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Richard Fleischer (1916-2006) was an Oscar®-winning American director. Fleischer is best known for 1954’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 1958’s The Vikings, 1961’s Barabbas, 1966’s Fantastic Voyage 1970’s Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) and 1973’s Soylent Green. His IMDb page shows 62 directing credits from 1943 to 1989. This page will rank Richard Fleischer movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. FYI – We could not find box office grosses on some of his early low budget movies.
Richard Fleischer 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 |
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| 1954 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) |  |
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| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) |  |
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| 1968 | The Boston Strangler (1968) | |
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| 1958 | The Vikings (1958) | |
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| 1966 | Fantastic Voyage (1966) | |
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| 1972 | The New Centurions (1972) |  |
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| 1961 | Barabbas (1961) | |
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| 1959 | Compulsion (1959) | |
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| 1951 | His Kind of Woman (1951) | |
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| 1956 | Between Heaven and Hell (1956) | |
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| 1955 | Violent Saturday (1955) | |
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| 1952 | The Narrow Margin (1952) | |
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| 1975 | Mandingo (1975) |  |
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| 1973 | Soylent Green (1973) | |
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| 1967 | Doctor Dolittle (1967) | |
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| 1974 | Mr. Majestyk (1974) | |
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| 1960 | Crack in The Mirror (1960) |  |
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| 1955 | The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955) | |
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| 1950 | Armored Car Robbery (1950) | |
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| 1956 | Bandido! (1956) | |
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| 1952 | The Happy Time (1952) | |
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| 1980 | The Jazz Singer (1980) | |
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| 1959 | These Thousand Hills (1959) | |
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| 1971 | 10 Rillington Place (1971) | |
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| 1984 | Conan the Destroyer (1984) | |
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| 1971 | The Last Run (1971) |  |
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| 1969 | Che! (1969) Director |
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| 1948 | Bodyguard (1948) | |
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| 1976 | The Incredible Sarah (1976) | |
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| 1971 | See No Evil (1971) | |
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| 1949 | Trapped (1949) Director |
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| 1953 | Arena (1953) |  |
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| 1983 | Tough Enough (1983) | |
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| 1977 | Crossed Swords (1977) | |
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| 1973 | The Don Is Dead (1973) |  |
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| 1974 | The Spikes Gang (1974) | |
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| 1987 | Million Dollar Mystery (1987) |  |
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| 1948 | Make Mine Laughs (1948) | |
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| 1979 | Ashanti (1979) |  |
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| 1985 | Red Sonja (1985) | |
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| 1983 | Amityville 3-D (1983) | |
Richard Fleischer 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 and how many Oscar® wins each Richard Fleischer movie received.
- Sort Richard Fleischer 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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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
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Kirk Douglas &
James Mason22.90
535.7
535.70
3
82
03 / 02
98.5
2
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Martin Balsam &
Sô Yamamura44.00
306.2
306.20
8
75
05 / 01
97.4
4
The Boston Strangler (1968)
Tony Curtis &
Henry Fonda22.90
188.1
188.10
12
76
00 / 00
95.7
3
The Vikings (1958)
Kirk Douglas &
Tony Curtis18.00
322.5
322.50
6
70
00 / 00
95.2
5
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
Stephen Boyd &
Raquel Welch13.80
134.8
134.80
22
72
05 / 02
91.8
6
The New Centurions (1972)
George C. Scott &
Jane Alexander21.60
136.7
136.70
17
69
00 / 00
88.8
7
Barabbas (1961)
Anthony Quinn &
Silvana Mangano8.30
120.7
120.70
25
74
00 / 00
88.6
8
Compulsion (1959)
Orson Welles &
Dean Stockwell5.10
92.4
92.40
49
80
00 / 00
87.6
9
His Kind of Woman (1951)
Robert Mitchum &
Jane Russell5.70
123.2
123.20
46
69
00 / 00
87.3
10
Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
Broderick Crawford &
Robert Wagner5.70
112.0
112.00
50
63
01 / 00
83.2
11
Violent Saturday (1955)
Lee Marvin &
Ernest Borgnine3.60
74.0
74.00
91
74
00 / 00
82.4
12
The Narrow Margin (1952)
Charles McGraw &
Marie Windsor1.70
32.5
32.50
173
83
01 / 00
80.4
14
Mandingo (1975)
James Mason &
Susan George26.10
137.0
137.00
25
48
00 / 00
78.9
13
Soylent Green (1973)
Charlton Heston &
Edward G. Robinson10.90
66.4
66.40
