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James Whitmore (1921-2009) was an Oscar® nominated American actor. Whitmore received numerous accolades, including a Tony® Award, a Primetime Emmy® Award, a Golden Globe® Award and two Grammy® Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards®. His IMDb page shows 159 acting credits from 1949 to 2007. This page will rank James Whitmore movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. Some of his direct to dvd movies were not included in the rankings.
James Whitmore Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1949 | Battleground (1949) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 1968 | Planet of the Apes (1968) | |
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| 1955 | Oklahoma! (1955) |  |
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| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) | |
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| 1951 | Across the Wide Missouri (1951) | |
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| 1956 | The Eddy Duchin Story (1956) | |
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| 1994 | The Shawshank Redemption (1994) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1952 | Above and Beyond (1952) | |
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| 1955 | Battle Cry (1955) | |
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| 1949 | The Undercover Man (1949) | |
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| 1954 | The Command (1954) |  |
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| 1955 | The McConnell Story (1955) | |
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| 1954 | Them! (1954) | |
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| 1953 | Kiss Me Kate (1953) | |
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| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle (1950) | |
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| 2005 | Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) | |
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| 1960 | Who Was That Lady? (1960) | |
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| 1952 | Because You're Mine (1952) | |
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| 1951 | Angels in the Outfield (1951) | |
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| 1951 | The Red Badge of Courage (1951) | |
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| 1975 | Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975) AA Best Actor Nom |
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| 1953 | All The Brothers Were Valiant (1953) | |
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| 1950 | The Outriders (1950) | |
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| 1997 | The Relic (1997) | |
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| 1957 | The Young Don't Cry (1957) | |
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| 1950 | Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950) | |
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| 1950 | The Next Voice You Hear... (1950) |  |
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| 1956 | Crime in the Streets (1956) | |
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| 1958 | The Restless Years (1958) | |
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| 1987 | Nuts (1987) | |
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| 1968 | Madigan (1968) | |
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| 1955 | The Last Frontier (1955) | |
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| 1968 | The Split (1968) | |
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| 1985 | The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985) | |
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| 1978 | Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt (1978) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1953 | The Girl Who Had Everything (1953) | |
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| 1967 | Waterhole #3 (1967) | |
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| 1959 | Face of Fire (1959) | |
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| 1973 | Where The Red Fern Grows (1973) | |
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| 1972 | Chato's Land (1972) |  |
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| 1950 | Please Believe Me (1950) | |
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| 1968 | Nobody's Perfect (1968) | |
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| 1952 | Shadow In The Sky (1952) | |
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| 1977 | The Serpent's Egg (1977) | |
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| 2001 | The Majestic (2001) | |
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| 1954 | The Great Diamond Robbery (1954) | |
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| 1964 | Black Like Me (1964) | |
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| 1973 | The Harrad Experiment (1973) |  |
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| 1990 | Old Explorers (1990) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1967 | Chuka (1967) | |
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| 1958 | The Deep Six (1958) | |
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| 1969 | Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969) |  |
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| 2000 | Here's to Life! (2000) | |
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| 1951 | It's a Big Country (1951) | |
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| 1980 | The First Deadly Sin (1980) | |
James Whitmore 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 James Whitmore movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort James Whitmore movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort James Whitmore movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort James Whitmore movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each James Whitmore movie received and how many Oscar® wins each James Whitmore movie won.
