The Best Carmen Miranda Movies

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Updated June 11, 2019
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List of the best Carmen Miranda movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Carmen Miranda's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Carmen Miranda movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Carmen Miranda movies will be at the top of the list. Carmen Miranda has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Carmen Miranda movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Carmen Miranda films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Carmen Miranda role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Carmen Miranda performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

This list below has everything from That Night in Rio to Springtime in The Rockies.

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  • Week-End in Havana
    1

    Week-End in Havana

    Cesar Romero, Carmen Miranda, Alice Faye
    13 votes
    • Released: 1941
    • Directed by: Walter Lang
    Week-End in Havana is a 1941 Fox Technicolor musical film directed by Walter Lang. The movie stars Alice Faye and Carmen Miranda. It was the second of three pictures the two stars made together and ...more
  • The Gang's All Here
    2

    The Gang's All Here

    Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, James Ellison
    7 votes
    • Released: 1943
    • Directed by: Busby Berkeley
    The night before his deployment in World War II, wealthy heir Andy Mason (James Ellison) falls in love with Eadie (Alice Faye), a beautiful cabaret singer. The two hit it off, but Mason fails to ...more

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  • Nancy Goes to Rio
    3

    Nancy Goes to Rio

    Jane Powell, Ann Sothern, Barry Sullivan
    10 votes
    • Released: 1950
    • Directed by: Robert Z. Leonard
    A theater producer hires Nancy (Jane Powell) to star in his Rio de Janeiro-based show, but neglects to tell Nancy's superstar mother, Frances (Ann Sothern), that she's been replaced. Both believing ...more
  • Springtime in the Rockies
    4

    Springtime in the Rockies

    Betty Grable, John Payne, Carmen Miranda
    5 votes
    • Released: 1942
    • Directed by: Irving Cummings
    Lovebirds Vicky Lane (Betty Grable) and Dan Christy (John Payne) make a marvelous Broadway musical team, but Dan's offstage flirtations prompt the duo to split up. Vicky reunites with her old lover ...more
  • A Date with Judy
    5

    A Date with Judy

    Wallace Beery, Jane Powell, Elizabeth Taylor
    7 votes
    • Released: 1948
    • Directed by: Richard Thorpe
    Best friends Judy (Jane Powell) and Carol (Elizabeth Taylor) compete for the affections of an older man (Robert Stack) during their high school dance. As Carol tries to rekindle Judy's relationship ...more

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  • Down Argentine Way
    6

    Down Argentine Way

    Betty Grable, Don Ameche, Carmen Miranda
    6 votes
    • Released: 1940
    • Directed by: Irving Cummings
    In the United States, Glenda Crawford (Betty Grable) buys a horse from Argentinian Ricardo Quintana (Don Ameche), but the sale is canceled when the latter's father, Casiano (J. Carrol Naish), objects ...more

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