Every Harrison Ford Movie, Ranked
by Chris Hayner - October 17, 2017
A young man is used as a pawn by two tech billionaires, one of whom is played by Ford, in this corporate espionage thriller.
“It plays more like a 21 Jump Street, full of pretty people and a thumping soundtrack but offering little in the way of something to say.†â€"Scott Bowles, USA Today
Paranoia
1 / 45
A young man is used as a pawn by two tech billionaires, one of whom is played by Ford, in this corporate espionage thriller.
"It plays more like a 21 Jump Street, full of pretty people and a thumping soundtrack but offering little in the way of something to say." —Scott Bowles, USA Today
Hanover Street
2 / 45
An English nurse falls in love with an American pilot in this romance set during World War II.
"Anaemic and foolish." —Time Out London
The Expendables 3
3 / 45
The third entry in the action-heavy Expendables franchise casts Ford as a pilot, echoing his real-life love for flying.
"For a mostly brainless movie, The Expendables 3 has a surprisingly dense plot, which is part of the problem. The 2-hour running length is unnecessarily long." —James Bernardelli, Reel Views
Heroes
4 / 45
Ford plays a minor role in this story of a Vietnam veteran as he travels across the country with a woman he just met.
"A poorly-written melodrama." —Variety
Random Hearts
5 / 45
This peculiar romantic drama sees a police officer and congresswoman fall in love after their cheating spouses die in a plane crash.
"Has spread itself so thin between plot, subplots and great scads of floppy pop-psych, it has nothing else to do but lie down and die of exhaustion." —Ella Taylor, LA Weekly
Crossing Over
6 / 45
This crime drama finds Ford playing an immigration officer investigating his own partner's role in covering up a murder, as the movie unfolds several intertwining stories.
"The film plays like a garish melodrama that reproduces the most ham-fisted, polemical aspects of Crash." —Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter
The Frisco Kid
7 / 45
Ford plays a bank robber traveling with a Polish rabbi (Gene Wilder) across the Wild West in Robert Aldrich's comedy.
"The movie is propelled more by violence -- in action, in dialogue and in editing -- than by humor." —Stephen Godfrey, The Globe and Mail
Force 10 From Navarone
8 / 45
In this sequel to The Guns of Navarone, a military team is assembled to carry out a mission during World War II.
"Force 10 is a mission that should probably have been aborted." —Gary Arnold, Washington Post
Firewall
9 / 45
A security expert (Ford) is forced to steal from the bank he works for in order to free his kidnapped family.
"Firewall might be worth renting on an inclement weekend when the pickings are slim." —Claudia Puig, USA Today
Extraordinary Measures
10 / 45
When a businessman (Brendan Fraser) learns that his children are suffering from a rare disease, he teams with a scientist (Ford) to develop a life-saving drug.
"The overall feel is one of a generic, feel-good drama, albeit one with Harrison Ford stomping around most of the time as if someone kicked him in the shins." —Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Hollywood Homicide
11 / 45
This action comedy partners an aging, veteran detective (Ford) with an unconventional rookie (Josh Hartnett), as they learn from, and makes jokes about, each other while solving a string of murders.
"One of the most lazily scripted, poorly structured, smugly stereotyped star vehicles in recent memory." —Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Regarding Henry
12 / 45
A lawyer loses his memory after a shooting, leaving him learning how to speak again while also figuring out his life.
"Regard it also as a well-intentioned clunker." —Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
The Mosquito Coast
13 / 45
A man loses his mind to paranoia after moving his family to Central America in hopes of starting his own civilization.
"The movie has been directed and acted so well, in fact, that almost all my questions have to do with the script: Why was the hero made so uncompromisingly hateful?" —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Cowboys & Aliens
14 / 45
This sci-fi/western mashup is based on a graphic novel and casts Ford and Daniel Craig as cowboys fighting off an alien invasion.
"The movie never makes much of a case for its own existence; it's a mediocre western clumsily welded to a mediocre alien shoot-'em-up." —Andrew O'Hehir, Salon
Ender's Game
15 / 45
Adapted from a series of young adult novels, Ford plays Colonel Hyrum Graff, the mentor of a teenager who has mastered space combat at a time when all of humanity is in danger.
