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Ben-Hur 1959 rating

Ben-Hur (1959) holds a 7.9 audience rating from 3,296 votes, 7th among 1959 films.

TMDB
7.9
3,296 votes
Rank in 1959
7th
of 25 films with 250+ votes
Metascore
90
as of January 11, 2026
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
critics
William Wyler's films by TMDB rating
  1. Ben-Hur posterBen-Hur (this film)19597.9
  2. Roman Holiday posterRoman Holiday19537.9
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  4. The Best Years of Our Lives posterThe Best Years of Our Lives19467.7
  5. The Children's Hour posterThe Children's Hour19617.7
  6. The Big Country posterThe Big Country19587.6
  7. How to Steal a Million posterHow to Steal a Million19667.5
  8. The Little Foxes posterThe Little Foxes19417.5
  9. The Collector posterThe Collector19657.4
  10. The Letter posterThe Letter19407.3
  11. Wuthering Heights posterWuthering Heights19397.2
  12. Funny Girl posterFunny Girl19687.1

TMDB rating and votes; the year rank counts 1959 films with 250+ votes. Critic scores are Wikidata snapshots, dated. Runtime is TMDB's listed runtime.

Sources: TMDB (as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (as of 2026-10-28).

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