Bill Murray Movies

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

I have been a fan of Bill Murray (1950-) for many many years now.  I actually saw his first box office hit, Meatballs, in theaters two times. That my friends was over 35 years ago!  Over the years, Murray, along with Christopher Walken, has become one of the best character actors working today.  It seems no matter how big or small a part he plays….he is the best part of any movie that he appears…can you say Zombieland?

His IMDb page shows over 90 acting credits since 1973. This page will rank Bill Murray movies from Best to Worst in five different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.

Bill Murray in 2014's St. Vincents
Bill Murray in 2014’s St. Vincents

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

Bill Murray Movies Can Be Ranked 5 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

  • Sort by Bill Murray’s co-stars of his movies.
  • Sort Bill Murray movies by actual domestic box office grosses (in millions)
  • Sort Bill Murray movies by yearly domestic box office rank
  • Sort Bill Murray movies 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 Bill Murray movie received.
  • Sort Bill Murray 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.

Bill Murray Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses

Bill Murray in 1984's Ghostbusters
Bill Murray in 1984’s Ghostbusters

Possibly Interesting Facts About Bill Murray

1. William James Murray (1950-) was born in Wilmette, Illinois.  He is the 5th of 9 children.

2.  Bill Murray’s path to stardom.  Invited by his brother (Brian Doyle-Murray) to join Second City in Chicago.  Recruited by John Belushi to join the National Lampoon Radio Show Hour in New York City. Hired by Lorne Michaels for Saturday Night Live 1977-1980.  His first starring movie role, 1979’s Meatballs, was a hit and he has never looked back.

3. Bill Murray was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar® for his role in 2003’s Lost In Translation.  He has picked up 5 Golden Globe® nominations for his movie roles.  1984’s Ghostbusters, 1999’s Rushmore, 2003 Lost In Translation (he won), 2012’s Hyde Park on Hudson and 2014’s St. Vincent.

4. Bill Murray has been married two times.  His first marriage was to Mickey Kelley (1981-1994)…they have two children.  His second marriage was to Jennifer Butler (1997-2008)…they have 4 children.

5. Bill Murray has appeared in four of American Film Institute’s 100 Funniest Movies: 1980’s Caddyshack, 1982’s Tootsie, 1984’s Ghostbusters, and 1993’s Groundhog Day.

6. Bill Murray and the late Harold Ramis worked together in many great comedies from 1979-1993.  Those movies were 1979’s Meatballs, 1980’s Caddyshack, 1981’s Stripes, 1984’s Ghostbusters, 1989’s Ghostbusters 2 and 1993’s Groundhog Day.

7. Christopher Nolan has a Michael Caine good luck charm….Wes Anderson has a Bill Murray good luck charm.  Murray has appeared in ever Wes Anderson movie since 1999’s Rushmore.

8. Roles Bill Murray turned down or was seriously considered for:  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Johnny Depp role), Bottle Rocket (James Caan role), Rain Man (Tom Cruise role), Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks role), Splash (Tom Hanks role), Star Wars (Harrison Ford role), Philadelphia (Denzel Washington role) and Toy Story (Buzz Lightyear).

9.  Bill Murray does not have an entourage.  He travels alone….he does not have an agent, a business manager or a publicist.  When somebody wants Bill Murray for a role….it appears actually finding Murray is harder than getting him to accept the role.  This has always seemed like a great idea for a movie or for a reality series.

10.  Quick facts:  Murray is an avid Chicago Cubs fan. Murray owns a few minor league baseball teams.  Murray loves to play golf.  Murray was the first guest on all three of David Letterman’s television shows.  Murray accidentally broke Robert DeNiro’s nose while filming Mad Dog and Glory.  Bitten by a groundhog two times while filming Groundhog Day.

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19 thoughts on “Bill Murray Movies”

  2. Nice page. I find it very interesting that he has 6 kids I know somebody else that has 6 kids. My favorite Bill Murray movie is Ghostbusters. Another fascinating movie page. Keep up the good work.

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    1. Hey BERN…I am sure Ghostbusters is many people’s favorite Bill Murray movie. That and Groundhog Day. Yep I have that in common with Bill Murray….we each have 6 kids. Thanks for checking out my latest.

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  3. I love Bill Murray. He is the best part of Tootsie. My favorite Bill movie is Groundhog Day. I watch that one at least once a year. Quick Change is another favorite. Fun page.

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    1. Hey TRT132……I agree with you about Tootsie. I love Groundhog Day too. Quick Change is a very funny movie…I never understood why it was pretty much ignored by the public. After Hours and Quick Change are two movies that show a different side of New York City….thanks for stopping by.

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  4. Hazem has a point if Bill Murray was only a guest star or just a cameo in Tootsie, should that movie represent him and be his top movie on the moviescore chart? Ghostbusters should have been no.1 there IMO. Maybe you should relegate guest spots to a separate box on the page. Bruce I’m surprised you haven’t done a Bill Murray page before, wasn’t he one of your favorites? I’ve seen 26 of the 45 films you have listed, Ghostbusters1 is easily my favorite Bill Murray film (and role) with Groundhog Day at no.2. I’ve only seen Tootsie once when it first came out. I still haven’t seen St. Vincent. Murray as Han Solo? eek So glad it was Ford. Good work amigo.

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    1. Hey Steve….Murray has a supporting role in Tootsie but it is one of the larger roles in the movie…..and one of the funniest. It has been awhile but I think his part is bigger than Teri Garr’s part and she got an Oscar nomination for the part. Box office mojo….gives him credit for Tootsie. They did not give him credit for Space Jam or Ed Wood….I also included those movies. I did not include Dumb and Dumber To and Zombieland.

      Let’s see I have seen 39 of his movies. Maybe 40 I just can not remember if actually watched all of Garfield….I think I did…just not 100% sure. Your favorite, Ghostbusters, did well in all four categories…..1st in box office, 3rd in critics and audiences, 5th in Oscar love….and 2nd in Cogerson Movie Score….and just .06 points away from 1st. So you can not see Murray as Han Solo? Just think if Murray had Ford’s career….Murray as Indy, Murray as John Booker in Witness, Murray as Jack Ryan, Murray as the President in Air Force One.

      As always thanks for visiting and commenting….sorry you are still considered SPAM…..just know I think you are so much more than SPAM.

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  5. Love Bill Murray but I did not even know he was in Tootsie. So I can not see why that is number 1 when some of my favourites are down the list.

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    1. Hey Hazem. Yep Murray plays Hoffman’s roommate….he has lots of great lines in the movie. Tootsie was a smash hit….picked up 10 Oscar nominations…including a Best Picture nomination….and was loved by critics and audiences…thus it scored the highest on those three trifecta of categories. Which Murray movies were too far down the list? Thanks for the comment and the visit.

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