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Ava Gardner

Actor · 59 credits · 36 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Killers (1946)

Frequent collaborators: Frank Sinatra, Gregory Peck, Burt Lancaster, Robert Taylor, Edmond O'Brien

Best Ava Gardner movies by genre

Movies (59 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Killers

    1946 · ★ 7.4 (441 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, Thriller

    1

  2. Seven Days in May

    1964 · ★ 7.4 (233 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    2

  3. The Band Wagon

    1953 · ★ 7.2 (247 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    3

  4. On the Beach

    1959 · ★ 6.7 (249 votes)

    Science Fiction, Drama, Romance

    4

  5. The Night of the Iguana

    1964 · ★ 7.2 (167 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    5

  6. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    1982 · ★ 6.7 (454 votes)

    Comedy, Mystery, Crime

    6

  7. 55 Days at Peking

    1963 · ★ 6.9 (186 votes)

    History, War, Drama

    7

  8. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

    1951 · ★ 6.8 (126 votes)

    Romance, Drama, Fantasy

    8

  9. The Barefoot Contessa

    1954 · ★ 6.7 (278 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. Mogambo

    1953 · ★ 6.4 (173 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Romance

    10

  11. The Sentinel

    1977 · ★ 6.1 (234 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Fantasy

    11

  12. East Side, West Side

    1949 · ★ 7.1 (26 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    12

  13. Earthquake

    1974 · ★ 6.1 (375 votes)

    Action, Drama, Thriller

    13

  14. Kid Glove Killer

    1942 · ★ 6.2 (19 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    14

  15. La Rabbia

    1963 · ★ 7.0 (29 votes)

    Documentary

    15

  16. 3 Men in White

    1944 · ★ 6.0 (11 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    16

  17. The Cassandra Crossing

    1976 · ★ 6.3 (232 votes)

    Action, Thriller

    17

  18. Show Boat

    1951 · ★ 6.2 (81 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    18

  19. Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

    2010 · ★ 6.6 (35 votes)

    Documentary

    19

  20. The Sun Also Rises

    1957 · ★ 5.8 (36 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    20

  21. Knights of the Round Table

    1953 · ★ 6.0 (93 votes)

    Romance, Action, Adventure

    21

  22. The Bribe

    1949 · ★ 6.3 (35 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    22

  23. Calling Dr. Gillespie

    1942 · ★ 6.4 (5 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Comedy

    23

  24. Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century

    1998 · ★ 7.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    24

  25. The Snows of Kilimanjaro

    1952 · ★ 5.9 (102 votes)

    Adventure, Romance, Drama

    25

  26. Blonde Fever

    1944 · ★ 4.4 (6 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    26

  27. Ride, Vaquero!

    1953 · ★ 6.1 (21 votes)

    Western, Drama

    27

  28. The Great Sinner

    1949 · ★ 6.8 (22 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    28

  29. Singapore

    1947 · ★ 6.1 (22 votes)

    Adventure, Romance, Crime

    29

  30. Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood

    2018 · ★ 7.0 (13 votes)

    Documentary

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.