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Robert Rossen (1908-1966) is a 5-time Oscar® nominated American film director, writer, and producer. Rossen received 2 Best Director, 2 Best Writing Oscar® and 1 Best Producer nomination. His IMDb page shows 46 credits from 1937 to 2015. This page will rank Robert Rossen 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.
Robert Rossen 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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| 1949 | All the King's Men (1949) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1961 | The Hustler (1961) AA Best Picture Nom Director |
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| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties (1939) Writer |
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| 1946 | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) Writer |
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| 1945 | A Walk in the Sun (1945) Writer |
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| 1943 | Edge of Darkness (1943) Writer |
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| 1947 | Desert Fury (1947) Writer |
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| 1941 | The Sea Wolf (1941) Writer |
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| 1945 | Rhapsody in Blue (1945) Writer |
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| 1947 | Body and Soul (1947) Director |
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| 1957 | Island in the Sun (1957) Director |
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| 1937 | Marked Woman (1937) Writer |
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| 1939 | Dust Be My Destiny (1939) Writer |
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| 1947 | Johnny O'Clock (1947) Director |
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| 1949 | The Accused (1949) Writer |
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| 1962 | Billy Budd (1962) Writer |
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| 1937 | They Won't Forget (1937) Writer |
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| 1959 | They Came To Cordura (1959) Director |
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| 1956 | Alexander the Great (1956) Director |
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| 1941 | Blues in the Night (1941) Writer |
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| 1938 | Racket Busters (1938) Writer |
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| 1941 | Flight From Destiny (1941) Writer |
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| 1939 | A Child Is Born (1939) Writer |
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| 1964 | Lilith (1964) Director |
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| 1941 | Out of the Fog (1941) Writer |
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| 1938 | Fools For Scandal (1938) Writer |
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| 1951 | The Brave Bulls (1951) Director |
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| 1963 | The Cool World (1963) Limited Release Writer |
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| 1954 | Mambo (1954) Limited Release Director |
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Robert Rossen 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 Robert Rossen movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Robert Rossen movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Robert Rossen movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Robert Rossen 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 Robert Rossen movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Robert Rossen movie won.
- Sort Robert Rossen 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 |
| 2 | All the King's Men (1949) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Director Nom |
Broderick Crawford & John Ireland |
6.70 | 167.1 | 167.10 | 30 | 86 | 07 / 03 | 99.7 | |
| 1 | The Hustler (1961) AA Best Picture Nom Director |
Paul Newman & Jackie Gleason |
10.90 | 158.2 | 158.20 | 21 | 88 | 09 / 02 | 99.0 | |
| 4 | The Roaring Twenties (1939) Writer |
James Cagney & Humphrey Bogart |
4.90 | 187.9 | 262.30 | 32 | 89 | 00 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 3 | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) Writer |
Barbara Stanwyck & Kirk Douglas |
8.90 | 274.7 | 274.70 | 28 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 6 | A Walk in the Sun (1945) Writer |
Dana Andrews | 6.20 | 198.2 | 198.20 | 51 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 7 | Edge of Darkness (1943) Writer |
Errol Flynn & Ann Sheridan |
5.80 | 209.3 | 376.70 | 45 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 5 | Desert Fury (1947) Writer |
Burt Lancaster & Mary Astor |
8.10 | 236.2 | 236.20 | 28 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 9 | The Sea Wolf (1941) Writer |
John Garfield & Edward G. Robinson |
4.00 | 153.6 | 233.60 | 52 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 8 | Rhapsody in Blue (1945) Writer |
Joan Leslie & Alexis Smith |
