Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

December 24, 1922 · 103 years old

Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Considered one of the most iconic stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, she was ranked as the 25th greatest female screen legend by the American Film Institute. Initially cast in minor…

Known For

25 titles
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The Killers

The Killers

1946 · 1h 43m · Movie

Hit men arrive in a small New Jersey town to kill an unresisting victim, and insurance investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.

7.7
2
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982 · 1h 28m · Movie

Film noir parody with a detective uncovering a sinister plot. Characters from classic noir films appear as scenes from various movies interjected into the story.

6.8
3
Earthquake

Earthquake

1974 · 2h 2m · Movie

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

5.9
4
Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

1964 · 1h 58m · Movie

United States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack.

7.8
5
On the Beach

On the Beach

1959 · 2h 14m · Movie

After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.

7.1
6
The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana

1964 · 2h 5m · Movie

An ostracized Episcopal clergyman leads a busload of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life.

7.6
7
The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977 · 1h 32m · Movie

A New York fashion model's old brownstone houses a sinister evil.

6.3
8
The Barefoot Contessa

The Barefoot Contessa

1954 · 2h 8m · Movie

This is the life of a Hollywood movie star named Maria, as told by writer/director Harry Dawes, from being discovered in Madrid, Spain, until her funeral in Italy.

6.9
9
The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

1953 · 1h 52m · Movie

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.

7.4
10
The Cassandra Crossing

The Cassandra Crossing

1976 · 2h 9m · Movie

Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease. Nobody will let them off the train. So what happens next?

6.3
11
Mogambo

Mogambo

1953 · 1h 56m · Movie

On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley's cheating wife Linda.

6.6
12
55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking

1963 · 2h 34m · Movie

During the 1900 Boxer Rebellion, U.S. marine, Maj. Matt Lewis, along with British consul, Sir Arthur Robertson, develop a plan to keep the rebels at bay until an international military relief force can arrive.

6.7
13
The Bible in the Beginning...

The Bible in the Beginning...

1966 · 2h 54m · Movie

Extravagant production of the first part of the book of Genesis. Its main highlights are the Garden of Eden, the first brothers, Noah and his family obeying God to build an ark for the Flood and Abraham's attempted sacrifice of Is...

6.2
14
The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952 · 1h 54m · Movie

Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilamanjaro.

6.1
15
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

1951 · 2h 4m · Movie

A seductive woman falls in love with a mysterious ship's captain.

6.9
16
Knights of the Round Table

Knights of the Round Table

1953 · 1h 55m · Movie

King Arthur's rule is threatened by the adulterous love between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, a relationship the king's enemies hope to exploit.

6.2
17
The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also Rises

1957 · 2h 10m · Movie

A group of disillusioned American expatriate writers live a dissolute, hedonistic lifestyle in 1920s France and Spain.

6.2
18
Bhowani Junction

Bhowani Junction

1956 · 1h 50m · Movie

Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India.

6.4
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Mayerling

Mayerling

1968 · 2h 20m · Movie

Based on real life events that led to tragic deaths of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his lover Baroness Mary Vetsera.

6.1
20
One Touch of Venus

One Touch of Venus

1948 · 1h 22m · Movie

Fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of Venus, which then comes to life in the form of Ava Gardner. However, the problems begin when Venus falls in love with him.

6.6
21
City on Fire

City on Fire

1979 · 1h 46m · Movie

A pyromaniac, ex-employee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chain-reaction of fires that engulf the entire city.

4.4
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Ghosts on the Loose

Ghosts on the Loose

1943 · 1h 7m · Movie

The East Side Kids try to fix up a house for newlyweds, but find the place next door "haunted" by mysterious men.

5.0
23
Lone Star

Lone Star

1952 · 1h 34m · Movie

Ex-President Andrew Jackson sends Texan Devereaux Burke back home on a mission to facilitate Sam Houston's drive for U.S. statehood.

6.2
24
Singapore

Singapore

1947 · 1h 19m · Movie

After WW2, an American skipper returns to Singapore to retrieve his hidden stash of pearls and finds his lost fiancée who now has amnesia.

6.4
25
The Kidnapping of the President

The Kidnapping of the President

1980 · 1h 54m · Movie

Based on a Charles Templeton novel, Secret Service chief Jerry O'Connor leads a game of cat and mouse when a gang of Latin-American terrorists kidnap the current U.S. President Adam Scott while he is on a state trip to Toronto, Ca...

5.3