Lionel Barrymore
Actor · 191 credits · 46 in highly-rated films
Best known for It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Frequent collaborators: Harry Carey, Claire McDowell, Lillian Gish, Henry B. Walthall, Charles Hill Mailes
Best Lionel Barrymore movies by genre
- Lionel Barrymore Drama Movies 95
- Lionel Barrymore Romance Movies 27
- Lionel Barrymore Comedy Movies 22
- Lionel Barrymore Documentary Movies 12
- Lionel Barrymore Adventure Movies 12
- Lionel Barrymore Crime Movies 11
- Lionel Barrymore Western Movies 8
- Lionel Barrymore War Movies 7
- Lionel Barrymore Action Movies 6
- Lionel Barrymore Mystery Movies 6
Movies (182 total, ranked by score)
1It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · ★ 8.3 (5,024 votes)
Drama, Family, Fantasy
2You Can't Take It with You
1938 · ★ 7.5 (458 votes)
Comedy, Romance
3Key Largo
1948 · ★ 7.5 (598 votes)
Crime, Thriller
4Captains Courageous
1937 · ★ 7.4 (191 votes)
Adventure, Drama, Family
5Grand Hotel
1932 · ★ 7.0 (358 votes)
Drama, Romance
6Guilty Hands
1931 · ★ 5.8 (13 votes)
Crime, Drama
7The Road to Glory
1936 · ★ 6.3 (6 votes)
Drama, War
8Camille
1936 · ★ 7.0 (152 votes)
Drama, Romance, History
9Treasure Island
1934 · ★ 6.5 (79 votes)
Adventure, Family
10Dinner at Eight
1933 · ★ 6.8 (127 votes)
Comedy, Drama
11Duel in the Sun
1946 · ★ 6.4 (194 votes)
Western, Drama, Romance
12Malaya
1949 · ★ 6.5 (13 votes)
Adventure, Drama
13The Valley of Decision
1945 · ★ 7.2 (28 votes)
Drama, Romance
- 14
A Misunderstood Boy
1913
Drama
15A Guy Named Joe
1944 · ★ 6.7 (55 votes)
Drama, Romance, War
16Since You Went Away
1944 · ★ 6.6 (55 votes)
Drama, Romance, War
17Free and Easy
1930 · ★ 6.1 (11 votes)
Comedy, Music
18Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942 · ★ 5.8 (8 votes)
Drama, Crime
19Wife Tamers
1926 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
20Breakdowns of 1949
1949 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Documentary, Comedy
21The Mesmerist
2003 · ★ 8.0 (4 votes)
Drama
22The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936 · ★ 5.8 (4 votes)
Drama
23A Cry for Help
1912
Drama
24Between Two Women
1945 · ★ 5.9 (4 votes)
Drama
253 Men in White
1944 · ★ 6.0 (11 votes)
Comedy, Drama
26Saratoga
1937 · ★ 6.5 (22 votes)
Comedy, Romance, Drama
27The Switchtower
1913 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)
Drama
28The Burglar’s Dilemma
1912 · ★ 5.3 (10 votes)
Drama, Crime
29A Yank at Oxford
1938 · ★ 6.8 (12 votes)
Drama, Romance, Comedy
30Mata Hari
1931 · ★ 6.2 (63 votes)
Crime, Drama, Romance
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