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Robert Towne (1934-) is an Oscar®-winning American writer, producer and director. Towne is best remembered for his screenplay for 1974’s Chinatown. His IMDb page shows over 36 writing credits since 1960. This page will rank Robert Towne 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 direct to DVD movies were not included in the rankings.
Robert Towne 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 |
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Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
1967 | Bonnie and Clyde (1967) AA Best Picture Nom Writer |
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1974 | Chinatown (1974) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Writing Win |
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1978 | Heaven Can Wait (1978) AA Best Picture Nom Writer |
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1993 | The Firm (1993) Writer |
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1975 | Shampoo (1975) AA Best Writing Nom |
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1996 | Mission: Impossible (1996) Writer |
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2000 | Mission: Impossible II (2000) Writer |
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1973 | The Last Detail (1973) AA Best Writing Nom |
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1990 | Days of Thunder (1990) Writer |
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1984 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) AA Best Writing Nom |
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1972 | The New Centurions (1972) Writer |
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1971 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) Writer |
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1977 | Orca (1977) Writer |
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1988 | Tequila Sunrise (1988) Director |
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1976 | The Missouri Breaks (1976) Writer |
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1988 | Frantic (1988) Writer |
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1974 | The Parallax View (1974) Writer |
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1974 | The Yakuza (1974) Writer |
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1998 | Without Limits (1998) Director |
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1964 | The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) Writer |
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1982 | Personal Best (1982) Director |
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1971 | Drive He Said (1971) Writer |
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1968 | Villa Rides (1968) Writer |
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1971 | Cisco Pike (1971) Writer |
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1994 | Love Affair (1994) Writer |
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2006 | Ask the Dust (2006) Director |
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1983 | Deal of the Century (1983) Writer |
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1987 | Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) Writer |
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1986 | 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) Writer |
Robert Towne 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 Robert Towne movies by the stars of his movies.
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- Sort Robert Towne movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Robert Towne 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 Robert Towne movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Robert Towne movie won.
- Sort Robert Towne 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 | Bonnie and Clyde (1967) AA Best Picture Nom Writer |
Warren Beatty & Faye Dunaway |
57.00 | 507.8 | 507.80 | 3 | 87 | 10 / 02 | 99.6 | |
2 | Chinatown (1974) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Writing Win |
Jack Nicholson & Faye Dunaway |
29.20 | 168.3 | 168.30 | 17 | 94 | 11 / 01 | 99.5 | |
3 | Heaven Can Wait (1978) AA Best Picture Nom Writer |
Warren Beatty & James Mason |
81.60 | 376.1 | 376.10 | 5 | 71 | 09 / 01 | 98.3 | |
4 | The Firm (1993) Writer |
Tom Cruise & Holly Hunter |
158.30 | 412.3 | 703.70 | 4 | 69 | 02 / 00 | 95.4 | |
5 | Shampoo (1975) AA Best Writing Nom |
Warren Beatty & Goldie Hawn |
49.40 | 259.8 | 259.80 | 8 | 61 | 04 / 01 | 94.0 | |
6 | Mission: Impossible (1996) Writer |
Tom Cruise & Jon Voight |
181.00 | 441.4 | 1,116.30 | 3 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
7 | Mission: Impossible II (2000) Writer |
