The Best Richard Widmark Movies, Ranked
74 credits from 1947 to 2003, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Hanky Panky (1982) with $9.82M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Richard Widmark Box Office Hits
Richard Widmark's films have made $10.3M worldwide in total. Hanky Panky (1982) is the biggest hit at $9.82M, ahead of True Colors (1991) ($419K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Hanky Panky 1982 · Mystery $9.82M $9.82M dom. - 2
True Colors 1991 · Drama $419K $419K dom. - 3
Night and the City 1950 · Crime $43K - 4
Judgment at Nuremberg 1961 · Drama $12.2K - 5
Cheyenne Autumn 1964 · Western $11K - 6
Warlock 1959 · Western $8.89K - 7
The Alamo 1960 · Adventure $6.33K - 8
Two Rode Together 1961 · Western $5.89K - 9
Road House 1948 · Thriller $4.47K - 10
Rollercoaster 1977 · Action $908
The Best Richard Widmark Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Richard Widmark has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 16 films, and True Colors (1991) is the pick of them.
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Drama 16 films True Colors 1991 -
Western 12 films Cheyenne Autumn 1964 · as Capt. Thomas Archer -
Action 7 films Rollercoaster 1977 · as Agent Hoyt -
Thriller 7 films Road House 1948 · as Jefferson T. 'Jefty' Robbins -
Adventure 6 films The Alamo 1960 · as Jim Bowie -
Crime 3 films Night and the City 1950 · as Harry Fabian -
Horror 2 films To the Devil a Daughter 1976 -
Mystery 1 film Hanky Panky 1982 · as Ransom
The Best Richard Widmark Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Richard Widmark's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1940s to 1990s.
The Latest Richard Widmark Movies
The most recent films Richard Widmark is credited on, newest first — starting with Night and the City (re-release) (2003). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Night and the City (re-release) 2003 · Sport -
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller 2002 · Skip McCoy (archive footage) -
True Colors 1991 · Drama -
Cold Sassy Tree 1989 · Enoch Rucker Blakeslee -
Once Upon a Texas Train 1988 · Capt. Owen Hayes -
A Gathering of Old Men 1987 · Sheriff Mapes -
Blackout 1985 · Joe Steiner -
Who Dares Wins 1982 · Secretary of State Arthur Currie -
Hanky Panky 1982 · Ransom -
National Lampoon’s Movie Madness 1982 · Stan Nagurski ("Municipalians") -
A Whale for the Killing 1981 · Tom Goodenough -
Bear Island 1979 · Otto Gerran
The Best Richard Widmark Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Richard Widmark films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Richard Widmark movie?
Hanky Panky (1982) made the most at the box office, with $9.82M worldwide, followed by True Colors (1991) with $419K. Together, Richard Widmark's films with box office figures have made $10.3M.
Which Richard Widmark movie won the most awards?
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) is the most decorated Richard Widmark film, with 4 wins from 22 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Richard Widmark drama movie?
True Colors (1991) is the best-rated of Richard Widmark's drama films. In other genres: Cheyenne Autumn (western), Rollercoaster (action) and Road House (thriller).
What is the newest Richard Widmark movie?
The newest film on Richard Widmark's filmography is Night and the City (re-release) (2003).
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