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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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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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1. Here’s a favourite sequence of mine from the movie Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) which Kirk’s 100th has again brought to my mind.
2 Marshal Matt Morgan arrives in Gun Hill to arrest for murder the son of powerful rancher Craig Belden [played by Tony Quinn] and Matt goes to the town sheriff for help in arresting Belden Jr. However sheriff Bartlett who along with the rest of the town is in Belden’s pocket debates the matter with Morgan telling Matt that it’s a losing battle and suggesting that Matt forget about the arrest and keep himself safe by taking what the sheriff repeatedly refers to as the “long view” of life.
3 Finally Matt tells Bartlett that he’s a coward to which the sheriff replies “50 years from now the weeds will grow just as tall on your gave as on mine and nobody will remember that I was a coward and you were a brave fool. That’s the long view son. I always take the long view.” Matt insists though that he will make the arrest and indicates to the sheriff that he will shoot him if he tries to interfere. Then grabbing the sheriff by the arm and jutting into his face that famous Douglas jaw he says “And THAT’s the long view.” What emphasis – a magnificent actor!
Hey Bob….your description of that scene has me motivated to check out that movie….which is one I am pretty sure I have not seen. Thanks for the breakdown.
You rate it below Gunfight at OK Corral for critic/audience and if I recall correctly Steve does the same but IMDB rates Last Train as the slightly better movies. Sorry fellas I’m going to go with John’s crowd on this one!
Hey Bob….it might be lower…but a 71% rating in my system is a good movie….and one that should be checked. But it is ok…..we will let you go with John’s crowd….as we are all going to the same place…lol.
1 Over in the US I am sure that the tributes are pouring in for Kirk on his 100th and I have just read an interview that one of our journalists, Chrissy Iley who writes for the Spectator over here had with Kirk and his wife of 62 years Anne just about a week ago before the 100th. Kirk and Anne met when Kirk was making Act of Love in 1953 and she was a publicist for the movie.
2 The article reveals some “Possibly Interesting” trivia. For example Tony Curtis wanted Kirk’s role in The Vikings and Larry wanted to play Spartacus but was obliged to take the secondary role of Roman General Crassus in the movie. Somebody is supposed to have written “One close-up of Douglas’ face is worth the whole of Olivier’s acting career.”
3 Somewhat hyperbolic but anyway Chrissy Iley claims that Anne said in the interview about the forthcoming birthday “At 100 I still love my Spartacus!” Some going for the Hollywood of legend.
Hey Bob…Kirk has been trending in the Top 3 at yahoo for three days now….and yes the tributes are pouring as our the views here….as Kirk as been in my Top 3 since Thursday. I think it is awesome he and his wife have 62 years together…that is truly impressive. I like the quote on Douglas’ face…funny stuff. Now he has to reach 101….long live Spartacus!….thanks for the visit and the comment.
Great rankings.
Thank you…..it is done my a math equation….and normally the cream does rise to the top.
I can’t think of any other american male movie star to reach 100 years of age besides Kirk Douglas except Bob Hope…Happy 100th Birthday, Kirk Douglas, you sonafagun!
Hey NipkowDisc…..mmmm….interesting…..well besides Hope and Douglas….George Burns popped into my head….then I drew a blank….so I cheated and did an internet search…..and the results were pretty limited….but Lloyd Nolan and Charles Lane made it too….Nolan and Lane were some pretty good character actors. Thanks for getting the brain to do some work…it is greatly appreciated.
Cogerson– Nice work, and thanks for putting the webpage up. I was surprised “The Arrangement” (1969) made money.
But your entry for “Mourning Becomes Electra” (1947) is incorrect. The page says it was nominated for zero Oscars. Rosalind Russell was nominated for Best Actress for her performance as Lavinia Mannon. Michael Redgrave was nominated for Best Actor for his portrayal of Orin Mannon. They were beaten by Loretta Young in “The Farmers’ Daughter” and Ronald Colman in “A Double Life”, respectively.
Sources–TCM webpage for “Mourning Becomes Electra” and IMDB.
TCM is showing “Mourning Becomes Electra” during “30 Days of Oscar” in Feb. and March 2017.
Hey filmlover293…..you are 100% correct…Mourning Becomes Electra did get those 2 Oscar nominations….which I have now corrected on the page. Thanks for noticing that and bringing it to my attention. Not sure how I missed that especially….since Rosalind Russell was supposed to win the Oscar for that movie….and was really really surprised when Loretta Young’s name got called instead of hers. Thanks for the heads up on when it plays again on TCM.