TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Marilyn Monroe.

Marilyn Monroe
Birthdate: June 1, 1926
Death date: August 5, 1962

Marilyn Monroe

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1940s
1.5007
3
total ranking of 1.5007
1950s
3.2038
22
total ranking of 3.2038
1960s
1.6958
3
total ranking of 1.6958
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Marilyn Monroe is ranked overall as 2.9300 of of 4 stars2.9300

Marilyn Monroe Movie Rankings

1
Marilyn Monroe starring in All About Eve
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 3.8135 out of 4 stars for All About Eve3.8135
Aspiring actress Eve Harrington maneuvers her way into the lives of Broadway's elite. The stars agree to show her the ropes believing she is an innocent and naive fan. Ultimately, Eve out wits them all and becomes the star she strived to be. ...more about All About Eve
2
Marilyn Monroe starring in Some Like It Hot
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 3.6570 out of 4 stars for Some Like It Hot3.6570
Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) just happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time when they witness a murder by the mob. Now, to evade the gangsters the men dress up as women and join an all girl musical band. ...more about Some Like It Hot
Actor Awards
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy
3
Marilyn Monroe starring in Asphalt Jungle
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 3.2839 out of 4 stars for Asphalt Jungle3.2839
Infimous criminal Doc Rienschneider (Sam Jaffe) has just returned from prison and already has a plan to pull off a million dollar heist with some old friends. ...more about Asphalt Jungle
4
Seven Year Itch, The (1955)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 3.1304 out of 4 stars for Seven Year Itch3.1304
Like many other Manhattan husbands, Richard Sherman sends his wife and son to the country for the summer, while he stays behind to toil. ...more about Seven Year Itch
Actor Awards
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Foreign Actress
5
River of No Return (1954)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 3.0351 out of 4 stars for River of No Return3.0351
The title river unites a farmer recently released from prison, his young son, and an ambitious saloon singer. In order to survive, each must be purged of anger, and each must learn to understand and care for the others. ...more about River of No Return
6
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.8676 out of 4 stars for There's No Business Like Show Business2.8676
Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart. ...more about There's No Business Like Show Business
7
Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.8515 out of 4 stars for Don't Bother to Knock2.8515
Airline pilot Jed stays at the New York hotel where girlfriend Lyn is a singer. He sees Nell in a window opposite his and they get chummy. When the girl she's baby-sitting, Bunny, enters Nell goes crazy and sends her to her room. ...more about Don't Bother to Knock
8
Clash by Night (1952)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.8251 out of 4 stars for Clash by Night2.8251
Mae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish cannery worker Peggy, may wind up like Mae. Mae marries Jerry and has a baby; she is happy but restless, drawn to Jerry's friend Earl. ...more about Clash by Night
9
Monkey Business (1952)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.7664 out of 4 stars for Monkey Business2.7664
Barnaby Fulton is a research chemist working on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. While trying a sample dose on himself, he accidentally gets a dose of a mixture added to the water cooler and believes his potion is what is working. ...more about Monkey Business
10
Niagara (1953)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.7664 out of 4 stars for Niagara2.7664
George and Rose Loomis are honeymooning at a Niagara Falls motel. She plots with Ted Patrick to do him in, but all does not go smoothly. ...more about Niagara
11
Bus Stop (1956)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.7511 out of 4 stars for Bus Stop2.7511
Innocent rodeo cowboy Bo falls in love with cafe singer Cherie in Phoenix. She tries to run away to Los Angeles but he finds her and forces her to board the bus to his home in Montana. ...more about Bus Stop
Actor Awards
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actress - Comedy/Musical
12
Love Nest (1951)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.7502 out of 4 stars for Love Nest2.7502
Jim and Connie's postwar New York building troubles keep Jim from working on his novel. Ex-WAC from Jim's army days Roberta moves in, further upsetting Connie but pleasing Jim's friend Ed. ...more about Love Nest
