77 Charles Boyer Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

After her aunt, a famous opera singer passes away, Paula is sent to study in Italy so that she can become a great opera singer as well. There, she falls for a a man named Gregory Anton. They return together to London, but, soon it seems that Gregory is trying to hide something. Meanwhile, Paula also struggles to retain her sanity.

The Earrings of Madame De... is a romantic drama film which tells the story of Louise, the wife of a general, who sells a pair of earrings gifted to her by her husband as she needs to pay her debts. She eventually sets of a chain reaction of events, when the general buys back the earrings as a gift to his mistress.

Charles Bonnet is a successful art forger, but he finds himself in trouble when one of his works end up in a famous museum in Paris. He is worried because if experts are able to determine that it is inauthentic, his reputation will be tarnished. However, his daughter teams up with a burglar to steal the sculpture before it is too late.  

While crossing the Atlantic Ocean aboard a liner, Terry McKay, an American singer, meets Michel Marnet, a womanizing French painter. Although they are both engaged, they find themselves drawn to one another.

History is Made at Night is a romantic drama film which tells the story of a woman named Irene, who moves to Paris, after filing a divorce. She soon meets a man named Paul, and finds herself falling for him. However, her insanely jealous husband is not willing to let her go so easily.

Based on a French play of the same name, the film tells the story of Russian Prince Mikhail and his wife Tatiana, who flee from the Russian Revolution to Paris with the Czar’s fortune. They keep the money in a bank and take up jobs under false identities as butler and maid in the household of a wealthy man. 

The Fighting Lady is a war documentary film which revolves around the life of several seamen who are on board an aircraft carrier, which was disguised by the name ‘The Fighting Lady’.  

The Battle of the Rails is a war drama film which takes us to the time of the Second World War. The film revolves around the efforts of railway workers of the French Resistance who attempt to sabotage military transport trains during the Invasion of Normandy.

An Austrian comedy film about a married and successful stage actress who falls in love with a young man already in a relationship with a fellow actress who always tries to outshine her.

Red-Headed Woman is a romantic comedy which tells the story of Lillian, a woman who is too obsessed with attaining fame in life. In order to achieve this goal, she tries to seduce a married man.

Five years after meeting and falling in love with a banker, a girl decides to become his mistress, after she learns that he has got married, and has also had a son. As a price for this affair, she accepts a life in the shadows. 

Robert is in for a surprise when his father Jacques invites an out-of-work magician’s assistant, to be their live-in maid. Meanwhile, Robert’s uncle Desmond is back in town to replace a sales manager who passed away some time back. Desmond soon finds himself attracted to their maid and begins a romance with her.

Liliom, a carousel barker, is in love with a chambermaid, Julie; but both are fired by the jealous carousel owner. When Julie is pregnant, Liliom tries to get money by helping in a robbery, which fails and he loses his life. Instead of admitting him in the heaven, after purgatory, he is sent back to do one good deed to make amends.

The movie tells three unrelated supernatural stories. In the first, a girl attains true beauty by giving up her selfish attitude. The second focuses on a palmist who predicts one of his clients is going to murder someone. The third focuses on a high-wire artist who encounters a mysterious woman he has only seen in dreams. 

Barefoot in the Park is a romantic comedy film which tells the story of Corie, a free spirited young girl who gets married to a conservative young lawyer named Paul. However, their differences in opinion lead to discord.

Adapted from the Margaret Kennedy novel of the same name, the film The Constant Nymph tells the story of a poor Belgian composer who is struggling in his professional life and the unrequited love his friend’s young daughter has for him. 

Anne, a young widow, who has succeeded her husband as the mayor of the town, takes her duties much too seriously, spending most of her time at the office, making her father-in-law worried about her health and happiness. Then she meets George, who has been hired to sculpt a statue of her late husband and the two develop an instant liking.  

When Tomorrow Comes is a romantic drama film, which tells the story of a waitress who falls in love with a pianist. However, she comes to know that he is married, but the pianist decides to leave his mentally troubled wife.

Henry Maurier, who tolerantly looks after his neurotic invalid wife, Emily, is having secret affair with Doris Mead. After Emily’s sudden death, Henry promptly marries Doris, which upsets neighbor Janet Spence, who is in love with him. A post-mortem report showing presence of arsenic in Emily’s system puts Henry on trial, resulting in death sentence. Can his friend Dr. Libbard save him?         

Two psychiatrists, Jane and Alex, work at the Brentwood Asylum for the mentally ill. Their work is threatened by the arrival of a new conservative superintendent, who doesn’t approve of Jane’s methods, and also disregards her since she is a woman.

Around the World in 80 Days is an Oscar winning adventure comedy film which is based on a novel of the same name by Jules Verne. The story revolves around Phileas Fogg, an English gentleman, living in the 19th century, who makes a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days.  Along with his French valet Passepartout, he sets out on an adventurous journey.

After his last heist in France, infamous jewel thief Pepe de Moko flees to Casbah of Algiers where he lives as resident and is protected from the French lawmen. When Pepe meets pretty French visitor Gaby, he falls in love with her to the consternation of his Algerian mistress Ines, and then the safe stronghold of Casbah feels like prison to him.

During the Spanish Civil War, Luis Denard, arrives in England to stop British firms from selling oil to Fascists. On the way, he meets wealthy heiress Rose Cullen, whose father’s firm is his target. But when he is betrayed by his own contacts, Contreras and Mrs. Melandez, he is helped by Rose. 

