Cary Grant Movie Rankings
1
Cary Grant scores a combined 3.6021 out of 4 stars for Notorious
3.6021
After her father is convicted of treason and commits suicide Alicia is asked by the U.S. government to spy on a Brazilian Nazi faction to help clear her name. She agrees and later falls in love with the agent assigned to her case, but he feels he still can't trust her. ... more about Notorious
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2
Cary Grant scores a combined 3.6019 out of 4 stars for North by Northwest
3.6019
A suave, succesful New York advertising executive finds himself, through a case of mistaken identity, embroiled in a web of intrigue and murder that takes him across the country to prove his innocence to the police and get an evil crime syndicate, looking for a lost microfilm, off his tail. ... more about North by Northwest
DVD from $10.53 
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3
Cary Grant scores a combined 3.4783 out of 4 stars for Bringing Up Baby
3.4783
When a stuffy paleontologist and a scatterbrained heiress cross paths chaos ensues. She mistakes him for a zoologist and insists he help her with her pet leopard. ... more about Bringing Up Baby
DVD from $9.99 
(6 sellers)
4
Cary Grant scores a combined 3.4769 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Story
3.4769
Just before Tracy is about to marry, her ex-husband shows up at the wedding with a reporter from a local magazine, but while he is there Tracy begins to reconsider her engagement and starts falling for her ex. ... more about Philadelphia Story
DVD from $3.51 
(7 sellers)
5
Cary Grant scores a combined 3.3065 out of 4 stars for Charade
3.3065
Regina returns home to find her house empty and her husband dead. The police inform her her husband had stolen $250,000 from the government. Now, his former associates begin harassing her, assuming she knows where the money is hidden. ... more about Charade
Actor Awards
BAFTA Awards - Best Foreign Actor
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
DVD from $0.43 
(7 sellers)
6
Cary Grant scores a combined 3.2457 out of 4 stars for His Girl Friday
3.2457
Hildy Johnson has divorced Walter Burns and visits his office to tell him that she is engaged to another man and that they are going to get married the day after. ... more about His Girl Friday
DVD from $0.36 
(6 sellers)
7
Cary Grant scores a combined 3.1825 out of 4 stars for Holiday
3.1825
Johnny Case (Cary Grant), a free-thinking financier, has finally found the girl of his dreams ' Julia Seton (Doris Nolan), the spoiled daughter of a socially prominent millionaire ' and she's agreed to marry him! But when Johnny plans a holiday for the two to enjoy life while they are still young, h ... more about Holiday
DVD from $7.49 
(5 sellers)
8
Cary Grant scores a combined 3.0942 out of 4 stars for She Done Him Wrong
3.0942
New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more men friends than you can imagine. Unfortunately one of them is a vicious criminal who's escaped and is on the way to see "his" girl, not realising she hasn't exactly been faithful in his absence. ... more about She Done Him Wrong
Not Available on DVD
9
Cary Grant scores a combined 3.0840 out of 4 stars for Awful Truth
3.0840
Before their divorce becomes final, Jerry and Lucy Warriner both do their best to ruin each other's plans for remarriage, Jerry to haughty socialite Molly Lamont, she to oil-rich bumpkin Daniel Leeson. ... more about Awful Truth
DVD from $9.99 
(5 sellers)
10
Cary Grant scores a combined 3.0426 out of 4 stars for Gunga Din
3.0426
Based loosely on the poem by Rudyard Kipling, this takes place in British India during the Thuggee uprising. Three fun loving sergeants are doing fine until one of them wants to get married and leave the service. ... more about Gunga Din
DVD from $5.79 
(6 sellers)
11
Cary Grant scores a combined 3.0063 out of 4 stars for Talk of the Town
3.0063
When the Holmes Woolen Mill burns down, political activist Leopold Dilg is jailed for arson (and murder; one man was lost). Escaping, Leopold hides out in the home of his childhood sweetheart Nora Shelley ... ... more about Talk of the Town
DVD from $9.99 
(6 sellers)
12
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.9992 out of 4 stars for Only Angels Have Wings
2.9992
While waiting for her boat, Bonnie Lee stops at a small airport in South America. The pilots there deliver mail over a dangerous and usually foggy mountain pass. Geoff Carter, the lead flyer, seems distant and cold as Bonnie tries to get closer to him. ... more about Only Angels Have Wings
DVD from $6.50 
(6 sellers)
13
