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Charles Durning (1923-2012) was an Oscar® nominated American actor. Durning was a supporting actor. In appeared in movies in 6 different decades. His IMDb page shows 216 acting credits from 1953 to 2015. This page will rank Charles Durning 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.
Charles Durning Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1973 | The Sting (1973) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1982 | Tootsie (1982) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1975 | Dog Day Afternoon (1975) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1979 | The Muppet Movie (1979) |  |
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| 1990 | Dick Tracy (1990) | |
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| 1982 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 1975 | The Hindenburg (1975) | |
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| 1981 | Sharky's Machine (1981) | |
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| 1979 | Starting Over (1979) |  |
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| 1974 | The Front Page (1974) | |
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| 1979 | North Dallas Forty (1979) | |
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| 2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) | |
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| 1978 | The Fury (1978) | |
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| 1979 | When a Stranger Calls (1979) | |
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| 1977 | Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) | |
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| 1996 | One Fine Day (1996) |  |
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| 1983 | To Be or Not to Be (1983) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 1977 | The Choirboys (1977) | |
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| 1994 | I.Q. (1994) | |
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| 1981 | True Confessions (1981) |  |
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| 2000 | State and Main (2000) | |
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| 1986 | Tough Guys (1986) | |
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| 1975 | Breakheart Pass (1975) | |
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| 1980 | The Final Countdown (1980) | |
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| 1972 | Sisters (1972) | |
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| 1995 | Home for the Holidays (1995) | |
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| 1976 | Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) | |
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| 1993 | The Music of Chance (1993) |  |
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| 1984 | Mass Appeal (1984) | |
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| 1970 | Hi, Mom! (1970) | |
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| 1986 | Where the River Runs Black (1986) | |
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| 1994 | The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) | |
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| 2000 | Lakeboat (2000) | |
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| 1988 | Cop (1988) | |
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| 1978 | The Greek Tycoon (1978) | |
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| 1995 | The Last Supper (1995) | |
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| 1978 | An Enemy of the People (1978) | |
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| 1995 | The Grass Harp (1995) |  |
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| 2002 | Mother Ghost (2002) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1998 | Jerry And Tom (1998) | |
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| 2000 | Very Mean Men (2000) | |
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| 1996 | Spy Hard (1996) | |
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| 1979 | Tilt (1979) |  |
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| 1987 | A Tiger's Tale (1987) | |
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| 1998 | Hi-Life (1998) | |
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| 1985 | The Man with One Red Shoe (1985) | |
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| 1991 | V.I. Warshawski (1991) | |
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| 1987 | Happy New Year (1987) | |
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| 1985 | Stick (1985) |  |
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| 2009 | Shannon's Rainbow (2009) | |
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| 1987 | The Rosary Murders (1987) | |
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| 1980 | Die Laughing (1980) | |
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| 1970 | I Walk The Line (1970) | |
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| 1988 | Far North (1988) | |
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| 1986 | Solarbabies (1986) | |
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| 2006 | Forget About It (2006) | |
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| 1986 | Big Trouble (1986) | |
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| 1983 | Two of a Kind (1983) |  |
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| 2006 | Unbeatable Harold (2006) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1992 | Brenda Starr (1992) | |
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| 2005 | Dirty Deeds (2005) | |
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| 2004 | One Last Ride (2004) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1986 | Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986) | |
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| 2008 | Deal (2008) | |
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| 2015 | Bleeding Hearts (2015) Limited Release |
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| 2011 | The Life Zone (2011) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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Charles Durning 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 Charles Durning movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Charles Durning movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Charles Durning movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Charles Durning 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 Charles Durning movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Charles Durning movie won.
