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Carol Reed (1906-1976) was an Oscar®-winning English director. Reed is best known for Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948), The Third Man (1949), and Oliver! (1968). Reed’s IMDb page shows 35 directing credits from 1935 to 2012. This page will rank Carol Reed movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
Carol Reed 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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| 1968 | Oliver! (1968) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Director Win |
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| 1949 | The Third Man (1949) AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1962 | Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1956 | Trapeze (1956) | |
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| 1947 | Odd Man Out (1947) | |
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| 1965 | The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) | |
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| 1959 | Our Man in Havana (1959) |  |
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| 1953 | The Man Between (1953) | |
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| 1958 | The Key (1958) | |
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| 1940 | Night Train To Munich (1940) |  |
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| 1948 | The Fallen Idol (1948) AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1951 | Outcast of the Islands (1951) | |
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| 1972 | Follow Me/The Public Eye (1972) | |
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| 1942 | The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) | |
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| 1940 | The Stars Look Down (1940) | |
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| 1963 | The Running Man (1963) |  |
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| 1938 | Climbing High (1938) | |
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| 1939 | A Girl Must Live (1939) | |
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| 1944 | The Way Ahead (1944) |  |
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| 1941 | The Remarkable Mr. Kipps (1941) | |
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| 1955 | A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) | |
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| 1970 | Flap (1970) |  |
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| 1936 | Talk Of The Devil (1936) |  |
Carol Reed Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Carol Reed movie received.
- Sort Carol Reed 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
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
Oliver! (1968)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Director WinRon Moody &
Jack Wild48.00
395.0
395.00
5
71
11 / 05
99.8
3
The Third Man (1949)
AA Best Director NomOrson Welles &
Joseph Cotten &
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181.1
181.10
24
90
03 / 01
98.6
2
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
AA Best Picture NomMarlon Brando &
Trevor Howard28.00
402.5
402.50
4
70
07 / 00
97.8
4
Trapeze (1956)
Burt Lancaster &
Tony Curtis20.80
407.1
407.10
6
63
00 / 00
93.3
5
Odd Man Out (1947)
James Mason
3.80
110.2
110.20
90
86
01 / 00
91.8
6
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Charlton Heston &
Rex Harrison10.80
114.3
114.30
19
79
05 / 00
91.2
7
Our Man in Havana (1959)
Alec Guinness &
Maureen O'Hara5.20
93.7
93.70
47
78
00 / 00
86.9
8
The Man Between (1953)
James Mason &
Claire Bloom4.50
81.7
81.70
77
73
00 / 00
83.0
9
The Key (1958)
William Holden &
Sophia Loren6.30
112.9
112.90
39
62
00 / 00
82.3
10
Night Train To Munich (1940)
Margaret Lockwood &
Rex Harrison1.00
38.5
38.50
167
76
01 / 00
76.6
11
The Fallen Idol (1948)
AA Best Director NomRalph Richardson
0.30
9.2
9.20
193
75
02 / 00
66.8
12
Outcast of the Islands (1951)
Ralph Richardson &
Trevor Howard0.60
13.1
13.10
222
73
00 / 00
63.6
13
Follow Me/The Public Eye (1972)
Mia Farrow
2.40
15.4
15.40
110
71
00 / 00
61.6
14
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
Robert Donat
1.10
40.1
40.10
172
63
00 / 00
60.7
15
The Stars Look Down (1940)
Michael Redgrave &
Margaret Lockwood0.40
16.5
16.50
217
69
00 / 00
59.2
16
The Running Man (1963)
Lee Remick &
Laurence Harvey1.30
16.3
16.30
114
63
00 / 00
46.8
17
Climbing High (1938)
Michael Redgrave
0.90
35.4
35.40
172
56
00 / 00
45.7
18
A Girl Must Live (1939)
Margaret Lockwood
0.20
7.9
7.90
230
63
00 / 00
41.3
19
The Way Ahead (1944)
David Niven
0.80
25.5
25.50
160
56
00 / 00
39.0
20
The Remarkable Mr. Kipps (1941)
Michael Redgrave
0.20
7.4
7.40
226
61
00 / 00
37.1
21
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
Celia Johnson
0.10
3.0
3.00
202
62
00 / 00
34.9
22
Flap (1970)
Anthony Quinn &
Shelley Winters1.80
12.6
12.60
112
56
00 / 00
28.7
23
Talk Of The Devil (1936)
Ricardo Cortez
0.20
7.3
7.30
213
52
00 / 00
19.1
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Carol Reed, good choice, Oliver Reed’s uncle.
I’ve seen just 6 of the 23 films on the chart, favorites are – Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Reed starting working on Bounty but was replaced by Lewis Milestone as director. The Agony and the Ecstasy, Trapeze, Oliver and The Third Man. I’ve also seen Our Man in Havana.
Looking at the box office – Trapeze and Bounty were major hits though Bounty, like Cleopatra, was not considered a success because of the costs and problems in making it. The Third Man was a bigger success than I thought, a real crowd pleaser in its time.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
I have seen 11 Carol Reed movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Oliver!
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Mutiny on the Bounty.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Flap.
Favourite Carol Reed Movies:
Oliver!
The Third Man
Trapeze
Odd Man Out
Our Man in Havana
Nigt Train to Munich
The Fallen Idol
Other Carol Reed Movies I Have Seen;
The Agony and the Ecstacy
The Key
The Running Man
Flap
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