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The Best Cary Grant Movies, Ranked

115 credits from 1932 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) with $18.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Worldwide gross

Biggest Cary Grant Box Office Hits

Cary Grant's films have made $23M worldwide in total. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) is the biggest hit at $18.2M, ahead of An Affair to Remember (1957) ($3.87M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) movie poster Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982 · Mystery $18.2M $18.2M dom.
  2. 2 An Affair to Remember (1957) movie poster An Affair to Remember 1957 · Drama $3.87M $3.85M dom.
  3. 3 The Philadelphia Story (1940) movie poster The Philadelphia Story 1940 · Comedy $415K $405K dom.
  4. 4 North by Northwest (1959) movie poster North by Northwest 1959 · Action $198K $66.7K dom.
  5. 5 Charade (1963) movie poster Charade 1963 · Mystery $175K
  6. 6 Notorious (1946) movie poster Notorious 1946 · Drama $117K
  7. 7 Bringing Up Baby (1938) movie poster Bringing Up Baby 1938 · Comedy $13.1K
  8. 8 Only Angels Have Wings (1939) movie poster Only Angels Have Wings 1939 · Adventure $8.55K
  9. 9 To Catch a Thief (1955) movie poster To Catch a Thief 1955 · Mystery $7.12K
  10. 10 His Girl Friday (1940) movie poster His Girl Friday 1940 · Romance $330
One pick per genre

The Best Cary Grant Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Cary Grant has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Romance leads with 19 films, and His Girl Friday (1940) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Cary Grant Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Cary Grant's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1930s to 1980s.

Wins & nominations

Most Awarded Cary Grant Movies

Cary Grant's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Bishop's Wife (1948) leads with 2 wins from 2 nominations.

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The Latest Cary Grant Movies

The most recent films Cary Grant is credited on, newest first — starting with The Trouble With Forgetting (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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FAQ

The Best Cary Grant Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Cary Grant films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the highest-grossing Cary Grant movie?

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) made the most at the box office, with $18.2M worldwide, followed by An Affair to Remember (1957) with $3.87M. Together, Cary Grant's films with box office figures have made $23M.

Which Cary Grant movie won the most awards?

The Bishop's Wife (1948) is the most decorated Cary Grant film, with 2 wins from 2 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.

What is the best Cary Grant romance movie?

His Girl Friday (1940) is the best-rated of Cary Grant's romance films. In other genres: The Philadelphia Story (comedy), An Affair to Remember (drama) and Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (mystery).

What is the newest Cary Grant movie?

The newest film on Cary Grant's filmography is The Trouble With Forgetting (2024), with Cary Grant as (archive footage).

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