Angela Lansbury (1925-2022) was a 3-time Oscar® nominated British actress. Her career lasted 8 decades! Her IMDb page shows 109 acting credits from 1944-2018. This page will rank Angela Lansbury movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Her many television appearances and a few movies not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings.
Angela Lansbury in 1962’s The Manchurian Candidate
Angela Lansbury 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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| 1991 | Beauty and the Beast (1991) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1944 | Gaslight (1944) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
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| 1944 | National Velvet (1944) | |
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| 1946 | The Harvey Girls (1946) |  |
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| 1948 | State of the Union (1948) | |
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| 1971 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) | |
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| 1958 | The Long, Hot Summer (1958) | |
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| 1948 | The Three Musketeers (1948) | |
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| 2018 | Mary Poppins Returns (2018) | |
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| 1949 | Samson and Delilah (1949) | |
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| 1946 | Till The Clouds Roll By (1946) | |
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| 1955 | The Court Jester (1955) | |
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| 1961 | Blue Hawaii (1961) | |
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| 2018 | The Grinch (2018) | |
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| 1962 | The Manchurian Candidate (1962) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
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| 1945 | The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
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| 1997 | Anastasia (1997) | |
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| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) | |
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| 1958 | The Reluctant Debutante (1958) |  |
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| 1978 | Death on the Nile (1978) | |
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| 2005 | Nanny McPhee (2005) |  |
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| 1964 | The World of Henry Orient (1964) | |
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| 1949 | The Red Danube (1949) | |
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| 1946 | The Hoodlum Saint (1946) | |
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| 1965 | Harlow (Embassy Pictures) (1965) | |
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| 1960 | The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960) | |
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| 2011 | Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) | |
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| 1947 | The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947) | |
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| 1948 | Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) |  |
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| 1947 | If Winter Comes (1947) | |
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| 1964 | Dear Heart (1964) | |
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| 1980 | The Mirror Crack'd (1980) | |
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| 1955 | The Purple Mask (1955) | |
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| 1970 | Something For Everyone (1970) | |
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| 2014 | Driving Miss Daisy (2014) | |
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| 1953 | Remains To Be Seen (1953) | |
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| 1984 | The Company of Wolves (1984) | |
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| 1965 | The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965) | |
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| 2018 | Buttons, A New Musical Film (2018) | |
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| 1951 | Kind Lady (1951) | |
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| 1962 | All Fall Down (1962) | |
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| 1982 | The Last Unicorn (1982) | |
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| 1983 | The Pirates of Penzance (1983) | |
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| 1966 | Mister Buddwing (1966) | |
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| 1955 | A Lawless Street (1955) |  |
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| 1956 | Please Murder Me! (1956) | |
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| 1959 | Season of Passion (1959) |  |
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| 1979 | The Lady Vanishes (1979) |  |
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| 1960 | A Breath of Scandal (1960) |  |
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| 1952 | Mutiny (1952) |  |
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| 1963 | In The Cool Of The Day (1963) | |
Angela Lansbury 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 Angela Lansbury movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Angela Lansbury movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Angela Lansbury movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Angela Lansbury 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 Angela Lansbury movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Angela Lansbury movie won.
