The Best Lee Marvin Movies

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List of the best Lee Marvin movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Lee Marvin may best be known for playing Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger on the TV series M Squad, but he also has an impressive filmography under his belt. Lee Marvin'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 Lee Marvin movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Lee Marvin movies will be at the top of the list. Lee Marvin has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Lee Marvin movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Lee Marvin films to end the squabble once and for all.

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

The list you're viewing is made up of different films like The Dirty Dozen and Point Blank.

"This list answers the questions, "What are the best Lee Marvin movies?" and "What are the greatest Lee Marvin roles of all time?" If you are a fan of Marvin's no-nonsense characters, you might also enjoy our list of best Charles Bronson movies and best John Wayne movies.

Lee Marvin was no stranger to working with popular directors, including Fritz Lang, John Ford and John Frankenheimer. Lee Marvin was in some really popular films, and is right up there with stars like James Coburn and Rod Steiger in terms of fame and success.

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  • The Dirty Dozen
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    Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson
    248 votes
    • Released: 1967
    • Directed by: Robert Aldrich
    As D-Day approaches, Colonel Breed hands the roguish Major Reisman (Lee Marvin) an important assignment: He must train a team of soldiers to parachute across enemy lines and assassinate German ...more

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  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
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    James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles
    195 votes
    • Released: 1962
    • Directed by: John Ford
    Questions arise when Senator Stoddard (James Stewart) attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon (John Wayne) in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then ...more

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  • Bad Day at Black Rock
    3
    Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis
    113 votes
    • Released: 1955
    • Directed by: John Sturges
    When John J. Macreedy (Spencer Tracy), a one-armed war veteran, arrives in the small desert town of Black Rock, he's not greeted warmly. Searching for a man named Komoko, Macreedy is met with disdain ...more

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  • The Professionals
    4
    Lee Marvin, Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale
    152 votes
    • Released: 1966
    • Directed by: Richard Brooks
    Four soldiers of fortune are hired by a wealthy rancher to rescue his beautiful young wife who has been kidnapped by a villainous Mexican bandit. When they finally find her, after fighting their way ...more

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  • Cat Ballou
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    Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan
    196 votes
    • Released: 1965
    • Directed by: Elliot Silverstein
    When hired gun Tim Strawn (Lee Marvin) kills her rancher father, Cat Ballou (Jane Fonda) becomes an outlaw set on vengeance. Enlisting the help of washed-up gunslinger Kid Shelleen (also Marvin) as ...more

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  • Point Blank
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    Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn
    141 votes
    • Released: 1967
    • Directed by: John Boorman
    A ruthless crook, Walker (Lee Marvin), is betrayed by his partner, Mal Reese (John Vernon), who leaves him for dead on Alcatraz Island. Having survived, Walker returns years later to get revenge. He ...more

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