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Eli Wallach (1915-20149) was an American actor. Wallach’s =career spanned more than seven decades, He was one of the greatest character actors ever to appear on stage and screen. His IMDb page shows 174 acting credits between 1951 and 2015. This page will rank Eli Wallach movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles, and movies that we unable to find box office grosses on were not included in the rankings.
Eli Wallach 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
1966
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
1962
How the West Was Won (1962)
AA Best Picture Nom
2003
Mystic River (2003)
AA Best Picture Nom
1961
The Misfits (1961)
1990
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
AA Best Picture Nom
1977
The Deep (1977)
1966
How To Steal a Million (1966)
1960
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
1956
Baby Doll (1956)
1963
The Victors (1963)
1964
The Moon-Spinners (1964)
1965
Lord Jim (1965)
1973
Cinderella Liberty (1973)
2000
Keeping the Faith (2000)
2006
The Holiday (2006)
2010
The Ghost Writer (2010)
2010
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
1980
The Hunter (1980)
1960
Seven Thieves (1960)
1986
Tough Guys (1986)
1977
The Sentinel (1977)
1987
Nuts (1987)
1969
MacKenna's Gold (1969)
1968
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968)
1979
Winter Kills (1979)
1969
The Brain (1969)
2006
The Hoax (2006)
1965
Genghis Khan (1965)
1958
The Lineup (1958)
1996
The Associate (1996)
1978
Girlfriends (1978)
1990
The Two Jakes (1990)
1963
Act One (1963)
1970
The People Next Door (1970)
1970
Zig Zag (1970)
2008
Constantine's Sword (2008)
Voice Only
1978
Movie Movie (1978)
1962
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
1977
Nasty Habits (1977)
1992
Night and the City (1992)
1992
Article 99 (1992)
1968
Ace High (1968)
1968
A Lovely Way To Die (1968)
1992
Mistress (1992)
1978
Circle of Iron (1978)
1970
The Angel Levine (1970)
2009
The Uninvited (2009)
2004
King Of The Corner (2004)
1974
Crazy Joe (1974)
1964
Kisses For My President (1964)
1996
Two Much (1996)
1971
Romance of a Horsethief (1971)
2008
New York, I Love You (2008)
2007
Mama's Boy (2007)
1977
The Domino Principle (1977)
1979
Firepower (1979)
1967
The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
Eli Wallach 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 any way you want.
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Eli Wallach movie received.
- Sort Eli Wallach 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
2
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Clint Eastwood &
Lee Van Cleef25.00
245.0
245.00
6
94
00 / 00
99.1
1
How the West Was Won (1962)
AA Best Picture NomJames Stewart &
Debbie Reynolds36.10
518.8
1,237.40
2
76
08 / 03
99.0
3
Mystic River (2003)
AA Best Picture NomSean Penn &
Directed by Clint Eastwood90.10
161.1
280.40
33
87
06 / 02
98.5
5
The Misfits (1961)
Clark Gable &
Marilyn Monroe11.40
166.5
218.50
18
84
00 / 00
96.0
4
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
AA Best Picture NomAl Pacino &
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola66.70
169.9
348.50
17
70
07 / 00
95.6
6
The Deep (1977)
Robert Shaw &
Nick Nolte84.60
408.9
408.90
6
62
01 / 00
93.2
7
How To Steal a Million (1966)
Audrey Hepburn &
Peter O'Toole11.00
107.8
107.80
26
84
00 / 00
90.8
8
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Yul Brynner &
Steve McQueen6.40
100.4
546.80
44
85
01 / 00
90.5
9
Baby Doll (1956)
Karl Malden &
Carroll Baker3.90
76.3
101.30
89
81
04 / 00
87.2
10
The Victors (1963)
George Peppard &
Albert Finney6.70
84.2
84.20
43
71
00 / 00
82.3
11
The Moon-Spinners (1964)
Hayley Mills
8.30
95.0
95.00
32
67
00 / 00
81.9
12
Lord Jim (1965)
Peter O'Toole &
James Mason10.50
111.4
111.40
21
61
00 / 00
81.6
13
Cinderella Liberty (1973)
James Caan &
Marsha Mason12.10
73.9
73.90
29
65
03 / 00
78.1
14
Keeping the Faith (2000)
Edward Norton &
Ben Stiller37.00
74.1
119.90
