in my view, Ford, Spielberg and Lucas were all on top form and the film has several iconic sequences including a cool nod to Stagecoach's classic stunt.

 

[samsnee]

I would put Witness and Regarding Henry in there.

 

[STARMAN]

Yeah. Witness would be in my top 10. One of his best performances and his only Oscar nom.

 

[childeroland]

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. The Conversation -- plays a creepy villain very well here
3. The Empire Strikes Back (breaking the rule, but then I couldn't put in Conversation either, and there aren't ten films he's lead that I would pick)
4. American Graffiti -- I knew a guy like Bob Falfa in high school. Ford gets it dead right.
5. A New Hope
6. Blade Runner -- maybe the best straight man performance in science fiction
7. Apocalypse Now -- very creepy cameo here
8. The Mosquito Coast -- underrated in a very underrated film
9. The Fugitive
10. Witness

 

[Luigi]

Air Force One was one of my childhood favorites.

 

[Mandon Knight]

I know a SW conversation seems to 'off the table' as the ensemble rule, but I'd just like to throw in the fact his best Han Solo performance, for me, is actually in Force Awakens.

His best films for this list would have to include BR & BR:2049

 

[Hunter Rider]

Yeah. Witness would be in my top 10. One of his best performances and his only Oscar nom.

I didn't realize Harrison got a best actor nom for Witness.

 

[Batmannerism]

okay, this is excluding SW films.

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark. One of the best adventure films ever, a little dated but with tons of charm

2. Witness

3. Blade Runner

4. Patriot Games

5. The Fugitive

6. Last Crusade

7. Temple of Doom

8. Mosquito Coast

9. Working Girl

10. Presumed Innocent

 

[Dark Raven]

This is a difficult one.

1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

2. Raiders of the Lost Ark

3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

4. Air Force One

5. The Fugitive

6. Working Girl

7. Witness

8. Blade Runner

9. Regarding Henry

10. Hanover Street

Honorary mentions include: Patriot Games, Firewall, Sabrina, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Presumed Innocent, Mosquito Coast and of course the Star Wars films.