9.30 | 294.3 | 427.70 | 21 | 59 | 02 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 10 | Body and Soul (1947) Director |
Boxing Movies & John Garfield |
3.80 | 110.2 | 110.20 | 91 | 84 | 03 / 01 | 92.1 | |
| 11 | Island in the Sun (1957) Director |
James Mason & Joan Fontaine |
14.30 | 275.0 | 275.00 | 7 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 12 | Marked Woman (1937) Writer |
Humphrey Bogart & Bette Davis |
3.10 | 128.4 | 190.90 | 70 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 13 | Dust Be My Destiny (1939) Writer |
John Garfield & Priscilla Lane |
3.20 | 121.4 | 121.40 | 70 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 86.8 | |
| 14 | Johnny O'Clock (1947) Director |
Dick Powell | 4.70 | 137.8 | 137.80 | 73 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 82.9 | |
| 16 | The Accused (1949) Writer |
Robert Cummings | 3.60 | 90.5 | 90.50 | 100 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 14 | Billy Budd (1962) Writer |
Robert Ryan & Melvyn Douglas |
2.60 | 37.0 | 37.00 | 90 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 81.8 | |
| 15 | They Won't Forget (1937) Writer |
Lana Turner & Claude Rains |
1.20 | 49.8 | 83.60 | 157 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 81.5 | |
| 18 | They Came To Cordura (1959) Director |
Gary Cooper & Rita Hayworth |
6.40 | 115.5 | 115.50 | 39 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 81.5 | |
| 20 | Alexander the Great (1956) Director |
Richard Burton & Fredric March |
7.10 | 140.0 | 140.00 | 34 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 78.4 | |
| 19 | Blues in the Night (1941) Writer |
Priscilla Lane | 1.80 | 69.3 | 103.20 | 132 | 67 | 01 / 00 | 77.7 | |
| 21 | Racket Busters (1938) Writer |
Humphrey Bogart | 2.80 | 113.2 | 113.20 | 77 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 75.6 | |
| 22 | Flight From Destiny (1941) Writer |
Geraldine Fitzgerald | 1.60 | 60.7 | 60.70 | 144 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | |
| 24 | A Child Is Born (1939) Writer |
Geraldine Fitzgerald | 1.00 | 37.8 | 37.80 | 177 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 61.2 | |
| 23 | Lilith (1964) Director |
Warren Beatty & Jean Seberg |
2.30 | 26.2 | 26.20 | 100 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 60.9 | |
| 26 | Out of the Fog (1941) Writer |
John Garfiled & Ida Lupino |
1.90 | 71.4 | 71.40 | 124 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 57.8 | |
| 25 | Fools For Scandal (1938) Writer |
Carole Lombard & Ralph Bellamy |
1.30 | 50.1 | 50.10 | 154 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 56.7 | |
| 27 | The Brave Bulls (1951) Director |
Anthony Quinn & Mel Ferrer |
2.90 | 61.6 | 61.60 | 133 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 53.5 | |
| 28 | The Cool World (1963) Limited Release Writer |
Carl Lee | 0.10 | 1.8 | 1.80 | 135 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | |
| 29 | Mambo (1954) Limited Release Director |
Michael Rennie | 0.10 | 3.4 | 3.40 | 193 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 |
Robert Rossen Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Rhapsody in Blue (1945) Writer |
Joan Leslie & Alexis Smith |
427.70 | |
| Edge of Darkness (1943) Writer |
Errol Flynn & Ann Sheridan |
376.70 | |
| The Roaring Twenties (1939) Writer |
James Cagney & Humphrey Bogart |
262.30 | |
| The Sea Wolf (1941) Writer |
John Garfield & Edward G. Robinson |
233.60 | |
| Marked Woman (1937) Writer |
Humphrey Bogart & Bette Davis |
190.90 | |
| Blues in the Night (1941) Writer |
Priscilla Lane | 103.20 | |
| They Won't Forget (1937) Writer |
Lana Turner & Claude Rains |
83.60 |
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I have seen 27 of Robert’s films, all but the bottom 2 in the ranking.
Before I do my regular comment, a couple of things:
You have listed The Hustler twice
For All the King’s Men, you have pages on Broderick Crawford, Mercedes McCambridge and John
Ireland twice, so they should be in blue
I have seen 20 Robert Rossen movies, including 9 of the top 10.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is The Hustler.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Desert Fury.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Out of the Fog.
Favourite Robert Rossen Movies:
The Hustler
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Roaring Twenties
A Walk in the Sun
Edge of Darkness
Rhapsody in Blue
The Sea Wolf
Island in the Sun
Marked Woman
Dust Be My Destiny
Johnny O’Clock
Out of the Fog
Other Robert Rossen Movies I Have Seen:
Body and Soul
Billy Budd
They Came to Cordova
Blues in the Night
Racket Busters
Lilith
Fools For Scandal
Hey Flora….thanks for noticing the issues with The Hustler and the co-stars link….the co-star link has been fixed…the double Hustler is currently being updated…that one takes much longer as the entire website has to be updated. As for Rossen movies…you have me easily topped. I have seen 8 of his movies…so 12 movies behind you. I have seen 3 of your favorites and 3 of you “others”. I just recently watched Lilith….a very depressing movie that I will never watch again. Good stuff as always.