Yahoo Lifestyle Here's a Definitive List of Harrison Ford's Best Movies
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1) Raiders of The Lost Ark
Arguably one of the best action and adventure movies of our time, Harrison Ford debuts the indelible Indiana Jones character in the first of four movies in the series. Directed by Steven Spielberg, archaeologist Jones finds himself in hairy situations in his search for the famed Ark of the Covenant, which has been stolen by the Nazis in hopes that it will give them more power.
Paramount Movies@Youtube - 2/20
2) Blade Runner
In this cult classic, Ford plays a cop who must hunt down "Replicants" (humanoid robots) who have escaped to Earth. What he doesn't bargain for is falling in love with one of them. Director Ridley Scott used downtown Los Angeles locations for many of his futuristic scenes.
Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers@Youtube - 3/20
3) Star Wars Trilogy
To choose one of the Star Wars original trilogy as Harrison Ford's best performance would be a crime. To fully savor Ford's role as smuggler and hero Han Solo, you must commit to watching all three. In this space epic, we are drawn into the battle between light and dark, good and evil, and the Empire versus the Rebellion. We meet such indelible characters as Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, Yoda, and Darth Vader. And if you've somehow managed to get this far in life without seeing Star Wars, please don't waste another minute before catching one of Ford's most endearing performances.
AD_edits@Youtube - 4/20
4) The Fugitive
A man wrongfully accused of killing his wife (played by Harrison Ford) must find a way not to evade the U.S. Marshall (played expertly by Tommy Lee Jones) who is hot on his tail. This film will have you on the edge of your seat from the first scene!
Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers@Youtube - 5/20
5) Clear and Present Danger
Harrison Ford takes a turn playing Agent Jack Ryan in this adaptation of the novel by Tom Clancy. CIA agent Ryan finds himself caught up in a murder and drug smuggling scheme that runs all the way from the drug cartels in Colombia all the way up to the Oval Office.
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6) American Graffiti
This film, written and directed by a young George Lucas, shows the car and cruising culture of his Modesto, CA, hometown. High school seniors navigate life and love in their cars on the eve of leaving for college and adulthood. While only a small part, a young Harrison Ford can be seen prominently in the drag race scenes.
Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers@Youtube - 7/20
7) Witness
A young boy witnesses a brutal murder and he and his mother must flee the Amish community they call home. Harrison Ford plays a policeman who in efforts to protects them, discovers corruption in the police department and is then forced to take the boy and his mother and hide in the Amish countryside. A thriller with a side of unlikely romance.
Paramount Movies Digital@Youtube - 8/20
8) Working Girl
A humble receptionist (played by Melanie Griffith) takes revenge and her destiny into her own hands when her credit-stealing boss (played by Sigourney Weaver) is laid up with an injury. Pretending to be the head honcho while she's away, she makes a major deal with a top executive (played by Harrison Ford), but must reap the consequences when her boss finds out.
20th Century Studios@Youtube - 9/20
9) Morning Glory
An up-and-coming workaholic tv producer Becky Fuller (Rachel McAdams) must contend with ex-news anchor and resident curmudgeon Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford) when she tries to shake up a failing morning show, Daybreak. Amazing performances by Diane Keaton and Jeff Goldblum.
hollywoodstreams@Youtube - 10/20
10) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
In the best of the three original Indiana Jones movies, the third installment follows Indy (played by Ford) from his early adventures as a teenager to his ultimate quest for the Holy Grail despite Nazi entanglements. Sean Connery shines as Jones, Sr. and a hilarious father/son dynamic creates a lot of laughs.
Paramount Movies@Youtube - 11/20
11) Sabrina
In this remake of the 1954 film featuring Audrey Hepburn, Harrison Ford takes his turn playing Linus—a rich businessman who plays second fiddle to his more charismatic brother David. Or at least, that's what Sabrina—the chauffeur's daughter—thinks. After a life-changing season in Paris, Sabrina returns to her home above the garage only to find herself in a classic love triangle.
Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers@Youtube - 12/20
12) Regarding Henry
A tough lawyer, who is equally as ruthless with his family, experiences a change of character as the result of a life-threatening coma. Working through his amnesia, he is found to be a much more gentle and loving friend, father, and husband. This drama, directed by Mike Nichols and written by J.J. Abrams, shows the power of change and enduring at all costs.
Paramount Movies Digital@Youtube - 13/20
13) The Call of the Wild
An unlikely friendship is forged between Buck, a dog uprooted from his home in California to the wilds of the Alaskan Gold Rush, and a miner and recluse John Thornton, played by Harrison Ford. In all of Buck's adventures and the ultimate safety he finds with Thornton, he still finds himself called to the freedom he sees in wild dogs like himself.
20th Century Studios@Youtube - 14/20
14) Air Force One
Ford takes on the highest job in the land in this thriller, playing the president whose principles are tested when he must decide whether or not to negotiate with the terrorists that have hijacked his plane on the way back from a trip to Moscow.
Sony Pictures Entertainment@Youtube - 15/20
15) Apocalypse Now
Harrison Ford plays Colonel Lucas in Francis Ford Coppola's epic war film about the Vietnam War. A group of Navy men are sent on a mission through the jungle to terminate a Colonel (played by Marlon Brando) who's gone mad. The question is, will their quest drive them further into madness as well?
Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers@Youtube - 16/20
16) Ender's Game
Based on the science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card, a young boy is recruited by Col. Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford), to fight an alien enemy species called Formics which threaten to attack Earth.
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17) Blade Runner 2049
A new Blade Runner—Agent K—played by Ryan Gosling must find the original Blade Runner (played by Harrison Ford), who's been missing for 30 years in order to save what's left of society.
Warner Bros. Pictures@Youtube - 18/20
18) Patriot Games
Taking another turn at playing CIA Agent Jack Ryan, Harrison Ford takes on the IRA in this film adaptation of Tom Clancy's novel. Having gotten in the way of an assassination attempt by the IRA, things get personal when now former-CIA agent Ryan's family is collateral damage when the terrorist leader tries to seek revenge.
Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers@Youtube - 19/20
19) Star Wars: The Force Awakens
In the Star Wars reboot we see an aged and weathered Han Solo (Harrison Ford), who reluctantly helps a new set of rebels and heroes in their attempts to free the galaxy from tyrannical leaders.
Star Wars@Youtube - 20/20
20) 42
Ford plays the legendary manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers who crossed color barriers to sign Jackie Robinson (played by the late Chadwick Boseman) in this biopic of the incredible and courageous baseball player.
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