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List of Bob Fosse Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. All That Jazz (1979)
17
2
All That Jazz
R
17
2

Joe Gideon leads a very chaotic life and due to excessive sex and drugs, he eventually suffers a heart attack. The three women in his life do their best to save his life.

Directed By:
Bob Fosse
2. Cabaret (1972)
14
3
Cabaret
PG
14
3

 The story depicts Sally Bowels, a well-known character created by Christopher Isherwood, as a young American cabaret singer in 1931 Berlin. The plot thickens when a young British academic arrives at her boardinghouse. The film, which has won numerous distinguished awards including eight Oscars, focuses as much on their relationship as on rising Nazism of that time.    

Starring:
Joel Grey, Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Fritz Wepper
Directed By:
Bob Fosse
Awards:
BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Academy Award for Best Director
3. Lenny (1974)
12
2
Lenny
R
12
2

Lenny is a biographical comedy drama film which tells the story of an American stand-up comedian and social-critic Lenny Bruce, whose style and social commentary was deemed by the establishment as too obscene for the general public.

Starring:
Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine, Stanley Beck, Jan Miner
Directed By:
Bob Fosse
4. Kiss Me Kate (1953)
10
2
Kiss Me Kate
10
2

Kiss Me Kate is a romantic comedy musical film which tells the story of Fred and Lilly, a divorced pair of actors who are brought together for a musical version of the Shakespearean play ‘The Taming of the Shrew’. Things get complicated when a quarrel breaks out between them on the opening night, which threatens the entire production.

Starring:
James Whitmore, Keenan Wynn, Ann Miller, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel
Directed By:
George Sidney
5. Damn Yankees (1958)
11
2
Damn Yankees
11
2
Starring:
Ray Walston, Jean Stapleton, Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Russ Brown
Directed By:
George Abbott, Stanley Donen
6. Sweet Charity (1969)
10
2
Sweet Charity
G
10
2
Starring:
Shirley MacLaine, Ben Vereen, Sammy Davis Jr., Ricardo Montalban, John McMartin, Chita Rivera
Directed By:
Bob Fosse
7. Chicago (2002)
14
2
Chicago
PG-13
14
2

This 6 Academy Awards-winning film, an adaption of the Broadway musical Chicago, revolves around jailed murderesses Velma Kelly, a nightclub performer, and Roxie Hart, a starry-eyed housewife. Velma killed her husband and sister for cheating, while Roxie murdered her boyfriend for his false promises of stardom. Represented by same smooth-talking lawyer Billy Flynn, both compete for fame, publicity and attention of Flynn.   

Directed By:
Rob Marshall
8. My Sister Eileen (1955)
10
2
My Sister Eileen
10
2
Role:
Frank (as Robert Fosse)
Starring:
Jack Lemmon, Janet Leigh, Kurt Kasznar, Betty Garrett
Directed By:
Richard Quine
9. Star 80 (1983)
12
2
Star 80
R
12
2

Paul Snider is a small-time hustler, who stumbles upon a naïve but beautiful high school senior named Dorothy. He immediately falls for her, and he also feels that she can become a model for the Playboy magazine. Over time, his dreams come true, as Dorothy not only becomes his wife, but she also becomes the Playboy Playmate twice. She eventually decides to pursue an acting career, after which she attracts several rich and influential men. Paul begins to get more and more jealous as well as obsessive, and soon his mental state begins to decline.  

Directed By:
Bob Fosse
10. The Little Prince (1974)
10
2
The Little Prince
G
10
2
Starring:
Joss Ackland, Gene Wilder, Richard Kiley, Graham Crowden, Clive Revill
Directed By:
Stanley Donen
11. Give a Girl a Break (1953)
9
2
Give a Girl a Break
9
2

When the lead star walks out, the director and choreographer of a new Broadway musical begins a frantic search for a replacement. Three names come up, Joanna, Suzy and Madelyn. Although the first two are newcomers they do well at audition. But the director prefers the third, his ex, and a former starlet. Who will get the part? 

Role:
Bob Dowdy
Starring:
Debbie Reynolds, George Chakiris, Marge Champion, Gower Champion, Dolly Sharp
Directed By:
Stanley Donen
12. The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
10
2
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
10
2

Dobie Gillis is a student at Grainbelt University. He finds himself attracted to a fellow student named Pansy, but the problem is that her father only wants her to study and work, although Dobie and his friends only love to have fun. After an incident where the chemistry lab is blown up, Pansy is sent to another school, and Dobie tries to find a way to get her back to Grainbelt.  

Role:
Charlie Trask
Starring:
Debbie Reynolds, Bobby Van, Barbara Ruick, Hanley Stafford
Directed By:
Don Weis
13. Thieves (1977)
8
2
Thieves
PG
8
2

Based on a Broadway play of the same name, this comedy drama film revolves around a couple in New York, Martin, a school principal, and Sally, a school teacher, who are in their 30s. They face all kinds of emotional problems, and eventually Sally, decides to file for divorce, and leaves the house to stay with a friend.

Starring:
Charles Grodin, Ann Wedgeworth, Mercedes McCambridge, Marlo Thomas, Hector Elizondo
Directed By:
John Berry, Alfred Viola

TV Movie(s)

1. Liza with a Z (1972)
12
2
Liza with a Z
12
2
Starring:
Vincente Minnelli, Lorna Luft, Liza Minnelli, Tony Bennett, Marisa Berenson, Ann Reinking
Directed By:
Bob Fosse
Awards:
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Program - Variety and Popular Music

TV Shows and Videos

Startime (1959)
Startime
Starring:
Rex Harrison, Alan Young, Nanette Fabray, Gracie Allen, Mary Wickes, Jack Benny, Sydney Pollack
Directed By:
Alfred Hitchcock, Greg Garrison, Gordon Rigsby, Jack Donohue, Bretaigne Windust

Bob Fosse Awards

Academy Awards
Cabaret Best Director 1973
Primetime Emmy Awards
Liza with a Z Outstanding Single Program - Variety and Popular Music 1973
Liza with a Z Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music 1973
Liza with a Z Outstanding Achievement in Choreography 1973
BAFTA Awards
Cabaret Best Direction 1973