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John Farrow (1904-1963) was an Oscar® winning writer and director. Farrow, father of Mia Farrow directed movies for almost 30 years. His IMDb page shows over 50 directing credits from 1934 to 1963. This page will rank John Farrow 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.
John Farrow 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
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1956
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Writing Win
1942
Wake Island (1942)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Nom
1953
Hondo (1953)
1956
Seven Wonders of the World (1956)
1948
The Big Clock (1948)
1946
Calcutta (1946)
1946
Two Years Before The Mast (1946)
1955
The Sea Chase (1955)
1944
The Hitler Gang (1944)
1948
Beyond Glory (1948)
1947
California (1947)
1942
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
1943
China (1943)
1936
Tarzan Escapes (1936)
1947
Blaze of Noon (1947)
1951
His Kind of Woman (1951)
1945
You Came Along (1945)
1951
Red Mountain (1951)
1950
Copper Canyon (1950)
1952
Botany Bay (1952)
1953
Ride, Vaquero! (1953)
1949
Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
1956
Back From Eternity (1956)
1939
Five Came Back (1939)
1947
Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)
1948
Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)
1949
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
1939
The Saint Stikes Back (1939)
1938
My Bill (1938)
1951
Submarine Command (1951)
1938
Comet Over Broadway (1938)
1950
Where Danger Lives (1950)
1940
A Bill of Divorcement (1940)
1953
Plunder of the Sun (1953)
1938
Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938)
1939
Full Confession (1939)
1938
Broadway Musketeers (1938)
1959
John Paul Jones (1959)
1954
A Bullet Is Waiting (1954)
1937
West of Shanghai (1937)
1938
The Invisible Menace (1938)
1939
Women in The Wind (1939)
1956
The Unholy Wife (1956)
1937
She Loved A Fireman (1937)
John Farrow 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 John Farrow movies by his co-stars
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- Sort John Farrow movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each John Farrow movie received.
- Sort John Farrow movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR 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
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
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Writing WinDavid Niven &
Cantinflas35.50
758.1
758.10
2
70
08 / 05
99.7
2
Wake Island (1942)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director NomWilliam Bendix &
Robert Preston10.00
405.2
405.20
10
70
04 / 00
97.1
3
Hondo (1953)
John Wayne &
Geraldine Page11.50
225.7
322.80
12
75
02 / 00
96.4
4
Seven Wonders of the World (1956)
Lowell Thomas
27.10
579.9
579.90
4
75
00 / 00
95.9
5
The Big Clock (1948)
Charles Laughton &
Ray Milland5.30
154.6
154.60
64
81
00 / 00
93.7
6
Calcutta (1946)
Alan Ladd &
Gail Russell &
Willia7.60
254.1
254.10
39
65
00 / 00
93.3
7
Two Years Before The Mast (1946)
Alan Ladd &
Brian Donlevy11.90
399.2
399.20
10
65
00 / 00
93.3
8
The Sea Chase (1955)
John Wayne &
Lana Turner17.10
387.4
469.90
11
62
00 / 00
92.2
9
The Hitler Gang (1944)
Bobby Watson
9.70
355.3
355.30
14
61
00 / 00
92.0
10
Beyond Glory (1948)
Alan Ladd &
Audie Murphy6.30
185.5
185.50
42
66
00 / 00
92.0
11
California (1947)
Barbara Stanwyck &
Ray Milland10.50
334.7
334.70
13
61
00 / 00
91.9
12
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
Paul Muni &
Anna Lee4.30
173.6
173.60
64
65
01 / 00
90.8
13
China (1943)
Alan Ladd &
Loretta Young7.10
279.8
279.80
30
58
00 / 00
90.7
14
Tarzan Escapes (1936)
Johnny Weissmuller &