- Sort Angela Lansbury 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 | Beauty and the Beast (1991) AA Best Picture Nom |
Robby Benson | 219.00 | 560.7 | 1,088.20 | 1 | 90 | 06 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | Gaslight (1944) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Joseph Cotten & Charles Boyer |
7.30 | 245.9 | 501.30 | 29 | 83 | 07 / 02 | 99.3 | |
| 3 | National Velvet (1944) | Elizabeth Taylor & Donald Crisp |
11.90 | 399.7 | 634.60 | 7 | 79 | 05 / 02 | 98.4 | |
| 4 | The Harvey Girls (1946) | Judy Garland & Ray Bolger |
11.20 | 344.1 | 432.60 | 12 | 78 | 02 / 01 | 97.6 | |
| 5 | State of the Union (1948) | Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn |
9.20 | 248.2 | 333.30 | 10 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.4 | |
| 7 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) | Roddy McDowall | 34.60 | 226.2 | 226.20 | 10 | 68 | 05 / 01 | 96.0 | |
| 7 | The Long, Hot Summer (1958) | Paul Newman & Orson Welles |
10.00 | 179.7 | 179.70 | 14 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 6 | The Three Musketeers (1948) | Gene Kelly & Lana Turner |
10.90 | 292.5 | 596.60 | 4 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 95.6 | |
| 10 | Mary Poppins Returns (2018) | Emily Blunt & Dick Van Dyke |
172.00 | 203.5 | 413.10 | 18 | 69 | 04 / 00 | 95.6 | |
| 8 | Samson and Delilah (1949) | Victor Mature & Directed by Cecil B. DeMille |
28.30 | 710.3 | 710.30 | 1 | 63 | 05 / 02 | 95.1 | |
| 9 | Till The Clouds Roll By (1946) | Judy Garland & Van Johnson |
12.90 | 396.4 | 560.90 | 9 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 13 | The Court Jester (1955) | Danny Kaye | 6.30 | 130.3 | 130.30 | 48 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 93.4 | |
| 15 | Blue Hawaii (1961) | Elvis Presley | 13.40 | 195.6 | 195.60 | 11 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 12 | The Grinch (2018) | Benedict Cumberbatch | 270.60 | 320.2 | 605.00 | 7 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 14 | The Manchurian Candidate (1962) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Frank Sinatra & Laurence Harvey |
6.10 | 88.3 | 88.30 | 43 | 93 | 02 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 16 | The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
George Sanders & Donna Reed |
3.90 | 123.2 | 262.00 | 88 | 78 | 03 / 01 | 91.4 | |
| 17 | Anastasia (1997) | John Cusack & Meg Ryan & Christo |
58.40 | 137.2 | 328.30 | 30 | 74 | 02 / 00 | 91.1 | |
| 18 | The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) | Charlton Heston & Sidney Poitier |
18.80 | 198.9 | 287.50 | 11 | 50 | 05 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 19 | The Reluctant Debutante (1958) | Rex Harrison & Directed by Vincent Minnelli |
4.40 | 79.8 | 153.00 | 53 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 82.7 | |
| 20 | Death on the Nile (1978) | Bette Davis & David Niven |
14.60 | 67.1 | 67.10 | 49 | 72 | 01 / 01 | 81.0 | |
| 22 | Nanny McPhee (2005) | Emma Thompson | 47.10 | 79.4 | 79.40 | 65 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 21 | The World of Henry Orient (1964) | Peter Sellers & Directed by George Roy Hill |
5.30 | 60.6 | 60.60 | 54 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 78.0 | |
| 23 | The Red Danube (1949) | Walter Pidgeon & Ethel Barrymore |
3.30 | 82.0 | 129.50 | 110 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 77.6 | |
| 25 | The Hoodlum Saint (1946) | William Powell & Esther Williams |
3.10 | 96.2 | 130.60 | 100 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 74.1 | |
| 26 | Harlow (Embassy Pictures) (1965) | Carroll Baker & Red Buttons |
8.60 | 91.4 | 91.40 | 32 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 72.7 | |
| 24 | The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960) | Shirley Knight | 1.80 | 27.9 | 27.90 | 104 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 72.5 | |
| 28 | Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) | Jim Carrey | 68.20 | 92.7 | 254.70 | 53 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 71.5 | |
| 27 | The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947) | George Sanders | 2.10 | 60.2 | 60.20 | 135 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 71.2 | |
| 30 | Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) | Margaret O'Brien | 1.90 | 51.4 | 56.70 | 144 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 68.3 | |
| 31 | If Winter Comes (1947) | Walter Pidgeon & Deborah Kerr |
3.00 | 87.8 | 153.50 | 114 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 67.9 | |
| 29 | Dear Heart (1964) | Glenn Ford | 2.10 | 23.9 | 23.90 | 110 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 67.9 | |
| 32 | The Mirror Crack'd (1980) | Elizabeth Taylor | 12.80 | 53.0 | 53.00 | 63 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 65.7 | |
| 35 | The Purple Mask (1955) | Tony Curtis | 2.70 | 56.6 | 56.60 | 116 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 64.0 | |
| 33 | Something For Everyone (1970) | Michael York | 1.40 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 126 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 63.5 | |
| 33 | Driving Miss Daisy (2014) | James Earl Jones | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 398 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 61.0 | |
| 38 | Remains To Be Seen (1953) | Van Johnson & June Allyson |
2.10 | 37.9 | 51.10 | 165 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 60.2 | |
