The Best Tab Hunter Movies

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

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

This list contains films like Hostile Guns and City Under the Sea.

"This list answers the questions, "What are the best Tab Hunter movies?" and "What are the greatest Tab Hunter roles of all time?"
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  • The Girl He Left Behind
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    The Girl He Left Behind

    Tab Hunter, Natalie Wood, Jessie Royce Landis
    14 votes
    • Released: 1956
    • Directed by: David Butler
    Andy Shaeffer (Tab Hunter) is a spoiled college student, overly reliant on his protective high-society mother (Jessie Royce Landis). Andy's girlfriend, the far more mature Susan Daniels (Natalie Wood), worries that he will never be a suitable mate unless he learns to accept responsibility. Nearly flunking out, Andy is drafted into the army. With help from his superior officers (Murray Hamilton, Jim Backus, David Janssen), the sullen Andy eventually sees an opportunity to grow up and be a man.

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  • Damn Yankees
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    Damn Yankees

    Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston
    17 votes
    • Released: 1958
    • Directed by: George Abbott, Stanley Donen
    Joe Boyd, an aging Washington Senators fan, would sell his soul for the Senators to beat the New York Yankees and win the pennant. Enter Applegate (Ray Walston), who offers to turn Boyd into Joe Hardy (Tab Hunter), a powerful young baseball player, in exchange for his soul. When Boyd agrees, he becomes Hardy and leads the Senators on a winning streak. When he starts to miss his wife, though, and questions the deal, Applegate sends temptress Lola (Gwen Verdon) into the mix.

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  • Battle Cry
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    Battle Cry

    Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, Mona Freeman
    17 votes
    • Released: 1955
    • Directed by: Raoul Walsh
    In the early days of America's involvement in World War II, a Marine battalion readies to challenge the Japanese. The men will see limited action at Guadalcanal, but their leader, Major Sam Huxley (Van Heflin), won't rest until his forces get closer to the action. Meanwhile, Andy (Aldo Ray), a key member of "Huxley's Harlots," sets aside his fear of leaving his new wife (Nancy Olson) a war widow for the second time, and joins his buddies in the crucial Battle of Saipan.

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  • The Burning Hills
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    The Burning Hills

    Tab Hunter, Natalie Wood, Skip Homeier
    22 votes
    • Released: 1956
    • Directed by: Stuart Heisler
    Cattle rancher Trace Jordan (Tab Hunter) discovers the dead body of his brother and seeks out Joe Sutton (Ray Teal), the cattle baron he knows killed him. Jordan kills Sutton in an act of self-defense during a shoot-out, but is also wounded and flees. He attempts to escape as Sutton's henchmen pursue him, and is soon joined by a half-Mexican woman named Maria (Natalie Wood), whose father had also been killed by Sutton. Eventually Sutton's men find them, and a confrontation occurs.

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  • While We're Young
    5

    While We're Young

    Claudette Colbert, Tab Hunter
    8 votes
    • Released: 1955
    • Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner, Marc Daniels, Robert Stevenson, Fletcher Markle
  • Lust in the Dust
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    Lust in the Dust

    Cesar Romero, Noah Wyle, Divine
    18 votes
    • Released: 1985
    • Directed by: Paul Bartel
    Lust in the Dust is a 1985 Western comedy film starring Divine, Tab Hunter, Cesar Romero, and Lainie Kazan, and directed by Paul Bartel. The title comes from the production nickname of the 1946 Western Duel in the Sun.

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