Want to know the best Judy Garland movies? How about the worst Judy Garland movies? Curious about Judy Garland’s box office grosses or which Judy Garland movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Judy Garland movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
A quick check on the American Film Institute’s Top Stars Of All-Time list….I found that the highest rated performer that I had not written a movie page on was Judy Garland. Garland is ranked as the 8th greatest actress according to their Legends poll. Even more impressive is the massive box office success her movies experienced. Of her 31 movies…23 crossed the $100 million mark when looking at adjusted box office grosses. That is the highest total for any actress that I have researched.
Judy Garland’s (1922-1969) IMDb page shows 38 acting credits from 1930-1963. This page will rank 31 Judy Garland movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, and cameos were not included in the rankings. Most of the box office figures are provided by the Eddie Marmix MGM Feature Film Ledgers and include not only North America figures but worldwide box office totals as well. I have seen 3 of her movies….so I do not really know how accurate my rankings turned out…I look forward to Judy Garland experts telling me which movies are too high or too low.
Judy Garland Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Judy Garland 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 Judy Garland movies by co-stars of her movies.
- Sort Judy Garland movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost.
- Sort Judy Garland movies by adjusted worldwide box office grosses using current movie ticket cost.
- Sort Judy Garland movies 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 Judy Garland movie received.
- Sort Judy Garland 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.
Stats and Possibly Interesting Things From The Above Judy Garland Table
- Twenty-four Judy Garland movies crossed the magical $100 million domestic gross mark. That is a percentage of 77.41% of his movies listed. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) was her biggest box hit.
- An average Judy Garland movie grosses $176.80 million in adjusted box office gross.
- Using RottenTomatoes.com’s 60% fresh meter. 28 of Judy Garland’s movies are rated as good movies…or 90.32% of her movies. Wizard of Oz (1939) is her highest rated movie. Everybody Sing (1938) was her lowest rated movie.
- Twelve Judy Garland movies received at least one Oscar® nomination in any category…..or 38.70% of her movies.
- Four Judy Garland movies won at least one Oscar® in any category…..or 12.90% of her movies.
- A “good movie” Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score is 60.00. 26 Judy Garland movies scored higher that average….or 83.87% of her movies. A Star is Born (1954) got the the highest UMR Score while I Could Go On Singing (1963) got the lowest UMR Score.
Possibly interesting facts about Judy Garland.
1. Judy Garland was born Frances Ethel Gumm. At the age of 6 she started performing with her two older sisters in a vaudeville act call the Gumm Sisters.
2. Judy Garland was married 5 times in her life. She had two children with Sidney Luft and one child(Liza Minnelli) with Oscar® winning director Vincente Minnelli.
3. Dorothy’s daughter was married to the Tin Man’s son for seven years….or in other word’s Judy’s daughter Liza Minnelli was married to Jack Haley’s son Jack Haley Jr. for seven years.
4. Judy Garland’s singing of Over the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz was voted the greatest song in movies according to the American Film Institute.
5. Judy Garland received 2 Oscar® nominations for acting….Best Actress in 1954’s A Star Is Born and Best Supporting Actress in 1961’s Judgement at Nuremberg. She also received a special Juvenile Oscar® for her work in The Wizard of Oz.
6. Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney appeared in 9 movies together….or roughly 33% of all Judy Garland movies also starred Mickey Rooney.
7. One of only six actresses to dance with both Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in a movie….the other five? Debbie Reynolds, Rita Hayworth, Cyd Charisse, Leslie Caron and Vera-Ellen.
8. I have over 22,000 movies in my database….before doing this hub I had not included The Wizard of Oz in the database….however after including The Wizard of Oz it has a high enough ranking to crack my Top 100 Films of All-Time movie page….as it comes in at #75.
9. To see vintage movie posters of Judy Garland’s movie career….please check out his outstanding hub by Steve Lensman….Judy Garland Movie Posters
10. Check out Judy Garland‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
Steve Lensman’s Judy Garland You Tube Video
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Most of the box office totals came from the Eddie Mannix MGM Film Ledgers.
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I first seen the Wizard of Oz in the cinema when I was about 9. I instantly fell in love with Judy Garland. A year later in 1969, I heard of her death. It was big news, although I was 10, I couldn’t understand how someone so lovely could die in such a sad way.
I think for anyone who loves musicals, and let’s face it, millions do, there’ll always be an audience for Judy. I thought one of her best movies was The Clock. It was just a simple love story but it was so well done. It’s hardly surprising that she was such a box office star. She just had a vulnerability about her that people just wanted to love her.
Hey Chris….I can imagine how her death was such a memorable moment for you. For me it was Elvis’ passing….my best friend’s mom was very upset….I could not figure out why she was so upset…it was not like she knew him. Well a few years later when John Wayne passed….I started to understand why she was so upset.
Of all the movie pages I have done….Garland and Dean Martin are the two that surprised me the most…when looking at their box office success. So far no other actress has more $100 million movies than her. Currently Julia Roberts is the active leader….with 16 movies….that is 7 behind Garland….and not thinking Roberts has that many more box office hits in her career.
I appreciate the comment and the continued support.
I loved Garland best in the Wizard of Oz. I wonder what she would say about the new one just out this year. She had a beautiful voice and I still love hearing her sing Over The Rainbow. Great tribute and review on this talented actress.
Hey teaches12345….I think she would like OZ The Great and Powerful…as it is an excellent addition to the Wizard of Oz
Wow, extensive movie page here on Judy Garland. Loved all the interesting facts about her life. I’ve always loved her in “The Wizard of Oz” and her signing “Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Thanks for the visit and the comment Faith Reaper….Somewhere Over The Rainbow is a classic that gets better every year
Judy Garland had tremendous talent as a skilled actress, as an energetic dancer and as an outstanding singer. My favorite movies of hers are A Star is Born, Meet Me in St. Louis, the Wizard of Oz and Ziegfeld Follies. When I used to watch and listen to Liza Minelli sing, I heard her mother, Judy. Thanks for this very pleasant deja vu, Bruce.
Hey drbj….thanks for the visit and the comment. Glad to see your favorites did well in my rankings…A Star is Born #2, Meet Me In St. Louis 3rd, Wizard of Oz #1 and Ziegfeld Follies #9. Glad my movie page brought back some pleasant deja vu
This is great. I loved Judy Garland. She was a talented actress with a beautiful voice, sad that she died so young..Thank you for this..Enjoyed much..
Hey always exploring….thanks for the visit and the comment….I am glad you enjoyed this movie page.