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Ernst Lubitsch (1892-1947) was a 3-time Oscar® nominated German director and writer. Lubitsch received an Honorary Oscars® in 1947. His IMDb page shows 76 directing credits from 1914 to 1948. This page will rank Ernst Lubitsch 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. FYI – The following tables sadly do not include almost all of the movies Lubitsch (including his acting roles) made in Germany before moving to Hollywood in the early 1920s.
Ernst Lubitsch Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
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Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
1939 | Ninotchka (1939) AA Best Picture Nom |
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1943 | Heaven Can Wait (1943) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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1932 | One Hour with You (1932) AA Best Picture Nom |
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1929 | The Love Parade (1929) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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1932 | If I Had a Million (1932) | ||
1931 | The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) AA Best Picture Nom |
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1940 | The Shop Around the Corner (1940) | ||
1938 | Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) | ||
1928 | The Patriot (1928) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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1927 | The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927) | ||
1930 | Monte Carlo (1930) | ||
1934 | The Merry Widow (1934) | ||
1946 | Cluny Brown (1946) | ||
1923 | Rosita (1923) | ||
1932 | Trouble in Paradise (1932) | ||
1932 | Broken Lullaby (1932) | ||
1933 | Design for Living (1933) | ||
1945 | A Royal Scandal (1945) | ||
1930 | Paramount on Parade (1930) | ||
1941 | That Uncertain Feeling (1941) | ||
1937 | Angel (1937) | ||
1929 | Eternal Love (1929) | ||
1924 | The Marriage Circle (1924) Director |
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1948 | That Lady in Ermine (1948) | ||
1925 | Kiss Me Again (1925) | ||
1924 | Forbidden Paradise (1924) | ||
1925 | Lady Windermere's Fan (1925) | ||
1922 | The Loves of Pharaoh (1922) | ||
1924 | Three Women (1924) | ||
1926 | So This Is Paris (1926) |
Ernst Lubitsch 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 Ernst Lubitsch movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Ernst Lubitsch movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Ernst Lubitsch movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Ernst Lubitsch 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 Ernst Lubitsch movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Ernst Lubitsch movie won.
- Sort Ernst Lubitsch 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 | Ninotchka (1939) AA Best Picture Nom |
Greta Garbo & Melvyn Douglas |
5.00 | 192.5 | 438.60 | 28 | 86 | 04 / 00 | 99.1 | |
2 | Heaven Can Wait (1943) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Gene Tierney & Don Ameche |
7.10 | 256.7 | 256.70 | 31 | 77 | 03 / 00 | 98.4 | |
3 | One Hour with You (1932) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jeanette MacDonald & Maurice Chevalier |
3.30 | 161.0 | 161.00 | 11 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 96.0 | |
4 | The Love Parade (1929) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Maurice Chevalier & Jeanette MacDonald |
4.80 | 147.6 | 147.60 | 13 | 79 | 06 / 00 | 95.9 | |
5 | If I Had a Million (1932) | Charles Laughton | 3.60 | 177.0 | 177.00 | 8 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 95.0 | |
6 | The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) AA Best Picture Nom |
Maurice Chevalier & Claudette Colbert |
2.90 | 148.1 | 148.10 | 26 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 94.9 | |
7 | The Shop Around the Corner (1940) | Margaret Sullavan & James Stewart |
2.40 | 92.4 | 92.40 | 81 | 88 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
8 | Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) | Claudette Colbert & Gary Cooper |
