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James Cagney

Actor · 85 credits · 44 in highly-rated films

Best known for White Heat (1949)

Frequent collaborators: Pat O'Brien, Joan Blondell, Humphrey Bogart, Frank McHugh, Cary Grant

Best James Cagney movies by genre

Movies (84 total, ranked by score)

  1. White Heat

    1949 · ★ 7.6 (548 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    1

  2. Tupac: Resurrection

    2003 · ★ 7.9 (167 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    2

  3. One, Two, Three

    1961 · ★ 7.5 (430 votes)

    Comedy

    3

  4. The Public Enemy

    1931 · ★ 7.2 (397 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    4

  5. The Roaring Twenties

    1939 · ★ 7.5 (271 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    5

  6. Angels with Dirty Faces

    1938 · ★ 7.5 (353 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    6

  7. Yankee Doodle Dandy

    1942 · ★ 7.0 (237 votes)

    Drama, Music

    7

  8. Mister Roberts

    1955 · ★ 7.1 (178 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, War

    8

  9. Ragtime

    1981 · ★ 7.0 (194 votes)

    Drama, History

    9

  10. Footlight Parade

    1933 · ★ 6.8 (103 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    10

  11. Each Dawn I Die

    1939 · ★ 6.8 (64 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    11

  12. Love Me or Leave Me

    1955 · ★ 6.9 (55 votes)

    Music, Drama, Romance

    12

  13. Blonde Crazy

    1931 · ★ 7.0 (46 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Comedy

    13

  14. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

    1950 · ★ 6.9 (47 votes)

    Crime, Thriller

    14

  15. Run for Cover

    1955 · ★ 6.8 (43 votes)

    Western, Drama

    15

  16. Johnny Come Lately

    1943 · ★ 6.7 (15 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. Movie Tough Guys

    1991 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    17

  18. The Mayor of Hell

    1933 · ★ 7.0 (33 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    18

  19. You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

    2008 · ★ 8.5 (12 votes)

    Documentary

    19

  20. The Millionaire

    1931 · ★ 7.6 (8 votes)

    Comedy

    20

  21. Man of a Thousand Faces

    1957 · ★ 6.8 (44 votes)

    Drama

    21

  22. Picture Snatcher

    1933 · ★ 6.8 (26 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    22

  23. The Oklahoma Kid

    1939 · ★ 6.0 (34 votes)

    Western, History

    23

  24. Tribute to a Bad Man

    1956 · ★ 7.0 (31 votes)

    Western

    24

  25. The Gallant Hours

    1960 · ★ 6.7 (19 votes)

    Drama, War

    25

  26. James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy

    1981 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    26

  27. It's Showtime

    1976 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    27

  28. The Irish in Us

    1935 · ★ 7.5 (8 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    28

  29. Smart Money

    1931 · ★ 6.8 (29 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    29

  30. Blow-Ups of 1947

    1947 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.