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Fred Astaire ranked

by guswhovian • Created 5 years ago • Modified 4 years ago
This is a list of all the Fred Astaire films I’ve seen, ranked.
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  • Fred Astaire and Judy Garland in Easter Parade (1948)

    1. Easter Parade

    19481h 43mApproved
    7.3 (12K)
    A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.
    DirectorCharles WaltersStarsJudy GarlandFred AstairePeter Lawford
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Swing Time (1936)

    2. Swing Time

    19361h 43mApproved91Metascore
    7.4 (15K)
    Roguish gambler/dancer "Lucky" Garnett is challenged by his fiance's father to come up with $25,000 to prove he's worthy of her hand. But after he falls in love with a dance instructor, Lucky'll do anything to keep from earning the bucks.
    DirectorGeorge StevensStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersVictor Moore
  • Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell in Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)

    3. Broadway Melody of 1940

    19401h 42mApproved
    7.3 (3K)
    Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.
    DirectorNorman TaurogStarsFred AstaireEleanor PowellGeorge Murphy
  • Top Hat (1935)

    4. Top Hat

    19351h 41mApproved93Metascore
    7.7 (22K)
    An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer.
    DirectorMark SandrichStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersEdward Everett Horton
  • Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face (1957)

    5. Funny Face

    19571h 43mApproved75Metascore
    7.0 (35K)
    An impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk.
    DirectorStanley DonenStarsAudrey HepburnFred AstaireKay Thompson
  • Silk Stockings (1957)

    6. Silk Stockings

    19571h 57mApproved
    6.8 (4.5K)
    A Russian government official is sent to Paris to bring back her comrades; she soon gets a taste of Paris life and falls in love with an American movie producer.
    DirectorRouben MamoulianStarsFred AstaireCyd CharisseJanis Paige
  • Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse in The Band Wagon (1953)

    7. The Band Wagon

    19531h 52mApproved93Metascore
    7.4 (13K)
    An aging movie star uncertain of his future teams up with a top ballerina to headline a new Broadway musical, but the pretentiously artistic goals of its director threaten to change it beyond recognition.
    DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsFred AstaireCyd CharisseOscar Levant
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Shall We Dance (1937)

    8. Shall We Dance

    19371h 49mApproved
    7.4 (8.2K)
    A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.
    DirectorMark SandrichStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersEdward Everett Horton
  • Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Irene Dunne in Roberta (1935)

    9. Roberta

    19351h 46mApproved66Metascore
    7.0 (3.8K)
    An American jazzman and his buddy woo a Russian princess and a fake countess in Paris.
    DirectorWilliam A. SeiterStarsIrene DunneFred AstaireGinger Rogers
  • Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in You Were Never Lovelier (1942)

    10. You Were Never Lovelier

    19421h 37mApproved
    7.2 (4.4K)
    In Buenos Aires, a man who has decreed that his daughters must marry in order of age allows an American dancer to perform at his club under the condition that he play suitor to his second-oldest daughter.
    DirectorWilliam A. SeiterStarsFred AstaireRita HayworthAdolphe Menjou
  • Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Jean Alden, Gail Arnold, Lee Bailey, Lynn Bari, Bonita Barker, Kathryn Barnes, Esther Brodelet, Edna Callahan, Lorena Carr, Shirley Chambers, Dalie Dean, Shirley Deane, Dorothy Dearing, Dale Dee, Florine Baile, Elizabeth Cooke, Alan DeAstray, Francis Belmont, and Louis Delgardo in Dancing Lady (1933)

    11. Dancing Lady

    19331h 32mApproved
    6.8 (2.8K)
    An attractive dancer is rescued from jail by a rich man who helps her to have her first big opportunity at a musical play on Broadway.
    DirectorRobert Z. LeonardStarsJoan CrawfordClark GableFranchot Tone
  • Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine, Gracie Allen, and George Burns in A Damsel in Distress (1937)

    12. A Damsel in Distress

    19371h 41mApproved
    6.8 (2.5K)
    A betting castle staff, and a series of misunderstandings and set-ups, leads to an American entertainer and an English damsel falling in love.
    DirectorGeorge StevensStarsFred AstaireGeorge BurnsGracie Allen
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Follow the Fleet (1936)