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.9469 out of 4 stars for My Favorite Wife
2.9469
Ellen Arden arrives 7 years after being given up for dead in a shipwreck, to find her husband Nick just remarried to Bianca. The overjoyed Nick awkwardly tries to break the news gently to Bianca. ... more about My Favorite Wife
DVD from $3.99 
(6 sellers)
14
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.9430 out of 4 stars for Suspicion
2.9430
Johnny Aysgarth is a handsome gambler who seems to live by borrowing money from friends. He meets shy Lina McLaidlaw on a train whilst trying to travel in a first class carriage with a third class ticket. ... more about Suspicion
DVD from $5.79 
(6 sellers)
15
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.8720 out of 4 stars for I'm No Angel
2.8720
The bold Tira works as dancing beauty and lion tamer at a fair. ... more about I'm No Angel
DVD from $5.96 
(4 sellers)
16
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.8709 out of 4 stars for People Will Talk
2.8709
Successful and well-liked, Dr. Noah Praetorius becomes the victim of a witchhunt at the hands of Professor Elwell, who disdains Praetorius's unorthodox medical views and also questions his relationship with the mysterious, ever-present Mr. Shunderson. ... more about People Will Talk
DVD from $4.54 
(2 sellers)
17
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.8693 out of 4 stars for Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
2.8693
The Blandings live in New York in a tiny apartment. They decide to move to the country and find that buying and building and living in their own home is simpler said than done. ... more about Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
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(6 sellers)
18
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.8510 out of 4 stars for Affair to Remember
2.8510
Handsome playboy Nicky Ferrante and beautiful night club singer Terry McKay have a romance while on a cruise from Europe to New York. Despite being engaged to other people, both agree to reunite at the top of the Empire State Building in six months. ... more about Affair to Remember
DVD from $6.25 
(5 sellers)
19
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.8060 out of 4 stars for Indiscreet
2.8060
Anna Kalman is an accomplished actress who has given up hope at finding the man of her dreams. She is in the middle of taking off her face cream (one of the best scenes), while talking about this subject with her sister, when in walks Philip Adams. ... more about Indiscreet
Actor Awards
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Comedy/Musical
DVD from $5.16 
(6 sellers)
20
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.7719 out of 4 stars for I Was a Male War Bride
2.7719
Captain Henri Rochard is a French officer assigned to work with Lieut. Catherine Gates. Through a wacky series of misadventures, they fall in love and marry. When the war ends, Capt. Rochard tries to return to America with the other female war brides. ... more about I Was a Male War Bride
DVD from $6.49 
(6 sellers)
21
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.7670 out of 4 stars for Penny Serenade
2.7670
In one of his rare departures from the realm of comedy, Cary Grant stars along with Irene Dunne in this sentimental tale about the marriage of Roger and Julie Adams.Told in flashbacks by Julie as... ... more about Penny Serenade
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
DVD from $0.01 
(3 sellers)
22
Cary Grant 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)
23
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.7364 out of 4 stars for To Catch a Thief
2.7364
American expatriate John Robie living in high style on the Riviera is a retired cat burglar. He must find out who a copy cat is to keep a new wave of jewel thefts from being pinned on him. ... more about To Catch a Thief
DVD from $3.99 
(2 sellers)
24
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.7302 out of 4 stars for Bishop's Wife
2.7302
An episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for a new cathedral paid for by a stubborn widow. He is losing sight of his family and of why he became a churchman in the first place. Enter Dudley, an angel sent to help him. ... more about Bishop's Wife
DVD from $5.95 
(7 sellers)
25
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.6939 out of 4 stars for Mr. Lucky
2.6939
Cary Grant plays gambler, Joe Adams, who takes on the identity of a dead gangster in order to avoid the draft. ... more about Mr. Lucky
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26
