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Ann-Margret (1941-) is a Swedish-American Oscar® nominated actress, singer and dancer. Her singing and acting careers span six decades and should reach seven decades! Ann-Margret’s IMDb page shows over 85 acting credits since 1961. This page will rank Ann-Margret movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
Drivel part of the page: This page was requested by Richard a very long time ago. It has been awhile since we have heard from Richard…..but we hope that he will see that we finally got around to doing his requested Ann-Margret movie page.
Ann-Margret 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
1971
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
AA Best Supp Actress Nom
1963
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
1975
Tommy (1975)
AA Best Actress Nom
1964
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
1978
The Cheap Detective (1978)
1993
Grumpy Old Men (1993)
1965
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
1978
Magic (1978)
1999
Any Given Sunday (1999)
1995
Grumpier Old Men (1995)
2006
The Break-Up (2006)
1961
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
1966
Murderers' Row (1966)
1962
State Fair (1962)
1966
Stagecoach (1966)
2006
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
1977
The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
1985
Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
1979
The Villain (1979)
1973
The Train Robbers (1973)
2017
Going In Style (2017)
1980
Middle Age Crazy (1980)
1965
Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
1964
The Pleasure Seekers (1964)
1982
I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
1965
Once a Thief (1965)
1982
The Return of the Soldier (1982)
2002
Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002)
2021
Queen Bees (2021)
1972
The Outside Man (1972)
Limited Release
2018
Papa (2018)
1992
Newsies (1992)
1986
52 Pick-Up (1986)
1966
Made in Paris (1966)
1966
The Swinger (1966)
1977
Joseph Andrews (1977)
1987
A Tiger's Tale (1987)
2004
Taxi (2004)
1964
Kitten with a Whip (1964)
1988
A New Life (1988)
1970
R.P.M. (1970)
1970
C.C. & Company (1970)
2012
Lucky (2012)
2009
Old Dogs (2009)
1982
Lookin' to Get Out (1982)
2009
All's Faire in Love (2009)
2006
Memory (2006)
Ann-Margret 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 Ann-Margret movies by co-stars of her movies
- Sort Ann-Margret movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Ann-Margret movies by domestic yearly box office rank
- Sort Ann-Margret movies by 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 Ann-Margret movie received.
- Sort Ann-Margret movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
- Blue link in Co-star column takes you to that star’s UMR movie page
| 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 | Carnal Knowledge (1971) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Jack Nicholson | 37.40 | 244.5 | 244.50 | 9 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 2 | Bye Bye Birdie (1963) | Dick Van Dyke & Janet Leigh |
17.10 | 214.9 | 214.90 | 11 | 71 | 02 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 3 | Tommy (1975) AA Best Actress Nom |
Jack Nicholson & Oliver Reed |
47.80 | 251.6 | 251.60 | 9 | 65 | 02 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 4 | Viva Las Vegas (1964) | Elvis Presley | 14.70 | 168.8 | 168.80 | 10 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 5 | The Cheap Detective (1978) | Peter Falk | 43.30 | 199.6 | 199.60 | 12 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 6 | Grumpy Old Men (1993) | Walter Matthau & Jack Lemmon |
70.20 | 182.7 | 182.70 | 14 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 7 | The Cincinnati Kid (1965) | Steve McQueen & Edward G. Robinson |
9.70 | 102.8 | 102.80 | 27 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 88.3 | |
| 8 | Magic (1978) | Anthony Hopkins & Written by William Goldman |
29.50 | 135.8 | 135.80 | 21 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 9 | Any Given Sunday (1999) | Al Pacino & Dennis Quaid |
75.50 | 160.9 | 213.50 | 27 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 10 | Grumpier Old Men (1995) | Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau |
71.50 | 177.2 | 177.20 | 20 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 12 | The Break-Up (2006) | Vince Vaughn & Jennifer Aniston |
118.70 | 194.5 | 335.90 | 19 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 86.2 | |
| 11 | Pocketful of Miracles (1961) | Bette Davis & Glenn Ford |
