Want to know the best Ernst Lubitsch movies? How about the worst Ernst Lubitsch movies? Curious about Ernst Lubitsch box office grosses or which Ernst Lubitsch movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Ernst Lubitsch movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well, you have come to the right place…. because we have all of that information and much more.
Ernst Lubitsch (1892-1947) was a 3-time Oscar® nominated German director and writer. Lubitsch received an Honorary Oscars® in 1947. His IMDb page shows 76 directing credits from 1914 to 1948. This page will rank Ernst Lubitsch movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. FYI – The following tables sadly do not include almost all of the movies Lubitsch (including his acting roles) made in Germany before moving to Hollywood in the early 1920s.
Ernst Lubitsch 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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Ernst Lubitsch 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 Ernst Lubitsch movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Ernst Lubitsch movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Ernst Lubitsch movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Ernst Lubitsch 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 Ernst Lubitsch movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Ernst Lubitsch movie won.
- Sort Ernst Lubitsch 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.
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Ernst Lubitsch Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
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According to my letterboxd account, I have seen 19 Ernst Lubitsch movies.
The HIGHEST ranked film is Ninotchka.
The highest rated film I have NOT seen is The Patriot.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Lady Windemere’s Fan.
Favourite Lubitsch Films
Ninotchka
Heaven Can Wait
One Hour with You
The Love Parade
The Smiling lieutenant
The Shop Around the Corner
Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife
The Merry Widow
Cluny Brown
Design For Living
Angel
Lady Windermere’s Fan