List of the best Frank Sinatra movies: The Manchurian Candidate(1962), The Man With the Golden Arm(1955), Some Came Running(1958), Anchors Aweigh(1945), Suddenly(1954), Ocean's Eleven(1960), Tony Rome(1967), It Happened in Brooklyn(1947), None but the Brave(1965), Kings Go Forth(1958), The Detective(1968), Can-Can(1960) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1962
126 Minutes
Major Bennett Marco
Frank Sinatra Laurence Harvey Janet Leigh Angela Lansbury Henry Silva James Gregory Leslie Parrish John McGiver Khigh Dhiegh James Edwards Douglas Henderson
war hero politician soldier spy communist tense intricate china washington, d.c. rally costume party brainwashing communism cold war political campaign assassination conspiracy transformation rise revenge
A former prisoner of war is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.
Drama
USA
1955
119 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Eleanor Parker Kim Novak Arnold Stang Darren McGavin Robert Strauss George Mathews John Conte Doro Merande George E. Stone Emile Meyer
con artist drug dealer drummer ex-girlfriend wife dark gritty prison poker tournament stage staircase drug addiction music second chance prison wretched excess temptation 1950s
A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.
Drama
USA
1958
137 Minutes
Dave Hirsh
Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Shirley MacLaine Martha Hyer Arthur Kennedy Nancy Gates Leora Dana Betty Lou Keim Larry Gates Stephen Apostle Pec Connie Gilchrist
writer woman teacher gambler brother brooding sad indiana small town fair drinking love triangle marriage war fall wretched excess 1940s
A veteran returns home to deal with family secrets and small-town scandals.
Musical
USA
1945
143 Minutes
Clarence Doolittle
Frank Sinatra Gene Kelly Kathryn Grayson Dean Stockwell Carlos Ramírez Henry O'Neill Leon Ames Rags Ragland Edgar Kennedy Pamela Britton Henry Armetta
sailor admiral girlfriend singer boy amusing charming spirited los angeles vacation romance u.s. navy adventure discovery love 1940s
A pair of sailors on leave try to help a movie extra become a singing star.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1954
75 Minutes
John Baron
Frank Sinatra Sterling Hayden James Gleason Nancy Gates Willis Bouchey Kim Charney Paul Frees Christopher Dark Charles Smith
assassin husband wife sheriff repairman henchmen tense chilling family home small town california assassination kidnapping pursuit rescue 1950s
In the city of Suddenly, three gangsters trap the Benson family in their own house, on the top of a hill nearby the railroad station, with the intention of killing the president of the USA.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1960
127 Minutes
Danny Ocean
Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford Angie Dickinson Richard Conte Cesar Romero Patrice Wymore Joey Bishop Akim Tamiroff Henry Silva
thief gangster electrician entertainer casino owner wife cool witty las vegas casino heist money dangerous assignment greed crime gambling adventure pursuit temptation quest
Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.
Crime, Drama
USA
1967
110 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Jill St. John Richard Conte Sue Lyon Gena Rowlands Simon Oakland Jeffrey Lynn Lloyd Bochner Babe Hart
private investigator lieutenant heiress tycoon stepmother alcoholic gritty tense miami houseboat jewelry theft missing persons family dysfunction investigation rescue mystery 1960s
Tough Miami P.I., Tony Rome's hired by a millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter. In the search, he has several encounters with local hoods as well as the Miami's police
Musical, Comedy
USA
1947
105 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Kathryn Grayson Peter Lawford Jimmy Durante Gloria Grahame Marcy McGuire Aubrey Mather Tamara Shayne
singer clerk songwriter schoolteacher veteran janitor lighthearted amusing charming brooklyn, n.y. music store neighborhood music love triangle show business ambition new life love adventure 1940s
Danny has been in the army for 4 years, yet all he thinks about is Brooklyn and how great it is. When he returns after the war, he soon finds that Brooklyn is not so nice after all. He is ... See full summary »
War
Japan|USA
1965
105 Minutes
Director
Frank Sinatra Clint Walker Tommy Sands Brad Dexter Tony Bill Tatsuya Mihashi Takeshi Kato Sammy Jackson Richard Bakalyan Rafer Johnson
lieutenant melodramatic lighthearted gripping south pacific race relations discovery 1940s
During WW2, a platoon of Marines crash-lands on a tiny Pacific island occupied by a small Japanese unit.
