The Best Ernest Borgnine Movies, Ranked
114 credits from 1951 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Poseidon Adventure (1972) with $84.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Ernest Borgnine Box Office Hits
Ernest Borgnine's films have made $229M worldwide in total. The Poseidon Adventure (1972) is the biggest hit at $84.6M, ahead of Small Soldiers (1998) ($54.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Poseidon Adventure 1972 · Action $84.6M $84.6M dom. - 2
Small Soldiers 1998 · Adventure $54.7M $54.7M dom. - 3
The Black Hole 1979 · Action $35.8M $35.8M dom. - 4
Convoy 1978 · Action $22.8M $22.8M dom. - 5
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 1996 · Fantasy $8.62M $8.62M dom. - 6
Deadly Blessing 1981 · Horror $8.28M $8.28M dom. - 7
Renegade 2004 · Western $6.48M - 8
McHale's Navy 1997 · Action $4.53M $4.53M dom. - 9
La cura del gorilla 2006 · Crime $760K - 10
The Wild Bunch 1969 · Action $641K $639K dom.
The Best Ernest Borgnine Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ernest Borgnine has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 28 films, and Hustle (1975) is the pick of them.
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Drama 28 films Hustle 1975 - Action 19 films The Poseidon Adventure 1972
- Western 8 films Renegade 2004 · as Rolling Star
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Comedy 8 films Spike of Bensonhurst 1988 · as Baldo Cacetti - Adventure 6 films Small Soldiers 1998 · as Kip Killagin (voice)
- Crime 5 films La cura del gorilla 2006 · as Jerry
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Thriller 5 films Bad Day at Black Rock 1955 · as Coley Trimble - Horror 3 films Deadly Blessing 1981
- Fantasy 2 films All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 1996 · as Carface (voice)
The Best Ernest Borgnine Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Ernest Borgnine's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 2010s.
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2010s 6 films The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez 2012 · as Rex Page - 2000s 10 films Renegade 2004 · as Rolling Star
- 1990s 9 films Small Soldiers 1998 · as Kip Killagin (voice)
- 1980s 18 films Deadly Blessing 1981
- 1970s 21 films The Poseidon Adventure 1972
- 1960s 15 films The Wild Bunch 1969
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1950s 20 films The Vikings 1958 · as Ragnar
Most Awarded Ernest Borgnine Movies
Ernest Borgnine's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Marty (1955) leads with 8 wins from 13 nominations.
The Latest Ernest Borgnine Movies
The most recent films Ernest Borgnine is credited on, newest first — starting with The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez (2012). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez 2012 · Rex Page
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Love’s Christmas Journey 2011 · Nicholas -
The Lion of Judah 2011 · Slink (voice) -
National Lampoon’s Snatched 2011 · Big Frank Baum -
Another Harvest Moon 2010 · Frank -
The Genesis Code 2010 · Carl Taylor -
The Wishing Well 2009 · Big Jim -
Aces ’N’ Eights 2008 · Thurmond Prescott -
A Grandpa for Christmas 2007 · Bert O'Riley -
Oliviero Rising 2007 · Bill - La cura del gorilla 2006 · Jerry
- Renegade 2004 · Rolling Star
The Best Ernest Borgnine Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ernest Borgnine films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Ernest Borgnine movie?
The Poseidon Adventure (1972) made the most at the box office, with $84.6M worldwide, followed by Small Soldiers (1998) with $54.7M. Together, Ernest Borgnine's films with box office figures have made $229M.
Which Ernest Borgnine movie won the most awards?
Marty (1955) is the most decorated Ernest Borgnine film, with 8 wins from 13 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Ernest Borgnine drama movie?
Hustle (1975) is the best-rated of Ernest Borgnine's drama films. In other genres: The Poseidon Adventure (action), Renegade (western) and Spike of Bensonhurst (comedy).
What is the newest Ernest Borgnine movie?
The newest film on Ernest Borgnine's filmography is Rat Pack (2022), with Ernest Borgnine as Self (archive footage).
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