The Best Henry King Movies, Ranked
54 credits from 1916 to 1980, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) with $29.3K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Henry King Box Office Hits
Henry King's films have made $51K worldwide in total. Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) is the biggest hit at $29.3K, ahead of The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) ($16.6K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Henry King Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Henry King has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 20 films, and Stella Dallas (1925) is the pick of them.
The Best Henry King Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Henry King's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1920s to 1950s.
The Latest Henry King Movies
The most recent films Henry King is credited on, newest first — starting with Tender Is the Night (1962). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Tender Is the Night 1962 · Director -
Beloved Infidel 1959 · Director -
The Bravados 1958 · Director -
The Sun Also Rises 1957 · Director -
Carousel 1956 · Director -
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing 1955 · Director -
Untamed 1955 · Director -
King of the Khyber Rifles 1953 · Director -
The Snows of Kilimanjaro 1952 · Director -
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie 1952 · Director -
David and Bathsheba 1951 · Director -
I’d Climb the Highest Mountain 1951 · Director
The Best Henry King Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Henry King films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Henry King movie?
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) made the most at the box office, with $29.3K worldwide, followed by The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) with $16.6K. Together, Henry King's films with box office figures have made $51K.
What is the best Henry King drama movie?
Stella Dallas (1925) is the best-rated of Henry King's drama films. In other genres: Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (romance), The Snows of Kilimanjaro (adventure) and Jesse James (western).
What is the newest Henry King movie?
The newest film on Henry King's filmography is Hollywood (1980), with Henry King as Self.
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