Want to know the best Debra Messing movies? How about the worst Debra Messing movies? Curious about Debra Messing box office grosses or which Debra Messing movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Debra Messing movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well, you have come to the right place…. because we have all of that information and much more.
Debra Messing (1968-) is an American actress. Messing, found great success for her role in the television show Will and Grace. Her IMDb page shows over 44 acting credits since 1993. This page will rank Debra Messing 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.
Debra Messing 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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| 2006 | Open Season (2006) |  |
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| 2004 | Along Came Polly (2004) | |
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| 1995 | A Walk in the Clouds (1995) | |
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| 2018 | Searching (2018) |  |
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| 2022 | Bros (2022) | |
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| 2002 | The Mothman Prophecies (2002) |  |
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| 2004 | Garfield (2004) | |
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| 2007 | Purple Violets (2007) |  |
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| 2014 | Like Sunday Like Rain (2014) Limited Release |
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| 2020 | The Dark Divide (2020) Limited Release |
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| 2008 | Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) | |
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| 2002 | Hollywood Ending (2002) |  |
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| 2025 | The Alto Knights (2025) | |
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| 2022 | 13: The Musical (2022) Netflix |
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| 2005 | The Wedding Date (2005) | |
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| 1998 | Celebrity (1998) | |
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| 2007 | Lucky You (2007) | |
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| 2016 | Albion: The Enchanted Stallion (2016) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2008 | The Women (2008) | |
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| 1997 | McHale's Navy (1997) | |
Debra Messing 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 Debra Messing movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Debra Messing movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Debra Messing movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Debra Messing 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 Debra Messing movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Debra Messing movie won.
- Sort Debra Messing 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 | Open Season (2006) | Ashton Kutcher & Martin Lawrence |
85.10 | 152.0 | 352.30 | 24 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 2 | Along Came Polly (2004) | Ben Stiller & Jennifer Aniston |
88.10 | 166.7 | 325.40 | 27 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 3 | A Walk in the Clouds (1995) | Keanu Reeves & Aitana Sánchez-Gijón |
50.00 | 135.1 | 135.10 | 37 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 4 | Searching (2018) | John Cho | 26.00 | 33.4 | 90.40 | 93 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 78.4 | |
| 5 | Bros (2022) | Billy Eichner & Guy Branum |
11.60 | 13.0 | 16.50 | 66 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 6 | The Mothman Prophecies (2002) | Richard Gere & Laura Linney |
35.70 | 72.4 | 111.70 | 75 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 7 | Garfield (2004) | Bill Murray | 75.40 | 142.6 | 379.90 | 36 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 59.9 | |
| 8 | Purple Violets (2007) | Edward Burns | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 415 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.9 | |
| 9 | Like Sunday Like Rain (2014) Limited Release |
Leighton Meester | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 446 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 43.9 | |
| 10 | The Dark Divide (2020) Limited Release |
David Cross | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 109 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.3 | |
| 11 | Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) | John Leguizamo & Freddy Rodríguez |
7.50 | 12.3 | 12.40 | 156 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | |
| 13 | Hollywood Ending (2002) | Woody Allen | 4.90 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 161 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 25.5 | |
| 12 | The Alto Knights (2025) | Robert De Niro & Barry Levinson |
3.20 | 3.2 | 5.10 | 23 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 22.1 | NP |
| 15 | 13: The Musical (2022) Netflix |
Josh Peck | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 333 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.2 | |
| 14 | The Wedding Date (2005) | Dermot Mulroney & Debra Messing |
31.70 | 58.2 | 86.60 | 90 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 18.2 | |
| 16 | Celebrity (1998) | Kenneth Branagh & Judy Davis |
5.10 | 12.7 | 15.50 | 146 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 17.8 | |
| 17 | Lucky You (2007) | Robert Duvall & Robert Downey Jr. |
5.80 | 9.8 | 14.30 | 165 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 14.0 | |
| 18 | Albion: The Enchanted Stallion (2016) Film Festival Circuit Only |
John Cleese | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 433 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.2 | |
| 19 | The Women (2008) | Annette Bening & Meg Ryan |
26.90 | 44.0 | 81.80 | 101 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 7.4 | |
| 20 | McHale's Navy (1997) | Ernest Borgnine & Tom Arnold |
4.50 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 145 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 4.8 |
Debra Messing 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 |
| Garfield (2004) | Bill Murray | 379.90 | |
| Open Season (2006) | Ashton Kutcher & Martin Lawrence |
352.30 | |
| Along Came Polly (2004) | Ben Stiller & Jennifer Aniston |
325.40 | |
| The Mothman Prophecies (2002) | Richard Gere & Laura Linney |
111.70 | |
| Searching (2018) | John Cho | 90.40 | |
| The Wedding Date (2005) | Dermot Mulroney & Debra Messing |
86.60 | |
| The Women (2008) | Annette Bening & Meg Ryan |
81.80 | |
| Bros (2022) | Billy Eichner & Guy Branum |
16.50 | |
| Celebrity (1998) | Kenneth Branagh & Judy Davis |
15.50 | |
| Lucky You (2007) | Robert Duvall & Robert Downey Jr. |
14.30 | |
| Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) | John Leguizamo & Freddy Rodríguez |
12.40 | |
| The Alto Knights (2025) | Robert De Niro & Barry Levinson |
5.10 | NP |
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