The Best Barbara Rush Movies, Ranked
34 credits from 1951 to 2021, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Summer Lovers (1982) with $4.97M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Barbara Rush Box Office Hits
Barbara Rush's films have made $5.25M worldwide in total. Summer Lovers (1982) is the biggest hit at $4.97M, ahead of Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1993) ($253K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Summer Lovers 1982 · Comedy $4.97M $4.97M dom. - 2
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey 1993 · Music $253K $253K dom. - 3
The Young Lions 1958 · Action $9.36K - 4
Magnificent Obsession 1954 · Drama $7.91K - 5
Strangers When We Meet 1960 · Romance $5.31K - 6
Can’t Stop the Music 1980 · Music $1.34K - 7
It Came from Outer Space 1953 · Sci-Fi $270
The Best Barbara Rush Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Barbara Rush has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 9 films, and Magnificent Obsession (1954) is the pick of them.
- Drama 9 films Magnificent Obsession 1954 · as Joyce Phillips
- Comedy 5 films Summer Lovers 1982 · as Jean Featherstone
- Music 2 films Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey 1993 · as Helen Fields (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Romance 2 films Strangers When We Meet 1960 · as Eve Coe
- Sci-Fi 2 films It Came from Outer Space 1953 · as Ellen Fields
- Action 1 film The Young Lions 1958 · as Margaret Freemantle
The Best Barbara Rush Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Barbara Rush's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 1990s.
The Latest Barbara Rush Movies
The most recent films Barbara Rush is credited on, newest first — starting with Widow’s Kiss (1996). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Widow’s Kiss 1996 · Edith Fitzpatrick - Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey 1993 · Helen Fields (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Summer Lovers 1982 · Jean Featherstone
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The Night the Bridge Fell Down 1980 · Elaine Howard - Can’t Stop the Music 1980 · Norma White
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The Seekers 1979 · Peggy Kent -
Death Car on the Freeway 1979 · Rosemary -
The Last Day 1975 · Betty Spence -
Superdad 1973 · Sue McCready -
Peege 1973 -
Moon of the Wolf 1972 · Louise Rodanthe -
The Eyes of Charles Sand 1972 · Katharine Winslow
The Best Barbara Rush Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Barbara Rush films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Barbara Rush movie?
Summer Lovers (1982) made the most at the box office, with $4.97M worldwide, followed by Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1993) with $253K. Together, Barbara Rush's films with box office figures have made $5.25M.
What is the best Barbara Rush drama movie?
Magnificent Obsession (1954) is the best-rated of Barbara Rush's drama films. In other genres: Summer Lovers (comedy), Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (music) and Strangers When We Meet (romance).
What is the newest Barbara Rush movie?
The newest film on Barbara Rush's filmography is Dean Martin: King of Cool (2021), with Barbara Rush as Self.
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