American actor Val Kilmer has died of pneumonia at the age of 65, leaving behind him a $3.7 billion filmography that made him one of Hollywood’s most successful stars.
His acting career began when, at the age of just 17, he became the youngest person to be accepted into the prestigious Juilliard School and he quickly found success on stage, starring in a production of The Slab Boys alongside Kevin Bacon and Sean Penn.
His big screen break came in spy comedy Top Secret!, but global stardom came in 1986 when he starred as ‘Iceman’ alongside Tom Cruise in Top Gun - a role he would later return to in Top Gun: Maverick.
His long career saw him star in a sting of blockbusters which grossed over $3.7 billion including Willow, The Doors, Tombstone, True Romance, Heat, Batman Forever, The Saint and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
Here are his 10 most critically-acclaimed films - according to reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
9. Prince of Egypt (1998)
Kilmer led an all-star cast including Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Danny Glover, Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren, Steve Martin, and Martin Short in DreamWorks animation The Prince of Egypt, which has an 80 per cent positive rating. An adaptation of the Book of Exodus, it follows the life of Moses, played by Kilmer, from being a prince of Egypt to a prophet tasked with leading the Hebrews. | Contributed
10. Pollock (2000)
A biographical drama based on the life of American painter Jackson Pollock, Ed Harris both directed and starred in Pollock. Telling the story of his struggles with alcoholism and his troubled marriage to wife Lee Krasner (portrayed by Marcia Gay Harden who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role). Kilmer plays Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist Willem de Kooning. It completes our list with a rating of 79 per cent. | Contributed