Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Actor & Director (1923 - 2014)
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The ThumbScore for Richard Attenborough (78.2%) is the average audience approval rating across 23 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Richard's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

23
Movies
78.2%
Avg ThumbScore
Drama
Top Genre

Audiences rate Richard Attenborough’s films higher than 88% of the 3,467 people with 10 or more films on ThumbScore. See the full ranking

Free to watch now (26 Oct): The Great Escape (Prime Video (free)) · 10 Rillington Place (Plex, Fawesome) · A Bridge Too Far (YouTube, Roku Channel, Tubi, Kanopy, Fawesome) · Magic (Philo, Roku Channel, Shout! TV, Plex, Prime Video (free), Cineverse, Tubi, Kanopy, Fawesome) · Brighton Rock (Kanopy) · A Chorus Line (YouTube, Tubi, Kanopy) and 2 more.

Frequent Collaborators

Jeff Goldblum (2)Steven Spielberg (2)Edward Fox (2)John Gielgud (2)Anthony Hopkins (2)

Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, Kt, CBE (August 29, 1923 – August 24, 2014) was an English actor, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and politician. He was the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Attenborough joined the Royal Air Force during World War II and served in the film unit.

He went on several bombing raids over Europe and filmed action from the rear gunner's position. As a film director and producer, Attenborough won two Academy Awards for Gandhi in 1983. He also won four BAFTA Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. As an actor, he is perhaps best known for his roles in Brighton Rock, The Great Escape, 10 Rillington Place, Miracle on 34th Street (1994) and Jurassic Park. He was the older brother of David Attenborough, a naturalist and broadcaster, and John Attenborough, an executive at Alfa Romeo. He was married to actress Sheila Sim from 1945 until his death.

Born 1923-08-29 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. Died 2014-08-24.

On ThumbScore, Richard Attenborough appears in 23 films with an average audience score of 78.2%, most frequently in the Drama genre.

Sources: TMDB

Every Richard Attenborough movie, ranked by audience score

Chaplin
Chaplin
1992
👍 92%
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
1993
👍 90%
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
👍 87%
The Great Escape
The Great Escape
1963
👍 86%
Gandhi
Gandhi
1982
👍 83%
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997
👍 83%
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
👍 83%
10 Rillington Place
10 Rillington Place
1971
👍 82%
The League of Gentlemen
The League of Gentlemen
1960
👍 82%
A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far
1977
👍 81%
The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles
1966
👍 81%
Magic
Magic
1978
👍 80%
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street
1994
👍 79%
Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock
1948
👍 79%
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
1964
👍 79%
A Chorus Line
A Chorus Line
1985
👍 75%
Cry Freedom
Cry Freedom
1987
👍 75%
Brannigan
Brannigan
1975
👍 73%
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
1998
👍 72%
Shadowlands
Shadowlands
1993
👍 72%
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None
1974
👍 70%
In Love and War
In Love and War
1996
👍 68%
Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle
1967
👍 47%