Marilyn Monroe Movie Rankings
1
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 3.6863 out of 4 stars for Some Like It Hot
3.6863
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
DVD from $3.98 
(7 sellers)
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Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 3.2950 out of 4 stars for Asphalt Jungle
3.2950
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
DVD from $5.67 
(6 sellers)
3
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 3.0914 out of 4 stars for River of No Return
3.0914
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
DVD from $24.99 
(3 sellers)
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Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 3.0700 out of 4 stars for Seven Year Itch
3.0700
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
DVD from $5.19 
(5 sellers)
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Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.8698 out of 4 stars for There's No Business Like Show Business
2.8698
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
DVD from $6.84 
(5 sellers)
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Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.8517 out of 4 stars for Don't Bother to Knock
2.8517
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
DVD from $4.99 
(4 sellers)
7
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.8253 out of 4 stars for Clash by Night
2.8253
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
DVD from $4.98 
(6 sellers)
8
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.7666 out of 4 stars for Monkey Business
2.7666
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
DVD from $6.88 
(5 sellers)
9
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.7666 out of 4 stars for Niagara
2.7666
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
DVD from $6.89 
(6 sellers)
10
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.7512 out of 4 stars for Bus Stop
2.7512
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
DVD from $5.80 
(5 sellers)
11
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.7503 out of 4 stars for Love Nest
2.7503
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
DVD from $4.25 
(4 sellers)
12
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.7257 out of 4 stars for Misfits
2.7257
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
DVD from $2.26 
(3 sellers)
13
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.6674 out of 4 stars for We're Not Married!
2.6674
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!
DVD from $5.75 
(4 sellers)
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Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.6602 out of 4 stars for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
2.6602
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
DVD from $5.54 
(6 sellers)
15
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.6553 out of 4 stars for How to Marry a Millionaire
2.6553
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
DVD from $4.50 
(4 sellers)
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Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.6307 out of 4 stars for As Young as You Feel
2.6307
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
DVD from $6.12 
(3 sellers)
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Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.5812 out of 4 stars for Let's Make It Legal
2.5812
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
DVD from $3.50 
(4 sellers)
18
Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.5707 out of 4 stars for Love Happy
2.5707
Young hopefuls trying to stage a Broadway show on a shoestring are sustained with food by expert shoplifter Harpo. ... more about Love Happy
DVD from $6.96 
(3 sellers)
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Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 2.0920 out of 4 stars for O. Henry's Full House
2.0920
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
DVD from $10.82 
(2 sellers)
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Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 1.8721 out of 4 stars for Ladies of the Chorus
1.8721
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
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Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 1.7014 out of 4 stars for Let's Make Love
1.7014
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
DVD from $3.25 
(3 sellers)
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Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 0.1287 out of 4 stars for Home Town Story
0.1287
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
DVD from $2.00 
(3 sellers)
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Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Dangerous Years
0.0001
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
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Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Fireball
0.0001
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
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Marilyn Monroe scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Prince and the Showgirl
0.0001
Actor Awards
BAFTA Awards - Best Foreign Actress
DVD from $9.79 
(6 sellers)
 
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Marilyn Monroe
Birthdate:
June 1, 1926
Death date:
August 5, 1962

Marilyn Monroe

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1940s
3
total ranking of 1.5007  1.5007
1950s
21
total ranking of 3.1722  3.1722
1960s
3
total ranking of 1.6949  1.6949
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
2.9032
Marilyn Monroe is ranked overall as 2.9032 of of 4 stars
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