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EDWARD G. ROBINSON'S BEST FILMS

by CarlosAlvar • Created 3 years ago • Modified 3 years ago
Films rated 7 or above: 28 (28 points)
Films rated 8 or above: 1 (2 points)
Films rated 9 or above: -
Awards nominations: 1 (1 point)
Awards won: 1 (1 point)
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  • Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, and Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity (1944)

    1. Double Indemnity

    19441h 47mApproved95Metascore
    8.3 (175K)
    An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsFred MacMurrayBarbara StanwyckEdward G. Robinson
  • Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)

    2. The Ten Commandments

    19563h 40mG
    7.9 (81K)
    Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.
    DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsCharlton HestonYul BrynnerAnne Baxter
  • Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, and Edward G. Robinson in Key Largo (1948)

    3. Key Largo

    19481h 40mApproved74Metascore
    7.7 (46K)
    A drifter visits the family hotel of a war buddy who was killed in action only to find that a Chicago mobster and his gang have taken over the place. As a hurricane approaches, a confrontation ensues.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartEdward G. RobinsonLauren Bacall
  • Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, and Dan Duryea in Scarlet Street (1945)

    4. Scarlet Street

    19451h 42mApproved
    7.7 (20K)
    A man in mid-life crisis befriends a young woman, though her fiancé persuades her to con him out of the fortune they mistakenly assume he possesses.
    DirectorFritz LangStarsEdward G. RobinsonJoan BennettDan Duryea
  • Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett in The Woman in the Window (1944)

    5. The Woman in the Window

    19441h 47mApproved
    7.6 (19K)
    A reserved professor meets a model and gets mixed up in murder.
    DirectorFritz LangStarsEdward G. RobinsonJoan BennettRaymond Massey
  • Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)

    6. Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

    19451h 45mApproved
    7.6 (2.5K)
    A Norwegian farmer lovingly raises his daughter in rural World War II-era Benson Junction, Wisconsin.
    DirectorRoy RowlandStarsEdward G. RobinsonMargaret O'BrienJames Craig
  • Edward G. Robinson, John Garfield, and Ida Lupino in The Sea Wolf (1941)

    7. The Sea Wolf

    19411h 40mApproved73Metascore
    7.5 (4.8K)
    After being fished out of the sea by a sailing ship, three fugitives find themselves prisoners of the ship's brutal skipper who refuses to put them ashore, and they hatch an escape plan during a crew mutiny.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsEdward G. RobinsonIda LupinoJohn Garfield
  • Edward G. Robinson, Orson Welles, and Loretta Young in The Stranger (1946)

    8. The Stranger

    19461h 35mApproved76Metascore
    7.3 (30K)
    An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesEdward G. RobinsonLoretta Young
  • Burt Lancaster, Edward G. Robinson, and Louisa Horton in All My Sons (1948)

    9. All My Sons

    19481h 34mApproved
    7.3 (2.6K)
    During WW2, industrialist Joe Keller commits a crime and frames his business partner Herbert Deever but years later his sin comes back to haunt him when Joe's son plans to marry Deever's daughter.
    DirectorIrving ReisStarsEdward G. RobinsonBurt LancasterMady Christians
  • Edward G. Robinson in Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)

    10. Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

    19401h 43mApproved
    7.4 (1.9K)
    True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphillis.
    DirectorWilliam DieterleStarsEdward G. RobinsonRuth GordonOtto Kruger
  • Ann-Margret, Steve McQueen, and Tuesday Weld in The Cincinnati Kid (1965)

    11. The Cincinnati Kid

    19651h 42mTV-1467Metascore
    7.2 (19K)
    An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
    DirectorsNorman JewisonSam PeckinpahStarsSteve McQueenAnn-MargretEdward G. Robinson
  • Bette Davis and Edward G. Robinson in Kid Galahad (1937)

    12. Kid Galahad

    19371h 42mApproved64Metascore
    7.2 (4.1K)
    Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts after the now-named Kid Galahad falls for his sister.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsEdward G. RobinsonBette DavisHumphrey Bogart
  • Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, and Richard Conte in House of Strangers (1949)

