Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

October 4, 1923 · 102 years old

Charlton Heston was an American actor renowned for his towering screen presence and roles in some of Hollywood’s most famous epics. Born John Charles Carter on October 4, 1923, in Illinois, he discovered his passion for acting in school, studied drama at Northwestern University, and began his career…

Known For

49 titles
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True Lies

True Lies

1994 · 2h 21m · Movie

A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United S...

7.3
2
Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

1959 · 3h 32m · Movie

A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, but it's not long before he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.

8.1
3
Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

1968 · 1h 52m · Movie

After being kept in hypersleep during a long expedition into deep space, an astronaut crew crash-lands in the 40th century on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved.

8.0
4
Bowling for Columbine

Bowling for Columbine

2002 · 2h 0m · Movie

Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.

8.0
5
Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

1958 · 1h 35m · Movie

A Mexican official and his American wife are targeted in a Texas border town by the crime family he's trying to put behind bars for drug trafficking, as his concern grows over the tactics of the local detective whose cooperation h...

8.0
6
In the Mouth of Madness

In the Mouth of Madness

1995 · 1h 35m · Movie

An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.

7.1
7
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1956 · 3h 40m · Movie

Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.

7.9
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Soylent Green

Soylent Green

1973 · 1h 37m · Movie

A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.

7.0
9
Cats & Dogs

Cats & Dogs

2001 · 1h 27m · Movie

A look at the top-secret, high-tech espionage war going on between cats and dogs, of which their human owners are blissfully unaware.

5.2
10
Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

1970 · 1h 35m · Movie

The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission searches for the only survivor of the previous expedition. He discovers a planet ruled by apes and an underground city run by telepathic humans.

6.0
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The Omega Man

The Omega Man

1971 · 1h 38m · Movie

Dr Robert Neville has developed an experimental vaccine which makes him the only immune survivor of a biological catastrophe. A gang of homicidal mutants blame science for their condition and attempt to kill him.

6.4
12
Midway

Midway

1976 · 2h 12m · Movie

A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II.

6.8
13
The Big Country

The Big Country

1958 · 2h 46m · Movie

A New England sea captain in the 1880s arrives at his fiancée's sprawling Texas ranch, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land.

7.9
14
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1973 · 1h 46m · Movie

A young swordsman comes to Paris and faces villains, romance, adventure and intrigue with three Musketeer friends.

7.1
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Earthquake

Earthquake

1974 · 2h 2m · Movie

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

5.9
16
El Cid

El Cid

1961 · 3h 2m · Movie

The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors.

7.2
17
The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952 · 2h 32m · Movie

The dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer are told against a background of circus spectacle.

6.5
18
Airport 1975

Airport 1975

1974 · 1h 47m · Movie

A 747 in flight collides with a small plane, and is rendered pilotless. Somehow the control tower must get a pilot aboard so the jet can land.

5.7
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The Four Musketeers

The Four Musketeers

1974 · 1h 48m · Movie

The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter.

6.9
20
The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965 · 4h 20m · Movie

An all-star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.

6.5
21
The Order

The Order

2001 · 1h 29m · Movie

A playboy criminal contacts his dad after stealing a Faberge egg. Later it seems his dad has gone missing in Israel so he heads there. His disappearance is linked to the religious sect: The Order. Lots of fight and chase scenes.

4.7
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Major Dundee

Major Dundee

1965 · 2h 3m · Movie

In 1864, due to frequent Apache raids from Mexico into the U.S., a Union officer decides to illegally cross the border and destroy the Apache, using a mixed army of Union troops, Confederate POWs, civilian mercenaries, and scouts.

6.7
23
The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy

1965 · 2h 18m · Movie

The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.

7.2
24
Khartoum

Khartoum

1966 · 2h 8m · Movie

In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Oli...

6.8
25
55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking

1963 · 2h 34m · Movie

During the 1900 Boxer Rebellion, U.S. marine, Maj. Matt Lewis, along with British consul, Sir Arthur Robertson, develop a plan to keep the rebels at bay until an international military relief force can arrive.

6.7
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Treasure Island

Treasure Island

1990 · 2h 12m · Movie

The treasure seeking adventures of young Jim Hawkins and pirate Captain Long John Silver.

7.0
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Alaska

Alaska

1996 · 1h 49m · Movie

While searching for their missing father in the mountains of Alaska, two siblings come across a baby polar bear on the run from a pair of poachers.

5.7
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Town & Country

Town & Country

2001 · 1h 44m · Movie

Two loving middle aged couples get caught in a series of marital misadventures over reasons of fidelity.

4.5
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Almost an Angel

Almost an Angel

1990 · 1h 35m · Movie

A small-time crook becomes convinced he is an angel after a traumatic incident and resolves to perform God's work to make good things happen.

5.6
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Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning

1976 · 1h 55m · Movie

A crazed sniper is set to kill spectators at an L.A. Coliseum football championship game and the police race against time to eliminate him.

6.2
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Gray Lady Down

Gray Lady Down

1978 · 1h 51m · Movie

A Navy Captain uses his experimental Snark to reach a nuclear submarine stuck on an ocean ledge.

6.2
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The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959 · 1h 45m · Movie

A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name.

6.7
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The Awakening

The Awakening

1980 · 1h 41m · Movie

An archeologist discovers his daughter is possessed by the spirit of an Egyptian queen. To save mankind he must destroy her.

4.9
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The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

1958 · 1h 59m · Movie

During the War of 1812, Louisiana buccaneer Jean Lafitte assists the Americans in defending New Orleans against the attacking British war fleet.

6.4
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The Last Hard Men

The Last Hard Men

1976 · 1h 38m · Movie

In 1909 Arizona, retired lawman Sam Burgade's life is turned upside-down when his old enemy Zach Provo and six other convicts escape a chain-gang in the Yuma Territorial Prison and come gunning for him.

6.2
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The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

1972 · 1h 40m · Movie

A house dog is abducted and brought to the north as a sled dog.

5.9