The Man from Yesterday is a romantic drama war film which tells the story of Sylvia Suffolk, a married woman, who is expecting her first baby, while her husband is still away, fighting in the First World War. Shortly after receiving word that her husband is no more, she begins to fall for her doctor, after finding solace from her grief with him. Together they plan a vacation to Switzerland, but things get complicated when it seems that her supposedly dead husband is still alive.

Barbara Howard is a young socialite from New York, who is in Shanghai to pay a visit to her sick aunt Barbara. She soon falls in love with a Russian businessman named Dmitri Koslov. Things seem to go well between them, but Dmitri hides the fact that he is actually half-Russian.

Wilma is a young countess who must either wed by midnight or lose her entire inheritance. She chooses a gypsy vagabond named Latzi, and he eventually agrees to their marriage, after she offers him a good amount of money. Wilma soon falls for a young Lieutenant Von Tokay. Things get complicated because Tokay is himself in love with another woman, who happens to be Latzi's sweetheart.

The Buccaneer is an adventure historical war film which takes us to the war of 1812, when the British forces target New Orleans. Jean Lafitte, a former pirate, is approached by the Americans, and they ask for his help in defending themselves. Lafitte agrees, as he seems to have taken a liking to the daughter of the Governor.  

Napoleon Bonaparte meets Marie Walewska at a ball in Warsaw. Although Napoleon takes an immediate liking to her, she doesn’t show much interest. However, at the urging of Polish leaders, she eventually becomes his mistress. Her real intention is to influence Napoleon to make Poland independent. When Napoleon divorces childless Empress Josephine, Marie finds out that she is pregnant. Before she could tell Napeleon about the baby, he tells her that he is going to marry Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria.

The 13th Letter is a mystery film which tells the story of Dr Pearson, who comes to a quiet town in Quebec to set up his medical practice. He lodges in the house of another doctor named Paul. Things get complicated when someone begins to write letters accusing Dr Pearson and Cora, Paul’s wife of having an affair.

Andre Cassil is a charming playwright who falls for a physician named Jane Alexander, and the two decide to get married impulsively. However, their honeymoon ends quickly, when it turns out that Jane’s views on marriage are quite progressive, and the two end up having separate apartments. In order to lure his wife into his bedroom, Andre tries to make her jealous.

In the independent India of 1947, American arms-dealer Steve Gibbs flies in with weapons hoping to sell it to the Maharaja of Ghandahar, the province facing threat from a rebel attack. But Maharaja’s Prime Minister, a follower of nonviolence, wants to peacefully settle the dispute with the rebel leader Khan. Amidst these conflicts, Steve falls in love with British missionary’s blind daughter, Joan Willoughby. 

Howard Brubaker, a Wall Street broker, is successful professionally, but his personal life is not exactly perfect. At a cocktail party hosted by his boss, he meets and falls for a French woman, Catherine, who he later discovers is the boss’s wife. Catherine too is not quite satisfied in her relationship and the two soon decide to elope to Paris.

Oil baron Paul Chadwick, who is also a notorious womanizer, wins a legal case by charming the female judge. The opposing lawyer Michel is infuriated at this, and asks him for a favor in exchange for not exposing him. He is asked to seduce her estranged daughter, in order to break her engagement to a suitor, whom she doesn’t approve of.

Immortal France is a war drama film which takes us to Paris, during the Franco-Prussian War of 1871. The film shows us how the people of Paris try to cope with the struggles of war.

Also known as La Parisienne, the film is a romantic comedy involving Brigitte, the beautiful daughter of the French premier and her father’s aid, womanizing Michel. In love with Michel, she first tries to get him settle down, failing which she decides to make her husband jealous by flirting with married Prince Charles, resulting in a comic situation. 

Adapted from Jean Giraudoux’s 1945 play La Folle de Chaillot, the movie follows Countess Aurelia and her three friends as they learn about a big conspiracy to drill oil from beneath the streets of Paris. The women decide to take action against the powerful men that include financiers, military men, and a religious opportunist by putting them on trial for crime against society.

Etienne is a professional matchmaker who makes a living out of marrying poor titled aristocrats to wealthy low-bred women. On one occasion, her client falls in love with one of her employees, which leads to a hilarious situation. 

The Garden of Allah is a romantic drama adventure film which tells the story of a monk named Boris, who decides to flee from his monastery and begin a new life. He soon meets a heiress named Domini, who has led a sheltered life. They fall for one another, but Boris decides not to tell Domini about his past.   

The story centers on the relationship between an aspiring composer and a well-known conductor, who is also a reputed womanizer. They meet, fall in love and get married. But very soon, he reverts back to his old habit, which forces her to leave. However, they cannot forget each other,  which has a negative effect on their work.  

Pretty young woman Antoinette is shocked to see her picture on the front page of Rome’s well-known newspaper, which brings her a lot of publicity, and unwarranted attention. Furious, she decides to sue the photographer Corrado, but Corrado introduces her to influential Count Gregario Sennetti, who promises to make her a star. Then, gradually Corrado finds himself truly falling in love with Antoinette. 

In this spy spoof, a retired James Bond is persuaded to rejoin the secret service to counter shadowy organization SMERSH, allegedly responsible for murdering secret agents. Sir James devises a plan to assemble a group of agents, all named James Bond 007, to confuse SMERSH. Each new Bond is assigned a specific role. Now Sir James must nab the brain behind SMERSH.  

A simple young girl, who is also an aspiring actress, helps an old countess to deal with her old age. In return, the countess introduces her to the world of upper class society.

The ‘Hotline’ is an ultra-secret telephone number that links the heads of state of the US and Russia. Things get complicated when a double agent manages to steal their top secret phone number. Chaos ensues when he phones both Washington and Moscow, and claims that that their spy chiefs are traitors.