    13. House of Strangers

    19491h 41mApproved
    7.3 (4.4K)
    After years in prison, Max promises revenge on his brothers for their betrayal. His lover Irene and memories of his past yield him a broader perspective.
    DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsEdward G. RobinsonSusan HaywardRichard Conte
  • Edward G. Robinson and Jane Wyman in Larceny, Inc (1942)

    14. Larceny, Inc

    19421h 35mApproved
    7.3 (3.3K)
    Three ex-cons buy a luggage shop to tunnel into the bank vault next door. But despite all they can do, the shop prospers.
    DirectorLloyd BaconStarsEdward G. RobinsonJane WymanBroderick Crawford
  • Edward G. Robinson and Jean Arthur in The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

    15. The Whole Town's Talking

    19351h 33mApproved
    7.3 (3.6K)
    A meek milquetoast clerk is mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsEdward G. RobinsonJean ArthurArthur Hohl
  • Tales of Manhattan (1942)

    16. Tales of Manhattan

    19421h 58mApproved
    7.3 (2.6K)
    A formal tailcoat that gets passed from one owner to another affects each life in a significant way.
    DirectorJulien DuvivierStarsCharles BoyerRita HayworthGinger Rogers
  • Five Star Final (1931)

    17. Five Star Final

    19311h 29mNot Rated
    7.3 (2.7K)
    The City Editor of a sleazy tabloid goes against his own journalistic ethics to resurrect a twenty year old murder case - with tragic results.
    DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsEdward G. RobinsonMarian MarshH.B. Warner
  • Little Caesar (1931)

    18. Little Caesar

    19311h 19mNot Rated
    7.2 (15K)
    A small-time criminal moves to a big city to seek bigger fortune.
    DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsEdward G. RobinsonDouglas Fairbanks Jr.Glenda Farrell
  • Soylent Green (1973)

    19. Soylent Green

    19731h 37mPG66Metascore
    7.0 (73K)
    A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.
    DirectorRichard FleischerStarsCharlton HestonEdward G. RobinsonLeigh Taylor-Young
  • Edward G. Robinson, John Lund, and Gail Russell in Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)

    20. Night Has a Thousand Eyes

    19481h 21mApproved
    7.0 (2.1K)
    After phony stage mentalist Triton mysteriously acquires supernatural powers of precognition, he becomes frightened and abandons his act to live in anonymity.
    DirectorJohn FarrowStarsEdward G. RobinsonGail RussellJohn Lund
  • Bullets or Ballots (1936)

    21. Bullets or Ballots

    19361h 22mApproved
    7.0 (3.6K)
    When a crusader against rackets is murdered, a grand jury battles the rackets by promoting McLaren to be in charge of the cleanup. He fires NYPD Detective Blake, who punches him and joins the racket.
    DirectorWilliam KeighleyStarsEdward G. RobinsonJoan BlondellBarton MacLane
  • Edward G. Robinson, Glenn Ford, and Barbara Stanwyck in The Violent Men (1955)

    22. The Violent Men

    19551h 36mApproved
    6.9 (3.6K)
    A bitter land dispute causes a Civil War veteran to take extreme action.
    DirectorRudolph MatéStarsGlenn FordBarbara StanwyckEdward G. Robinson
  • Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Allen Jenkins, and Ann Sothern in Brother Orchid (1940)

    23. Brother Orchid

    19401h 28mApproved
    7.0 (3.3K)
    After retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and his former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents himself as a pious monk.
    DirectorLloyd BaconStarsEdward G. RobinsonHumphrey BogartAnn Sothern
  • The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)

    24. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

    19381h 27mApproved
    7.0 (3.1K)
    A brilliant Park Avenue doctor becomes a criminal in order to do research into the criminal mind.
    DirectorAnatole LitvakStarsEdward G. RobinsonHumphrey BogartClaire Trevor
  • A Slight Case of Murder (1938)

    25. A Slight Case of Murder

    19381h 25mApproved
    7.0 (2.7K)
    Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with forclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
    DirectorLloyd BaconStarsEdward G. RobinsonJane BryanAllen Jenkins

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