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Want to know the best Kirk Douglas movies? How about the worst Kirk Douglas movies? Curious about Kirk Douglas box office grosses or which Kirk Douglas movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Kirk Douglas movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Kirk Douglas (1916-2020) was Oscar® nominated actor, director and producer. Douglas became an international star through positive reception for his leading role as an unscrupulous boxing hero in Champion (1949), which brought him his first nomination for the Academy Award® for Best Actor. Other early films include Young Man with a Horn (1950), Ace in the Hole (1951), and Detective Story (1951), for which he received a Golden Globe® nomination as Best Actor in a Drama. He received a second Oscar nomination for his dramatic role in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), opposite Lana Turner, and his third nomination for portraying Vincent van Gogh in Lust for Life (1956), which landed him a second Golden Globe® nomination. His IMDb page shows 95 acting credits from 1946-2008. This page will rank 71 Kirk Douglas movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.
Kirk Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Kirk Douglas Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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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
Spartacus (1960)
Laurence Olivier &
Directed by Stanley Kubrick31.70
540.1
540.10
2
91
06 / 04
99.5
2
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
AA Best Picture NomJeanne Crain
7.60
208.7
208.70
22
84
03 / 02
99.1
3
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
James Mason
22.90
583.9
583.90
3
82
03 / 02
98.4
4
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Barbara Stanwyck
8.90
299.4
299.40
28
80
01 / 00
97.3
5
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Burt Lancaster
13.40
281.8
281.80
8
77
02 / 00
96.9
7
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
AA Best Actor NomLana Turner
6.60
140.5
200.20
37
85
06 / 05
96.6
8
Champion (1949)
AA Best Actor NomArthur Kennedy
5.80
159.4
159.40
40
83
06 / 01
96.5
9
Detective Story (1951)
Eleanor Parker
8.00
188.0
188.00
15
72
04 / 00
95.2
9
The Vikings (1958)
Tony Curtis
18.00
351.5
351.50
6
70
00 / 00
94.9
10
Out of the Past (1947)
Robert Mitchum
4.00
128.3
182.00
87
88
00 / 00
93.6
11
Seven Days in May (1964)
Burt Lancaster
10.20
127.7
127.70
26
86
02 / 00
93.3
13
The War Wagon (1967)
John Wayne
15.20
147.6
259.80
18
73
00 / 00
90.5
12
Lust for Life (1956)
AA Best Actor NomAnthony Quinn
4.60
97.4
164.50
67
83
04 / 01
90.0
14
The Walls of Jericho (1948)
Cornel Wilde
4.60
135.3
135.30
78
75
00 / 00
89.8
17
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Anthony Quinn
6.70
131.5
131.50
37
71
00 / 00
87.9
18
The Fury (1978)
John Cassavetes
27.10
135.8
135.80
23
69
00 / 00
87.9
17
Man Without a Star (1955)
Jeanne Crain
6.30
142.0
142.00
51
67
00 / 00
87.8
18
Paths of Glory (1957)
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
3.40
71.9
71.90
71
89
00 / 00
87.8
19
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Jan Sterling
3.70
87.3
87.30
97
83
01 / 00
87.5
19
The Big Sky (1952)
Directed by Howard Hawks
4.60
97.9
97.90
68
77
02 / 00
87.0
21
In Harm's Way (1965)
John Wayne
11.50
132.3
132.30
18
67
01 / 00
86.9
23
I Walk Alone (1947)
Burt Lancaster
5.70
180.2
180.20
56
52
00 / 00
86.6
24
Ulysses (1954)
Anthony Quinn
6.30
160.6
160.60
52
56
00 / 00
85.7
22
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
Doris Day
4.70
114.8
162.40
64
69
00 / 00
85.3
26
The Indian Fighter (1955)
Walter Matthau
7.00
158.2
158.20
43
55
00 / 00
85.2
25
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
Kim Novak
8.30
141.1
141.10
38
60
00 / 00
85.0
25
The Man From Snowy River (1982)
Tom Burlinson
20.70
82.6
82.60
34
75
00 / 00
83.3
29
The Last Sunset (1961)
Rock Hudson
7.90
124.8
124.80
27
61
00 / 00
83.2
28
Lonely Are The Brave (1962)
Walter Matthau
2.80
44.3
44.30
87
83
00 / 00
81.4
30
Act of Love (1953)
Dany Robin
3.60
71.2
71.20
106
73
00 / 00
80.4
31
Along the Great Divide (1951)
Virginia Mayo
3.80
88.5
131.60
93
66
00 / 00
79.4
34
The Racers (1955)
Bella Darvi
