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Terrence Howard (1969-) is an Oscar®-nominated American actor. Howard has now been making movies in the last 4 decades. He earned a Best Actor Oscar® nomination for his role in 2005’s Hustle & Flow. His IMDb page shows over 95 acting credits since 1992. This page will rank Terrence Howard movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles, and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings.
Terrence Howard Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
2008
Iron Man (2008)
2004
Crash (2004)
AA Best Picture Win
1995
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
2004
Ray (2004)
AA Best Picture Nom
2009
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
2013
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013)
2013
Prisoners (2013)
2000
Big Momma's House (2000)
2005
Four Brothers (2005)
2013
The Best Man Holiday (2013)
2005
Hustle & Flow (2005)
AA Best Actor Nom
2014
St. Vincent (2014)
1999
The Best Man (1999)
1995
Dead Presidents (1995)
2007
The Brave One (2007)
2001
Boycott (2001)
HBO Movie
2012
Red Tails (2012)
2002
Hart's War (2002)
2006
Idlewild (2006)
2024
Shirley (2024)
Netflix
2005
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
2007
August Rush (2007)
2016
Carboard Boxer (2016)
2009
Fighting (2009)
2007
The Hunting Party (2007)
2001
Angel Eyes (2001)
1995
Lotto Land (1995)
1998
The Players Club (1998)
2007
Pride (2007)
2012
The Company You Keep (2012)
1996
Johns (1996)
1993
Who's the Man? (1993)
2011
The Ledge (2011)
2014
Lullaby (2014)
2007
Awake (2007)
2012
On The Road (2012)
2011
Winnie Mandela (2011)
1999
Valerie Flake (1999)
2003
Biker Boyz (2003)
2020
Cut Throat City (2020)
2013
Dead Man Down (2013)
1999
Best Laid Plans (1999)
1998
Spark (1998)
2014
Sabotage (2014)
2011
Ghost of New Orleans (2011)
1998
Butter (1998)
Video On Demand 
2001
Intimate Affairs/Investigating Sex (2001)
2003
Love Chronicles (2003)
2007
The Perfect Holiday (2007)
1997
Double Tap (1997)
2022
The System (2022)
Limited Release
2013
House of Bodies (2013)
1996
Sunset Park (1996)
2005
The Salon (2005)
2000
Love Beat the Hell Outta Me (2000)
2016
Term Life (2016)
2013
Movie 43 (2013)
2019
Gully (2019)
2001
Glitter (2001)
Terrence Howard Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Terrence Howard movie received.
- Sort Terrence Howard movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | Iron Man (2008) | Robert Downey Jr. & Jeff Bridges |
318.40 | 478.1 | 878.6 | 2 | 89 | 02 / 00 | 98.9 | |
| 3 | Crash (2004) AA Best Picture Win |
Don Cheadle & Sandra Bullock |
54.60 | 94.7 | 170.8 | 58 | 78 | 06 / 03 | 97.2 | |
| 4 | Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) | Richard Dreyfuss | 82.60 | 204.6 | 263.4 | 14 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 96.4 | |
| 2 | Ray (2004) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jamie Foxx & Regina King |
75.30 | 130.8 | 216.5 | 37 | 80 | 06 / 02 | 95.6 | |
| 5 | The Princess and the Frog (2009) | John Goodman & Oprah Winfrey |
104.40 | 150.1 | 383.8 | 30 | 79 | 03 / 00 | 94.1 | |
| 7 | Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) | Forest Whitaker & Robin Williams |
116.60 | 154.6 | 234.2 | 29 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 90.3 | |
| 8 | Prisoners (2013) | Hugh Jackman & Jake Gyllenhaal |
61.00 | 80.9 | 161.9 | 58 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 6 | Big Momma's House (2000) | Martin Lawrence & Paul Giamatti |
117.60 | 235.1 | 347.1 | 17 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 87.6 | |
| 9 | Four Brothers (2005) | Mark Wahlberg & Tyrese Gibson |
74.50 | 125.5 | 155.6 | 31 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 83.3 | |
| 11 | The Best Man Holiday (2013) | Taye Diggs & Regina Hall |
70.50 | 93.5 | 96.6 | 50 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 10 | Hustle & Flow (2005) AA Best Actor Nom |
Ludacris | 22.20 | 37.4 | 39.7 | 114 | 78 | 02 / 01 | 79.9 | |
| 12 | St. Vincent (2014) | Bill Murray & Melissa McCarthy |
44.10 | 58.2 | 72.4 | 77 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 13 | The Best Man (1999) | Taye Diggs & Morris Chestnut |
34.10 | 72.7 | 73.7 | 60 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
