Robert Ryan Movie Rankings
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 3.5193 out of 4 stars for Wild Bunch
3.5193
An aging band of outlaws makes one last score and heads to Mexico with a band of bounty hunters on their heels. They leave a trail of bloody mayhem and violence along the way. ... more about Wild Bunch
DVD from $2.99 
(6 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 3.1097 out of 4 stars for Bad Day at Black Rock
3.1097
In 1945 a train pulls into Black Rock, hardly even a whistlestop, and lets Macreedy off. He wants to give a local Japanese farmer his son's war medal, but the townsfolk will have nothing to do with him. ... more about Bad Day at Black Rock
DVD from $8.68 
(7 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 3.0971 out of 4 stars for On Dangerous Ground
3.0971
Hard, withdrawn city cop Jim Wilson roughs up one too many suspects and is sent upstate to help investigate the murder of a young girl in the winter countryside. There he meets Mary Malden, whom he finds attractive and independent. ... more about On Dangerous Ground
DVD from $23.50 
(6 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.9947 out of 4 stars for Dirty Dozen
2.9947
During World War II, an American Major is given the task of recruiting 12 soldiers from an American military prison for a special guerilla mission that will give them the chance to regain their honor. ... more about Dirty Dozen
DVD from $2.99 
(8 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.9134 out of 4 stars for Longest Day
2.9134
Tells the story of the D-Day invasion of Normandy in WWII. There are dozens of characters, some seen only briefly, who together weave the story of five separate invasion points that made up the operation. ... more about Longest Day
DVD from $7.26 
(6 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.8644 out of 4 stars for Act of Violence
2.8644
War veteran Frank Enley seems to be a happily married small-town citizen until he realises Joe Parkson is in town. ... more about Act of Violence
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.8635 out of 4 stars for Battle of the Bulge
2.8635
In the winter of 1944, the Allied Armies stand ready to invade Germany at the coming of a New Year. To prevent this occurrence, Hitler orders an all out offensive to re-take French territory and capture the major port city of Antwerp. ... more about Battle of the Bulge
DVD from $3.00 
(8 sellers)
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Robert Ryan 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)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.7839 out of 4 stars for Crossfire
2.7839
Homicide Capt. Finlay finds evidence that one or more of a group of demobilized soldiers is involved in the death of Joseph Samuels. ... more about Crossfire
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
DVD from $4.97 
(6 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.7486 out of 4 stars for Professionals
2.7486
A rich Texan, J.W. Grant, selects three men and invites them to his private train to offer them a contract: Rescue his wife who has been kidnapped by a Mexican revolutionary. ... more about Professionals
DVD from $3.95 
(6 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.7390 out of 4 stars for King of Kings
2.7390
When the Romans under General Pompey conquer Judea in 63 BC, an era of despair and fear begins for the Jewish people. ... more about King of Kings
DVD from $3.00 
(2 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.7095 out of 4 stars for Set-Up
2.7095
Over-the-hill boxer Bill 'Stoker' Thompson insists he can still win, though his sexy wife Julie pleads with him to quit. But his manager Tiny is so confident he will lose, he takes money for a "dive" from tough gambler Little Boy... ... more about Set-Up
DVD from $4.91 
(8 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.6309 out of 4 stars for Anzio
2.6309
Allied forces land at Anzio unopposed but instead of moving straight inland their commanding officer decides to dig in. ... more about Anzio
DVD from $3.95 
(7 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.6234 out of 4 stars for Naked Spur
2.6234
A bitter Howard Kemp heads westward to the Rockies from Abilene, Kansas on the trail of murderer Ben Vandergroat and the $5000 reward on Vandergroat's head, money after which Kemp lusts in order to re-purchase the ranch that his absconding fiancée had ... more about Naked Spur
DVD from $5.04 
(6 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.6003 out of 4 stars for Caught
2.6003
It was her childhood dream come true. She had married a man worth millions. But her innocent dream became a tormented nightmare once she realized the truth about her husband. ... more about Caught
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.5578 out of 4 stars for Men in War
2.5578
In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson's platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Soon they are joined by Sergeant Montana, whose overriding concern is caring for his catatonic colonel. ... more about Men in War
DVD from $5.99 
(0 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.4748 out of 4 stars for Sky's the Limit
2.4748
Flying Tiger fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave. He quickly falls for photographer Joan Manion, pursuing her in the guise of a carefree drifter. ... more about Sky's the Limit
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.4333 out of 4 stars for Iceman Cometh
2.4333
