The Best Samuel Fuller Movies, Ranked
51 credits from 1949 to 2012, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Big Red One (1980) with $7.21M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Samuel Fuller Box Office Hits
Samuel Fuller's films have made $9.24M worldwide in total. The Big Red One (1980) is the biggest hit at $7.21M, ahead of House of Bamboo (1955) (2011) ($1.39M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Big Red One 1980 · Action $7.21M $7.21M dom. - 2
House of Bamboo (1955) 2011 · Drama $1.39M $19.3K dom. - 3
The End of Violence 1997 · Drama $387K $387K dom. - 4
Pierrot le Fou 1965 · Romance $187K $87K dom. - 5
White Dog 1982 · Thriller $46.5K $46.5K dom. - 6
Somebody to Love 1994 · Comedy $18.1K $18.1K dom. - 7
Forty Guns 1957 · Western $6.34K - 8
The State of Things 1982 · Drama $3.7K
The Best Samuel Fuller Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Samuel Fuller has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 12 films, and House of Bamboo (1955) (2011) is the pick of them.
- Drama 12 films House of Bamboo (1955) 2011 · Director
- Action 4 films The Big Red One 1980 · Director
- Romance 4 films Pierrot le Fou 1965 · as Samuel Fuller (uncredited)
- Western 3 films Forty Guns 1957 · Director
- Comedy 2 films Somebody to Love 1994 · as Sam Silverman
- Thriller 2 films White Dog 1982 · as Charlie Felton
The Best Samuel Fuller Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Samuel Fuller's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 2010s.
The Latest Samuel Fuller Movies
The most recent films Samuel Fuller is credited on, newest first — starting with House of Bamboo (1955) (2011). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- House of Bamboo (1955) 2011 · Director
- The End of Violence 1997 · Louis
- Somebody to Love 1994 · Sam Silverman
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Golem: The Petrified Garden 1993 · Sam -
Golem, the Spirit of Exile 1992 · Elimelek -
La Vie de Bohème 1992 · Gassot -
The Madonna and the Dragon 1990 · Chef de bureau Newsweek -
Street of No Return 1989 · Police Commissioner -
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long 1987 · Boss -
Thieves After Dark 1984 · Zoltan -
Slapstick of Another Kind 1982 · Colonel Sharp - White Dog 1982 · Charlie Felton
The Best Samuel Fuller Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Samuel Fuller films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Samuel Fuller movie?
The Big Red One (1980) made the most at the box office, with $7.21M worldwide, followed by House of Bamboo (1955) (2011) with $1.39M. Together, Samuel Fuller's films with box office figures have made $9.24M.
What is the best Samuel Fuller drama movie?
House of Bamboo (1955) (2011) is the best-rated of Samuel Fuller's drama films. In other genres: The Big Red One (action), Pierrot le Fou (romance) and Forty Guns (western).
What is the newest Samuel Fuller movie?
The newest film on Samuel Fuller's filmography is Scene Missing (2012), with Samuel Fuller as Self.
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