Want to know the best Chris Penn movies? How about the worst Chris Penn movies? Curious about Chris Penn box office grosses or which Chris Penn movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Chris Penn movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Chris Penn (1965-2006) was an American actor. Penn was typically cast as a tough character, featured as a villain or a working-class thug. Penn was the younger brother of Sean Penn. His IMDb page shows over 71 acting credits from 1979 to 2013. This page will rank Chris Penn movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. Some of his movies that do not appear to have been in North American theaters were not included.
Chris Penn 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
1998
Rush Hour (1998)
1985
Pale Rider (1985)
1984
Footloose (1984)
2004
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
1993
True Romance (1993)
1993
Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
1995
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
1993
Short Cuts (1993)
1992
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
1983
All the Right Moves (1983)
1986
At Close Range (1986)
1983
Rumble Fish (1983)
1996
Mulholland Falls (1996)
1993
The Music of Chance (1993)
2002
Murder by Numbers (2002)
1997
Deceiver (1997)
1996
The Funeral (1996)
1991
Mobsters (1991)
1994
Imaginary Crimes (1994)
2000
Cement (2000)
Film Festival Circuit Only
1989
Best of the Best (1989)
2006
Holly (2006)
1984
The Wild Life (1984)
2006
The Darwin Awards (2006)
1993
Best of the Best II (1993)
1999
The Florentine (1999)
2004
After the Sunset (2004)
1988
Made in USA (1988)
1998
One Tough Cop (1998)
1993
Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
2002
Stealing Harvard (2002)
2001
Corky Romano (2001)
2013
Aftermath (2013)
1995
Under the Hula Moon (1995)
2003
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
1993
The Pickle (1993)
Chris Penn 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 anyway you want.
- Sort Chris Penn movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Chris Penn movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
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- Sort Chris Penn movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Chris Penn movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Chris Penn movie won.
- Sort Chris Penn movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score 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 | Rush Hour (1998) | Jackie Chan & Chris Tucker |
141.20 | 324.5 | 561.7 | 6 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.7 | |
| 3 | Pale Rider (1985) | Clint Eastwood & Carrie Snodgress |
41.40 | 125.7 | 125.7 | 18 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 2 | Footloose (1984) | Kevin Bacon & John Lithgow |
80.00 | 256.8 | 256.8 | 7 | 55 | 02 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 4 | Starsky & Hutch (2004) | Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson |
88.20 | 153.2 | 295.6 | 26 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 5 | True Romance (1993) | Christian Slater & Patricia Arquette |
12.30 | 32.0 | 32.9 | 98 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 8 | Beethoven's 2nd (1993) | Charles Grodin & Bonnie Hunt |
53.40 | 139.2 | 139.2 | 23 | 48 | 01 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 7 | To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) | Wesley Snipes & Patrick Swayze |
36.50 | 90.4 | 118.4 | 48 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 8 | Short Cuts (1993) | Julianne Moore & Directed by Robert Altman |
6.10 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 132 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 9 | Reservoir Dogs (1992) | Harvey Keitel & Directed by Quentin Tarantino |
2.80 | 7.4 | 58.5 | 139 | 89 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | |
| 10 | All the Right Moves (1983) | Football Movies & Tom Cruise |
23.10 | 79.2 | 79.2 | 30 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 73.0 | |
| 11 | At Close Range (1986) | Sean Penn & Christopher Walken |
2.30 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 142 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 68.9 | |
| 12 | Rumble Fish (1983) | Matt Dillon & Directed by Francis Ford Coppola |
2.50 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 106 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 60.7 | |
