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Louis Armstrong

Actor · 64 credits · 14 in highly-rated films

Best known for Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024)

Frequent collaborators: Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman

Best Louis Armstrong movies by genre

Movies (64 total, ranked by score)

  1. Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

    2024 · ★ 7.7 (74 votes)

    Documentary, History, Music

    1

  2. High Society

    1956 · ★ 6.8 (271 votes)

    Music, Comedy, Romance

    2

  3. Paris Blues

    1961 · ★ 6.5 (76 votes)

    Romance, Drama, Music

    3

  4. Pennies from Heaven

    1936 · ★ 6.9 (8 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Music

    4

  5. A Man Called Adam

    1966 · ★ 6.0 (13 votes)

    Music, Drama

    5

  6. Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    2022 · ★ 6.5 (29 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    6

  7. Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires

    2022 · ★ 8.8 (12 votes)

    Music

    7

  8. On the Road with Duke Ellington

    1974

    Documentary

    8

  9. Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

    2003

    Documentary

    9

  10. Cabin in the Sky

    1943 · ★ 6.5 (50 votes)

    Music, Fantasy, Comedy

    10

  11. The Five Pennies

    1959 · ★ 6.8 (28 votes)

    Drama, Music

    11

  12. A Song Is Born

    1948 · ★ 6.4 (47 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    12

  13. The Strip

    1951 · ★ 5.6 (15 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Music

    13

  14. I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You

    1932 · ★ 6.0 (18 votes)

    Music, Animation, Comedy

    14

  15. Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

    2005

    Music, Documentary

    15

  16. Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

    2008 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    16

  17. Jazz Evolution

    2008 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    17

  18. New Orleans

    1947 · ★ 6.7 (13 votes)

    Drama, Music, Romance

    18

  19. Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962

    2007 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    19

  20. Shine

    1942

    20

  21. Jam Session

    1944 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    21

  22. Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing

    1993 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    22

  23. Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

    2014

    Documentary, Music

    23

  24. The Edsel Show

    1957

    Music

    24

  25. …Sings Musicals

    2012 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    25

  26. Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet

    1982 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    26

  27. Auf Wiedersehen

    1961

    Comedy

    27

  28. I'm in the Revue

    1950 · ★ 5.3 (9 votes)

    Comedy

    28

  29. The Jazz Ambassadors

    2018 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    29

  30. Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

    1992 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Music, TV Movie

    30

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