Tom Cruise & Anthony Hopkins |
215.40 | 430.8 | 1,092.80 | 3 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 92.5 | |
8 | The Last Detail (1973) AA Best Writing Nom |
Jack Nicholson & Randy Quaid |
14.40 | 87.6 | 87.60 | 25 | 89 | 03 / 00 | 91.1 | |
9 | Days of Thunder (1990) Writer |
Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman |
82.70 | 210.7 | 402.50 | 13 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 90.7 | |
11 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) AA Best Writing Nom |
Glenn Close & Andie MacDowell |
45.90 | 147.1 | 147.10 | 17 | 64 | 03 / 00 | 88.9 | |
10 | The New Centurions (1972) Writer |
George C. Scott & Jane Alexander |
21.60 | 136.7 | 136.70 | 17 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 88.8 | |
12 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) Writer |
Warren Beatty & Julie Christie |
12.40 | 81.2 | 81.20 | 25 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 87.0 | |
15 | Orca (1977) Writer |
Richard Harris & Charlotte Rampling |
24.90 | 120.6 | 120.60 | 34 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 80.3 | |
14 | Tequila Sunrise (1988) Director |
Mel Gibson & Michelle Pfeiffer |
41.30 | 108.3 | 277.70 | 26 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 80.3 | |
13 | The Missouri Breaks (1976) Writer |
Marlon Brando & Jack Nicholson |
15.40 | 77.9 | 77.90 | 43 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 80.0 | |
16 | Frantic (1988) Writer |
Harrison Ford & Betty Buckley |
17.60 | 46.3 | 46.30 | 57 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 76.2 | |
17 | The Parallax View (1974) Writer |
Warren Beatty & Paula Prentiss |
4.80 | 28.0 | 28.00 | 64 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
18 | The Yakuza (1974) Writer |
Robert Mitchum & Brian Keith |
10.90 | 62.9 | 91.30 | 44 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
19 | Without Limits (1998) Director |
Billy Crudup & Donald Sutherland |
0.80 | 1.8 | 1.80 | 201 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 58.9 | |
20 | The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) Writer |
Vincent Price & Elizabeth Shepherd |
1.80 | 21.1 | 21.10 | 116 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 58.9 | |
21 | Personal Best (1982) Director |
Mariel Hemingway & Scott Glenn |
5.70 | 20.8 | 20.80 | 88 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 58.7 | |
22 | Drive He Said (1971) Writer |
Bruce Dern & Directed by Jack Nicholson |
2.60 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 100 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 42.9 | |
24 | Villa Rides (1968) Writer |
Yul Brynner & Robert Mitchum |
3.40 | 28.2 | 28.20 | 86 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 41.1 | |
23 | Cisco Pike (1971) Writer |
Kris Kristofferson & Karen Black |
2.60 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 101 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 39.6 | |
26 | Love Affair (1994) Writer |
Warren Beatty & Annette Bening |
18.30 | 48.3 | 48.30 | 78 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 26.0 | |
25 | Ask the Dust (2006) Director |
Colin Farrell & Salma Hayek |
0.70 | 1.2 | 4.00 | 240 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.1 | |
27 | Deal of the Century (1983) Writer |
Chevy Chase & Sigourney Weaver |
10.40 | 35.5 | 35.50 | 63 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 9.6 | |
28 | Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) Writer |
Ryan O'Neal | 0.90 | 2.4 | 2.40 | 184 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 4.6 | |
29 | 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) Writer |
Jeff Bridges & Rosanna Arquette |
1.30 | 3.8 | 3.80 | 163 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 2.3 |
Robert Towne 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 |
Mission: Impossible (1996) Writer |
Tom Cruise & Jon Voight |
1,116.30 | |
Mission: Impossible II (2000) Writer |
Tom Cruise & Anthony Hopkins |
1,092.80 | |
The Firm (1993) Writer |
Tom Cruise & Holly Hunter |
703.70 | |
Days of Thunder (1990) Writer |
Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman |
402.50 | |
Tequila Sunrise (1988) Director |
Mel Gibson & Michelle Pfeiffer |
277.70 | |
The Yakuza (1974) Writer |
Robert Mitchum & Brian Keith |
91.30 | |
Ask the Dust (2006) Director |
Colin Farrell & Salma Hayek |
4.00 |
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I have seen 7 Robert Towne movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Bonnie and Clyde.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is The Firm.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The Yakuza.
Favourite Robert Towne Movies:
Bonnie and Clyde
Chinatown
Heaven Can Wait
Other Robert Towne Movies I Have Seen:
Shampoo
Days of Thunder
McCabe and Mrs. Miller
The Yakuza