James Stewart films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 24 films on Boxlist

Known for Rear Window, Vertigo and The Philadelphia Story.

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Starring James Stewart

Rear Window
1954 · Film
8.4/10 · TMDB
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
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Vertigo
1958 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
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The Philadelphia Story
1940 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
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Anatomy of a Murder
1959 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and...
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed.
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The Shop Around the Corner
1940 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
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It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDB
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan...
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Rope
1948 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.
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Winchester '73
1950 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows...
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The Bloody Hundredth
2024 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Meet the real-life airmen who inspired Masters of the Air as they share the harrowing and transformative events of the 100th Bomb Group.
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
A widescreen, Technicolor remake by Hitchcock of his 1934 film of the same title. A couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally stumble upon an assassination plot. When the child is kidnapped to ensure their silence...
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Harvey
1950 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileged others on occasion also.) After his sister tries to commit him to a mental...
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You Can't Take It with You
1938 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become...
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The Man From Laramie
1955 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Will Lockhart arrives in Coronado, an isolated town in New Mexico, in search of someone who sells rifles to the Apache tribe, finding himself unwillingly drawn into the convoluted life of a local ranching family whose members seem to have...
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his...
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Destry Rides Again
1939 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
When a tough western town needs taming, the mild-mannered son of a hard-nosed sheriff gets the job.
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The Shootist
1976 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Brooks, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks...
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The Naked Spur
1953 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
Howard Kemp has been tracking killer Ben Vandergroat for a long time. In the Colorado Rockies, he teams up with prospector Jesse Tate and former Union soldier Roy Anderson. Thinking Kemp is a sheriff, they agree to help for a small fee...
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The Far Country
1954 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
In 1896, Jeff Webster sees the start of the Klondike gold rush as a golden opportunity to make a fortune in beef...and woe betide anyone standing in his way! He drives a cattle herd from Wyoming to Seattle, by ship to Skagway, and (after a...
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How the West Was Won
1962 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
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Bell, Book and Candle
1958 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancee, so she enchants him to love her instead... only to fall in love with him for real.
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The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring...
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An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
1991 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
Some time after the Mousekewitz's have settled in America, they find that they are still having problems with the threat of cats. That makes them eager to try another home out in the west, where they are promised that mice and cats live in...
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Airport '77
1977 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle after a hijacking gone wrong. Now the surviving passengers must brave panic, slow leaks, oxygen depletion, and more while attempting a daring plan, all while 200 feet underwater.
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