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David Niven

Actor · 80 credits · 47 in highly-rated films

Best known for A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

Frequent collaborators: Deborah Kerr, Flora Robson, Peter Sellers, C. Aubrey Smith, Roger Moore

Movies (80 total, ranked by score)

  1. Guns of Darkness

    1962 · ★ 6.2 (12 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    31

  2. Happy Anniversary

    1959 · ★ 5.8 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    32

  3. United States

    1944

    Documentary

    33

  4. The Birds and the Bees

    1956 · ★ 7.4 (5 votes)

    Comedy

    34

  5. Escape to Athena

    1979 · ★ 5.8 (131 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, War

    35

  6. Prudence and the Pill

    1968 · ★ 5.7 (16 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    36

  7. Four Men and a Prayer

    1938 · ★ 6.5 (13 votes)

    Adventure, Mystery

    37

  8. Magnificent Doll

    1946 · ★ 6.1 (12 votes)

    Drama, History

    38

  9. The Elusive Pimpernel

    1950 · ★ 6.0 (10 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Romance

    39

  10. Paper Tiger

    1975 · ★ 6.2 (15 votes)

    Adventure, Drama

    40

  11. The Lady Says No

    1952 · ★ 4.5 (11 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    41

  12. Rough Cut

    1980 · ★ 5.9 (44 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Crime

    42

  13. The Adventures of Errol Flynn

    2005 · ★ 7.8 (5 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    43

  14. The Little Hut

    1957 · ★ 6.4 (15 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    44

  15. Beloved Enemy

    1936 · ★ 6.3 (9 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    45

  16. Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

    1936 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    46

  17. Without Regret

    1935

    Drama

    47

  18. The King's Thief

    1955 · ★ 6.2 (12 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Romance

    48

  19. We Have Our Moments

    1937 · ★ 7.2 (3 votes)

    Comedy, Mystery, Romance

    49

  20. The Canterville Ghost

    1974 · ★ 7.0 (4 votes)

    Family, Comedy, TV Movie

    50

  21. Happy Ever After

    1954 · ★ 5.5 (16 votes)

    Comedy

    51

  22. The Impossible Years

    1968 · ★ 5.6 (8 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    52

  23. ABBA in Switzerland

    1979 · ★ 7.8 (3 votes)

    Music

    53

  24. Eternally Yours

    1939 · ★ 5.9 (22 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    54

  25. Formula 1 - Speed fever

    1978 · ★ 7.0 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    55

  26. Happy Go Lovely

    1951 · ★ 6.1 (12 votes)

    Romance, Comedy

    56

  27. All Eyes on Sharon Tate

    1966 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    57

  28. Before Winter Comes

    1969 · ★ 6.0 (14 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    58

  29. The Remarkable Rocket

    1975

    Animation

    59

  30. The Toast of New Orleans

    1950 · ★ 5.2 (12 votes)

    Drama, Music, Romance

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.