The Best Movies of Sean Connery (Not Including 007 Flicks)
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The Best Movies of Sean Connery (Not Including 007 Flicks)

Sean Connery isn't just 007; he's also Indiana Jones's dad and the captain of Red October. Which of his non-Bond movies is your favorite?

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1 The Hunt for Red October
As a conflicted Soviet-submarine captain, Connery leads an unbearably tense showdown. 749 1203
2 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
As the only actor who could stand toe-to-toe with, and intimidate, Harrison Ford, the part of Indiana Jones's father was made for Connery. 736 1160
3 The Untouchables
Connery is a tough-as-nails Irish cop who still manages to be sweet, sad, and fatherly. 735 1153
4 The Rock
Connery takes coal (a Michael Bay flick) and turns it into a diamond with his grizzled, funny Alcatraz escapee. 574 1060
5 Highlander
Connery is commanding, and perfects his grizzled mentor-warrior role, in this cult classic. 266 912
6 The Man Who Would Be King
The natives of modern-day Afghanistan make Connery their god -- and, after seeing his performance, who can blame them? 191 859
7 The Name of the Rose
Unfairly ignored in the U.S., Connery is at his best as a Franciscan monk investigating a murder in a medieval abbey. 114 792
8 Murder on the Orient Express
Despite a large ensemble, Connery steals the show as a snobby passenger on the titular express. 98 736
9 Marnie
A rare dark turn for Connery: as a rapist in this Hitchcock thriller, he shows off his underappreciated range. 24 764
10 Time Bandits
The role of Agamemnon was so perfect for Connery, it was made for him: the script requested him (or a cheaper version). -3 765