13
Misfits, The (1961)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.7258 out of 4 stars for Misfits2.7258
Roslyn divorces Ray in Reno and then meets widower Guido. He likes her but introduces her to cowboy Gay, and those two fall in love. When she learns that Gay, Guido and Perce are going to turn wild horses ("misfits") into dog food, she protests. ...more about Misfits
14
We're Not Married! (1952)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.6652 out of 4 stars for We're Not Married!2.6652
A Justice of the Peace performed weddings a few days before his license was valid. A few years later five couples learn they have never been legally married. Annabel Norris, already Mrs. Mississippi and ready to enter the Mrs. ...more about We're Not Married!
15
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.6601 out of 4 stars for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes2.6601
Lorelei and Dorothy are just "Two Little Girls from Little Rock", lounge singers on a transatlantic cruise, working their way to Paris, and enjoying the company of any eligible men they might meet along the way, even though "Diamonds are a Girl's Best ...more about Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
16
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.6552 out of 4 stars for How to Marry a Millionaire2.6552
Three New York models, Shatze, Pola and Loco set-up in an exclusive appartment with a plan: tired of cheap men and a lack of money they intend to use all their talents to trap and marry three millionaires. ...more about How to Marry a Millionaire
17
As Young as You Feel (1951)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.6305 out of 4 stars for As Young as You Feel2.6305
Sixty-five-year-old John Hodges must retire from Acme Printing. He later impersonates the president of the parent company and arrives at his old plant on an inspection tour. ...more about As Young as You Feel
18
Let's Make It Legal (1951)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.5791 out of 4 stars for Let's Make It Legal2.5791
The divorce of Hugh and Miriam Halsworth becomes final at midnight. Hugh wouldn't dream of calling it off, but can't abandon his rose garden. ...more about Let's Make It Legal
19
Love Happy (1949)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.5707 out of 4 stars for Love Happy2.5707
Young hopefuls trying to stage a Broadway show on a shoestring are sustained with food by expert shoplifter Harpo. ...more about Love Happy
20
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.0898 out of 4 stars for O. Henry's Full House2.0898
Five O' Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critic's acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. ...more about O. Henry's Full House
21
Ladies of the Chorus (1948)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 1.8721 out of 4 stars for Ladies of the Chorus1.8721
Former burlesque star May and her daughter Peggy dance in the chorus. When May has a fight with featured dancer Bubbles, Bubbles leaves the show and Peggy takes her place. ...more about Ladies of the Chorus
  • Not Available on DVD
22
Let's Make Love (1960)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 1.7029 out of 4 stars for Let's Make Love1.7029
Billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue. He goes to the theatre, where he sees Amanda rehearsing a song, and the director thinks him an actor suited to play himself in the revue. ...more about Let's Make Love
23
Home Town Story (1951)
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 0.1265 out of 4 stars for Home Town Story0.1265
Blake Washburn blames manufacturer MacFarland for his defeat in the race for re-election to the state legislature. He takes over his uncle's newspaper to take on big business as an enemy of the people. ...more about Home Town Story
24
Dangerous Years (1947)
No Reviews Available
Jeff Carter has put an end to the town's delinquency with a boys' club. Young hoodlum Danny shows up and influences teenagers Doris, Willy and Leo. They hang out at a juke joint where Eve (one of Marilyn's first bit parts) works. ...more about Dangerous Years
  • Not Available on DVD
25
Fireball, The (1950)
No Reviews Available
Johnny runs away from Father O'Hara's orphanage and becomes a roller skating star with the help of Mary Reeves. He becomes involved with women, including Polly, who only love him because he is a champion, not, as with Mary, out of love for him. ...more about Fireball
  • Not Available on DVD
26
Lykke og krone (1962)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
27
Premier Khrushchev in the USA (1959)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
28
Prince and the Showgirl, The (1957)
No Reviews Available
Actor Awards
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Foreign Actress