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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
574.5
574.50
2
91
06 / 04
99.5
2
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
AA Best Picture NomJeanne Crain
7.60
222.1
222.10
22
84
03 / 02
99.2
3
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
James Mason
22.90
621.1
621.10
3
82
03 / 02
98.4
4
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Barbara Stanwyck
8.90
318.5
318.50
28
80
01 / 00
97.3
8
Champion (1949)
AA Best Actor NomArthur Kennedy
5.80
169.6
169.60
40
83
06 / 01
97.1
7
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
AA Best Actor NomLana Turner
6.60
149.4
212.90
37
85
06 / 05
97.1
5
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Burt Lancaster
13.40
299.7
299.70
8
77
02 / 00
96.8
9
Detective Story (1951)
Eleanor Parker
8.00
200.0
200.00
15
72
04 / 00
96.0
9
The Vikings (1958)
Tony Curtis
18.00
374.0
374.00
6
70
00 / 00
94.6
10
Out of the Past (1947)
Robert Mitchum
4.00
136.5
193.60
87
88
00 / 00
94.1
11
Seven Days in May (1964)
Burt Lancaster
10.20
135.8
135.80
26
86
02 / 00
93.9
13
The War Wagon (1967)
John Wayne
15.20
157.0
276.30
18
73
00 / 00
90.9
14
The Walls of Jericho (1948)
Cornel Wilde
4.60
143.9
143.90
78
75
00 / 00
90.1
12
Lust for Life (1956)
AA Best Actor NomAnthony Quinn
4.60
103.6
175.00
67
83
04 / 01
90.1
17
Man Without a Star (1955)
Jeanne Crain
6.30
151.1
151.10
51
67
00 / 00
88.3
18
The Fury (1978)
John Cassavetes
27.10
144.5
144.50
23
69
00 / 00
88.2
17
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Anthony Quinn
6.70
139.9
139.90
37
71
00 / 00
88.2
18
Paths of Glory (1957)
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
3.40
76.5
76.50
71
89
00 / 00
87.7
19
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Jan Sterling
3.70
92.9
92.90
97
83
01 / 00
87.6
21
In Harm's Way (1965)
John Wayne
11.50
140.8
140.80
18
67
01 / 00
87.2
23
I Walk Alone (1947)
Burt Lancaster
5.70
191.7
191.70
56
52
00 / 00
87.2
19
The Big Sky (1952)
Directed by Howard Hawks
4.60
104.2
104.20
68
77
02 / 00
87.1
24
Ulysses (1954)
Anthony Quinn
6.30
170.8
170.80
52
56
00 / 00
86.2
26
The Indian Fighter (1955)
Walter Matthau
7.00
168.3
168.30
43
55
00 / 00
85.7
22
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
Doris Day
4.70
122.1
172.80
64
69
00 / 00
85.5
25
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
Kim Novak
8.30
150.1
150.10
38
60
00 / 00
85.4
29
The Last Sunset (1961)
Rock Hudson
7.90
132.7
132.70
27
61
00 / 00
83.5
25
The Man From Snowy River (1982)
Tom Burlinson
20.70
87.8
87.80
34
75
00 / 00
83.3
28
Lonely Are The Brave (1962)
Walter Matthau
2.80
47.1
47.10
87
83
00 / 00
81.1
30
Act of Love (1953)
Dany Robin
3.60
75.8
75.80
106
73
00 / 00
80.4
31
Along the Great Divide (1951)
Virginia Mayo
3.80
94.1
140.00
93
66
00 / 00
79.6
34
The Racers (1955)
Bella Darvi
5.00
120.2
120.20
67
56
00 / 00
78.5
33
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
Directed by John Huston
4.60
66.4
66.40
56
69
00 / 00
76.2
32
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
Edward G. Robinson
2.90
47.6
119.00
80
74
00 / 00
75.4
35
The Villain (1979)
Arnold Schwarzenegger &
Ann-Margret26.10
130.1
130.10
37
46
00 / 00
73.2
37
The Devil's Disciple (1959)
Burt Lancaster
3.90
80.4
80.40
68
60
00 / 00
72.0
38
My Dear Secretary (1948)
Laraine Day
3.20
98.7
98.70
101
53
00 / 00
70.8
35
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
Henry Fonda
3.00
24.2
24.20
83
77
00 / 00
70.7
40
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
John Wayne
7.90
90.2
90.20
37
56
00 / 00
70.6
40
The Arrangement (1969)
Faye Dunaway &
Deborah Kerr11.40
100.6
100.60
28
52
00 / 00
70.0
39
Tough Guys (1986)
Burt Lancaster
21.50
72.3
72.30
42
60
00 / 00
69.4
42
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
Leslie Caron
2.00
22.7
79.00
104
73
02 / 00
68.1
42
Town Without Pity (1961)
Barbara Rütting
2.90
48.3
48.30
73
66
01 / 00
67.8
47
Once Is Not Enough (1975)
Alexis Smith
26.90
163.9
163.90
23
29
01 / 00
67.4
47
The Final Countdown (1980)
Martin Sheen
15.60
74.8
74.80
52
58
00 / 00
67.3
43
For Love or Money (1963)
Mitzi Gaynor
4.40
63.3
63.30
60
61
00 / 00
67.1
45
The Juggler (1953)
Milly Vitale
2.70
56.8
56.80
137
62
00 / 00
65.8
47
The Light at the End of the World (1971)
Yul Brynner
4.50
34.4
34.40
63
68
00 / 00
64.0
52
The Glass Menagerie (1950)
Jane Wyman
2.90
75.9
109.90
107
53
00 / 00
62.1
48
Posse (1975)
Bruce Dern &
Directed by Kirk Douglas2.60
15.7
15.70
99
72
00 / 00
61.5
49
Posse (1975)
Kirk Douglas &
Bruce Dern2.60
15.7
15.70
99
72
00 / 00
61.5
50
The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
Richard Harris
4.40
53.8
53.80
61
59
00 / 00
60.9
53
The Brotherhood (1968)
Alex Cord
2.40
23.2
23.20
108
68
00 / 00
59.0
55
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
James Mason
3.30
69.2
199.90
117
50
01 / 00
55.4
55
The Hook (1963)
Robert Walker Jr.