7.00 | 101.9 | 101.90 | 33 | 67 | 03 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 13 | Murderers' Row (1966) | Dean Martin | 15.90 | 155.6 | 155.60 | 19 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 83.9 | |
| 14 | State Fair (1962) | Pat Boone | 10.00 | 143.7 | 143.70 | 23 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 15 | Stagecoach (1966) | Bing Crosby | 10.00 | 98.0 | 98.00 | 30 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 18 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) | Tim Allen & Kevin Spacey |
84.50 | 138.4 | 181.50 | 25 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 71.9 | |
| 17 | The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) | Marty Feldman | 17.10 | 82.8 | 82.80 | 43 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 70.8 | |
| 16 | Twice in a Lifetime (1985) | Gene Hackman | 8.40 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 96 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 70.5 | |
| 20 | The Villain (1979) | Kirk Douglas & Arnold Schwarzenegger |
26.10 | 112.2 | 112.20 | 37 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 19 | The Train Robbers (1973) | John Wayne | 9.40 | 57.2 | 118.10 | 36 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 65.6 | |
| 22 | Going In Style (2017) | Michael Caine & Morgan Freeman |
45.00 | 54.1 | 102.10 | 60 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 62.9 | |
| 23 | Middle Age Crazy (1980) | Bruce Dern | 14.00 | 57.9 | 57.90 | 55 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 62.5 | |
| 21 | Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965) | Michael Parks | 1.90 | 20.4 | 20.40 | 104 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 62.5 | |
| 24 | The Pleasure Seekers (1964) | Anthony Franciosa | 5.70 | 65.5 | 65.50 | 50 | 52 | 01 / 00 | 57.0 | |
| 25 | I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) | Walter Matthau | 7.00 | 25.6 | 25.60 | 74 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 48.7 | |
| 27 | Once a Thief (1965) | Alain Delon & Van Heflin |
1.40 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 117 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 41.5 | |
| 26 | The Return of the Soldier (1982) | Julie Christie | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 169 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.2 | |
| 28 | Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002) | Kurt Russell & Gary Oldman |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 318 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.4 | |
| 29 | Queen Bees (2021) | Ellen Burstyn & James Caan |
1.30 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 102 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.9 | |
| 30 | The Outside Man (1972) Limited Release |
Roy Scheider | 0.20 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 168 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.7 | |
| 30 | Papa (2018) | Frankie Avalon | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 426 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.2 | |
| 31 | Newsies (1992) | Christian Bale & Robert Duvall |
2.80 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 141 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 30.6 | |
| 32 | 52 Pick-Up (1986) | Roy Scheider | 5.20 | 15.1 | 15.10 | 100 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 28.6 | |
| 35 | Made in Paris (1966) | Louis Jourdan | 3.20 | 31.9 | 31.90 | 74 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 27.5 | |
| 36 | The Swinger (1966) | Anthony Franciosa | 2.40 | 23.3 | 23.30 | 88 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 26.1 | |
| 36 | Joseph Andrews (1977) | Ann-Margret & Peter Firth |
0.80 | 4.1 | 4.10 | 140 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | |
| 37 | A Tiger's Tale (1987) | Kelly Preston | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 270 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 | |
| 38 | Taxi (2004) | Jimmy Fallon & Queen Latifah |
36.60 | 63.6 | 63.60 | 79 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 23.7 | |
| 37 | Kitten with a Whip (1964) | John Forsythe | 2.30 | 26.2 | 26.20 | 102 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 22.9 | |
| 39 | A New Life (1988) | Alan Alda | 7.70 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 105 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 16.3 | |
| 40 | R.P.M. (1970) | Anthony Quinn & Directed by Stanley Kramer |
1.30 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 132 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 13.3 | |
| 41 | C.C. & Company (1970) | Joe Namath | 3.30 | 23.2 | 23.20 | 78 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 8.6 | |