- Sort Charles Durning 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 | The Sting (1973) AA Best Picture Win |
Robert Redford & Paul Newman |
157.60 | 959.9 | 1,698.10 | 2 | 88 | 10 / 03 | 99.9 | |
| 2 | Tootsie (1982) AA Best Picture Nom |
Dustin Hoffman & Bill Murray |
167.20 | 613.1 | 756.10 | 2 | 87 | 10 / 01 | 99.6 | |
| 3 | Dog Day Afternoon (1975) AA Best Picture Nom |
Al Pacino | 68.20 | 358.5 | 358.50 | 4 | 89 | 06 / 01 | 99.5 | |
| 5 | The Muppet Movie (1979) | Orson Welles & Richard Pryor |
65.20 | 280.0 | 280.00 | 13 | 74 | 02 / 00 | 96.5 | |
| 4 | Dick Tracy (1990) | Warren Beatty & Al Pacino |
103.70 | 264.4 | 414.70 | 10 | 62 | 07 / 03 | 95.5 | |
| 6 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Burt Reynolds & Dolly Parton |
69.70 | 255.6 | 255.60 | 9 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 7 | The Hindenburg (1975) | George C. Scott & Anne Bancroft |
45.80 | 240.6 | 240.60 | 11 | 54 | 03 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 8 | Sharky's Machine (1981) | Burt Reynolds & Rachel Ward |
35.60 | 138.1 | 138.10 | 17 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 90.7 | |
| 9 | Starting Over (1979) | Burt Reynolds & Candice Bergen |
35.60 | 153.1 | 153.10 | 24 | 63 | 02 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 9 | The Front Page (1974) | Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau |
23.80 | 137.4 | 137.40 | 26 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 11 | North Dallas Forty (1979) | Nick Nolte & Football Movies |
26.10 | 112.0 | 112.00 | 38 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 10 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) | George Clooney & John Goodman |
45.50 | 91.0 | 143.70 | 54 | 80 | 02 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 13 | The Fury (1978) | Kirk Douglas & Directed by Brian De Palma |
27.10 | 124.6 | 124.60 | 23 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 87.4 | |
| 14 | When a Stranger Calls (1979) | Carol Kane | 26.60 | 114.2 | 114.20 | 36 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
| 15 | Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) | Burt Lancaster & Richard Widmark |
12.20 | 58.8 | 58.80 | 51 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 81.7 | |
| 16 | One Fine Day (1996) | Michelle Pfeiffer & George Clooney |
46.20 | 112.6 | 237.90 | 35 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 77.6 | |
| 17 | To Be or Not to Be (1983) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Mel Brooks & Anne Bancroft |
13.00 | 44.6 | 44.60 | 53 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 71.6 | |
| 20 | The Choirboys (1977) | James Woods | 19.10 | 92.4 | 92.40 | 42 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 71.0 | |
| 18 | I.Q. (1994) | Tim Robbins & Meg Ryan |
26.40 | 69.7 | 69.70 | 53 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | |
| 20 | True Confessions (1981) | Robert Duvall & Robert DeNiro |
12.90 | 49.8 | 49.80 | 62 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 69.0 | |
| 19 | State and Main (2000) | Philip Seymour Hoffman & Alec Baldwin |
6.90 | 13.9 | 18.40 | 135 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 68.3 | |
| 23 | Tough Guys (1986) | Burt Lancaster & Kirk Douglas |
21.50 | 62.4 | 62.40 | 42 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 66.9 | |
| 22 | Breakheart Pass (1975) | Charles Bronson & Ben Johnson |
6.50 | 33.9 | 33.90 | 60 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 65.8 | |
| 26 | The Final Countdown (1980) | Kirk Douglas & Martin Sheen |
15.60 | 64.5 | 64.50 | 52 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 64.7 | |
| 24 | Sisters (1972) | Directed by Brian De Palma | 3.00 | 19.2 | 19.20 | 87 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 64.3 | |
| 25 | Home for the Holidays (1995) | Robert Downey Jr. & Holly Hunter |
17.50 | 43.4 | 43.40 | 87 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 63.7 | |
| 28 | Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) | James Caan & Michael Caine |
13.90 | 70.5 | 70.50 | 48 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 54.1 | |
| 27 | The Music of Chance (1993) | James Spader & Joel Grey |
0.30 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 208 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 49.9 | |
| 29 | Mass Appeal (1984) | Jack Lemmon & Zeljko Ivanek |
1.90 | 6.2 | 6.20 | 140 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 47.3 | |
| 31 | Hi, Mom! (1970) | Robert DeNiro | 1.20 | 8.6 | 8.60 | 139 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 43.8 | |
| 30 | Where the River Runs Black (1986) | Alessandro Rabelo | 0.70 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 177 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 43.3 | |
| 32 | The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) | Tim Robbins & Paul Newman |
2.80 | 7.4 | 39.40 | 163 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 43.0 | |
| 33 | Lakeboat (2000) | Peter Falk & Denis Leary |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 335 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.3 | |
| 34 | Cop (1988) | James Woods | 2.00 | 5.2 | 5.20 | 160 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 41.7 | |
| 37 | The Greek Tycoon (1978) | Anthony Quinn & Jacqueline Bisset |
14.70 | 67.6 | 67.60 | 48 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 41.2 | |
| 35 | The Last Supper (1995) | Cameron Diaz & Ron Eldard |
0.50 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 215 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.8 | |
| 36 | An Enemy of the People (1978) | Steve McQueen & Bibi Andersson |
0.10 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 160 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.4 | |
| 37 | The Grass Harp (1995) | Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau |
0.60 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 203 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 39.7 | |
| 39 | Mother Ghost (2002) Film Festival Circuit Only |
James Franco | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 344 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.6 | |
