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Best Drama Movies Starring Ava Gardner

This collection ranks 29 drama movies starring Ava Gardner. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. Seven Days in May tops the list with a 7.4/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1942–1982. The most widely seen film here is Earthquake (375 votes).

29 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  2. 2

    On the Beach

    1959· 2h 14m· en

    6.7249
  7. 7

    Mogambo

    1953· 1h 56m· en

    6.4173
  9. 9

    Earthquake

    1974· 2h 3m· en

    6.1375
  12. 12

    Show Boat

    1951· 1h 47m· en

    6.281
  15. 15

    The Bribe

    1949· 1h 38m· en

    6.335
  23. 23

    The Blue Bird

    1976· 1h 35m· en

    5.530
  27. 27

    Sunday Punch

    1942· 1h 16m· en

    5.03

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Frequently asked questions

How many drama movies has Ava Gardner made?

29 drama movies starring Ava Gardner carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these Ava Gardner films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best Ava Gardner drama movie?

Seven Days in May currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which Ava Gardner drama movie is the most popular?

Earthquake has the largest audience (375 votes) among these titles.