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Dana Carvey (1955-) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, impressionist, screenwriter and producer. Carvey gained fame as a cast member on Saturday Night Live (1986-1993). Carvey’s best known role was Garth Algar in 1992’s Wayne’s World and its sequel 1993’s Wayne’s World 2 .He is also known for movie roles in 1986’s Tough Guys, 1990’s Opportunity Knocks, 1994’s Trapped in Paradise, and 2002’s The Master of Disguise. His IMDb page shows over 45 acting credits since 1980. This page will rank Dana Carvey movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. 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. This page comes from a request from UMR Hall of Famer Mike.
Dana Carvey 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 |
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| 2016 | The Secret Life of Pets (2016) Voice Only |
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| 1992 | Wayne's World (1992) | |
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| 2019 | The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) Voice Only |
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| 2015 | Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) Voice Only |
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| 1993 | Wayne's World 2 (1993) |  |
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| 1984 | This Is Spinal Tap (1984) | |
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| 1981 | Halloween II (1981) |  |
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| 1986 | Tough Guys (1986) |  |
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| 1984 | Racing with the Moon (1984) |  |
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| 1990 | Opportunity Knocks (1990) | |
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| 1988 | Moving (1988) |  |
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| 2000 | Little Nicky (2000) | |
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| 1994 | Clean Slate (1994) | |
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| 1996 | The Shot (1996) |  |
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| 1994 | The Road to Wellville (1994) | |
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| 2011 | Jack and Jill (2011) | |
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| 2002 | The Master of Disguise (2002) |  |
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| 2017 | Sandy Wexler (2017) Netflix |
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| 1994 | Trapped in Paradise (1994) | |
Dana Carvey 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 any way you want.
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- Sort Dana Carvey 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 Dana Carvey movie received.
- Sort Dana Carvey 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
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 Secret Life of Pets (2016)
Voice OnlyKevin Hart &
Albert Brooks372.40
464.1
1,096.00
4
68
00 / 00
94.8
2
Wayne's World (1992)
Mike Myers
121.70
316.1
475.60
8
68
00 / 00
94.7
3
The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
Voice OnlyKevin Hart &
Harrison Ford158.30
186.2
503.80
18
69
00 / 00
93.8
4
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
Voice OnlyAdam Sandler &
Mel Brooks169.70
217.0
605.10
16
56
00 / 00
91.0
5
Wayne's World 2 (1993)
Mike Myers
48.20
125.5
188.00
29
59
00 / 00
83.3
6
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Billy Crystal &
Directed by Rob Reiner4.50
14.4
14.40
115
91
00 / 00
81.2
7
Halloween II (1981)
Jamie Lee Curtis &
Donald Pleasence25.50
99.0
99.00
33
53
00 / 00
72.1
8
Tough Guys (1986)
Burt Lancaster &
Kirk Douglas21.50
62.4
62.40
42
60
00 / 00
66.9
9
Racing with the Moon (1984)
Nicolas Cage &
Sean Penn6.00
19.4
19.40
102
63
00 / 00
49.7
10
Opportunity Knocks (1990)
Robert Loggia
11.40
28.9
28.90
93
60
00 / 00
48.8
11
Moving (1988)
Richard Pryor
10.80
28.4
28.40
86
55
00 / 00
39.2
12
Little Nicky (2000)
Adam Sandler &
Harvey Keitel39.50
78.9
116.60
59
38
00 / 00
36.7
13
Clean Slate (1994)
Valeria Golino
7.40
19.4
19.40
128
54
00 / 00
30.1
14
The Shot (1996)
Dan Bell
0.00
0.1
0.10
319
55
00 / 00
19.6
15
The Road to Wellville (1994)
John Cusack &
Anthony Hopkins6.60
17.3
17.30
135
49
00 / 00
19.1
16
Jack and Jill (2011)
Adam Sandler &
Al Pacino74.20
100.8
203.50
48
19
00 / 00
14.4
18
The Master of Disguise (2002)
Jennifer Esposito
40.40
75.1
75.10
64
23
00 / 00
9.7
17
Sandy Wexler (2017)
NetflixAdam Sandler
0.10
0.1
0.10
315
46
00 / 00
8.7
19
Trapped in Paradise (1994)
Nicolas Cage &
Jon Lovitz6.00
15.9
15.90
138
33
00 / 00
3.2
Dana Carvey 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 Secret Life of Pets (2016) Voice Only |
Kevin Hart & Albert Brooks |
1,096.00 | |
| Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) Voice Only |
Adam Sandler & Mel Brooks |
605.10 | |
| The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) Voice Only |
Kevin Hart & Harrison Ford |
503.80 | |
| Wayne's World (1992) | Mike Myers | 475.60 | |
| Jack and Jill (2011) | Adam Sandler & Al Pacino |
203.50 | |
| Wayne's World 2 (1993) | Mike Myers | 188.00 | |
| Little Nicky (2000) | Adam Sandler & Harvey Keitel |
116.60 |
Dana Carvey has never been on the Oracle of Bacon top 1000 list. These are the actors on the 2020 list he has appeared with.