34
70
00 / 00
78.6
15
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
Rex Harrison &
Samantha Eggar8.80
78.0
78.00
34
54
09 / 02
76.7
16
Mr. Majestyk (1974)
Charles Bronson &
Linda Cristal10.60
61.1
61.10
45
67
00 / 00
74.5
17
Crack in The Mirror (1960)
Orson Welles &
Juliette Gréco2.90
44.6
44.60
77
68
00 / 00
69.5
18
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
Ray Milland &
Joan Collins3.70
77.0
77.00
88
57
00 / 00
68.5
19
Armored Car Robbery (1950)
Charles McGraw
0.80
17.6
17.60
194
73
00 / 00
65.0
21
Bandido! (1956)
Robert Mitchum
4.70
92.4
92.40
63
48
00 / 00
63.0
20
The Happy Time (1952)
Charles Boyer &
Louis Jourdan0.90
17.2
17.20
207
71
00 / 00
61.8
24
The Jazz Singer (1980)
Laurence Olivier &
Neil Diamond30.20
125.3
125.30
25
36
00 / 00
60.4
23
These Thousand Hills (1959)
Lee Remick &
Richard Egan1.90
33.5
33.50
116
63
00 / 00
57.2
22
10 Rillington Place (1971)
Richard Attenborough
1.10
7.3
7.30
151
70
00 / 00
55.6
25
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Arnold Schwarzenegger &
Grace Jones31.00
99.6
321.00
29
41
00 / 00
55.1
26
The Last Run (1971)
George C. Scott &
Tony Musante4.20
27.7
27.70
68
59
00 / 00
47.0
27
Che! (1969)
DirectorOmar Sharif &
Jack Palance7.10
54.2
54.20
39
50
00 / 00
45.3
29
Bodyguard (1948)
Priscilla Lane
1.40
37.5
37.50
158
55
00 / 00
45.0
27
The Incredible Sarah (1976)
Glenda Jackson
1.90
9.6
9.60
124
62
02 / 00
43.7
28
See No Evil (1971)
Mia Farrow
1.10
7.4
7.40
150
64
00 / 00
43.1
31
Trapped (1949)
DirectorLloyd Bridges
0.50
13.6
13.60
198
61
00 / 00
40.9
32
Arena (1953)
Gig Young &
Jean Hagen2.30
41.5
55.60
153
51
00 / 00
38.9
33
Tough Enough (1983)
Dennis Quaid &
Warren Oates2.40
8.3
8.30
109
60
00 / 00
34.5
34
Crossed Swords (1977)
Oliver Reed &
Raquel Welch7.30
35.3
35.30
72
50
00 / 00
31.3
35
The Don Is Dead (1973)
Anthony Quinn
1.70
10.2
10.20
134
56
00 / 00
27.6
36
The Spikes Gang (1974)
Lee Marvin &
Gary Grimes2.60
14.8
14.80
97
52
00 / 00
23.8
37
Million Dollar Mystery (1987)
Eddie Deezen &
Wendy Sherman1.00
2.7
2.70
178
50
00 / 00
13.3
38
Make Mine Laughs (1948)
Joan Davis
0.30
8.6
8.60
195
46
00 / 00
11.0
39
Ashanti (1979)
Michael Caine &
Peter Ustinov1.70
7.3
7.30
126
43
00 / 00
7.7
40
Red Sonja (1985)
Arnold Schwarzenegger &
Brigitte Nielsen6.90
21.1
21.10
104
35
00 / 00
4.9
41
Amityville 3-D (1983)
Tony Roberts &
Tess Harper6.30
21.7
21.70
79
19
00 / 00
0.3
Possibly Interesting Facts About Richard Fleischer
1. Richard O. Fleischer was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1916. He was the son of Max Fleischer. Max was a legendary pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon.
2. Richard Fleischer’s father’s animation studios was one of the biggest competitors to Walt Disney’s studio. Ironically, Disney ended up hiring Richard to direct this feature, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954).
3. Richard Fleischer had a pool in the shape of Mickey Mouse’s head.
4. Richard Fleischer worked with many of the top Hollywood stars of his time, including Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, James Mason, Robert Wagner, Tony Curtis, Louis Jourdan, Jean Hagen, Victor Mature, Richard Egan, Ray Milland, Farley Granger, Orson Welles, Diane Varsi, Anthony Quinn, Stephen Boyd, Rex Harrison, Anthony Newley, Mia Farrow, George C. Scott, Richard Attenborough, Charlton Heston, Lee Marvin, Glenda Jackson, Eddie Deezen, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
5. Richard Fleischer was never nominated for a Best Director Oscar®. He did win an Oscar for Best Documentary for 1947’s Design for Death.
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I have seen 14 Richard Fleisher movies. He directed a lot of film noir
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is The New Centurions.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Trapped.
Favourite Richard Fleisher Movies:
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Fantastic Voyage
Compulsion
His Kind of Woman
Violent Saturday
The Narrow Margin
Armored Car Robbery
Trapped
Other Richard Fleisher Movies I Have Seen:
Tora! Tora! Tora!
The Vikings
The Boston Strangler
Barabbas
Doctor Doolittle
10 Rillington Place
Hey Flora
1. Thanks as always for checking out our latest page.
2. I will fix the name “Anonymous” to “Flora” tonight.
3. Tally counts: Steve 16, Cogerson 15 and Flora at 14.
4. I have only seen 2 of your favorites…the top two you mentioned….20,000 Leagues and Fantastic Voyage.
5. I have seen 5 of the 6 “other” ones you have seen.
6. I really liked Tora, Tora, Tora…..my dad really loved The Vikings.
Good stuff as always.
Richard Fleischer has directed some of my top favorites.
I’ve seen 16 of the 41 films on the chart. My favorites are – 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Vikings, Fantastic Voyage, Soylent Green, Mr. Majestyk, Tora! Tora! Tora! and two guilty favorites – Conan the Destroyer and Red Sonja.
Looking at the charts – Captain Nemo wins at the box office and UMR chart but is beaten by a narrow margin by The Narrow Margin on the critics chart.
Enjoyed the trivia – yep Disney hired the son of his greatest competitor to direct 20,000 Leagues, one of the biggest hits of the 1950s.
Good work Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve. Thanks for checking out our Richard Fleischer page. Tally counts: Steve 16, Cogerson 15 and Flora at 14. Interesting…16-15-14. That does not happen much. I figured he would be interesting to you. I actually listened to his DVD commentary on Soylent Green the other day and looked up his career. I was surprised he had such a wonderful career. I actually talk about his dad in my Technology class (Max was the real genius in animation…versus Walt…at least with innovations)…..no idea of that connection until doing this page. I have seen all of your favorites….with Soylent Green, Tora Tora Tora and The Vikings on my favorites as well. 20,000 Leagues Under A Fantastic Voyage are classics as well. I did not realize The Narrow Margin was rated so high…maybe I should check that one out. Good stuff as always.