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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.
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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
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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I’ve seen quite a few of his movies – he often gave stellar performances. Your list has given me some suggestions of some movies of his to see that I didn’t know about.
Thanks for the compliment Phil Plasma…. I am glad my list has given you some suggestions….since I did this page…I have been looking for #3 Strange Love of Martha Ivers and #11 Out of the Past….through comments on the page…people have convinced me that those movies are worth checking out….thanks for stopping by.
I loved the Vikings. His “Father” in the movie Ernest Borgnine, mentions that his son is too vain to grow a proper viking beard.
Ulysees was awesome as was Spartucus. The man knew how to weld a sword.
Hey ruffridyer….talk about another actor still going in his 90s Ernest Borgnine…who was just in the hit Red last year. I really liked The Vikings and Spartacus….but I must admit I have not seen Ulysses. Thanks for the suggestion….and thanks for the comments.
Wow he is still alive that is impressive, I love his clifted chin what a classic face he has, I remember watching The Villian all the time on HBO when it first came out. As well as The Final Countdown and The Fury, never really watched any of his real old movies. Thanks for another nice article.
Hey KellyE1967…that chin is very famous indeed, I remember those movies you mention being on HBO all the time too. I must have seen Final Countdown about 100 times……was never much of a fan of The Fury…..thanks for stopping by.
I’ve seen a few of his movies, and I saw him present the Oscar for best Supporting Actress this year (it was hilarious) Great page as always, voted Up, Useful, and Interesting!
Thanks for stopping by and checking out my Kirk Douglas page….yep he stole the Oscar show….he is one tough old man…at 74 he survived a deadly helicopter crash….then a massive stroke a few years later…..and he still is active at 98…very impressive as is his movie career.
You’ll see my Movie acumen is not as respectable as it should be,but I loved Kirk in Saturn 3.;)
Hey Mentalist acer…don’t worry…you are not the only person to mention Saturn 3…..I liked it years ago….it has not aged as well…..but it was made after the success of Star Wars, when sci-fi movies started coming out everywhere….I always thought the robot was very cool….thanks for stopping by.