Ben Johnson Movie Rankings
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 3.3241 out of 4 stars for Last Picture Show
3.3241
Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane Jackson (Jeff Bridges) are two young boys trying to find where they belong in the world as everyone leaves their sleepy Texas town for the big cities. On their journey they have love affairs with the town sweetheart and an older married woman. ... more about Last Picture Show
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
BAFTA Awards - Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globes, USA - Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
National Board of Review, USA - Best Supporting Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Supporting Actor
DVD from $3.95 
(6 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.9706 out of 4 stars for Sugarland Express
2.9706
Lou-Jean, a blonde woman, tells her husband, who is imprisoned, to escape. They plan to kidnap their own child, who was placed with foster parents. ... more about Sugarland Express
DVD from $2.78 
(2 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.9646 out of 4 stars for Shane
2.9646
Shane rides into a conflict between cattleman Ryker and a bunch of settlers, like the Starretts, whose land Ryker wants. When Shane beats up Ryker's man Chris, Ryker tries to buy him. Then Shane and Joe take on the whole Ryker crew. ... more about Shane
DVD from $3.66 
(6 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.9498 out of 4 stars for Will Penny
2.9498
Will Penny, an ageing cowpoke, takes a job on a ranch which requires him to ride the line of the property looking for trespassers or, worse, squatters. ... more about Will Penny
DVD from $3.66 
(5 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.9119 out of 4 stars for Mighty Joe Young
2.9119
Jill Young has brought up her pet gorilla since she was a child. ... more about Mighty Joe Young
DVD from $5.99 
(6 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.8609 out of 4 stars for She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
2.8609
Captain Nathan Brittles, on the eve of retirement, takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled. ... more about She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
DVD from $4.70 
(3 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.8578 out of 4 stars for Swarm
2.8578
Killer bees from South America have been breeding with the gentler bees of more northern climes, slowly extending their territory northward decade after decade. ... more about Swarm
DVD from $5.25 
(3 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.8204 out of 4 stars for Junior Bonner
2.8204
Living from rodeo to rodeo Junior Bonner returns to Arizona to find the solid, loving family he left is falling apart. His parents have separated and his brother has gone into real estate. Junior tries to help, but the most important thing to him is the next rodeo. ... more about Junior Bonner
DVD from $3.47 
(7 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.7841 out of 4 stars for Bite the Bullet
2.7841
At the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race : 700 miles to run in a few days. ... more about Bite the Bullet
DVD from $2.00 
(8 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.7820 out of 4 stars for Rio Grande
2.7820
Rio Grande takes place after the Civil War when the Union turned their attention towards the Apaches. ... more about Rio Grande
DVD from $4.20 
(3 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.7255 out of 4 stars for Dillinger
2.7255
After a shoot-out kills five FBI agents in Kansas City the Bureau target John Dillinger as one of the men to hunt down. ... more about Dillinger
DVD from $4.02 
(5 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.7192 out of 4 stars for Hustle
2.7192
Reynolds stars as Phil Gaines, a bitter, cynical cop who investigates the case of a dead stripper/porno actress found on the beach. ... more about Hustle
DVD from $6.99 
(6 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.7117 out of 4 stars for Getaway
2.7117
Doc McCoy has been granted parole. ... more about Getaway
DVD from $4.91 
(8 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.6390 out of 4 stars for Cherry 2000
2.6390
In the future, a man travels to the ends of the earth to find that the perfect woman is always under his nose. When successful businessman Sam Treadwell finds that his android wife, Cherry model 2000 has blown a fuse, he hires sexy renegade tracker E. ... more about Cherry 2000
DVD from $4.42 
(0 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.5113 out of 4 stars for Terror Train
2.5113
A college fraternaty prank goes bad and student ends up in the mental ward. Four years later, it's graduation time, and the members of the fraternity decide to have a costume party aboard a train trip to celebrate thier graduation. ... more about Terror Train
DVD from $4.30 
(6 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.4920 out of 4 stars for Chisum
2.4920
As one of the founders of the town of Lincoln, John Chisum is increasingly worried as Lawrence Murphy moves in on the local stores, bank and land by questionable means. ... more about Chisum
DVD from $3.10 
(4 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.4700 out of 4 stars for Evening Star
2.4700
Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but has one grandson in jail, a rebellious granddaughter, and another grandson living just above the poverty line. ... more about Evening Star
DVD from $10.59 
(0 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.4232 out of 4 stars for Undefeated
2.4232
After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are leading two disparate groups of people through strife-torn Mexico. ... more about Undefeated
DVD from $5.63 
(7 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.3680 out of 4 stars for Angels in the Outfield
2.3680
Roger who has lost his mother is living separated from his father. As he and his friend J.P. are one of the biggest fans of the Los Angeles baseball team he has got only two dreams: Living together with a real family and let LA win the championship. ... more about Angels in the Outfield
DVD from $5.26 
(7 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.3234 out of 4 stars for Tex
2.3234
Tale of two American teenagers growing up in the Southwest who are trying to make the right decisions with little parental guidance. ... more about Tex
DVD from $6.54 
(5 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.3009 out of 4 stars for Breakheart Pass
2.3009
Train with medical supplies and small U.S. Army unit is heading through Rocky mountains towards plagued Fort Humboldt. Among its passengers are territory governor, priest, doctor and U.S. Marshal with his prisoner, John Deakin. ... more about Breakheart Pass
DVD from $6.58 
(7 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.2102 out of 4 stars for Town That Dreaded Sundown
2.2102