65
67
00 / 00
78.1
16
The Holiday (2006)
Cameron Diaz &
Kate Winslet63.20
103.6
336.10
45
58
00 / 00
77.8
15
The Ghost Writer (2010)
Ewan McGregor &
Pierce Brosnan15.50
21.2
89.50
122
81
00 / 00
75.5
17
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
Michael Douglas &
Shia LaBeouf52.50
71.7
184.10
65
61
00 / 00
73.1
19
The Hunter (1980)
Steve McQueen
19.30
80.2
80.20
36
56
00 / 00
69.1
21
Seven Thieves (1960)
Edward G. Robinson &
Rod Steiger6.30
97.8
97.80
47
49
01 / 00
67.8
20
Tough Guys (1986)
Burt Lancaster &
Kirk Douglas21.50
62.4
62.40
42
60
00 / 00
66.9
22
The Sentinel (1977)
Ava Gardner &
Jeff Goldblum10.90
52.8
52.80
55
62
00 / 00
65.1
22
Nuts (1987)
Barbra Streisand &
Richard Dreyfuss31.00
85.3
85.30
38
52
00 / 00
64.9
25
MacKenna's Gold (1969)
Gregory Peck &
Edward G. Robinson8.90
67.2
67.20
31
57
00 / 00
64.5
24
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968)
Dean Martin
7.10
58.8
58.80
51
59
00 / 00
64.4
25
Winter Kills (1979)
Jeff Bridges &
Anthony Perkins1.10
4.7
4.70
140
75
00 / 00
62.0
26
The Brain (1969)
David Niven &
Jean-Paul Belmondo2.10
16.3
120.60
96
71
00 / 00
61.3
27
The Hoax (2006)
Richard Gere &
Alfred Molina7.20
11.7
19.30
173
71
00 / 00
60.0
30
Genghis Khan (1965)
James Mason &
Omar Sharif4.90
51.4
51.40
55
56
00 / 00
54.7
29
The Lineup (1958)
Directed by Don Siegel
1.10
20.3
20.30
134
65
00 / 00
54.2
29
The Associate (1996)
Whoopi Goldberg &
Dianne Wiest12.80
31.3
31.30
108
61
00 / 00
52.2
29
Girlfriends (1978)
Christopher Guest
0.20
0.7
1.40
151
70
00 / 00
51.8
32
The Two Jakes (1990)
Jack Nicholson &
Harvey Keitel10.00
25.5
25.50
98
62
00 / 00
51.0
34
Act One (1963)
Jason Robards &
George Segal2.60
32.2
32.20
76
60
00 / 00
50.8
33
The People Next Door (1970)
Cloris Leachman
1.30
9.0
9.00
130
67
00 / 00
49.9
36
Zig Zag (1970)
George Kennedy
2.30
16.1
16.10
100
64
00 / 00
48.9
35
Constantine's Sword (2008)
Voice OnlyLiev Schreiber
0.20
0.3
0.30
261
69
00 / 00
48.7
35
Movie Movie (1978)
George C. Scott &
Barbara Harris1.90
8.7
8.70
116
66
00 / 00
47.7
38
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
Paul Newman &
Diane Baker2.70
39.0
39.00
88
56
00 / 00
46.8
37
Nasty Habits (1977)
Glenda Jackson &
Sandy Dennis2.30
11.1
11.10
110
64
00 / 00
45.4
40
Night and the City (1992)
Robert DeNiro &
Jessica Lange6.20
16.1
16.10
112
62
00 / 00
45.0
39
Article 99 (1992)
Ray Liotta &
Kiefer Sutherland6.40
16.6
16.60
111
61
00 / 00
42.8
40
Ace High (1968)
Brock Peters
0.20
1.2
1.20
178
64
00 / 00
38.6
41
A Lovely Way To Die (1968)
Kirk Douglas &
Sylva Koscina2.00
16.5
16.50
119
57
00 / 00
34.6
44
Mistress (1992)
Robert DeNiro &
Martin Landau1.10
2.9
2.90
168
61
00 / 00
33.7
45
Circle of Iron (1978)
Roddy McDowall &
Christopher Lee2.20
10.2
10.20
107
59
00 / 00
33.5
46
The Angel Levine (1970)
Harry Belafonte &
Zero Mostel1.30
9.0
9.00
134
59
00 / 00
32.4
45
The Uninvited (2009)
Elizabeth Banks &
David Strathairn28.60
41.1
59.80
92
48
00 / 00
32.1
48
King Of The Corner (2004)
Rita Moreno
0.10
0.1
0.10
316
61
00 / 00
31.0
47
Crazy Joe (1974)
Rip Torn
0.20
0.9
0.90
150
58
00 / 00
26.9
50
Kisses For My President (1964)
Fred MacMurray &
Polly Bergen2.80
32.1
32.10
88
45
01 / 00
22.3
49
Two Much (1996)
Antonio Banderas &
Melanie Griffith1.10
2.8
2.80
195
54
00 / 00
19.3
50
Romance of a Horsethief (1971)
Yul Brynner
1.90
12.2
12.20
127
50
00 / 00
17.8
52
New York, I Love You (2008)
Orlando Bloom &
Bradley Cooper1.60
2.4
12.20
195
52
00 / 00
17.3
54
Mama's Boy (2007)
Diane Keaton &
Jeff Daniels0.10
0.1
0.10
325
49
00 / 00
11.5
55
The Domino Principle (1977)
Gene Hackman &
Richard Widmark4.60
22.2
22.20
86
41
00 / 00
10.7
56
Firepower (1979)
Sophia Loren &
James Coburn2.40
10.2
10.20
109
40
00 / 00
6.2
55
The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
Anne Jackson
1.20
10.6
10.60
134
37
00 / 00
4.0
I have seen 16 Eli Wallach movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is How the West Was Won.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is The Godfather Part III
