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Victor Fleming (1889-1948) was an Oscar®-winning American director. Fleming’s IMDb page shows an incredible 49 directing credits from 1919 to 1948. This page will rank Victor Fleming movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Some of his silent movies, some early 1930s movies, shorts and uncredited directing jobs were not included in the rankings.
Victor Fleming 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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| 1939 | Gone with the Wind (1939) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Director Win |
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| 1939 | The Wizard of Oz (1939) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1937 | Captains Courageous (1937) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1929 | The Virginian (1929) |  |
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| 1938 | Test Pilot (1938) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1948 | Joan of Arc (1948) | |
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| 1943 | A Guy Named Joe (1943) | |
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| 1930 | Common Clay (1930) | |
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| 1934 | Treasure Island (1934) | |
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| 1941 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) | |
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| 1942 | Tortilla Flat (1942) |  |
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| 1932 | Red Dust (1932) | |
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| 1945 | Adventure (1945) | |
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| 1927 | The Way of All Flesh (1927) | |
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| 1928 | Abie's Irish Rose (1928) | |
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| 1933 | Bombshell (1933) | |
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| 1926 | Mantrap (1926) | |
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| 1933 | The White Sister (1933) Director |
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| 1927 | Hula (1927) | |
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| 1935 | Reckless (1935) | |
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| 1935 | The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) | |
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| 1929 | The Wolf Song (1929) | |
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| 1928 | The Awakening (1928) |  |
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| 1932 | The Wet Parade (1932) Director |
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| 1923 | To The Last Man (1923) | |
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| 1924 | Code Of The Sea (1924) | |
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| 1925 | The Devil's Cargo (1925) |  |
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| 1930 | Renegades (1930) | |
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| 1923 | The Call of the Canyon (1923) |  |
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| 1921 | Woman's Place (1921) | |
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| 1925 | Adventure (1925) |  |
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| 1923 | Dark Secrets (1923) | |
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| 1924 | Empty Hands (1924) | |
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| 1926 | The Blind Goddess (1926) | |
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| 1923 | Law Of The Lawless (1923) | |
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| 1927 | The Rough Riders (1927) |  |
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| 1925 | A Son of His Father (1925) | |
Victor Fleming 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 Victor Fleming movies by the stars of his movies
- Sort Victor Fleming movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Victor Fleming movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Victor Fleming 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 Victor Fleming movie received.
- Sort Victor Fleming 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 | ||||
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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 | Gone with the Wind (1939) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Director Win |
Clark Gable & Vivien Leigh |
56.60 | 2,179.1 | 3,842.80 | 1 | 92 | 13 / 08 | 100.0 | |
| 2 | The Wizard of Oz (1939) AA Best Picture Nom |
Judy Garland | 9.80 | 377.0 | 526.20 | 2 | 91 | 06 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 3 | Captains Courageous (1937) AA Best Picture Nom |
Spencer Tracy & Mickey Rooney |
6.80 | 279.9 | 519.60 | 9 | 85 | 04 / 01 | 99.2 | |
| 5 | The Virginian (1929) | Gary Cooper & Walter Huston |
6.20 | 191.9 | 191.90 | 6 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 97.1 | |
| 4 | Test Pilot (1938) AA Best Picture Nom |
Clark Gable & Spencer Tracy |
9.70 | 388.2 | 623.30 | 5 | 68 | 03 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 5 | Joan of Arc (1948) | José Ferrer & Ingrid Bergman |
10.80 | 290.8 | 409.10 | 6 | 64 | 07 / 02 | 95.7 | |
| 6 | A Guy Named Joe (1943) | Spencer Tracy & Irene Dunne |
11.30 | 407.6 | 550.60 | 6 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 7 | Common Clay (1930) | Constance Bennett & Lew Ayres |
5.20 | 281.9 | 281.90 | 6 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 94.9 | |
| 9 | Treasure Island (1934) | Wallace Beery & Jackie Cooper |
3.30 | 155.9 | 304.50 | 13 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 10 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) | Spencer Tracy & Ingrid Bergman |
4.10 | 158.8 | 292.00 | 43 | 68 | 03 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 13 | Tortilla Flat (1942) | Spencer Tracy & John Garfield |
5.30 | 198.1 | 277.30 | 34 | 52 | 01 / 00 | 89.6 | |
| 12 | Red Dust (1932) | Clark Gable & Jean Harlow |
2.20 | 109.3 | 171.20 | 29 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 89.2 | |
| 11 | Adventure (1945) | Clark Gable & Greer Garson |
11.80 | 374.3 | 537.10 | 11 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 14 | The Way of All Flesh (1927) | Emil Jannings | 3.60 | 120.0 | 120.00 | 8 | 67 | 01 / 01 | 86.6 | |
| 15 | Abie's Irish Rose (1928) | Charles "Buddy" Rogers | 5.00 | 158.5 | 158.50 | 6 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 16 | Bombshell (1933) | Jean Harlow & Pat O'Brien |
1.50 | 71.1 | 97.40 | 60 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 17 | Mantrap (1926) | Clara Bow | 2.20 | 77.6 | 77.60 | 22 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 80.8 | |