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.6452 out of 4 stars for Once Upon a Time
2.6452
Smalltime crookster and showman Jerry Flynn is desperately searching for a new act to promote in order to save him from ruin. He meets a boy on the street who claims to have a dancing caterpillar called Curly. ... more about Once Upon a Time
DVD from $26.99 
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27
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.6380 out of 4 stars for Houseboat
2.6380
Tom Winston, a widower, is trying to understand and raise three precocious children alone. He gets a little unexpected help from Cinzia, when the children decide she is be the new maid. ... more about Houseboat
DVD from $3.90 
(4 sellers)
28
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.6333 out of 4 stars for Father Goose
2.6333
During World War II South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over his island. ... more about Father Goose
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29
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.6163 out of 4 stars for Toast of New York
2.6163
The story starts just before the Civil War, showing Fisk (Arnold), Boyd (Grant), and Luke (Oakie) conning Southern townsfolk into buying bars of soap that, might, have a $10 gold piece inside. ... more about Toast of New York
Not Available on DVD
30
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.6072 out of 4 stars for Sylvia Scarlett
2.6072
A young woman is forced to masquerade as a boy after her father commits larceny and the family gets involved with smugglers. ... more about Sylvia Scarlett
Not Available on DVD
31
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.5902 out of 4 stars for Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
2.5902
Teenaged Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates. ... more about Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
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(6 sellers)
32
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.5752 out of 4 stars for Suzy
2.5752
American showgirl Suzy is in London in 1914. She loves Irish inventor Terry who works for an engineering firm owned by a German woman. After their marriage Terry is murdered and Suzy flees to Paris where she meets flyer Andre as war is breaking out. ... more about Suzy
Not Available on DVD
33
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.5661 out of 4 stars for Eagle and the Hawk
2.5661
The pilots of a Royal Air Force squadron in World War I face not only physical but mental dangers in their struggle to survive while fighting the enemy. ... more about Eagle and the Hawk
Not Available on DVD
34
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.5275 out of 4 stars for Operation Petticoat
2.5275
A submarine newly commissioned is damaged in the opening days of WW II. A captain, looking for a command insists he can get it to a dockyard and captain it. Going slowly to this site, they find a stranded group of Army nurses and must take them aboard. ... more about Operation Petticoat
Actor Awards
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
DVD from $6.99 
(3 sellers)
35
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.4876 out of 4 stars for Topper
2.4876
The funloving Kerbys, stockholders in the bank of which henpecked, stuffy Cosmo Topper is president, drive recklessly once too often and become ghosts. ... more about Topper
DVD from $4.98 
(0 sellers)
36
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.4839 out of 4 stars for None But the Lonely Heart
2.4839
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
Not Available on DVD
37
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.4824 out of 4 stars for Destination Tokyo
2.4824
Made during World War II, this chronicles a voyage of a U.S. submarine on a secret mission to the very shores of Japan. Much of the film is spent developing the cast of characters that populate the sub. ... more about Destination Tokyo
DVD from $5.79 
(6 sellers)
38
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.4611 out of 4 stars for Night and Day
2.4611
The fictionalized biography of composer Cole Porter from his days at Yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s. ... more about Night and Day
DVD from $3.74 
(7 sellers)
39
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.4337 out of 4 stars for Blonde Venus
2.4337
American chemist Ned Faraday marries a German entertainer and starts a family. However, he becomes poisoned with Radium and needs an expensive treatment in Germany to have any chance at being cured. ... more about Blonde Venus
DVD from $15.45 
(5 sellers)
40
