James Stewart

Actor

James Stewart's films ranked by rating: 16 of 26 were hits (80/100 or higher), a .615 batting average.

Batting average
.615
Hits
16 of 26 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 1% of 2,478 actors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1936–1991

Films, ranked by rating

  1. Rear Window (1954) — 100/100 · hit
  2. Vertigo (1958) — 99/100 · hit
  3. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — 97/100 · hit
  4. The Philadelphia Story (1940) — 94/100 · hit
  5. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — 91/100 · hit
  6. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — 89/100 · hit
  7. You Can't Take It with You (1938) — 88/100 · hit
  8. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) — 87/100 · hit
  9. The Shop Around the Corner (1940) — 87/100 · hit
  10. The Man from Laramie (1955) — 83/100 · hit
  11. The Naked Spur (1953) — 83/100 · hit
  12. Bend of the River (1952) — 83/100 · hit
  13. Rope (1948) — 81/100 · hit
  14. Winchester '73 (1950) — 81/100 · hit
  15. Harvey (1950) — 80/100 · hit
  16. Destry Rides Again (1939) — 80/100 · hit
  17. The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) — 79/100
  18. After the Thin Man (1936) — 79/100
  19. Broken Arrow (1950) — 78/100
  20. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) — 77/100
  21. The Shootist (1976) — 76/100
  22. Bell, Book and Candle (1958) — 73/100
  23. How the West Was Won (1962) — 71/100
  24. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) — 68/100
  25. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) — 62/100
  26. Airport '77 (1977) — 49/100

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Rear Window (1954) — 100/100 · hit
  2. Vertigo (1958) — 99/100 · hit
  3. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — 97/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Airport '77 (1977) — 49/100
  2. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) — 62/100
  3. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) — 68/100

How these numbers work: Methodology