Want to know the best Arthur Penn movies? How about the worst Arthur Penn movies? Curious about Arthur Penn box office grosses or which Arthur Penn movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Arthur Penn movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well, you have come to the right place…. because we have all of that information and much more.
Arthur Penn (1922-2010) was an Oscar® nominated American director and producer. Penn directed many critically acclaimed movies in the 1960s and 1970s. His IMDb page shows 28 directing credits from 1953 to 2001. This page will rank Arthur Penn movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition.
Arthur Penn Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1967 | Bonnie and Clyde (1967) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1970 | Little Big Man (1970) |  |
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| 1962 | The Miracle Worker (1962) AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1969 | Alice's Restaurant (1969) AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1958 | The Left Handed Gun (1958) | |
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| 1976 | The Missouri Breaks (1976) |  |
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| 1966 | The Chase (1966) | |
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| 1975 | Night Moves (1975) |  |
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| 1985 | Target (1985) | |
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| 1965 | Mickey One (1965) |  |
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| 1987 | Dead of Winter (1987) | |
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| 1973 | Visions of Eight (1973) |  |
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| 1981 | Four Friends (1981) Limited Release |
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| 1995 | Lumière and Company (1995) Limited Release |
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| 1996 | Inside (1996) Showtime Movies |
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| 1989 | Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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Arthur Penn Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Arthur Penn movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Arthur Penn movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Arthur Penn movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Arthur Penn movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Arthur Penn movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Arthur Penn movie won.
- Sort Arthur Penn movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Bonnie and Clyde (1967) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Warren Beatty & Faye Dunaway |
57.00 | 507.8 | 507.80 | 3 | 87 | 10 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | Little Big Man (1970) | Dustin Hoffman & Faye Dunaway |
45.50 | 316.1 | 316.10 | 6 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 3 | The Miracle Worker (1962) AA Best Director Nom |
Anne Bancroft & Patty Duke |
7.10 | 102.7 | 102.70 | 37 | 86 | 05 / 02 | 92.8 | |
| 5 | Alice's Restaurant (1969) AA Best Director Nom |
Arlo Guthrie & Patricia Quinn |
18.30 | 139.1 | 139.10 | 16 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 6 | The Left Handed Gun (1958) | Paul Newman | 4.40 | 79.1 | 79.10 | 54 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 81.4 | |
| 7 | The Missouri Breaks (1976) | Marlon Brando & Jack Nicholson |
15.40 | 77.9 | 77.90 | 43 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 8 | The Chase (1966) | Marlon Brando & Jane Fonda |
5.50 | 53.9 | 53.90 | 53 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 77.7 | |
| 9 | Night Moves (1975) | Gene Hackman & Jennifer Warren |
2.90 | 15.1 | 15.10 | 90 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 10 | Target (1985) | Gene Hackman & Matt Dillon |
9.00 | 27.4 | 27.40 | 90 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 57.6 | |
| 11 | Mickey One (1965) | Warren Beatty & Alexandra Stewart |
1.90 | 19.7 | 19.70 | 105 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 49.0 | |
| 12 | Dead of Winter (1987) | Mary Steenburgen & Roddy McDowall |
2.40 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 134 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 42.7 | |
| 13 | Visions of Eight (1973) | Milos Forman | 0.20 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 177 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.7 | |
| 14 | Four Friends (1981) Limited Release |
Craig Wasson | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 174 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.1 | |
| 15 | Lumière and Company (1995) Limited Release |
Max Von Sydow | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 265 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.8 | |
| 16 | Inside (1996) Showtime Movies |
Louis Gossett Jr. | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 291 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.5 | |
| 17 | Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Penn Jillette & Teller |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 230 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.0 |
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I have seen 14 of Arthur’s films, the highest ranked I have not seen is Visions of Eight.
Hey Dan…..Tally count….14 for you, 9 for me and 6 for Flora. Chalk up another win for the all powerful Dan of New York. Happy holidays.
I have seen 6 Arthur Penn movies, plus The Train which you have on the list here but actually Penn was replaced by Frankenheimer three days into filming.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Bonnie and Clyde.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Little Big Man.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Mickey One.
Favourite Arthur Penn Movies:
Bonnie and Clyde
The Left Handed Gun
The Train*
Other Artur Penn Movies I have seen:
Alice’s Restaurant
The Chase
Night Moves
Mickey One
Hey Flora…wow….I have you beat on the tally count. I would not have guessed that…but I have seen 9 of his movies compared to your 6. I have seen The Train (it is sitting on YouTube right now) from your favorites list….while seeing The Chase from your others list. Speaking of the train, I need to put uncredited for that movie…as you are 100% correct about him only lasting 3 days on that film. Good feedback as always.