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Christopher Lloyd (1938-) is a American actor. Lloyd made his acting debut in 1975’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest , and he gained widespread recognition for his role on the television series Taxi (1978–1983), for which he won two Emmy Awards®. Other Lloyd highlights: playing Commander Kruge in 1984’s Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Emmett “Doc” Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, and Judge Doom in 1988’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). His IMDb page shows over 230 acting credits since 1975. This page will rank Christopher Lloyd movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings. This page was requested by UMR Hall of Famer bob cox.
Christopher Lloyd 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
1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
AA Best Picture Win
1985
Back to the Future (1985)
1988
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
1989
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
1984
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
1990
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
1991
The Addams Family (1991)
1983
Mr. Mom (1983)
1997
Anastasia (1997)
1993
Addams Family Values (1993)
1999
Man on the Moon (1999)
2021
Nobody (2021)
1981
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
1994
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
1988
Eight Men Out (1988)
1983
To Be or Not to Be (1983)
2008
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
Voice Only
1989
The Dream Team (1989)
1979
The Onion Field (1979)
1978
Goin' South (1978)
1993
Dennis the Menace (1993)
1990
DuckTales The Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
2017
Going In Style (2017)
1984
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984)
1985
Clue (1985)
2010
Piranha 3D (2010)
1994
The Pagemaster (1994)
Voice Only
1977
Three Warriors (1977)
1994
Camp Nowhere (1994)
2014
A Million Ways To Die in The West (2014)
1980
The Black Marble (1980)
1979
The Lady In Red (1979)
2011
Adventures of Serial Buddies (2011)
1993
Twenty Bucks (1993)
1981
The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
2002
Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002)
2002
Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002)
2016
I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016)
2010
Snowmen (2010)
2021
Queen Bees (2021)
1979
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
1977
Another Man, Another Chance (1977)
1988
Track 29 (1988)
1990
Why Me? (1990)
2014
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014)
2015
The Boat Builder (2015)
2012
Delhi Safari (2012)
1997
The Real Blonde (1997)
1997
Dinner At Fred's (1997)
2014
The One I Wrote for You (2014)
2021
The Tender Bar (2021)
Amazon
1999
My Favorite Martian (1999)
2012
Jungle Safari (2012)
2013
Sid the Science Kid: The Movie (2013)
1994
Radioland Murders (1994)
2009
Call of the Wild (2009)
2018
Boundaries (2018)
1995
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
1996
Cadillac Ranch (1996)
1986
Miracles (1986)
2007
Flakes (2007)
1991
Suburban Commando (1991)
2001
Kids World (2001)
2011
Love, Wedding, Marriage (2011)
2016
Cold Moon (2016)
2012
Dorothy and the Witches of Oz (2012)
1980
Schizoid (1980)
2011
InSight (2011)
2012
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure (2012)
1987
Walk Like A Man (1987)
2015
Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson (2015)
2009
Jack and the Beanstalk (2009)
2012
Excuse Me For Living (2012)
2021
Senior Moment (2021)
2012
Dead Before Dawn 3D (2012)
2008
Fly Me to the Moon 3D (2008)
1984
Joy of Sex (1984)
2011
Snowflake, the White Gorilla (2011)
1999
Baby Geniuses (1999)
2013
Jungle Master (2013)
Voice Only
2001
Happy Birthday (2001)
1982
Movie Madness (1982)
2012
Piranha 3DD (2012)
2017
The Sound (2017)
2012
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (2012)
2012
The Illusionauts (2012)
2011
Foodfight! (2011)
Christopher Lloyd 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.
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Christopher Lloyd movie received.