Drama, War
USA
1958
109 Minutes
1st Lt. Sam Loggins
Frank Sinatra Tony Curtis Natalie Wood Leora Dana Karl Swenson Ann Codee Eddie Ryder Jackie Berthe Marie Isnard
soldier military officer love interest mother melodramatic france village beach battlefield love triangle interracial relationship marriage racism world war ii love transformation 1940s
Toward the end of World War II, two American soldiers fighting in Southern France become romantically involved with a young, American woman. Her background will reveal more about them than her.
Gay & Lesbian, Crime, Drama
USA
1968
114 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Lee Remick Jacqueline Bisset Ralph Meeker Jack Klugman Horace MacMahon Lloyd Bochner William Windom Tony Musante Al Freeman Jr. Robert Duvall
detective wife widow lieutenant psychiatrist bleak gritty new york city police station apartment police corruption murder case marital problems false accusations conspiracy investigation discovery quest wretched excess 1960s
Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a gay man. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption in New York City in this drama that delves into a world of sex and drugs.
Musical
USA
1960
131 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Shirley MacLaine Maurice Chevalier Louis Jourdan Juliet Prowse Marcel Dalio Leon Belasco Nestor Paiva
lawyer club owner judge photographer bailiff dancer hilarious campy frenetic montmartre paris nightclub courtroom performance controversy freedom morality love triangle bribery love
Montmartre, 1896: the Can-Can, the dance in which the women lift their skirts, is forbidden. Nevertheless, Simone has it performed every day in her nightclub. Her employees use their female... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1963
112 Minutes
Alan Baker
Frank Sinatra Lee J. Cobb Molly Picon Barbara Rush Jill St. John Dan Blocker Phyllis McGuire Tony Bill
ladies' man brother girlfriend father mother amusing lighthearted madcap cool new york city apartment family home family feud bad behavior brotherhood commitment idolization growing up transformation 1960s
After leaving his parents' home, young Buddy Baker goes to live with his womanizing older brother in a posh Manhattan apartment where he learns how to be a partying playboy.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
88 Minutes
Glenn Russell
Frank Sinatra George Murphy Adolphe Menjou Gloria DeHaven Eugene Pallette Anne Jeffreys Walter Slezak
playwright producer hotel manager hotel owner airy endearing spirited new york city hotel theater broadway scam music money rise underdog quest 1940s
Gordon Miller is rehearsing a musical comedy in the penthouse suite of Gribble's hotel...on credit. The mounting bill is driving Gribble frantic. Chaos increases when playwright Glen ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1967
104 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Peter Vaughan Darren Nesbitt Nadia Gray Inger Stratton Toby Robins Cyril Luckham Edward Fox
During the Cold War, an American industrial-designer living in London is used by the MI-6 as an unwilling pawn in the spy game during a trip to a trade show in East Germany.
Comedy, Western
USA
1962
113 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford Joey Bishop Henry Silva Ruta Kilmonis Buddy Lester Phillip Crosby Dennis Crosby Hank Henry
sergeant indian woman soldier amusing playful cool indian territory saloon village camaraderie old west racism battle escape love adventure 1870s
Three cavalry officers and a bugler work together to thwart a Native American chief intent on uniting local tribes against the white man.
Crime, Drama
USA
1980
112 Minutes
Edward Delaney
Frank Sinatra Faye Dunaway David Dukes George Coe Brenda Vaccaro Martin Gabel Joe Spinell Jeffrey DeMunn Anthony Zerbe James Whitmore Fred Fuster
police detective police chief wife curator serial killer coroner brooding intense suspenseful new york city store hospital apartment building retirement illness serial murders investigation police work crime pursuit
A police inspector, nearing retirement, tracks a serial killer who is terrorizing New York.
Crime, Drama
USA
1968
93 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Raquel Welch Dan Blocker Richard Conte Martin Gabel Lainie Kazan Richard Deacon
detective tough guy party girl racketeer artist gritty intricate cool miami pool beach house boat murder missing persons mob investigation mystery underdog 1960s
During an ocean dive, Miami gumshoe Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra) finds a woman's body with her feet encased in a concrete block and sets out to solve the murder case.