5.00
113.0
113.00
67
56
00 / 00
77.9
33
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
Directed by John Huston
4.60
62.5
62.50
56
69
00 / 00
76.1
32
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
Edward G. Robinson
2.90
44.8
111.90
80
74
00 / 00
75.5
35
The Villain (1979)
Arnold Schwarzenegger &
Ann-Margret26.10
122.3
122.30
37
46
00 / 00
71.7
37
The Devil's Disciple (1959)
Burt Lancaster
3.90
75.5
75.50
68
60
00 / 00
71.3
35
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
Henry Fonda
3.00
22.7
22.70
84
77
00 / 00
71.2
38
My Dear Secretary (1948)
Laraine Day
3.20
92.8
92.80
101
53
00 / 00
69.7
40
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
John Wayne
7.90
84.8
84.80
37
56
00 / 00
69.6
40
The Arrangement (1969)
Faye Dunaway &
Deborah Kerr11.40
94.6
94.60
28
52
00 / 00
68.6
39
Tough Guys (1986)
Burt Lancaster
21.50
68.0
68.00
42
60
00 / 00
68.6
42
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
Leslie Caron
2.00
21.4
74.20
104
73
02 / 00
68.5
42
Town Without Pity (1961)
Barbara Rütting
2.90
45.4
45.40
73
66
01 / 00
67.6
43
For Love or Money (1963)
Mitzi Gaynor
4.40
59.5
59.50
60
61
00 / 00
66.5
47
The Final Countdown (1980)
Martin Sheen
15.60
70.3
70.30
52
58
00 / 00
66.5
45
The Juggler (1953)
Milly Vitale
2.70
53.4
53.40
137
62
00 / 00
65.4
47
Once Is Not Enough (1975)
Alexis Smith
26.90
154.1
154.10
23
29
01 / 00
64.5
47
The Light at the End of the World (1971)
Yul Brynner
4.50
32.4
32.40
63
68
00 / 00
64.0
48
Posse (1975)
Bruce Dern &
Directed by Kirk Douglas2.60
14.8
14.80
99
72
00 / 00
61.8
49
Posse (1975)
Kirk Douglas &
Bruce Dern2.60
14.8
14.80
99
72
00 / 00
61.8
52
The Glass Menagerie (1950)
Jane Wyman
2.90
71.3
103.30
107
53
00 / 00
60.8
50
The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
Richard Harris
4.40
50.6
50.60
61
59
00 / 00
60.2
53
The Brotherhood (1968)
Alex Cord
2.40
21.8
21.80
108
68
00 / 00
59.0
55
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
James Mason
3.30
65.0
187.90
117
50
01 / 00
53.7
55
The Hook (1963)
Robert Walker Jr.
2.00
27.3
27.30
91
63
00 / 00
53.6
56
The Way West (1967)
Richard Widmark &
Robert Mitchum4.20
40.5
40.50
60
55
00 / 00
46.0
57
Top Secret Affair (1957)
Susan Hayward
1.40
30.0
30.00
135
55
00 / 00
40.4
59
The Big Trees (1952)
Eve Miller
2.40
50.4
50.40
141
49
00 / 00
39.6
57
The Master Touch (1972)
Giuliano Gemma
1.80
12.6
12.60
125
59
00 / 00
36.9
58
A Lovely Way To Die (1968)
Sylva Koscina
2.00
17.9
17.90
119
57
00 / 00
36.0
61
Scalawag (1973)
Mark Lester &
Directed by Kirk Douglas2.40
16.1
16.10
115
57
00 / 00
32.8
62
Scalawag (1973)
Kirk Douglas &
Mark Lester2.40
16.1
16.10
115
57
00 / 00
32.8
63
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
Rosalind Russell
0.50
15.9
37.30
173
54
02 / 00
30.4
62
A Gunfight (1971)
Johnny Cash &
Jane Alexander3.80
27.0
27.00
74
51
00 / 00
28.9
66
Oscar (1991)
Sylvester Stallone
23.60
65.8
65.80
56
35
00 / 00
24.9
67
Greedy (1994)
Michael J. Fox
13.10
37.8
37.80
99
44
00 / 00
22.0
66
Illusion (2004)
Michael A. Goorjian
0.00
0.1
0.10
331
55
00 / 00
20.0
69
Home Movies (1979)
Nancy Allen
0.10
0.4
0.40
175
51
00 / 00
14.8
71
It Runs in the Family (2003)
Michael Douglas
7.50
14.6
16.00
134
44
00 / 00
11.5
70
Catch Me A Spy (1971)
Trevor Howard
0.00
0.2
0.20
191
48
00 / 00
11.3
70
Eddie Macon's Run (1983)
John Schneider
1.30
4.7
4.70
130
47
00 / 00
11.0
73
Saturn 3 (1980)
Harvey Keitel
11.40
51.5
51.50
67
30
00 / 00
8.7
72
The Chosen (1977)
Simon Ward
1.40
7.1
7.10
129
43
00 / 00
7.8
74
Diamonds (1999)
Lauren Bacall
0.10
0.2
0.20
260
39
00 / 00
3.6
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98 years old?! Bless his heart! and still blogging on MySpace?! I wonder if he’s aware of Google+? I admire this man for his acting ability and for the support he always offers his family members during their times of crisis. He’s their rock. Kirk … I salute you! 🙂
Cogerson … a HIGH FIVE to you for sharing with your fans two superb hubs of a FAB father & son! UP/Awesome/Rock Star
Hey Sunshine625…..maybe somebody needs to tell him that MySpace is yesterday’s news…he really needs to go to Google+ he would really be on top of current events..lol. I appreciate the comments and the compliment…..and I got this hub done while he still had a pulse.
