Want to know the best Tab Hunter movies? How about the worst Tab Hunter movies? Curious about Tab Hunter box office grosses or which Tab Hunter movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Tab Hunter movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Tab Hunter (1931-2018) was an American actor. Hunter was an American actor, pop singer, film producer, and author. He starred in more than 40 films and was a well-known Hollywood star of the 1950s and 1960s. His IMDb page shows 79 acting credits from 1950-2009. This page will rank 25 Tab Hunter 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.
Sadly this page was put together upon hearing of his passing July 8th, 2018. Rest in Peace, Mr. Hunter.
Tab Hunter 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 Tab Hunter movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Tab Hunter movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Tab Hunter movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Tab Hunter 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 Tab Hunter movie received.
- Sort Tab Hunter 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.
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
The Sea Chase (1955)
John Wayne &
Lana Turner17.10
355.4
431.10
11
62
00 / 00
92.9
2
Battle Cry (1955)
Van Heflin &
Aldo Ray23.10
479.8
544.90
2
59
01 / 00
92.4
3
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Paul Newman &
Ava Gardner24.50
155.6
155.60
14
70
01 / 00
91.2
4
Damn Yankees (1958)
Ray Walston &
Baseball Movies7.40
133.5
133.50
30
75
01 / 00
90.7
5
The Pleasure of His Company (1961)
Fred Astaire &
Debbie Reynolds9.00
131.1
131.10
23
65
00 / 00
86.6
6
They Came To Cordura (1959)
Gary Cooper &
Rita Hayworth6.40
115.5
115.50
39
59
00 / 00
81.5
7
Gunman's Walk (1958)
Van Heflin
2.70
48.3
48.30
86
76
00 / 00
78.8
9
Track of the Cat (1954)
Robert Mitchum &
Teresa Wright4.10
96.6
116.10
76
59
00 / 00
77.1
8
The Loved One (1965)
Robert Morse
5.40
57.1
57.10
53
71
00 / 00
76.8
10
The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
James Garner &
Natalie Wood4.00
78.4
78.40
86
57
00 / 00
69.8
11
The Burning Hills (1956)
Natalie Wood
4.30
84.0
84.00
68
53
00 / 00
66.2
12
Saturday Island (1952)
Linda Darnell
4.20
81.7
81.70
80
53
00 / 00
65.3
13
That Kind of Woman (1959)
Sophia Loren &
George Sanders2.90
51.3
51.30
81
60
00 / 00
62.1
15
Dark Horse (1992)
Ed Begley, Jr.
0.10
0.3
0.30
215
73
00 / 00
56.4
15
The Lawless (1950)
Gail Russell
2.70
60.3
60.30
118
53
00 / 00
55.3
16
Polyester (1981)
Divine
1.50
6.0
6.00
126
68
00 / 00
50.0
17
Ride The Wild Surf (1964)
Barbara Eden
3.80
43.1
43.10
74
55
00 / 00
47.8
18
The Steel Lady (1953)
Rod Cameron
0.90
16.1
16.10
216
62
00 / 00
44.6
19
Lust in the Dust (1985)
Divine
0.70
2.2
2.20
159
63
00 / 00
37.0
20
Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
Clint Eastwood
2.00
35.3
35.30
111
52
00 / 00
36.8
21
Gun Belt (1953)
George Montgomery
1.30
22.9
22.90
195
55
00 / 00
34.5
23
Grease 2 (1982)
Michelle Pfeiffer
15.20
55.6
55.60
46
43
00 / 00
30.2
22
City Under The Sea (1964)
Vincent Price
2.60
30.0
30.00
93
51
00 / 00
30.0
24
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
Victor Mature &
Walter Pidgeon3.60
18.4
18.40
94
51
00 / 00
22.9
25
Return To Treasure Island (1954)
Dawn Addams
0.60
13.1
13.10
179
43
00 / 00
9.7
26
Operation Bikini (1963)
Frankie Avalon
1.00
12.8
12.80
120
34
00 / 00
3.1
Favorite TAB HUNTER movie ever: The Golden Arrow (La Freccia D’Oro). For this he will be always my Prince/Hero 🙂
Hey Tony….thanks for the mini-review of The Golden Arrow….I have not seen it….but I will see if I can track it down. Happy Holidays.