Top 10 Jimmy Stewart Movies, According To IMDb

An icon of the Golden Age of Hollywood, Jimmy Stewart was a part of many classic films. Here are his highest-rated movies on IMDb.

Jimmy Stewart was a fantastic actor who started his film career in the 1930s and continued on strongly into the 1960s and after. He had starred in almost every genre, be it Alfred Hitchcock thrillers, comedies, or dramas, and always delivered a solid performance.

Jimmy Stewart will always be remembered and revered for his starring roles in iconic and classic films and his unique accent. During his active years, he engaged audiences with his range of emotional acting during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Here are the actor's top-rated films according to IMDb.

10 You Can't Take It With You (1938) – 7.9

This Frank Capra directed romantic comedy follows a man (Jimmy Stewart) who comes from an incredibly rich family of bankers. He falls in love with a stenographer, and his parents do not approve of the marriage because of their differences in class.

The film shows the couple's highs and lows as the two try to convince their families they are a good match. While the families are hesitant at first, love eventually wins over station and greed at the end of the film.

9 The Philadelphia Story (1940) – 7.9

This romantic comedy stars Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, and Katharine Hepburn. Hepburn's character is a rich socialite who is preparing to get married.

On the day of her wedding, two men, her ex-husband (Grant) and a tabloid journalist (Stewart), disrupt the day. The comedy of errors unfolds until Hepburn's character finally chooses which man she wants to be with.

8 Rope (1948) – 8.0

This Alfred Hitchcock psychological thriller follows two young men who have a gathering at their apartment after committing a murder, believing it to be a form of art, and hiding the body in a wooden chest in plain sight.

The film's intensity is heightened through the suspense of the audience knowing of the murder, the long continuous shots, and the events happening in real-time.

7 Anatomy Of A Murder (1959) – 8.0

This Alfred Hitchcock directed courtroom drama follows a retired small-town defense attorney (Jimmy Stewart) who agrees to defend a unique case.

The man is on trial for murder, which he doesn't deny, but claims temporary insanity when he learned the murdered man had raped his daughter. The film portrays the tense trial and the eventual outcome of the case.

6 The Shop Around The Corner (1940) – 8.1

This romantic comedy stars Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan who work together at a leathergoods shop in Budapest, right before the beginning of the Second World War. The two co-workers are constantly fighting and think that they hate each other.

Both are corresponding with an unknown person and growing a relationship through the written letters, little do they know, they're corresponding with each other and falling in love.

5 Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939) – 8.1

This political comedy-drama, directed by Frank Capra, analyzes the idealistic approach to Washington D.C. politics and the reality of the American government. Jimmy Stewart stars as the head of the Boy Rangers, Mr. Smith, who is chosen to take the place of a Senator who has passed away.

Mr. Smith is chosen because others in the Senate believe he will be easy to manipulate. Mr. Smith has to decide if he wants to fight the seemingly unbeatable system to achieve his idealistic vision or fail himself and the kids who look up to him.

4 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) – 8.1

This Western film stars Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne as a lawyer turned Senator and a local rancher respectively. The film starts with Stewart attending Wayne's funeral, and it unfolds the story of how they met and grew an unbreakable bond through flashbacks.

Turning into a murder mystery and thriller, this Western is an interesting blend of genres.

3 Vertigo (1958) – 8.3

Jimmy Stewart stars in this film directed by Alfred Hitchcock as a former detective who had to leave the force due to a severe fear of heights, vertigo. After he is dismissed from the force, Stewart is hired by a man to follow his wife who is acting odd.

The former detective is pulled into a thrilling mystery as he struggles to cope with his fear of heights.

2 Rear Window (1954) – 8.4

This Alfred Hitchcock film follows Jimmy Stewart's main character as he recovers from a broken leg. He gets into the habit of watching his neighbors with a set of binoculars and sees some odd occurrences that lead him to believe one of them has killed his wife.

He looks into his theory with the help of his nurse and girlfriend in a tense and suspenseful thriller.

1 It's A Wonderful Life (1946) – 8.6

This feel-good Christmas classic, directed by Frank Capra, follows the life of George Bailey as he desperately tries to leave his hometown to travel. Every time he's almost about to leave, his family and town pull him back in.

He becomes frustrated and blind to the love and caring of the people in his life but with the help of his guardian angel, he realizes that he has all that he needs.

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