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Roger Donaldson (1945-) is an Australian-born New Zealand film director, producer and writer. Donaldson has been directing movies and other projects for over 50 years. His IMDb page shows over 28 directing credits since 1971. This page will rank Roger Donaldson 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.
Roger Donaldson Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1987 | No Way Out (1987) |  |
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| 1997 | Dante's Peak (1997) | |
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| 1995 | Species (1995) | |
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| 2000 | Thirteen Days (2000) | |
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| 1988 | Cocktail (1988) |  |
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| 2008 | The Bank Job (2008) | |
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| 2003 | The Recruit (2003) | |
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| 2005 | The World's Fastest Indian (2005) |  |
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| 1984 | The Bounty (1984) | |
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| 1990 | Cadillac Man (1990) | |
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| 1981 | Smash Palace (1981) | |
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| 1977 | Sleeping Dogs (1977) |  |
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| 1994 | The Getaway (1994) | |
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| 1992 | White Sands (1992) | |
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| 2014 | The November Man (2014) |  |
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| 1985 | Marie (1985) |  |
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| 2011 | Seeking Justice (2011) |  |
Roger Donaldson 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 Roger Donaldson movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Roger Donaldson movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Roger Donaldson movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Roger Donaldson 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 Roger Donaldson movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Roger Donaldson movie won.
- Sort Roger Donaldson 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.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | 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 | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | No Way Out (1987) | Gene Hackman & Kevin Costner |
35.50 | 97.9 | 97.90 | 33 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 2 | Dante's Peak (1997) | Pierce Brosnan & Linda Hamilton |
67.10 | 157.7 | 418.30 | 20 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 85.8 | |
| 4 | Species (1995) | Natasha Henstridge & Michael Madsen |
60.10 | 148.9 | 281.00 | 30 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 83.1 | |
| 3 | Thirteen Days (2000) | Kevin Costner & Bruce Greenwood |
34.60 | 69.2 | 133.20 | 71 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 83.1 | |
| 7 | Cocktail (1988) | Tom Cruise & Elisabeth Shue |
78.20 | 205.2 | 449.80 | 9 | 27 | 00 / 00 | 78.0 | |
| 5 | The Bank Job (2008) | Jason Statham | 30.10 | 45.1 | 97.30 | 98 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 6 | The Recruit (2003) | Al Pacino & Colin Farrell |
52.80 | 94.4 | 180.90 | 55 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 76.0 | |
| 8 | The World's Fastest Indian (2005) | Anthony Hopkins & Diane Ladd |
5.10 | 8.6 | 30.80 | 162 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 69.5 | |
| 9 | The Bounty (1984) | Mel Gibson & Anthony Hopkins |
8.60 | 27.6 | 27.60 | 85 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 69.5 | |
| 11 | Cadillac Man (1990) | Robin Williams & Tim Robbins |
27.60 | 70.4 | 70.40 | 43 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 62.8 | |
| 10 | Smash Palace (1981) | Bruno Lawrence | 0.60 | 2.5 | 8.50 | 146 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 62.2 | |
| 12 | Sleeping Dogs (1977) | Sam Neill & Nevan Rowe |
0.10 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 159 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 39.1 | |
| 13 | The Getaway (1994) | Alec Baldwin & Kim Basinger |
16.10 | 42.5 | 42.50 | 90 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 38.6 | |
| 14 | White Sands (1992) | Willem Dafoe & Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio |
9.00 | 23.4 | 23.40 | 99 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 34.8 | |
| 15 | The November Man (2014) | Pierce Brosnan & Olga Kurylenko |
25.00 | 33.0 | 43.00 | 108 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 23.9 | |
| 16 | Marie (1985) | Sissy Spacek & Jeff Daniels |
2.50 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 135 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 19.2 | |
| 17 | Seeking Justice (2011) | Nicolas Cage & January Jones |
0.40 | 0.6 | 16.80 | 208 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.5 |
Roger Donaldson Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Cocktail (1988) | Tom Cruise & Elisabeth Shue |
449.80 | |
| Dante's Peak (1997) | Pierce Brosnan & Linda Hamilton |
418.30 | |
| Species (1995) | Natasha Henstridge & Michael Madsen |
281.00 | |
| The Recruit (2003) | Al Pacino & Colin Farrell |
180.90 | |
| Thirteen Days (2000) | Kevin Costner & Bruce Greenwood |
133.20 | |
| The Bank Job (2008) | Jason Statham | 97.30 | |
| The November Man (2014) | Pierce Brosnan & Olga Kurylenko |
43.00 | |
| The World's Fastest Indian (2005) | Anthony Hopkins & Diane Ladd |
30.80 | |
| Seeking Justice (2011) | Nicolas Cage & January Jones |
16.80 | |
| Smash Palace (1981) | Bruno Lawrence | 8.50 |
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I have seen 13 of Roger’s movies; the highest ranked I have not seen is The World’s Fastest Indian.
Ok….a win for Cogerson…it happens so rarely…I have seen 15 of these movies…only missing Marie and Sleeping Dogs. I am surprised he has made so few movies. The World’s Fastest Indian is on my DVD rack…not really sure why…as that is not a movie I plan on ever watching again. Good comment.
His movies are underrated. No Way Out is a movie I did not think I would like but turned out to be one of my favorites. Smash Palace is another great movie.
Hey Bill. I also enjoyed No Way Out. I saw Smash Palace years ago on HBO…..it is probably time to re-visit that one. Thanks for checking out our Roger Donaldson page.