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Best Orson Welles Movies Ranked

Explore the best Orson Welles movies ranked by Movie Rankings users. The current top-ranked movie here is Citizen Kane. Browse 1 ranked directing credits, then jump into the full filmography and each movie page.

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What is the best Orson Welles movie?

Citizen Kane is currently the highest-ranked Orson Welles movie on Movie Rankings based on aggregate head-to-head results from the community.

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This page currently tracks 1 ranked movies directed by Orson Welles.

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Orson Welles Directed Filmography (51)

The Other Side of the Wind

Orson Welles Talks With Roger Hill

It's All True: Four Men on a Raft

Orson Welles' Magic Show

The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh

Filming 'The Trial'

Filming Othello

The Orson Welles Show

An Evening with Orson Welles: The Golden Honeymoon

The Merchant of Venice (Rushes)

An Evening with Orson Welles: The Happy Prince

An Evening with Orson Welles: American Heritage, Vol. I – Selections from George Ade, Thomas Wolfe, Mark Twain

An Evening with Orson Welles: American Heritage, Vol. II – Clarence Darrow

An Evening with Orson Welles: Two Wise Old Men – Socrates and Noah

An Evening with Orson Welles: My Little Boy

The Merchant of Venice

The Immortal Story

Chimes at Midnight

Five Columns on the Front Page: Hong Kong as seen by Orson Welles

Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina

The Fountain of Youth

Orson Welles and People: Camille, the Naked Lady and the Musketeers

The Land of the Basques

Orson Welles' Sketch Book

Moby Dick—Rehearsed

The Miracle of St. Anne

The Lady from Shanghai

The Magnificent Ambersons

The Green Goddess

Too Much Johnson

The Hearts of Age