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Gene Tierney (1920-1991) was an American Oscar® nominated film and stage actress. She was one of the most popular stars working in the 1940s…appearing in 14 $100 million (adjusted gross) movies during that time decade, Gene Tierney’s IMDb page shows 41 acting credits from 1940-1980. This page will rank 36 Gene Tierney movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Her television appearances were not included in the rankings.
Drivel part of the page: This Gene Tierney page was requested by Film Lover 293. Some of these pages are very difficult to put together. This page turned out to be one of the easiest ones we have ever done. Of her 36 movies…..29 of them were already in our database. 4 required some quick research…and 3 required some deeper research. We will gladly take these numbers any day of the week when doing new UMR pages.
Gene Tierney 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
1944
Laura (1944)
1946
The Razor's Edge (1946)
AA Best Picture Nom
1943
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
1945
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
AA Best Actress Nom
1946
Dragonwyck (1946)
1954
The Egyptian (1954)
1955
The Left Hand of God (1955)
1945
A Bell for Adano (1945)
1941
Tobacco Road (1941)
1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
1940
The Return of Frank James (1940)
1951
On the Riviera (1951)
1954
Black Widow (1954)
1941
The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
1947
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
1941
Belle Starr (1941)
1942
China Girl (1942)
1948
The Iron Curtain (1948)
1962
Advise & Consent (1962)
1942
Rings On Her Fingers (1942)
1950
Night and the City (1950)
1950
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
1951
The Mating Season (1951)
1942
Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air (1942)
1950
Whirlpool (1950)
1948
That Wonderful Urge (1948)
1951
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
1951
Close To My Heart (1951)
1952
Way of a Gaucho (1952)
1941
Sundown (1941)
1940
Hudson's Bay (1940)
1953
Never Let Me Go (1953)
1953
Personal Affair (1953)
1952
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
1964
The Pleasure Seekers (1964)
1963
Toys in the Attic (1963)
Gene Tierney 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 Gene Tierney movies by co-stars of her movies
- Sort Gene Tierney movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Gene Tierney movies by domestic yearly box office rank
- Sort Gene Tierney 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 Gene Tierney movie received.
- Sort Gene Tierney 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 |
| 3 | Laura (1944) | Dana Andrews & Clifton Webb |
6.50 | 217.3 | 217.30 | 39 | 86 | 05 / 01 | 98.9 | |
| 1 | The Razor's Edge (1946) AA Best Picture Nom |
Tyrone Power & Anne Baxter |
13.50 | 416.2 | 416.20 | 6 | 79 | 04 / 01 | 98.8 | |
| 2 | Heaven Can Wait (1943) AA Best Picture Nom |
Don Ameche & Charles Coburn |
7.10 | 256.7 | 256.70 | 31 | 77 | 03 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 4 | Leave Her to Heaven (1945) AA Best Actress Nom |
Cornel Wilde & Vincent Price |
14.20 | 449.6 | 449.60 | 3 | 81 | 04 / 01 | 98.4 | |
| 5 | Dragonwyck (1946) | Vincent Price & Walter Huston |
8.10 | 249.7 | 249.70 | 33 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.4 | |
| 6 | The Egyptian (1954) | Victor Mature & Jean Simmons |
12.90 | 301.3 | 301.30 | 17 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 93.9 | |
| 7 | The Left Hand of God (1955) | Humphrey Bogart | 11.40 | 236.9 | 236.90 | 25 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 93.0 | |
| 8 | A Bell for Adano (1945) | John Hodiak & Harry Morgan |
6.90 | 220.2 | 220.20 | 39 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 9 | Tobacco Road (1941) | Directed by John Ford | 5.30 | 204.9 | 204.90 | 22 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 91.8 | |
| 10 | Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) | Tyrone Power | 4.60 | 169.9 | 169.90 | 55 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 11 | The Return of Frank James (1940) | Henry Fonda | 3.70 | 143.0 | 143.00 | 37 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 90.6 | |
| 12 | On the Riviera (1951) | Danny Kaye | 7.10 | 154.0 | 154.00 | 29 | 66 | 02 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 13 | Black Widow (1954) | Ginger Rogers & Van Heflin |
