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Sam Jaffe (1891-1984) was an Oscar® nominated American actor. Jaffe was a supporting actor whose career spanned 7 different decades. His IMDb page shows 75 acting credits from 1916 to 1984. This page will rank Sam Jaffe 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.
Sam Jaffe 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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| 1959 | Ben-Hur (1959) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1947 | Gentleman's Agreement (1947) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1937 | Lost Horizon (1937) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1939 | Gunga Din (1939) |  |
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| 1946 | 13 Rue Madeleine (1946) | |
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| 1971 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) | |
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| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen (1943) | |
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| 1951 | The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) | |
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| 1949 | Rope of Sand (1949) |  |
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| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle (1950) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 1967 | A Guide For The Married Man (1967) | |
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| 1934 | The Scarlett Empress (1934) | |
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| 1949 | The Accused (1949) | |
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| 1958 | The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958) | |
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| 1951 | I Can Get It For You Wholesale (1951) |  |
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| 1934 | We Live Again (1934) |  |
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| 1968 | Guns for San Sebastian (1968) | |
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| 1953 | Main Street to Broadway (1953) |  |
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| 1984 | Nothing Lasts Forever (1984) |  |
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| 1980 | Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) | |
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| 1970 | The Dunwich Horror (1970) |  |
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| 1969 | The Great Bank Robbery (1969) | |
Sam Jaffe 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 Sam Jaffe movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Sam Jaffe movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Sam Jaffe movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Sam Jaffe 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 Sam Jaffe movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Sam Jaffe movie won.
- Sort Sam Jaffe 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 | Ben-Hur (1959) AA Best Picture Win |
Charlton Heston & Directed by William Wyler |
58.80 | 1,056.7 | 2,725.00 | 1 | 91 | 12 / 11 | 100.0 | |
| 2 | Gentleman's Agreement (1947) AA Best Picture Win |
Gregory Peck & John Garfield |
10.50 | 307.1 | 307.10 | 12 | 75 | 08 / 03 | 99.8 | |
| 3 | Lost Horizon (1937) AA Best Picture Nom |
Ronald Colman & Directed by Frank Capra |
5.30 | 219.6 | 219.60 | 15 | 78 | 07 / 02 | 99.0 | |
| 4 | Gunga Din (1939) | Cary Grant & Douglas Fairbanks Jr. |
8.00 | 309.8 | 652.50 | 8 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 5 | 13 Rue Madeleine (1946) | James Cagney & Annabella |
7.40 | 228.9 | 228.90 | 46 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 6 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) | Angela Lansbury & Roddy McDowall |
34.60 | 226.2 | 226.20 | 10 | 68 | 05 / 01 | 96.0 | |
| 7 | Stage Door Canteen (1943) | Ralph Bellamy & Merle Oberon |
12.40 | 445.5 | 445.50 | 5 | 54 | 02 / 00 | 90.9 | |
| 8 | The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) | Michael Rennie & Patricia Neal & Hugh Marlowe |
5.30 | 114.0 | 114.00 | 54 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 10 | Rope of Sand (1949) | Burt Lancaster & Peter Lorre |
6.20 | 156.7 | 156.70 | 34 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 89.2 | |
| 9 | The Asphalt Jungle (1950) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Marilyn Monroe | 3.10 | 69.1 | 137.50 | 104 | 87 | 04 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 11 | A Guide For The Married Man (1967) | Walter Matthau & Diirected by Gene Kelly |
13.90 | 123.6 | 123.60 | 21 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 86.5 | |
| 12 | The Scarlett Empress (1934) | Marlene Dietrich & Directed by Josef Von Sternberg |
1.30 | 60.3 | 60.30 | 90 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 13 | The Accused (1949) | Loretta Young | 3.60 | 90.5 | 90.50 | 99 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 14 | The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958) | John Wayne & Eiko Ando |
7.10 | 128.3 | 128.30 | 32 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 15 | I Can Get It For You Wholesale (1951) | Susan Hayward & George Sanders |
4.10 | 87.8 | 87.80 | 88 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 74.5 | |
| 17 | We Live Again (1934) | Fredric March | 1.40 | 63.7 | 63.70 | 85 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 54.7 | |
| 16 | Guns for San Sebastian (1968) | Anthony Quinn & Charles Bronson |
2.60 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 103 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 18 | Main Street to Broadway (1953) | Ethel Barrymore & Lionel Barrymore |
1.30 | 22.6 | 24.20 | 197 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 45.2 | |
| 19 | Nothing Lasts Forever (1984) | Zach Galligan | 0.20 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 181 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 39.1 | |
| 20 | Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) | George Peppard & Robert Vaughn |
11.00 | 45.6 | 45.60 | 69 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 38.5 | |
| 21 | The Dunwich Horror (1970) | Sandra Dee | 3.20 | 22.0 | 22.00 | 79 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 28.8 | |
| 22 | The Great Bank Robbery (1969) | Clint Walker & Kim Novak |
4.30 | 32.5 | 32.50 | 57 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 24.0 |
Sam Jaffe 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 |
| Ben-Hur (1959) AA Best Picture Win |
Charlton Heston & Directed by William Wyler |
2,725.00 | |
| Gunga Din (1939) | Cary Grant & Douglas Fairbanks Jr. |
652.50 | |
| The Asphalt Jungle (1950) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Marilyn Monroe | 137.50 | |
| Main Street to Broadway (1953) | Ethel Barrymore & Lionel Barrymore |
24.20 |
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I have seen all of Sam’s movies listed.
I have seen 14 Sam Jaffee movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Ben-Hur.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is The Accused.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The Great Bank Robbery.
Favourite Sam Jaffe Movies:
Lost Horizon
Gunga Din
13 Rue Madeleine
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Stagedoor Canteen
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Asphalt Jungle
Rope of Sand
The Scarlet Empress
Other Sam Jaffe Movies I Have Seen:
Ben-Hur
Gentleman’s Agreement
A Guide For the Married Man
Guns For San Sebastian
The Great Bank Robbery