The Best Tab Hunter Movies

Updated September 23, 2019 518 votes 92 voters 12.8k views28 items

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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.

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Battle Cry
Anne Francis, Fess Parker
Battle Cry is a 1955 CinemaScope film, starring Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, James Whitmore, Tab... more
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Lust in the Dust
Cesar Romero, Noah Wyle
Lust in the Dust is a 1985 Western comedy film starring Divine, Tab Hunter, Cesar Romero, and... more
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They Came to Cordura
Rita Hayworth, Gary Cooper
They Came to Cordura is a 1959 Western film co-written and directed by Robert Rossen, starring... more
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Lafayette Escadrille
Clint Eastwood, Tab Hunter
Lafayette Escadrille, also known as C'est la Guerre, Hell Bent for Glory and With You in My... more
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The Burning Hills
Natalie Wood, Tab Hunter
The Burning Hills is a 1956 Warner Bros. CinemaScope Western based on a 1956 novel by Louis... more
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Ride the Wild Surf
Barbara Eden, Shelley Fabares
Ride the Wild Surf is a romantic drama in the beach party style. It was filmed in 1963 and... more
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Polyester
Jay Leno, Divine
Polyester is a 1981 American black comedy film directed, produced, and written by John Waters.... more
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City Under the Sea
Vincent Price, Tab Hunter
City Under the Sea is a 1965 science fiction film. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and... more
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Track of the Cat
Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright
Track of the Cat is a 1954 film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Robert Mitchum and... more
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Damn Yankees
Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle
Damn Yankees is a 1958 musical film made by Warner Bros., a modern version of the Faust story... more
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The Loved One
James Coburn, Milton Berle
The Loved One is a 1965 black and white comedy film about a business in Los Angeles, which is... more
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Cameron's Closet
Tab Hunter, Leigh McCloskey
Cameron's Closet, also known as Cameron's Terror, is a 1988 American horror film. The film was... more
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While We're Young
Claudette Colbert, Tab Hunter

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Grease 2
Michelle Pfeiffer, Sid Caesar
Grease 2 is a 1982 American musical film and sequel to Grease, which is based upon the musical... more
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Sweet Kill
Tab Hunter, Isabel Jewell
Sweet Kill is a 1973 B-movie written and directed by future Academy Award winner Curtis... more
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Troubled Waters
Tab Hunter, Michael Goodliffe
Troubled Waters is a 1964 British crime film directed by Stanley Goulder and starring Tab... more
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The Timber Tramps
Cesar Romero, Rosey Grier
Timber Tramps is a 1975 film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Claude Akins and Leon... more
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The Fickle Finger of Fate
Tab Hunter, Antonio Molino Rojo
The Fickle Finger of Fate is a 1967 comedy film directed by Richard Rush, produced by Sidney... more
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The Sea Chase
John Wayne, Lana Turner
The Sea Chase is a 1955 World War II drama film starring John Wayne and Lana Turner, David... more
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Dark Horse
Mimi Rogers, Ed Begley
Dark Horse is a 1992 American drama film directed by David Hemmings. The screenplay by Janet... more
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The Girl He Left Behind
Natalie Wood, James Garner
The Girl He Left Behind is a 1956 romantic comedy film starring Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood.... more
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Rita
Kim Basinger, Tab Hunter
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Paul Newman, Ava Gardner
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean is a 1972 American western film written by John Milius,... more
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Island of Desire
Linda Darnell, Tab Hunter
Saturday Island is a 1952 British romantic war film directed by Stuart Heisler and starring... more
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Hostile Guns
Yvonne De Carlo, Tab Hunter
Hostile Guns is a 1967 western film directed by R.G. Springsteen.... more

Lust in the Dust

Troubled Waters

The Girl He Left Behind

Rita

Island of Desire