| 42 | Lucky (2012) | Colin Hanks | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 279 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.5 | |
| 44 | Old Dogs (2009) | Robin Williams & John Travolta |
49.50 | 71.1 | 139.10 | 60 | 20 | 00 / 00 | 5.6 | |
| 43 | Lookin' to Get Out (1982) | Angelina Jolie & Jon Voight |
0.90 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 131 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 4.0 | |
| 45 | All's Faire in Love (2009) | Christina Ricci | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 448 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 1.7 | |
| 46 | Memory (2006) | Billy Zane | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 323 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 0.9 |
Ann-Margret Adjusted World Wide 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 Break-Up (2006)
Vince Vaughn &
Jennifer Aniston
335.90
Any Given Sunday (1999)
Al Pacino &
Dennis Quaid
213.50
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
Tim Allen &
Kevin Spacey
181.50
Old Dogs (2009)
Robin Williams &
John Travolta
139.10
The Train Robbers (1973)
John Wayne
118.10
Going In Style (2017)
Michael Caine &
Morgan Freeman
102.10
Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002)
Kurt Russell &
Gary Oldman
0.20
| 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 Break-Up (2006) | Vince Vaughn & Jennifer Aniston |
335.90 | |
| Any Given Sunday (1999) | Al Pacino & Dennis Quaid |
213.50 | |
| The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) | Tim Allen & Kevin Spacey |
181.50 | |
| Old Dogs (2009) | Robin Williams & John Travolta |
139.10 | |
| The Train Robbers (1973) | John Wayne | 118.10 | |
| Going In Style (2017) | Michael Caine & Morgan Freeman |
102.10 | |
| Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002) | Kurt Russell & Gary Oldman |
0.20 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Ann-Margret
1. Ann-Margret Olsson was born in Valsjöbyn, Jämtland County, Sweden in 1941.
2. Ann-Margret was discovered by George Burns when she was performing at The Dunes in Las Vegas.
3. Ann-Margret won the Golden Globe® for Best Newcomer for her first movie….1961’s A Pocketful of Miracles….she played Bette Davis’ daughter.
4. Ann-Margret was nominated for 2 Oscars®. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 1971’s Carnal Knowledge and for Best Actress in 1975’s Tommy….both movies also starred Jack Nicholson.
5. Ann-Margret Is one of five Swedish actresses to be nominated for an Academy Award®. The others are Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman, Lena Olin and Alicia Vikander. The only Swedish actor to be nominated is Max von Sydow.
6. Ann-Margret was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history..she finished 10th in their poll.
7. Ann-Margret had two Billboard Club Play charting hits: in 1979 with “Love Rush” which climbed to #8, and in 1980 with “Midnight Message” that peaked at #12.
8. Ann-Margret has been married one time. She has been married to Roger Smith since 1967.
9. Ann-Margret’s cumulative totals: Adjusted domestic box office: $2.58 billion. Her movies received 10 Oscar® nominations.
10. Roles Ann-Margret was strongly considered for or ones she turned down: Faye Dunaway role in Bonnie and Clyde, Jane Fonda role in Cat Ballou, Katharine Ross role in The Graduate, Natalie Wood role in Gypsy and Jessica Lange role in The Postman Always Rings Twice.
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First really noticed Ann-Margret in Viva Las Vegas when I was a teen, one of the better Elvis musicals of the 60s. She was gorgeous. Rumor has it she and Elvis were more than just good friends.
I’ve only seen 12 of the 37 films listed here, less than I thought. Carnal Knowledge tops the UMR chart, I have a copy of it here but I have yet to watch it, maybe this week. Tommy was an interesting film by Ken Russell but I was never much of a Who fan, The Beatles and Elvis were my faves back then. She had some good scenes in Tommy, especially memorable was her slithering around in melted chocolate.
It’s been ages since I saw The Villain (retitled Cactus Jack here in the UK) a live action Road Runner cartoon, Schwarzenegger was the dull hero and Kirk Douglas the manic over the top villain, lusting after Ann.
I don’t think I’ve seen Bye Bye Birdie or Pocketful of Miracles.
I like the photo from Viva Las Vegas you’ve posted, that song was one of the ‘visual’ highlights from that film. 🙂
Top Marks Bruce. Voted Up.
Hey Steve.
1. Thanks for checking out my latest page.
2. I agree with you about her in Viva Las Vegas….gorgeous does not even seem to be a strong enough word to describe her in that movie.