| 14 | Dead Presidents (1995) | Keith David & Freddy Rodríguez |
24.10 | 59.8 | 59.8 | 70 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 15 | The Brave One (2007) | Jodie Foster & Naveen Andrews |
36.80 | 57.7 | 57.7 | 72 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 64.2 | |
| 16 | Boycott (2001) HBO Movie |
Jeffrey Wright | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 369 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 58.0 | |
| 18 | Red Tails (2012) | Bryan Cranston & Cuba Gooding Jr. |
49.90 | 67.5 | 68.2 | 65 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 53.3 | |
| 17 | Hart's War (2002) | Bruce Willis & Colin Farrell |
19.10 | 35.5 | 60.0 | 111 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 52.1 | |
| 19 | Idlewild (2006) | André Benjamin & Big Boi |
12.60 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 146 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 47.3 | |
| 20 | Shirley (2024) Netflix |
Regina King & Lance Reddick |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 179 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.2 | |
| 21 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) | 50 Cent & Viola Davis |
31.00 | 52.2 | 52.2 | 93 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 45.2 | |
| 23 | August Rush (2007) | Freddie Highmore & Keri Russell |
31.70 | 49.6 | 103.6 | 83 | 51 | 01 / 00 | 44.9 | |
| 23 | Carboard Boxer (2016) | Thomas Haden Church | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 415 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.3 | |
| 25 | Fighting (2009) | Channing Tatum | 23.10 | 33.2 | 46.7 | 101 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 39.6 | |
| 23 | The Hunting Party (2007) | Richard Gere | 1.00 | 1.5 | 12.0 | 221 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 39.3 | |
| 26 | Angel Eyes (2001) | Jennifer Lopez & Jim Caviezel |
24.20 | 46.1 | 56.7 | 92 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 39.0 | |
| 27 | Lotto Land (1995) | Luis Guzmán | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 286 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.9 | |
| 28 | The Players Club (1998) | Ice Cube & Jamie Foxx |
23.00 | 53.0 | 53.5 | 75 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | |
| 29 | Pride (2007) | Terrence Howard & Bernie Mac |
7.10 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 155 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 36.4 | |
| 30 | The Company You Keep (2012) | Robert Redford & Shia LaBeouf |
5.10 | 7.0 | 26.6 | 148 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 36.1 | |
| 31 | Johns (1996) | Elliott Gould | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 273 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.3 | |
| 32 | Who's the Man? (1993) | Denis Leary & Doctor Dré |
11.30 | 29.4 | 29.4 | 101 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 34.6 | |
| 33 | The Ledge (2011) | Patrick Wilson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 353 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.0 | |
| 33 | Lullaby (2014) | Amy Adams | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 354 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.4 | |
| 35 | Awake (2007) | Hayden Christensen & Jessica Alba |
14.40 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 124 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 26.3 | |
| 35 | On The Road (2012) | Kristen Stewart & Amy Adams |
0.70 | 1.0 | 11.9 | 205 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.0 | |
| 36 | Winnie Mandela (2011) | Jennifer Hudson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 245 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.3 | |
| 37 | Valerie Flake (1999) | Jay Underwood | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 325 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.3 | |
| 39 | Biker Boyz (2003) | Laurence Fishburne & Derek Luke |
22.10 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 103 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 21.2 | |
| 41 | Cut Throat City (2020) | Wesley Snipes & Ethan Hawke |
0.50 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 67 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 19.1 | |
| 40 | Dead Man Down (2013) | Colin Farrell & Noomi Rapace |
