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Best Drama Movies Starring James Garner

This collection ranks 23 drama movies starring James Garner. 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 Notebook tops the list with a 7.9/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1956–2007.

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

  5. 5

    Maverick

    1994· 2h 7m· en

    6.91.8K
  6. 6

    Fire in the Sky

    1993· 1h 49m· en

    6.7730
  7. 7

    36 Hours

    1964· 1h 55m· en

    7.177
  8. 8

    Sayonara

    1957· 2h 27m· en

    6.7150
  11. 11

    Cash McCall

    1960· 1h 42m· en

    6.213
  12. 12

    Marlowe

    1969· 1h 36m· en

    6.195
  15. 15

    Promise

    1986· 1h 50m· en

    6.85
  16. 16

    The Fan

    1981· 1h 35m· en

    5.859
  19. 19

    Dead Silence

    1997· 1h 45m· en

    5.931
  23. 23

    Legalese

    1998· 1h 32m· en

    5.110

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Frequently asked questions

How many drama movies has James Garner made?

23 drama movies starring James Garner carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these James Garner 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 James Garner drama movie?

The Notebook currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which James Garner drama movie is the most popular?

The Notebook has the largest audience (12,798 votes) among these titles.