- Sort Christopher Lloyd movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR 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 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) AA Best Picture Win |
Jack Nicholson & Danny DeVito |
109.00 | 573.1 | 858.60 | 3 | 90 | 09 / 05 | 100.0 | |
2 | Back to the Future (1985) | Michael J. Fox | 209.60 | 636.5 | 1,154.20 | 1 | 91 | 04 / 01 | 99.2 | |
3 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) | Kathleen Turner | 156.50 | 410.4 | 865.00 | 2 | 85 | 06 / 03 | 99.1 | |
4 | Back to the Future Part II (1989) | Michael J. Fox | 159.10 | 432.0 | 1,011.80 | 3 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 95.5 | |
5 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) | William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy |
76.50 | 245.3 | 279.40 | 9 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.4 | |
6 | Back to the Future Part III (1990) | Michael J. Fox | 108.00 | 275.1 | 674.70 | 9 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.7 | |
7 | The Addams Family (1991) | Anjelica Huston & Raul Julia |
113.50 | 290.6 | 490.40 | 7 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 94.4 | |
8 | Mr. Mom (1983) | Michael Keaton & Teri Garr |
64.80 | 221.7 | 221.70 | 10 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 94.0 | |
9 | Anastasia (1997) | John Cusack & Meg Ryan |
58.40 | 137.2 | 328.30 | 30 | 74 | 02 / 00 | 91.1 | |
10 | Addams Family Values (1993) | Anjelica Huston & Raul Julia |
48.90 | 127.4 | 127.40 | 28 | 67 | 01 / 00 | 87.2 | |
11 | Man on the Moon (1999) | Jim Carrey & Paul Giamatti |
34.60 | 73.7 | 101.10 | 58 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 78.1 | |
11 | Nobody (2021) | Bob Odenkirk | 27.30 | 28.9 | 58.70 | 40 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 75.8 | |
13 | The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) | Jack Nicholson & Jessica Lange |
15.60 | 60.4 | 60.40 | 55 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 74.8 | |
16 | Angels in the Outfield (1994) | Danny Glover & Matthew McConaughey |
50.20 | 132.7 | 132.70 | 26 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 73.9 | |
14 | Eight Men Out (1988) | John Cusack & Charlie Sheen |
5.70 | 14.9 | 14.90 | 120 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 72.0 | |
15 | To Be or Not to Be (1983) | Charles Durning & Anne Bancroft & <a href='https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/mel-brooks-movie |
13.00 | 44.6 | 44.60 | 53 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 71.6 | |
18 | The Tale of Despereaux (2008) Voice Only |
Dustin Hoffman & Matthew Broderick |
50.90 | 76.4 | 130.50 | 57 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | |
18 | The Dream Team (1989) | Michael Keaton | 28.90 | 78.4 | 78.40 | 40 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 70.6 | |
19 | The Onion Field (1979) | Ted Danson & James Woods |
9.90 | 42.5 | 42.50 | 65 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 69.9 | |
20 | Goin' South (1978) | Jack Nicholson & Mary Steenburgen |
7.40 | 34.3 | 34.30 | 68 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
22 | Dennis the Menace (1993) | Walter Matthau & Joan Plowright |
51.30 | 133.5 | 133.50 | 24 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 66.9 | |
20 | DuckTales The Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) | Alan Young | 18.10 | 46.2 | 46.20 | 65 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 65.1 | |
24 | Going In Style (2017) | Michael Caine & Morgan Freeman |
45.00 | 54.1 | 102.10 | 60 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 62.9 | |
22 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984) | John Lithgow | 9.10 | 29.2 | 29.20 | 81 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 61.3 | |
24 | Clue (1985) | Eileen Brennan & Tim Curry |
14.60 | 44.5 | 44.50 | 59 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 59.0 | |
26 | Piranha 3D (2010) | Richard Dreyfuss & Ving Rhames |
25.00 | 34.2 | 114.30 | 104 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
28 | The Pagemaster (1994) Voice Only |
Whoopi Goldberg & Macaulay Culkin |
13.70 | 36.1 | 36.10 | 96 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 53.2 | |
26 | Three Warriors (1977) | Charles White-Eagle | 0.90 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 137 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
28 | Camp Nowhere (1994) | Jonathan Jackson | 10.50 | 27.7 | 27.70 | 109 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 45.7 | |
32 | A Million Ways To Die in The West (2014) | Charlize Theron & Liam Neeson |
43.10 | 56.9 | 115.00 | 79 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 44.5 | |
30 | The Black Marble (1980) | Robert Foxworth & James Woods |
2.50 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 129 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 42.9 | |
32 | The Lady In Red (1979) | Robert Conrad & Louise Fletcher |
0.90 | 3.9 | 3.90 | 144 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 42.6 | |
32 | Adventures of Serial Buddies (2011) | Henry Winkler | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 273 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.8 | |
33 | Twenty Bucks (1993) | Steve Buscemi | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 227 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.9 | |
36 | The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) | Klinton Spilsbury & Michael Horse |
12.60 | 48.9 | 48.90 | 63 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 37.4 | |
35 | Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) | Spencer Klein & Francesca Marie Smith |
13.70 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 131 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 37.3 | |
