88 Hal Holbrook Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

Hal Holbrook portrays Mark Twain, as a 70 year humorist, who is ridiculing and criticizing politicians, newspapers as well as so-called patriots, and also provides a commentary on religion and slavery.

Two young reporters, Bon Woodward and Carl Bernstein, from The Washington Post are assigned to cover what seems to be a small story of a failed break-in at the Democratic Party Headquarters at the Watergate apartment complex in 1972. But they uncover a nationwide conspiracy that ultimately, ends with President Nixon’s resignation. 

Jon Krakauer’s 1996 non-fiction book - Into the Wild - is the basis of this movie. Christopher McCandless, a young graduate from Emory University, abandons the life of privilege and sets out on a cross country drive to explore the life in wilderness. He meets various people en route who all influence him in their own meaningful way.

Julia is a drama film which revolves around two friends Julia and Lillian, living during the time of the Second World War. After they meet in Russia after a long time, they plan to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany, to aid the anti-Nazi movement.

This film is about San Francisco Inspector Harry Callahan who is on the trail of several vigilante police officers who went beyond the law to kill several criminals who were eluding the law. 

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln takes you back in time to watch the making of a historic moment as the US President gets the House of Representatives to pass the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution which abolished slavery.

Young and ambitious Wall Street stockbroker Bud Fox idolizes successful but greedy corporate raider Gordon Gekko and trades inside information to get under his wing. Just as Fox begins to earn huge amounts of money by participating in shady deals, Gekko targets the employees' retirement fund of the airlines where Fox's father worked for 24 years.

The Great White Hope is a romantic drama sports film which tells the story of Jack Jefferson, an African American boxer, who faces numerous challenges in the world of boxing, due the the color of his skin. However, with the help of his Caucasian girlfriend, he moves forward towards success.

Natural Enemies is a suspense drama film about a man who is quite unsatisfied with his work, and his married life. He eventually makes up his mind to kill himself and his family, but before that he wants to have a sexual experience with five hookers.  

Exactly a hundred years after the mysterious sinking of a ship, an unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town, which brings with it the vengeful ghosts who were killed during the shipwreck.

Creepshow is an anthology horror film, which tells five different terrifying stories inspired by the EC horror comic books of the 1960s. 

Midway is a historical war drama film which revolves around the Battle of Midway in the World War II, which was a major naval battle, and is considered as a turning point for the US in the Second World War. The film portrays how brave US seamen unite to defeat the Japanese forces.

This science fiction thriller film tells the story of the first manned mission to Mars, which includes three astronauts. However, when it seems that due to a mechanical failure, all three men may die, NASA removes them from the mission and sends the capsule unmanned. In order to prevent a public outcry, NASA comes up with a plan to fake the mission in a studio.

Inspired by true events, the film chronicles the journey of Carl Brashear, the son of a sharecropper, who joins the recently desegregated US Navy to become the first African American master diver. However, he has to overcome his lack of education and battle against his embittered trainer, Billy Sunday, who has been ordered to ensure that Brashear fails.

The People Next Door is an American drama film which revolves around Arthur and Gerrie Mason, who learn that their seemingly innocent daughter is actually a drug addict. They are eventually forced to commit her to a mental ward.

In 1931, a veterinary student Jacob Jankowski, who is left penniless after his parents’ sudden death, joins a circus as their vet. The volatile, violent circus owner, August Rosenbluth, asks Jake to train the new circus attraction, elephant Rosie, for his wife Marlena to ride. Their compassion for Rosie brings Jake and Marlena closer, but can their love survive possessive August’s ire?

The Star Chamber is a crime thriller film which tells the story of a group of judges, who is disgusted by the inefficient legal system, which is unable to punish the criminals, as they manage to escape via loopholes in the system. Therefore, they form a secret society and hire hitmen to punish the criminals who escape courtroom justice. Things continue this way, until one young judge questions the ethics of this vigilante system.

