The Best J. Lee Thompson Movies Ranked And Where to Watch them

If you're looking for the best J. Lee Thompson movies of all time then here is a definitive list. We rank every movie directed by J. Lee Thompson based on their popularity score from IMDB from best to worst. Click on the ‘see more’ button to find out where to watch them in Australia covering all streaming services. In August 2025 there are 7 films in this list.

List of the Best Movies Directed by J. Lee Thompson In Order of Popularity

  1. The Guns of Navarone
  2. Taras Bulba
  3. Kings of the Sun
  4. Murphy's Law
  5. Huckleberry Finn
  6. Cabo Blanco
  7. 10 to Midnight

Stream the top 7 Movies directed by J. Lee Thompson

1. The Guns of Navarone

Rated: TV-PG

7.5/10

A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.

2. Taras Bulba

Rated: Approved

6.3/10

Ukraine, 16th century. While the Poles dominate the Cossack steppes, Andrei, son of Taras Bulba, a Cossack leader, must choose between his love for his family and his folk and his passion for a Polish woman.

3. Kings of the Sun

Rated: Approved

6.1/10

In order to flee from powerful enemies, young Mayan king Balam leads his people north across the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of what will become the United States. They build a home in the new land but come into conflict with a tribe of Native Americans led by their chief, Black Eagle, while both Balam and Black Eagle fall in love the beautiful Mayan princess Ixchel.

4. Murphy's Law

Rated: R

5.9/10

A tough police detective escapes from custody after being framed and arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, and must now find the real killer and prove his innocence.

5. Huckleberry Finn

Rated: G

5.6/10

Huckleberry Finn is a 15-year-old boy who has had a difficult relationship with his often violent father for a long time. When Dad tried to kidnap him, Huck decides to run away from home, and heads out of town on a raft. Huck is soon joined by Jim, a runaway slave who is no more eager to see his master than Huck is to see his father. As the two friends make their way down the Mississippi, they're faced with a variety of challenges and adventures.

6. Cabo Blanco

Rated: R

5.3/10

Giff Hoyt, a cafe owner in Cabo Blanco, Peru after World War II is caught between refuge-seeking Nazis and their enemies. After the murder of a sea explorer is passed off as accidental death by the corrupt local police, Giff becomes suspicious. The police chief also intimidates a new arrival Marie, and Giff intervenes to help her. Giff suspects Beckdorff, a Nazi refugee living in the area. Beckdorff, it emerges, is seeking to uncover sunken treasure.

7. 10 to Midnight

Rated: R

/10

Warren Stacy, an office equipment repairman, begins murdering women after they reject his advances. To minimize the evidence, Stacy always kills while naked, wearing nothing but gloves, and further evades the law with his strong alibis. Veteran detective Leo Kessler is convinced of Stacy's guilt and begins using questionable methods to catch him.