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Frank Sinatra

Performer and director with 38 reviewed and 23 watchlist titles.

61 Results
  1. 1940s
    • performer
      Las Vegas Nights 1941
      Because Frank Sinatra performed.
      Comedy
    • performer
      Ship Ahoy 1942
      Because Frank Sinatra performed.
      Comedy, Musical, Mystery, Romance
    • performer
      Reveille with Beverly 1943
      Because Frank Sinatra performed.
      Comedy, Musical, Romance
    • performer
      Higher and Higher 1943F: 1 star (out of 5)

      Frank Sinatra’s debut. Not his first screen appearance, but his first proper role. Granted, he’s playing a fictionalized version of himself, but this proves for the best.

      Comedy, Musical, RomanceMar 22, 2021
    • performer
      Step Lively 1944D-: 1.5 stars (out of 5)

      A fast-talking producer (George Murphy) tries every angle to get a writer’s (Frank Sinatra) show made.

      Comedy, Music, RomanceSep 22, 2008
    • performer
      Anchors Aweigh 1945C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)

      Two sailors (Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly) on leave help an actress (Kathryn Grayson) get her big break.

      Comedy, Fantasy, MusicalOct 25, 2008
    • performer
      Till the Clouds Roll By 1946
      Because Frank Sinatra performed.
      Biography, Musical
    • performer
      It Happened in Brooklyn 1947F: 1 star (out of 5)

      Aside from the curiosity of seeing an early teaming of future Rat Packers Frank Sinatra and Peter Lawford, there’s little reason to watch It Happened in Brooklyn.

      Comedy, Musical, RomanceJan 19, 2009
    • performer
      The Miracle of the Bells 1948
      Because Frank Sinatra performed and Ben Hecht has a writing credit.
      Drama
    • performer
      The Kissing Bandit 1948F: 1 star (out of 5)

      The Kissing Bandit is so bad it’s almost funny.

      Comedy, Musical, WesternJan 22, 2009
    • performer
      Take Me Out to the Ball Game 1949C: 3 stars (out of 5)

      Two singing ballplayers (Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly) attempt to woo their team’s owner (Esther Williams) and avoid a gambler (Edward Arnold).

      Comedy, Musical, Romance, SportSep 19, 2007
    • performer
      On the Town 1949C+: 3 stars (out of 5)

      Three sailors (Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Jules Munshin) have 24 hours to meet girls and see the sights of New York City.

      Comedy, Musical, RomanceOct 29, 2008
  2. 1950s
    • performer
      Double Dynamite 1951F: 1 star (out of 5)

      When milquetoast bank teller Frank Sinatra’s reward for saving a bookie coincides with a shortage at his bank, he goes into hiding with buddy waiter Groucho Marx, leaving girlfriend Jane Russell believing him a crook.

      Adventure, Comedy, Music, RomanceMay 5, 2025
    • performer
      Meet Danny Wilson 1952F: 1 star (out of 5)

      Frank Sinatra plays the titular Wilson, a nightclub singer who vaults to superstardom after a break from a mobster, played by Raymond Burr.

      Drama, MusicalAug 25, 2022
    • performer
      From Here to Eternity 1953B+: 4 stars (out of 5)

      The interconnected stories of three soldiers (Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, and Frank Sinatra) stationed at Pearl Harbor in 1941.

      Drama, Romance, WarFeb 23, 2009
    • performer
      Suddenly in Color 1954
      Because Frank Sinatra performed.
      Drama
    • performer
      Three Coins in the Fountain 1954
      Because Frank Sinatra performed.
      Drama, Romance
    • performer
      Suddenly 1954B: 4 stars (out of 5)

      Synopsis: An assassin (Frank Sinatra) and his gang hold a family and a sheriff (Sterling Hayden) hostage as they plan to kill the President in a small California town.

      Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, ThrillerMay 11, 2008
    • performer
      Young at Heart 1954C+: 3 stars (out of 5)

      A cynical composer (Frank Sinatra) falls for his friend’s fiancée (Doris Day).

      Drama, Music, RomanceJun 1, 2008
    • performer
      Not as a Stranger 1955
      Because Frank Sinatra, Lee Marvin, and Robert Mitchum performed.
      Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
    • performer
      The Tender Trap 1955C: 3 stars (out of 5)

      A New York bachelor (Frank Sinatra) carelessly strings along several women until he meets an actress (Debbie Reynolds) who has no interest in him what so ever.

