Jean Simmons Ranked
A ranking of Jean Simmons's film performances.
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- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsBurt LancasterJean SimmonsArthur KennedyA fast-talking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause.
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsSpencer TracyJean SimmonsTeresa WrightThis is an account of the real life experience of actress/playwright Ruth Gordon.
- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsMarlon BrandoJean SimmonsFrank SinatraIn New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.
- DirectorMichael PowellEmeric PressburgerStarsDeborah KerrDavid FarrarFlora RobsonA group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.
- DirectorLaurence OlivierStarsLaurence OlivierJean SimmonsJohn LauriePrince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former king.
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsJohn MillsValerie HobsonTony WagerA humble orphan boy in 1810s Kent is given the opportunity to go to London and become a gentleman, with the help of an unknown benefactor.
- DirectorHenry KosterStarsRichard BurtonJean SimmonsVictor MatureIn the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards.
- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsJean SimmonsJohn ForsytheShirley JonesA middle-aged woman walks out on her husband and family in an desperate attempt to find herself.
- DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsJean SimmonsStewart GrangerDeborah KerrThe early life of Elizabeth I, from her childhood until her accession to the throne of England in 1558.
- DirectorHenry KosterStarsMarlon BrandoJean SimmonsMerle OberonThe rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France.
- DirectorAlex SegalStarsJean SimmonsRobert PrestonPat HingleMary Follet, a wife and mother in 1915 Tennessee, copes with the loss of her husband and the necessity of raising their children alone.
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsGregory PeckJean SimmonsCarroll BakerA New England sea captain in the 1880s arrives at his fiancée's sprawling Texas ranch, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land.
- DirectorStanley KubrickAnthony MannStarsKirk DouglasLaurence OlivierJean SimmonsThe slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.
- DirectorChester ErskineNicholas RayStarsJean SimmonsVictor MatureAlan YoungStory of a Christian in ancient Rome who befriends a lion.
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsJean SimmonsDan O'HerlihyRhonda FlemingSimmons is magnetic as Charlotte, her lovely, delicate face reflecting the inner turmoil of a woman battling for sanity after she walks out of a mental institution.
- DirectorTed KotcheffStarsLaurence HarveyJean SimmonsHonor BlackmanIn this sequel to Room at the Top (1958), Joe Lampton (Laurence Harvey) thinks he has really made it by marrying the boss's daughter in his northern mill town. But he finds he is being sidelined at work and his private life manipulated by his father-in-law.
- DirectorArnold LavenStarsDean MartinJean SimmonsGeorge PeppardA former deputy and a strong-willed widow are determined to stop a ruthless town boss.
- DirectorArthur LubinStarsStewart GrangerJean SimmonsBill TraversIn early-1900s England, a maid tries to blackmail her master into romancing her when she discovers that he murdered his wife.
- DirectorOtto PremingerStarsRobert MitchumJean SimmonsMona FreemanAmbulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsJean SimmonsPaul DouglasAnthony FranciosaA school teacher takes a secretarial job in a nightclub. The two club owners quibble about a lot, including her. Unfortunately, she develops an interest for the partner who disapproves of her employment at the club.
- DirectorBud YorkinStarsDick Van DykeDebbie ReynoldsJason RobardsDick Van Dyke and Debbie Reynolds star as a suburban couple who learn that not even divorce can solve all their problems.
- DirectorPhilip DunneStarsJean SimmonsGuy MadisonJean-Pierre AumontTwice divorced Hilda Crane, feeling she's run out of chances, returns to her mother's house in her small hometown and tries to decide what to do next while still hoping to hold onto her independence. That proves to be a challenge.
- DirectorHarold FrenchStarsStewart GrangerJean SimmonsHelen CherryWhen a friend dies, a gambler adopts his daughter. Complications ensue.
- DirectorKen AnnakinHarold FrenchStarsJames HayterKathleen HarrisonFelix AylmerThree short stories by W. Somerset Maugham, "The Verger", "Mr. Know-All", and "The Sanatorium" are introduced by the author.
- DirectorDelbert MannStarsJames GarnerJean SimmonsSuzanne PleshetteAn amnesiac (James Garner) wanders the streets of Manhattan trying to figure out who he is.
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsRobert MitchumJean SimmonsArthur HunnicuttA wealthy heiress returns to a small Arkansas town to furtively reward the townsfolk who helped to save her life when she was a young girl.
- DirectorAntony DarnboroughTerence FisherStarsJean SimmonsDirk BogardeDavid TomlinsonVicky Barton visits Paris with her brother Johnny, only to discover the following morning he has gone missing and the hotel staff have no recollection of his presence.
- DirectorHenry KingStarsRock HudsonJean SimmonsClaude RainsDuring Prohibition, Englishwoman Elizabeth Rambeau joins her winemaking California family, but while some see her as an unwanted "poor relation," others covet her affections, including her troublemaker playboy cousin John Rambeau.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsJean SimmonsVictor MatureGene TierneyIn ancient Egypt, a poor orphan becomes a genial physician and is eventually appointed at the Pharaoh's court where he witnesses palace intrigues and learns dangerous royal secrets.
