Want to know the best Audie Murphy movies? How about the worst Audie Murphy movies? Curious about Audie Murphy box office grosses or which Audie Murphy movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Audie Murphy movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well, you have come to the right place…. because we have all of that information.
Audie Murphy (1925-1971) was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. After the war, Murphy became a movie star. His most famous role was playing himself in 1955’s To Hell and Back. That movie was based on his 1949 memoirs of the same name. His IMDb page shows 51 acting credits from 1948-1969. This page ranks Audie Murphy movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, documentaries and shorts were not included in the rankings.
Drivel part of the page: Seems like Audie Murphy has been on our request hotline for a very long time. So long ago that we can not remember if Dan, Lyle or Laurent requested him first. Well, finally we have finished our Audie Murphy page. Sadly, when we got to the 1960s….. box office numbers for his movies became very hard to find. So, 4 of his movies did not make the following table: Those movies are listed in the “Possibly Interesting Facts” part of the page with their critic audience rating.
Audie Murphy Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1955
To Hell and Back (1955)
1948
Beyond Glory (1948)
1957
Night Passage (1957)
1960
The Unforgiven (1960)
1954
Destry (1954)
1951
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
1956
Walk the Proud Land (1956)
1954
Drums Across the River (1954)
1959
No Name on the Bullet (1959)
1954
Ride Clear of Diablo (1954)
1952
The Cimarron Kid (1952)
1953
Gunsmoke (1953)
1957
Joe Butterfly (1957)
1950
Sierra (1950)
1950
Kansas Raiders (1950)
1950
The Kid From Texas (1950)
1953
Tumbleweed (1953)
1958
Ride a Crooked Trail (1958)
1952
The Duel at Silver Creek (1952)
1953
Column South (1953)
1957
The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)
1956
World in My Corner (1956)
1961
Posse From Hell (1961)
1958
The Quiet American (1958)
1960
Hell Bent for Leather (1960)
1949
Bad Boy (1949)
1959
The Wild and the Innocent (1959)
1963
Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963)
1958
The Gun Runners (1958)
1960
Seven Ways From Sundown (1960)
1959
Cast a Long Shadow (1959)
1964
Bullet for a Badman (1964)
1965
Arizona Raiders (1965)
1967
40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967)
1964
The Quick Gun (1964)
1964
Apache Rifles (1964)
1966
Gunpoint (1966)
1963
Showdown (1963)
1961
Battle at Bloody Beach (1961)
Audie Murphy Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Audie Murphy movies by co-stars of his movies
- Sort Audie Murphy movies by actual domestic box office grosses (in millions)
- Sort Audie Murphy movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Audie Murphy movies by yearly box office rank
- Sort Audie Murphy movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie
- Sort Audie Murphy movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR)Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | To Hell and Back (1955) | Marshall Thompson | 16.60 | 374.4 | 374.40 | 12 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 97.2 | |
| 2 | Beyond Glory (1948) | Alan Ladd | 6.30 | 185.5 | 185.50 | 42 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 3 | Night Passage (1957) | James Stewart | 7.40 | 155.9 | 155.90 | 28 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 4 | The Unforgiven (1960) | Audrey Hepburn & Burt Lancaster |
8.90 | 150.8 | 150.80 | 30 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 87.3 | |
| 6 | Destry (1954) | Thomas Mitchell | 4.30 | 109.5 | 109.50 | 72 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 5 | The Red Badge of Courage (1951) | Directed by John Huston | 2.30 | 53.0 | 72.50 | 143 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 8 | Walk the Proud Land (1956) | Anne Bancroft | 4.30 | 91.6 | 91.60 | 71 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 78.8 | |
| 9 | Drums Across the River (1954) | Walter Brennan | 4.00 | 102.2 | 102.20 | 80 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 78.1 | |
| 7 | No Name on the Bullet (1959) | Charles Drake | 2.70 | 53.2 | 53.20 | 88 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 77.7 | |
| 10 | Ride Clear of Diablo (1954) | Dan Duryea & Susan Cabot |
4.30 | 109.5 | 109.50 | 69 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 75.9 | |
