Want to know the best Rita Moreno movies? How about the worst Rita Moreno movies? Curious about Rita Moreno box office grosses or which Rita Moreno movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Rita Moreno movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Rita Moreno (1931-) is an Oscar®-winning Puerto Rican actress, dancer and singer. Her career has spanned over 70 years; among her notable acting work are supporting roles in the musical films 1956’s The King and I and 1961’s West Side Story. I became aware of Rita Moreno for her work on The Electric Company. She appeared on that children show for an incredible 780 episodes. Her IMDb page shows over 160 acting credits since 1950. This page will rank Rita Moreno movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television roles, shorts, videos and movies not released in North America were not included in the rankings.
Rita Moreno 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
1961
West Side Story (1961)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Supp Actress Win
1956
The King and I (1956)
AA Best Picture Nom
1952
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
1971
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
1981
The Four Seasons (1981)
1954
Garden of Evil (1954)
2014
Rio 2 (2014)
2021
West Side Story (2021)
AA Best Picture Nom
2023
Fast X (2023)
1950
The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
1955
Untamed (1955)
1950
Pagan Love Song (1950)
1956
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956)
1950
So Young, So Bad (1950)
1961
Summer and Smoke (1961)
1955
Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
1969
Popi (1969)
2023
80 For Brady (2023)
1998
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)
1969
The Night of the Following Day (1969)
1956
The Vagabond King (1956)
1953
Latin Lovers (1953)
1969
Marlowe (1969)
1976
The Ritz (1976)
1954
The Yellow Tomahawk (1954)
1994
I Like it Like That (1994)
1954
Jivaro (1954)
2022
My Father's Dragon (2022)
Netflix
Voice Only
1952
The Ring (1952)
2014
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014)
1952
Cattle Town (1952)
2004
King Of The Corner (2004)
1995
Angus (1995)
2001
Piñero (2001)
1978
The Boss' Son (1978)
1980
Happy Birthday Gemini (1980)
Limited Release
1963
Cry of Battle (1963)
2000
Blue Moon (2000)
Rita Moreno 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 Rita Moreno movies by co-stars of her movies.
Sort Rita Moreno movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
Sort Rita Moreno movies by yearly domestic box office rank
Sort Rita Moreno 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 Rita Moreno movie received.
Sort Rita Moreno 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.
Use the sort and search buttons to make this a very interactive table.
| 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 | West Side Story (1961) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actress Win |
Natalie Wood & George Chakiris |
41.30 | 602.1 | 1,188.90 | 2 | 80 | 11 / 10 | 99.8 | |
| 2 | The King and I (1956) AA Best Picture Nom |
Yul Brynner & Deborah Kerr |
22.60 | 442.4 | 442.40 | 5 | 77 | 09 / 05 | 99.3 | |
| 3 | Singin' in the Rain (1952) | Gene Kelly & Debbie Reynolds |
12.40 | 242.4 | 371.30 | 6 | 93 | 02 / 00 | 99.1 | |
| 4 | Carnal Knowledge (1971) | Jack Nicholson & Ann-Margret |
37.40 | 244.5 | 244.50 | 9 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 5 | The Four Seasons (1981) | Alan Alda & Carol Burnett |
50.40 | 195.5 | 195.50 | 10 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.0 | |
| 6 | Garden of Evil (1954) | Gary Cooper & Richard Widmark |
8.90 | 207.6 | 207.60 | 30 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 7 | Rio 2 (2014) | Anne Hathaway & Jamie Foxx |
131.50 | 173.6 | 659.90 | 22 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 8 | West Side Story (2021) AA Best Picture Nom |
Directed by Steven Spielberg | 38.50 | 40.8 | 78.60 | 34 | 86 | 07 / 01 | 88.7 | |
| 9 | Fast X (2023) | Vin Diesel & Jason Momoa |
145.90 | 145.9 | 705.20 | 18 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 10 | The Toast of New Orleans (1950) | Kathryn Grayson & Mario Lanza |
4.80 | 107.2 | 208.60 | 60 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 81.8 | |
| 11 | Untamed (1955) | Tyrone Power & Susan Hayward |
7.10 | 148.1 | 148.10 | 40 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 12 | Pagan Love Song (1950) | Esther Williams & Howard Keel |
6.20 | 138.4 | 215.60 | 38 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 79.8 | |
| 13 | The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956) | Tom Ewell | 6.40 | 126.0 | 126.00 | 37 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
| 14 | So Young, So Bad (1950) | Paul Henreid | 4.70 | 105.4 | 105.40 | 63 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 15 | Summer and Smoke (1961) | Laurence Harvey & Geraldine Page |
2.10 | 31.2 | 31.20 | 93 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 72.8 | |
| 16 | Seven Cities of Gold (1955) | Anthony Quinn & Jeffrey Hunter |
2.60 | 54.2 | 54.20 | 120 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | |
| 17 | Popi (1969) | Alan Arkin | 5.70 | 43.4 | 43.40 | 46 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 67.7 | |
| 18 | 80 For Brady (2023) | Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin |
