Legendary actor Gregory Peck began his career in the 1940s and continued taking film roles until the 1990s. He was one of the most popular actors active during the Golden Age of Hollywood. The versatile actor starred in Westerns, thrillers, horror, romantic comedies, and dramatic films with biting social commentary.
He had steady work throughout his acting career and always gave a stellar and dedicated performance in any type of film he starred or appeared in. Here are Gregory Peck's top ten films according to IMDb ratings.
10 Yellow Sky (1948) - 7.4
This film takes place in the mid-1800s and follows a group of outlaws, led by Gregory Peck, as they go on the run after robbing a bank. They enter a deserted town with only two residents, including a young woman and her grandfather.
Gregory Peck's lead outlaw gets close to the young woman and begins to care about her and her grandfather, which leads to frustration from his fellow outlaws who mutiny against him.
9 The Guns Of Navarone (1961) - 7.5
This World War II film focuses on a small team of Allied specialists who are tasked with taking out the Axis guns on the island of Navarone.
The Allied forces hear that the Axis powers are planning to attack a large group of stranded British soldiers. The group of specialists taking out the Axis guns and providing their escape is their only hope of survival.
8 The Omen (1976) - 7.5
This horror film follows a couple who finally are able to adopt a son, but they realize that odd and tragic events are happening with him at the center. As his father, Gregory Peck begins to investigate the odd accidents and finds that they're not accidents at all, when he realizes that the boy they adopted may be the Antichrist.
The film maintains a foreboding and terrifying tone even today and holds up as a classic horror film.
7 Spellbound (1945) - 7.6
This noir mystery follows Gregory Peck's character as he and a psychoanalyst (Ingrid Bergman) attempt to resolve his amnesia and get his memory back to solve a missing person's possible murder.
Peck's character arrives at a hospital and claims to be the new director of the hospital, but the staff quickly figures out he's lying. Peck has amnesia and believes that he might have killed the director of the hospital, but Bergman's character isn't so sure and she helps him try to remember to clear his name.
6 Twelve O'Clock High (1949) - 7.7
This war drama follows a group of World War II American Air Force members that are having morale issues in their unit. Things start to change when a new General joins their team.
At first, the team hates his new approach to leadership, but eventually, he is able to band everyone together through his tough-love leadership.
5 The Gunfighter (1950) - 7.7
This Western follows legendary gunslinger Jimmy Ringo (Gregory Peck) as he tries to quit the dueling world. Due to his recognizable skills and violent past, he is always being challenged to duels and cannot say no.
Ringo is attempting to reconnect with his family, in particular his wife, but has a difficult time outrunning and escaping his past.
4 Cape Fear (1962) - 7.7
This psychological thriller follows a lawyer (Gregory Peck) who has to fight and protect himself and his family when a man he put in prison seeks revenge. After the man is released, he begins to stalk Peck and his family.
Peck's lawyer attempts to get the man put back in prison because the man is threatening his family, but when this fails he realizes he must defend his family by himself.
3 The Big Country (1958) - 7.9
This Western follows a retired Captain (Gregory Peck) who is excited to leave the life of adventure in favor of some peace and quiet with his new wife. When he moves out to the American West to live the rest of his life with his wife, he quickly gets pulled into a feud between her family and another local family.
Although Peck's character tries to stay out of the feud, he is constantly brought back into the dangerous world.
2 Roman Holiday (1953) - 8.0
This romantic comedy stars Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn as a couple who meet in Rome and go on an adventure around the city. Hepburn plays a princess who sneaks away from her busy schedule to meet Peck, and Peck has a secret of his own, as he's a reporter who has figured out who she is and, at first, looks for a scoop about the princess.
The two fall in love during their adventure and Peck has to decide if his career or her privacy and their relationship is more important to him.
1 To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) - 8.2
This classic film, based on the novel of the same name, follows the young Scout as she grows up in the 1930s and sees horrific acts of racism. Scout and her older brother Jem try to have a fun summer and search for the neighborhood's recluse Boo Radley, while their father, Atticus Finch, works hard as an attorney.
His current trial sees him defending a black man who was accused of raping a white woman. Atticus agrees to take the case due to his strong belief that everyone deserves fair treatment.
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