      Comedy, Musical, RomanceOct 22, 2007
    • performer
      Guys and Dolls 1955C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)

      Ah, Guys and Dolls, the movie with many great songs, but only one great singer.

      Comedy, Crime, Musical, RomanceMar 2, 2008
    • performer
      The Man with the Golden Arm 1955C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)

      A recovering heroin addict (Frank Sinatra) with an attention-hungry, bed-ridden wife struggles to break free of his former life as a back-room card dealer.

      Crime, Drama, RomanceOct 26, 2008
    • performer
      Meet Me in Las Vegas 1956
      Because Frank Sinatra performed.
      Comedy, Musical, Romance
    • performer
      Johnny Concho 1956
      Because Frank Sinatra performed.
      Drama, Western
    • performer
      High Society 1956C: 3 stars (out of 5)

      A pair of tabloid reporters (Frank Sinatra and Celeste Holm) covers the wedding of a stuffy socialite (Grace Kelly) whose ex-husband (Bing Crosby) still holds a torch.

      Comedy, Musical, RomanceJan 19, 2008
    • performer
      Around the World in 80 Days 1956
      Because Frank Sinatra performed.
      Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance
    • performer
      The Pride and the Passion 1957C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)

      During the Napoleonic Wars, a British navel officer (Cary Grant) and a Spanish guerrilla (Frank Sinatra) salvage a huge cannon to use against the French.

      Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, WarMay 16, 2008
    • performer
      The Joker Is Wild 1957B+: 4 stars (out of 5)

      A semi-fictionalized story of singer turned comedian Joe E. Lewis, The Joker Is Wild features one of the best performances of Frank Sinatra’s career.

      Biography, Drama, MusicalOct 15, 2008
    • performer
      Pal Joey 1957B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)

      A womanizing nightclub singer (Frank Sinatra) finds a meal ticket in a rich widow (Rita Hayworth) but can’t shake his attraction to a chorus girl (Kim Novak).

      Drama, Musical, RomanceOct 8, 2008
    • performer
      Kings Go Forth 1958C+: 3 stars (out of 5)

      Kings Go Forth is a solid war melodrama highlighted by a great cast and good production.

      Action, Drama, Romance, WarSep 28, 2008
    • performer
      Some Came Running 1958B: 4 stars (out of 5)

      A writer’s (Frank Sinatra) return to his hometown causes complications for all those around him.

      Drama, RomanceOct 20, 2007
    • performer
      A Hole in the Head 1959D: 2 stars (out of 5)

      In Miami, a man (Frank Sinatra) struggles to reconcile his big dreams, run-down hotel, free-spirited girlfriend (Carolyn Jones), 12-year-old-son, and stodgy older brother (Edward G. Robinson) with his dwindling finances.

      Comedy, DramaOct 3, 2008
    • performer
      Never So Few 1959D+: 2 stars (out of 5)

      Never So Few is a frustratingly uneven film that should have been better.

      Drama, WarJan 16, 2008
  3. 1960s
    • performer
      Can-Can 1960D+: 2 stars (out of 5)

      A lawyer (Frank Sinatra) and a judge (Louis Jourdan) vie for the affections of a café owner (Shirley MacLaine) accused of staging a forbidden dance, the can-can.

      Comedy, MusicalSep 10, 2007
    • performer
      Ocean's Eleven 1960A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)

      Frank Sinatra reunites his old Army unit, including Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr., to pull off a New Year’s Eve robbery of five Las Vegas casinos simultaneously.

      Comedy, Crime, Music, ThrillerJun 5, 2025
    • performer
      Pepe 1960
      Because Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra performed.
      Comedy, Musical
    • performer
      The Devil at 4 O'Clock 1961D: 2 stars (out of 5)

      A cranky priest (Spencer Tracy) and three convicts (Frank Sinatra, Bernie Hamilton, and Gregoire Aslan) race to rescue children from a leper colony threatened by an island volcano.

      Adventure, Drama, ThrillerFeb 18, 2009
    • performer
      Sergeants 3 1962C: 3 stars (out of 5)

      In the post-Civil War west, three Cavalry sergeants (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Peter Lawford) battle a fanatical, murderous Indian tribe with the help of a trumpet-playing freed slave (Sammy Davis Jr.).