- Sort James Whitmore 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 | ||||
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| 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 | Battleground (1949) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Van Johnson | 13.10 | 381.3 | 506.20 | 4 | 80 | 06 / 02 | 99.0 | |
| 2 | Planet of the Apes (1968) | Charlton Heston & Roddy McDowall |
42.90 | 408.9 | 408.90 | 7 | 86 | 02 / 00 | 98.5 | |
| 3 | Oklahoma! (1955) | Gordon MacRae & Gloria Grahame |
20.30 | 487.6 | 487.60 | 5 | 77 | 04 / 02 | 97.8 | |
| 4 | Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) | Joseph Cotten & Jason Robards |
44.00 | 355.1 | 355.10 | 8 | 75 | 05 / 01 | 97.2 | |
| 5 | Across the Wide Missouri (1951) | Clark Gable & Ricardo Montalbán |
8.00 | 199.2 | 328.60 | 17 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 5 | The Eddy Duchin Story (1956) | Tyrone Power & Kim Novak |
15.10 | 344.2 | 344.20 | 11 | 62 | 04 / 01 | 93.4 | |
| 6 | The Shawshank Redemption (1994) AA Best Picture Nom |
Morgan Freeman & Tim Robbins |
28.30 | 86.8 | 86.80 | 51 | 90 | 07 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 10 | Above and Beyond (1952) | Robert Taylor & Eleanor Parker |
7.40 | 167.1 | 251.30 | 25 | 69 | 02 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 7 | Battle Cry (1955) | Van Heflin & Aldo Ray |
23.10 | 556.3 | 631.90 | 2 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 12 | The Undercover Man (1949) | Glenn Ford | 5.40 | 157.5 | 157.50 | 49 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 90.3 | |
| 12 | The Command (1954) | Guy Madison | 7.10 | 194.1 | 194.10 | 46 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 89.6 | |
| 9 | The McConnell Story (1955) | Alan Ladd & June Allyson |
10.00 | 240.4 | 240.40 | 29 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 13 | Them! (1954) | Edmund Gwenn | 4.60 | 125.2 | 181.20 | 63 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 14 | Kiss Me Kate (1953) | Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel |
6.10 | 127.0 | 196.80 | 44 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 15 | The Asphalt Jungle (1950) | Sterling Hayden & Directed by John Huston |
3.10 | 80.1 | 159.40 | 104 | 87 | 04 / 00 | 88.3 | |
| 16 | Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) | Jim Carrey & Alec Baldwin |
110.30 | 215.5 | 394.60 | 18 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 86.1 | |
| 17 | Who Was That Lady? (1960) | Tony Curtis & Dean Martin |
8.90 | 160.5 | 160.50 | 29 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 85.6 | |
| 18 | Because You're Mine (1952) | Mario Lanza & Doretta Morrow |
6.30 | 143.1 | 288.60 | 40 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 19 | Angels in the Outfield (1951) | Janet Leigh & Baseball Movies |
4.20 | 104.7 | 119.00 | 85 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 83.2 | |
| 20 | The Red Badge of Courage (1951) | Audie Murphy & Directed by John Huston |
2.30 | 56.4 | 77.10 | 143 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 81.3 | |
| 21 | Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975) AA Best Actor Nom |
Whitmore One Man Show | 11.00 | 67.1 | 67.10 | 50 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 22 | All The Brothers Were Valiant (1953) | Robert Taylor & Stewart Granger |
6.10 | 126.5 | 292.20 | 45 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 78.6 | |
| 23 | The Outriders (1950) | Joel McCrea & Arlene Dahl |
4.40 | 114.6 | 162.10 | 68 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 77.7 | |
| 25 | The Relic (1997) | Penelope Ann Miller & Tom Sizemore |
34.00 | 92.5 | 92.50 | 62 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 74.8 | |
| 24 | The Young Don't Cry (1957) | Sal Mineo | 2.80 | 63.5 | 63.50 | 88 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 72.8 | |
| 26 | Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950) | Dorothy Malone | 2.20 | 57.4 | 68.10 | 141 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 70.8 | |
| 28 | The Next Voice You Hear... (1950) | Nancy Reagan | 1.90 | 49.7 | 58.60 | 151 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 30 | Crime in the Streets (1956) | John Cassavetes & Sal Mineo |
3.40 | 77.9 | 77.90 | 98 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 29 | The Restless Years (1958) | John Saxon & Teresa Wright |
2.40 | 50.3 | 50.30 | 93 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 68.8 | |
| 30 | Nuts (1987) | Barbra Streisand & Richard Dreyfuss |
31.00 | 98.9 | 98.90 | 38 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 68.7 | |
| 31 | Madigan (1968) | Richard Widmark & Henry Fonda |
3.10 | 30.0 | 30.00 | 87 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 63.1 | |
| 35 | The Last Frontier (1955) | Victor Mature & Anne Bancroft |
2.90 | 68.7 | 68.70 | 104 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 61.2 | |
| 34 | The Split (1968) | Gene Hackman & Ernest Borgnine |
2.40 | 22.5 | 22.50 | 110 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 60.2 | |
| 32 | The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985) | Michele Mariana | 0.80 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 156 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 60.1 | |
| 33 | Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt (1978) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Whitmore One Man Show | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 177 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 59.5 | |
