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John Marley (1907-1984) was an Oscar®-nominated American actor. Marley appeared in movies for almost 50 years. He is best remembered for his Oscar® nominated role in Love Story and as the stubborn movie mogul in The Godfather. His IMDb page shows 172 acting credits from 1942 to 1986. This page will rank John Marley 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. Some of his direct to dvd and his low budget international movies were not included in the rankings.
John Marley 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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| 1972 | The Godfather (1972) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1965 | Cat Ballou (1965) |  |
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| 1970 | Love Story (1970) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 1958 | I Want to Live! (1958) | |
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| 1948 | The Naked City (1948) Uncredited Role |
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| 1978 | Hooper (1978) | |
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| 1947 | Kiss of Death (1947) Uncredited Role |
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| 1950 | Ma and Pa Kettle Go To Town (1950) Uncredited Role |
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| 1963 | America America (1963) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1963 | The Wheeler Dealers (1963) | |
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| 1963 | A Child Is Waiting (1963) |  |
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| 1951 | The Mob (1951) | |
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| 1968 | Faces (1968) | |
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| 1955 | The Square Jungle (1955) | |
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| 1952 | My Six Convicts (1952) |  |
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| 1960 | Pay or Die! (1960) | |
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| 1980 | Tribute (1980) | |
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| 1977 | The Car (1977) | |
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| 1977 | The Greatest (1977) | |
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| 1981 | The Amateur (1981) | |
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| 1956 | Time Table (1956) | |
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| 1986 | On the Edge (1986) | |
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| 1965 | The Lollipop Cover (1965) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1975 | Framed (1975) | |
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| 1970 | A Man Called Sledge (1970) |  |
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| 1974 | Deathdream/Dead of Night (1974) | |
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| 1984 | The Glitter Dome (1984) HBO Movie |
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| 1982 | Mother Lode (1982) | |
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| 1977 | The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977) | |
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| 1976 | W.C. Fields and Me (1976) | |
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| 1973 | Jory (1973) |  |
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| 1981 | Threshold (1981) | |
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| 1968 | In Enemy Country (1968) |  |
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| 1978 | It Lives Again (1978) | |
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| 1972 | The Dead Are Alive! (1972) Limited Release |
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| 1953 | The Joe Louis Story (1953) | |
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| 1983 | Utilities (1983) Limited Release |
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| 1971 | Clay Pigeon (1971) |  |
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| 1977 | Vengeance (1977) | |
John Marley 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 John Marley movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort John Marley movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort John Marley movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort John Marley 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 John Marley movie received and how many Oscar® wins each John Marley movie won.
- Sort John Marley 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 | The Godfather (1972) AA Best Picture Win |
Marlon Brando & James Caan |
134.10 | 850.3 | 1,548.50 | 1 | 97 | 11 / 03 | 100.0 | |
| 3 | Cat Ballou (1965) | Lee Marvin & Jane Fonda |
25.10 | 265.6 | 265.60 | 7 | 77 | 05 / 01 | 97.8 | |
| 2 | Love Story (1970) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Ryan O'Neal & Ali MacGraw & Ray Mill |
108.50 | 754.5 | 754.50 | 1 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 4 | I Want to Live! (1958) | Susan Hayward & Simon Oakland |
9.10 | 164.3 | 164.30 | 18 | 83 | 06 / 01 | 96.9 | |
| 5 | The Naked City (1948) Uncredited Role |
Barry Fitzgerald | 6.30 | 170.2 | 170.20 | 40 | 81 | 03 / 02 | 96.6 | |
| 6 | Hooper (1978) | Burt Reynolds & Brian Keith |
78.00 | 359.3 | 359.30 | 6 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 8 | Kiss of Death (1947) Uncredited Role |
Richard Widmark & Victor Mature |
4.50 | 129.9 | 129.90 | 78 | 81 | 02 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 9 | Ma and Pa Kettle Go To Town (1950) Uncredited Role |
Ma and Pa Kettle | 6.20 | 139.6 | 139.60 | 36 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 7 | America America (1963) AA Best Picture Nom |
Directed by Elia Kazan | 2.90 | 35.8 | 35.80 | 72 | 80 | 04 / 01 | 84.4 | |