10.90 | 14.4 | 24.0 | 127 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 19.1 | |
| 41 | Best Laid Plans (1999) | Reese Witherspoon & Josh Brolin |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 311 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.8 | |
| 42 | Spark (1998) | Nicole Ari Parker | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 307 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 14.8 | |
| 43 | Sabotage (2014) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Sam Worthington |
10.50 | 13.9 | 23.1 | 139 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 12.9 | |
| 44 | Ghost of New Orleans (2011) | Josh Lucas | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 376 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.1 | |
| 46 | Butter (1998) Video On Demand |
Ernie Hudson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 284 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.4 | |
| 46 | Intimate Affairs/Investigating Sex (2001) | Tuesday Weld | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 311 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.6 | |
| 48 | Love Chronicles (2003) | Robin Givens | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 334 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.1 | |
| 48 | The Perfect Holiday (2007) | Gabrielle Union & Xmas Movies |
5.80 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 164 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 5.6 | |
| 48 | Double Tap (1997) | Heather Locklear | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 308 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.4 | |
| 51 | The System (2022) Limited Release |
Tyrese Gibson | 0.20 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 148 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.6 | |
| 52 | House of Bodies (2013) | Peter Fonda | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 388 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 3.9 | |
| 53 | Sunset Park (1996) | Basketball Movies & Rhea Perlman |
10.20 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 123 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 3.8 | |
| 54 | The Salon (2005) | Vivica A. Fox | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 284 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.0 | |
| 55 | Love Beat the Hell Outta Me (2000) | Glenn Plummer | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 332 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.5 | |
| 56 | Term Life (2016) | Vince Vaughn & Hailee Steinfeld |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 245 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.4 | |
| 57 | Movie 43 (2013) | Hugh Jackman & Halle Berry |
8.80 | 11.7 | 43.0 | 132 | 22 | 00 / 00 | 0.4 | |
| 58 | Gully (2019) | Charlie Plummer | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 380 | 23 | 00 / 00 | 0.2 | |
| 59 | Glitter (2001) | Mariah Carey & Eric Benét |
4.30 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 159 | 19 | 00 / 00 | 0.1 |
Check out Terrence Howard‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
Back in the IMDB days Terrence Howard was on the Oracle of Bacon 1000. He’s not anymore, although going into a hit TV show probably slowed his movie career down too. Also probably skipping Iron Man 2 contributed.
These are the actors on the 2020 list he hath appeared with.
6 MARTIN SHEEN Dead Presidents (1995)
12 SAMUEL L. JACKSON Iron Man (2008)
35 ELLIOTT GOULD Johns (1996)
51 BRUCE WILLIS Hart’s War (2002)
56 SUSAN SARANDON The Company You Keep (2013)
97 NAOMI WATTS MOVIE 43 (2014)
97 NAOMI WATTS ST. VINCENT (2014)
110 JEFF BRIDGES Iron Man (2008)
123 JOHN GOODMAN The Princess and the Frog (2009)
125 LIEV SCHREIBER MOVIE 43 (2014)
147 RICHARD JENKINS LULLABY (2014)
150 KEITH DAVID Crash (2004/I)
150 KEITH DAVID Dead Presidents (1995)
150 KEITH DAVID Johns (1996)
150 KEITH DAVID The Princess and the Frog (2009)
202 FOREST WHITAKER Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)
203 BILL MURRAY ST. VINCENT (2014)
208 ROBIN WILLIAMS August Rush (2007)
213 JULIE CHRISTIE THE COMPANY YOU KEEP (2013)
214 ELIAS KOTEAS Winnie (2011)
221 SEYMOUR CASSEL Dead Presidents (1995)
256 BILL PAXTON TERM LIFE (2016)