| 14 | Mulholland Falls (1996) | Nick Nolte & John Malkovich |
11.50 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 117 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 52.2 | |
| 13 | The Music of Chance (1993) | James Spader & Joel Grey |
0.30 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 208 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 49.9 | |
| 17 | Murder by Numbers (2002) | Sandra Bullock & Ryan Gosling |
31.90 | 59.4 | 105.4 | 83 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 45.9 | |
| 15 | Deceiver (1997) | Tim Roth | 0.60 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 201 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 45.0 | |
| 16 | The Funeral (1996) | Christopher Walken | 1.20 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 194 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 43.9 | |
| 18 | Mobsters (1991) | Anthony Quinn & Christian Slater |
20.20 | 51.8 | 51.8 | 63 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 43.0 | |
| 19 | Imaginary Crimes (1994) | Harvey Keitel & Vincent D'Onofrio |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 226 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 39.0 | |
| 20 | Cement (2000) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Jeffrey Wright | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 347 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.8 | |
| 20 | Best of the Best (1989) | Eric Roberts & James Earl Jones |
1.70 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 148 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 38.6 | |
| 21 | Holly (2006) | Ron Livingston | 0.20 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 294 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.1 | |
| 23 | The Wild Life (1984) | Ilan Mitchell-Smith | 11.00 | 35.4 | 35.4 | 74 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
| 22 | The Darwin Awards (2006) | Winona Ryder | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 358 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.2 | |
| 24 | Best of the Best II (1993) | Eric Roberts & Phillip Rhee |
6.60 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 126 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 28.1 | |
| 25 | The Florentine (1999) | Hal Holbrook | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 305 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.3 | |
| 27 | After the Sunset (2004) | Pierce Brosnan & Salma Hayek |
28.30 | 49.2 | 106.5 | 90 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 22.9 | |
| 27 | Made in USA (1988) | Lori Singer | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 289 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.5 | |
| 28 | One Tough Cop (1998) | Stephen Baldwin | 1.20 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 186 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 16.2 | |
| 30 | Josh and S.A.M. (1993) | Jake Gyllenhaal | 1.60 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 173 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.8 | |
| 31 | Stealing Harvard (2002) | Jason Lee & Tom Green |
14.00 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 129 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 10.2 | |
| 32 | Corky Romano (2001) | Chris Kattan & Peter Falk |
24.00 | 45.8 | 45.8 | 93 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 9.9 | |
| 32 | Aftermath (2013) | Anthony Michael Hall | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 352 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.8 | |
| 32 | Under the Hula Moon (1995) | Emily Lloyd | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 289 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.7 | |
| 34 | Masked and Anonymous (2003) | Jeff Bridges & Bruce Dern |
0.50 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 207 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.6 | |
| 34 | The Pickle (1993) | Danny Aiello & Dyan Cannon |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 230 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.3 |
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Chris Penn was the # 77 most connected actor of the 1990’s.
Chris Penn is # 646 on the 2020 Oracle of Bacon Top 1000. I wonder how many connections he would have had had not passed so young. These are the actors on the 2020 list he appeared.with.
