Groucho Marx: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 45
- on screen
- 1929–2022
- box office
- $119K
- average score
- 89
The Best Groucho Marx Movies
The films of Groucho Marx that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Duck Soup (1933) leads with $106K. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
Groucho Marx's Career in Numbers
Groucho Marx's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Groucho Marx works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The Cocoanuts (1929) to Going Hollywood: The ’30s (1984), and the 1930s were the busiest decade.
Groucho Marx Movies by Decade
- 1920s 1
- 1930s 11
- 1940s 4
- 1950s 4
- 1960s 3
- 1980s 2
The 1930s were Groucho Marx's busiest decade, with 11 films.
Groucho Marx Movies by Genre
- Comedy 17
- Documentary 4
- Crime 1
- Sci-Fi 1
- Music 1
- Sport 1
Comedy is the genre Groucho Marx has worked in most, with 17 films, ahead of documentary (4).
Groucho Marx Career Milestones
- First film
- The Cocoanuts 1929
- Biggest box office hit
- Duck Soup $106K worldwide
- Newest film
- Going Hollywood: The ’30s 1984
Groucho Marx Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Groucho Marx is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 89. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Groucho Marx Movies as an Actor
25- 1984
Going Hollywood: The ’30s as (archive footage) · Documentary - 1982
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell as (archive footage) · Documentary - 1968
Skidoo as God · Crime - 1966
Birds Do It as Man Looking Through Window At Melvin Flying · Comedy - 1964
The Big Parade of Comedy as One of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited) · Documentary - 1957
The Story of Mankind as Peter Minuit · Sci-Fi - 1952
A Girl in Every Port as Benjamin Franklin 'Benny' Linn · Comedy - 1951
Double Dynamite as Emile J. Keck · Comedy - 1950
Mr. Music as Groucho Marx · Comedy - 1949
Love Happy as Sam Grunion · Comedy - 1947
Copacabana as Lionel Q. Deveraux · Comedy - 1946
A Night in Casablanca as Ronald Kornblow · Comedy - 1940
Go West as S. Quentin Quale · Comedy - 1939
At the Circus as Attorney J. Cheever Loophole · Comedy - 1938
Room Service as Gordon Miller · Comedy - 1937
Sunday Night at the Trocadero as Groucho Marx · Music - 1937
A Day at the Races as Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush · Comedy - 1935
A Night at the Opera as Otis B. Driftwood · Comedy Worldwide box office: $8.95K - 1933
Duck Soup Comedy Worldwide box office: $106K - 1932
Horse Feathers Sport Worldwide box office: $208 - 1931
I’ll Say She Is as Caesar's Ghost · Comedy - 1931
Monkey Business Comedy - 1931
The House That Shadows Built as Caesar's Ghost · Documentary - 1930
Animal Crackers Comedy - 1929
The Cocoanuts Comedy Worldwide box office: $57
Groucho Marx in Documentaries & Specials
20- 2022
Groucho & Cavett as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2019
The Capote Tapes as Self (archive footage) · Documentary Movie Echo Score: 89 - 2018
Game Changers as Self (archive footage) · Documentary Worldwide box office: $3.14K - 2016
The Marx Brothers: Hollywood’s Kings of Chaos as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2014
And the Oscar Goes To… as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2003
Inside the Marx Brothers as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1994
The Our Gang Story as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1993
The Unknown Marx Brothers as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1991
The One, the Only… Groucho as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1986
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend as Self (from Love Happy [1949]) (archive footage) · Documentary - 1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · Comedy - 1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1976
Joys as Self · Comedy - 1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage) · History - 1970
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians as Self (voice) · Comedy - 1968
The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage) · Comedy - 1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as Self · Documentary - 1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World as Self · Documentary - 1939
From the Ends of the Earth as Self · Documentary - 1933
Groucho Marx’s Home Movies as Self · Documentary
Who Groucho Marx Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Groucho Marx shares the most films with. Harpo Marx comes first, with 29 films together, followed by Chico Marx (26).
Groucho Marx: Questions & Answers
How many movies Groucho Marx has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Groucho Marx been in?
Groucho Marx is credited on 45 films, from 1929 to 2022. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Groucho Marx's highest-grossing movie?
Duck Soup (1933) is Groucho Marx's biggest box office hit, with $106K worldwide, ahead of A Night at the Opera (1935) ($8.95K). Across every film with box office figures, Groucho Marx's movies have made $119K.
Groucho Marx's biggest hits What is the best Groucho Marx movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Groucho Marx's best-rated film is The Capote Tapes (2019) with a score of 89.
Best Groucho Marx movies, ranked What is Groucho Marx's newest movie?
The most recent film on Groucho Marx's filmography is Groucho & Cavett (2022), in the role of Self (archive footage).
Who does Groucho Marx work with most often?
Groucho Marx shares the most films with Harpo Marx (29 films), Chico Marx (26 films) and Joan Crawford (9 films).
The Best Groucho Marx Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 45 credits.
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