On a recent chimp beer session the subject of Sean Connery came up with some debate on his good movie to bad movie ratio. We've looked into his filmography and reckon he has a success rate of around 30% (and we are being a little generous). Not very impressive. Watch out for more in this series.
(2003) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - MISS
(2001) Finding Forrester - MAYBE
(1999) Entrapment - MISS
(1998) Playing By Heart - MISS
(1998) The Avengers - MISS
(1996) The Rock - MAYBE
(1996) Dragonheart - MISS
(1995) Just Cause - MISS
(1995) First Knight - MISS
(1994) A Good Man In Africa - MISS
(1993) Rising Sun - MISS
(1992) Medicine Man - MISS
(1991) Highlander II: Renegade Version - MISS
(1990) The Hunt For Red October - MAYBE
(1990) The Russia House - MISS
(1989) Family Business - MISS
(1989) Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade - HIT
(1988) The Presidio - MISS
(1987) The Untouchables - HIT
(1986) Highlander - MAYBE
(1986) The Name Of The Rose - HIT
(1984) Sword of the Valiant - MISS
(1983) Never Say Never Again - MISS
(1982) Five Days One Summer - MISS
(1982) Wrong Is Right - MISS
(1981) Outland - MAYBE
(1981) Time Bandits - MAYBE
(1979) Cuba - MISS
(1979) Meteor - MISS
(1979) The Great Train Robbery - MAYBE
(1977) A Bridge Too Far - MAYBE
(1976) Robin And Marian - MAYBE
(1976) The Next Man - MISS
(1975) The Man Who Would Be King - MAYBE
(1975) The Terrorists - MISS
(1975) The Wind And The Lion - MISS
(1974) Murder On The Orient Express - MISS
(1974) Zardoz - MISS
(1973) Offence - MISS
(1971) Diamonds Are Forever - MAYBE
(1971) The Anderson Tapes - MAYBE
(1971) The Red Tent - MISS
(1970) The Molly Maguires - MISS
(1968) Shalako - MISS
(1967) You Only Live Twice - MAYBE
(1966) A Fine Madness - MISS
(1965) The Hill - HIT
(1965) Thunderball - MISS
(1964) Goldfinger - HIT
(1964) Marnie - MAYBE
(1964) Woman Of Straw - MISS
(1963) From Russia With Love - HIT
(1962) Dr. No - HIT
(1962) The Longest Day - MISS
(1961) On the Fiddle - MISS
(1961) The Frightened City - MISS
(1959) Darby O'Gill and the Little People - MISS
(1959) Hard Drivers - MISS
(1959) Tarzan's Greatest Adventure - MISS
(1958) Another Time, Another Place - MISS
(1957) A Night to Remember - MISS
(1957) Action of the Tiger - MISS
(1957) No Road Back - MISS
(1957) Time Lock - MISS
(1954) Lilacs in the Spring - MISS
That's:
65 films
47 Misses
10 Hits
8 Maybes
Giving a generous 10 points to the hits, 5 to the maybes and 1 to the misses generates 187 points out of a possible 650.
28.8%
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