Comedy
USA
1951
80 Minutes
Johnny Dalton
Frank Sinatra Jane Russell Groucho Marx Don McGuire Howard Freeman Harry Hayden Nestor Paiva Lou Nova Joe Devlin Frank Orth William Edmunds
bank teller waiter bookie girlfriend loan shark detective cheeky lighthearted spirited bank restaurant apartment alley financial windfall wrongfully accused aspirations friendship marriage proposal embezzlement love
An innocent bank teller, suspected of embezzlement, is aided by an eccentric, wisecracking waiter.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1965
109 Minutes
Dan Edwards
Frank Sinatra Deborah Kerr Dean Martin Cesar Romero Hermione Baddeley Tony Bill John McGiver Nancy Sinatra Davey Davison Michael Petit Joi Lansing
ad executive businessman wife lighthearted mexico wedding divorce holidays mishaps rivalry
A businessman's neglected wife divorces her husband by mistake and marries his best friend by accident.
War
USA
1959
124 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Gina Lollobrigida Peter Lawford Steve McQueen Richard Johnson Paul Henreid Brian Donlevy Dean Jones Charles Bronson Philip Ahn Robert Bray
captain rebel love interest intelligence officer gripping fiery burma china jungle world war ii uprising military life training quest revenge rivalry love 1940s
During WW2, the American OSS mounts covert operations with the native Kachin against the Japanese army in the jungles of Burma.
Comedy, Western
USA
1970
91 Minutes
Dingus Billy Magee
Frank Sinatra George Kennedy Anne Jackson Lois Nettleton Jack Elam Michele Carey John Dehner Henry Jones Harry Carey Jr. Paul Fix Don "Red" Barry
traveler mayor outlaw american indian teacher soldier madcap intricate new mexico american west brothel army base small town uprising law and order robbery prostitution outsider rivalry pursuit
Dirty Dingus Magee and his old rival Hoke Birdsill take turns at being either lawman or outlaw and being rivals or partners in crime, depending of the circumstances.
Musical, Comedy
1948
102 Minutes
Ricardo
Frank Sinatra Kathryn Grayson J. Carrol Naish Ann Miller Ricardo Montalban Mildred Natwick Cyd Charisse Billy Gilbert
son bandit maiden governor assistant tax collector airy spirited cheery california inn boston town family traditions bandits unlikely romance robbery protection invasion transformation
A Boston milquetoast (Frank Sinatra) goes West and takes his father's place as leader of an outlaw gang.
Biography
1957
126 Minutes
Joe E. Lewis
Frank Sinatra Mitzi Gaynor Jeanne Crain Eddie Albert Beverly Garland Jackie Coogan Ted de Corsia
singer comedian pianist mob boss lover wife brash inspiring nightclub chicago las vegas apartment street show business stand-up comedy prohibition organized crime alcoholism joe e. lewis transformation
Singer Joe E. Lewis (Frank Sinatra) turns nightclub comic in 1920s Chicago, with a socialite (Jeanne Crain) and a dancer (Mitzi Gaynor) for company.
Comedy, Western
1963
124 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Anita Ekberg Ursula Andress Charles Bronson Victor Buono Richard Jaeckel Mike Mazurki Jack Elam The Three Stooges Yaphet Kotto
businessman rival beautiful woman outlaw banker townsperson madcap amusing spirited unrestrained galveston, texas desert stagecoach riverboat casino wilderness gambling teamwork scam robbery
Con men (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin) and their girlfriends fight, then unite, over a floating casino in 1870 Galveston.
Drama
1945
11 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Teddy Infuhr Harry McKim Ronnie Ralph Merrill Rodin
Frank Sinatra takes a smoke break during a recording session and sees a large group of boys chasing a Jewish boy and intervenes. His message to them is that all Americans are one and all religions are to be respected equally.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
98 Minutes
Chip
Gene Kelly Gene Kelly Frank Sinatra Ann Miller Vera-Ellen Betty Garrett Jules Munshin Alice Pearce Florence Bates
sailor actress anthropologist cab driver lighthearted playful new york city ship street empire state building museum coney island friendship freedom romance military shore leave adventure love quest
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
93 Minutes
Dennis Ryan
Gene Kelly Frank Sinatra Esther Williams Betty Garrett Edward Arnold Jules Munshin Richard Lane Tom Dugan Murray Alper Wilton Graff Mack Gray
baseball team owner baseball player entertainer gambler teammate girlfriend cheery madcap rousing baseball field locker room house theater gambling big break baseball love interest vaudeville song and dance rivalry
Two turn-of-the-century baseball players, who work in vaudeville during the off-season, run into trouble with their team's new female owner and a gambler who doesn't want them to win the pennant.
