The Best Glenn Ford Movies, Ranked
95 credits from 1939 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) with $8.93M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Glenn Ford Box Office Hits
Glenn Ford's films have made $8.95M worldwide in total. The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) is the biggest hit at $8.93M, ahead of Pocketful of Miracles (1961) ($10.2K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Glenn Ford Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Glenn Ford has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Crime leads with 12 films, and The Big Heat (1953) is the pick of them.
The Best Glenn Ford Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Glenn Ford's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1940s to 1960s.
The Latest Glenn Ford Movies
The most recent films Glenn Ford is credited on, newest first — starting with Mahana (2016). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Mahana 2016 · Ben Wade (archive footage) -
Raw Nerve 1991 · Captain Gavin -
Border Shootout 1989 · Sheriff Danaher -
Casablanca Express 1989 · Major Gen. Williams -
Happy Birthday to Me 1981 · Mystery -
The Visitor 1980 · Sci-Fi -
Virus 1980 · President Richardson -
The Gift 1979 · Billy Devlin -
Day of the Assassin 1979 · Christakis -
The Visitor 1979 · Det. Jake Durham -
The Sacketts 1979 · Tom Sunday -
Midway 1976 · Action
The Best Glenn Ford Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Glenn Ford films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Glenn Ford movie?
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) made the most at the box office, with $8.93M worldwide, followed by Pocketful of Miracles (1961) with $10.2K. Together, Glenn Ford's films with box office figures have made $8.95M.
What is the best Glenn Ford crime movie?
The Big Heat (1953) is the best-rated of Glenn Ford's crime films. In other genres: Gilda (romance) and The Teahouse of the August Moon (comedy).
What is the newest Glenn Ford movie?
The newest film on Glenn Ford's filmography is Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet (2025).
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