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What is the best Ann-Margret movie?

By YPB Team

Musicals and gritty dramas opposite Elvis Presley, Steve McQueen and Jack Nicholson, from Pocketful of Miracles in 1961 to Grumpier Old Men in 1995. Where do you stand?

  1. Carnal Knowledge — ranked #11
    Carnal Knowledge
    Mike Nichols' 1971 drama that earned Ann-Margret her first Oscar nomination.
    1000pts
  2. Viva Las Vegas — ranked #22
    Viva Las Vegas
    The 1964 musical romance pairing Ann-Margret with Elvis Presley in her signature role.
    756pts
  3. Grumpy Old Men — ranked #33
    Grumpy Old Men
    The 1993 comedy hit in which Ann-Margret comes between feuding neighbors.
    517pts
  4. Once a Thief — ranked #44
    Once a Thief
    The 1965 crime drama with Ann-Margret in a noir-tinged lead role.
    517pts
  5. Tommy — ranked #55
    Tommy
    Ken Russell's 1975 rock opera for which Ann-Margret received an Oscar nod.
    517pts
  6. Bye Bye Birdie — ranked #66
    Bye Bye Birdie
    The 1963 musical comedy that made Ann-Margret a star.
    423pts
  7. Newsies — ranked #77
    Newsies
    The 1992 Disney musical in which Ann-Margret plays vaudeville star Medda Larkson.
    423pts
  8. State Fair — ranked #88
    State Fair
    The 1962 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical featuring Ann-Margret.
    423pts
  9. Pocketful of Miracles — ranked #99
    Pocketful of Miracles
    Frank Capra's 1961 comedy that gave Ann-Margret her film debut.
    423pts
  10. Grumpier Old Men — ranked #1010
    Grumpier Old Men
    The 1995 sequel reuniting Ann-Margret with Lemmon and Matthau.
    423pts
  11. The Cincinnati Kid — ranked #1111
    The Cincinnati Kid
    The 1965 poker drama co-starring Ann-Margret opposite Steve McQueen.
    310pts
  12. The Train Robbers — ranked #1212
    The Train Robbers
    The 1973 Western pairing Ann-Margret with John Wayne.
    0pts
  13. Magic — ranked #1313
    Magic
    Richard Attenborough's 1978 thriller stars Anthony Hopkins as a ventriloquist unravelling over his dummy, with Ann-Margret as his old high school crush.
  14. 52 Pick-Up — ranked #1414
    52 Pick-Up
    John Frankenheimer's 1986 Elmore Leonard adaptation, with Ann-Margret as the wife of Roy Scheider's blackmailed industrialist.
  15. Kitten with a Whip — ranked #1515
    Kitten with a Whip
    In this 1964 thriller she plays a delinquent on the run who hides in the home of a politician played by John Forsythe.
  16. Who Will Love My Children? — ranked #1616
    Who Will Love My Children?
    In this 1983 ABC TV movie she plays a dying mother seeking homes for her ten children, a role that won her a Golden Globe and an Emmy nomination.

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Comments 1

Twelve films that matter, and the 1964 Elvis musical made her famous while the Oscar nominations came later, for Carnal Knowledge and Tommy: https://youpick.best/articles/las-vegas-ranked-many-ways

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Aug 21