2.00
29.1
29.10
90
63
00 / 00
54.0
56
The Way West (1967)
Richard Widmark &
Robert Mitchum4.20
43.1
43.10
60
55
00 / 00
47.2
59
The Big Trees (1952)
Eve Miller
2.40
53.7
53.70
141
49
00 / 00
41.7
57
Top Secret Affair (1957)
Susan Hayward
1.40
31.9
31.90
135
55
00 / 00
41.1
57
The Master Touch (1972)
Giuliano Gemma
1.80
13.4
13.40
125
59
00 / 00
36.7
58
A Lovely Way To Die (1968)
Sylva Koscina
2.00
19.1
19.10
119
57
00 / 00
36.4
61
Scalawag (1973)
Mark Lester &
Directed by Kirk Douglas2.40
17.1
17.10
114
57
00 / 00
33.4
62
Scalawag (1973)
Kirk Douglas &
Mark Lester2.40
17.1
17.10
114
57
00 / 00
33.4
63
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
Rosalind Russell
0.50
16.9
39.70
173
54
02 / 00
30.6
62
A Gunfight (1971)
Johnny Cash &
Jane Alexander3.80
28.7
28.70
74
51
00 / 00
29.9
66
Oscar (1991)
Sylvester Stallone
23.60
70.0
70.00
56
35
00 / 00
26.9
67
Greedy (1994)
Michael J. Fox
13.10
40.2
40.20
99
44
00 / 00
22.8
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
14.6
71
It Runs in the Family (2003)
Michael Douglas
7.50
15.5
17.00
134
44
00 / 00
11.9
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
5.0
5.00
130
47
00 / 00
10.9
73
Saturn 3 (1980)
Harvey Keitel
11.40
54.8
54.80
67
30
00 / 00
9.8
72
The Chosen (1977)
Simon Ward
1.40
7.6
7.60
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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Thanks for the timely list! I’ve always enjoyed Douglas’ team up with John Wayne in the 1967 Western “The War Wagon.” I particularly like Douglas’ colorful, competitive character with a penchant for mounting his horse by jumping onto the saddle.
Hey jakeem……thanks for checking out my Kirk page. When I originally wrote this page I did one on his son the same exact day. I have had fun watching the views come in…..as I wondered who would have the best results….so 5 years later….here are the current results…Kirk 29,302 views…Michael 12,542…..not thinking we will need a recount…lol.
As for War Wagon….love that movie as well. It would be in my Top 5 Kirk movies…I love how he and Wayne interact. It is a movie I can re-watch all the time. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Mr. Kirk Douglas.
100 years !! Happy birthday to this great actor. He’s the last of the giants, and he was one of the best. Lot of his movies remain engraved in my memory. Out of the Past, Spartaco, Gunfight at OK Corral, Last train of Gun Hill, 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea, Vikings and Big Sky are among my favorite movies.
Next, Olivia de Havilland, who live in Paris, for her 101 years.
Hey Laurent…..it sounds like he had a good birthday party….and was back in bed by 5:00 PM……yep now the 101 hurdle for both Kirk and Olivia…..Olivia has an outstanding chance to be at the 70th anniversary party of Gone With The Wind…..which is in only 3 years…..Thanks for listing your top Kirk movies. As for the “index cards”….I have a file in the database…called…”Laurent Index Card movies”….sadly they way it is in the database….for you to see the box office rental numbers…..I need WoC to give me some time….which right now she is swapped. But they are coming. Sorry for the delay.
No worries, I understand. Thank you Bruce.
Lovely tribute. 100 years! Congrats to Kirk Douglas.
Hey I am Spartacus…like the name and the movie reference….thanks for checking out our Birthday boy page.
Happy Birthday to a Hollywood legend.
Thanks for stopping by Aniya. Happy Birthday to Mr. Kirk. So glad he made it. Now he and Olivia need to get to 101.
A Very Happy 100th Birthday Kirk Douglas!! Yay you made it! An entire century. Olivia de Havilland was already there a few months ago.
Makes me wonder how many other Hollywood legends are left? We lost Ernest Borgnine and Mickey Rooney recently, Joan Fontaine too.
I will be watching Spartacus and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea at Xmas to celebrate Kirk’s 100 years.
Hey Steve…when I posted my link it was December 9th here….but not there in California….and I thought…there is no way he would not make it at that point…..and thankfully it appears he made it…..lol. A goal we should all reach….lol. Spartacus and 20,000 Leagues make a great double feature…thanks for the visit and the comment.