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Elisabeth Shue (1963-) is an Oscar® nominated American actress. Shue is best known for her starring roles in the films The Karate Kid (1984), Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Cocktail (1988), Back to the Future Part II (1989), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Soapdish (1991), and Leaving Las Vegas (1995). Her IMDb page shows over 55 acting credits since 1982. This page will rank Elisabeth Shue 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 is a requested page from Mike.
Elisabeth Shue 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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| 1984 | The Karate Kid (1984) |  |
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| 1989 | Back to the Future Part II (1989) | |
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| 1990 | Back to the Future Part III (1990) | |
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| 1995 | Leaving Las Vegas (1995) AA Best Actress Nom |
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| 1997 | The Saint (1997) | |
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| 1987 | Adventures in Babysitting (1987) | |
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| 1991 | Soapdish (1991) | |
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| 2012 | Hope Springs (2012) | |
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| 1988 | Cocktail (1988) |  |
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| 2000 | Hollow Man (2000) | |
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| 2005 | Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005) | |
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| 2004 | Mysterious Skin (2004) |  |
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| 2002 | Tuck Everlasting (2002) | |
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| 2005 | Hide and Seek (2005) | |
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| 1997 | Deconstructing Harry (1997) | |
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| 2018 | Death Wish (2018) | |
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| 2017 | Battle of the Sexes (2017) | |
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| 1993 | Heart and Souls (1993) | |
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| 2010 | Piranha 3D (2010) | |
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| 2020 | Greyhound (2020) Apple TV Movie |
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| 1995 | The Underneath (1995) | |
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| 2010 | Janie Jones (2010) | |
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| 2008 | Hamlet 2 (2008) |  |
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| 1993 | Twenty Bucks (1993) | |
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| 1983 | Somewhere, Tomorrow (1983) | |
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| 2009 | Don McKay (2009) | |
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| 1998 | Cousin Bette (1998) | |
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| 2007 | Gracie (2007) | |
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| 2002 | Leo (2002) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1996 | The Trigger Effect (1996) | |
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| 1991 | The Marrying Man (1991) | |
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| 1998 | Palmetto (1998) |  |
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| 2010 | Waking Madison (2010) | |
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| 2012 | House at the End of the Street (2012) | |
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| 2012 | Chasing Mavericks (2012) | |
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| 1986 | Link (1986) | |
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| 2014 | Behaving Badly (2014) | |
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| 1999 | Molly (1999) |  |
Elisabeth Shue 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.
- Sort Elisabeth Shue movies by her co-stars
- Sort Elisabeth Shue movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Elisabeth Shue movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Elisabeth Shue 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 Elisabeth Shue movie received.
- Sort Elisabeth Shue 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 | The Karate Kid (1984) | Ralph Macchio & Pat Morita |
90.80 | 291.4 | 291.40 | 5 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 2 | Back to the Future Part II (1989) | Michael J. Fox & Christopher Lloyd |
159.10 | 432.0 | 1,011.80 | 3 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 3 | Back to the Future Part III (1990) | Michael J. Fox & Christopher Lloyd |
108.00 | 275.1 | 674.70 | 9 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.7 | |
| 4 | Leaving Las Vegas (1995) AA Best Actress Nom |