7.10 | 167.4 | 167.40 | 44 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 15 | The Shanghai Gesture (1941) | Victor Mature & Directed by Josef Von Sternberg |
3.50 | 136.6 | 136.60 | 65 | 68 | 02 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 14 | The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) | Rex Harrison & Natalie Wood |
2.80 | 82.7 | 82.70 | 118 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 16 | Belle Starr (1941) | Randolph Scott | 4.80 | 186.3 | 186.30 | 30 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 18 | China Girl (1942) | Victor McLaglen & George Montgomery |
4.00 | 148.7 | 148.70 | 65 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 87.4 | |
| 19 | The Iron Curtain (1948) | Dana Andrews | 5.30 | 141.8 | 141.80 | 66 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 17 | Advise & Consent (1962) | Henry Fonda & Charles Laughton |
5.70 | 82.1 | 82.10 | 47 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 20 | Rings On Her Fingers (1942) | Henry Fonda | 2.90 | 106.2 | 106.20 | 98 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 85.9 | |
| 22 | Night and the City (1950) | Richard Widmark | 3.60 | 80.1 | 80.10 | 95 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 21 | Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) | Dana Andrews | 2.90 | 64.2 | 64.20 | 110 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 23 | The Mating Season (1951) | Thelma Ritter | 4.60 | 100.1 | 100.10 | 67 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 24 | Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air (1942) | Preston Foster | 3.60 | 132.8 | 132.80 | 74 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 25 | Whirlpool (1950) | Richard Conte | 3.30 | 73.8 | 73.80 | 100 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 80.1 | |
| 27 | That Wonderful Urge (1948) | Tyrone Power | 4.30 | 117.0 | 117.00 | 83 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 26 | The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) | Glenn Ford & Ethel Barrymore |
3.90 | 83.2 | 83.20 | 91 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 78.8 | |
| 28 | Close To My Heart (1951) | Ray Milland | 2.50 | 53.9 | 53.90 | 137 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 72.8 | |
| 29 | Way of a Gaucho (1952) | Rory Calhoun & Richard Boone |
3.90 | 76.2 | 76.20 | 88 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 30 | Sundown (1941) | George Sanders & Directed by William Wanger |
2.80 | 108.5 | 159.70 | 90 | 46 | 03 / 00 | 71.0 | |
| 31 | Hudson's Bay (1940) | Paul Muni & Vincent Price |
1.80 | 68.6 | 68.60 | 115 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 67.7 | |
| 32 | Never Let Me Go (1953) | Clark Gable | 4.50 | 80.7 | 131.60 | 78 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 64.9 | |
| 33 | Personal Affair (1953) | Leo Genn | 2.60 | 47.4 | 47.40 | 139 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 61.1 | |
| 34 | Plymouth Adventure (1952) | Spencer Tracy | 5.30 | 103.9 | 164.70 | 59 | 41 | 01 / 01 | 61.0 | |
| 35 | The Pleasure Seekers (1964) | Ann-Margret | 5.70 | 65.5 | 65.50 | 50 | 52 | 01 / 00 | 57.0 | |
| 36 | Toys in the Attic (1963) | Dean Martin & Directed by George Roy Hill |
2.60 | 32.7 | 32.70 | 75 | 55 | 01 / 00 | 42.8 |
Adjusted Gene Tierney Adjusted Worldwide 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 |
| Plymouth Adventure (1952) | Spencer Tracy | 164.70 | |
| Sundown (1941) | George Sanders & Directed by William Wanger |
159.70 | |
| Never Let Me Go (1953) | Clark Gable | 131.60 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Gene Tierney
1. Gene Eliza Teirney was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1920. Her father, a successful insurance broker, set up a corporation, Belle-Tier, to fund and promote her acting career….I think that it worked!
2. Gene Tierney most famous movie role was in 1944’s Laura. She originally did not want to make the movie but did it anyway under contract obligations….so basically 20th Century Fox made her make the movie.
3. Gene Tierney appeared in five films with Dana Andrews: 1941’s Tobacco Road, 1941’s Belle Starr , 1944’s Laura, 1948’s The Iron Curtain and 1950’s Where the Sidewalk Ends.
4. Gene Tierney’s only Oscar® nomination was for 1945’s Leave Her To Heaven. Her incredible performance as one of the movie’s greatest villains is probably why this is one of Martin Scorsese‘s favorite movies.