- DirectorAlvin RakoffStarsJean SimmonsLeonard WhitingEvelyn LayeAn affluent, middle-aged housewife in a failing marriage is romantically pursued by a young man while running errands in London.
- DirectorMichael AndersonStarsCliff RobertsonJean SimmonsJenny AgutterA millionaire, who drove his wife to commit suicide, starts believing that he is being haunted by her spirit.
- DirectorFrank LaunderStarsJean SimmonsDonald HoustonSusan StranksIn the Victorian period, two children are shipwrecked on a tropical island in the South Pacific and fall in love while growing up together.
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsJean SimmonsPaul NewmanJoan FontaineDuring WWII, unmarried New Zealand women meet and marry American soldiers who are fighting in the Pacific theater.
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsCary GrantDeborah KerrRobert MitchumVictor and Hilary have guided tours in their English mansion. A US oil tycoon "bumps" into Hilary during a tour and charms his way into her heart. Meanwhile, Hattie pursues Victor.
- DirectorPancho KohnerStarsJason RobardsSandy DennisJean SimmonsJason Robards is a man who decides he'd rather be a tree.
- DirectorRobert KnightsStarsAnthony HopkinsRebecca PidgeonJean SimmonsAn I.R.A. gunman (Sir Anthony Hopkins) on the run from the government. He meets up with an idealistic young woman (Rebecca Pidgeon) and attempts to win her support for his cause.
- DirectorJohn HarlowStarsDavid FarrarManning WhileyDennis ArundellFamous detective and his trusty side-kick Tinker are called in by the War Office to find some important papers that were stolen from a man killed during an air raid.
- DirectorDavid RocksavageStarsJean SimmonsJames WilbyJamie DornanA mysterious young loner changes the lives of one family and helps them rediscover their roots and deep affection for one another.
- DirectorAnthony AsquithStarsMichael RedgraveJohn MillsRosamund JohnThe wartime daily routine on a British bomber base in southeastern England is revealed through the eyes of newly arrived Flying Officer Peter Penrose (Sir John Mills).
- DirectorJack LeeStarsUrsula JeansJean SimmonsCecil ParkerA poor widow with two daughters augments her income by using her children to extort money. Visiting the houses of the rich people, they tell a sad story and beg for help. Then she meets a wealthy man who proposes marriage to her.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsChieko BaishôTakuya KimuraTatsuya GashûinWhen an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.
- DirectorRalph ThomasStarsJean SimmonsTrevor HowardSonia DresdelA former British agent is employed at the Fenton country estate where he aids Fenton's niece in eluding the police after she's unjustly accused of murdering a local gamekeeper.
- DirectorHarold FrenchStarsFelix AylmerGreta GyntWalter RillaAn elderly Jew travels from Britain to pre-war Nazi Germany to find out what's really going on.
- DirectorBrian Desmond HurstStarsMargaret LockwoodDennis PriceCecil ParkerStory of a feud that has gone on between two Irish families for more than 50 years.
- DirectorRoy RowlandStarsJean SimmonsVictor MatureLinda DouglasWhen a TV gossip columnist wrongly announces that the marriage between now successful playwright William Blakeley and his wife Carolyn is breaking up, New York friends variously reminisce about how the two met and married.
- DirectorCharles FrankStarsJean SimmonsDerrick De MarneyKatina PaxinouFollowing her father's death, a teenage British heiress goes to live with her guardian uncle--who is broke and schemes to murder her for her inheritance.
- DirectorBasil DeardenStarsJean SimmonsDavid FarrarJames DonaldIn post-WW2 Britain, a young woman marries an old flame but after he disappears, and is later declared dead, she re-marries, only to be blackmailed by the supposedly-dead first husband who suddenly re-appears in her life, in need of money.
- DirectorJocelyn MoorhouseStarsWinona RyderEllen BurstynAnne BancroftBride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.
- DirectorJohn FarrowStarsRory CalhounJean SimmonsStephen McNallyAfter their small plane crashes in the wilderness, a sheriff's deputy and his prisoner take shelter at an isolated farm.
- DirectorGlenn ChaikaStarsJonathan Taylor ThomasChristopher Rodriguez MarquetteMark HamillIn the not-too-distant future, a young boy travels to an alien world to find his father and learn of his destiny.
- DirectorVal GuestStarsMargaret LockwoodVic OliverPeter GravesA young man falls in with a society whose principle is a complete disregard for work, and chaos ensues when the society decides to help run the hotel of his father.
- DirectorPaul L. SteinStarsPatricia MedinaJimmy HanleyMarie LohrJoan's (Patricia Medina) mother wants her to marry her pompous boss although she loves a soldier (Jimmy Handley).
- DirectorJames Kenelm ClarkeStarsChris LemmonJean SimmonsLea ThompsonForever bungling private investigator Henry Brilliant has been hired by Maxine de la Hunt to protect her stepdaughter Marigold during her trip to Denmark. A real caring parent should have hired an army of P.I.s to protect Marigold from Mr. Brilliant. His name, he's not.
- DirectorHironobu SakaguchiMotonori SakakibaraStarsAlec BaldwinSteve BuscemiMing-Na WenA scientist makes a last stand on Earth with the help of a ragtag team of soldiers against an invasion of alien phantoms.