5.60 | 223.6 | 223.60 | 21 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
9 | The Patriot (1928) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Lewis Stone | 2.90 | 91.1 | 91.10 | 25 | 73 | 05 / 01 | 88.9 | |
10 | The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927) | Norma Shearer & Ramon Novarro |
3.10 | 104.8 | 182.20 | 13 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 88.7 | |
11 | Monte Carlo (1930) | Jeanette MacDonald | 2.20 | 118.5 | 118.50 | 53 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 87.0 | |
12 | The Merry Widow (1934) | Maurice Chevalier & Jeanette MacDonald |
2.50 | 115.3 | 342.70 | 34 | 68 | 01 / 01 | 86.7 | |
13 | Cluny Brown (1946) | Charles Boyer & Peter Lawford |
2.70 | 83.2 | 83.20 | 109 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 86.2 | |
15 | Rosita (1923) | Mary Pickford | 4.20 | 188.7 | 188.70 | 5 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 86.1 | |
14 | Trouble in Paradise (1932) | Kay Francis & Miriam Hopkins |
1.40 | 66.5 | 66.50 | 78 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 86.1 | |
16 | Broken Lullaby (1932) | Lionel Barrymore | 1.80 | 87.1 | 87.10 | 48 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
17 | Design for Living (1933) | Gary Cooper & Fredric March |
1.90 | 90.9 | 90.90 | 38 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
18 | A Royal Scandal (1945) | Vincent Price & Charles Coburn |
4.20 | 132.1 | 132.10 | 84 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
19 | Paramount on Parade (1930) | Gary Cooper & William Powell |
2.20 | 120.5 | 120.50 | 50 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 80.3 | |
20 | That Uncertain Feeling (1941) | Merle Oberon & Melvyn Douglas |
1.80 | 71.2 | 71.20 | 125 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 76.0 | |
21 | Angel (1937) | Marlene Dietrich & Herbert Marshall |
1.20 | 50.8 | 50.80 | 155 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 74.9 | |
22 | Eternal Love (1929) | John Barrymore | 1.70 | 51.7 | 51.70 | 84 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 72.7 | |
23 | The Marriage Circle (1924) Director |
Florence Vidor & Monte Blue |
1.50 | 64.3 | 73.60 | 16 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 72.6 | |
24 | That Lady in Ermine (1948) | Betty Grable & Douglas Fairbanks Jr. |
3.70 | 100.3 | 100.30 | 92 | 50 | 01 / 00 | 70.6 | |
25 | Kiss Me Again (1925) | Clara Bow | 1.20 | 48.3 | 59.80 | 25 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 55.8 | |
26 | Forbidden Paradise (1924) | Adolphe Menjou | 1.00 | 41.2 | 41.20 | 22 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 52.3 | |
27 | Lady Windermere's Fan (1925) | Ronald Colman | 0.20 | 7.2 | 7.20 | 62 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 50.9 | |
28 | The Loves of Pharaoh (1922) | Emil Jannings | 0.50 | 23.3 | 23.30 | 22 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
29 | Three Women (1924) | Pauline Frederick | 0.30 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 59 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 40.3 | |
30 | So This Is Paris (1926) | Myrna Loy | 0.60 | 21.1 | 27.90 | 71 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 |
Ernst Lubitsch 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 |
Ninotchka (1939) AA Best Picture Nom |
Greta Garbo & Melvyn Douglas |
438.60 | |
The Merry Widow (1934) | Maurice Chevalier & Jeanette MacDonald |
342.70 | |
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927) | Norma Shearer & Ramon Novarro |
182.20 | |
The Marriage Circle (1924) Director |
Florence Vidor & Monte Blue |
73.60 | |
Kiss Me Again (1925) | Clara Bow | 59.80 | |
So This Is Paris (1926) | Myrna Loy | 27.90 |
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According to my letterboxd account, I have seen 19 Ernst Lubitsch movies.
The HIGHEST ranked film is Ninotchka.
The highest rated film I have NOT seen is The Patriot.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Lady Windemere’s Fan.
Favourite Lubitsch Films
Ninotchka
Heaven Can Wait
One Hour with You
The Love Parade
The Smiling lieutenant
The Shop Around the Corner
Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife
The Merry Widow
Cluny Brown
Design For Living
Angel
Lady Windermere’s Fan