| 36 | The Company of Wolves (1984) | David Warner | 4.40 | 14.1 | 14.10 | 117 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 59.3 | |
| 40 | The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965) | Kim Novak & George Sanders |
5.40 | 57.1 | 57.10 | 52 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 58.9 | |
| 37 | Buttons, A New Musical Film (2018) | Robert Redford & Kate Winslet |
0.20 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 240 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 58.0 | |
| 39 | Kind Lady (1951) | Ethel Barrymore & Directed by John Sturges |
1.00 | 22.2 | 30.80 | 204 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 57.4 | |
| 41 | All Fall Down (1962) | Warren Beatty | 2.30 | 32.9 | 32.90 | 93 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 43 | The Last Unicorn (1982) | Jeff Bridges & Mia Farrow |
6.50 | 23.7 | 23.70 | 78 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 54.5 | |
| 42 | The Pirates of Penzance (1983) | Kevin Kline | 0.70 | 2.4 | 2.40 | 139 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 53.9 | |
| 44 | Mister Buddwing (1966) | James Garner | 2.10 | 20.8 | 20.80 | 95 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 52.6 | |
| 45 | A Lawless Street (1955) | Randolph Scott | 2.20 | 44.8 | 44.80 | 131 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 49.0 | |
| 46 | Please Murder Me! (1956) | Raymond Burr | 0.90 | 17.7 | 17.70 | 190 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 41.4 | |
| 47 | Season of Passion (1959) | Anne Baxter & Ernest Borgnine |
1.80 | 32.1 | 32.10 | 122 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 38.2 | |
| 48 | The Lady Vanishes (1979) | Elliott Gould | 1.70 | 7.2 | 7.20 | 128 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 25.8 | |
| 49 | A Breath of Scandal (1960) | Sophia Loren & John Gavin |
2.60 | 40.2 | 40.20 | 90 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 19.1 | |
| 50 | Mutiny (1952) | Mark Stevens | 1.20 | 23.5 | 23.50 | 189 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 9.5 | |
| 51 | In The Cool Of The Day (1963) | Jane Fonda | 1.10 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 119 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 7.9 |
Angela Lansbury 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 |
| Beauty and the Beast (1991) AA Best Picture Nom |
Robby Benson | 1,088.20 | |
| National Velvet (1944) | Elizabeth Taylor & Donald Crisp |
634.60 | |
| The Grinch (2018) | Benedict Cumberbatch | 605.00 | |
| The Three Musketeers (1948) | Gene Kelly & Lana Turner |
596.60 | |
| Till The Clouds Roll By (1946) | Judy Garland & Van Johnson |
560.90 | |
| Gaslight (1944) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Joseph Cotten & Charles Boyer |
501.30 | |
| The Harvey Girls (1946) | Judy Garland & Ray Bolger |
432.60 | |
| Mary Poppins Returns (2018) | Emily Blunt & Dick Van Dyke |
413.10 | |
| State of the Union (1948) | Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn |
333.30 | |
| Anastasia (1997) | John Cusack & Meg Ryan & Christo |
328.30 | |
| The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) | Charlton Heston & Sidney Poitier |
287.50 | |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
George Sanders & Donna Reed |
262.00 | |
| Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) | Jim Carrey | 254.70 | |
| If Winter Comes (1947) | Walter Pidgeon & Deborah Kerr |
153.50 | |
| The Reluctant Debutante (1958) | Rex Harrison & Directed by Vincent Minnelli |
153.00 | |
| The Hoodlum Saint (1946) | William Powell & Esther Williams |
130.60 | |
| The Red Danube (1949) | Walter Pidgeon & Ethel Barrymore |
129.50 | |
| Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) | Margaret O'Brien | 56.70 | |
| Remains To Be Seen (1953) | Van Johnson & June Allyson |
51.10 | |
| Kind Lady (1951) | Ethel Barrymore & Directed by John Sturges |
30.80 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Angela Lansbury
- Angela Brigid Lansbury was born in Regent’s Park, Central London in 1925.
2. Angela Lansbury met writer John Van Druten when she was 17. Van Druten who had recently co-authored a script for 1944’s Gaslight, suggested that Lansbury would be perfect for the role of Nancy Oliver, a conniving cockney maid. Lansbury accepted the role and would receive her first of three Oscar® nominations for the role. Not a bad start to a career.
3. Angela Lansbury was married 2 times and has two children.
4. Angela Lansbury was offered the role of Nurse Ratchet in 1975’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest but turned it down because she didn’t think she could handle the role.
5. Angela Lansbury was nominated for three Oscars®….she never won. She was nominated for 4 Golden Globes® (movie roles)….she won twice. In 2014 she was given a Honorary Oscar®.
6. Angela Lansbury is one of the last stars (I think) still living in the following 1949 MGM studio photo. Can you name the other one?
7. Angela Lansbury became a household name when she starred as Jessica Fletcher on the television show…Murder She Wrote. She played that role from 1984 to 1996. Check out Angela Lansbury’s movie career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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Mom just told me about Angela Lansbury dying. She was one of the last remaining stars of the studio system era. I adored her. This id so sad. Rest in peace
Hey Flora. I agree with you 100%. There is a famous MGM photo from 1949. It featured many many movie stars and movie legends….she was one of the last ones around from that photo. Still think there might be one left….but it is possible she was the last one. RIP.
She is not an MGM star, but Eva Marie Saint is still alive