| 38 | Jerry And Tom (1998) | Ted Danson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 305 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.3 | |
| 41 | Very Mean Men (2000) | Ben Gazzara & Martin Landau |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 292 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 32.9 | |
| 42 | Spy Hard (1996) | Leslie Nielsen & Marcia Gay Harden |
27.00 | 65.8 | 65.80 | 55 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 31.4 | |
| 42 | Tilt (1979) | Brooke Shields | 2.40 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 111 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 26.7 | |
| 45 | A Tiger's Tale (1987) | Ann-Margret | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 270 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 | |
| 44 | Hi-Life (1998) | Campbell Scott & Daryl Hannah |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 297 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.5 | |
| 46 | The Man with One Red Shoe (1985) | Tom Hanks & Carrie Fisher |
8.60 | 26.3 | 26.30 | 92 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 25.0 | |
| 48 | V.I. Warshawski (1991) | Kathleen Turner | 11.10 | 28.5 | 28.50 | 91 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 23.2 | |
| 47 | Happy New Year (1987) | Peter Falk | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 262 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 22.8 | |
| 51 | Stick (1985) | Burt Reynolds & Candice Bergen |
8.50 | 25.8 | 25.80 | 95 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 17.2 | |
| 48 | Shannon's Rainbow (2009) | Louis Gossett Jr. | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 337 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.5 | |
| 50 | The Rosary Murders (1987) | Donald Sutherland | 1.70 | 4.8 | 4.80 | 147 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 16.2 | |
| 51 | Die Laughing (1980) | Elsa Lanchester | 4.10 | 16.9 | 16.90 | 110 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 16.2 | |
| 54 | I Walk The Line (1970) | Gregory Peck & Tuesday Weld |
1.00 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 145 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 15.4 | |
| 53 | Far North (1988) | Directed by Sam Shepard | 0.10 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 248 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.4 | |
| 54 | Solarbabies (1986) | Jason Patric | 1.60 | 4.6 | 4.60 | 157 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 12.4 | |
| 56 | Forget About It (2006) | Burt Reynolds | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 432 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.0 | |
| 55 | Big Trouble (1986) | Alan Arkin & Directed by John Cassavetes |
0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 213 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.0 | |
| 58 | Two of a Kind (1983) | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John |
23.60 | 80.9 | 80.90 | 29 | 22 | 00 / 00 | 9.8 | |
| 57 | Unbeatable Harold (2006) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Henry Winkler | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 428 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.9 | |
| 60 | Brenda Starr (1992) | Brooke Shields | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 216 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.4 | |
| 59 | Dirty Deeds (2005) | Zoe Saldana | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 279 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.8 | |
| 62 | One Last Ride (2004) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Josh Hutcherson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 297 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.8 | |
| 63 | Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986) | Sally Kellerman | 2.10 | 6.2 | 6.20 | 146 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.9 | |
| 64 | Deal (2008) | Burt Reynolds & Bret Harrison |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 302 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 1.1 | |
| 64 | Bleeding Hearts (2015) Limited Release |
Robert Loggia | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 283 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 0.5 | |
| 65 | The Life Zone (2011) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Robert Loggia | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 269 | 23 | 00 / 00 | 0.2 |
Charles Durning 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 |
| The Sting (1973) AA Best Picture Win |
Robert Redford & Paul Newman |
1,698.10 | |
| Tootsie (1982) AA Best Picture Nom |
Dustin Hoffman & Bill Murray |
756.10 | |
| Dick Tracy (1990) | Warren Beatty & Al Pacino |
414.70 | |
| One Fine Day (1996) | Michelle Pfeiffer & George Clooney |
237.90 | |
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) | George Clooney & John Goodman |
143.70 | |
| The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) | Tim Robbins & Paul Newman |
39.40 | |
| State and Main (2000) | Philip Seymour Hoffman & Alec Baldwin |
18.40 | |
| One Last Ride (2004) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Josh Hutcherson | 0.20 |
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Charles Durning, good character actor.
I’ve seen 21 of the 60 films on the chart. Favorites are – Dog Day Afternoon, The Sting, The Final Countdown, The Fury, Sharky’s Machine, Breakheart Pass, Dick Tracy, Tough Guys, The Hindenburg, To Be or Not to Be and Twilight’s Last Gleaming.
The Sting tops the box office and UMR charts but Dog Day Afternoon is no.1 in the critics chart, no argument there.
Good work Bruce. Vote Up!
I have seen 10 Charles Durning movies, 8 of them in the top 10.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is The Sting.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Dog Day Afternoon.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is I Walk the Line.
Favourite Charles Durning Movies:
The Sting
Tootsie
The Muppet Movie
Other Charles Durning Movies I Have Seen:
Dick Tracy
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
The Hindenberg
The Front Page
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Breakheart Pass
I Walk The Line
Great UMR Page