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Christopher Guest (1948-) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director. Guest the actor has been appearing in movies for over 50 years. Guest the filmmaker has been writing and directing for the last 40 years. His IMDb page shows over 136 acting, writing & directing credits since 1971. This page will rank Christopher Guest 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.
Christopher Guest 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 |
1992 | A Few Good Men (1992) AA Best Picture Nom |
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1971 | The Hospital (1971) Uncredited |
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1986 | Little Shop of Horrors (1986) | ||
1974 | Death Wish (1974) | ||
2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) | ||
1984 | This Is Spinal Tap (1984) Writer |
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2000 | Best in Show (2000) Director |
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1998 | Small Soldiers (1998) Voice Only |
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2003 | A Mighty Wind (2003) Director |
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1980 | The Long Riders (1980) | ||
1972 | The Hot Rock (1972) | ||
2005 | Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) | ||
1996 | Waiting for Guffman (1996) Director |
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2006 | For Your Consideration (2006) Director |
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2009 | The Invention of Lying (2009) | ||
1978 | Girlfriends (1978) | ||
2018 | Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin (2018) Director |
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1989 | The Big Picture (1989) Director |
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1975 | The Fortune (1975) | ||
1998 | Almost Heroes (1998) Director |
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2016 | Mascots (2016) Netflix Director |
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1980 | B.C. Rock (1980) Limited Release Voice Only |
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1981 | Heartbeeps (1981) | ||
1979 | The Last Word (1979) | ||
1988 | Sticky Fingers (1988) | ||
1975 | Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle (1975) Limited Release Voice Only |
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1987 | Beyond Therapy (1987) |
Christopher Guest 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 Christopher Guest movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Christopher Guest movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Christopher Guest movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Christopher Guest 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 Christopher Guest movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Christopher Guest movie won.
- Sort Christopher Guest 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 | A Few Good Men (1992) AA Best Picture Nom |
Tom Cruise & Jack Nicholson |
141.30 | 367.1 | 631.80 | 5 | 76 | 04 / 00 | 98.3 | |
2 | The Hospital (1971) Uncredited |
George C. Scott | 27.30 | 178.7 | 178.70 | 12 | 76 | 02 / 01 | 95.7 | |
3 | Little Shop of Horrors (1986) | Rick Moranis & Steve Martin |
38.70 | 112.6 | 112.60 | 26 | 83 | 02 / 00 | 91.2 | |
5 | Death Wish (1974) | Charles Bronson & Vincent Gardenia |
26.70 | 153.7 | 153.70 | 23 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
4 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) | Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson |
177.20 | 254.8 | 593.80 | 14 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 88.9 | |
6 | This Is Spinal Tap (1984) Writer |
Billy Crystal & Directed by Rob Reiner |
4.50 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 115 | 91 | 00 / 00 | 81.2 | |
7 | Best in Show (2000) Director |
Fred Willard & Eugene Levy |
18.70 | 37.4 | 41.60 | 98 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
10 | Small Soldiers (1998) Voice Only |
Tommy Lee Jones & Ernest Borgnine |
54.70 | 125.7 | 163.80 | 41 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 80.1 | |
8 | A Mighty Wind (2003) Director |
Michael McKean | 17.80 | 31.8 | 33.40 | 111 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 79.8 | |
9 | The Long Riders (1980) | David Carradine & Dennis Quaid |
13.70 | 56.8 | 56.80 | 57 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 78.9 | |
11 | The Hot Rock (1972) | Robert Redford & George Segal |
10.60 | 67.3 | 67.30 | 37 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 74.8 | |
12 | Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) | Judi Dench & Bob Hoskins |
11.00 | 18.6 | 18.60 | 146 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 70.2 | |
13 | Waiting for Guffman (1996) Director |
Christopher Guest & Fred Willard |
2.90 | 7.1 | 7.10 | 170 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 67.8 | |
14 | For Your Consideration (2006) Director |
John Krasinski | 5.50 | 9.1 | 9.10 | 183 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 55.9 | |
15 | The Invention of Lying (2009) | Philip Seymour Hoffman & Jennifer Garner |
18.50 | 26.5 | 47.00 | 110 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 54.3 | |
16 | Girlfriends (1978) | Eli Wallach | 0.20 | 0.7 | 1.40 | 151 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.8 | |
17 | Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin (2018) Director |
Loudon Wainwright III | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 291 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.3 | |
18 | The Big Picture (1989) Director |
Kevin Bacon & Jennifer Jason Leigh |
0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 199 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.1 | |
20 | The Fortune (1975) | Jack Nicholson & Warren Beatty |
9.10 | 47.8 | 47.80 | 51 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
19 | Almost Heroes (1998) Director |
Chris Farley & Matthew Perry |
6.10 | 14.1 | 14.10 | 138 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 33.8 | |
21 | Mascots (2016) Netflix Director |
Parker Posey | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 278 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.5 | |
22 | B.C. Rock (1980) Limited Release Voice Only |
Bill Murray | 0.20 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 180 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.4 | |
23 | Heartbeeps (1981) | Andy Kaufman & Bernadette Peters |
2.20 | 8.4 | 8.40 | 114 | 47 | 01 / 00 | 12.8 | |
24 | The Last Word (1979) | Richard Harris | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 174 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.6 | |
25 | Sticky Fingers (1988) | Eileen Brennan | 0.20 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 234 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.6 | |
27 | Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle (1975) Limited Release Voice Only |
Roger Carel | 0.20 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 156 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.9 | |
26 | Beyond Therapy (1987) | Jeff Goldblum & Glenda Jackson |
0.80 | 2.2 | 2.20 | 190 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.5 |
Christopher Guest Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
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Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
A Few Good Men (1992)
AA Best Picture Nom
Tom Cruise &
Jack Nicholson
631.80
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Ben Stiller &
Owen Wilson
593.80
Small Soldiers (1998)
Voice Only
Tommy Lee Jones &
Ernest Borgnine
163.80
The Invention of Lying (2009)
Philip Seymour Hoffman &
Jennifer Garner
47.00
Best in Show (2000)
Director
Fred Willard &
Eugene Levy
41.60
A Mighty Wind (2003)
Director
Michael McKean
33.40
Girlfriends (1978)
Eli Wallach
1.40
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 |
A Few Good Men (1992) AA Best Picture Nom |
Tom Cruise & Jack Nicholson |
631.80 | |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) | Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson |
593.80 | |
Small Soldiers (1998) Voice Only |
Tommy Lee Jones & Ernest Borgnine |
163.80 | |
The Invention of Lying (2009) | Philip Seymour Hoffman & Jennifer Garner |
47.00 | |
Best in Show (2000) Director |
Fred Willard & Eugene Levy |
41.60 | |
A Mighty Wind (2003) Director |
Michael McKean | 33.40 | |
Girlfriends (1978) | Eli Wallach | 1.40 |
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I have seen 11 Christopher Guest movies.
The HIGHEST ranked movie I have seen is A Few Good Men.
The highest ranked movie I have NOT seen is Night at the Museum.
The LOWEST ranked movie I have seen is The Fortune.
Favourite Christopher Guest Movies:
A Few Good Men
This is Spinal Tap
Best in Show
A Mighty Wind
Little Shop of Horrors