Harvey Keitel (1939-) is an Oscar®-nominated American actor. He has been appearing in movies for the last 6 decades. Most of his roles have been supporting ones, but he has also appeared in many leading roles too. His IMDb page shows 154 acting credits since 1968.
In the table below, Ultimate Movie Rankings ranks 68 of his movies in 6 different sortable columns. Television roles, cameos, shorts and straight to DVD movies were not included in the rankings on the table, but have a spot near the bottom of the page.
Harvey Keitel 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
1994
Pulp Fiction (1994)
AA Best Picture Nom
1976
Taxi Driver (1976)
AA Best Picture Nom
1995
Get Shorty (1995)
1993
The Piano (1993)
AA Best Picture Nom
1991
Bugsy (1991)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1974
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
1991
Thelma & Louise (1991)
2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
AA Best Picture Nom
1992
Sister Act (1992)
2002
Red Dragon (2002)
2007
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
2000
U-571 (2000)
2004
National Treasure (2004)
2012
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
1993
Rising Sun (1993)
1997
Cop Land (1997)
2019
The Irishman (2019)
AA Best Picture Nom
2018
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Voice Only
2010
Little Fockers (2010)
1992
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
1976
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
1988
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
1973
Mean Streets (1973)
1978
Blue Collar (1978)
1995
Smoke (1995)
1996
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
1977
The Duellists (1977)
1993
Point of No Return (1993)
1982
The Border (1982)
1995
Clockers (1995)
2015
Youth (2015)
1992
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
1991
Mortal Thoughts (1991)
1999
Three Seasons (1999)
1984
Falling in Love (1984)
1997
FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
1978
Fingers (1978)
1976
Buffalo Bill and The Indians (1976)
1990
The Two Jakes (1990)
2005
Be Cool (2005)
2001
The Grey Zone (2001)
1967
Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967)
2001
Taking Sides (2003)
2013
The Congress (2013)
1998
Finding Graceland (1998)
Film Festival Circuit Only
2003
Crime Spree (2003)
1976
Welcome To L.A. (1976)
1994
Monkey Trouble (1994)
1980
Bad Timing (1980)
1990
Two Evil Eyes (1990)
1998
Shadrach (1998)
1994
Imaginary Crimes (1994)
1987
The Pick-Up Artist (1987)
1980
Death Watch (1980)
Film Festival Circuit Only
2000
Little Nicky (2000)
1997
City of Industry (1997)
2021
Lansky (2021)
1995
Blue in the Face (1995)
1999
Holy Smoke (1999)
1996
Head Above Water (1996)
2017
Madame (2017)
1993
Dangerous Game (1993)
1986
Wise Guys (1986)
2014
Two Men In Town (2014)
Limited Release
1983
Exposed (1983)
2013
A Farewell To Fools (2013)
1979
Eagle's Wing (1979)
2006
Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
2016
The Comedian (2016)
1986
Off Beat (1986)
2015
The Ridiculous 6 (2015)
Netflix
1994
Somebody to Love (1994)
2009
The Ministers (2009)
1980
Saturn 3 (1980)
1986
The Men's Club (1986)
2016
Chosen (2016)
1989
The January Man (1989)
2017
Lies We Tell (2017)
2000
Prince of Central Park (2000)
2004
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
Harvey Keitel Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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| 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 | Pulp Fiction (1994) AA Best Picture Nom |
Bruce Willis & John Travolta |
107.90 | 285.2 | 565.20 | 10 | 94 | 07 / 01 | 99.7 | |
| 2 | Taxi Driver (1976) AA Best Picture Nom |
Robert DeNiro & Jodie Foster |
27.30 | 138.2 | 138.20 | 25 | 94 | 04 / 00 | 98.1 | |
| 3 | Get Shorty (1995) | John Travolta & Gene Hackman |
72.10 | 178.7 | 285.20 | 19 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 4 | The Piano (1993) AA Best Picture Nom |
Holly Hunter & Anna Paquin |
40.20 | 104.6 | 104.70 | 37 | 88 | 08 / 03 | 96.0 | |
| 5 | Bugsy (1991) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Warren Beatty & Ben Kingsley |
49.10 | 125.8 | 125.80 | 24 | 76 | 10 / 02 | 95.0 | |
| 6 | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) | Ellen Burstyn & Jodie Foster |
23.90 | 138.0 | 138.00 | 25 | 84 | 03 / 01 | 94.7 | |
| 7 | Thelma & Louise (1991) | Susan Sarandon & Brad Pitt |
45.40 | 116.1 | 116.10 | 27 | 88 | 06 / 01 | 94.3 | |
| 8 | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) AA Best Picture Nom |
Ralph Fiennes & Directed by Wes Anderson |
59.30 | 78.2 | 230.60 | 57 | 86 | 09 / 04 | 94.0 | |
| 8 | Sister Act (1992) | Whoopi Goldberg | 139.60 | 362.6 | 601.60 | 6 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 93.2 | |
| 11 | Red Dragon (2002) | Edward Norton & Anthony Hopkins |
93.10 | 173.1 | 388.80 | 28 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 92.8 | |
| 10 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) | Nicolas Cage & Helen Mirren |
220.00 | 344.7 | 716.60 | 8 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 14 | U-571 (2000) | Matthew McConaughey & Bill Paxton |
77.10 | 154.2 | 255.30 | 28 | 67 | 02 / 01 | 91.2 | |
| 12 | National Treasure (2004) | Nicolas Cage & Jon Voight |
173.00 | 300.3 | 603.30 | 10 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 89.6 | |
| 15 | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) | Bruce Willis & Bill Murray |
45.50 | 61.6 | 92.40 | 71 | 90 | 01 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 15 | Rising Sun (1993) | Sean Connery & Wesley Snipes |
63.20 | 164.5 | 279.10 | 17 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 86.0 | |
| 17 | Cop Land (1997) | Sylvester Stallone & Robert DeNiro |
44.90 | 105.4 | 149.50 | 46 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 86.0 | |
| 15 | The Irishman (2019) AA Best Picture Nom |
Robert De Niro & Al Pacino |
0.40 | 0.4 | 1.50 | 187 | 90 | 10 / 00 | 85.6 | |
| 16 | Isle of Dogs (2018) Voice Only |