| 11 | The Cimarron Kid (1952) | Directed by Budd Boetticher | 3.50 | 74.5 | 74.50 | 98 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 74.1 | |
| 12 | Gunsmoke (1953) | Susan Cabot | 3.90 | 77.1 | 77.10 | 94 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 72.9 | |
| 13 | Joe Butterfly (1957) | Keenan Wynn | 3.70 | 77.9 | 77.90 | 66 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 72.9 | |
| 14 | Sierra (1950) | Burl Ives | 2.40 | 58.9 | 58.90 | 128 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 15 | Kansas Raiders (1950) | Brian Donlevy | 3.40 | 83.9 | 83.90 | 96 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 70.0 | |
| 17 | The Kid From Texas (1950) | Gail Storm | 2.30 | 55.6 | 55.60 | 139 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 67.7 | |
| 16 | Tumbleweed (1953) | Chill Wills | 2.60 | 50.1 | 50.10 | 143 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 67.3 | |
| 18 | Ride a Crooked Trail (1958) | Walter Matthau | 2.30 | 44.8 | 44.80 | 97 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 66.5 | |
| 19 | The Duel at Silver Creek (1952) | Lee Marvin | 3.50 | 74.2 | 74.20 | 108 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 66.3 | |
| 20 | Column South (1953) | Professor from Gilligan's Island | 3.30 | 65.3 | 65.30 | 116 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 64.1 | |
| 22 | The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957) | Kathryn Grant | 3.10 | 64.7 | 64.70 | 79 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 62.3 | |
| 21 | World in My Corner (1956) | Barbara Rush | 1.10 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 176 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 59.7 | |
| 23 | Posse From Hell (1961) | John Saxon | 1.40 | 22.0 | 22.00 | 109 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 57.5 | |
| 24 | The Quiet American (1958) | Michael Redgrave | 1.80 | 35.4 | 35.40 | 116 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 25 | Hell Bent for Leather (1960) | Felicia Farr | 1.70 | 29.2 | 29.20 | 109 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 53.0 | |
| 26 | Bad Boy (1949) | Lloyd Nolan | 1.40 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 166 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 52.7 | |
| 27 | The Wild and the Innocent (1959) | Joanne Dru & Sandra Dee |
2.00 | 39.2 | 39.20 | 110 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 52.1 | |
| 28 | Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963) | Ben Cooper | 1.30 | 17.6 | 17.60 | 115 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 49.7 | |
| 29 | The Gun Runners (1958) | Eddie Albert | 2.10 | 42.0 | 42.00 | 104 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 47.2 | |
| 30 | Seven Ways From Sundown (1960) | Barry Sullivan | 1.60 | 26.8 | 26.80 | 110 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 44.7 | |
| 31 | Cast a Long Shadow (1959) | Terry Moore | 1.90 | 36.4 | 36.40 | 120 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 41.7 | |
| 32 | Bullet for a Badman (1964) | Darren McGavin | 1.40 | 17.8 | 17.80 | 123 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 38.3 | |
| 33 | Arizona Raiders (1965) | Buster Crabbe | 0.20 | 2.7 | 2.70 | 149 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 27.1 | |
| 35 | 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967) | Michael Burns | 1.50 | 14.6 | 14.60 | 120 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 25.8 | |
| 34 | The Quick Gun (1964) | James Best | 0.30 | 3.6 | 3.60 | 153 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 25.8 | |
| 36 | Apache Rifles (1964) | Linda Lawson | 0.30 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 154 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 22.9 | |
| 37 | Gunpoint (1966) | Denver Pyle | 0.10 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 158 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 18.1 | |
| 38 | Showdown (1963) | Strother Martin | 0.30 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 132 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 18.1 | |
| 39 | Battle at Bloody Beach (1961) | Gary Crosby | 1.20 | 19.1 | 19.10 | 115 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 8.7 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Audie Murphy
1. Audie Leon Murphy was born in Kingston, Texas in 1925. He was the seventh of twelve children.
2. Audie Murphy became a national hero during World War II as the most decorated combat soldier of the war. Among his 33 awards was the Medal of Honor, the highest award for bravery that a soldier can receive.