| 11 | The Wheeler Dealers (1963) | James Garner & Lee Remick |
9.10 | 114.6 | 114.60 | 32 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 12 | A Child Is Waiting (1963) | Burt Lancaster & Judy Garland |
2.50 | 31.2 | 31.20 | 79 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 78.5 | |
| 13 | The Mob (1951) | Ernest Borgnine & Broderick Crawford |
3.00 | 64.7 | 64.70 | 123 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 77.5 | |
| 12 | Faces (1968) | John Marley & Gena Rowlands |
2.10 | 17.6 | 17.60 | 116 | 81 | 03 / 00 | 76.8 | |
| 14 | The Square Jungle (1955) | Ernest Borgnine & Tony Curtis |
2.90 | 59.2 | 59.20 | 107 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 73.1 | |
| 15 | My Six Convicts (1952) | Millard Mitchell & Harry Morgan |
3.10 | 59.9 | 59.90 | 115 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 69.9 | |
| 16 | Pay or Die! (1960) | Ernest Borgnine | 4.30 | 67.0 | 67.00 | 61 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 66.9 | |
| 17 | Tribute (1980) | Jack Lemmon & Robby Benson |
9.00 | 37.3 | 37.30 | 79 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 60.6 | |
| 18 | The Car (1977) | James Brolin | 7.90 | 38.1 | 38.10 | 69 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 58.6 | |
| 19 | The Greatest (1977) | Muhammad Ali & Ernest Borgnine |
10.30 | 49.6 | 49.60 | 59 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 21 | The Amateur (1981) | John Savage & Christopher Plummer |
10.30 | 39.8 | 39.80 | 76 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 54.7 | |
| 19 | Time Table (1956) | Mark Stevens | 0.50 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 199 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 53.6 | |
| 20 | On the Edge (1986) | Bruce Dern | 0.40 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 190 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 53.3 | |
| 23 | The Lollipop Cover (1965) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Sally Kellerman | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 158 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.3 | |
| 24 | Framed (1975) | Joe Don Baker & Conny Van Dyke |
2.10 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 113 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 45.5 | |
| 26 | A Man Called Sledge (1970) | James Garner & Dennis Weaver |
2.40 | 16.9 | 16.90 | 97 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 37.3 | |
| 25 | Deathdream/Dead of Night (1974) | Zombie Movies | 0.10 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 159 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.0 | |
| 27 | The Glitter Dome (1984) HBO Movie |
James Garner | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 209 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.8 | |
| 28 | Mother Lode (1982) | Charlton Heston & Kim Basinger |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 162 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.1 | |
| 30 | The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977) | Broderick Crawford & Rip Torn |
2.00 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 115 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 30.7 | |
| 29 | W.C. Fields and Me (1976) | Rod Steiger | 1.30 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 136 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 30.6 | |
| 31 | Jory (1973) | Robby Benson | 1.00 | 5.8 | 5.80 | 151 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 24.1 | |
| 32 | Threshold (1981) | Donald Sutherland | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 185 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.4 | |
| 33 | In Enemy Country (1968) | Anthony Franciosa | 0.40 | 3.4 | 3.40 | 171 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | |
| 34 | It Lives Again (1978) | Eddie Constantine | 3.30 | 15.4 | 15.40 | 94 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 17.9 | |
| 35 | The Dead Are Alive! (1972) Limited Release |
Samantha Eggar | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 179 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.9 | |
| 36 | The Joe Louis Story (1953) | Boxing Movies | 0.50 | 8.2 | 8.20 | 230 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 14.5 | |
| 37 | Utilities (1983) Limited Release |
Robert Hays | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 181 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.4 | |
| 38 | Clay Pigeon (1971) | Burgess Meredith & Telly Salavas |
0.70 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 169 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 9.8 | |
| 39 | Vengeance (1977) | Lee Van Cleef & Jim Brown |
1.40 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 126 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 5.4 |
John Marley Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| The Godfather (1972) AA Best Picture Win |
Marlon Brando & James Caan |
1,548.50 |
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He has one of the best scenes in motion picture history, the horsehead in the bed from the Godfather movie.
Hey George…. I agree with you 100%!
I have seen 7 John Marley movies.
The HIGHEST ranked movie I have seen is Cat Ballou.
The highest ranked movie I have NOT seen The Godfather.
The LOWEST Ranked movie I have seen is The Mob.
Favourite John Marley Movies;
Cat Ballou
I Want to Live!
The Naked City
Kiss of Death
The Mob
Other John Marley Movies I Have Seen:
Hooper
The Wheeler Dealers
Thanks for the explanation of how you find new subjects to feature on your website.
I have seen 30 John Marley films. The highest ranked I have not seen is Tribute.
John Marley was on the first Oracle of Bacon list back in 2000 but has since fallen off. These are the actors on the 2021 list he appeared with.
