103 Martin Landau Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

An advertising executive Roger Thornhill's life goes upside down when he is mistaken for a certain George Kaplan. He is kidnapped, almost killed, framed for a murder and chased around by men led by Phillip Vandamm. As he sets out to prove his innocence and find the real Kaplan, he is helped by Eve Kendall, who is not what she appears to be.

An existential comedy considered by many as Woody Allen’s greatest work, the film follows two story lines. One concerns a successful, but philandering ophthalmologist, who has his mistress killed when she threatens to reveal his affair and the other concerns a married documentary filmmaker in love with his brother-in-law’s associate producer. 

This is Tim Burton’s comic biographical representation of Hollywood’s eccentric filmmaker, Ed Wood, where we find Johnny Depp, playing the titular role to perfection. Although Ed did not receive much commercial success, the film shows how he worked with a devoted crew to create his best-known, small-budget films. It also sheds light on his relationship with Bela Lugosi.  

Sleepy Hollow is a thriller directed by Tim Burton set in the gothic town of the same name, where a detective tries to solve the murders committed by a local legend, the headless horseman. Johnny Depp stars as an eccentric New York detective who uncovers the secret of the murderer's penchant for killing his victims by decapitation of their heads.

This epic historical drama film chronicles the story of Queen Cleopatra, who in order to save her kingdom from the imperial ambitions of Rome, became the mistress of Julius Caesar.

Remember is a suspense drama film which tells the story of a holocaust survivor who is suffering from dementia. He decides to take revenge for the sufferings of his family.

In the American West during the 1890s, a young man named Max Sand witnesses his parents being brutally murdered by outlaws. He vows to track down and kill the entire gang of men. On his quest, he meets a gunsmith named Jonas, who teaches him to shoot. Although Jonas tries to convince him to give up his vendetta, Max begins to track down the killers one by one.

Law student and gifted poker player Mike McDermott loses his entire bankroll of US $30000 to Russian mobster Teddy ‘KGB’. He quits poker but is forced to play again when his childhood friend Lester ‘Worm’ Murphy lands him in debt. When Worm flees, Mike must face Teddy one last time to repay his debts.  

The Greatest Story Ever Told is a historical drama film which revolves around the life and the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, presented in two parts.  

FBI special agents, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, are assigned to investigate a bomb in a Dallas Federal building; however, they fail to stop the destruction that kills four people inside. Risking their lives they dig deep, and unearth a faction of powerful people determined to cover up a dangerous conspiracy concerning a devastating alien virus capable of destroying the life on Earth. 

This biographical drama film tells the story of Preston Tucker, the well-known auto designer, who had revolutionized the auto industry. The film shows how he had struggled in his early days, and how his dreams are challenged by the established auto manufacturers of Detroit.    

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.  

This comedy film revolves around Vincent Chase, a famous movie star, who is back in business with his former agent, now a studio head. However, he agrees to work on the movie only on the condition that he is allowed to direct it as well. 

For generations, the City of Ember used to flourish in a wonderful world of glittering lights. However, its powerful generator starts failing eventually, and the great lamps illuminating the city start to flicker. 

Gunn lives a happy life with his beautiful girlfriend in his huge mansion in Los Angeles. However, his little brother, Scotty, gets involved with a group of militants, and together they rob a gambling parlor owned by a mob. However, Scotty gets killed when the mob strikes back. Therefore, Gunn sets out in order to avenge his brother. 

An innocent young boy is accidentally killed during a shootout between the police and the mob. Soon the Deputy Mayor steps in to investigate the matter and dig for answers.

The Last Word is a comedy drama film which tells the story of Danny Travis, a washed-up inventor, who learns that his house is going to be condemned, after which his kids will be left on the street. Travis is so outraged that when a city official comes for the eviction, he takes the man hostage. Meanwhile, Geritty, a police captain tries to defuse the situation. An opportunistic TV journalist named Paula Herbert turns public sympathies both for and against Travis.

When a television channel decides to telecast the daily life of an ordinary person they choose a video store clerk and begin filming his life 24X7.  Very soon, the show becomes very popular and he becomes a celebrity. But it also invites complications in his life and he starts looking for ways to quit the show without breaching his contract. 

Billy Simpson aka Shiner is a ruthlessly ambitious boxing promoter, but he has been banned from legitimate fights. He eventually sees potential in his only son Eddie, and pits him against a champion named Michael Peck. However, Eddie is killed on the night of the fight, and Billy suspects his rival Frank Spedding. He plans revenge and at the same time, starts to lose his sanity.

During the Second World War, a group of American soldiers enter Sicily on a secret mission. They first intend to seize German arms supply. But they are surprised to see that there is not a single gun in sight. They soon meet an Italian POW, who agrees to help them.

Jennie Adams, the daughter of a US Ambassador, has vanished mysteriously all of a sudden. A veteran detective named Alfonso Palermo is assigned to search for the little girl and find her. Problem is that Alfonso is struggling with alcoholism, as he had lost his wife and his daughter years ago in a car accident. Despite this, he is determined to find the girl and will not let anything get in the way.

The US and the USSR joins forces to save the human race from extinction, when a gigantic asteroid heads towards Earth.

Also known as A Town Called Hell, the film depicts a group of Mexican outlaws massacring a small town, killing its priest. Ten years have passed since then. The town is now controlled by a sadistic outlaw and the man, who had then led the attack, is now the priest. At this point, the widow of the slain priest returns to the town to avenge her husband’s murder.  

Ready to Rumble is a comedy film which revolves around Gordie and Sean, who are sewage workers. They are shocked to see their favorite wrestler being cheated out of the title of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.  They decide to do something to help him achieve the glory he deserves.

While driving on a remote highway, an architect finds himself in a complicated situation, as he is unable to decide between his wife and his mistress.

Geppetto is a puppet maker, whose creation Pinocchio magically comes to life one day. Pinocchio wishes to become a real boy some day, but his biggest problem is that his nose grows whenever he tells a lie.

Sergeant Joe Gavilan and KC Calden are homicide detectives and partners in LAPD's Hollywood Division. The story follows them juggling their side jobs with the murder investigation of four members of a rap group. The action-comedy film is based on the real-life experiences of its writer Robert Souza.

A woman moves into an exclusive New York City apartment building, but soon she starts panicking after realizing that somebody may be stalking her.  

The story begins with two children watching a column of light late one night. As it disappears after a short time they too part their ways. 25 years later, the boy is now the deputy sheriff of the town, investigating a strange case of cattle mutilations. Hampering his work is a lady scientist from California. They fight; yet share a strange bond. 

In future a war between humans and machines has wiped out humanity and machine have assumed control. However, a rag doll, 9, created by a scientist in the last days of humanity, awakens; finds eight others like him and inspires them to face the machines that wants to annihilate them. They are perhaps the last hope of life on earth.

Victor is heartbroken after losing his pet dog, Sparky, in a car accident, but succeeds in reviving him using a science experiment. Getting a wind of this, his school-friends blackmail him into sharing the secret and then resuscitate their own dead pets. The ‘monster’ Sparky creates fright in the neighborhood, and soon the town is swarming with more such ‘monsters.’