| 18 | The White Sister (1933) Director |
Helen Hayes & Clark Gable |
2.10 | 100.4 | 223.90 | 31 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 19 | Hula (1927) | Clara Bow | 2.50 | 82.7 | 82.70 | 19 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 78.0 | |
| 20 | Reckless (1935) | William Powell & Jean Harlow |
2.40 | 108.7 | 171.80 | 52 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 77.7 | |
| 21 | The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) | Henry Fonda & Janet Gaynor |
1.50 | 68.5 | 68.50 | 80 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 22 | The Wolf Song (1929) | Gary Cooper | 2.00 | 63.0 | 63.00 | 66 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 72.6 | |
| 23 | The Awakening (1928) | Vilma Bánky | 1.80 | 55.6 | 55.60 | 57 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 69.2 | |
| 24 | The Wet Parade (1932) Director |
Robert Young & Myrna Loy |
1.30 | 65.3 | 65.30 | 80 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 65.7 | |
| 26 | To The Last Man (1923) | Richard Dix | 1.00 | 45.0 | 45.00 | 19 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 63.1 | |
| 25 | Code Of The Sea (1924) | Rod La Rocque | 0.60 | 25.4 | 25.40 | 40 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 62.0 | |
| 27 | The Devil's Cargo (1925) | Wallace Beery | 1.10 | 44.3 | 44.30 | 26 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 44.5 | |
| 28 | Renegades (1930) | Myrna Loy & Warner Baxter |
1.10 | 60.1 | 60.10 | 112 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 43.4 | |
| 29 | The Call of the Canyon (1923) | Richard Dix | 0.30 | 11.9 | 11.90 | 40 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 33.6 | |
| 30 | Woman's Place (1921) | Constance Talmadge | 0.30 | 14.1 | 14.10 | 15 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 31.7 | |
| 31 | Adventure (1925) | Wallace Beery | 0.50 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 44 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 32 | Dark Secrets (1923) | Dorothy Dalton | 0.20 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 46 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 26.9 | |
| 33 | Empty Hands (1924) | Norma Shearer | 0.80 | 35.6 | 35.60 | 27 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 26.9 | |
| 34 | The Blind Goddess (1926) | Louise Dresser | 0.80 | 28.9 | 28.90 | 52 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 25.7 | |
| 35 | Law Of The Lawless (1923) | Dorothy Dalton | 0.60 | 27.0 | 27.00 | 31 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 24.3 | |
| 36 | The Rough Riders (1927) | Charles Farrell | 0.90 | 29.1 | 29.10 | 73 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 18.0 | |
| 37 | A Son of His Father (1925) | Warner Baxter | 0.50 | 18.6 | 18.60 | 47 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 16.2 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Victor Fleming
1. Victor Lonzo Fleming was born at the Banbury Ranch near what is now La Cañada Flintridge, California in 1889.
2. Victor Fleming served in the photographic section for the United States Army during World War I, and acted as chief photographer for President Woodrow Wilson in Versailles, France.
3. Victor Fleming directed 9 different actors in Oscar®-nominated performances: Emil Jannings, Spencer Tracy, Vivien Leigh, Hattie McDaniel, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, Frank Morgan, José Ferrer and Ingrid Bergman. Jannings, Tracy, Leigh and McDaniel all won Oscars® for their performances in one of Fleming’s movies.
4. Victor Fleming directed three films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant: Red Dust (1932), The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Gone with the Wind (1939).
5. Victor Fleming is the only director to have two films listed in the top 10 of the American Film Institute’s 1998 list of the 100 greatest American films, Gone with the Wind (1939) and The Wizard of Oz (1939).
Check out Victor Fleming’s career compared to current and classic actors and directors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
Finally…..Victor Fleming only has one The Wizard of Oz in his tables….that only took 5 days to fix……so FRUSTRATING! And now UMR Hall of Famer BryRog57 (better known as SoC1) and his wife have the virus….also equaling FRUSTRATING!
Victor Fleming, one of Hollywoods greatest directors. Worthy of a UMR stats page.
I’ve seen 11 of the 38 films on the chart, less than I thought. Top favorites are – Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Treasure Island, Test Pilot and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I’ve also seen Reckless, Red Dust, Bombshell, A Guy Named Joe, Joan of Arc and Adventure. All enjoyable except Joan of Arc which was depressing.
I don’t think I’ve seen Captains Courageous and it’s in my collection.
Bruce, you’ve got Wizard of Oz printed twice in the charts and with the same stats.
Gone With the Wind still king of them all, more tickets sold than any other film.
Good work Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve…thanks for the thoughts on Victor Fleming. As for The Wizard of Oz….it took awhile…but it is finally fixed…thanks for the alert. Tally count: Flora 13, Steve 11 and me with 9. I have seen 3 of your favorites…I have always wanted to see Test Pilot….just never tracked that one down. Captains Courageous is ok…..though I actually was not too impressed with Tracy in his Oscar winning role. Good stuff as always.
I have seen 13 Victor Fleming movies, including 7 of the top 10.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Gone With the Wind.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Joan of Arc.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Reckless.
Favourite Victor Fleming Movies:
Gone With the Wind
The Wizard of Oz
Captains Courageous
Test Pilot
A Guy Named Joe
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Red Dust
Bombshell
The White Sister
Reckless
Other Victor Fleming Movies I Have Seen:
Treasure Island
Adventure
Tortilla Flat
Hey Flora….thank you for the tally count, visit, comment and for sharing your movie thoughts on Victor Fleming. Tally count: Flora 13 to my 9. I have seen 7 of your favorites…..0 of your others. My favorites would be The Wizard of Oz and A Guy Named Joe. I like Gone With The Wind….it is an all-time classic….but not one I re-watch regularly. Good stuff as always.
Great UMR Page
Thank you Mike. Still experiencing some issues with the new database home……we can not get rid of one of the Wizard of Ozs…sadly…these duplicate movies are appearing on many pages….I actually researched and did the data entry on your Miriam Hopkins request….but it brought in three Hopkins duplicates…..soooooo frustrating!