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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 October 2025 there are 7 films in this list.
List of the Best Movies Directed by J. Lee Thompson In Order of Popularity
- The Guns of Navarone
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
- Murphy's Law
- Huckleberry Finn
- Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
- Battle for the Planet of the Apes
- Cabo Blanco
Stream the top 7 Movies directed by J. Lee Thompson
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. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Rated: PG
6.1/10
In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, a chimpanzee named Caesar resurfaces after almost twenty years of hiding from the authorities, and prepares for a revolt against humanity.
Rated: R18+
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.
Rated: R18+
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.
5. Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Rated: R18+
5.4/10
After the death of his girlfriend's daughter from a drug overdose, Paul Kersey takes on the local drug cartel.
6. Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Rated: PG
5.4/10
The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar lives in harmony with a group of humans. Gorilla General Aldo tries to cause an ape civil war and a community of human mutants who live beneath a destroyed city try to conquer those whom they perceive as enemies. All leading to the finale.
Rated: M
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.