Nicolas Cage | 32.00 | 79.4 | 123.50 | 57 | 86 | 04 / 01 | 89.5 | |
| 5 | The Saint (1997) | Val Kilmer | 61.40 | 144.1 | 397.90 | 26 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 85.9 | |
| 6 | Adventures in Babysitting (1987) | Vincent D'Onofrio & Maia Brewton |
49.60 | 136.7 | 136.70 | 21 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 7 | Soapdish (1991) | Robert Downey Jr. & Sally Field |
36.50 | 93.4 | 93.40 | 35 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 83.2 | |
| 8 | Hope Springs (2012) | Meryl Streep & Tommy Lee Jones |
63.50 | 86.0 | 154.80 | 51 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 82.5 | |
| 9 | Cocktail (1988) | Tom Cruise | 78.20 | 205.2 | 449.80 | 9 | 27 | 00 / 00 | 78.0 | |
| 10 | Hollow Man (2000) | Kevin Bacon & Josh Brolin |
73.20 | 146.4 | 382.40 | 31 | 42 | 01 / 00 | 76.9 | |
| 12 | Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005) | Kurt Russell & Dakota Fanning |
32.80 | 55.2 | 65.30 | 85 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 70.4 | |
| 11 | Mysterious Skin (2004) | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | 0.70 | 1.2 | 3.70 | 213 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 69.4 | |
| 13 | Tuck Everlasting (2002) | Ben Kingsley & William Hurt |
19.20 | 35.6 | 36.00 | 110 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 67.6 | |
| 14 | Hide and Seek (2005) | Robert DeNiro & Dakota Fanning |
51.10 | 86.1 | 206.60 | 54 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 67.2 | |
| 14 | Deconstructing Harry (1997) | Robin Williams & Directed by Woody Allen |
10.70 | 25.1 | 30.70 | 113 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 66.2 | |
| 17 | Death Wish (2018) | Bruce Willis & Vincent D'Onferino |
34.00 | 40.3 | 57.60 | 80 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 65.0 | |
| 15 | Battle of the Sexes (2017) | Emma Stone & Steve Carell |
12.60 | 15.2 | 22.20 | 117 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 64.3 | |
| 18 | Heart and Souls (1993) | Robert Downey Jr. & Charles Grodin |
16.60 | 43.2 | 43.20 | 84 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 57.8 | |
| 19 | Piranha 3D (2010) | Richard Dreyfuss & Ving Rhames |
25.00 | 34.2 | 114.30 | 104 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 20 | Greyhound (2020) Apple TV Movie |
Tom Hanks | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 157 | 70 | 01 / 00 | 52.1 | |
| 20 | The Underneath (1995) | Peter Gallagher | 0.50 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 205 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.2 | |
| 21 | Janie Jones (2010) | Abigail Breslin | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 314 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.4 | |
| 22 | Hamlet 2 (2008) | Steve Coogan | 4.90 | 7.3 | 7.40 | 163 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 39.3 | |
| 24 | Twenty Bucks (1993) | Linda Hunt & Brendan Fraser |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 227 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.9 | |
| 25 | Somewhere, Tomorrow (1983) | Sarah Jessica Parker | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 173 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.7 | |
| 24 | Don McKay (2009) | Thomas Haden Church | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 410 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.4 | |
| 26 | Cousin Bette (1998) | Jessica Lange | 1.30 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 183 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.8 | |
| 27 | Gracie (2007) | Carly Schroeder | 3.00 | 4.6 | 4.80 | 193 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 31.7 | |
| 29 | Leo (2002) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Dennis Hopper & Sam Shepard |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 309 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
| 29 | The Trigger Effect (1996) | Kyle MacLachlan | 3.60 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 165 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 28.4 | |
| 31 | The Marrying Man (1991) | Alec Baldwin & Kim Basinger |
12.50 | 31.9 | 31.90 | 86 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 22.6 | |
| 32 | Palmetto (1998) | Woody Harrelson | 5.90 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 140 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 17.1 | |
| 32 | Waking Madison (2010) | Imogen Poots | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 312 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.0 | |
| 36 | House at the End of the Street (2012) | Jennifer Lawrence | 31.60 | 42.8 | 53.40 | 93 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 14.3 | |
| 34 | Chasing Mavericks (2012) | Gerard Butler | 6.00 | 8.1 | 11.20 | 143 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 14.2 | |
| 34 | Link (1986) | Terence Stamp | 1.70 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 155 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 13.2 | |
