Stanley Donen (1924-2019) was an American director and producer. Donen is best remembered for his many classic musicals like Singin’ In The Rain, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers and On The Town. In my world, he is best known for his work with Cary Grant. With Charade being one of my all-time favorite movies. His IMDb page shows 32 directing credits from 1949 to 2003. This page will rank 28 Stanley Donen Movies in 6 different statistical categories. Sadly this page was done after hearing of his passing. Rest in Peace Mr. Stanley Donen.
Stanley Donen 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
1952
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
AA Best Picture Nom
1963
Charade (1963)
1949
On the Town (1949)
1958
Indiscreet (1958)
1951
Royal Wedding (1951)
1957
Funny Face (1957)
1957
The Pajama Game (1957)
1960
The Grass is Greener (1960)
1958
Damn Yankees (1958)
1975
Lucky Lady (1975)
1954
Deep In My Heart (1954)
1955
It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
1967
Two For The Road (1967)
1966
Arabesque (1966)
1955
Kismet (1955)
1967
Bedazzled (1967)
1960
Once More, with Feeling! (1960)
1953
Give a Girl a Break (1953)
1974
The Little Prince (1974)
1957
Kiss Them For Me (1957)
1960
Surprise Package (1960)
1952
Fearless Fagan (1952)
1978
Movie Movie (1978)
1969
Staircase (1969)
1952
Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)
1984
Blame it on Rio (1984)
1980
Saturn 3 (1980)
Stanley Donen Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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| 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 | Singin' in the Rain (1952) | Gene Kelly & Debbie Reynolds |
12.40 | 242.4 | 371.30 | 6 | 93 | 02 / 00 | 99.1 | |
| 2 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) AA Best Picture Nom |
Howard Keel & Jane Powell |
15.80 | 370.0 | 629.60 | 8 | 78 | 05 / 01 | 98.9 | |
| 3 | Charade (1963) | Cary Grant & Audrey Hepburn |
18.70 | 235.0 | 235.00 | 8 | 88 | 01 / 00 | 98.7 | |
| 4 | On the Town (1949) | Frank Sinatra & Gene Kelly |
8.20 | 204.3 | 308.40 | 19 | 82 | 01 / 01 | 98.1 | |
| 5 | Indiscreet (1958) | Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman |
9.80 | 175.4 | 291.20 | 15 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 6 | Royal Wedding (1951) | Fred Astaire & Jane Powell |
7.30 | 157.0 | 240.40 | 27 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 7 | Funny Face (1957) | Audrey Hepburn & Fred Astaire |
7.10 | 137.5 | 222.70 | 30 | 78 | 04 / 00 | 93.0 | |
| 9 | The Pajama Game (1957) | Doris Day & John Raitt |
7.70 | 147.5 | 219.90 | 26 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 91.8 | |
| 8 | The Grass is Greener (1960) | Cary Grant & Deborah Kerr |
8.60 | 133.9 | 133.90 | 32 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 91.1 | |
| 10 | Damn Yankees (1958) | Tab Hunter & Gwen Verdon |
7.40 | 133.5 | 133.50 | 30 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 90.7 | |
| 11 | Lucky Lady (1975) | Gene Hackman & Liza Minnelli |
38.50 | 202.3 | 202.30 | 14 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 12 | Deep In My Heart (1954) | Gene Kelly & Walter Pidgeon |
7.10 | 165.4 | 266.40 | 47 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 13 | It's Always Fair Weather (1955) | Gene Kelly & Dan Dailey |
3.90 | 81.7 | 140.60 | 85 | 78 | 02 / 00 | 86.0 | |
| 14 | Two For The Road (1967) | Audrey Hepburn & Albert Finney |
7.50 | 66.8 | 66.80 | 39 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 15 | Arabesque (1966) | Gregory Peck & Sophia Loren |
10.00 | 98.0 | 98.00 | 32 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 82.5 | |
| 16 | Kismet (1955) | Howard Keel & Ann Blyth |
3.50 | 72.1 | 108.20 | 94 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 17 | Bedazzled (1967) | Peter Cook & Dudley Moore |
3.80 | 33.4 | 33.40 | 63 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 67.5 | |
| 19 | Once More, with Feeling! (1960) | Yul Brynner | 4.30 | 67.0 | 67.00 | 64 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 61.5 | |
| 18 | Give a Girl a Break (1953) | Marge Champion & Gower Champion |
2.30 | 42.0 | 42.00 | 150 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 60.7 | |
| 19 | The Little Prince (1974) | Richard Kiley & Steven Warner |
3.00 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 85 | 67 | 02 / 00 | 57.9 | |
| 22 | Kiss Them For Me (1957) | Cary Grant & Jayne Mansfield |
3.70 | 71.5 | 71.50 | 66 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 57.2 | |
| 24 | Surprise Package (1960) | Yul Brynner | 3.10 | 49.1 | 49.10 | 73 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 53.3 | |
| 23 | Fearless Fagan (1952) | Janet Leigh & Carleton Carpenter |
2.00 | 39.3 | 51.70 | 158 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 53.2 | |
| 24 | Movie Movie (1978) | George C. Scott & Trish Van Devere |
1.90 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 116 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 47.7 | |
| 25 | Staircase (1969) | Michael Rogers & Royston Starr |
5.30 | 40.1 | 40.10 | 51 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 29.4 | |
| 26 | Love Is Better Than Ever (1952) | Larry Parks & Elizabeth Taylor |
1.80 | 34.5 | 53.00 | 168 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 16.3 | |
| 27 | Blame it on Rio (1984) | Michael Caine & Michelle Johnson |
18.60 | 59.8 | 59.80 | 56 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 12.3 | |
| 28 | Saturn 3 (1980) | Farrah Fawcett & Kirk Douglas |
11.40 | 47.2 | 47.20 | 67 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 7.3 |
So many memories of watching his musicals with my mom and grandmother. Makes me miss my grandmother. Rest In Peace. Prayers to his family.
Hey Helakoski….thanks for sharing your movie memories of Donen, you, your mom and grandmother. Sad day. RIP.
Another connection to the past that has left us.
Hey Reynolds…thanks for the Donen thoughts. I got to wondering how many directors that directed Cary Grant are still alive….a quick search shows that Donen was among the last of them. Indeed another connection to the past that is gone. RIP Stanley Donen.
Rip. I will admit I thought he had already passed away. Good career. Love Singing in the Rain and Charade. Sad news.
Hey SteinHoF16……I was in the same boat….as I thought he had passed away as well. Singin’ In The Rain and Charade are all-time classics for sure. Good to hear from you. RIP.
One of the great musical minds in movie history.
Hey Taylor…..I am not a huge musical fan….but I know enough about that genre to agree with you 100% about him being “great musical minds in movie history”. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Mr. Donen.
Sad news.
Sad news indeed Pritchard. Thanks for checking out our Donen tribute.