"An impressive, thought-provoking astro-adventure that benefits from the biggest screen available." —Peter Debruge, Variety
Six Days Seven Nights
16 / 45
This romantic comedy finds Ford and co-star Anne Heche stranded on a remote island after a plane crash.
"An acceptable star vehicle, no better or worse than it should be." —Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
What Lies Beneath
17 / 45
One of Ford's few horror movies, What Lies Beneath follows a scientist who is literally haunted by mistakes from his past.
"Never reaches much beyond the surface, and what lies there is all too predictable." —Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
The Age of Adaline
18 / 45
In this story of a woman who doesn't age beyond 29, Ford plays both Adaline's (Blake Lively) former love and the father of the man she's grown close to years later.
"Like its heroine, The Age of Adaline is afraid of its emotions, and stuck flat-footed in time." —Steve Persall, Tampa Bay Times
Return of the Jedi
19 / 45
The final installment of the original Star Wars trilogy wraps up the story of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Han Solo (Ford) in their battle against Darth Vader (voiced by James Earl Jones).
"Brings things to an almost cheesy conclusion." —Desson Thomson, Washington Post
The Devil's Own
20 / 45
Tensions boil when a cop (Ford) realizes the man he's allowed to live in his home (Brad Pitt) is a Provisional Irish Republican Army member that has come to the United States to buy illegal arms.
"What makes it worth the price of admission is the energetic performance Ford pulls off in the cookie-cutter role of big-city cop." —John Krewson, The A.V. Club
Sabrina (1995)
21 / 45
When a young woman returns from Paris, she attracts the attention of two men -- her now-engaged former crush and the man's brother (Ford).
"An entertaining, if a bit predictable, romantic comedy with a good cast." —Jeremy Conrad, IGN
Morning Glory
22 / 45
When a young producer (Rachel McAdams) is tasked with improving the ratings of a failing news show, she enlists a veteran journalist (Ford) to help lead her team.
"For the most part, Morning Glory is a delicious movie that will make you jump for joy." —Rex Reed, New York Observer
The second Indiana Jones film teams Indy (Ford) with an 11-year-old sidekick for a much darker tale than Raiders of the Lost Ark.
"The nonstop pace may eventually numb viewers to the thrills." —TV Guide
K-19: The Widowmaker
24 / 45
K-19 recounts the true tale of a Soviet submarine on the brink of a nuclear disaster. Ford leads the cast as Captain Alexei Vostrikov.
"The movie gradually works its way, with quiet intelligence and apparent conviction, until there's no turning from it." —Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
The follow-up to the original Anchorman continues the ridiculous exploits of Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), with Ford appearing in a small role as legendary news anchor Mack Tannen.
"Anchorman 2 is more like SNL in the sharper years (1995—2002)." —Richard Corliss, Time
Air Force One
26 / 45
When terrorists hijack Air Force One, there's only one person who can save the day, and that's the President of the United States—played by Ford, of course.
"A meat-and-potatoes American thriller that means business all around the world." —Elvis Mitchell, New York Times
42
27 / 45
This is the story of Jackie Robinson's (Chadwick Boseman) rise in Major League Baseball and the man who helped make it possible, Branch Rickey (Ford).
"42 may not be a home run, but it's certainly a solid three-base hit as worthy family entertainment." —Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Patriot Games
28 / 45
Based on a novel by Tom Clancy, this espionage thriller marks the first of two outings for Ford as retired CIA analyst Jack Ryan.
"A slam-bang terrorist thriller from first frame to last." —Hal Lipper, Tampa Bay Times
The third entry in the Indiana Jones franchise is also the first to explore the character's roots. In it, Indy (Ford) sets off to track down his father (Sean Connery), who has been kidnapped by Nazis.
"The Harrison Ford-Sean Connery father-and-son team gives Last Crusade unexpected emotional depth." —Variety
Years after Last Crusade, Indiana Jones (Ford) returns in a movie that introduced Shia LaBeouf as his son.
"While the production values are top-notch, and the action artfully choreographed, in the end -- and quite well before the end -- a sense of tedium sets in." —Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Frantic (1988)
31 / 45
A search for his missing wife in Paris sends a doctor into the middle of a mystery revolving around a potential nuclear attack.