2 HARVEY KEITEL Imaginary Crimes (1994)
2 HARVEY KEITEL Reservoir Dogs (1992)
6 MARTIN SHEEN Family Attraction (1998)
6 MARTIN SHEEN Sacred Cargo (1995)
12 SAMUEL L. JACKSON True Romance (1993)
16 DENNIS HOPPER Rumble Fish (1983)
16 DENNIS HOPPER True Romance (1993)
17 MICHAEL MADSEN Mulholland Falls (1996)
17 MICHAEL MADSEN Papertrail (1998)
17 MICHAEL MADSEN Reservoir Dogs (1992)
17 MICHAEL MADSEN The Florentine (1999)
24 STELLAN SKARSGARD Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) (2001)
26 MALCOLM MCDOWELL Fist of the North Star (1995)
36 ANTHONY QUINN Mobsters (1991)
40 UDO KIER Holly (2006)
40 UDO KIER Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
44 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN At Close Range (1986)
44 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN The Funeral (1996)
44 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN True Romance (1993)
62 CARY ELWES Leather Jackets (1992)
64 JOHN MALKOVICH Mulholland Falls (1996)
65 JACKIE CHAN Rush Hour (1998)
69 PIERCE BROSNAN After the Sunset (2004)
71 NICOLAS CAGE Rumble Fish (1983)
72 RON PERLMAN Bread and Roses (2000)
73 VAL KILMER Masked and Anonymous (2003)
73 VAL KILMER True Romance (1993)
84 BRUCE DERN Masked and Anonymous (2003)
84 BRUCE DERN Mulholland Falls (1996)
85 F. MURRAY ABRAHAM Mobsters (1991)
91 EDWARD FOX Return from the River Kwai (1989)
101 M. EMMET WALSH The Music of Chance (1993)
104 MICHAEL GAMBON Mobsters (1991)
109 ED HARRIS Masked and Anonymous (2003)
110 JEFF BRIDGES Masked and Anonymous (2003)
112 KIEFER SUTHERLAND At Close Range (1986)
116 TIM ROBBINS Short Cuts (1993)
120 CLINT EASTWOOD Pale Rider (1985)
123 JOHN GOODMAN Masked and Anonymous (2003)
127 DENHOLM ELLIOTT Return from the River Kwai (1989)
129 SEAN PENN At Close Range (1986)
130 STEVE BUSCEMI Reservoir Dogs (1992)
134 ERIC ROBERTS Best of the Best (1989)
134 ERIC ROBERTS Best of the Best 2 (1993)
139 TOM WILKINSON RUSH HOUR (1998)
140 MICKEY ROURKE Masked and Anonymous (2003)
140 MICKEY ROURKE Rumble Fish (1983)
144 CHRISTIAN SLATER Masked and Anonymous (2003)
144 CHRISTIAN SLATER Mobsters (1991)
144 CHRISTIAN SLATER True Romance (1993)
147 RICHARD JENKINS Stealing Harvard (2002)
152 WOODY HARRELSON After the Sunset (2004)
153 MAURY CHAYKIN Beethoven’s 2nd (1993)
153 MAURY CHAYKIN Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
156 BRAD PITT True Romance (1993)
158 SHELLEY WINTERS The Pickle (1993)
163 CLINT HOWARD Fist of the North Star (1995)
164 NICK NOLTE Mulholland Falls (1996)
169 GARY OLDMAN True Romance (1993)
186 DAVID STRAITHAIRN At Close Range (1986)
187 JAMES EARL JONES Best of the Best (1989)
194 CHARLES DURNING The Music of Chance (1993)
207 JEFF COREY Beethoven’s 2nd (1993)
208 ROBIN WILLIAMS To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
209 ROSANNA ARQUETTE Deceiver (1997)
220 ELLEN BURSTYN Deceiver (1997)
221 SEYMOUR CASSEL Cannes Man (1996)
221 SEYMOUR CASSEL Imaginary Crimes (1994)
221 SEYMOUR CASSEL Mobsters (1991)
221 SEYMOUR CASSEL Stealing Harvard (2002)
234 RANDY QUAID The Wild Life (1984)
237 PETER FALK Corky Romano (2001)
244 ED LAUTER Mulholland Falls (1996)
244 ED LAUTER True Romance (1993)
249 TREAT WILLIAMS Mulholland Falls (1996)