3. Tally count….Richard G. (he requested this page) 27…..you 12…Flora 11…and me at the bottom with 7 movies.
4. Carnal Knowledge is good….but not a movie that begs to be re-watched…movie is filled with not so nice characters….with Jack being the worst of the bunch.
5. Tommy is a hard movie to finish…..but her melted chocolate scene is a classic one….probably earned her that 2nd Oscar nomination.
6. As a teenager…I thought The Villain was a great movie…..I recently watched it again….and it was not so good this time around.
7. Actually shocked you have not seen Bye Bye Birdie….a musical that was a box office hit….seems strange to me.
Thanks for the vote up and the comment….both are greatly appreciated.
I have seen 27 out of these 37 movies. A-M was often outstanding (e.g. : “Carnal Knowledge”, “Once a Thief”, “Tommy”). In a starmaking role she also illuminated the big screen in “Bye Bye Birdie”. The first film I saw along all these is “Stagecoach”, back in 1967. I immediately fell in love with her and I will always appreciate this great lady. I have to say I’m disappointed “The Swinger” didn’t make your list as she was so sexy and beautiful in it… but I understand records could be difficult to get as this is a 50 year old movie ! Have a nice day Bruce and thanks for sharing with us your passion for film stars 🙂
Hey Richard G..
1. 27 is pretty impressive total of Ann-Margret movies……that is almost 4 times the amount that I have seen.
2. I have not seen her Stagecoach….but I am interested in seeing that one.
3. Once A Thief and Bye Bye Birdie are also on my list of movies to watch.
4. I like many ….including Elvis….fell for her when she appeared in Viva Las Vegas…..thinking many fell hard for her when that one came out.
5. Sorry about The Swinger….I wiil take another look….and see if I can find that one…..that and R.P.M. and her first Roy Scheider movie…The Other Ones are the ones I want get included in this table.
Glad you enjoyed your requested page. Thanks for the comment.
I requested this a long long time ago, sure. Thank you so much for this !!! Have a nice day
Glad you found the page. Sorry it took so long to write…..in the end I was able to find box office information on all but 7 of her movies. Thanks for the comment.
Hi, Bruce.
I have seen the top 7 movies without missing a film.
Overall, I have seen 11 of her films, so Most of her films I’ve seen are well made films.
The lowest ranked film I have seen is The Train Robbers.
My 5 favourite Ann-Margeret Films are:
1. The Cheap Detective
2. Viva Las Vegas
3. Pocketful of Miracles
4. The Cincinnati Kid
5. Bye Bye Birdie
Hey Flora.
1. Top 7 you have seen….let me see how far I get down the list…..not too far….got stuck on Bye Bye Birdie. I have seen 5 of her Top 7.
2. Tally count….I have seen 15…with most of those coming from her Post 1980s career….when looking at her peak years….I have only seen 5 of her movies.
3. I think peak leading lady years were from 1963 to 1980.
4. I have seen 3 of your Top 5 Ann-Margret movies…..I really liked…and I was pretty surprised how much I liked Viva Las Vegas….she and Elvis made a good screen team
As always thanks for the visit….and for you sharing your movie knowledge.
I did not know that she had a paid gig in 2016…
She is one of my all time favorite and beautiful Red Heads along with Rhonda Fleming.
Hey Far Alan…..I think she has a couple of IMDb projects for 2016 and 2017. The one I am looking forward to the most is the remake of Going In Style….with Michael Caine, Alan Arkin and Morgan Freeman….and Ann-Margret of course….so be interesting.
Yeah, sure. I’m also waiting for “Going in Style” !!! This one shall be interesting for lots of reasons (e.g. : George Burns – who discovered A-M – was in the original film !). Thanks again Bruce. Have a nice day !
I enjoyed the first one….real curious which screen legend gets to be the one that last the longest….being a huge Caine fan….I hope he has the Burns’ role. Good point about Burns, Ann-Margret and Going in Style….I like those types of connections.https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/wp-admin/edit-comments.php?paged=5#comments-form