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.4312 out of 4 stars for Kiss Them for Me
2.4312
Three decorated Navy pilots finagle a four day leave in San Francisco. They procure a posh suite at the hotel and Commander Crewson, a master of procurement, arranges to populate it with party people. ... more about Kiss Them for Me
DVD from $6.88 
(2 sellers)
41
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.3789 out of 4 stars for Every Girl Should Be Married
2.3789
Anabel Sims is determined to find the perfect husband. She thinks she's found her man in Madison Brown, a handsome pediatrician. She then prepares an elaborate scheme to trap him into marriage. ... more about Every Girl Should Be Married
Not Available on DVD
42
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.3652 out of 4 stars for Alice in Wonderland
2.3652
On a boring winter afternoon, Alice dreams, that she's visiting the land behind the mirror. This turns out to be a surrealistic nightmare, with all sorts of strange things happening to her, like changing her size or playing croquet with flamingos. ... more about Alice in Wonderland
Not Available on DVD
43
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.3331 out of 4 stars for Walk Don't Run
2.3331
Cary Grant arrives in Tokyo early during Olympic week. With no hotel rooms anywhere, he pulls a card from the embassy bulletin board and talks his way into Samantha Eggar's flat. ... more about Walk Don't Run
DVD from $11.00 
(5 sellers)
44
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.2876 out of 4 stars for In Name Only
2.2876
While out riding in the country, wealthy New Yorker Alec Walker meets young widow Julie Eden, and a relationship quickly develops. ... more about In Name Only
Not Available on DVD
45
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.2026 out of 4 stars for Born to Be Bad
2.2026
Letty, a young woman who ended up pregnant, unmarried and on the streets at fifteen is bitter and determined that her child will not grow up to be taken advantage of. ... more about Born to Be Bad
DVD from $5.74 
(3 sellers)
46
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.1712 out of 4 stars for Dream Wife
2.1712
Clemson Reade, a business tycoon with marriage on his mind, and Effie, a U.S. diplomat, are a modern couple. Unfortunately there seems to be too much business and not enough pleasure on the part of Effie. ... more about Dream Wife
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47
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.1552 out of 4 stars for Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
2.1552
Ernest Bliss is a rich young man with too little to do. Not realizing the depression he's in is due to boredom, Ernest consults a doctor. ... more about Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
DVD from $1.29 
(3 sellers)
48
Cary Grant scores a combined 2.0545 out of 4 stars for That Touch of Mink
2.0545
Cathy Timberlake is an old fashioned country girl who meets the man of her dreams, Philip Shayne, after his Rolls Royce splashes her with mud on her way to a job interview. Philip is a romantic businessman who is taken by Cathy's honest heart. ... more about That Touch of Mink
Actor Awards
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
DVD from $4.99 
(5 sellers)
50
Cary Grant scores a combined 1.8148 out of 4 stars for Grass Is Greener
1.8148
Victor and Hillary are down on their luck to the point that they allow tourists to take guided tours of their castle. But Charles Delacro, a millionaire oil tycoon, visits, and takes a liking to more than the house. ... more about Grass Is Greener
DVD from $6.99 
(3 sellers)
51
Cary Grant scores a combined 1.7724 out of 4 stars for Pride and the Passion
1.7724
During the Napoleonic Wars, when the French have occupied Spain, some Spanish guerilla soldiers are going to move a big cannon across Spain in order to help the British defeat the French. ... more about Pride and the Passion
DVD from $5.22 
(4 sellers)
52
Cary Grant scores a combined 1.6309 out of 4 stars for Crisis
1.6309
Dr Ferguson is a brain surgeon, on vacation with his wife in a small Spanish-speaking country. This is actually a dictatorship ruled by tyrant Raoul Farrago. As they leave the country, Dr and Madam are arrested and lead to Farrago. ... more about Crisis
Not Available on DVD
53
Cary Grant scores a combined 1.5981 out of 4 stars for Big Brown Eyes
1.5981
Dan Barr is a flatfoot on the trail of jewel robbers. Eve Fallon is his girl of 5 years. We meet them spitting and sparring, but never doubting they're in love. Eve is a manicurist, with an eye for news. ... more about Big Brown Eyes