3. When James Cagney saw an article on Audie Murphy in Time Magazine concerning his war heroics….Cagney decided to sign Murphy to a movie contract and brought him to Hollywood.
4. Audie Murphy disliked the name “Audie” when he was a kid and usually went by his middle name, Leon. In the Army, he discovered that “Leon” was considered synonymous with rednecks, and spent the rest of his life going by “Audie” or “Murph.”.
5. Clint Eastwood versus Audie Murphy? Yep it almost happened. Murphy was offered the villain role in 1971’s Dirty Harry. Sadly he died in a plane crash before filming began.
6. Audie Murphy was inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.
7. Audie Murphy was married two times. He had two children.
8. Audie Murphy is one of the few actors/actresses in our database to have made over 30 movies and not have one of their movies nominated for a single Oscar® in any category. The others? Jennifer Aniston, Elvis Presley and Abbott & Costello.
9. Audie Murphy has a wonderful official fan website. Lots of Murphy stuff can be found at www.audiemurphy.com.
10. Check out Audie Murphy ‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
Astute readers will notice that four movies are missing….we were unable to find any box office information on them but here are those nine movies. Listed by the best rated ones according to critics and audiences
- 1962’s Six Black Horse – 62.50% – critic audience rating
- 1966’s The Texican – 60.25% – critic audience rating
- 1969’s A Time For Dying – 53.00% – critic audience rating
- 1965’s Einer spielt falsch – 49.00% – critic audience rating
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Hi Mr. Cogerson,
Thx for replying.
I am curious about how to handle the box office data I send.
It runs about 26 % ( /- 5%)of the actual box office gross that UMR has for the actual 1932 box office
data.
I think overall using 26 % x 3.8, or 25% x 4 would probably be a good estimated box office gross for the actual movie.
What do you think?
Please advise
If so I can send that data to you using that multiple or just send you what I have and you can decide.
Thx
Love Audie Murphy. He is the epitome of bravery and courage under fire. Movie wise my favorite will always be “To Hell and Back.” Westerns, so many, but “Night Passage,” with the combination of cast, story and music, just stays in my heart. “Follow the River,” and “You Can’t Go Far Without a Railroad.” They sing to my heart. He will always be number one with me. God rest his soul.
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
I have recently found some box office data for the following Audie Murphy movies.
If your interested. I found the data on Laurent website for the years 1963 thru 1966.
He says it is from U.S. Box office data, but what or where I don’t know.
If you think it is reliable I will send you the data.
1. 1965’s Arizona Raiders
2. 1964’s The Quick Gun
3.1964’s Apache Rifles
4. 1966’s Gunpoint
5. 1963’s Showdown
Please review and advise
Hey Mike…send it on…..this Audie Murphy page has been very very popular….and it has always bugged me that most of his 1960s are not on the page. FYI…..you are becoming a great researcher with regards to finding box office grosses….I am impressed!
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
Here you go.
1963 Showdown, B.O. data= $111,000
1964 The Quick Gun, B.O. data= $99,800
1964 Apache Rifles, B.O. data= $97,700
1965 Arizona Raiders, B.O. data = $85,500
1966 Gunpoint, B.O. data = $43,500
Thx
FYI I will send you some B.O. data on Jeffrey Hunter next.
Hey Mike….those 5 movies are now in the database and now on Audie’s page. Once again, thanks for the information.
Great.
Did you use a multiplier? if so what
Hey Mike… I used them as a rental number…normally Laurent and the sister site he contributes to use rental numbers.