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Charles Boyer (1899-1978) was a four-time Oscar® winning French actor. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found his first real success in American films during the 1930s. His IMDb page shows 92 acting credits from 1920 to 1976. In the table below, Ultimate Movie Rankings ranks 44 of his movies in 6 different sortable columns. Television roles, cameos, shorts and many of his French movies (no box office) were not included in the rankings on the table.
Charles Boyer 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
1944
Gaslight (1944)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Actor Nom
1940
All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
AA Best Picture Nom
1961
Fanny (1961)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Actor Nom
1967
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
1943
The Constant Nymph (1943)
1942
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
1941
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
AA Best Picture Nom
1937
Tovarich (1937)
1958
The Buccaneer (1958)
1943
Flesh and Fantasy (1943)
1937
History Is Made At Night (1937)
1966
How To Steal a Million (1966)
1945
Confidential Agent (1945)
1939
Love Affair (1939)
AA Best Picture Nom
1938
Algiers (1938)
AA Best Actor Nom
1946
Cluny Brown (1946)
1939
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
1937
Conquest/Marie Walewska (1937)
AA Best Actor Nom
1941
Back Street (1941)
1936
The Garden of Allah (1936)
1967
Casino Royale (1967)
1969
The April Fools (1969)
1932
Red-Headed Woman (1932)
1955
The Cobweb (1955)
1952
Thunder in the East (1952)
1944
Together Again (1944)
1948
Arch of Triumph (1948)
1957
La Parisienne (1957)
1941
Appointment For Love (1941)
1962
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)
1934
Caravan (1934)
1951
The 13th Letter (1951)
1966
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
1936
Mayerling (1936)
1973
Lost Horizon (1973)
1965
A Very Special Favor (1965)
1952
The Happy Time (1952)
1948
A Woman's Vengeance (1948)
1935
Shanghai (1935)
1935
Break of Hearts (1935)
1935
Private Worlds (1935)
1951
The First Legion (1951)
1963
Love Is a Ball (1963)
1974
Stavisky... (1974)
1976
A Matter of Time (1976)
1938
Orage/Storm (1938)
1968
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot (1968)
1969
The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
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| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CreditRank | 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 | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | Gaslight (1944) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Nom |
Ingrid Bergman & Angela Lansbury |
7.30 | 285.2 | 581.3 | 29 | 83 | 07 / 02 | 99.3 | |
| 2 | All This, and Heaven Too (1940) AA Best Picture Nom |
Bette Davis & Jeffrey Lynn |
4.20 | 187.0 | 314.7 | 29 | 78 | 03 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 5 | Fanny (1961) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Nom |
Leslie Caron | 12.10 | 205.0 | 325.6 | 15 | 69 | 05 / 00 | 97.0 | |
| 3 | Barefoot in the Park (1967) | Robert Redford & Jane Fonda |
22.50 | 232.4 | 232.4 | 12 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 4 | The Constant Nymph (1943) | Joan Fontaine & Peter Lorre |
5.40 | 226.2 | 418.9 | 50 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 4 | Tales of Manhattan (1942) | Charles Boyer & Rita Hayworth |
7.10 | 307.9 | 307.9 | 18 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.4 | |
| 7 | Hold Back the Dawn (1941) AA Best Picture Nom |
Olivia de Haviland & Paulette Goddard |
2.90 | 129.6 | 129.6 | 86 | 84 | 06 / 00 | 95.3 | |
| 9 | Tovarich (1937) | Claudette Colbert | 4.10 | 195.0 | 195.0 | 40 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 10 | The Buccaneer (1958) | Charlton Heston & Directed by Anthony Quinn |
9.10 | 190.5 | 190.5 | 20 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 10 | Flesh and Fantasy (1943) | Barbara Stanwyck & Edward G. Robinson |
5.10 | 214.3 | 214.3 | 55 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 92.2 | |
| 12 | History Is Made At Night (1937) | Jean Arthur & Walter Wanger |
3.10 | 151.3 | 266.0 | 68 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 91.7 | |
| 11 | How To Steal a Million (1966) | Audrey Hepburn & Peter O'Toole |
11.00 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 26 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 14 | Confidential Agent (1945) | Lauren Bacall & Peter Lorre |
4.50 | 164.9 | 279.5 | 80 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 13 | Love Affair (1939) AA Best Picture Nom |
Irene Dunne | 2.20 | 96.0 | 96.0 | 110 | 77 | 06 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 15 | Algiers (1938) AA Best Actor Nom |
Gene Lockhart & Walter Wanger |