Bill Murray & Directed by Wes Anderson |
32.00 | 37.9 | 75.90 | 83 | 89 | 02 / 00 | 84.8 | |
| 19 | Little Fockers (2010) | Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson |
148.40 | 202.8 | 424.40 | 16 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 80.4 | |
| 19 | Reservoir Dogs (1992) | Tim Roth & Michael Madsen |
2.80 | 7.4 | 58.50 | 139 | 89 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | |
| 21 | Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976) | Bill Cosby | 23.10 | 117.0 | 117.00 | 29 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 78.6 | |
| 20 | The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) | David Bowie & Willem Dafoe |
8.40 | 22.0 | 22.00 | 100 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 78.2 | |
| 21 | Mean Streets (1973) | Robert De Niro & Directed by Martin Scorsese |
1.20 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 146 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 76.6 | |
| 23 | Blue Collar (1978) | Richard Pryor | 6.70 | 30.7 | 30.70 | 74 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 76.4 | |
| 25 | Smoke (1995) | William Hurt | 8.40 | 20.7 | 34.40 | 119 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 27 | From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) | George Clooney | 25.80 | 63.0 | 144.70 | 60 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 74.0 | |
| 26 | The Duellists (1977) | Directed by Ridley Scott | 2.40 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 107 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 30 | Point of No Return (1993) | Gabriel Byrne & Bridget Fonda |
30.00 | 78.2 | 78.20 | 54 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 72.5 | |
| 28 | The Border (1982) | Jack Nicholson & Warren Oates |
6.10 | 22.4 | 22.40 | 81 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 71.1 | |
| 28 | Clockers (1995) | Directed by Spike Lee | 13.10 | 32.4 | 32.40 | 101 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 70.5 | |
| 31 | Youth (2015) | Jane Fonda & Michael Caine |
2.70 | 3.5 | 30.70 | 156 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 63.4 | |
| 32 | Bad Lieutenant (1992) | Brian McElroy | 2.00 | 5.2 | 5.20 | 151 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 60.0 | |
| 34 | Mortal Thoughts (1991) | Bruce Willis & Demi Moore |
18.80 | 48.1 | 79.70 | 65 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 59.1 | |
| 33 | Three Seasons (1999) | Ngoc Hiep Nguyen | 2.00 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 175 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 58.5 | |
| 35 | Falling in Love (1984) | Meryl Streep & Robert DeNiro |
11.10 | 35.7 | 35.70 | 72 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 57.0 | |
| 35 | FairyTale: A True Story (1997) | Peter O'Toole & Florence Hoath |
14.10 | 33.0 | 33.00 | 99 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 56.9 | |
| 37 | Fingers (1978) | Tisa Farrow & Jim Brown |
2.20 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 109 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 36 | Buffalo Bill and The Indians (1976) | Paul Newman & Burt Lancaster |
3.90 | 19.7 | 19.70 | 91 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 39 | The Two Jakes (1990) | Jack Nicholson | 10.00 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 98 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 51.0 | |
| 42 | Be Cool (2005) | John Travolta & Dwayne Johnson |
56.00 | 94.4 | 160.40 | 49 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 48.2 | |
| 40 | The Grey Zone (2001) | David Arquette | 0.50 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 220 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 48.1 | |
| 41 | Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967) | Directed by Martin Scorsese | 0.20 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 174 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 47.0 | |
| 43 | Taking Sides (2003) | Stellan Skarsgård | 0.20 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 263 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.5 | |
| 43 | The Congress (2013) | Robin Wright & Paul Giamatti |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 221 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 43.8 | |
| 44 | Finding Graceland (1998) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Bridget Fonda | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 281 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.3 | |
| 44 | Crime Spree (2003) | Gérard Depardieu | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 280 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.2 | |
| 47 | Welcome To L.A. (1976) | Sissy Spacek | 3.00 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 105 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | |
| 49 | Monkey Trouble (1994) | Thora Birch | 16.50 | 43.5 | 43.50 | 88 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 41.8 | |
| 49 | Bad Timing (1980) | Directed by Nicolas Roeg | 0.50 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 167 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.4 | |
| 48 | Two Evil Eyes (1990) | Adrienne Barbeau & Harvey Keitel |
0.30 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 205 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.7 | |
| 49 | Shadrach (1998) | Andie MacDowell | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 268 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.7 | |
| 50 | Imaginary Crimes (1994) | Vincent D'Onofrio | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 226 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 39.0 | |
| 52 | The Pick-Up Artist (1987) | Robert Downey, Jr. | 13.30 | 36.6 | 36.60 | 74 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 38.3 | |
| 54 | Death Watch (1980) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Max Von Sydow | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 187 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.1 | |
