# The best Jack Lemmon movies

Daphne in Some Like It Hot, C.C. Baxter in The Apartment, Felix in The Odd Couple: Jack Lemmon's films in the rankings by Ciak Club, Taxidrivers and FrasiFilms for his centenary.

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- Dec 6, 2025 · geek_firenze
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## Top 14

1. **Some Like It Hot (1959)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Billy Wilder. Jerry, disguised as Daphne.
2. **The Fortune Cookie (1966)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Billy Wilder. A knocked-down cameraman and his lawyer brother-in-law.
3. **Avanti! (1972)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Billy Wilder. An American on Ischia.
4. **The Apartment (1960)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Billy Wilder. C.C. Baxter lends his flat to his bosses.
5. **Irma la Douce (1963)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Billy Wilder. A naive policeman in Pigalle.
6. **The Odd Couple (1968)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Gene Saks. Felix and Oscar, with Walter Matthau.
7. **The Front Page (1974)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Billy Wilder. A reporter and his editor.
8. **Save the Tiger (1973)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — John G. Avildsen. A businessman in crisis; Best Actor Oscar.
9. **Mister Roberts (1955)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — John Ford and Mervyn LeRoy. Ensign Pulver; Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
10. **Days of Wine and Roses (1962)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Blake Edwards. A couple destroyed by alcohol.
11. **The China Syndrome (1979)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — James Bridges. A nuclear plant engineer.
12. **Missing (1982)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Costa-Gavras. A father searches for his missing son in Chile; Palme d'Or.
13. **Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — James Foley. An ageing real estate salesman, from David Mamet.
14. **The Great Race (1965)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Blake Edwards. The dastardly Professor Fate.

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