The Best Dick Powell Movies, Ranked
66 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 The Conqueror (1956) with $15.4K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Dick Powell Box Office Hits
Dick Powell's films have made $20K worldwide in total. The Conqueror (1956) is the biggest hit at $15.4K, ahead of The Bad and the Beautiful (1953) ($2.03K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Dick Powell Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Dick Powell has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 16 films, and 42nd Street (1933) is the pick of them.
The Best Dick Powell Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Dick Powell's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1930s to 1950s.
The Latest Dick Powell Movies
The most recent films Dick Powell is credited on, newest first — starting with That’s Dancing! (1985). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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That’s Dancing! 1985 · Music -
The Hunters 1958 · Director -
The Enemy Below 1957 · Director -
You Can’t Run Away from It 1956 · Director -
The Conqueror 1956 · Director -
Split Second 1953 · Director -
The Bad and the Beautiful 1953 · Drama -
The Tall Target 1951 · John Kennedy -
Cry Danger 1951 · Rocky Mulloy -
Right Cross 1950 · Rick Garvey -
The Reformer and the Redhead 1950 · Andrew Hale -
Station West 1948 · Lt. John Martin Haven
The Best Dick Powell Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Dick Powell films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Dick Powell movie?
The Conqueror (1956) made the most at the box office, with $15.4K worldwide, followed by The Bad and the Beautiful (1953) with $2.03K. Together, Dick Powell's films with box office figures have made $20K.
Which Dick Powell movie won the most awards?
The Bad and the Beautiful (1953) is the most decorated Dick Powell film, with 5 wins from 10 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Dick Powell comedy movie?
42nd Street (1933) is the best-rated of Dick Powell's comedy films. In other genres: The Conqueror (romance) and The Bad and the Beautiful (drama).
What is the newest Dick Powell movie?
The newest film on Dick Powell's filmography is The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout (2024).
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