| 36 | Behaving Badly (2014) | Nat Wolff | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.60 | 297 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.5 | |
| 38 | Molly (1999) | Aaron Eckhart | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 312 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.5 |
Elisabeth Shue Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
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Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Michael J. Fox &
Christopher Lloyd
1,011.80
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Michael J. Fox &
Christopher Lloyd
674.70
Cocktail (1988)
Tom Cruise
449.80
The Saint (1997)
Val Kilmer
397.90
Hollow Man (2000)
Kevin Bacon &
Josh Brolin
382.40
Hide and Seek (2005)
Robert DeNiro &
Dakota Fanning
206.60
Hope Springs (2012)
Meryl Streep &
Tommy Lee Jones
154.80
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
AA Best Actress Nom
Nicolas Cage
123.50
Piranha 3D (2010)
Richard Dreyfuss &
Ving Rhames
114.30
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005)
Kurt Russell &
Dakota Fanning
65.30
Death Wish (2018)
Bruce Willis &
Vincent D'Onferino
57.60
House at the End of the Street (2012)
Jennifer Lawrence
53.40
Tuck Everlasting (2002)
Ben Kingsley &
William Hurt
36.00
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Robin Williams &
Directed by Woody Allen
30.70
Battle of the Sexes (2017)
Emma Stone &
Steve Carell
22.20
Chasing Mavericks (2012)
Gerard Butler
11.20
Hamlet 2 (2008)
Steve Coogan
7.40
Gracie (2007)
Carly Schroeder
4.80
Mysterious Skin (2004)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
3.70
Behaving Badly (2014)
Nat Wolff
0.60
| 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 |
| Back to the Future Part II (1989) | Michael J. Fox & Christopher Lloyd |
1,011.80 | |
| Back to the Future Part III (1990) | Michael J. Fox & Christopher Lloyd |
674.70 | |
| Cocktail (1988) | Tom Cruise | 449.80 | |
| The Saint (1997) | Val Kilmer | 397.90 | |
| Hollow Man (2000) | Kevin Bacon & Josh Brolin |
382.40 | |
| Hide and Seek (2005) | Robert DeNiro & Dakota Fanning |
206.60 | |
| Hope Springs (2012) | Meryl Streep & Tommy Lee Jones |
154.80 | |
| Leaving Las Vegas (1995) AA Best Actress Nom |
Nicolas Cage | 123.50 | |
| Piranha 3D (2010) | Richard Dreyfuss & Ving Rhames |
114.30 | |
| Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005) | Kurt Russell & Dakota Fanning |
65.30 | |
| Death Wish (2018) | Bruce Willis & Vincent D'Onferino |
57.60 | |
| House at the End of the Street (2012) | Jennifer Lawrence | 53.40 | |
| Tuck Everlasting (2002) | Ben Kingsley & William Hurt |
36.00 | |
| Deconstructing Harry (1997) | Robin Williams & Directed by Woody Allen |
30.70 | |
| Battle of the Sexes (2017) | Emma Stone & Steve Carell |
22.20 | |
| Chasing Mavericks (2012) | Gerard Butler | 11.20 | |
| Hamlet 2 (2008) | Steve Coogan | 7.40 | |
| Gracie (2007) | Carly Schroeder | 4.80 | |
| Mysterious Skin (2004) | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | 3.70 | |
| Behaving Badly (2014) | Nat Wolff | 0.60 |
Best IMDb Trivia On Elisabeth Shue
1. Elisabeth Judson Shue was born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1963. She is the sister of Andrew Shue (of Melrose Place fame).
2. One of Elisabeth Shue’s first acting job was the “Burger King Girl”.
3. Elisabeth Shue graduated from Harvard University in 2000 with a degree in Government. Shue was one semester short of earning her degree when she dropped out to pursue her career 15 years ago. She returned to Harvard in the spring of 2000.
4. Elisabeth Shue replaced Claudia Wells as Jennifer Parker, Michael J. Fox’s girlfriend, in the two sequels to Back to the Future (1985). Claudia’s mother was dying from cancer, requiring the re-casting.
5. The 2007 film Gracie is based upon events that occurred in Elisabeth Shue and her brother Andrew’s lives.
Check out Elisabeth Shue’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
I think I first noticed pretty Elisabeth in The Karate Kid back in my video renting days of the 1980s, watched it a bunch of times, the sequels too. Mild mannered Mr. Miyagi was a lot of fun as the karate teacher.
I’ve seen 11 of the 37 films on the chart, hmm less than I thought.
Favorites are – Back to the Future 2-3, The Karate Kid, Cocktail (a guilty pleasure) and Piranha 3D (a guilty pleasure looking even guiltier in 3D)
I haven’t seen her Oscar-nominated work in Leaving Las Vegas.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve…nice to see you bounce back with a double digit tally…it has been awhile since you reached such heights. Tally count: Cogerson 24, Steve 11 and Bob 7. You know…I have to say I am not surprised you have not seen Leaving Las Vegas. I do not know how you can resist these movies that get so much publicity. I feel obligated to watch them….and many turn into depressing movies that I do not enjoy. You should be suffering with me!….lol. I have seen all of your favorites. Thanks for the visit and the vote up.