39.30 | 39.3 | 39.70 | 58 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 62.5 | |
| 19 | Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) | Alan Arkin & Joel Hirschhorn |
5.50 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 144 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 60.5 | |
| 20 | Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021) | Whoopi Goldberg | 0.20 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 128 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 59.8 | |
| 21 | The Night of the Following Day (1969) | Marlon Brando | 2.70 | 20.6 | 20.60 | 82 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 22 | The Vagabond King (1956) | Kathryn Grayson & Leslie Nielsen |
4.00 | 78.4 | 78.40 | 87 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 57.4 | |
| 23 | Latin Lovers (1953) | Lana Turner & Ricardo Montalban |
4.50 | 81.7 | 81.70 | 74 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 24 | Marlowe (1969) | James Garner & Bruce Lee |
2.80 | 21.1 | 21.10 | 78 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 53.6 | |
| 25 | The Ritz (1976) | Jack Weston | 7.60 | 38.3 | 38.30 | 68 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 51.9 | |
| 26 | The Yellow Tomahawk (1954) | Rory Calhoun | 0.70 | 17.1 | 17.10 | 163 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 51.0 | |
| 27 | I Like it Like That (1994) | Luna Lauren Velez & Jon Seda |
1.80 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 176 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 49.3 | |
| 28 | Jivaro (1954) | Brian Keith & Rhonda Fleming |
1.60 | 37.1 | 37.10 | 137 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 49.0 | |
| 29 | My Father's Dragon (2022) Netflix Voice Only |
Judy Greer | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 213 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.3 | |
| 30 | The Ring (1952) | Gerald Mohr | 1.30 | 24.9 | 24.90 | 187 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 45.1 | |
| 31 | Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014) | Gena Rowlands | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 221 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.7 | |
| 32 | Cattle Town (1952) | Dennis Morgan | 1.90 | 37.5 | 46.90 | 164 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 31.7 | |
| 33 | King Of The Corner (2004) | Peter Riegert | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 316 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.0 | |
| 34 | Angus (1995) | George C. Scott & Kathy Bates |
4.80 | 11.9 | 11.90 | 144 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 24.0 | |
| 35 | Piñero (2001) | Benjamin Bratt & Giancarlo Esposito |
0.30 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 254 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 19.1 | |
| 36 | The Boss' Son (1978) | Piper Laurie | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 175 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.0 | |
| 37 | Happy Birthday Gemini (1980) Limited Release |
Madeline Kahn | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 193 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.3 | |
| 38 | Cry of Battle (1963) | Van Heflin | 1.50 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 110 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 9.0 | |
| 39 | Blue Moon (2000) | Ben Gazzara | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 259 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.8 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Rita Moreno
1. Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico in 1931.
2. How Rosa Dolores Rosa Dolores became Rita Moreno. Her childhood nickname was Rosita. She was taught to dance by Rita Hayworth’s uncle. Her stepfather’s last name was Moreno. So she modified her nickname and took her stepfather’s last name.
3. Rita Moreno’s dancing lead her to Broadway at an early age. By the time she was 13, she had caught the eye of Hollywood talent scouts.
4. Rita Moreno is one of the only 15 people who are an EGOT, which means that she won at least one of all of the four major entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.
5. Rita Moreno considers Marlon Brando to be the “lust of her life”.
6. Rita Moreno was the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar® when she won for 1961’s West Side Story.
7. Rita Moreno has been married one time. She was married to Dr. Leonard Isadore Gordon from 1965 to his death in 2010. They had a daughter (fashion designer Fernanda Gordon) and two grandchildren.
8. Rita Moreno was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts on February 25, 2010 at the White House in Washington D.C. for her services and contributions to the arts.
9. Rita Moreno will be appearing in the remake of West Side Story in 2020. When that movie is released in theaters in will mark the 8th decade that included a movie starring Rita Moreno.
10. Rita Moreno is pretty active on social media: Rita Moreno Instagram, Rita Moreno Twitter, Rita Moreno Facebook
Check out Rita Moreno ‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
West Side Story is one of my top 5 favorite musicals and ‘America’ is one of the best tunes in a musical full of great songs. Superbly performed by Rita Moreno and George Chakiris, both won Oscars for their roles and both are still with us nearly 60 years since the movie was released.