It's 1912 and the patron's of 'The Last Chance Saloon' have gathered for their evening of whiskey to contemplate their lost faith and dreams, when Hickey (Lee Marvin) arrives. ... more about Iceman Cometh
Actor Awards
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Supporting Actor
National Board of Review, USA - Best Actor
DVD from $15.50 
(4 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.4322 out of 4 stars for Back from Eternity
2.4322
A South American plane loaded with an assortment of characters crash lands in a remote jungle area in the middle of a storm. The passengers then discover they are in an area inhabited by vicious cannibals and must escape before they are found. ... more about Back from Eternity
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.4078 out of 4 stars for North West Mounted Police
2.4078
Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Corbeau, who is wanted for murder. ... more about North West Mounted Police
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.3356 out of 4 stars for Odds Against Tomorrow
2.3356
Dave Burke is looking to hire two men to assist him in a bank raid: Earl Slater, an white ex-convict, and Johnny Ingram, a black gambler. ... more about Odds Against Tomorrow
DVD from $5.68 
(4 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.3167 out of 4 stars for Flying Leathernecks
2.3167
Marine Major Dan Kirby is tough on his group of World War II aviators, tougher than his subordinate Captain Carl Griffin thinks is necessary. But Kirby proves that his method is more suited to the demands of war. ... more about Flying Leathernecks
DVD from $6.54 
(3 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.1925 out of 4 stars for Horizons West
2.1925
Brothers Dan and Neil Hammond return to Texas after the Civil War. Ambitious Dan turns to rustling and then shady land deals to build an empire. ... more about Horizons West
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.1824 out of 4 stars for Custer of the West
2.1824
The story of U.S. Army commander George Armstrong Custer, a flamboyant hero of the Civil War who later fought and was exterminated with his entire command by warring Sioux and Cheyenne tribes at the battle of Little Big Horn in 1876. ... more about Custer of the West
DVD from $1.94 
(7 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.0829 out of 4 stars for Best of the Badmen
2.0829
After the Civil War, Union Major Clanton captures survivors of Quantrill's Raiders, and gets them clemency at the cost of shooting a mob member. ... more about Best of the Badmen
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.0798 out of 4 stars for Boy with Green Hair
2.0798
Peter Frye, a war orphan whose parents have been killed in an air raid, wakes up one morning to find his hair has turned green. He meets with bitter prejudice and hatred from his fellow citizens, yet continues to express a belief that came to him in a vision: all wars must stop. ... more about Boy with Green Hair
DVD from $9.76 
(0 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.0738 out of 4 stars for Inferno
2.0738
20th Century-Fox put a lot of eggs in this 1953 film---3-D and stereophonic sound on prints for the few theatres equipped for that sound system in 1953, and the result was possibly the best 3-D film made during the craze. ... more about Inferno
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.0652 out of 4 stars for Billy Budd
2.0652
Actor Awards
BAFTA Awards - Best Foreign Actor
DVD from $5.79 
(6 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 2.0144 out of 4 stars for God's Little Acre
2.0144
A poor farmer is obsessed with finding gold on his land supposedly buried by his grandfather. ... more about God's Little Acre
DVD from $5.39 
(0 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 1.9581 out of 4 stars for Born to Be Bad
1.9581
Christabel fools everyone with her sweet exterior including her cousin Donna and Donna's wealthy fiancée Curtis. The only one who sees through her facade is Nick, a rugged writer who loves her anyway. ... more about Born to Be Bad
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 1.9459 out of 4 stars for Beware
1.9459
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 1.8858 out of 4 stars for Bombardier
1.8858
Major Chick Davis proves to the U.S. Army the superiority of high altitude precision bombing, and establishes a school for bombardiers. Training is followed in semi-documentary style, with personal dramas in subplots. ... more about Bombardier
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 1.8732 out of 4 stars for Outfit
1.8732
When the small criminal Macklin is released from prison, he learns that shortly before his brother was shot by two killers. They didn't know that the bank they robbed was owned by the syndicate. ... more about Outfit
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 1.8264 out of 4 stars for Tender Comrade
1.8264
Ginger Rogers, a young defense plant worker whose husband is in the military during World War II, shares a house with three other women in the same situation. ... more about Tender Comrade
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 1.8135 out of 4 stars for Lonelyhearts
1.8135
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 1.7861 out of 4 stars for Day of the Outlaw
1.7861
Cowboys and ranchers have to put their differences aside when a gang of outlaws, led by army captain Jack Bruhn, decide to spend the night in a little Western town. ... more about Day of the Outlaw
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 1.7806 out of 4 stars for Busy Body