5. Gene Tierney was a guest at the house of Tyrone Power on May 19, 1946, when Primula Niven, wife of actor David Niven, fell down a flight of stairs, sustaining injuries that would eventually result in her death.
6. Gene Tierney was married two times. She had two children….both daughters.
7. Gene Tierney’s daughter was born intellectually disabled because Gene had contracted German measles during her only appearance at the Hollywood Canteen. This served as the uncredited inspiration for the plot of the 1962 Agatha Christie novel and later movie 1980’s The Mirror Crack’d.
8. When Gene Tierney saw herself on screen for the first time, she was horrified by her voice (“I sounded like an angry Minnie Mouse”). She began smoking to lower her voice, but it came at a great price – she died of emphysema.
9. Gene Tierney appeared in 18 $100 million box office hits. That is tied for 8th place when looking at all the actresses that are on our website.
10. Gene Tierneys’ cumulative movie totals: Adjusted domestic box office: $4.21 billion. Her movies received 29 Oscar® nominations….winning 4 times.
Check out Gene Tierney‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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I agree, Laura is her best and the 1953 sort of remake, Vicki with Jeanne Crain is not bad too. Also I think Plymouth Adventure is her and Spencer Tracy’s worst. I remember seeing Plymouth at the Regency Theater in New York’s 1980 summer Americana festival. It was double billed with 1940’s Northwest Passage also with Spencer Tracy and which is a whole lot better. They made a TV series out of that in the late 50’s using plenty of stock footage from that film. I remember that day because after those movies I was supposed to go the last Schaefer or Miller concert series ever to be held in Central Park starring the Pretenders. Idiot here left his ticket home. The series which had run a number of summers was shut down because the noise upset all the people living near the Wollman rink where the concerts were. The last show I saw there was the B-52’s.
Hey Dan.
1. I did not realize it was made that soon after the original. I will have to check out Vicki.
2. Plymouth Adventure easily got the worst reviews…which is somewhat shocking since it also starred Spencer Tracy.
3. Cool story about when you saw the Tracy double feature……Northwest Passage was one of my dad’s favorite movies.
4. Bringing the tickets is an important part when coming to a concert….lol.
5. I saw the B-52s in concert as well…which is amazing because I rarely go to concerts.
Thanks for the entertaining comment.
I was young then.
Yea Bruce!
I’m without my computer today so will be writing more tomorrow,
I’ll bet your kids are counting the minutes till vacation time.
Yes, all our great minds thinking alike!! Thanks Bobby
Flora
Hey Flora….sorry you are having computer issues…..we are packed and ready to go….departure time moved up 6 hours so we are leaving in the am. But I am leaving some new stuff …..for your viewing pleasure.
Her face was was a combo if orental and irish one of my firdmst crusges i just couldnt beliece wht i was looking at, Should have won a Oscar for leave her to heaven.
Hey Eric…..thanks for stopping by and commenting. I agree with you about her winning an Oscar for Leave Her To Heaven.
1 Laurent and I would not have gotten to compare notes if it had not been for Coogerson
2 Maybe some day Cogerson will join up dots all over the world and hundreds of people who never hitherto knew one another will all be pen pals.
Hey Bob and Laurent…..glad we could be your bridge…..the fact that these pages are reaching a worldwide is one of our favorite things.
LAURENT
1 Living with the French is my son’s problem !! Though my favourite female movie star Deanna Durbin forsook the glitter of Hollywood to live with your people for over 60 years so they must have something going for them !!!
2 Maybe that was because as Gilbert Roland sang in The French line film with Jane Russell “The Frenchman always says it with a kiss!” and of course Deanna went there to live with her French husband.
3 Another coincidence is your being into rugby. My son is a rugby fanatic and in fact played for his school and was on the team that won a major cup here in Northern Ireland.
4 As I say I’ll look out for your future posts so goodbye for now and have a good weekend.
BOB
Hey Bob….that is cool about your son and rugby. Good quote from Jane Russell.
Bob,
About coincidence, I was on holiday in La Rochelle last week. I agree with you, it’s a very charming and lively town. As we say in France, it was a coup de coeur for my family and me, and we expect to return next year.
LAURENT
Excellent All great minds think alike !!!
BOB