DVD from $12.34 
(5 sellers)
54
Cary Grant scores a combined 1.5981 out of 4 stars for Thirty Day Princess
1.5981
A European princess arrives in New York City to secure a much-needed loan for her country. She contracts the mumps, and an actress who looks exactly like her is hired to impersonate her. ... more about Thirty Day Princess
DVD from $12.34 
(5 sellers)
57
Cary Grant scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Arsenic and Old Lace
0.0001
Mortimer Bruster is a newspaperman and author known for his diatribes against marriage. We watch him being married at city hall in the opening scene. Now all that is required is a quick trip home to tell Mortimer's two maiden aunts. ... more about Arsenic and Old Lace
DVD from $8.54 
(6 sellers)
58
Cary Grant scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Devil and the Deep
0.0001
Naval commander Charles Storm has made life miserable for his wife Pauline due to his insane jealousy over every man she speaks to. His obsessive behavior soon drives her to the arms of a handsome lieutenant. ... more about Devil and the Deep
Not Available on DVD
59
Cary Grant scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Enter Madame
0.0001
Man marries opera singer, winds up taking back seat to her career. ... more about Enter Madame
Not Available on DVD
60
Cary Grant scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Gambling Ship
0.0001
Tired of the dangerous life as gambling boss, Ace Corbin 'retires' from the racket and travels cross-country by train to begin a new life with a new name. On the train, he meets Eleanor and they fall in love. ... more about Gambling Ship
Not Available on DVD
61
Cary Grant scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Hot Saturday
0.0001
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62
Cary Grant scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Ladies Should Listen
0.0001
The switchboard operator in an apartment building falls in love with a businessman who lives in the building, whom she has gotten to know only over the phone. ... more about Ladies Should Listen
Not Available on DVD
64
Cary Grant scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Madame Butterfly
0.0001
Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton is on shore-leave in Japan. He and his buddy Lieutenant Barton, out for a night on the town, stop in at a local establishment to check out the food, drink and girls, 'uh, and girls' to quote Lt. Barton. ... more about Madame Butterfly
Not Available on DVD
65
Cary Grant scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Merrily We Go to Hell
0.0001
Frederich March plays nere-do-well Jerry Corbett, who finally meets and marries the right girl, Joan Prentiss, played by Sylvia Sydney. ... more about Merrily We Go to Hell
Not Available on DVD
66
Cary Grant scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Once Upon a Honeymoon
0.0001
At the start of WWII, Katie O'Hara, an American burlesque girl intent on social climbing, marries Austrian Baron Von Luber. Pat O'Toole, an American radio reporter, sees this as a chance to investigate Von Luber, who is suspected of having Nazi ties. ... more about Once Upon a Honeymoon
Not Available on DVD
67
Cary Grant scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Room for One More
0.0001
Anne and "Poppy" Rose are the average American family, with three quirky kids. Anne has a good heart and gives lost cats and dogs a home - and one day also the orphan Jane, a problem child who already tried to kill herself once. ... more about Room for One More
Not Available on DVD
68
Cary Grant scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Sinners in the Sun
0.0001
A New York fashion model finds herself being pursued by a poor but honest garage mechanic and a rich philanderer. ... more about Sinners in the Sun
Not Available on DVD
72
Cary Grant scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Woman Accused
0.0001
Jeffrey and Glenda play two lovers about to embark on a three-day cruise to nowhere. Their plan is to be married on board by the ship's captain. ... more about Woman Accused
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Cary Grant
Birthdate:
January 18, 1904
Death date:
November 29, 1986

Cary Grant

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1930s
34
total ranking of 3.9742  3.9742
1940s
20
total ranking of 3.2924  3.2924
1950s
13
total ranking of 3.0137  3.0137
1960s
5
total ranking of 2.7013  2.7013
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
3.3154
Cary Grant is ranked overall as 3.3154 of of 4 stars
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