"Frantic is a thriller without much surprise, suspense or excitement." —Variety
Presumed Innocent
32 / 45
When his colleague is killed, a lawyer (Ford) realizes he may be the prime suspect.
"A riveting adaptation of Scott Turow's novel about a prosecutor prosecuted for murder." —Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
Working Girl
33 / 45
Set in the world of investment banking, this romantic comedy follows a secretary (Melanie Griffith) as she attempts to become a stockbroker and falls in love (with an executive played by Ford) in the process.
"Working Girl is the sparkling success that it is because of the sheer irresistibility of Melanie Griffith." —Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times
Clear and Present Danger
34 / 45
Ford's second outing as Jack Ryan, Clear and Present Danger is true to its roots as an espionage thriller. After being promoted within the CIA, Ryan must figure out who within the federal government is working with an international drug cartel.
"The result, except for the stock action climax, is sharp, fast, bitter." —Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
Witness
35 / 45
When an Amish boy witnesses a murder, a detective (Ford) is tasked with protecting him in this dramatic thriller. It stands as the only time Ford has been nominated for an Academy Award.
"Sure-footed thriller, beautifully photographed, with Ford's best performance thus far." —TV Guide
The beginning of a new Star Wars trilogy, The Force Awakens picks up years after Return of the Jedi as the successors to the Empire begin their rise to power.
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens pumps new energy and life into a hallowed franchise in a way that both resurrects old pleasures and points in promising new directions." —Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter
The Empire Strikes Back
37 / 45
The second chapter of the original Star Wars saga picks up where A New Hope left off, as Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and his allies attempt to defeat Darth Vader (voiced by James Earl Jones), with the fate of the galaxy on the line.
"It balances bloodshed with charm, spectacle with childlike glee." —Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
Blade Runner 2049
38 / 45
More than three decades after the original Blade Runner, 2049 revisits the world of Rick Deckard (Ford) as a new blade runner (Ryan Gosling) discovers a secret about replicants.
"It organically expands and grows what came before." —Scott Collura, IGN
Raiders of the Lost Ark
39 / 45
The adventure that introduced the world to Indiana Jones (Ford) follows the archaeologist on his quest to locate the Ark of the Covenant.
"One of the most deliriously funny, ingenious and stylish American adventure movies ever made." —Vincent Canby, New York Times
The Conversation
40 / 45
In this classic 1974 thriller, a surveillance expert (Gene Hackman) becomes the surveilled when one of his recordings points to a murder. Ford appears in a supporting role as Martin Stett, the assistant of the man who wants the recordings.
"One of Coppola's very best." —TV Guide
The Fugitive
41 / 45
When Dr. Richard Kimble (Ford) is wrongfully convicted of murder, he goes on the run to prove his innocence—pitting him against a U.S. Marshal (Tommy Lee Jones).
"A tense, taut and expert thriller that becomes something more than that, an allegory about an innocent man in a world prepared to crush him." —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Blade Runner
42 / 45
In this neo-noir sci-fi film, Ford plays a police officer named Rick Deckard, whose chief mission is hunting down and killing fugitive androids.
"Blade Runner is a cold, bold, bizarre and mesmerizing futuristic detective thriller." —Robert Osborne, The Hollywood Reporter
Star Wars
43 / 45
A New Hope introduced the world to the Star Wars universe, launching a franchise that is still going strong more than 40 years later.
"A grand and glorious film that may well be the smash hit of 1977, and certainly is the best movie of the year so far." —Gerald Clarke, Time
Apocalypse Now
44 / 45
This Academy Award-nominated war film (later re-released in an expanded "Redux" version) tells the story of a military captain tasked with killing a renegade colonel during the Vietnam war. Ford appears in a small role as Colonel G. Lucas.
"It is mystical, daring, poetic, thrilling, appalling and never less than utterly mesmerising." —Marc Lee, The Telegraph
American Graffiti
45 / 45
The second film from director George Lucas is also his first time teaming with Ford (in his first major film role), four years before the first Star Wars movie. The story centers on a group of high school students spending one final night cruising the streets of their town before leaving for college in the early 1960s.
"Teen tales don't get much better than this." —Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle