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King Vidor (1894-1982) was an Oscar® nominated director. Vidor was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter of Hungarian descent. His IMDb page shows 77 directing credits from 1917 to 1980. This page will rank King Vidor 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. FYI – We are missing a few of his full length motion pictures, but most were made before 1923.
King Vidor 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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| 1925 | The Big Parade (1925) |  |
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| 1940 | Northwest Passage (1940) | |
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| 1931 | The Champ (1931) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1937 | Stella Dallas (1937) |  |
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| 1938 | The Citadel (1938) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1946 | Duel in the Sun (1946) | |
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| 1941 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941) | |
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| 1959 | Solomon and Sheba (1959) | |
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| 1956 | War and Peace (1956) AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1949 | The Fountainhead (1949) | |
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| 1931 | Street Scene (1931) |  |
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| 1928 | The Patsy (1928) | |
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| 1955 | Man Without a Star (1955) | |
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| 1944 | An American Romance (1944) | |
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| 1940 | Comrade X (1940) | |
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| 1928 | The Crowd (1928) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1926 | La Bohème (1926) | |
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| 1949 | Beyond the Forest (1949) | |
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| 1930 | Billy the Kid (1930) | |
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| 1952 | Ruby Gentry (1952) | |
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| 1928 | Show People (1928) |  |
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| 1933 | The Stranger's Return (1933) | |
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| 1948 | On Our Merry Way (1948) | |
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| 1935 | So Red The Rose (1935) |  |
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| 1926 | Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) | |
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| 1951 | Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) | |
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| 1932 | Bird of Paradise (1932) | |
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| 1922 | Peg O' My Heart (1922) | |
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| 1930 | Not So Dumb (1930) | |
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| 1952 | Japanese War Bride (1952) | |
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| 1932 | Cynara (1932) | |
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| 1935 | The Wedding Night (1935) | |
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| 1924 | His Hour (1924) |  |
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| 1929 | Hallelujah (1929) AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1924 | The Wife of the Centaur (1924) | |
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| 1924 | Wine Of Youth (1924) | |
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| 1922 | Dusk To Dawn (1922) |  |
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| 1923 | Three Wise Fools (1923) | |
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| 1924 | Wild Oranges (1924) | |
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| 1924 | Happiness (1924) | |
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| 1925 | Proud Flesh (1925) |  |
King Vidor 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 King Vidor movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort King Vidor movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort King Vidor movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort King Vidor 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 King Vidor movie received and how many Oscar® wins each King Vidor movie won.
- Sort King Vidor 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 |
| 3 | The Big Parade (1925) | John Gilbert & Renée Adorée |
19.50 | 777.4 | 777.40 | 1 | 87 | 00 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 4 | Northwest Passage (1940) | Spencer Tracy & Robert Young |
6.20 | 238.6 | 346.50 | 9 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 1 | The Champ (1931) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Wallace Beery | 4.40 | 227.8 | 227.80 | 5 | 74 | 04 / 02 | 98.4 | |
| 5 | Stella Dallas (1937) | Barbara Stanwyck & John Boles |
6.00 | 248.8 | 248.80 | 12 | 77 | 02 / 00 | 97.2 | |
| 6 | The Citadel (1938) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Robert Donat & Rosalind Russell |
3.90 | 157.6 | 414.90 | 40 | 79 | 04 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 6 | Duel in the Sun (1946) | Jennifer Jones & Joseph Cotten |
17.80 | 548.6 | 548.60 | 2 | 70 | 02 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 7 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941) | Robert Young & Van Heflin |
4.70 | 182.0 | 182.00 | 32 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 7 | Solomon and Sheba (1959) | Yul Brynner & Gina Lollobrigida |
14.90 | 266.9 | 266.90 | 14 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 8 | War and Peace (1956) AA Best Director Nom |
Audrey Hepburn & Henry Fonda |
17.90 | 350.0 | 350.00 | 8 | 58 | 03 / 00 | 92.6 | |
| 11 | The Fountainhead (1949) | Gary Cooper & Patricia Neal |
5.80 | 146.2 | 146.20 | 39 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 91.9 | |
| 12 | Street Scene (1931) | Sylvia Sidney | 2.30 | 116.2 | 116.20 | 43 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 13 | The Patsy (1928) | 3.20 | 102.0 | 102.00 | 18 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | ||