      Comedy, WesternOct 17, 2008
    • performer
      The Road to Hong Kong 1962
      Because Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra performed.
      Comedy, Musical, Sci-Fi
    • performer
      The Manchurian Candidate 1962B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)

      A recently returned Korean War veteran (Frank Sinatra) suspects he and his platoon may have been brainwashed by the Communists.

      Drama, ThrillerOct 27, 2008
    • performer
      The List of Adrian Messenger 1963
      Because John Huston directed and Frank Sinatra and Robert Mitchum performed.
      Mystery, Thriller
    • performer
      Come Blow Your Horn 1963
      Because Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra performed.
      Comedy, Musical
    • performer
      4 for Texas 1963C+: 3 stars (out of 5)

      Two men (Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin) fight over a chunk of stolen money and a riverboat casino in 1870s Galveston.

      Comedy, WesternOct 24, 2008
    • performer
      Paris When It Sizzles 1964D+: 2 stars (out of 5)

      A hack screenwriter (William Holden) daydreams with his secretary (Audrey Hepburn) in Paris while working on an overdue script.

      Comedy, RomanceJul 25, 2008
    • performer
      Robin and the 7 Hoods 1964B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)

      In prohibition-era Chicago, a group of charitable mobsters (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.) takes on an ambitious rival (Peter Falk) and a corrupt Sheriff (Victor Buono).

      Comedy, Crime, MusicalOct 19, 2008
    • director, performer
      None But the Brave 1965C: 3 stars (out of 5)

      None But the Brave is notable chiefly as the only film directed by Frank Sinatra. Despite a nearly 60-year film career, this was the only time Ol’ Blue Eyes stepped behind the camera, and while he’s certainly no David Lean, Sinatra doesn’t embarrass himself either.

      Adventure, Drama, WarSep 29, 2008
    • performer
      Von Ryan's Express 1965
      Because Frank Sinatra performed.
      Action, Adventure, War
    • performer
      Marriage on the Rocks 1965D+: 2 stars (out of 5)

      A family man (Frank Sinatra) with a neglected wife (Deborah Kerr) swaps roles with his bachelor buddy (Dean Martin) after a disastrous second honeymoon trip to Mexico.

      Comedy, RomanceOct 2, 2008
    • performer
      The Oscar 1966
      Because Frank Sinatra performed.
      Drama
    • performer
      Cast a Giant Shadow 1966D+: 2 stars (out of 5)

      A semi-fictionalized account of Col. David “Mickey” Marcus’s (Kirk Douglas) efforts in building the Israeli army on the eve of their independence.

      Adventure, Drama, History, WarOct 25, 2008
    • performer
      Assault on a Queen 1966D-: 1.5 stars (out of 5)

      As Robert Evans said in The Kid Stays in the Picture, “Assault on a Queen was a B-picture inflated to A status only because it had Sinatra.”

      Adventure, Crime, Thriller, Action, DramaNov 11, 2024
    • performer
      The Naked Runner 1967
      Because Frank Sinatra performed.
      Drama, Thriller
    • performer
      Tony Rome 1967
      Because Frank Sinatra performed.
      Crime, Drama, Mystery
    • performer
      The Detective 1968B: 4 stars (out of 5)

      Faced with corruption all around him, a New York detective fights to maintain his moral integrity.

      Crime, Drama, ThrillerSep 26, 2003
    • performer
      Lady in Cement 1968D+: 2 stars (out of 5)

      A Miami detective (Frank Sinatra) gets to the bottom of a case involving a blonde at the bottom of the ocean in this sequel to Tony Rome.

      Comedy, Crime, Drama, MysteryMar 1, 2009
  4. 1970s
    • performer
      Dirty Dingus Magee 1970D-: 1.5 stars (out of 5)

      An outlaw (Frank Sinatra) and a sheriff (George Kennedy) tangle over a strongbox, Indians, and a schoolteacher.

      Comedy, Romance, WesternOct 3, 2008
    • performer
      Contract on Cherry Street 1977
      Because Frank Sinatra performed.
      Crime, Drama, Thriller
  5. 1980s
    • performer
      The First Deadly Sin 1980
      Because Frank Sinatra performed.
      Crime, Thriller
    • performer
      Cannonball Run II 1984
      Because Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra performed.
      Action, Comedy
  6. 1990s
    • performer
      Young at Heart 1995
      Because Frank Sinatra performed.
      Comedy, Drama
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