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Kisses For My President
Favourite Eli Wallach movies:
How the West Was Won
The Magnificent Seven
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
The Misfits
How to Steal a Million
MacKenna’s Gold
Other Eli Wallach Movies I Have Seen:
Mystic River
Baby Doll
Moon-Spinners
Lord Jim
Seven Thieves
How to Save a Marriage (and Ruin Your Life)
Act One
A Lovely Way to Die
The Angel Levine
Kisses For My President
Hey Flora. Good information on Eli Wallach and the movies you have seen. Tally counts…24 for me, 18 for Steve and 16 for you. Surprised you have not seen more. I have seen all of your favorites…I like all of them except for The Misfits. I actually have How To Steal A Million in my DVD que….as I want to listen to the DVD commentary on that one. No Tough Guys on your watched list? Lancaster, Douglas and Wallach. A fun movie but not a good movie. Speaking of Douglas…I finally watched and enjoyed Champion last night. Good stuff as always.
You’ve been busy with the new pages Bruce, I can’t keep up! 🙂
Wallach was superb as a Mexican bandit in two of my all time favorite westerns.
I’ve seen 18 of the 52 films on the chart. Favorites are – The Magnificent Seven, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, How the West Was Won, Tough Guys, The Deep & The Sentinel.
Great to see Sergio Leone’s masterpiece topping the charts.
I haven’t seen Baby Doll, it’s been on my ‘to watch’ list for years. It rarely turns up on TV.
Nice work Bruce. Vote Up.
Hey Steve…..we have stepped up our new material…..we had a person review on website….and it got marks….just not big enough to compete with other websites….so getting new material posted faster is one of our goals. Three of the 4 dropped today, had over 35 movies completely done…and were just sitting in the database…figured we would release the Kraken.
Tally counts…24 for me, 18 for you and 16 for Flora. Seen all of your favorites…with The Good, The Bad and The Ugly being one of my all-time favorite roles. As time has passed, I have enjoyed his performance more and more…heck at this point….he seems more the hero than Clint.
As for Baby Doll….it was ok….but not a movie I will re-visit anytime soon….so I do not think you are missing too much. Good stuff as always.
I am very fond of Clint Eastwood in his detective and human-interest films but have never been a fan of his two mega-hit Clyde movies or his westerns; and The Good the Bad and The Ugly is among his cowboy films that I have never been interested in watching.
I most liked Eli as the psychopathic hit-man in the crime film-noir 1958’s The Lineup; in which he is the top billed lead; and which IMDB credits with a fine 73% rating. I also liked Eli in the “two sevens” The Magnificent 7 and Edward G Robinson’s 7 Thieves.
A great admirer of and friendly with Brando Eli and the latter played baseball together at a picnic for The Actor’s Studio in Connecticut in 1953 [photos on internet]
Hey Bob….Surprised The Good, The Bad and The Ugly never interested…that is one of my all-time favorite movies. Would it interest you more if you bought into the Danny Peary breakdown of Sergio Leone movies. There are normally 3 main characters in each of movies….all three descendants of gods….normally the hero and villain are 100% blood descendants of gods…while the 3rd character, like Eli’s The Ugly or Jason Robards’s character in Once Upon A Time In The West, have one god parent and one human parent. A mere mortal can not kill them….only other descendants of gods can.
As for The Lineup…I could not find box office information on that one. Eli and Marlon playing baseball….good trivia nugget. Good stuff as always.
Excellent page.
Mike
Thank you Mike.
Cogerson tally count 24. My Top 5 Eli Wallach Movies – The Magnificent Seven, How To Steal A Million, Cinderella Liberty, How The West Was Won and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. The latter is one of my all-time favorite movies.