2 HARVEY KEITEL Little Nicky (2000)
10 ANTHONY HOPKINS The Road to Wellville (1994)
17 MICHAEL MADSEN Racing with the Moon (1984)
29 HARRISON FORD THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 (2019)
38 CHARLTON HESTON Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
41 DONALD PLEASENCE Halloween II (1981)
44 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
48 JOHNNY DEPP Jack and Jill (2011)
58 ELI WALLACH Tough Guys (1986)
71 NICOLAS CAGE Racing with the Moon (1984)
71 NICOLAS CAGE Trapped in Paradise (1994)
104 MICHAEL GAMBON Clean Slate (1994)
129 SEAN PENN Racing with the Moon (1984)
130 STEVE BUSCEMI HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (2015)
131 BURT LANCASTER Tough Guys (1986)
147 RICHARD JENKINS Trapped in Paradise (1994)
151 ANJELICA HUSTON This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
161 ROBERT LOGGIA Opportunity Knocks (1990)
163 CLINT HOWARD Little Nicky (2000)
168 JAMES HONG Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
187 JAMES EARL JONES Clean Slate (1994)
193 KIRK DOUGLAS Tough Guys (1986)
194 CHARLES DURNING Tough Guys (1986)
198 JOHN CUSACK The Road to Wellville (1994)
234 RANDY QUAID Moving (1988)
275 CAROL KANE Racing with the Moon (1984)
308 ED BEGLEY JR. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
350 TARA STRONG THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS (2016)
350 TARA STRONG THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 (2019)
409 KIM BASINGER Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
429 KEVIN POLLAK Clean Slate (1994)
429 KEVIN POLLAK Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
430 AL PACINO JACK AND JILL (2011)
444 MICHAEL MURPHY Clean Slate (1994)
449 MICHAEL MCKEAN Little Nicky (2000)
449 MICHAEL MCKEAN This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
454 VALERIA GOLINO Clean Slate (1994)
482 MICHAEL LERNER The Road to Wellville (1994)
503 BRYAN CRANSTON CLEAN SLATE (1994)
504 ROBERT PATRICK Wayne’s World (1992)
507 ROB LOWE WAYNE’S WORLD (1992)
519 JAMES BROLIN The Master of Disguise (2002)
571 RHYS IFANS LITTLE NICKY (2000)
607 ELIZABETH MCGOVERN RACING WITH THE MOON (1984)
614 ROB SCHNEIDER Little Nicky (2000)
614 ROB SCHNEIDER SANDY WEXLER (2017)
621 COLLEEN CAMP Wayne’s World (1992)
640 DREW BARRYMORE Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
690 CRISPIN GLOVER RACING WITH THE MOON (1984)
696 JAMIE LEE CURTIS Halloween II (1981)
697 JANE SEYMOUR SANDY WEXLER (2017)
715 MATTHEW BRODERICK The Road to Wellville (1994)
767 HARRY SHEARER This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
767 HARRY SHEARER Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
799 COLM MEANEY The Road to Wellville (1994)
800 BRIAN DOYLE-MURRAY Wayne’s World (1992)
866 JON LOVITZ CRANIUM COMMAND (1989)
866 JON LOVITZ LITTLE NICKY (2000)
866 JON LOVITZ TRAPPED IN PARADISE (1994)
884 PATRICIA ARQUETTE LITTLE NICKY (2000)
897 PATRICK MACNEE This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
920 HOWARD HESSEMAN This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
942 BILLY CRYSTAL This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
947 MOLLY SHANNON HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (2015)
966 GEORGE WENDT CRANIUM COMMAND (1989)
985 DONALD MOFFAT Trapped in Paradise (1994)
1000 FRED WILLARD THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984)
Dana has appeared with 11 Oscar winners.
AL PACINO JACK AND JILL (2011)
ANJELICA HUSTON This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
ANTHONY HOPKINS The Road to Wellville (1994)
BURT LANCASTER Tough Guys (1986)
CHARLTON HESTON Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
KIM BASINGER Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
NICOLAS CAGE Racing with the Moon (1984)
NICOLAS CAGE Trapped in Paradise (1994)
PATRICIA ARQUETTE LITTLE NICKY (2000)
REESE WITHERSPOON Little Nicky (2000)
SEAN PENN Racing with the Moon (1984)
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