Want to know the best Bruce Dern movies? How about the worst Bruce Dern movies? Curious about Bruce Dern box office grosses or which Bruce Dern movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Bruce Dern movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which ones got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Bruce Dern (1936-) has had a wonderful movie career. Some Dern career highlights? He is a two Oscar® nominated actor. He has been in two Alfred Hitchcock movies. He shot John Wayne in the back in The Cowboys (1972). He was one of Tom Hanks’ crazy neighbors in The “Burbs (1986). He has worked with Jack Nicholson five times. His second ever movie starred Bette Davis and Olivia de Havilland….just to name a few. Dern’s IMDb page shows 148 acting credits since 1960. This page will rank 56 Bruce Dern movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings.
Drivel Part: (That is what my wife calls this part of the page). This weekend we have house guests. We have our granddaughter (Natalie) and daughter-in-law (Abby) from Alaska and my son’s mother-in-law (Erin) from New Mexico staying with us as they attend a family wedding in Virginia. Some how I got into a conversation with Erin about our website. Erin said …”Do you have a page on Bruce Dern?”. Well 6 hours ago when she poised that question the answer was no….but now the answer is yes!
Bruce Dern 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
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
2012
Django Unchained (2012)
AA Best Picture Nom
2019
Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019)
AA Best Picture Nom
1978
Coming Home (1978)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1969
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
1977
Black Sunday (1977)
1964
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
1972
The Cowboys (1972)
1974
The Great Gatsby (1974)
1967
The War Wagon (1967)
1968
Hang 'em High (1968)
1966
The Wild Angels (1966)
1976
Family Plot (1976)
2013
Nebraska (2013)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Actor Nom
1969
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
2015
The Hateful Eight (2015)
1960
Wild River (1960)
2003
Monster (2003)
1964
Marnie (1964)
1967
The Trip (1967)
1998
Small Soldiers (1998)
Voice Only
1999
The Haunting (1999)
2019
The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
1967
Will Penny (1967)
1989
The 'Burbs (1989)
1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
1978
The Driver (1978)
2019
The Mustang (2019)
1975
Smile (1975)
2011
From Up On Poppy Hill (2011)
2017
Our Souls At Night (2017)
Netflix
1990
After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
1980
Middle Age Crazy (1980)
2017
Chappaquiddick (2017)
1975
Posse (1975)
1972
Silent Running (1972)
1973
The Laughing Policeman (1973)
1986
On the Edge (1986)
1972
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
2018
White Boy Rick (2018)
1967
Waterhole #3 (1967)
1996
Last Man Standing (1996)
1996
Down Periscope (1996)
2017
Class Rank (2017)
1971
Drive He Said (1971)
2006
The Astronaut Farmer (2006)
1969
Number One (1969)
1992
Diggstown (1992)
1969
Castle Keep (1969)
2014
Cut Bank (2014)
2005
Down in the Valley (2005)
2006
Believe in Me (2006)
1982
That Championship Season (1982)
1968
Psych-Out (1968)
2007
The Cake Eaters (2007)
1988
1969 (1988)
2023
Old Dads (2023)
2000
All the Pretty Horses (2000)
1981
Tattoo (1981)
2009
The Lightkeepers (2009)
Limited Release
1970
Bloody Mama (1970)
2001
Madison (2005)
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
2001
The Glass House (2001)
1987
The Big Town (1987)
2013
Northern Borders (2013)
2019
Remember Men (2019)
2003
Milwaukee, Minnesota (2003)
1970
The Rebel Rousers (1970)
2009
American Cowslip (2009)
2017
The Lears (2017)
Film Festival Circuit Only
1995
Wild Bill (1995)
2018
Nostalgia (2018)
1987
World Gone Wild (1987)
2008
The Golden Boys (2008)
2018
American Dresser (2018)
2011
Twixt (2011)
2019
Inherit The Viper (2019)
2018
Lez Bomb (2018)
2017
Hickok (2017)
2011
Choose (2011)
2003
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
1971
The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971)
Bruce Dern 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 by Bruce Dern movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Bruce Dern movies by adjusted actual box office grosses using current movie ticket cost.
- Sort Bruce Dern movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
- Sort Bruce Dern movies by either yearly domestic box office rank or trivia for that movie
- Sort Bruce Dern 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 Bruce Dern movie received.
- Sort Bruce Dern 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.