I keep forgetting that he is alive, first he shows up on the Oscar broadcast, then this page, I hope it makes it to 100, at this rate I would not be surprised if he made another small movie or small part. Lots of classic movies, I might be the only one, but I remember him from There Was A Crooked Man(I remember the snake) and Saturn 3(he appears naked). Thanks for another quality page.
Hey hinton1966…..Kirk is alive and well….when I was doing the research on this page, I was hoping when I checked Google news it would not be something like….”Kirk Douglas is in the hospital”…instead I was so glad to read that he walked across the stage to pick up his award just last weekend…the man is incredible. Don’t worry you are not the only one that remembers the rattlesnake from Crooked Man…thanks for the compliment and for stopping by.
Ugh I love this man so much!
Thanks for the vote up Meisjunk….it is greatly appreciated.
“I’m Spartacus!”
Excellent work Cogerson, Michael’s dad is one of my favourite Hollywood actors, a living legend. Like Flora says, so many great movies. My favourites include Spartacus (glad to see its at the top of your list), The Vikings, Seven Days in May, Gunfight at the OK Corral and Paths of Glory.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is such a great fantasy adventure, I’d buy it on blu-ray in an instant.
I enjoyed your trivia, the oldest myspace user, wow!
When John Wayne saw a screening of the movie Lust for Life he was angry with Douglas, “How can you play such a weakling character?” he told him. Douglas was nominated for best actor playing Van Gogh. And he lated played in a couple of films with the Duke.
Voted Up and Useful.
Hey SteveLensman….I always like it when the movies you mention….score well on my Movie Score list…Spartacus #1, The Vikings #4, Seven Days in May #12, Gunfight at the OK Corral #6, Paths of Glory #17 and 20,000 Leagues #2. Pretty good showings. The movie that surprises me is #3 The Strange Love of Martha Ivers….I had never heard of this movie before this hub….and to finish 3rd…amazing. Thanks for the story about Wayne and Douglas and Lust for Life…I had never heard that before. Thanks for the comments.
A true living legend. He is my favourite living actor. Similar to my comment on your Gregory Peck hub, I won’t bother trying to list favourites as I usually do. By the way, according to Michael, Kirk’s favourite movie of his career is lonely Are the Brave. He made too many great movies for me to have a top ten. As always, my favourite genre iswell represented and you can judge from the large number of movies he made that fit into crime/suspense/mystery/noir which movies I see often. and I love he ands Burt together. But favourite genre doesn’t work with Kirk either. What I will do instead, is list what movies of his I *haven’t seen* yet from among his top listed movies of all three lists. Usually this is a result of not having access to the movie rather than not wanting to see it. I would love to see all of Kirk’s movies, even the ones way down on the list.
From Top Ten Box Office:
I haven’t seen:
The Vikings-this does air on TCM from time to time, usually at the wrong time of day for me.
I Walk Alone-doesn’t air on TCM,at least not in Canada
The Fury-same as The Vikings
From Critics List I haven’t seen:
Champion-not a boxing fan
Top 25 Movie Score Titles Otherwise Not Mentioned Already:
The Walls of Jericho
In Harms Way
The Man From Snowy River
Ulysses
The Fighter Indian-just know this as in imdb title
TCM has been a major help in me seeing kirk’s films. I cannot afford to buy movies I;’ve never seen and just hope I will enjoy them.
I’ve only seen 35 percent of his overall movies. However, in terms of his movies made before I was born in 1976, this percentage is *much* higher. so this 35 percent is a reflection of a) availability
and b) a prefernce of classic titles.
Hey Flora….let’s see where to start….Lonely Are The Brave is a great film, I love Matthau’s part…too bad it did not do better at the box office. I am a little surprised you have not seen The Vikings…as that is probably one of his most famous roles. I could see I Walk Alone being hard to find….and I do not think you are missing anything by not seeing The Fury….it was only made because the success of The Omen and The Exorcist…..I see you are at 80% of the Top 25…pretty impressive….I am at…counting….I am only at 20%…sounds like I have some work to do…..lol…..my mom(BERN1960) would highly recommend watching The Man From Snowy River….it is one of her favorite movies. Glad you liked the Kirk hub…and thanks for commenting.
yes, I thought you’d wonder about The Vikings. Just worked out I haven’t caught it on TCM yet gross.html#sthash.49cfK0U9.dpuf
Hey Flora, I am sure you will knock The Vikings off your “Kirk Douglas movies to watch list” very soon. Especially now that you know how high it got ranked….#4…..I bow to your classic movie knowledge….Do you think #3 The Strange Love of Martha Ivers is ranked too high? As I mention in Steve’s return comment…I am shocked that a movie that I was not even aware of would finish so high on the rankings. Even more impressive it was Kirk Douglas first ever role…which sounds like a great start.