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Best Romance Movies Starring Ava Gardner

This collection ranks 17 romance 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. The Band Wagon tops the list with a 7.2/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1942–1981. The most widely seen film here is On the Beach (249 votes).

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

  2. 2

    On the Beach

    1959· 2h 14m· en

    6.7249
  5. 5

    Mogambo

    1953· 1h 56m· en

    6.4173
  7. 7

    Show Boat

    1951· 1h 47m· en

    6.281
  12. 12

    Singapore

    1947· 1h 19m· en

    6.122
  17. 17

    Sunday Punch

    1942· 1h 16m· en

    5.03

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Frequently asked questions

How many romance movies has Ava Gardner made?

17 romance 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 romance movie?

The Band Wagon currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which Ava Gardner romance movie is the most popular?

On the Beach has the largest audience (249 votes) among these titles.