    13. Follow the Fleet

    19361h 50mApproved
    7.1 (4.9K)
    A Navy sailor tries to rekindle a romance with the woman he loves while on liberty in San Francisco.
    DirectorMark SandrichStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersRandolph Scott
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)

    14. The Barkleys of Broadway

    19491h 49mApproved
    7.0 (3.7K)
    A married musical team splits up so the wife can become a serious actress.
    DirectorCharles WaltersStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersOscar Levant
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in The Gay Divorcee (1934)

    15. The Gay Divorcee

    19341h 47mApproved80Metascore
    7.3 (9.1K)
    A woman thinks a flirting man is the co-respondent her lawyer has hired to expedite her divorce.
    DirectorMark SandrichStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersAlice Brady
  • Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, and Peter Lawford in Royal Wedding (1951)

    16. Royal Wedding

    19511h 33mApproved
    6.7 (6.5K)
    A brother and sister dance act encounter challenges and romance when booked in London during the Royal Wedding.
    DirectorStanley DonenStarsFred AstaireJane PowellPeter Lawford
  • Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron in Daddy Long Legs (1955)

    17. Daddy Long Legs

    19552h 6mApproved
    6.7 (4.5K)
    A wealthy American has a chance encounter with a joyful young French woman, and anonymously pays for her education. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor, nicknaming him from the description given by some of her fellow orphans.
    DirectorJean NegulescoStarsFred AstaireLeslie CaronTerry Moore
  • Fred Astaire and Joan Leslie in The Sky's the Limit (1943)

    18. The Sky's the Limit

    19431h 29mApproved
    6.3 (1.3K)
    Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days off.
    DirectorEdward H. GriffithStarsFred AstaireJoan LeslieRobert Benchley
  • Flying Down to Rio (1933)

    19. Flying Down to Rio

    19331h 29mPassed72Metascore
    6.6 (4.2K)
    A bandleader woos a Latin flame who is already engaged to his employer.
    DirectorThornton FreelandStarsDolores Del RíoGene RaymondRaul Roulien
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)

    20. The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

    19391h 33mApproved67Metascore
    6.9 (2.9K)
    The story of the dancing team who taught the world to two-step.
    DirectorH.C. PotterStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersEdna May Oliver
  • Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Virginia Dale, and Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn (1942)

    21. Holiday Inn

    19421h 40mApproved70Metascore
    7.3 (19K)
    At an inn which is open only on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.
    DirectorsMark SandrichRobert AllenStarsBing CrosbyFred AstaireMarjorie Reynolds
  • Fred Astaire and Vera-Ellen in The Belle of New York (1952)

    22. The Belle of New York

    19521h 22mApproved
    6.1 (1.2K)
    Playboy Charlie Hill meets beautiful Angela Bonfils, a mission house worker in the Bowery. He genuinely falls in love, so, dedicated to winning her over, Charlie cleans up his act and even gets a job as a driver to impress her.
    DirectorCharles WaltersStarsFred AstaireVera-EllenMarjorie Main
  • Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer in Yolanda and the Thief (1945)

    23. Yolanda and the Thief

    19451h 48mApproved
    5.9 (1.2K)
    Con man Johnny Riggs impersonates the guardian angel of a wealthy heiress to swindle her, but unexpectedly falls for her. He returns her money, confessing his love. Their escape gets complicated.
    DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsFred AstaireLucille BremerFrank Morgan
  • Fred Astaire and Betty Hutton in Let's Dance (1950)

    24. Let's Dance

    19501h 52mApproved
    6.1 (648)
    After the war, Donald Elwood meets his former USO partner, Kitty McNeil, who is now a rich widow with a little child. She tries to evade her paternal grandmother, who wants her to live in a way according to the customs of her dead husband's class.
    DirectorNorman Z. McLeodStarsBetty HuttonFred AstaireRoland Young
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Carefree (1938)

    25. Carefree

    19381h 23mApproved
    6.9 (4.5K)
    A psychiatrist falls in love with the woman he's supposed to be nudging into marriage with someone else.
    DirectorMark SandrichStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersRalph Bellamy

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