Good timing Mr. Cogerson. I just got through watching Elisabeth Shue in The Boys. She makes for an excellent villain. Not sure she has done the villain role too many times.
Hey Taylor…glad this was good timing. I watched a couple episodes of The Boys…but was not impressed enough to continue watching..I might return to that series again. But you are right she does not play the villain too often. Good thoughts.
I have seen Elisabeth Shue in seven films including the Willis version of Death Wish; and Karate Kid was my own favourite among the seven. A study of her filmography suggests that in only two films in her career has she ever received top billing: Piranha 3D and Hollow Man. In recent times she has as often as not been well down the cast list.
In the pipeline for her are:1/COMPLETED: Big screen movie Greyhound a war film starring Tom Hanks who is billed alone above the title with Elisabeth mentioned 4th in the cast list. Tom wrote the screenplay.
2/COMPLETED: TV movie Constance a drama with Lisabeth in the title role but 2nd billed to Madison Bailey. It has been devised as THE PILOT of a hoped-for TV series.
3/PRE-PRODUCTION stage: On the Verge a TV series top-starring Julie Delpy; it is a comedy that gives “A look a life for a group of women in their forties” 12 episodes are initially planned.
Elisabeth has been in 12 previous television productions. The trajectory of her career disappointed me following her Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated performance in Leaving Las Vegas; and indeed Wikipedia lists 10 roles that she auditioned/was considered for but which never came to fruition.However she has a current net worth of $12.5 million and IMDB credits her with 8 acting awards and 13 noms.
Hey Bob. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Elisabeth Shue, her career, net worth and tv roles. 7 is a pretty good number…though I have seen 24 of her movies….but like I said….I have a serious crush on her. I though Bruce’s Death Wish was pretty good…especially the first half…which is the part that features Shue. Karate Kid is a classic..though not thinking many feel that way about the movie based on Shue’s role. Cool information that she is in Greyhound…I liked that trailer. I agree, her career did not really take off after Leaving Las Vegas. Good stuff as always.
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
Thank you so much for doing this.
I fell in love with her at first site in Adventures in Babysitting.
If I were an actor playing Romeo she would have be my Juliet in a remake movie.
This makes my day. I will have a smile on my face all day.
I am heading to the mountains to do some trout fishing. its been awhile for me.
Good luck on your courses, you will do it.
Thx again
Mike
Hey Mike…I am right with you on Shue and Adventures of Babysitting.Glad you enjoyed this page. Even WoC knows about my Shue weakness…lol. Thanks for the good luck wishes….I am now successfully out of that program. Good stuff.
Wow….did I have such a crush on Elisabeth Shue back in the 1980s and 1990s. But who am I kidding….still in 2020. And yes WoC knows this detail. I have seen 25 of he movies…68%. Despite this crush it took a Mike request for me to finally put this page together.
Ah….in 25 hours…my college days as a student will be over …AGAIN…..my big presentation is tonight…8 hours and 41 minutes to go to showtime (but who is counting?)….after my presentation…I have a quick two hour meeting Saturday morning…and then my 4 month crash college course is OVER! I view this like I am in the Tour de France….tonight is the final mountain stage….and tomorrow is the ceremonial final stage that ends the race.
you go dawg. Yea teach, Yea student, congratulations. you and yours are in my thoughts and prayers.
Thank you bob cox….it is nice taking that off my plate….now I only have to worry about my job, my website, my kids and my wife….practically nothing…..lol.
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
Here is what B.O. data I found on Dirk movies.
1958 The Doctor’s Dilemma 29.3
1959 Libel 10.5
1960 The Angel Wore Red 15.5
1960 Song Without End 56.6
1962 H.M.S. Defiant 9.6
1963 I Could Go On Singing 21.9
1965 Darling 88.3
1966 Blithe Spirit 13
1966 Modesty Blaise 57.1
1967 Accident 0.11
1969 Oh! What a Lovely War 18
1969 The Damned 21.7
1969 Justine 39.7
1971 Death in Venice 16.7
1973 Night Flight from Moscow 12.5
1977 Providence 4.7
1977 A Bridge Too Far 231.9
1990 Daddy Nostalgie 9.37
Hope this helps.
Thx
Mike
Hey Mike….I think I have all of those numbers….but only about one more…so many movies made in the 1950s that I have no information on. Thanks for sharing these numbers.