John Lithgows 10 Best Movies According To Rotten Tomatoes

John Lithgow’s 10 Best Movies, According To Rotten Tomatoes

John Lithgow is one of the best veteran actors around and these are the best films of his career, according to Rotten Tomatoes users.

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Ever since making his screen debut in the early 1970s, John Lithgow has become one of the most diverse actors on both in film and television. The first two decades of his career focused primarily on film acting, for which he earned Oscar nominations for his work in The World According to Garp and Terms of Endearment.

In 1996, Lithgow transitioned to television where he starred in the hit sitcom 3rd Rock From the Sun, earning a Golden Globe and two Prime Time Emmy’s for his work. As he’s set to appear in the new series Perry Mason later this month, here are John Lithgow’s 10 best movies, ranked according to their Rotten Tomatoes scores.

10 Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (2011) – 82%

In the first leg of the newfangled Planet of the Apes trilogy, Lithgow plays Charles Rodman, the elderly grandfather with Alzheimer’s Disease who forms a bond with the simian rebel, Ceasar (Andy Serkis).

When Charles’ grandson Will (James Franco) gives him a dose of the ALZ-112 formula to help with his disease, he begins to improve his mental capabilities. As a result of the shared medicine, Charles forges a familial relationship with Caesar.

9 Blow Out (1981) – 85%

Famed director Brian De Palma of Scarface fame often casts Lithgow in a villainous role. In Blow Out, Lithgow plays the maniacal murderer Burke, a man who goes haywire once his assassination plot is foiled.

The film follows Jack (John Travolta), a soundman for low-budget horror movies. While out recording sounds one night on a bridge, Jack accidentally records the sound of a blown-out tire, which he uses to prove foul play when the car “accidentally” ends up in a lake. Once Jack discovers the culprit, Burke lashes out with a violent vengeance.

8 All That Jazz (1979) – 85%

Bob Fosse’s autobiographical musical drama All That Jazz stars Roy Scheider as the iconic dance choreographer. The four-time Oscar-winning film also stars Lithgow, Jessica Lange, Ben Vereen, Ann Reinking, and more.

The plot concerns Joe Gideon (Scheider), a cocky, womanizing, self-destructive Broadway director, filmmaker, and choreographer who is in the middle of taking on an ambitious new production. The hot-tempered Joe struggles to overcome his own personal demons while attempting to open the show without a hitch.

7 The Day After (1983) – 86%

Winner of two Primetime Emmy Awards (Best Film Editing, Special Visual Effects), the made-for-TV movie The Day After imagines a cataclysmic future devastated by nuclear fallout.

Starring Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, John Lithgow, and Steve Guttenberg, the film is set in Kansas City, Missouri in the days before and after a nuclear winter. As the various small-town residents react in different ways and adjust to their new way of life, a war between the U.S. and Russia ensues.

6 The Big Fix (1978) – 86%

In the fourth film of his career, Lithgow starred opposite Richard Dreyfuss in the comedic political thriller The Big Fix. Dreyfuss plays Moses Wine, a former countercultural revolutionary turned private eye who is tasked to investigate a political hopeful.

When Wine is contacted by his former girlfriend Lila Shae (Susan Anspach), she asks him to look into a political campaign on behalf of her boss, Sam Sebastian (Lithgow). The job puts Wine in contact with Miles Hawthorn (John Cunningham), a Southern California Congressman.

5 Shrek (2001) – 88%

Lithgow takes fourth billing in the massive animated blockbuster Shrek, co-starring Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz.

Lithgow plays Lord Farquaad in the film, a greedy land baron who turns Shrek (Myers) the Ogre’s swamp into an unpleasant place full of cryptic creatures. Along with his pal Donkey (Murphy), Shrek sets out to teach Farquaad a lesson and restore his swamp to the loving homeland he knows. But when Farquaad sends Shrek on a mission to rescue Princess Fiona (Diaz), a dangerous journey ensues.

4 Kinsey (2004) – 90%

Laura Linney earned an Oscar nomination for her role in Kinsey, Bill Condon’s biopic about the controversial biology professor Alfred Kinsey (Liam Neeson).

While being interviewed, Kinsey’s life is told through a series of flashbacks. This includes his rocky upbringing under his extremely devout and conservative father, Alfred Sequine Kinsey (Lithgow). Kinsey became famous for bucking traditional theories and academic trends regarding human sexuality, becoming the foremost authority on the subject.

3 Best Of Enemies (2015) – 93%

In the 2015 documentary Best of Enemies, Lithgow narrates the voice of Gore Vidal. The film recounts the series of academic debates televised in 1968 between the liberal Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley.

While most of the doc is comprised of archival footage, Lithgow and Kelsey Grammer provide the modern-day voices of Vidal and Buckley, respectively. The film explores the formation of spectacle over substance in public debating squares, a trend that has become more prominent over the past 40 years.

2 Love Is Strange (2014) – 93%

In Love is Strange, Lithgow stars alongside Alfred Molina as a newly married couple dealing with intense domestic strife when sudden unemployment hits.

As soon as George (Molina) and Ben (Lithgow) get married, the former loses his teaching position. Strapped for cash, the two men decide to live separately with friends until they can sell their home and find a less-expensive place to live. One disaster after another ensues, as the two distinguished gentlemen struggle to connect with their various intergenerational hosts.

1 Casting By (2012) – 94%

According to Rotten Tomatoes, two of Lithgow’s highest-rated movies happen to be documentaries. The first shone a light on Gore Vidal (the aforementioned Best of Enemies), while the second celebrates an unsung Hollywood hero.

Casting By chronicles the massive contributions of little-known casting director Marion Dougherty, who began her career in Hollywood during the ’40s. When she began sending actors to meet with directors and producers, the term casting director did not even exist. Three decades later in the ’70s, Marion finally gets her due recognition when Hollywood began crediting casting directors. Along with several other casting directors, filmmakers, and movie stars, Lithgow pays tribute to Dougherty’s career.

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