Gene Kelly Movie Rankings
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 3.9856 out of 4 stars for Singin' in the Rain
3.9856
Don and Lina are a famous on-screen romantic pair at the height of their silent film careers. When talking pictures take Hollywood by storm Lina's high pitched, annoying voice threatens their careers, until Dan finds the perfect girl to dub Lina's voice. ... more about Singin' in the Rain
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 3.0819 out of 4 stars for American in Paris
3.0819
Jerry, a struggling American painter falls in love with a cabaret dancer while in Paris. Meanwhile, a rich heiress is determined to have Jerry all to herself. ... more about American in Paris
Actor Awards
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Comedy/Musical
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3
Gene Kelly scores a combined 3.0563 out of 4 stars for On the Town
3.0563
Co-directors Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen (SINGIN' IN THE RAIN) also choreographed this musical classic following three sailors docked in New York City for 24 hours. New to town and ready to see the sights--and the girls--Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Jules Munshin search for adventure in the Big Apple. ... more about On the Town
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4
Gene Kelly scores a combined 2.9978 out of 4 stars for It's Always Fair Weather
2.9978
Ted (Gene Kelly), Doug (Dan Dailey), and Angie (Michael Kidd), are three ex-G.I.s who vow to meet again at a New York bar on October 11, 1955. They all show up on the appointed day, but quickly find that their friendship isn't what it used to be. ... more about It's Always Fair Weather
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 2.9575 out of 4 stars for Anchors Aweigh
2.9575
Two sailors, one naive, the other experienced in the ways of the world, on liberty in Los Angeles, is the setting for this movie musical. Particularly notable for its Gene Kelly-Jerry Mouse dance number. ... more about Anchors Aweigh
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 2.9379 out of 4 stars for Take Me Out to the Ball Game
2.9379
The Wolves baseball team gets steamed when they find they've been inherited by one K.C. Higgins, a suspected "fathead" who intends to take an active interest in running the team. But K.C. turns outs to be a beautiful woman who really knows her baseball. ... more about Take Me Out to the Ball Game
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 2.9041 out of 4 stars for Inherit the Wind
2.9041
Teacher B.T. Cates is arrested for teaching Darwin's theories. Famous lawyer Henry Drummond defends him; fundamentalist politician Matthew Brady prosecutes. ... more about Inherit the Wind
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 2.8403 out of 4 stars for Les Girls
2.8403
After writing a tell-all book about her days in the dance troupe "Barry Nichols and Les Girls", Sybil Wren (Kay Kendall) is sued for libeling her fellow dancer Angele (Taina Elg). ... more about Les Girls
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 2.8169 out of 4 stars for Ziegfeld Follies
2.8169
The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style. ... more about Ziegfeld Follies
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 2.7935 out of 4 stars for Xanadu
2.7935
The Greek muses incarnate themselves on Earth to inspire men to achieve. One of them, incarnated as a girl named Kira, encounters an artist named Sonny Malone. ... more about Xanadu
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 2.7450 out of 4 stars for Summer Stock
2.7450
As a favor to her actress sister Abigail, New England farmer Jane Falbury allows a group of actors use her barn as a theater for their play. In return, the cast and crew have to help her with the farm chores. ... more about Summer Stock
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 2.7416 out of 4 stars for Pirate
2.7416
A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate. ... more about Pirate
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13
Gene Kelly scores a combined 2.6777 out of 4 stars for For Me and My Gal
2.6777
Set during WW I, Palmer and Hayden team up as vaudeville artists. Harry Palmer deliberately injures his hand to avoid being drafted to the army. Later, he makes up for this. ... more about For Me and My Gal
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 2.6559 out of 4 stars for Cover Girl
2.6559
Rusty Parker, a red-headed leggy dancer at Danny McGuire's Night Club in Brooklyn, wants to be a successful Broadway star. She enters a contest to be a 'Cover Girl' as a stepping-stone in her career. ... more about Cover Girl
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 2.6159 out of 4 stars for That's Entertainment!
2.6159
MGM musical numbers from the introduction of sound in the late '20s through to the 1950s, possibly with Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and Judy Garland getting the most coverage. ... more about That's Entertainment!