Looking at the chart I’ve seen 8 films out of 32 listed. Favorites are – West Side Story, The King and I and Singin’ in the Rain (my no.1 musical).
Not that happy with Spielberg wanting to remake West Side Story, it was already perfect. But in Trump’s America the background story should have more resonance. Might be interesting to see what Senor Spielbergo does with it.
Good work Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve. Thanks for comment, visit and tally count. Tally counts: Flora 11, Steve 8, Cogerson 8 and Pierre 1. Good to know that West Side Story is so highly rated in the Lensman world. Rita is all over the place these days acting….movies…not one but two television shows….and picking up awards on a good pace. George has not acted since 1996. He has only made one movie since 1969. But he had a decent 1960s.
Your favorites are three of the greatest musicals ever made….so not thinking many people can argue against your favorites. I think of all the directors, S.S. is probably the safest bet to create a good movie that honors the greatest of the original. Although a R rated Quentin Tarantino version might be interesting…lol. Good feedback as always.
Hello girls and boys,
Rita Moréno, for me is just one film and one song, West side story with I like to be in America,
I remembered I don’t want to see this film simply because I was young but the film was really electric and great And in in the mean time I remembered one blonde dancer for ever because she was The Blonde, to night with the net everything is so easy I found out her name, Carole D’Andrea ….and every time I saw the film I watched her….
A remake of West side story, why not, in the mean time a chef d œuvre is unique and stay unique…
Have all of you a good day
Pierre
Hey Pierre…..well….if your tally is one…..you have seen the right one. West Side Story and America are all-time classic movies and all-time great movie songs. Good mini-review of West Side Story. Interesting memory on Carole D’Andrea. Well…at least the remake is in the hands of a master…I suspect Spielberg will make a good movie….and I think the politics of the movie are very timely these days. Good to hear from you. Thanks for the feedback.
Damn she is looking pretty good for 87. I hope I age like that. She seems to be going stronger than ever. I have seen her in a few episodes of One Day At A Time and she is probably the only person coming back in West Side Story. Nice tribute.
Wow….SteinHoF16 on the website again…I like it…..I was thinking you had outgrown UMR. I agree she is aging pretty well….hopefully I can follow her path. I have not seen her show One Day At A Time….but I am aware of it. Looking at the cast on IMDb for West Side Story…and it looks like you might be right….I thought maybe George Chakiris would join her….but his IMDb does not show any acting credits in the last 23 years. Thanks for the kind words on our Moreno page.
I have seen 11 Rita Moreno movies. This Saturday, she will be the Star featured for 24 hours that day on TCM as part of their annual Summer Under the Stars and there will be three movies featured that are new to me: Carnal Knowledge, The Lieutenant Wore Skirts, and Seven Cities of Gold. I’ll be recording them to watch later.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is West Side Story.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Carnal Knowledge.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The Ritz. I found it a funny comedy worthy of a higher score than it gets.
Favourite Rita Moreno Movies :
West Side Story
Singin’ in the Rain – she’s the last surviving cast member; she was Zelda
The King and I
Garden of Evil
Other Rita Moreno Movies I Have Seen:
The Toast of New Orleans
Pagan Love Song
Summer and Smoke
Popi
Marlowe
Latin Lovers
The Ritz
Great to see Rita Moreno get a UMR page while she is still with us.
Hey Flora
1. Thanks for the comment, visit and tally count on Rita Moreno.
2. Tally count….you have seen 11….and I am right behind you with 8.
3. Good information on her and Summer Under the Stars on TCM….good timing on my part to get this page done in time for that.
4. Sounds like your tally will be going up pretty quickly….as you have those 3 movies on your “to watch” schedule.
5. Of your favorites I have seen all 4…..and I enjoyed them.
6. Marlowe (one of the other ones you have seen) is on the top of my list of ones to see….James Garner as Marlowe on paper sounds like a good idea.
7. Good stuff as always.
Still in Traverse City. Rita Moreno has never been on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe List. These are the actors on the current list she has appeared with.
