Annette Bening Movies

annette 11111Want to know the best Annette Bening movies?  How about the worst Annette Bening movies?  Curious about Annette Bening box office grosses or which Annette Bening movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Annette Bening movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place…. because we have all of that information.

Annette Bening (1958-) is 5-time Oscar® nominated American actress.  Amazingly her movie career is almost 30 years old…as she made her movie debut in 1988’s The Great Outdoors.  Annette Bening’s IMDb page shows over 53 acting credits since 1986. This page will rank Annette Bening movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows and movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings.  To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences and get some award recognition.
 
Drivel part of the page:  This page was requested by Wife of Cogerson (that’s the name she likes to be called) a very long time ago.  One of Wife of Cogerson’s all-time favorite movies is 1995’s The American President.  Wife of Cogerson is the technical brains behind our web page.  Over the years she has made writing and publishing these pages very easy.  Without her knowledge and help there is no way I would still be doing this little hobby of mine. Thank you Wife of Cogerson….you are awesome and I am lucky as hell that you let me be your husband…..sorry it took so long to do this Bening page.
Michael Douglas & Annette Bening in 1995's The American President
Michael Douglas & Annette Bening in 1995’s The American President

Annette Bening Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

Annette Bening 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 Annette Bening movies by co-stars of her movies
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  • Sort Annette Bening movies by domestic yearly box office rank
  • Sort Annette Bening movies by how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Annette Bening movie received.
  • Sort Annette Bening movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score.  UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
  • Blue link in Co-star column takes you to that star’s UMR movie page

Annette Bening Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses

Annette Bening in 1999's American Beauty
Annette Bening in 1999’s American Beauty

Possibly Interesting Facts About Annette Bening

 

1. Annette Carol Bening was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1958. 2. Annette Bening studied at San Diego Mesa College, and completed her drama degree at San Francisco State University. Studied at San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater and joined its acting company. 3.  In 1987 Annette Bening was nominated for a Tony® for her performance in Coastal Disturbances.  In 1988 she made her film debut as Dan Aykroyd’s wife in The Great Outdoors. 4.  Annette Bening has been nominated for 5 Oscars®.  She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 1990’s The Grifters and for Best Actress in 1999’s American Beauty, 2004’s Being Julia and 2010’s The Kids Are Alright.  Her last nomination was for 2023’s Nyad. 5.  Annette Bening has been nominated for 6 movie acting Golden Globes®…winning twice:  2004’s Being Julia and 2010’s The Kids Are Alright. 6.  Annette Bening has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar®: 1991’s Bugsy, 1999’s American Beauty and 2010’s The Kids Are All Right. American Beauty won. 7.  Annette Bening’s movie idols are Helen Mirren, Frances McDormand, Liv Ullmann, and Ingrid Bergman. 8.  Annette Bening has been married two times.  She has been married to Warren Beatty since 1992.  They have four children together.  Shirley MacLaine is her sister-in-law. 9.  Annette Bening’s cumulative totals:  Adjusted domestic box office:  $1.11 billion.  Her movies received 32 Oscar® nominations…..winning 7 Oscars®. 10.  Roles Annette Bening was strongly considered for or ones she turned down:  Michelle Pfeiffer role in Batman Returns, Jamie Lee Curtis role in Freak Friday, Demi Moore role in Disclosure, and Michelle Pfeiffer role in Dangerous Liasons. Check out Annette Bening‘s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time. Academy Award® and Oscar® are the registered trademarks of the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences.  Golden Globe® is a registered trademark.

 

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22 thoughts on “Annette Bening Movies”

  1. So, Annette Bening was almost the big screen’s second Catwoman, Lee Meriwether got there first in the 1966 Batman. She’s not as pretty as Michelle Pfeiffer but she could have been an effective feline foil for Bruce Wayne.

    I have to confess to not seeing The American President (cue gasps) I guess it just didn’t seem interesting enough for me to check out 20 years ago. I would probably enjoy it more now than I would have then. But I did like Kevin Kline in Dave, do I get any points for that? 🙂

    I’ve seen 10 of the 27 films listed, favorites include American Beauty, Bugsy, Mars Attacks and The Grifters. You can bin the rest [Stop it Steve!]

    The Siege was a disappointment, The Great Outdoors I barely remember, Richard III had its moments, Open Range was a decent western, Guilty By Suspicion was merely ok and Regarding Henry was a gigantic bore.

    Another fascinating movie page Bruce. Voted Up!

