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Kirk Douglas (1916-2020) was Oscar® nominated actor, director and producer. Douglas became an international star through positive reception for his leading role as an unscrupulous boxing hero in Champion (1949), which brought him his first nomination for the Academy Award® for Best Actor. Other early films include Young Man with a Horn (1950), Ace in the Hole (1951), and Detective Story (1951), for which he received a Golden Globe® nomination as Best Actor in a Drama. He received a second Oscar nomination for his dramatic role in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), opposite Lana Turner, and his third nomination for portraying Vincent van Gogh in Lust for Life (1956), which landed him a second Golden Globe® nomination. His IMDb page shows 95 acting credits from 1946-2008. This page will rank 71 Kirk Douglas movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.
Kirk 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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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
1
Spartacus (1960)
Laurence Olivier &
Directed by Stanley Kubrick31.70
495.5
495.50
2
91
06 / 04
99.6
2
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
AA Best Picture NomJeanne Crain
7.60
191.5
191.50
22
84
03 / 02
99.0
3
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
James Mason
22.90
535.7
535.70
3
82
03 / 02
98.5
4
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Barbara Stanwyck
8.90
274.7
274.70
28
80
01 / 00
97.5
5
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Burt Lancaster
13.40
258.5
258.50
9
77
02 / 00
97.1
7
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
AA Best Actor NomLana Turner
6.60
128.9
183.60
37
85
06 / 05
95.9
8
Champion (1949)
AA Best Actor NomArthur Kennedy
5.80
146.2
146.20
40
83
06 / 01
95.7
6
The Vikings (1958)
Tony Curtis
18.00
322.5
322.50
6
70
00 / 00
95.2
9
Detective Story (1951)
Eleanor Parker
8.00
172.5
172.50
15
72
04 / 00
94.2
10
Out of the Past (1947)
Robert Mitchum
4.00
117.7
166.90
87
88
00 / 00
93.1
11
Seven Days in May (1964)
Burt Lancaster
10.20
117.1
117.10
26
86
02 / 00
92.9
13
The War Wagon (1967)
John Wayne
15.20
135.4
238.30
18
73
00 / 00
89.9
12
Lust for Life (1956)
AA Best Actor NomAnthony Quinn
4.60
89.3
150.90
67
83
04 / 01
89.8
14
The Walls of Jericho (1948)
Cornel Wilde
4.60
124.1
124.10
78
75
00 / 00
89.3
15
Paths of Glory (1957)
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
3.40
66.0
66.00
71
89
00 / 00
87.9
16
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Jan Sterling
3.70
80.1
80.10
96
83
01 / 00
87.6
17
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Anthony Quinn
6.70
120.6
120.60
37
71
00 / 00
87.5
18
The Fury (1978)
John Cassavetes
27.10
124.6
124.60
23
69
00 / 00
87.4
20
Man Without a Star (1955)
Jeanne Crain
6.30
130.3
130.30
51
67
00 / 00
87.3
19
The Big Sky (1952)
Directed by Howard Hawks
4.60
89.8
89.80
68
77
02 / 00
86.9
21
In Harm's Way (1965)
John Wayne
11.50
121.4
121.40
18
67
01 / 00
86.5
23
I Walk Alone (1947)
Burt Lancaster
5.70
165.4
165.40
56
52
00 / 00
85.5
22
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
Doris Day
4.70
105.3
149.00
64
69
00 / 00
84.9
24
Ulysses (1954)
Anthony Quinn
6.30
147.3
147.30
52
56
00 / 00
84.8
26
The Indian Fighter (1955)
Walter Matthau
7.00
145.1
145.10
43
55
00 / 00
84.2
25
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
Kim Novak
8.30
129.4
129.40
38
60
00 / 00
84.2
25
The Man From Snowy River (1982)
Tom Burlinson
20.70
75.8
75.80
34
75
00 / 00
83.1
29
The Last Sunset (1961)
Rock Hudson
7.90
114.5
114.50
27
61
00 / 00
82.3
28
Lonely Are The Brave (1962)
Walter Matthau
2.80
40.7
40.70
87
83
00 / 00
81.6
30
Act of Love (1953)
Dany Robin
3.60
65.3
65.30
107
73
00 / 00
80.0
31
Along the Great Divide (1951)
Virginia Mayo
3.80
81.2
120.70
93
66
00 / 00
78.7
34
The Racers (1955)
Bella Darvi
5.00
103.7
103.70
67
56
00 / 00
76.4
33
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
Directed by John Huston
4.60
57.3
57.30
56
69
00 / 00
75.5
32
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
Edward G. Robinson
2.90
41.1
102.70
80
74
00 / 00
75.2
35
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
Henry Fonda
3.00
20.9
20.90
84
77
00 / 00
71.2
37
The Devil's Disciple (1959)
Burt Lancaster
3.90
69.3
69.30
68
60
00 / 00
69.8
38
The Villain (1979)
Arnold Schwarzenegger &
Ann-Margret26.10
112.2
112.20
37
46
00 / 00
68.6
36
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
Leslie Caron
2.00
19.6
68.10
101
73
02 / 00
68.5
40
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
John Wayne
7.90
77.8
77.80
37
56
00 / 00
67.5
42
My Dear Secretary (1948)
Laraine Day
3.20
85.1
85.10
101
53
00 / 00
67.2
39
Tough Guys (1986)
Burt Lancaster
21.50
62.4
62.40
42
60
00 / 00
66.9
42
Town Without Pity (1961)
Barbara Rütting
2.90
41.6
41.60
73
66
01 / 00
66.5
43
The Arrangement (1969)
Faye Dunaway &
Deborah Kerr11.40
86.8
86.80
28
52
00 / 00
66.0
43
For Love or Money (1963)
Mitzi Gaynor
4.40
54.6
54.60
60
61
00 / 00
65.1
47
The Final Countdown (1980)
Martin Sheen
15.60
64.5
64.50
52
58
00 / 00
64.7
45
The Juggler (1953)
Milly Vitale
2.70
49.0
49.00
136
62
00 / 00
64.0
47
The Light at the End of the World (1971)
Yul Brynner
4.50
29.7
29.70
62
68
00 / 00
63.2
48
Posse (1975)
Bruce Dern &
Directed by Kirk Douglas2.60
13.5
13.50
99
72
00 / 00
61.6
49
Posse (1975)
Kirk Douglas &
Bruce Dern2.60
13.5
13.50
99
72
00 / 00
61.6
50
Once Is Not Enough (1975)
Alexis Smith
26.90
141.4
141.40
23
29
01 / 00
58.7
49
The Brotherhood (1968)
Alex Cord
2.40
20.0
20.00
108
68
00 / 00
58.3
50
The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
Richard Harris
4.40
46.4
46.40
61
59
00 / 00
58.2
52
The Glass Menagerie (1950)
Jane Wyman
2.90
65.5
94.80
107
53
00 / 00
58.1
52
The Hook (1963)
Robert Walker Jr.