37 | Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002) | Kurt Russell & Gary Oldman |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 316 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.6 | |
38 | I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016) | Max Records | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 289 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.4 | |
39 | Snowmen (2010) | Ray Liotta | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 264 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.0 | |
39 | Queen Bees (2021) | Ellen Burstyn & James Caan |
1.30 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 102 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.9 | |
40 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) | William Katt & Tom Berenger |
5.10 | 22.1 | 22.10 | 81 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 34.8 | |
42 | Another Man, Another Chance (1977) | James Caan | 1.40 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 129 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 32.2 | |
43 | Track 29 (1988) | Gary Oldman | 0.40 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 216 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.6 | |
42 | Why Me? (1990) | Christopher Lambert & Kim Greist |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 219 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.1 | |
46 | Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) | Bruce Willis & Josh Brolin |
13.80 | 18.2 | 52.00 | 132 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
46 | The Boat Builder (2015) | Tekola Cornetet | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 321 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.6 | |
45 | Delhi Safari (2012) | Jason Alexander | 0.10 | 0.1 | 2.80 | 304 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.2 | |
48 | The Real Blonde (1997) | Kathleen Turner & Daryl Hannah |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 253 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.1 | |
47 | Dinner At Fred's (1997) | Gil Bellows | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 279 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.4 | |
48 | The One I Wrote for You (2014) | Kevin Pollack | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 246 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.2 | |
51 | The Tender Bar (2021) Amazon |
Ben Affleck & Directed by George Clooney |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 206 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.6 | |
53 | My Favorite Martian (1999) | Daryl Hannah | 36.90 | 78.5 | 78.50 | 55 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 20.2 | |
52 | Jungle Safari (2012) | Cary Elwes | 0.10 | 0.1 | 4.80 | 326 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.1 | |
52 | Sid the Science Kid: The Movie (2013) | Drew Massey | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 320 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.4 | |
55 | Radioland Murders (1994) | Brian Benben & Mary Stuart Masterson |
1.30 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 185 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 15.9 | |
56 | Call of the Wild (2009) | Timothy Bottoms | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.40 | 441 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.6 | |
57 | Boundaries (2018) | Christopher Plummer | 0.70 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 213 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.6 | |
58 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) | Christopher Walken | 0.50 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 207 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.2 | |
58 | Cadillac Ranch (1996) | Jim Metzler | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 272 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.8 | |
59 | Miracles (1986) | Teri Garr | 0.20 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 205 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.7 | |
60 | Flakes (2007) | Aaron Stanford & Zooey Deschanel |
0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 475 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.4 | |
64 | Suburban Commando (1991) | Shelley Duvall | 6.90 | 17.8 | 17.80 | 113 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 10.1 | |
64 | Kids World (2001) | Blake Foster | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 348 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.4 | |
63 | Love, Wedding, Marriage (2011) | Mandy Moore | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.80 | 293 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.4 | |
65 | Cold Moon (2016) | Frank Whaley | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 317 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.3 | |
66 | Dorothy and the Witches of Oz (2012) | Billy Boyd | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 310 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.4 | |
65 | Schizoid (1980) | Klaus Kinski | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 190 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.4 | |
67 | InSight (2011) | Sean Patrick Flanery | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 301 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.3 | |
68 | The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure (2012) | Derek Brandon | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 346 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.2 | |
69 | Walk Like A Man (1987) | Howie Mandel | 0.50 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 202 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.7 | |
70 | Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson (2015) | Tia Carrere | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 281 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.7 | |
