The Best Dick Van Dyke Movies

Updated September 21, 2019 1.4k votes 257 voters 15.3k views37 items

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List of the best Dick Van Dyke movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Dick Van Dyke'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 Dick Van Dyke movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Dick Van Dyke movies will be at the top of the list. Dick Van Dyke has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Dick Van Dyke movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Dick Van Dyke films to end the squabble once and for all.

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

List below includes Murder 101: New Age, Diagnosis Murder:Without Warning and more films.

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Phil Collins, Dick Van Dyke
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a 1968 British musical film loosely based on Ian Fleming's novel... more
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Mary Poppins
Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke
Mary Poppins is a 1964 American musical fantasy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced... more
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The Art of Love
Dick Van Dyke, James Garner
The Art of Love is a 1965 comedy film starring James Garner, Dick Van Dyke, Elke Sommer, and... more
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Never a Dull Moment
Dick Van Dyke, Edward G. Robinson
Never a Dull Moment is a 1968 film from Walt Disney Productions. It stars Dick Van Dyke and... more
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Cold Turkey
Dick Van Dyke, Bob Newhart
Cold Turkey is a 1971 satirical comedy film. It stars Dick Van Dyke plus a long list of... more
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What a Way to Go!
Paul Newman, Shirley MacLaine
What a Way to Go! is a 1964 American black comedy directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring... more
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Divorce American Style
Debbie Reynolds, Dick Van Dyke
Divorce American Style is a 1967 American satirical comedy film directed by Bud Yorkin and... more
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Bye Bye Birdie
Ann-Margret, Dick Van Dyke
Bye Bye Birdie is a 1963 musical comedy film from Columbia Pictures. It is a film adaptation... more
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Diagnosis Murder:Without Warning
Dick Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell
Without Warning is a 2002 film directed by Christian I. Nyby II....
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Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.
Dick Van Dyke, Nancy Kwan
Lt. Robin Crusoe USN is a 1966 comedy film released and scripted by Walt Disney. It stars Dick... more

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The Comic
Mickey Rooney, Dick Van Dyke
The Comic is a 1969 comedy film co-written, co-produced and directed by Carl Reiner. It stars... more
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Night at the Museum
Robin Williams, Ben Stiller
Night at the Museum is a 2006 American fantasy adventure-comedy film based on the 1993... more
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The House on Sycamore Street
Dick Van Dyke
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Diagnosis of Murder
Dick Van Dyke, Cynthia Gibb
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The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
Mary Tyler Moore, Dick Van Dyke
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Batman: New Times
Mark Hamill, Dick Van Dyke
Batman: New Times is an animated CGI film. The CGI models used for the film are based on Art... more
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Some Kind of a Nut
Dick Van Dyke, Angie Dickinson
Some Kind of a Nut is a 1969 comedy film starring Dick Van Dyke, Angie Dickinson and Rosemary... more
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Dick Tracy
Madonna, Al Pacino
Dick Tracy is a 1990 American action film based on the 1930s comic strip character of the same... more
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The Town Santa Forgot
Dick Van Dyke, Ashley Johnson
The Town Santa Forgot is an animated television special produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1993,... more
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A Twist of the Knife
Dick Van Dyke, Suzanne Pleshette

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Curious George
Drew Barrymore, Will Ferrell
Curious George is a 2006 American animated adventure family film based on the book series by... more
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The Runner Stumbles
Dick Van Dyke, Kathleen Quinlan
The Runner Stumbles is a 1979 film directed and produced by Stanley Kramer, based on the... more
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The Fabulous Fifties
Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke
The Fabulous Fifties is a 1960 documentary film written by Charles Eames, Ray Eames, A.J.... more
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The Gin Game
Mary Tyler Moore, Dick Van Dyke
The Gin Game is a 2003 film directed by Arvin Brown....
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Strong Medicine
Dick Van Dyke, Sam Neill
Strong Medicine is a 1986 film directed by Guy Green....

Diagnosis Murder:Without Warning

The House on Sycamore Street

Diagnosis of Murder

The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited

The Gin Game

Strong Medicine