The Best Montgomery Clift Movies, Ranked
28 credits from 1948 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is From Here to Eternity (1953) with $36.4K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Montgomery Clift Box Office Hits
Montgomery Clift's films have made $108K worldwide in total. From Here to Eternity (1953) is the biggest hit at $36.4K, ahead of A Place in the Sun (1951) ($18.2K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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From Here to Eternity 1953 · Drama $36.4K $36.4K dom. - 2
A Place in the Sun 1951 · Drama $18.2K - 3
Red River 1948 · Drama $14.5K - 4
Judgment at Nuremberg 1961 · Drama $12.2K - 5
Suddenly, Last Summer 1960 · Drama $9.83K - 6
The Young Lions 1958 · Action $9.36K - 7
Raintree County 1957 · Romance $6.54K - 8
I Confess 1953 · Drama $372 - 9
The Misfits 1961 · Drama $217 - 10
The Heiress 1949 · Romance $158
The Best Montgomery Clift Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Montgomery Clift has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 11 films, and From Here to Eternity (1953) is the pick of them.
The Best Montgomery Clift Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Montgomery Clift's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1940s to 1960s.
Most Awarded Montgomery Clift Movies
Montgomery Clift's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. From Here to Eternity (1953) leads with 11 wins from 17 nominations.
The Latest Montgomery Clift Movies
The most recent films Montgomery Clift is credited on, newest first — starting with The Defector (1966). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Defector 1966 · Professor James Bower -
Freud: The Secret Passion 1962 · Sigmund Freud - Judgment at Nuremberg 1961 · Drama
- The Misfits 1961 · Drama
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Wild River 1960 · Chuck Glover - Suddenly, Last Summer 1960 · Drama
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Lonelyhearts 1958 · Adam White - The Young Lions 1958 · Noah Ackerman
- Raintree County 1957 · John Wickliff Shawnessy
- From Here to Eternity 1953 · Drama
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Indiscretion of an American Wife 1953 · Giovanni Doria - I Confess 1953 · Drama
The Best Montgomery Clift Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Montgomery Clift films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Montgomery Clift movie?
From Here to Eternity (1953) made the most at the box office, with $36.4K worldwide, followed by A Place in the Sun (1951) with $18.2K. Together, Montgomery Clift's films with box office figures have made $108K.
Which Montgomery Clift movie won the most awards?
From Here to Eternity (1953) is the most decorated Montgomery Clift film, with 11 wins from 17 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Montgomery Clift drama movie?
From Here to Eternity (1953) is the best-rated of Montgomery Clift's drama films. In other genres: Raintree County (romance) and The Young Lions (action).
What is the newest Montgomery Clift movie?
The newest film on Montgomery Clift's filmography is My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (2024), with Montgomery Clift as Self.
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