273 SAM ELLIOTT The Company You Keep (2013)
275 CAROL KANE Sunset Park (1996)
283 RICHARD DREYFUSS Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)
297 RICHARD GERE MOVIE 43 (2014)
297 RICHARD GERE The Hunting Party (2007)
301 VING RHAMES Idlewild (2006)
307 TOM ARNOLD Pride (2007)
314 PAUL GIAMATTI Big Momma’s House (2000)
318 TONY SHALHOUB MOVIE 43 (2014)
322 ROBERT REDFORD THE COMPANY YOU KEEP (2013)
324 WILLIAM H. MACY Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)
334 PETER JASON Little Murder (2011)
335 MARY STEENBURGEN The Brave One (2007)
336 UMA THURMAN MOVIE 43 (2014)
345 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Iron Man (2008)
359 BRENDAN FRASER Crash (2004/I)
390 GERARD BUTLER MOVIE 43 (2014)
391 LAURENCE FISHBURNE Biker Boyz (2003)
393 OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)
404 COLIN FARRELL Dead Man Down (2013)
404 COLIN FARRELL Hart’s War (2002)
418 JOSH BROLIN Best Laid Plans (1999)
425 MARK WAHLBERG Four Brothers (2005)
426 JODIE FOSTER The Brave One (2007)
464 KIRSTEN DUNST On the Road (2012)
465 STEPHEN ROOT The Company You Keep (2013)
471 MATT DILLON Crash (2004/I)
499 CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD Awake (2007)
503 BRYAN CRANSTON RED TAILS (2012)
519 JAMES BROLIN The Hunting Party (2007)
541 ALAN CUMMING Intimate Affairs (2002)
548 WESLEY SNIPES CUT THROAT CITY (2020)
552 DON CHEADLE Crash (2004/I)
553 KATE WINSLET MOVIE 43 (2014)
557 LUIS GUZMAN Fighting (2009)
557 LUIS GUZMAN Lotto Land (1995)
559 RICHARD SCHIFF Ray (2004/I)
583 DAVID ARQUETTE JOHNS (1996)
585 SHIRLEY KNIGHT Angel Eyes (2001)
586 SHEA WHIGHAM TERM LIFE (2016)
590 ETHAN HAWKE CUT THROAT CITY (2020)
598 DERMOT MULRONEY INTIMATE AFFAIRS (2002)
599 BRENDAN GLEESON The Company You Keep (2013)
639 STEPHEN REA Double Tap (1997)
644 MELISSA LEO PRISONERS (2013)
679 PATRICK BAUCHAU Ray (2004/I)
682 DYLAN BAKER The Hunting Party (2007)
685 DJIMON HOUNSOU BIKER BOYZ (2010)
689 GWYNETH PALTROW Iron Man (2008)
704 MYKELTI WILLIAMSON AUGUST RUSH (2007)
704 MYKELTI WILLIAMSON DOUBLE TAP (1997)
704 MYKELTI WILLIAMSON GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN’ (2005)
705 CHRIS COOPER The Company You Keep (2013)
708 ERNIE HUDSON Butter (1998)
726 AMY ADAMS LULLABY (2014)
726 AMY ADAMS On the Road (2012)
730 VICTOR ARGO Angel Eyes (2001)
732 RICHARD EDSON Double Tap (1997)
744 ANNE ARCHER LULLABY (2014)
765 JOHN C. MCGINLEY Johns (1996)
772 MICHAEL PENA Crash (2004/I)
801 RICHARD KIND Johns (1996)
824 LUKAS HAAS JOHNS (1996)
831 JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS AUGUST RUSH (2007)
832 GRIFFIN DUNNE MOVIE 43 (2014)
833 HALLE BERRY MOVIE 43 (2014)
836 JAMES RUSSO Butter (1998)
853 MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN THE PLAYERS CLUB (1998)
854 CUBA GOODING JR. Red Tails (2012)
858 THANDIE NEWTON Crash (2004/I)
859 BOBBY CANNAVALE MOVIE 43 (2014)
874 TIL SCHWEIGER INTIMATE AFFAIRS (2002)
899 JAMIE FOXX Ray (2004/I)
899 JAMIE FOXX The Players Club (1998)
902 KENNETH WELSH Four Brothers (2005)
904 VINCE VAUGHN TERM LIFE (2016)
905 WILLIAM FICHTNER Crash (2004/I)
930 LINUS ROACHE HART’S WAR (2002)
983 DENIS LEARY WHO’S THE MAN? (1993)
Terence has appeared with 22 Oscar winners.
CHRIS COOPER The Company You Keep (2013)
CUBA GOODING JR. Red Tails (2012)
EMMA STONE MOVIE 43 (2014)
FOREST WHITAKER Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)
GWYNETH PALTROW Iron Man (2008)
HALLE BERRY MOVIE 43 (2014)
JAMIE FOXX Ray (2004/I)
JAMIE FOXX The Players Club (1998)
JEFF BRIDGES Iron Man (2008)
JODIE FOSTER The Brave One (2007)
JULIE CHRISTIE THE COMPANY YOU KEEP (2013)
KATE WINSLET MOVIE 43 (2014)
MARY STEENBURGEN The Brave One (2007)
MELISSA LEO PRISONERS (2013)
OCTAVIA SPENCER BIG MOMMA’S HOUSE (2000)
OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)
REESE WITHERSPOON Best Laid Plans (1999)
REGINA KING RAY (2004/I)
RICHARD DREYFUSS Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)
ROBIN WILLIAMS August Rush (2007)
SANDRA BULLOCK Crash (2004/I)
SUSAN SARANDON The Company You Keep (2013)
VIOLA DAVIS GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN’ (2005)
VIOLA DAVIS PRISONERS (2013)
Versatile actor, enjoyed his movies and all his tv shows. He is the original war machine.
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