3 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER The Amateur (1981)
9 DONALD SUTHERLAND Threshold (1981)
13 MORGAN FREEMAN Blade (1973)
16 ERNEST BORGNINE Pay or Die (1960)
16 ERNEST BORGNINE The Greatest (1977)
16 ERNEST BORGNINE The Mob (1951)
16 ERNEST BORGNINE The Square Jungle (1955)
26 ROBERT DUVALL Nightmare in the Sun (1965)
26 ROBERT DUVALL The Godfather (1972)
26 ROBERT DUVALL The Greatest (1977)
29 ROD STEIGER W.C. Fields and Me (1976)
30 BRUCE DERN On the Edge (1986)
33 CHARLTON HESTON Mother Lode (1982)
52 JAMES CAAN The Godfather (1972)
116 RIP TORN The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
122 BURT REYNOLDS Hooper (1978)
127 ROBERT VAUGHN Clay Pigeon (1971)
139 JEFF GOLDBLUM Threshold (1981)
151 JOHN SAVAGE The Amateur (1981)
154 BURT LANCASTER A Child Is Waiting (1963)
184 JAMES EARL JONES The Greatest (1977)
201 SEYMOUR CASSEL Faces (1968/I)
209 ED LAUTER The Amateur (1981)
237 JEFF COREY Clay Pigeon (1971)
239 TOMMY LEE JONES Love Story (1970)
258 KEENAN WYNN Nightmare in the Sun (1965)
311 BURGESS MEREDITH Clay Pigeon (1971)
320 JOE DON BAKER Framed (1975)
324 JACK LEMMON Tribute (1980)
335 JAMES GARNER A Man Called Sledge (1970)
335 JAMES GARNER The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
342 JOSE FERRER The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
382 CHARLES BRONSON My Six Convicts (1952)
382 CHARLES BRONSON The Mob (1951)
388 BEN JOHNSON The Greatest (1977)
395 KIM BASINGER Mother Lode (1982)
423 MARLON BRANDO The Godfather (1972)
442 JAMES GAMMON The Greatest (1977)
453 MICHAEL PARKS The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
454 MICHAEL LERNER Threshold (1981)
463 KIM CATTRALL Tribute (1980)
472 TONY CURTIS The Square Jungle (1955)
476 AL PACINO The Godfather (1972)
488 JANE FONDA Cat Ballou (1965)
501 JAMES BROLIN The Car (1977)
533 RAY MILLAND Love Story (1970)
553 PAM GRIER On the Edge (1986)
554 PETER LAWFORD Clay Pigeon (1971)
557 RICHARD WIDMARK Kiss of Death (1947)
604 JIM BROWN Vengeance (1977)
619 DIANE KEATON The Godfather (1972)
651 RYAN O’NEAL Love Story (1970)
652 SALLY KELLERMAN The Lollipop Cover (1965)
666 ALEX ROCCO The Godfather (1972)
684 SALLY FIELD Hooper (1978)
714 KATHLEEN FREEMAN The Naked City (1948)
725 MICHAEL CONSTANTINE In Enemy Country (1968)
756 LEE MARVIN Cat Ballou (1965)
774 MATT CLARK Vengeance (1977)
795 BRODERICK CRAWFORD The Mob (1951)
795 BRODERICK CRAWFORD The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
848 GENA ROWLANDS A Child Is Waiting (1963)
848 GENA ROWLANDS Faces (1968/I)
876 ALDO RAY Nightmare in the Sun (1965)
953 NEHEMIAH PERSOFF The Naked City (1948)
983 BERT REMSEN The Lollipop Cover (1965)
988 HOWARD HESSEMAN Jory (1973)
989 OSSIE DAVIS The Joe Louis Story (1953)
John appeared with 25 Oscar winners.
AL PACINO The Godfather (1972)
BARRY FITZGERALD The Naked City (1948)
BEN JOHNSON The Greatest (1977)
BRODERICK CRAWFORD The Mob (1951)
BRODERICK CRAWFORD The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
BURT LANCASTER A Child Is Waiting (1963)
CELESTE HOLM The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
CHARLTON HESTON Mother Lode (1982)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER The Amateur (1981)
DIANE KEATON The Godfather (1972)
ERNEST BORGNINE Pay or Die (1960)
ERNEST BORGNINE The Greatest (1977)
ERNEST BORGNINE The Mob (1951)
ERNEST BORGNINE The Square Jungle (1955)
JACK LEMMON Tribute (1980)
JANE FONDA Cat Ballou (1965)
JOSE FERRER The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
KARL MALDEN Kiss of Death (1947)
KIM BASINGER Mother Lode (1982)
LEE MARVIN Cat Ballou (1965)
MARLON BRANDO The Godfather (1972)
MORGAN FREEMAN Blade (1973)
RAY MILLAND Love Story (1970)
ROBERT DUVALL Nightmare in the Sun (1965)
ROBERT DUVALL The Godfather (1972)
ROBERT DUVALL The Greatest (1977)
ROD STEIGER W.C. Fields and Me (1976)
SALLY FIELD Hooper (1978)
SUSAN HAYWARD I Want to Live! (1958)
TOMMY LEE JONES Love Story (1970)
I have seen 8 of these movies. The Godfather would easily be my favorite. As the total number of subjects, we have written about closes in on 2,000. Finding new subjects to write about is not the easiest. Not saying there are not good subjects left…..just the subjects I pick are the “next level” of movie stars.
One of the things I do is look at the 25 major Oscar nominated people for a single year…Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. I will eventually have a year in which I am 25 for 25 with UMR pages for that year. That is how I picked John Marley as a subject. For 1970….of the 25 nominated people…this makes us have only 19 UMR pages. 1970 nominated people without an UMR page include directors Fredrico Fellini, Ken Russell, and Arthur Hiller. Thespians Richard Castellano, Chief Dan George and Sarah Miles.