Maureen O'Sullivan3.30
156.8
337.00
42
68
00 / 00
89.5
15
Blaze of Noon (1947)
William Holden &
Anne Baxter5.00
158.8
158.80
68
62
00 / 00
87.7
16
His Kind of Woman (1951)
Robert Mitchum &
Jane Russell5.70
134.3
134.30
45
69
00 / 00
87.6
17
You Came Along (1945)
Lizabeth Scott &
Robert Cummings4.50
156.7
156.70
77
56
00 / 00
85.2
18
Red Mountain (1951)
Alan Ladd &
Lizabeth Scott5.70
134.3
134.30
43
57
00 / 00
82.1
19
Copper Canyon (1950)
Ray Milland &
Hedy Lamarr6.30
153.9
153.90
35
50
00 / 00
81.7
20
Botany Bay (1952)
Alan Ladd &
James Mason5.60
118.7
118.70
55
60
00 / 00
81.1
21
Ride, Vaquero! (1953)
Robert Taylor &
Anthony Quinn5.60
108.8
203.40
54
62
00 / 00
80.5
22
Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
Betty Hutton &
Victor Mature4.20
113.9
113.90
79
59
00 / 00
79.6
23
Back From Eternity (1956)
Robert Ryan &
Anita Ekberg4.30
91.6
91.60
70
62
00 / 00
77.4
24
Five Came Back (1939)
Lucille Ball &
Chester Morris1.90
81.7
128.70
119
64
00 / 00
76.1
25
Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)
Barry Fitzgerald
2.70
85.8
85.80
120
62
00 / 00
75.5
26
Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)
Edward G. Robinson &
Gail Russell2.00
58.0
58.00
140
69
00 / 00
74.4
27
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
Ray Milland
2.80
76.4
76.40
119
62
00 / 00
72.7
28
The Saint Stikes Back (1939)
Barry Fitzgerald &
George Sanders1.80
77.2
77.20
124
60
00 / 00
71.3
29
My Bill (1938)
Kay Francis
1.50
65.5
97.30
146
63
00 / 00
70.7
30
Submarine Command (1951)
William Holden
3.10
72.5
72.50
118
60
00 / 00
69.7
31
Comet Over Broadway (1938)
Kay Francis &
Donald Crisp0.80
34.1
60.10
178
71
00 / 00
67.9
32
Where Danger Lives (1950)
Robert Mitchum &
Claude Rains2.40
58.8
90.20
129
62
00 / 00
67.0
33
A Bill of Divorcement (1940)
Maureen O'Hara
1.60
65.4
65.40
133
59
00 / 00
66.1
34
Plunder of the Sun (1953)
Glenn Ford &
Diana Lynn3.00
59.3
59.30
121
55
00 / 00
57.4
35
Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938)
Ann Sheridan
1.30
55.0
55.00
152
55
00 / 00
54.5
36
Full Confession (1939)
Barry Fitzgerald
1.10
47.9
47.90
166
56
00 / 00
51.7
37
Broadway Musketeers (1938)
Ann Sheridan
1.00
42.8
54.50
166
57
00 / 00
50.7
38
John Paul Jones (1959)
Robert Stack &
Marisa Pavan2.40
47.4
100.20
95
52
00 / 00
44.1
39
A Bullet Is Waiting (1954)
Jean Simmons
2.20
56.6
56.60
117
49
00 / 00
43.5
40
West of Shanghai (1937)
Boris Karloff
1.00
47.2
60.40
165
48
00 / 00
35.9
41
The Invisible Menace (1938)
Boris Karloff
0.80
35.7
54.00
177
49
00 / 00
29.1
42
Women in The Wind (1939)
Kay Francis &
Eve Arden1.00
43.6
57.70
172
44
00 / 00
24.6
43
The Unholy Wife (1956)
Rod Steiger
0.70
14.4
14.40
193
52
00 / 00
22.3
44
She Loved A Fireman (1937)
Ann Sheridan
0.50
21.3
21.30
200
43
00 / 00
12.2
John Farrow Adjusted Worldwide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| The Sea Chase (1955) | John Wayne & Lana Turner |
469.90 | |
| Tarzan Escapes (1936) | Johnny Weissmuller & Maureen O'Sullivan |
337.00 | |
| Hondo (1953) | John Wayne & Geraldine Page |
322.80 | |
| Ride, Vaquero! (1953) | Robert Taylor & Anthony Quinn |
203.40 | |
| Five Came Back (1939) | Lucille Ball & Chester Morris |
128.70 | |
| John Paul Jones (1959) | Robert Stack & Marisa Pavan |
100.20 | |
| My Bill (1938) | Kay Francis | 97.30 | |
| Where Danger Lives (1950) | Robert Mitchum & Claude Rains |
90.20 | |
| West of Shanghai (1937) | Boris Karloff | 60.40 | |
| Comet Over Broadway (1938) | Kay Francis & Donald Crisp |
60.10 | |
| Women in The Wind (1939) | Kay Francis & Eve Arden |
57.70 | |
| Broadway Musketeers (1938) | Ann Sheridan | 54.50 | |
| The Invisible Menace (1938) | Boris Karloff | 54.00 |
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