30 ANTHONY QUINN Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
54 JACK NICHOLSON Carnal Knowledge (1971)
69 ALAN ARKIN Popi (1969)
69 ALAN ARKIN Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
77 CANDICE BERGEN Carnal Knowledge (1971)
90 MARTIN LANDAU Carlo’s Wake (1999)
100 ELI WALLACH King of the Corner (2004)
109 DAVID NIVEN The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
143 F. MURRAY ABRAHAM The Ritz (1976)
154 KATHY BATES Angus (1995)
170 LESLIE NIELSEN The Vagabond King (1956)
175 BEN GAZZARA Blue Moon (2000)
231 TREAT WILLIAMS The Ritz (1976)
257 PAUL SORVINO Age Isn’t Everything (1991)
264 JAMES GARNER Marlowe (1969)
268 CAROL KANE Carnal Knowledge (1971)
304 MARY STEENBURGEN Casa de los babys (2003)
312 HARRIS YULIN King of the Corner (2004)
317 ANDY GARCIA Rio 2 (2014)
327 DARYL HANNAH Casa de los babys (2003)
343 JON POLITO Carlo’s Wake (1999)
352 BRIAN KEITH Jivaro (1954)
383 JOHN RATZENBERGER The Ritz (1976)
388 MARCIA GAY HARDEN Casa de los babys (2003)
390 BURT YOUNG Blue Moon (2000)
407 JOHN ORTIZ Piñero (2001)
419 ANN-MARGRET Carnal Knowledge (1971)
428 RICHARD WIDMARK Garden of Evil (1954)
469 VINCENT PRICE The Vagabond King (1956)
471 PETER GRAVES The Yellow Tomahawk (1954)
476 YUL BRYNNER The King and I (1956)
480 KEVIN CORRIGAN Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
484 BEVERLY D’ANGELO King of the Corner (2004)
524 JACK ELAM The Ring (1952)
537 KATHLEEN FREEMAN Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
545 ISABELLA ROSSELLINI King of the Corner (2004)
617 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO Piñero (2001)
631 GEORGE COULOURIS The Ritz (1976)
634 DEBBIE REYNOLDS Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
652 LILI TAYLOR Casa de los babys (2003)
656 CAMERON MITCHELL Garden of Evil (1954)
695 ROBERT PROSKY Age Isn’t Everything (1991)
715 LEE VAN CLEEF The Yellow Tomahawk (1954)
722 BESSIE LOVE The Ritz (1976)
770 MADELINE KAHN Happy Birthday, Gemini (1980)
780 MARLON BRANDO The Night of the Following Day (1968)
797 TONY PLANA The Boss’ Son (1978)
812 GEORGE C. SCOTT Angus (1995)
821 LAURENCE HARVEY Summer and Smoke (1961)
837 MARISA TOMEI Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
846 MARTIN BENSON THE KING AND I (1956)
856 VICTOR ARGO Blue Moon (2000)
857 JOHN CRAWFORD The Ring (1952)
873 MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL Casa de los babys (2003)
942 RUSS TAMBLYN West Side Story (1961)
971 PIPER LAURIE The Boss’ Son (1978)
999 JERRY STILLER THE RITZ (1976)
1000 MANDY PATINKIN Piñero (2001)
Rita has appeared with 20 Oscar winners. This does not count all the episodes of the Electric Company she shared credit with Morgan Freeman,
ALAN ARKIN Popi (1969)
ALAN ARKIN Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
ANNE HATHAWAY Rio 2 (2014)
ANTHONY QUINN Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
DAVID NIVEN The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
F. MURRAY ABRAHAM The Ritz (1976)
GARY COOPER Garden of Evil (1954)
GEORGE C. SCOTT Angus (1995)
GEORGE CHAKIRIS West Side Story (1961)
GERALDINE PAGE Summer and Smoke (1961)
JACK NICHOLSON Carnal Knowledge (1971)
JAMIE FOXX Rio 2 (2014)
KATHY BATES Angus (1995)
MARCIA GAY HARDEN Casa de los babys (2003)
MARISA TOMEI Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
MARLON BRANDO The Night of the Following Day (1968)
MARTIN LANDAU Carlo’s Wake (1999)
MARY STEENBURGEN Casa de los babys (2003)
SANDY DENNIS The Four Seasons (1981)
SUSAN HAYWARD Garden of Evil (1954)
SUSAN HAYWARD Untamed (1955)
VAN HEFLIN Cry of Battle (1963)
YUL BRYNNER The King and I (1956)
Hey Dan…..good lists packed with awesome trivia on Rita Moreno and her co-stars. Wow…only one co-star in more than one movie…Mr. Alan Arkin….though Susan Hayward has that claim when looking at the second list. Bob will be happy to see Brando on both lists…as well…as a photo I included in the page. Looking for young people on the first list..I do not see many….but I suspect somebody from West Side Story (2020) will eventually make the list and keep Moreno on the list for a long time to come. 20 Oscar winning co-stars seems a little on the low end…..but not a bad percentage. Good stuff as always.