Jean Arthur
Actor · 80 credits · 21 in highly-rated films
Best known for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Frequent collaborators: Hal Taliaferro, Slim Whitaker, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Lew Meehan
Best Jean Arthur movies by genre
Movies (80 total, ranked by score)
1Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · ★ 7.8 (1,224 votes)
Comedy, Drama
2Shane
1953 · ★ 7.3 (707 votes)
Drama, Western
3You Can't Take It with You
1938 · ★ 7.5 (458 votes)
Comedy, Romance
4Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · ★ 7.5 (409 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
5Only Angels Have Wings
1939 · ★ 7.3 (280 votes)
Romance, Adventure, Drama
6A Foreign Affair
1948 · ★ 7.1 (161 votes)
Romance, Comedy
7The Talk of the Town
1942 · ★ 7.3 (128 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
8The Devil and Miss Jones
1941 · ★ 7.7 (64 votes)
Comedy, Romance
9The More the Merrier
1943 · ★ 7.0 (98 votes)
Comedy, Romance
10The Whole Town's Talking
1935 · ★ 6.9 (62 votes)
Comedy, Crime
11History Is Made at Night
1937 · ★ 6.6 (54 votes)
Romance, Drama
12The Silver Horde
1930 · ★ 5.3 (14 votes)
Drama
13The Plainsman
1936 · ★ 6.5 (40 votes)
Western, War, Romance
14The Block Signal
1926
Drama, Thriller
15The Iron Horse
1925 · ★ 6.7 (75 votes)
Western, Drama, History
- 16
The Poor Nut
1927
Comedy
17Brotherly Love
1928
Drama, Comedy
18The Gang Buster
1931 · ★ 5.8 (5 votes)
Comedy, Romance, Crime
19The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936 · ★ 6.2 (32 votes)
Comedy, Mystery
20Flying Luck
1927
Comedy
21Wine of Youth
1924 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)
Comedy, Drama
22Horse Shoes
1927
Comedy
23Yesterday and Today
1953 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
24Young Eagles
1930
Drama
25The Broken Gate
1927
Drama
26Thundering Romance
1924
Action, Adventure, Western
27Get That Venus
1933 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
28More Than a Secretary
1936 · ★ 6.5 (8 votes)
Comedy, Romance
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Twisted Triggers
1926
Western
30Stairs of Sand
1929
Romance, Western
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.