- Use the search and sort buttons to make this page very interactive.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Django Unchained (2012) AA Best Picture Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Jamie Foxx |
162.80 | 220.5 | 572.60 | 15 | 88 | 05 / 02 | 99.5 | |
| 2 | Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019) AA Best Picture Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Brad Pitt |
142.50 | 167.7 | 437.80 | 20 | 79 | 10 / 02 | 98.4 | |
| 3 | Coming Home (1978) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Jane Fonda & Jon Voight |
29.60 | 136.2 | 136.20 | 20 | 77 | 08 / 03 | 95.9 | |
| 4 | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) | Jane Fonda & Gig Young |
16.90 | 128.0 | 128.00 | 20 | 81 | 09 / 01 | 94.4 | |
| 7 | Black Sunday (1977) | Robert Shaw | 36.00 | 174.1 | 174.10 | 23 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 5 | Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) | Bette Davis & Olivia de Havilland |
10.70 | 122.9 | 122.90 | 24 | 80 | 07 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 9 | The Cowboys (1972) | John Wayne | 22.70 | 144.1 | 144.10 | 16 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 6 | The Great Gatsby (1974) | Robert Redford & Mia Farrow |
43.00 | 248.1 | 248.10 | 11 | 49 | 02 / 02 | 90.2 | |
| 11 | The War Wagon (1967) | John Wayne & Kirk Douglas |
15.20 | 135.4 | 238.30 | 18 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 89.9 | |
| 10 | Hang 'em High (1968) | Clint Eastwood | 14.80 | 121.5 | 121.50 | 25 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 89.7 | |
| 13 | The Wild Angels (1966) | Peter Fonda & Nancy Sinatra |
17.50 | 171.5 | 171.50 | 17 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 12 | Family Plot (1976) | Directed by Alfred Hitchcock | 23.00 | 116.4 | 116.40 | 30 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 11 | Nebraska (2013) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Nom |
June Squibb & Will Forte |
17.70 | 23.4 | 36.70 | 112 | 89 | 06 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 14 | Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) | James Garner & Walter Brennan |
14.70 | 111.4 | 111.40 | 22 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 85.9 | |
| 15 | The Hateful Eight (2015) | Kurt Russell & Samuel L. Jackson |
54.10 | 69.2 | 199.20 | 51 | 77 | 03 / 01 | 85.1 | |
| 16 | Wild River (1960) | Montgomery Clift | 3.60 | 56.9 | 56.90 | 70 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 17 | Monster (2003) | Charlize Theron | 34.50 | 61.6 | 107.90 | 81 | 79 | 01 / 01 | 83.9 | |
| 18 | Marnie (1964) | Directed by Alfred Hitchcock | 7.90 | 90.1 | 90.10 | 34 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 83.9 | |
| 19 | The Trip (1967) | Peter Fonda & Susan Strasberg |
13.80 | 122.5 | 122.50 | 23 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 21 | Small Soldiers (1998) Voice Only |
Tommy Lee Jones & Denis Leary |
54.70 | 125.7 | 163.80 | 41 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 80.1 | |
| 23 | The Haunting (1999) | Liam Neeson & Bruce Dern |
91.40 | 194.7 | 377.70 | 23 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 21 | The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) | Shia LaBeouf & Dakota Johnson |
20.50 | 24.1 | 24.50 | 99 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 77.2 | |
| 22 | Will Penny (1967) | Charlton Heston | 4.50 | 40.1 | 40.10 | 55 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 76.9 | |
| 25 | The 'Burbs (1989) | Tom Hanks | 36.60 | 99.4 | 133.30 | 34 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 74.0 | |
| 24 | The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) | Jason Robards & George Segal |
4.20 | 37.9 | 37.90 | 58 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 72.9 | |
| 27 | The Driver (1978) | Ryan O'Neal | 5.00 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 84 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 69.8 | |
| 25 | The Mustang (2019) | Matthias Schoenaerts | 5.00 | 5.9 | 5.90 | 138 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 69.7 | |
| 28 | Smile (1975) | Barbara 'Agent 99' Feldon | 3.00 | 15.9 | 15.90 | 84 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 67.5 | |
| 29 | From Up On Poppy Hill (2011) | Jamie Lee Curtis & Beau Bridges |
1.00 | 1.4 | 83.00 | 194 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 65.2 | |
| 30 | Our Souls At Night (2017) Netflix |
Robert Redford & Jane Fonda |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 392 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 64.9 | |
| 31 | After Dark, My Sweet (1990) | Jason Patric & Rachel Ward |
2.70 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 135 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 63.1 | |
| 32 | Middle Age Crazy (1980) | Ann-Margret | 14.00 | 57.9 | 57.90 | 56 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 62.5 | |
| 32 | Chappaquiddick (2017) | Bruce Dern | 17.40 | 20.9 | 21.80 | 108 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 62.1 | |
| 33 | Posse (1975) | Kirk Douglas | 2.60 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 99 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 61.6 | |
| 34 | Silent Running (1972) | Cliff Potts | 4.50 | 28.8 | 28.80 | 67 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 61.2 | |
| 36 | The Laughing Policeman (1973) | Walter Matthau | 5.30 | 32.3 | 32.30 | 61 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 58.3 | |
