Billy Wilder films, ranked by your taste

Director and actor · 14 films on Boxlist

Known for Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot and Double Indemnity.

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Sunset Boulevard
1950 · Film
8.4/10 · TMDB
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
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Some Like It Hot
1959 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise...
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Double Indemnity
1944 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy. Against a backdrop of distinctly Californian settings, the partners in crime plan the perfect murder to collect...
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Witness for the Prosecution
1957 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDB
When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, is supposed to be on a diet of...
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Stalag 17
1953 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
It's a dreary Christmas 1944 for the American POWs in Stalag 17 and the men in Barracks 4, all sergeants, have to deal with a grave problem—there seems to be a security leak.
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Ace in the Hole
1951 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control media circus.
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The Lost Weekend
1945 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender...
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One, Two, Three
1961 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
C.R. MacNamara will do anything to get a promotion within the Coca-Cola company, including looking after boss W.P. Hazeltine's rebellious teenage daughter, Scarlett. When Scarlett visits Berlin, where C.R. is stationed, she reveals that...
The Fortune Cookie
1966 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother in law as the king of the ambulance chasing lawyers starts a suit while he's still knocked out. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to...
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Director Billy Wilder adds a new and intriguing twist to the personality of intrepid detective Sherlock Holmes. One thing hasn't changed however: Holmes' crime-solving talents. Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman...
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The Seven Year Itch
1955 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
With his family away for their annual summer holiday, Richard Sherman decides he has the opportunity to live a bachelor's life. The beautiful but ditzy blonde from the apartment above catches his eye and they soon start spending time...
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Love in the Afternoon
1957 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Lovestruck conservatory student Ariane pretends to be just as much a cosmopolitan lover as the worldly mature Frank Flannagan hoping that l’amour will take hold.
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Irma la Douce
1963 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
A Parisian policeman gives up everything for the love of a free-living sex worker.
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Billy Wilder films, ranked by your taste

Starring Billy Wilder

Directed by Billy Wilder