The Best Margaret Rutherford Movies

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

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

List is made up of many different films, including Murder at the Gallop and The Importance of Being Earnest.

"This list answers the questions, "What are the best Margaret Rutherford movies?" and "What are the greatest Margaret Rutherford roles of all time?"

Notable directors that worked with Margaret Rutherford include names like Charlie Chaplin, Orson Welles and David Lean.

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  • Murder, She Said
    1
    Margaret Rutherford, Arthur Kennedy, Muriel Pavlow
    40 votes
    • Released: 1961
    • Directed by: George Pollock
    When aging sleuth Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) witnesses a murder through the window of her passing train car, she alerts the authorities. Unfortunately, the police are hesitant to take the word ...more

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  • Murder at the Gallop
    2
    Margaret Rutherford, Robert Morley, Flora Robson
    44 votes
    • Released: 1963
    • Directed by: George Pollock
    While out collecting for charity, Miss Jane Marple (Margaret Rutherford) visits an antisocial villager (Robert Morley), and he suddenly drops dead in her presence. Suspicious of the circumstances, ...more

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  • Blithe Spirit
    3
    Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond
    34 votes
    • Released: 1945
    • Directed by: David Lean
    Skeptical novelist Charles Condomine (Rex Harrison) invites self-proclaimed medium Madame Arcati (Margaret Rutherford) to his home for a séance, hoping to gather material for a new book. When the ...more

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  • Passport to Pimlico
    4
    Stanley Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, Margaret Rutherford
    22 votes
    • Released: 1949
    • Directed by: Henry Cornelius
    The accidental explosion of an undetonated German bomb left over from World War II unearths a long-buried cellar containing both fabulous riches and a previously unknown royal charter from King ...more
  • Murder Ahoy!
    5
    Margaret Rutherford, Lionel Jeffries, Bud Tingwell
    27 votes
    • Released: 1964
    • Directed by: George Pollock
    When Cecil Ffolly-Hardwicke, co-owner of an ex-naval ship, dies suddenly, a string of similar deaths follows. Luckily, amateur sleuth Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) is around to investigate, ...more

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  • I'm All Right Jack
    6
    Ian Carmichael, Peter Sellers, Terry-Thomas
    13 votes
    • Released: 1960
    • Directed by: John Boulting
    Upper-class but unemployable Stanley Windrush (Ian Carmichael) is offered an unskilled job on the floor of a missile factory owned by his unscrupulous Uncle Bertram (Dennis Price). When personnel ...more

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