260 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
260 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY The Pickle (1993)
267 TOM SIZEMORE The Florentine (1999)
267 TOM SIZEMORE True Romance (1993)
269 TIM ROTH Deceiver (1997)
269 TIM ROTH Reservoir Dogs (1992)
281 VINCENT D’ONOFRIO Imaginary Crimes (1994)
286 TOM CRUISE All the Right Moves (1983)
288 OWEN WILSON Starsky & Hutch (2004)
292 PHILIP BAKER HALL Rush Hour (1998)
302 JULIETTE LEWIS Starsky & Hutch (2004)
302 JULIETTE LEWIS The Darwin Awards (2006)
309 JOHN LEGUIZAMO To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
310 JACK LEMMON Short Cuts (1993)
329 DIANE LANE Rumble Fish (1983)
333 DANNY AIELLO The Pickle (1993)
338 BRUCE DAVISON Short Cuts (1993)
340 MELANIE GRIFFITH Mulholland Falls (1996)
342 JENNIFER JASON LEIGH Short Cuts (1993)
345 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Short Cuts (1993)
349 JULIANNE MOORE Short Cuts (1993)
356 STOCKARD CHANNING To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
357 BURT YOUNG The Florentine (1999)
371 KEVIN DUNN Beethoven’s 2nd (1993)
371 KEVIN DUNN The Darwin Awards (2006)
386 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) One Tough Cop (1998)
387 PETER VAUGHAN Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) (2001)
389 ADRIEN BRODY Bread and Roses (2000)
391 LAURENCE FISHBURNE Rumble Fish (1983)
405 HAL HOLBROOK The Florentine (1999)
427 SAUL RUBINEK True Romance (1993)
429 KEVIN POLLAK Cannes Man (1996)
432 RICHARD ROUNDTREE Corky Romano (2001)
435 MATTHEW MODINE Short Cuts (1993)
440 SALMA HAYEK After the Sunset (2004)
447 TRACEY WALTER At Close Range (1986)
447 TRACEY WALTER Fist of the North Star (1995)
447 TRACEY WALTER Masked and Anonymous (2003)
447 TRACEY WALTER Rumble Fish (1983)
453 KEVIN CORRIGAN True Romance (1993)
456 BEN STILLER STARSKY & HUTCH (2004)
471 MATT DILLON Rumble Fish (1983)
472 JON POLITO Leather Jackets (1992)
476 PENELOPE CRUZ Masked and Anonymous (2003)
485 DICK MILLER All the Right Moves (1983)
486 JOHN LITHGOW Footloose (1984)
487 FRED WARD Corky Romano (2001)
487 FRED WARD Masked and Anonymous (2003)
487 FRED WARD Short Cuts (1993)
506 ISABELLA ROSSELLINI The Funeral (1996)
506 ISABELLA ROSSELLINI The Pickle (1993)
507 ROB LOWE MULHOLLAND FALLS (1996)
511 DIANE BAKER Imaginary Crimes (1994)
522 MICHAEL PARKS Deceiver (1997)
528 ERIC STOLTZ The Wild Life (1984)
543 CHEECH MARIN Masked and Anonymous (2003)
546 KEVIN BACON Footloose (1984)
548 WESLEY SNIPES To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
552 DON CHEADLE After the Sunset (2004)
557 LUIS GUZMAN One Tough Cop (1998)
561 BLYTHE DANNER TO WONG FOO THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAR (1995)
575 WINONA RYDER The Darwin Awards (2006)
578 DEBI MAZAR Beethoven’s 2nd (1993)
581 VIRGINIA MADSEN The Florentine (1999)
583 DAVID ARQUETTE THE DARWIN AWARDS (2006)
588 LOUISE FLETCHER Best of the Best (1989)
588 LOUISE FLETCHER Mulholland Falls (1996)
593 BENICIO DEL TORO The Funeral (1996)
604 LUKE WILSON Masked and Anonymous (2003)
605 FRANCES MCDORMAND Short Cuts (1993)
622 CHAZZ PALMINTERI MULHOLLAND FALLS (1996)
641 SNOOP DOGG STARSKY & HUTCH (2004)
651 PRUITT TAYLOR VANCE Under the Hula Moon (1995)