| 14 | Man Without a Star (1955) | Kirk Douglas & Jeanne Crain |
6.30 | 130.3 | 130.30 | 51 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 87.3 | |
| 15 | An American Romance (1944) | Brian Donlevy | 4.60 | 155.7 | 220.60 | 76 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 16 | Comrade X (1940) | Clark Gable & Hedy Lamarr |
4.30 | 167.2 | 228.70 | 24 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 15 | The Crowd (1928) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
BestPictureNoms | 2.20 | 69.3 | 69.30 | 45 | 74 | 02 / 00 | 85.3 | |
| 17 | La Bohème (1926) | Lillian Gish & John Gilbert |
2.30 | 80.9 | 80.90 | 20 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 85.2 | |
| 18 | Beyond the Forest (1949) | Bette Davis & Joseph Cotton |
3.70 | 92.7 | 121.00 | 95 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 82.9 | |
| 20 | Billy the Kid (1930) | Wallace Beery | 2.20 | 117.6 | 139.30 | 54 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 19 | Ruby Gentry (1952) | Jennifer Jones & Charlton Heston |
4.90 | 95.3 | 95.30 | 63 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 82.5 | |
| 21 | Show People (1928) | Marion Davies | 2.40 | 76.6 | 103.70 | 38 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | |
| 22 | The Stranger's Return (1933) | Miriam Hopkins & Lionel Barrymore |
1.30 | 58.8 | 58.80 | 70 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 23 | On Our Merry Way (1948) | James Stewart & Henry Fonda |
4.10 | 109.9 | 164.00 | 87 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 72.1 | |
| 24 | So Red The Rose (1935) | Randolph Scott & Margaret Sullavan |
1.20 | 53.3 | 53.30 | 117 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 25 | Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) | John Gilbert | 1.50 | 53.2 | 53.20 | 29 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 26 | Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) | Mercedes McCambridge | 2.20 | 48.4 | 70.50 | 144 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 65.9 | |
| 28 | Bird of Paradise (1932) | Joel McCrea | 1.40 | 70.4 | 105.40 | 69 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 63.8 | |
| 27 | Peg O' My Heart (1922) | Russell Simpson | 0.90 | 46.5 | 46.50 | 15 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 63.8 | |
| 29 | Not So Dumb (1930) | Elliott Nugent | 0.80 | 44.5 | 44.50 | 136 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 61.9 | |
| 30 | Japanese War Bride (1952) | Cameron Mitchell | 1.00 | 19.2 | 19.20 | 200 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 57.9 | |
| 31 | Cynara (1932) | Ronald Colman & Kay Francis |
1.10 | 51.6 | 51.60 | 113 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 32 | The Wedding Night (1935) | Gary Cooper & Walter Brennan |
1.50 | 67.0 | 67.00 | 85 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 34 | His Hour (1924) | John Gilbert | 0.80 | 34.1 | 34.10 | 29 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 45.7 | |
| 33 | Hallelujah (1929) AA Best Director Nom |
0.40 | 13.9 | 13.90 | 149 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 44.8 | ||
| 36 | The Wife of the Centaur (1924) | Marion Davies | 0.80 | 36.2 | 36.20 | 26 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 43.3 | |
| 35 | Wine Of Youth (1924) | Eleanor Boardman | 0.50 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 50 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 43.1 | |
| 37 | Dusk To Dawn (1922) | Jack Mulhall | 0.20 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 44 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 39.1 | |
| 38 | Three Wise Fools (1923) | Claude Gillingwater & Eleanor Boardman |
0.20 | 10.8 | 10.80 | 41 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 36.3 | |
| 39 | Wild Oranges (1924) | Frank Mayo | 0.30 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 57 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 34.7 | |
| 40 | Happiness (1924) | Hedda Hopper | 0.10 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 64 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 32.5 | |
| 41 | Proud Flesh (1925) | Joan Crawford | 0.30 | 13.9 | 13.90 | 57 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 15.5 |
King Vidor 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 Citadel (1938) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Robert Donat & Rosalind Russell |
414.90 | |
| Northwest Passage (1940) | Spencer Tracy & Robert Young |
346.50 | |
| Comrade X (1940) | Clark Gable & Hedy Lamarr |
228.70 | |
| An American Romance (1944) | Brian Donlevy | 220.60 | |
| On Our Merry Way (1948) | James Stewart & Henry Fonda |
164.00 | |
| Billy the Kid (1930) | Wallace Beery | 139.30 | |
| Beyond the Forest (1949) | Bette Davis & Joseph Cotton |
121.00 | |
| Bird of Paradise (1932) | Joel McCrea | 105.40 | |
| Show People (1928) | Marion Davies | 103.70 | |
| Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) | Mercedes McCambridge | 70.50 |
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Somehow I missed this one and only found it because Dan commented on it.
I have seen 19 King Vidor movies.
The HIGHEST ranked movie I have seen is The Champ.
The highest ranked movie I have NOT seen is Solomon and Sheba.
The LOWEST ranked movie I have seen is Hallelujah.
Favourite King Vidor Movies:
The Champ
The Citadel
The Big Parade
Northwest Passage
Duel in the Sun
The Fountainhead
Street Scene
Man Without a Star
Comrade X
Show People
Lightning Strakes Twice
Bird of Paradise
Hallelujah
Other King Vidor Movies I Have Seen:
Stella Dallas
War and Peace
Ruby Gentry
Cynara
The Wedding Night
I have seen 31 of King’s films; the highest ranked I have not seen is The Patsy.
Out of the forty one movies listed, I have seen nine of them. Favorites include STELLA DALLAS, THE CITADEL, THE CHAMP, and COMRADE X. Other King Vidor movies I have seen include DUEL IN THE SUN, NORTHWEST PASSAGE, WAR AND PEACE, THE FOUNTAINHEAD, and MAN WITHOUT A STAR. Just my opinion but STELLA DALLAS is a MASTERPIECE. Love Barbara Stanwyck’s performance in STELLA DALLAS and I think she should have won the Oscar for her work in the film.