3.20 | 149.6 | 250.4 | 59 | 65 | 04 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 16 | Cluny Brown (1946) | Jennifer Jones | 2.70 | 96.5 | 96.5 | 109 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 17 | When Tomorrow Comes (1939) | Irene Dunne | 3.20 | 142.9 | 142.9 | 68 | 62 | 01 / 01 | 86.1 | |
| 18 | Conquest/Marie Walewska (1937) AA Best Actor Nom |
Greta Garbo & Reginald Owen |
2.90 | 140.4 | 411.7 | 76 | 63 | 02 / 00 | 86.0 | |
| 20 | Back Street (1941) | Margaret Sullavan | 2.90 | 131.3 | 131.3 | 84 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 85.2 | |
| 22 | The Garden of Allah (1936) | Marlene Dietrich | 3.70 | 183.3 | 183.3 | 37 | 46 | 02 / 00 | 84.8 | |
| 19 | Casino Royale (1967) | Woody Allen & David Niven |
22.40 | 231.8 | 428.1 | 13 | 42 | 01 / 00 | 84.8 | |
| 23 | The April Fools (1969) | Jack Lemmon & Joel Hirschhorn |
14.30 | 125.8 | 125.8 | 23 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 21 | Red-Headed Woman (1932) | Jean Harlow & Lewis Stone |
1.80 | 104.2 | 123.5 | 45 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 22 | The Cobweb (1955) | Richard Widmark & Lauren Bacall |
4.30 | 103.0 | 143.8 | 80 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 83.8 | |
| 24 | Thunder in the East (1952) | Alan Ladd & Deborah Kerr |
5.60 | 126.3 | 126.3 | 58 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 26 | Together Again (1944) | Irene Dunne | 2.70 | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 27 | Arch of Triumph (1948) | Ingrid Bergman & Charles Laughton |
4.50 | 139.8 | 139.8 | 81 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 28 | La Parisienne (1957) | Charles Boyer & Henri Vidal |
3.50 | 78.3 | 78.3 | 70 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 75.1 | |
| 30 | Appointment For Love (1941) | Margaret Sullavan | 2.00 | 89.8 | 89.8 | 117 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 29 | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) | Glenn Ford & Ingrid Thulin |
4.60 | 76.2 | 195.2 | 54 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 74.1 | |
| 33 | Caravan (1934) | Loretta Young | 1.20 | 65.5 | 65.5 | 96 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 31 | The 13th Letter (1951) | Linda Darnell | 2.10 | 53.6 | 53.6 | 149 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 71.1 | |
| 32 | Is Paris Burning? (1966) | Jean-Paul Belmondo & Charles Boyer |
2.00 | 22.7 | 79.0 | 104 | 73 | 02 / 00 | 68.1 | |
| 32 | Mayerling (1936) | Danielle Darrieux | 0.80 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 166 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 68.1 | |
| 36 | Lost Horizon (1973) | George Kennedy | 11.50 | 81.3 | 81.3 | 33 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 65.6 | |
| 35 | A Very Special Favor (1965) | Rock Hudson & Leslie Caron |
4.50 | 54.7 | 54.7 | 59 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 63.9 | |
| 37 | The Happy Time (1952) | Louis Jourdan | 0.90 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 207 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 61.9 | |
| 37 | A Woman's Vengeance (1948) | Ann Blyth | 1.20 | 37.1 | 37.1 | 167 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 60.9 | |
| 38 | Shanghai (1935) | Loretta Young & Walter Wanger |
0.90 | 47.2 | 76.1 | 145 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 59.9 | |
| 39 | Break of Hearts (1935) | Katharine Hepburn | 1.20 | 65.0 | 103.4 | 108 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 58.5 | |
| 41 | Private Worlds (1935) | Claudette Colbert & Joel McCrea |
1.50 | 79.2 | 121.9 | 81 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 57.9 | |
| 40 | The First Legion (1951) | William Demarest & Leo G. Carroll |
0.50 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 226 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 49.9 | |
| 43 | Love Is a Ball (1963) | Glenn Ford & Hope Lange |
1.90 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 92 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 48.4 | |
| 43 | Stavisky... (1974) | Jean-Paul Belmondo & Gérard Depardieu |
0.20 | 1.0 | 18.3 | 156 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.5 | |
| 44 | A Matter of Time (1976) | Liza Minnelli & Ingrid Bergman |
6.10 | 35.6 | 35.6 | 76 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 38.9 | |
| 46 | Orage/Storm (1938) | Michèle Morgan | 0.20 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 204 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 24.2 | |
| 46 | The Day the Hot Line Got Hot (1968) | Robert Taylor | 0.10 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 183 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 8.3 | |
| 47 | The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) | Katharine Hepburn & Charles Boyer |
1.90 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 102 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 7.2 |
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Charles Boyer is the # 29 most connected actor of the 1930’s and the # 56 most connected of the 1950’s.