Musical, Romance
USA
1954
117 Minutes
Barney Sloan
Doris Day Frank Sinatra Gig Young Ethel Barrymore Dorothy Malone Robert Keith Elisabeth Fraser Alan Hale Jr.
musician mother father daughter friend heartwarming spirited small town family home marriage music depression suicide siblings love discovery 1950s
The lives and romances of three sisters in a musical family; the youngest daughter's life is complicated by the subsequent arrival of a charming composer and a cynical music arranger.
Musical
USA
1957
111 Minutes
Joey Evans
Rita Hayworth Frank Sinatra Kim Novak Barbara Nichols Bobby Sherwood Hank Henry Elizabeth Patterson Robin Morse Frank Wilcox Pierre Watkin Barry Bernard
singer chorus girl widow amusing lighthearted playful san francisco nightclub musicians performance romance love triangle dreams love temptation quest discovery 1950s
Joey Evans' a charming, handsome, funny, talented a-1st class, A-N°.1 - heel. When Joey meets the former chorus girl and now is the rich widow, Vera Simpson, the pair of lecherous souls seem made for each other.
Comedy
USA
1955
111 Minutes
Debbie Reynolds Frank Sinatra David Wayne Celeste Holm Jarma Lewis Lola Albright Carolyn Jones Howard St. John Joey Faye Tom Helmore Willard Sage
agent best friend wife actress musician airy amusing lighthearted new york city apartment party change of lifestyle romance acting marriage love transformation 1950s
Charlie Reader is a successful theater agent. He is also successful with young ladies. One day he is visited by his old friend Joe, married with three children. Joe falls in love with ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
1990
114 Minutes
Quincy Jones Frank Sinatra Miles Davis
musician producer composer barbra streisand aretha franklin michael jackson creative inspiring emotional united states studio house quincy jones music childhood family social change success growing up rise
A unique look at the legendary musician, arranger, composer and producer offers a collage of memories, sounds and intimate interviews with musical greats in a rousing showcase.
Adventure
Italy|France
1961
126 Minutes
Harry
Spencer Tracy Frank Sinatra Kerwin Mathews Jean-Pierre Aumont Gregoire Aslan Alexander Scourby Barbara Luna Cathy Lewis Bernie Hamilton Martin Brandt Louis Merrill
convict priest nurse governor prisoner patient thrilling inspiring island hospital south pacific mountain natural disasters missionary work redemption dangerous assignment volcano rescue quest sacrifice
Anti-Communist propaganda flick, in which the victory of Mao Tse-Tung's People's Liberation Army is seen through the eyes of an American journalist reporting from the Nationalists'side.
Action
1957
132 Minutes
Cary Grant Frank Sinatra Sophia Loren Theodore Bikel John Wengraf Jay Novello José Nieto Carlos Larrañaga Philip Van Zandt Julián Ugarte Felix de Pomes
british soldier peasant rebel mistress spaniard frenchman inspiring passionate intense melodramatic thrilling spain countryside river camp mountain napoleonic wars weapons journey love triangle
A British naval officer (Cary Grant) and a Spanish guerrilla (Frank Sinatra) salvage a huge cannon to use against Napoleon.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1955
150 Minutes
Nathan Detroit
Marlon Brando Jean Simmons Frank Sinatra Vivian Blaine Robert Keith Stubby Kaye B.S. Pully Sheldon Leonard Regis Toomey Johnny Silver Dan Dayton
gambler fiancée sister friend intricate amusing lighthearted new york city mission street wager dating love daunting task quest transformation 1940s
In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1956
107 Minutes
Mike Connor
Bing Crosby Grace Kelly Frank Sinatra Celeste Holm Louis Calhern Sidney Blackmer John Lund
musician socialite reporter fiancé endearing charming lighthearted rhode island newport, r.i. mansion love triangle marriage high society pursuit rivalry love 1950s
With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.