| 37 | On the Edge (1986) | Pam Grier | 0.40 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 190 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 53.3 | |
| 37 | The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) | Jack Nicholson | 2.90 | 18.3 | 18.30 | 95 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 53.0 | |
| 38 | White Boy Rick (2018) | Matthew McConaughey | 24.00 | 28.4 | 29.80 | 97 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 52.3 | |
| 39 | Waterhole #3 (1967) | James Coburn | 3.10 | 27.8 | 27.80 | 73 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 50.8 | |
| 40 | Last Man Standing (1996) | Bruce Willis & Christopher Walken |
18.10 | 44.2 | 115.30 | 88 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 48.6 | |
| 42 | Down Periscope (1996) | Kelsey Grammer | 25.80 | 62.9 | 62.90 | 61 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 48.1 | |
| 43 | Class Rank (2017) | Directed by Eric Stoltz | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 423 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.3 | |
| 44 | Drive He Said (1971) | Karen Black | 2.60 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 100 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 42.9 | |
| 44 | The Astronaut Farmer (2006) | Billy Bob Thornton & Bruce Willis |
11.00 | 18.0 | 18.30 | 155 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 42.6 | |
| 45 | Number One (1969) | Charlton Heston | 2.90 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 72 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | |
| 48 | Diggstown (1992) | James Woods & Louis Gossett Jr. |
4.80 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 123 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 38.5 | |
| 48 | Castle Keep (1969) | Burt Lancaster | 5.10 | 39.0 | 39.00 | 53 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 38.4 | |
| 47 | Cut Bank (2014) | John Malkovich | 0.30 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 206 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.2 | |
| 48 | Down in the Valley (2005) | Edward Norton | 0.60 | 1.0 | 1.40 | 234 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 37.4 | |
| 49 | Believe in Me (2006) | Jeffrey Donovan & Samantha Manthis |
0.20 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 284 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | |
| 50 | That Championship Season (1982) | Robert Mitchum & Martin Sheen |
2.60 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 112 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 36.3 | |
| 52 | Psych-Out (1968) | Jack Nicholson | 1.50 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 139 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | |
| 54 | The Cake Eaters (2007) | Kristen Stewart | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 335 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.7 | |
| 54 | 1969 (1988) | Robert Downey Jr. | 6.00 | 15.7 | 15.70 | 118 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 30.0 | |
| 55 | Old Dads (2023) | Bobby Cannavale & Bill Burr |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 198 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.8 | |
| 55 | All the Pretty Horses (2000) | Penelope Cruz & Matt Damon |
15.50 | 31.1 | 36.30 | 108 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 29.5 | |
| 58 | Tattoo (1981) | Maud Adams | 0.90 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 143 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 27.2 | |
| 58 | The Lightkeepers (2009) Limited Release |
Richard Dreyfuss | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 287 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.4 | |
| 60 | Bloody Mama (1970) | Robert DeNiro & Shelley Winters |
3.40 | 23.6 | 23.60 | 76 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 24.2 | |
| 61 | Madison (2005) | Jim Caviezel | 0.50 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 221 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.9 | |
| 62 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) | Virginia Mayo | 3.60 | 18.4 | 18.40 | 94 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 22.9 | |
| 63 | The Glass House (2001) | Diane Lane & Stellan Skarsgård |
18.20 | 34.6 | 34.60 | 105 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 22.0 | |
| 64 | The Big Town (1987) | Tommy Lee Jones & Matt Dillon |
1.70 | 4.8 | 4.80 | 146 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 21.7 | |
| 65 | Northern Borders (2013) | Genevieve Bujold | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 415 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.6 | |
| 66 | Remember Men (2019) | Brian Cox | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 332 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.3 | |
| 65 | Milwaukee, Minnesota (2003) | Troy Garity & Randy Quaid |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 298 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.6 | |
| 68 | The Rebel Rousers (1970) | Cameron Mitchell & Bruce Dern |
1.90 | 13.2 | 13.20 | 110 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 15.3 | |
| 67 | American Cowslip (2009) | Peter Falk & Val Kilmer |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 277 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.2 | |
| 68 | The Lears (2017) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Anthony Michael Hall | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 433 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.3 | |