| 56 | Little Nicky (2000) | Adam Sandler | 39.50 | 78.9 | 116.60 | 59 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | |
| 54 | City of Industry (1997) | Timothy Hutton | 1.60 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 182 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | |
| 57 | Lansky (2021) | Sam Worthington | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 265 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.1 | |
| 58 | Blue in the Face (1995) | Michael J. Fox | 1.30 | 3.1 | 3.10 | 183 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.7 | |
| 57 | Holy Smoke (1999) | Kate Winslet | 1.80 | 3.8 | 3.80 | 181 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 28.8 | |
| 58 | Head Above Water (1996) | Cameron Diaz | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 302 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.4 | |
| 61 | Madame (2017) | Toni Collette | 0.10 | 0.1 | 3.10 | 393 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.4 | |
| 62 | Dangerous Game (1993) | Madonna | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 281 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.3 | |
| 61 | Wise Guys (1986) | Danny DeVito | 8.50 | 24.6 | 24.60 | 74 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 22.8 | |
| 62 | Two Men In Town (2014) Limited Release |
Forest Whitaker & Ellen Burstyn |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.30 | 319 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.4 | |
| 63 | Exposed (1983) | Nastassja Kinski | 1.80 | 6.2 | 6.20 | 118 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 16.3 | |
| 65 | A Farewell To Fools (2013) | Gérard Depardieu | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 241 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.1 | |
| 65 | Eagle's Wing (1979) | Martin Sheen | 1.60 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 129 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 12.2 | |
| 68 | Arthur and the Invisibles (2006) | Robert DeNiro & David Bowie |
15.10 | 24.8 | 176.80 | 133 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 11.9 | |
| 67 | The Comedian (2016) | Robert DeNiro & Danny DeVito |
1.70 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 204 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.7 | |
| 69 | Off Beat (1986) | Judge Reinhold | 4.80 | 14.1 | 14.10 | 106 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 10.6 | |
| 69 | The Ridiculous 6 (2015) Netflix |
Adam Sandler & Nick Nolte |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 275 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.0 | |
| 70 | Somebody to Love (1994) | Anthony Quinn & Steve Buscemi |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 228 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 8.0 | |
| 72 | The Ministers (2009) | John Leguizamo | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 404 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.4 | |
| 74 | Saturn 3 (1980) | Kirk Douglas | 11.40 | 47.2 | 47.20 | 67 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 7.3 | |
| 75 | The Men's Club (1986) | Roy Scheider | 2.60 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 135 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 7.1 | |
| 74 | Chosen (2016) | Luke Mably | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 387 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.9 | |
| 75 | The January Man (1989) | Susan Sarandon & Rod Steiger |
4.60 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 111 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 4.9 | |
| 77 | Lies We Tell (2017) | Gabriel Byrne | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 397 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 4.1 | |
| 77 | Prince of Central Park (2000) | Kathleen Turner | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 302 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.2 | |
| 79 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004) | Robert DeNiro | 0.00 | 0.1 | 3.10 | 324 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 1.9 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Harvel Keitel
1. Harvey Keitel was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1939. He grew up in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.
2. Harvey Keitel’s parents were emigrants from Romania and Poland, respectively. His parents owned and ran a luncheonette and his father also worked as a hat maker.
3. Harvey Keitel worked as a court stenographer in New York City for about 10 years while he was a struggling actor.
4. Harvey Keitel has appeared in six films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar®: Taxi Driver (1976), Bugsy (1991), The Piano (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Inglourious Basterds (2009) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).
5. Harvey Keitel has starred in the debuts of three iconic directors: Martin Scorsese’s Who’s That Knocking at My Door (1967), Ridley Scott’s The Duellists (1977) and Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs (1992). He also starred in the movies that would launch their careers: Scorsese’s Mean Streets (1973) and Taratino’s Pulp Fiction (1994). He did miss out on Scott’s star making Alien (1979).
6. Harvey Keitel was originally cast as Captain Willard in Apocalypse Now (1979). He was let go from the film, just two weeks into filming due to creative differences with director Francis Ford Coppola. Martin Sheen replaced him.
7. Harvey Keitel and Robert DeNiro have starred in 7 movies to together…from 1973’s Mean Streets to 2016’s The Comedian.
8. Harvey Keitel has been married once and has three children.
9. Along with actors Al Pacino and Ellen Burstyn, Harvey Keitel is the current co-president of the Actors Studio.
10. Check out Harvey Keitel’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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