Set in 1951, an up-and-coming Hollywood screenwriter, Peter Appleton, is accused of being a communist. An accident after getting drunk, results in amnesia. Found near town of Lawson, he is mistaken as the MIA son of the community. He brings life to the town and rebuilds movie theater, the Majestic. As he regains his memory, the authorities also come looking for him.  

Harvard Law graduate, Mitch McDeere,lands a high paying job at the Bendini, Lambert & Locke firm, only to realize that the firm helps to launder mob money. As Mitch tries to find proof and break out of the firm’s grips, he finds his and his wife’s lives threatened by the firm and the mob. 

Police chief, Abel Marsh, returns from a holiday to find divorcée Jenny Campbell having been killed by her pet Doberman, Murphy. But further investigations that Murphy is innocent and Jenny was drowned. As Jenny’s multiple affairs are revealed more people in the town become suspects. 

Fielding Pierce is an aspiring politician who falls for a woman named Sarah, an idealistic woman who has devoted her life for the welfare of others. However, she is unfortunately killed in an explosion while assisting members of the Chilean resistance. Nine years later, when Fielding is in the middle of a congressional election, he begins to see visions of his long-dead lover.

Steve Butler, competent salesman of a natural gas company, along with his colleague, Sue Thomason, reaches economically hit rural town to buy drilling rights of local land. At first locals are receptive as Butler explains how they can benefit from the project. But when revered schoolteacher Frank Yates raises objections, environmentalist Dustin and teacher Alice support him by initiating a grassroots crusade.

Vince Ginetta marries Emma, daughter of mob boss, Dominick Bertolo. Vince’s brother, Frank, is also a Mafia Don. Dominick dies of heart attack when he realizes Frank wants to kill him as revenge for betraying the mob. Now the new board of organized crime has sent Vince to kill Frank who is hiding in Sicily. 

After several successful stings, three con artists plan a last job, which goes horribly wrong, and they find themselves pursued by a gangster.

A journalist comes to know that he has inherited an old mansion. However, misfortune follows him, and he soon finds himself suspected of murder.

Wayne and his wife Carmen are put in the Federal Witness Protection Programme after they witness an incident involving a dreaded mafia leader who is known by the name ‘Blackbird’. However, they are soon targeted by Blackbird’s psychopathic partner.

Ignoring his Secret Service agent's warnings, US President Adam Scott carries on with a state visit to Canada. He is soon kidnapped by a South American terrorist who keeps the president captive in an armored truck packed with timed explosives.

When sent on an assignment to the Soviet Union, American news correspondent Joe meets and falls in love with lively Russian ballet dancer Oktyabrina, who reciprocates his feelings. But the ballerina is under surveillance of the Soviet police as she is living illegally without proper documents. Consequently, as their deepening love draws the two closer, the KGB tries to pull them apart. 

Jackson Baring, the heir to a grand horse farm in Kilronan, chooses to pursue a life in New York, while it is being run by his overbearing mother Martha. When he pays her a visit after some time with his new wife Helen, they are asked to stay for some time. However, it seems that Martha is hiding something from her son, and she also seems to be trying to get rid of her daughter-in-law, whom she doesn’t approve of.

After being stalked, harassed and attacked by a former cop, a vengeful young woman recruits two men to help her track him down.

A young man finds out that his grandfather has passed away, and left him the family business only under the condition that he gets married by 6:05 pm on his 30th birthday. Now, despite his commitment-phobic nature, he sets out to find a bride in less than one day.  

The Disney adaptation tells the story of Hercules, son of Zeus and Hera, who is kidnapped by Hades and forced to live as half-human, half-god amongst the mortals. As Hercules grows up, he must regain the right to live amongst the Gods in Olympus, defeat Hades, and save the love of his life, Megara.  

Danny is an 18 year old cat who travels to Hollywood, hoping to start an acting career there. He is chosen for a role, although it is a minor role, and realizes that there isn’t much demand for musical talent.

Dusty Crophopper is a celebrity racer who is doing great in his career. When he comes to know that due to his damaged engine, he might never be able to race again, he soon starts training to be a firefighter.