659 PATRICK SWAYZE To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
678 GINA GERSHON One Tough Cop (1998)
690 CRISPIN GLOVER AT CLOSE RANGE (1986)
695 SALLY KIRKLAND Best of the Best (1989)
704 MYKELTI WILLIAMSON AFTER THE SUNSET (2004)
718 GEORGE TAKEI RETURN FROM THE RIVER KWAI (1989)
730 VICTOR ARGO The Funeral (1996)
730 VICTOR ARGO True Romance (1993)
731 LILI TAYLOR Short Cuts (1993)
732 RICHARD EDSON Cement (2000)
732 RICHARD EDSON Starsky & Hutch (2004)
737 LILY TOMLIN Short Cuts (1993)
739 MICHAEL ROOKER Deceiver (1997)
744 ANNE ARCHER Short Cuts (1993)
765 JOHN C. MCGINLEY Stealing Harvard (2002)
770 TIM BLAKE NELSON THE DARWIN AWARDS (2006)
771 WILL FERRELL Starsky & Hutch (2004)
776 MARK MOSES AFTER THE SUNSET (2004)
787 ANDIE MACDOWELL Short Cuts (1993)
790 ELYA BASKIN The Pickle (1993)
798 DIANNE WIEST FOOTLOOSE (1984)
824 LUKAS HAAS THE DARWIN AWARDS (2006)
832 GRIFFIN DUNNE THE PICKLE (1993)
876 MATHIEU CARRIERE UNDER THE HULA MOON (1995)
877 JOHN HAWKES Rush Hour (1998)
884 PATRICIA ARQUETTE TRUE ROMANCE (1993)
888 R. LEE ERMEY Under the Hula Moon (1995)
903 JERRY STILLER THE PICKLE (1993)
904 VINCE VAUGHN Starsky & Hutch (2004)
908 BETH GRANT To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
918 ANGELA BASSETT MASKED AND ANONYMOUS (2003)
940 J.T. WALSH Sacred Cargo (1995)
941 SARAH JESSICA PARKER Footloose (1984)
946 MARSHALL BELL Leather Jackets (1992)
967 EDWARD NORTON After the Sunset (2004)
Chris appeared with 25 Oscar winners.
ADRIEN BRODY Bread and Roses (2000)
ANTHONY QUINN Mobsters (1991)
BENICIO DEL TORO The Funeral (1996)
BRAD PITT True Romance (1993)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN At Close Range (1986)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN The Funeral (1996)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN True Romance (1993)
DIANNE WIEST FOOTLOOSE (1984)
ELLEN BURSTYN Deceiver (1997)
F. MURRAY ABRAHAM Mobsters (1991)
FRANCES MCDORMAND Short Cuts (1993)
GARY OLDMAN True Romance (1993)
JACK LEMMON Short Cuts (1993)
JEFF BRIDGES Masked and Anonymous (2003)
JENNIFER CONNELLY Mulholland Falls (1996)
JESSICA LANGE Masked and Anonymous (2003)
JULIANNE MOORE Short Cuts (1993)
LOUISE FLETCHER Best of the Best (1989)
LOUISE FLETCHER Mulholland Falls (1996)
NICOLAS CAGE Rumble Fish (1983)
PATRICIA ARQUETTE TRUE ROMANCE (1993)
PENELOPE CRUZ Masked and Anonymous (2003)
RENEE ZELLWEGER Deceiver (1997)
ROBIN WILLIAMS To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
SANDRA BULLOCK Murder by Numbers (2002)
SEAN PENN At Close Range (1986)
SHELLEY WINTERS The Pickle (1993)
TIM ROBBINS Short Cuts (1993)
Hey Dan
1. Thanks as always.
2. That is a pretty good ranking for him….even more impressive since he has be gone for 16 years already.
3. I agree with you 100%…..he would probably be in the Top 50 he had not passed.
4. First list….3 actors tied for the most frequent Oracle co-star….S. Cassel, M, Madsen and T. Walter each with 4 movies.
5. Second list….25 Oscar winning co-stars if pretty good…. a few movies really helped out that total….Short Cuts and Masked and Anonymous (I have never seen, despite the awesome cast).
6. Good stuff as always.
Great UMR Page
Thanks Mike.