Set in the late 40's the residents of Texarkana, Texas are left terrorized by a mysterious hooded killer who is stalking victims during the evening and leaving the local police at a loss. ... more about Town That Dreaded Sundown
Not Available on DVD
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.1397 out of 4 stars for Train Robbers
2.1397
A gunhand named Lane is hired by a widow, Mrs. Lowe, to find gold stolen by her husband so that she may return it and start fresh. ... more about Train Robbers
DVD from $3.49 
(8 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.1354 out of 4 stars for One-Eyed Jacks
2.1354
Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been since, and hunts down Dad for revenge. ... more about One-Eyed Jacks
DVD from $0.01 
(5 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.1057 out of 4 stars for Hang 'Em High
2.1057
A band of vigilantes catch Jed Cooper and, incorrectly believing him guilty of cattle rustling and murder, hang him and leave him for dead. But he doesn't die. ... more about Hang 'Em High
DVD from $3.00 
(7 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 2.0045 out of 4 stars for Red Dawn
2.0045
At the outbreak of World War III, midwestern high school students turned refugees slowly organized themself into an effective guerilla force to turn back the tide of Soviet invaders. ... more about Red Dawn
DVD from $3.70 
(7 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 1.8721 out of 4 stars for Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City
1.8721
A visceral deconstruction of Academy Award nominated Peter Bogdanovich and the nervous breakdown he nearly had while shooting THE LAST PICTURE SHOW. ... more about Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City
DVD from $3.25 
(2 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 1.6844 out of 4 stars for Something Big
1.6844
Joe Baker has a dream. He wants to do 'something big.' When he needs a Gatling gun to accomplish this, he seeks out a black marketeer. ... more about Something Big
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 1.5669 out of 4 stars for Simba
1.5669
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 1.5387 out of 4 stars for Radio Flyer
1.5387
A father reminisces about his childhood when he and his younger brother moved to a new town with their mother, her new husband and their dog, Shane. ... more about Radio Flyer
DVD from $3.92 
(6 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 1.3040 out of 4 stars for Ruckus
1.3040
Kyle Hanson is a Vietnam veteran whose traumatic war-time experiences have left him unable to rejoin mainstream society. ... more about Ruckus
DVD from $149.95 
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 1.0909 out of 4 stars for Kid Blue
1.0909
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 0.8626 out of 4 stars for Grayeagle
0.8626
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 0.8126 out of 4 stars for Rare Breed
0.8126
When her husband dies en route to America, Martha Price and her daughter Hilary are left to carry out his dream: the introduction of Hereford cattle into the American West. ... more about Rare Breed
DVD from $3.55 
(5 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Back to Back
0.0001
Modern day western about two very different brothers, who join forces to clear their family name, from the shadow of their dead brother's blame for a bloody unsolved robbery. ... more about Back to Back
Not Available on DVD
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right
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A documentary on the life of famed character actor and rodeo star 'Ben Johnson (I)' (qv), featuring interviews with his fellow actors and cowboys, as well as directors and film critics. ... more about Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Champions
0.0001
The true story of Bob Champion (John Hurt), a British steeple chase jockey who, in the late 1970s, was diagnosed with cancer. ... more about Champions
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Corky
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Fort Bowie
0.0001
Fort Bowie commander Colonel Garrett, suspecting that his wife Alison is having an affair with good-looking Captain Thompson, sends him on a dangerous mission to try to persuade renegade Indian leader Victorio to cease his attacks against white settlers ... more about Fort Bowie
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Fort Defiance
0.0001
It's just after the Civil War and Ben Shelby arrives looking for Johnny Tallon whom he plans to kill. Shelby was the only survivor of a battle due to the cowardice of Tallon. ... more about Fort Defiance
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Hunter
0.0001
In order to track down bail jumpers, Ralph 'Papa' Thorson goes on a series of routine and not-so-routine searches. Sometimes he takes down his quarry easily. ... more about Hunter
DVD from $3.90 
(6 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Let's Get Harry
0.0001
When Harry Burck (Mark Harmon), an American engineer on loan to Colombia, is taken hostage and held for ranson. ... more about Let's Get Harry
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Major Dundee
0.0001
During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas. ... more about Major Dundee
DVD from $3.95 
(6 sellers)
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Rebel in Town
0.0001
Ex-Confederate Bedloe Mason and his four sons ride into a small Western town with robbery in mind. Hearing a suspicious "click," Wes Mason whirls and shoots dead a boy playing with a cap pistol. ... more about Rebel in Town
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Slim Carter
0.0001
Hughie Mack, a not so nice western singer, is discovered by Clover Doyle as the next movie cowboy hero. His name is changed to Slim Carter and a promotional buildup begins. Leo Gallaher, an orphan boy wins the contest to spend a month with Slim. ... more about Slim Carter
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Trespasses
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for War Drums
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Ben Johnson scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Wild Stallion
0.0001
A young boy's parents are murdered by Indians and his white colt disappears. Now grown, he hunts horses for the Army while he still looks for his horse. Eventually he finds and rides it but it escapes. ... more about Wild Stallion
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Ben Johnson
Birthdate:
June 18, 1918
Death date:
April 8, 1996

Ben Johnson

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1940s
2
total ranking of 2.2135  2.2135
1950s
9
total ranking of 1.8087  1.8087
1960s
8
total ranking of 2.0451  2.0451
1970s
17
total ranking of 2.6032  2.6032
1980s
11
total ranking of 2.1014  2.1014
1990s
8
total ranking of 1.8319  1.8319
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
2.5020
Ben Johnson is ranked overall as 2.5020 of of 4 stars
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