Drama
USA
1948
120 Minutes
Father Paul
Fred MacMurray Alida Valli Frank Sinatra Lee J. Cobb Charles Meredith Harold Vermilyea Jim Nolan Veronica Pataky Philip Ahn Frank Ferguson Frank Wilcox
young man actress priest tender charming inspiring heartwarming small town church united states america miracles kindness tuberculosis quest sacrifice rise love 1940s
Granting her final request, a Hollywood press agent brings the dead body of an actress, who died after making her first and only film, back to her hometown for burial. To arouse public ... See full summary »
Drama
1955
135 Minutes
Alfred Boone
Olivia de Havilland Robert Mitchum Frank Sinatra Gloria Grahame Broderick Crawford Charles Bickford Myron McCormick Lon Chaney Jesse White Harry Morgan Lee Marvin
medical student nurse doctor mistress friend engaging emotional intense college small town doctor's office household ambition medicine business love infidelity betrayal discovery temptation
An intern (Robert Mitchum) marries a nurse (Olivia de Havilland) who can pay the bills on his way up as a doctor.
Musical
1943
90 Minutes
Frank
Michèle Morgan Jack Haley Frank Sinatra Leon Errol Marcy McGuire Victor Borge Mary Wickes Elisabeth Risdon Barbara Hale Mel Torme Paul Hartman
wealthy man servant maid butler neighbor valet amusing heartwarming intricate emotional mansion hotel ballroom bank deception courtship wealth impersonation class conflict quest
A maid (Michele Morgan) and a butler (Jack Haley) join their broke boss' scheme to pose the maid as his daughter in a money marriage.
Drama
USA
1953
118 Minutes
Pvt. Angelo Maggio
Burt Lancaster Montgomery Clift Deborah Kerr Frank Sinatra Donna Reed Ernest Borgnine Philip Ober Jack Warden Mickey Shaughnessy Harry Bellaver George Reeves
soldier sergeant military officer victim wife passionate powerful sad barracks honolulu beach military injustice love adultery forbidden love underdog sacrifice 1940s
In Hawaii in 1941, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second-in-command are falling in love.
War
USA
1966
142 Minutes
Vince Talmadge
Kirk Douglas Senta Berger Angie Dickinson John Wayne Frank Sinatra Yul Brynner James Donald Luther Adler Topol
colonel soldier wife major ambassador love interest rousing tense jerusalem military base united states arab-israeli conflict faith training new romance independence underdog rivalry transformation 1940s
In 1947, following the U.N. decision to split British Palestine into separate Jewish and Palestinian states, a former U.S. Army officer is recruited by the Jews to reorganize the Haganah.
Musical, Biography
USA
1946
132 Minutes
Finale specialty
Robert Walker Van Heflin Lucille Bremer Dorothy Patrick Judy Garland Kathryn Grayson Lena Horne Tony Martin Dinah Shore Frank Sinatra June Allyson
composer mentor daughter producer sweetheart singer charming confident moving new york city theater ship london countryside nightclub songwriting ambition broadway romance competition
Biography of songwriter and Broadway pioneer, Jerome Kern (Robert Walker). Unable to find immediate success in the U.S., Kern sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale (Dorothy Patrick).
Romance
USA
1964
108 Minutes
William Holden Audrey Hepburn Noel Coward Gregoire Aslan Raymond Bussières Christian Duvaleix Tony Curtis Mel Ferrer Fred Astaire Frank Sinatra Dominique Boschero
screenwriter producer assistant singer gangster police detective airy amusing creative playful paris french riviera hotel screenwriting procrastination life imitating art film industry writer's block unusual romance love
The sprightly young assistant of a Hollywood screenwriter helps him over his writer's block by acting out his fantasies of possible plots.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1963
98 Minutes
George C. Scott Dana Wynter Clive Brook Gladys Cooper Herbert Marshall Jacques Roux John Merivale Marcel Dalio Bernard Archard Walter Anthony Huston Roland Long
colonel friend aristocrat marquis prisoner of war lady tense offbeat thrilling england mansion airplane hotel serial murders investigation royalty world war ii relationships disguise mystery
A former intelligence officer is tasked by the heir to the Gleneyre estate to investigate the unusual deaths of a disparate group of eleven men on a list.