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 2.6081 out of 4 stars for Three Musketeers
2.6081
The hectic adventures of D'Artagnan, a young provincial noble who just comes to Paris to enter the musketeers. He will meet action, love, hate, the king and the queen as his impetuousness gets him involved in political plots... ... more about Three Musketeers
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 2.5996 out of 4 stars for Christmas Holiday
2.5996
A young femme fatale-type woman realizes that the wealthy man she married is an incorrigible wastrel. ... more about Christmas Holiday
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 2.2747 out of 4 stars for Marjorie Morningstar
2.2747
While working as a counselor at a summer camp, college-student Marjorie Morgenstern falls for 32-year-old Noel Airman, a would-be dramatist working at a nearby summer theater. ... more about Marjorie Morningstar
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 2.1552 out of 4 stars for Thousands Cheer
2.1552
Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a few snags, including disapproval from her father. ... more about Thousands Cheer
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 2.1057 out of 4 stars for Invitation to the Dance
2.1057
This is a movie where three entirely different stories are told though dancing. Words are not used and the style of dancing is different for each part. ... more about Invitation to the Dance
Not Available on DVD
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 2.0661 out of 4 stars for That's Entertainment! III
2.0661
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From _Hollywood Revue of 1929, The (1929)_ (qv) to _Brigadoon (1954)_ (qv) , from the first musical talkies to 'Gene Kelly (I)' (qv) in _Singin' in the Rain (1952)_ (qv) , are examined. ... more about That's Entertainment! III
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 2.0616 out of 4 stars for That's Entertainment
2.0616
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers. ... more about That's Entertainment
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 1.9767 out of 4 stars for Viva Knievel!
1.9767
As the legendary stuntman travels to Mexico to prepare for one of his greatest stunts yet, he takes time out of his schedule to meet his fans, help out lonely orphans, and try to get his alcoholic mechanic to reconcile with his son. ... more about Viva Knievel!
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 1.9725 out of 4 stars for Du Barry Was a Lady
1.9725
Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is love with a poor dancer, but wants to marry for money. When Louis wins the Irish Sweepstakes, he asks May to marry him and she accepts even though she doesn't love him. ... more about Du Barry Was a Lady
Not Available on DVD
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 1.3132 out of 4 stars for That's Dancing!
1.3132
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s. ... more about That's Dancing!
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 1.0909 out of 4 stars for 40 Carats
1.0909
A forty year old woman who was vacationing in Greece meets a twenty-two year old, who was also on vacation. They spend the night together and she leaves him while he was sleeping. ... more about 40 Carats
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Black Hand
0.0001
Now grown-up, Johnny Columbo returns to New York from Italy having sworn a vendetta against the Black Hand who killed his father years earlier. ... more about Black Hand
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Council of Europe
0.0001
The Council of Europe in Strasburg, France, is seen through the sometimes mischievious eyes of its fleet of simultaneous interpreters. ... more about Council of Europe
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Devil Makes Three
0.0001
1947: Captain Jeff Eliott returns to Germany to thank the Lert family, who hid him during ww-ii when his plane was shot down over Munich. ... more about Devil Makes Three
Not Available on DVD
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Happy Road
0.0001
An American boy and a French girl run away from a Swiss school making for Paris to reunite with their parents. The boy's father (Gene Kelly) and the girl's father (Barbara Laage) join forces, despite cultural differences, to search for their kids. ... more about Happy Road
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for It's a Big Country
0.0001
The story, told in eight episodes, covers different facets of the American Spirit, from racial and religious tolerance to the dangers of self-centeredness and myopic reasoning. ... more about It's a Big Country
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Living in a Big Way
0.0001
Leo Gogarty marries Margaud Morgan after a whirlwind romance just before shipping out to war. When he returns he is surprised to discover not only that his bride is not what she led him to believe, but also that she expects a quick divorce. Both Mr. ... more about Living in a Big Way
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Pilot #5
0.0001
A small group of Allied soldiers and airmen on Java are being bombed by Japanese 'planes daily. ... more about Pilot #5
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Gene Kelly scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for What a Way to Go!
0.0001
This black comedy opens with Louisa Foster donating a multimillion dollar check to the IRS. The tax department thinks she's crazy and sends her to a psychiatrist. ... more about What a Way to Go!
Actor Awards
Locarno International Film Festival - Best Actor
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Gene Kelly
Birthdate:
August 23, 1912
Death date:
February 2, 1996

Gene Kelly

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1930s
2
No Reviews
1940s
15
total ranking of 2.9342  2.9342
1950s
16
total ranking of 3.0337  3.0337
1960s
2
total ranking of 1.8493  1.8493
1970s
4
total ranking of 1.8036  1.8036
1980s
2
total ranking of 1.3359  1.3359
1990s
1
total ranking of 1.0727  1.0727
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
2.8805
Gene Kelly is ranked overall as 2.8805 of of 4 stars
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