| 39 | The Girl Who Had Everything (1953) | William Powell & Elizabeth Taylor |
2.20 | 46.7 | 76.90 | 157 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 52.9 | |
| 38 | Waterhole #3 (1967) | James Coburn & Bruce Dern |
3.10 | 32.3 | 32.30 | 73 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 52.8 | |
| 36 | Face of Fire (1959) | Cameron Mitchell | 0.10 | 2.9 | 2.90 | 171 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 52.1 | |
| 37 | Where The Red Fern Grows (1973) | Directed by Norman Tokar | 1.50 | 10.1 | 10.10 | 139 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 51.9 | |
| 41 | Chato's Land (1972) | Charles Bronson & Jack Palance |
4.80 | 35.4 | 35.40 | 65 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 42 | Please Believe Me (1950) | Deborah Kerr & Robert Walker |
1.70 | 43.1 | 57.40 | 159 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
| 40 | Nobody's Perfect (1968) | Doug McClure | 0.70 | 6.6 | 6.60 | 155 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 46.5 | |
| 43 | Shadow In The Sky (1952) | Jean Hagen | 0.70 | 14.5 | 19.00 | 223 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 44.7 | |
| 45 | The Serpent's Egg (1977) | Directed by Ingmar Bergman | 1.40 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 127 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 43.2 | |
| 48 | The Majestic (2001) | Jim Carrey & Martin Landau |
27.80 | 61.5 | 82.60 | 82 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 42.6 | |
| 46 | The Great Diamond Robbery (1954) | Red Skelton | 1.40 | 38.9 | 54.50 | 140 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 42.6 | |
| 44 | Black Like Me (1964) | Roscoe Lee Browne | 0.30 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 155 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 42.2 | |
| 49 | The Harrad Experiment (1973) | Don Johnson | 9.10 | 64.2 | 64.20 | 40 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 38.1 | |
| 47 | Old Explorers (1990) Film Festival Circuit Only |
José Ferrer | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 287 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.7 | |
| 49 | Chuka (1967) | Rod Taylor & Ernest Borgnine |
1.90 | 19.9 | 19.90 | 101 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 31.4 | |
| 52 | The Deep Six (1958) | Alan Ladd & William Bendix |
2.20 | 45.5 | 45.50 | 101 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 31.4 | |
| 52 | Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969) | George Kennedy | 1.60 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 120 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 26.0 | |
| 53 | Here's to Life! (2000) | Kim Hunter | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 291 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.3 | |
| 54 | It's a Big Country (1951) | Gary Cooper & William Powell |
1.50 | 37.6 | 46.80 | 171 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 24.7 | |
| 55 | The First Deadly Sin (1980) | Frank Sinatra & Faye Dunaway |
3.50 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 117 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 21.1 |
James Whitmore Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Battle Cry (1955) | Van Heflin & Aldo Ray |
631.90 | |
| Battleground (1949) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Van Johnson | 506.20 | |
| Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) | Jim Carrey & Alec Baldwin |
394.60 | |
| Across the Wide Missouri (1951) | Clark Gable & Ricardo Montalbán |
328.60 | |
| All The Brothers Were Valiant (1953) | Robert Taylor & Stewart Granger |
292.20 | |
| Because You're Mine (1952) | Mario Lanza & Doretta Morrow |
288.60 | |
| Above and Beyond (1952) | Robert Taylor & Eleanor Parker |
251.30 | |
| Kiss Me Kate (1953) | Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel |
196.80 | |
| Them! (1954) | Edmund Gwenn | 181.20 | |
| The Outriders (1950) | Joel McCrea & Arlene Dahl |
162.10 | |
| The Asphalt Jungle (1950) | Sterling Hayden & Directed by John Huston |
159.40 | |
| Angels in the Outfield (1951) | Janet Leigh & Baseball Movies |
119.00 | |
| The Majestic (2001) | Jim Carrey & Martin Landau |
82.60 | |
| The Red Badge of Courage (1951) | Audie Murphy & Directed by John Huston |
77.10 | |
| The Girl Who Had Everything (1953) | William Powell & Elizabeth Taylor |
76.90 | |
| Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950) | Dorothy Malone | 68.10 | |
| The Next Voice You Hear... (1950) | Nancy Reagan | 58.60 | |
| Please Believe Me (1950) | Deborah Kerr & Robert Walker |
57.40 | |
| The Great Diamond Robbery (1954) | Red Skelton | 54.50 | |
| It's a Big Country (1951) | Gary Cooper & William Powell |
46.80 | |
| Shadow In The Sky (1952) | Jean Hagen | 19.00 |
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I have seen 25 James Whitmore movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Battleground.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is The Shawshank Redemption.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The First Deadly Sin.
Favourite James Whitmore Movies:
Battleground
Planet of the Apes
Oklahoma!
The Eddy Duchin Story
Battle Cry
Across the Wide Missouri
The Asphalt Jungle
The Undercover Man
Kiss Me Kate
Who Was That Lady?
Angels in the Outfield
All The Brothers Were Valiant
Madigan
Other James Whitmore Movies I Have Seen:
Tora! Tora! Tora!
The McConnell Story
Above and Beyond
Them!
The Red Badge of Courage
Crime in the Streets
The Split
The Girl Who Had Everything
The Majestic
The Deep Six
It’s a Big Country
The First Deadly Sin