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James Darren (1936-2024) was as American actor, director and singer. His IMDb page shows acting 56 credits from 1956 to 2017. This page will rank James Darren 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.
James Darren 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
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1961
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
AA Best Picture Nom
1963
Under The Yum Yum Tree (1963)
1962
Diamond Head (1962)
1957
Operation Mad Ball (1957)
1959
Gidget (1959)
1958
Gunman's Walk (1958)
1961
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)
1959
The Gene Krupa Story (1959)
1964
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964)
1963
Gidget Goes To Rome (1963)
1960
All the Young Men (1960)
2018
Lucky (2018)
1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)
1964
For Those That Think Young (1964)
1964
The Lively Set (1964)
1956
Rumble on the Docks (1956)
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| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
| 1961 | The Guns of Navarone (1961) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1963 | Under The Yum Yum Tree (1963) | |
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| 1962 | Diamond Head (1962) | |
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| 1957 | Operation Mad Ball (1957) | |
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| 1959 | Gidget (1959) | |
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| 1958 | Gunman's Walk (1958) | |
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| 1961 | Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961) | |
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| 1959 | The Gene Krupa Story (1959) | |
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| 1964 | Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964) | |
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| 1963 | Gidget Goes To Rome (1963) | |
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| 1960 | All the Young Men (1960) | |
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| 2018 | Lucky (2018) | |
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| 1960 | Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) | |
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| 1964 | For Those That Think Young (1964) | |
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| 1964 | The Lively Set (1964) | |
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| 1956 | Rumble on the Docks (1956) | |
James Darren 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.
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Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each James Darren movie received and how many Oscar® wins each James Darren movie won.
Sort James Darren 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 | ||||
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| 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 | The Guns of Navarone (1961) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gregory Peck & David Niven |
37.10 | 541.1 | 1,040.50 | 3 | 84 | 07 / 01 | 99.3 | |
| 2 | Under The Yum Yum Tree (1963) | Jack Lemmon & Carol Lynley |
14.10 | 177.3 | 177.30 | 19 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 3 | Diamond Head (1962) | Charlton Heston | 12.90 | 184.8 | 184.80 | 15 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 4 | Operation Mad Ball (1957) | Jack Lemmon & Ernie Kovacs |
5.30 | 101.7 | 101.70 | 43 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 81.8 | |
| 5 | Gidget (1959) | Sandra Dee | 4.30 | 77.0 | 77.00 | 63 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 79.1 | |
| 6 | Gunman's Walk (1958) | Van Heflin & Tab Hunter |
2.70 | 48.3 | 48.30 | 86 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 78.8 | |
| 7 | Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961) | Carl Reiner | 6.30 | 91.6 | 91.60 | 38 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 8 | The Gene Krupa Story (1959) | Sal Mineo & Music Biopic |
2.20 | 38.7 | 38.70 | 102 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 9 | Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964) | Daws Butler & Don Messick |
3.20 | 37.0 | 37.00 | 79 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 68.5 | |
| 10 | Gidget Goes To Rome (1963) | Cindy Carol | 5.70 | 71.6 | 71.60 | 51 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 64.4 | |
| 11 | All the Young Men (1960) | Alan Ladd & Sidney Poitier |
4.10 | 64.7 | 64.70 | 67 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 61.1 | |
| 11 | Lucky (2018) | Harry Dean Stanton | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 420 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 58.0 | |
| 13 | Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) | Ricardo Montalban & Shelley Winters |
1.10 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 125 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 55.8 | |
| 14 | For Those That Think Young (1964) | Bob Denver | 4.00 | 45.9 | 45.90 | 72 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 36.4 | |
| 15 | The Lively Set (1964) | Sports Movies | 1.60 | 17.9 | 17.90 | 121 | 55 | 01 / 00 | 32.1 | |
| 16 | Rumble on the Docks (1956) | Robert Blake | 1.00 | 19.3 | 19.30 | 181 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 27.6 |
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Great that you are able to do new pages again and thanks for the page on James Darren.
I have seen 8 James Darren movies so far including my favourite movie of all time: The Guns of Navarone. I have seen it so often that I thought I had seen more of Darren’s films than I have.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is The Guns of Navarone.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Gidget Goes Hawaiian.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is All The Young Men.
Favourite James Darren Movies:
The Guns of Navarone
Under the Yum Yum Tree
Diamond Head
Operation Mad Ball
Gidget
Gunman’s Walk
The Gene Krupa Story
I also used to watch the TV show T.J. Hooker.
Rest in peace.