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    1. Hey Steve.
      1. As always thanks for taking the time to check out our latest page.
      2. She was pretty sexy in The Grifters…..she might have been able to make Catwoman even sexier than Pfeiffer….and Anne Hathaway.
      3. What! You have not seen The American President! Shame shame shame. It is actually pretty entertaining….one of Rob Reiner’s best movies.
      4. If you liked Dave…..then you will like The American President. Just checked with Wife of Cogerson…she says you are now on “double secret probation”…know the movie?
      5. Tally count…me/USA 23….you/England 10…..and Flora/Canada….my eyes are watering up as I hear our National Anthem….proud day.
      6. I like all the ones you like with the exception of Mars Attacks….I found that one disappointing. I think Regarding Henry is when Harrison Ford’s career finally hit a pot hole in the road.
      Thanks for the votes up and the comment.

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      1. Haha tell Wife of Cogerson I have added The American President to my ever-growing ‘Should Watch’ movies list. The quote was from Animal House, a film I’ve watched many times.
        23 Annette Bening films? Bruce are you lead member of her fan club? 🙂 I agree she was sexy in The Grifters. Btw does she take her kit off in American President? [Wife of Cogerson shakes her head]. It’s an innocent question. 🙂

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        1. Hey Steve…. No nudity in American President, sorry….. You are of course right, that is animal house. Your willingness to watch the movie moves you back to single secret probation. Sure, Bruce will be the president of the club, but he doesn’t think he’d watch a movie simply because she is in it. She does tend to have great co-stars.

          As told by Cogerson and typed by WifeOfCogerson as we drive to Williamsburg for a day at the University library to research more movies. ‘Cause movies.

          ….and you’re still on double-secret probation on my list. American President is full of hysterical one-liners. WoC

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          1. WELL-

            Steve has still not seen THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES……..I lave seen it about 200 times.

          2. Hey Flora….one day….one day….one day Steve will see the light. Wow I did not realize that you had seen Best Years Of Our Lives so many times.

          3. Bruce:

            The Best years of Our lives is number 2 of my Dana Andrews films, just behind laura.

          4. Hey Flora….both are classic movies….I actually picked up a biography on Dana Andrews yesterday….that means his page is starting to gain some traction.

  2. I love The American President too, Wife of Cogerson! I saw it on the big screen when it came out. There are a lot of my favourites in this movie.
    It’s my favourite of Benning’s films. Glad to see another actress, Bruce.

    Glad to see Wife of Cogerson getting another request too.

    I have seen 8 of her films so far – not a whole lot, I know.

    The highest ranked film I have seen is Number 1: American Beauty which I also love.

    There is actually only one film I have seen of hers that I don’t like and that has more to do with when I saw it than anything else. If you want to know what it is or why I’m email you.

    I have seen all her films with husband Beatty.
    Flora

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    1. Hey Flora.
      1. You and Debbie are in the same boat….she watches The American President at least twice a year…..so people have comfort food….she has a comfort movie.
      2. I figure I have to make my tech support happy….I did not really realize she had requested a Bening page….she had mentioned Bening a few times…..I just did not realize that it was a request….I mean…come on…we have a request page……lol.
      3. 8 is pretty good…especially with your post 1976 movie role….I am at 23….only 4 that I have not seen….actually pretty surprised I have seen so many of her movies.
      4. I have seen Postcards From The Edge…..but have to admit…I do not remember her part at all….though I know it is a small part at best
      5. Send an e-mail about the one you did not like.
      6. I was not much of a fan of American Beauty……..but it might be time to revisit that one…I saw it once many years ago…..many I will appreciate it more now.
      As always thanks for sharing your movie knowledge.

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  3. Seems she slowed down after marrying Beatty. Four Academy Award nominations is pretty impressive. Thinking she has a last hurrah left. Another wining page.

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    1. Hey Stein. I think it was the combo of her getting older…and getting married and having children that slowed down her acting career. But she seems to be back now…I think she has 3 or 4 projects in different stages of production currently…so you might be right….a last Oscar hurrah might be coming. Thanks for the visit and the comment.

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    1. No thank you Wife of Cogerson….you have made running this website so very very easy. Thank you thank you thank you thank you.

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  5. Been a fan of hers ever since she blew me away in the Grifters. In her role in the Grifters was so different than the rest of her movies. Wonderful actress. Nice job as always.

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    1. Hey Helakoski. Interesting….you are right about her role in The Grifters. Her parts did go from the wild sexy girl willing to do anything for money to respectable woman of the world pretty quickly. But she has Oscar nominations for both types of roles. Thanks for the nice words.

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