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Lillian Gish

Actor · 116 credits · 34 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Frequent collaborators: Robert Harron, Harry Carey, Lionel Barrymore, Henry B. Walthall, Kate Bruce

Best Lillian Gish movies by genre

Movies (115 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Night of the Hunter

    1955 · ★ 7.9 (1,887 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    1

  2. Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916 · ★ 7.1 (384 votes)

    Drama, History

    2

  3. Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 · ★ 6.9 (249 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    3

  4. Portrait of Jennie

    1948 · ★ 7.2 (123 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Fantasy

    4

  5. The Wind

    1928 · ★ 7.3 (135 votes)

    Drama, Western, Romance

    5

  6. Duel in the Sun

    1946 · ★ 6.4 (194 votes)

    Western, Drama, Romance

    6

  7. The Unforgiven

    1960 · ★ 6.2 (235 votes)

    Western, Drama, Romance

    7

  8. Way Down East

    1920 · ★ 6.9 (113 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    8

  9. A Misunderstood Boy

    1913

    Drama

    9

  10. The Whales of August

    1987 · ★ 7.0 (80 votes)

    Drama

    10

  11. The Scarlet Letter

    1927 · ★ 7.1 (33 votes)

    Drama, History

    11

  12. A Wedding

    1978 · ★ 6.3 (63 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    12

  13. Orders to Kill

    1958 · ★ 7.2 (25 votes)

    War, Thriller, Drama

    13

  14. Orphans of the Storm

    1921 · ★ 6.8 (104 votes)

    Drama, History, Romance

    14

  15. A Cry for Help

    1912

    Drama

    15

  16. Hearts of the World

    1918 · ★ 6.0 (21 votes)

    Drama, War

    16

  17. The Birth of a Nation

    1915 · ★ 5.9 (605 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    17

  18. Warning Shot

    1967 · ★ 6.4 (27 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, Thriller

    18

  19. The Burglar’s Dilemma

    1912 · ★ 5.3 (10 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    19

  20. True Heart Susie

    1919 · ★ 6.9 (50 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    20

  21. The Battle of the Sexes

    1914

    Drama

    21

  22. La Bohème

    1926 · ★ 6.4 (16 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    22

  23. The Conscience of Hassan Bey

    1913

    Drama

    23

  24. In the Aisles of the Wild

    1912

    Drama

    24

  25. Captain Macklin

    1915

    25

  26. An Innocent Magdalene

    1916

    Drama

    26

  27. The Great Love

    1918

    Drama, War

    27

  28. The Children Pay

    1916

    Drama

    28

  29. Sold for Marriage

    1916 · ★ 5.9 (4 votes)

    Drama

    29

  30. Gold and Glitter

    1912

    Drama

    30

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