71 | Jack and the Beanstalk (2009) | Chloë Grace Moretz | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 334 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.8 | |
73 | Excuse Me For Living (2012) | Robert Vaughn | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 309 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.4 | |
72 | Senior Moment (2021) | William Shatner | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 292 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.3 | |
73 | Dead Before Dawn 3D (2012) | Kevin Bostick | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.80 | 306 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.1 | |
74 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D (2008) | Trevor Gagnon & Philip Bolden |
13.80 | 20.7 | 62.60 | 132 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 4.9 | |
75 | Joy of Sex (1984) | Cameron Dye | 4.50 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 116 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 4.1 | |
76 | Snowflake, the White Gorilla (2011) | David Spade | 0.10 | 0.1 | 3.60 | 283 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 3.4 | |
80 | Baby Geniuses (1999) | Kathleen Turner | 27.30 | 58.1 | 58.10 | 73 | 20 | 00 / 00 | 3.3 | |
79 | Jungle Master (2013) Voice Only |
David Spade | 0.00 | 0.1 | 1.80 | 356 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.0 | |
79 | Happy Birthday (2001) | John Goodman | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 318 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.7 | |
82 | Movie Madness (1982) | Candy Clark | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 164 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 1.3 | |
83 | Piranha 3DD (2012) | Danielle Panabaker & Ving Rhames |
0.40 | 0.5 | 8.90 | 225 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 1.2 | |
82 | The Sound (2017) | Rose McGowan | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 329 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 1.0 | |
85 | The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (2012) | Jaime Pressly & Cloris Leachman |
1.10 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 195 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 0.7 | |
86 | The Illusionauts (2012) | Moisés Suárez | 0.10 | 0.1 | 1.20 | 307 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 0.5 | |
86 | Foodfight! (2011) | Charlie Sheen | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 280 | 21 | 00 / 00 | 0.1 |
Best IMDb trivia on Christopher Lloyd
- Christopher Allen Lloyd was born on October 22, 1938, in Stamford, Connecticut. His maternal grandfather, Lewis Henry Lapham (1858-1934), was one of the founders of the Texaco Oil Company.
2. As a young actor, Christopher Lloyd performed at the Yale Repertory Theater with Meryl Streep.
3. To prepare for the role of Taber in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), Christopher Lloyd lived in a mental institution for several weeks and studied the patients. He modeled his character after one of the patients and stayed in character through all filming even when not on screen.
4. Christopher Lloyd was the visual inspiration for Gru, the main character of Despicable Me (2010) and sequels.
5. A devoted bicyclist, Christopher Lloyd once rode through Italy, pedaling from Milan to Venice, over the Dolomites, along the Amalfi coast and to Naples.
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Christopher Lloyd was the # 20 most connected actor of the 2010’s (believe it or not).
I saw 20 including top 13. 10 and favorite back to the future. 10 not favorite one flew over the cuckoos nest. 9s: who framed roger rabbit, adventures of buckaroo bonzai. hidden gems: eight men out, goin south, the adventures of buckaroo bonzai, Anastasia. thanks Cogerson.
Hey bob cox…glad you found your requested page. Interesting that you rated The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai so high…..that movie was the topic of discussion at work the other day. I have seen that one….but never understood why so many people enjoyed the movie. I guess I need to watch it again. Good stuff as always.
Marty McFly: “Hey, Doc, we better back up. We don’t have enough road to get up to 88.”
Dr. Emmett Brown: “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.”
Christopher Lloyd’s Doc Brown has to be one of cinema’s best known mad scientists, though he wasn’t really mad, just eccentric.
I’ve seen 23 of the 81 films on the chart, less than I thought. Favorites include- the Back to the Future trilogy, Roger Rabbit, Piranha 3D, Addams Family 1-2, Sin City 2, Star Trek III, Buckaroo Banzai, The Dream Team and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
I haven’t seen Eight Men Out or Goin’ South.
Looking at the adjusted grosses Cuckoo’s Nest was nearly as successful as Back to the Future, Michael Douglas was a producer, he must have made his first million from that movie.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve….classic quote from Back To The Future. I agree Doc Brown is one of cinema’s best known mad scientist. Tally count…39 for me…23 for you. I have seen all of your favorites. Back To The Future 1, Roger Rabbit, both Addams Family movies, Star Trek 3 (this is Lloyd’s favorite of his movies) and One Flew Over Cuckoo’s Nest would be amongst my favorites as well. I really enjoyed Eight Men Out and Goin’ South. I would say you would enjoy Goin’ South more…as Eight Men Out is a baseball movie about a scandal that happened over 100 years ago. Cuckoo’s Nest helped Douglas break the bank and pick an Oscar for his efforts. That is one of the highest rated movies in our entire databse. Good stuff as always.
Cogerson, douglas auto corrects to jack.
Got it.