Best Martin Landau movies

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Best Martin Landau movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Martin Landau movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don't know about Martin Landau.

TOP 25:
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark
Martin Landau as: Byron "Preacher" Sutcliff
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Release: 1982
A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctor's house.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Jason Connery movies?

TOP 24:
Edtv
Edtv
Martin Landau as: Al
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1999
Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best RuPaul movies?


TOP 23:
City Hall
City Hall
Martin Landau as: Judge Walter Stern
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Release: 1996
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Lindsay Duncan movies?

TOP 22:
City of Ember
City of Ember
Martin Landau as: Sul
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Family
Release: 2008
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers, in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, before the the lights go out forever.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Saoirse Ronan movies?

TOP 21:
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
Martin Landau as: Rulon Jeffs
Genre: Crime, Drama, TV Movie
Release: 2014
Cult leader Warren Jeffs rises to power in the polygamist Mormon sect once headed by his late father, but some of his wives fight back to bring him to justice. Based on a true story.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Tony Goldwyn movies?


TOP 20:
Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill
Martin Landau as: Lt. Marshall
Genre: Drama, History, War
Release: 1959
Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry, is ordered to recapture Pork Chop Hill, occupied by a powerful Chinese Army force, while, just seventy miles away, at nearby the village of Panmunjom, a tense cease-fire conference is celebrated.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best George Peppard movies?

TOP 19:
The Hallelujah Trail
The Hallelujah Trail
Martin Landau as: Chief Walks-Stooped-Over
Genre: Western
Release: 1965
A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best John Anderson movies?

TOP 18:
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Martin Landau as: Caiaphas
Genre: Drama, History
Release: 1965
From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best David McCallum movies?


TOP 17:
12:01
12:01
Martin Landau as: Dr. Thadius Moxley
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller
Release: 1993
Office employee Barry Thomas is caught in a "time bounce" caused by a glitch in the company's secret project. Now the same day occurs again and again - and Barry's the only one who can do anything about it, including saving the life of beautiful research assistant Lisa Fredericks.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Helen Slater movies?

TOP 16:
The X Files
The X Files
Martin Landau as: Kurtzweil
Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Release: 1998
Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Terry O'Quinn movies?

TOP 15:

The Majestic

The Majestic
Martin Landau as: Harry Trimble
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 2001
Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Rob Reiner movies?


TOP 14:

Frankenweenie

Frankenweenie
Martin Landau as: Mr. Rzykruski (voice)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Release: 2012
When a car hits young Victor's pet dog Sparky, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor's neighbors, he has to convince them that Sparky's still the good, loyal friend he was.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Daniel Stern movies?

TOP 13:

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Martin Landau as: Abe
Genre: Drama
Release: 1988
Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his innovative envision will be repeatedly sabotaged by his own unrealistic expectations and the Detroit automobile industry tycoons.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Jay O. Sanders movies?

TOP 12:

9

9
Martin Landau as: 2 (voice)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller
Release: 2009
When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good.

TOP 11:

Lovely, Still

Lovely, Still
Martin Landau as: Robert
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 2008
A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.


TOP 10:

Woody Allen: A Documentary

Woody Allen: A Documentary
Martin Landau as: Himself
Genre: Documentary
Release: 2011
Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert B. Weide followed the notoriously private film legend over a year and a half to create the ultimate film biography. "Woody Allen: A Documentary" chronicles Allen's career - from teen writer to Sid Caesar's TV scribe, from stand-up comedian to award-winning writer-director averaging one film-per-year for more than 40 years. Exploring Allen's writing habits, casting, directing, and relationship with his actors first-hand, new interviews with A-listers, writing partners, family and friends provide insight and backstory to the usually inscrutable filmmaker.

TOP 9:

Cleopatra

Cleopatra
Martin Landau as: Rufio
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Release: 1963
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.

TOP 8:

Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith
Martin Landau as: Jesse Coe
Genre: Action, Western
Release: 1966
Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian mother and white father. When his father is killed by three men over gold, Nevada sets out to find them and kill them. The boy is taken in by a gun merchant. The gun merchant shows him how to shoot and to shoot on time and correct.

TOP 7:

Rounders

Rounders
Martin Landau as: Abe Petrovsky
Genre: Drama, Crime
Release: 1998
A young man is a reformed gambler who must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.

TOP 6:

Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow
Martin Landau as: Peter Van Garrett
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Release: 1999
New York detective Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of mysterious deaths in which the victims are found beheaded. But the locals believe the culprit to be none other than the ghost of the legendary Headless Horseman.


TOP 5:

Remember

Remember
Martin Landau as: Max Rosenbaum
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Release: 2015
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.

TOP 4:

Ed Wood

Ed Wood
Martin Landau as: Bela Lugosi
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Release: 1994
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.

TOP 3:

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Crimes and Misdemeanors
Martin Landau as: Judah Rosenthal
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1989
An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife, while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated by another woman.

TOP 2:

North by Northwest

North by Northwest
Martin Landau as: Leonard
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Release: 1959
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

TOP 1:

Joseph

Joseph
Martin Landau as: Jakob
Genre: Fantasy
Release: 1995
The Biblical story of Joseph, who was sold to slavery by his brothers who were jealous of his prophetic abilities to analyze dreams and of his being their fathers' favorite.



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