1.7806
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 1.7359 out of 4 stars for Proud Ones
1.7359
Marshal Silver is run out of town under suspicion of being a trigger-happy killer after shooting a hired gun of Honest John Barrett. ... more about Proud Ones
DVD from $6.21 
(6 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 1.7268 out of 4 stars for City Beneath the Sea
1.7268
Divers Brad and Tony arrive in Jamaica to attempt salvage of the "Lady Luck," sunk with all hands and a million in gold. They charter a boat, "American Beauty," skippered by attractive Terry McBride, but cannot find the ship. ... more about City Beneath the Sea
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 1.7176 out of 4 stars for Secret Fury
1.7176
During the ceremony marrying Ellen and David, a stranger stands up when that phrase "if anyone knows why these two may not be joined..." is spoken. The stranger announces that Ellen is already married. ... more about Secret Fury
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 1.6857 out of 4 stars for Tall Men
1.6857
Two brothers, Ben and Clint, join a cattle drive from Texas to Montana. While heading for Texas they save Nella from the Indians, and she decides to ride with them. ... more about Tall Men
DVD from $22.26 
(4 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 1.6803 out of 4 stars for Behind the Rising Sun
1.6803
Cornell-educated Taro Seki returns to Japan just as the war party gains control. He hopes to work for American engineer O'Hara, and falls for his secretary Tama, but he is drafted. ... more about Behind the Rising Sun
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 1.5981 out of 4 stars for I Married a Communist
1.5981
Brad Collins, former stevedore, is rising fast in a shipping company when local communist agitators use his former Party affiliation to extort his help in stirring up trouble. ... more about I Married a Communist
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 1.5707 out of 4 stars for Trail Street
1.5707
The Liberal Kansas area is in trouble. The town is without a Marshal and the nearby farmers are unable to grow crops due to the summer drought and trail riders that run cattle over their land. ... more about Trail Street
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 1.3308 out of 4 stars for Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
1.3308
Some survivors of a drowning ship are rescued by Captain Nemo and his submarine crew. They are taken to an underwater city, where they may be trapped for the rest of their lives. ... more about Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 1.0419 out of 4 stars for Racket
1.0419
The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. ... more about Racket
DVD from $23.50 
(6 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Alaska Seas
0.0001
Robert Ryan and Brian Keith, vastly under-rated actors, take a B-potboiler and make it appear to actually be something more. ... more about Alaska Seas
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Canadians
0.0001
When the Sioux come to Canada, the Canadians permit them to stay in Canada if they come peacefully. However, some cowboys kill all inhabitants of one of their villages. ... more about Canadians
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Escape to Burma
0.0001
A local prince in British Burma has been killed, apparently by his prospecting partner Jim Brecan. The bereaved father wants Brecan's head, no questions asked, but Captain Cardigan of the colonial police hopes to find him first for a fair trial. ... more about Escape to Burma
DVD from $3.30 
(2 sellers)
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Her Twelve Men
0.0001
Jan Stewart, a new teacher at The Oaks, a boys' boarding school, becomes instructor and mother-figure to a class of twelve. She must overcome the disapproval of Joe Hargrave, head of the lower school, who has misgivings about Jan's inexperience. ... more about Her Twelve Men
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Ice Palace
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Life or Breath
0.0001
LIFE OR BREATH is a darkly comedic thriller about MARTIN WALLACE, a middle aged engineer who absolutely despises his wife, MYRA. ... more about Life or Breath
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Lolly-Madonna XXX
0.0001
Two rustic families, headed by patriarchs Laban Feather (Rod Steiger)and Pap Gutshall (Robert Ryan), are feuding. At first, it is comical, with just the sons of the two families playing tricks on each other. ... more about Lolly-Madonna XXX
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Strong Boy
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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Robert Ryan scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Womanpower
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
 
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Robert Ryan
Birthdate:
November 11, 1909
Death date:
July 11, 1973

Robert Ryan

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1920s
2
No Reviews
1930s
0
No Reviews
1940s
18
total ranking of 2.4074  2.4074
1950s
26
total ranking of 2.6615  2.6615
1960s
17
total ranking of 2.6870  2.6870
1970s
7
total ranking of 1.9183  1.9183
1980s
0
No Reviews
1990s
1
No Reviews
2000s
1
No Reviews
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Overall Actor Score:
2.6904
Robert Ryan is ranked overall as 2.6904 of of 4 stars
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