56 Anthony Perkins Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

Based on the 1959 novel by Robert Bloch, the movie follows the story of a secretary Marion Crane, who, frustrated with her life, steals $40,000 cash from her employer and leaves Phoenix, Arizona. She checks in at Bates Motel owned by friendly Norman Bates who appears to have a dominating mother.

Le procès is a mystery drama film which tells the story of a man Josef K, who lives in a shared apartment. His life turns upside down one day, when detectives enter his room and put him under arrest. The problem is that he is not even told what his charges are.

Friendly Persuasion is a Western war drama film which revolves around the Quaker family in 1862. Since their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war, they have always held a pacifist attitude. However, with the arrival of the Southern troops during the American Civil War, they find themselves in real trouble, and their pacifism is tested. 

On the Beach is a science fiction film which takes us to 1964, where a third World War has caused total destruction of the World’s Northern Hemisphere, where nuclear fallout has eliminated the life of all humans. Meanwhile, survivors in Australia detect a signal coming from the West Cost of the US.  

Detective Hercule Poirot is journeying home aboard the Orient Express, when a billionaire is murdered en route. Poirot takes up the case, and everyone on board becomes a suspect, as he realizes that many of them have revenge as a motive. 

Captain John Yossarian is a pilot serving during the World War II, stationed in the Mediterranean. Being fed up of the madness of the ongoing war, he tries to be certified insane, so that he wouldn’t have to fight anymore.  

Shortly after he rides into a West Texas border town named Vinegaroon, he is beaten up by the customers in a saloon and left to die. However, a young girl named Maria finds him and helps him, after which returns to town and shoots the three men who had wronged him. Seeing that the town is without law and order, he appoints himself as the judge, and decides to deliver justice in his own way.

Set in 1884 USA, The Matchmaker is the story about a widow who supports herself primarily by matchmaking. But when a wealthy merchant from New York hires her to find him a wife she decides to marry him. Will she succeed? 

Ephraim Cabot, the old owner of the New England farm, is hated by his three sons from two previous marriages. He has made them work really hard without any promise of a bright future. So when he marries for the third time, two of them leave, while the third, Eben, begins an illicit relationship with Anna, the new bride. 

Construction worker, Neil Curry, is now a happy man, leading a contented life with his second wife Barbara. But it all comes to end with the arrival of Emily, his chain-smoking first wife, who wants her husband back. Recently been released from prison after serving a twelve-year sentence for murdering his ex-girlfriend, she also seeks revenge. 

Teenager Ruth Gordon Jones wants to drop out of school and move to New York City to pursue a career as a theater actress. However, her father, a former sailor working a menial job, who was once forced to leave school to seek work, wants her to become an instructor and marry handsome Harvard student Fred Whitmarsh.

Gunfighter Jacob Wade tries to find and make peace with his estranged son Riley, who hates Jacob for deserting his mother. Meanwhile his old enemy King Fisher and his gang are on Jacob’s trail, but Jacob’s eyesight is diminishing with age. After a friend clears Riley’s misunderstanding about his father, Riley becomes Jacob’s eyes as he takes on King and his men.

Based on a novel of the same name, this drama film revolves around a widow who attempts to build a barrier against the sea, in order to protect her crops.

Also known as Five Miles to Midnight, the movie follows Lisa Macklin who intends to leave her abusive husband, Robert. Soon Robert is reported dead in a plane crash but is alive and wants to collect his life insurance. He convinces Lisa to help but when he refuses to leave her alone, she takes desperate measures. 

Based on an eponymous novel, this English language French murder mystery is the story of Charles Van Hom, who wakes up in a hotel room with a blank memory and bloodied hand.  Confused, he asks Paul Regis, a university professor for help. The duo then travels to the country house of Charles eccentric father. 

Neurosurgeon Dr. Laurence Jeffries, being engrossed in his research, neglects his wife Frances, who develops a relationship with a French journalist named Paul Damien. When Laurence learns about this, he brings home one of his patients, an amnesiac, and brainwashes him to think of Frances as his own unfaithful wife so that he exacts revenge on her.

Bobby Grady is a thirty year old married man with two children. He is invited to work at a fashion-design studio, where he meets designer Joanna Crane. He soon discovers that Joanna has a double-life, as she also works as a prostitute in the red light district. He becomes obsessed with her, and thinks that he is in love, after having sex with her. Meanwhile, a preacher is obsessed with Joanna as well, and he stalks her everywhere, believing that her soul needs to be saved.

June Ryder is bent on marrying college basketball star, Ray Blent, eventually making him fall for her. He finally proposes to her; but they do not have money to set up a home. At this juncture, he receives an offer via radio message from a gambling syndicate to lose a key game. Because he does not want to lose the game deliberately he must find other ways out.     

A middle-aged divorced woman, who is a museum director, falls in love with a young woman. Things get complicated when her ex-husband also begins a relationship with the same girl.

The Black Hole is a science fiction action film which revolves around a research vessel that finds a missing spaceship, which is being commanded by a mysterious scientist.

Based on Larry McMurtry's 1962 novel, Leaving Cheyenne, the story is spread over a period of forty years. At the centre are two farm boys, who are good friends; but compete for the love of the rancher’s daughter. She on her part cares for both of them; but finally marries a third man, having three sons from her three suitors. 

A Soviet Spy is sent on a mission to obtain important information from NATO. However, he is quite clumsy, and therefore has to rely on his partner and love interest Penelope.

Rheinhardt, an alcoholic wanderer, accepts an announcer’s job at WUSA, a New Orleans right-wing radio station, although he doesn’t agree with the station’s political views. When friend Geraldine and activist neighbor Rainey question him about WUSA’s involvement in hate propaganda and conspiracy to instigate a riot at a planned rally, Rheinhardt realizes that he can’t insulate himself, and needs to take a stand.

The second sequel to the popular 1960 film Psycho, this film tells the story of Norman Bates, who runs the Bates Motel. When the people who had visited the Bates Motel start to disappear, suspicions fall on Norman.

Double Negative is a thriller film which tells the story of a mentally tortured photojournalist, who attempts to track down the person who killed his wife, along with his lover.