2.00
25.1
25.10
90
63
00 / 00
52.3
55
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
James Mason
3.30
59.7
172.40
117
50
01 / 00
50.6
56
The Way West (1967)
Richard Widmark &
Robert Mitchum4.20
37.2
37.20
60
55
00 / 00
43.9
57
Top Secret Affair (1957)
Susan Hayward
1.40
27.5
27.50
136
55
00 / 00
38.2
59
The Big Trees (1952)
Eve Miller
2.40
46.3
46.30
141
49
00 / 00
36.8
57
The Master Touch (1972)
Giuliano Gemma
1.80
11.5
11.50
125
59
00 / 00
36.0
58
A Lovely Way To Die (1968)
Sylva Koscina
2.00
16.5
16.50
119
57
00 / 00
34.6
61
Scalawag (1973)
Mark Lester &
Directed by Kirk Douglas2.40
14.8
14.80
113
57
00 / 00
32.1
62
Scalawag (1973)
Kirk Douglas &
Mark Lester2.40
14.8
14.80
113
57
00 / 00
32.1
63
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
Rosalind Russell
0.50
14.6
34.30
173
54
02 / 00
29.5
62
A Gunfight (1971)
Johnny Cash &
Jane Alexander3.80
24.7
24.70
74
51
00 / 00
27.7
66
Oscar (1991)
Sylvester Stallone
23.60
60.3
60.30
56
35
00 / 00
21.7
66
Illusion (2004)
Michael A. Goorjian
0.00
0.1
0.10
327
55
00 / 00
19.8
67
Greedy (1994)
Michael J. Fox
13.10
34.7
34.70
99
44
00 / 00
19.4
69
Home Movies (1979)
Nancy Allen
0.10
0.4
0.40
172
51
00 / 00
14.5
70
Catch Me A Spy (1971)
Trevor Howard
0.00
0.1
0.10
187
48
00 / 00
11.0
71
It Runs in the Family (2003)
Michael Douglas
7.50
13.4
14.70
134
44
00 / 00
10.9
70
Eddie Macon's Run (1983)
John Schneider
1.30
4.3
4.30
130
47
00 / 00
10.7
72
The Chosen (1977)
Simon Ward
1.40
6.5
6.50
128
43
00 / 00
7.6
73
Saturn 3 (1980)
Harvey Keitel
11.40
47.2
47.20
67
30
00 / 00
7.3
74
Diamonds (1999)
Lauren Bacall
0.10
0.2
0.20
259
39
00 / 00
3.7
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Firstly, thoughts and good wishes to the Douglas family. Secondly, I have not seen as many Kirk Douglas movies as others, but I do have three that I have fond memories of. The Final Countdown, The Villain and Saturn 3. Not that any are great movies, but I remember watching them when I was younger.
Hey Taylor…..good comments. I like you send thoughts and good wishes to the Douglas family. I think Steve would really like two of the three you mentioned. The Final Countdown and Saturn 3 are right in Steve’s ball park of movies he really enjoys. I liked them all. As for The Villain….it is fun to see Arnold S. figuring out the acting job….he is very very wooden in that one….but he got much better and pretty quickly. Good stuff as always.
I heard this news, and I decided to come here and see what people were saying. Rest in peace. In some ways I thought he was going to live forever.
Good to hear from you Helakoski. We have been getting some good comments on Kirk. The man was one of the last connections to the Golden Age of movie making. Thank goodness we still have Olivia de Havilland. I liked knowing Kirk was still around….I was hoping he would reach 105….but 103 is pretty incredible. Hope all is working out well for you. Your comments have been missed. Take care.
We still have his movies to enjoy again and again….
Great point John. He might be gone, but his movie legacy still exists. Rest In Peace Kirk Douglas.
Some kind of wonderful. RIP.
Hey Antonio. Thanks for stopping by on this sad evening. RIP Kirk.
R.I.P. ❤️❤️❤️Always Will Be A Champion ??
Hey Harvey. I have not seen Champion. I will have to track that movie down. RIP Kirk Douglas.