| 69 | Wild Bill (1995) | Jeff Bridges | 2.20 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 174 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 14.2 | |
| 72 | Nostalgia (2018) | Ellen Burstyn | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 248 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.6 | |
| 73 | World Gone Wild (1987) | Michael Paré | 0.30 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 209 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.3 | |
| 74 | The Golden Boys (2008) | David Carradine & Rip Torn |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 383 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.3 | |
| 73 | American Dresser (2018) | Tom Berenger | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 469 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.4 | |
| 74 | Twixt (2011) | Val Kilmer & Directed by Francis Ford Coppolla |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 332 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.2 | |
| 77 | Inherit The Viper (2019) | Bruce Dern | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 222 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.9 | |
| 78 | Lez Bomb (2018) | Cloris Leachman | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 389 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.5 | |
| 78 | Hickok (2017) | Kris Kristofferson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 428 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.1 | |
| 80 | Choose (2011) | Kevin Pollak | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 367 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.9 | |
| 81 | Masked and Anonymous (2003) | Jeff Bridges & Bob Dylan |
0.50 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 207 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.6 | |
| 81 | The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971) | Casey Kasem | 0.80 | 4.9 | 4.90 | 167 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 3.2 |
Stats and Possibly Interesting Things From The Above Bruce Dern Table
- Eight Bruce Dern movies crossed the magical $100 million domestic gross mark. That is a percentage of 14.03% of his movies listed. Django Unchained (2012) is his biggest hit.
- An average Bruce Dern movie grosses $44.60 million in adjusted box office gross.
- Using RottenTomatoes.com’s 60% fresh meter. 29 of Bruce Dern’s movies are rated as good movies…or 50.87% of his movies. Django Unchained (2012) is his highest rated movie while The Haunting (1999) is his lowest rated movie.
- Eight Bruce Dern movie received at least one Oscar® nomination in any category…..or 14.03% of his movies.
- Six Bruce Dern movies won at least one Oscar® in any category…..or 10.52% of his movies.
- A “good movie” Ultimate Movie Ranking Score is 60.00. 20 Bruce Dern movies scored higher than that average….or 35.08% of his movies. Django Unchained (2012)) got the the highest UMR Score while The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971) got the lowest UMR Score.
Possibly Interesting Facts About Bruce Dern
1. Bruce Dern was born in Chicago, Illinois.
2. Bruce Dern’s grandfather was George Dern. George Dern was a former Governor of Utah & President Franklin D. Roosevelt‘s first Secretary of War.
3. Bruce Dern is an alumnus of New Trier Township High School East, Winnetka, Illinois. Other New Trier graduates include Ralph Bellamy, Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson, Hugh B. O’Brien, Virginia Madsen and Ann-Margret.
4. Bruce Dern has been nominated for two acting Oscars®. Dern earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination for 1978’s Coming Home and a Best Actor nomination for 2013’s Nebraska.
5. Bruce Dern has been nominated for three acting Golden Globes®. Dern has earned two Best Supporting Actor nomination for 1974’s The Great Gatsby and 1978’s Coming Home and a Best Actor nomination for 2013’s Nebraska.
6. When Bruce Dern shot John Wayne in the back in 1972’s The Cowboys….Dern received death threats.
7. Bruce Dern has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar®: Coming Home (1978), Django Unchained (2012) and Nebraska (2013). Will The Hateful Eight join this list?
8. Bruce Dern has been married three times. His second marriage was to actress, Diane Ladd. They had two children. Their youngest child is actress, Laura “Jurassic Park” Dern.
9. Bruce Dern Is one of two actors to appear in movies directed by Alfred Hitchcock and Quentin Tarantino. Rod Taylor is the other actor.
10. Check out Bruce Dern‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY, MR. DERN!
I hope Bruce Dern has a wonderful birthday.
During the recent AIP festival on TCM last month I added two Bruce Dern films he made with Roger Corman and Peter Fonda to my seen films: The Wild Angels and The Trip.
My total of Bruce Dern films on your page now stands at: 14.
I am so happy that it is 14 and not 13. LOL!
Must go back to Support Your Local Sheriff and quote my favourite quote: “He lies to me about whether or not my gun is loaded.”
By the way, I notice in your site index that you have not yet done a page on Director Roger Corman. Why don’t you do one on him – he’s 90.
Hey Flora…at first when I kept seeing Dern’s name everywhere…I thought many he had passed away….glad that was not the case. Thanks for the new tally count. Good quote from SYLS. I have looked into doing a page on Corman…..but he has so many movies with hard to find box office….that I always give up and move to another subject…..but you are 100% correct…we need to have a Corman page. Thanks for checking out our Dern page on his birthday.