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Jeff Bridges (1949-) is an Oscar® winning American actor and singer. He is part of the Bridges acting family….as he is the son of the late Lloyd Bridges (High Noon) and the brother of Beau Bridges (The Fabulous Baker Boys) . The three Bridges have a total of 497 IMDb acting credits. Jeff Bridges has been nominated for 7 Oscars® and 4 Golden Globes®….he won an Oscar® and a Golden Globe® for his role in 2010’s Crazy Heart.
His IMDb page shows over 90 acting credits since 1951. This page will rank Jeff Bridges movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television appearances, cameos and his straight to DVD movies were not included in the rankings.
Jeff Bridges 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
1971
The Last Picture Show (1971)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
2010
True Grit (2010)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Actor Nom
2008
Iron Man (2008)
2003
Seabiscuit (2003)
AA Best Picture Nom
1974
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
2010
TRON: Legacy (2010)
1976
King Kong (1976)
1991
The Fisher King (1991)
1985
Jagged Edge (1985)
2016
Hell Or High Water (2016)
AA Best Picture Nom
2009
Crazy Heart (2009)
AA Best Actor Win
1982
Tron (1982)
1984
Starman (1984)
AA Best Actor Nom
2007
Surf's Up (2007)
2017
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
1988
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
1998
The Big Lebowski (1998)
1989
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
2017
Only The Brave (2017)
1984
Against All Odds (1984)
1996
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
1972
Fat City (1972)
2001
K-PAX (2001)
1986
The Morning After (1986)
1973
The Iceman Cometh (1973)
1972
Bad Company (1972)
1999
Arlington Road (1999)
1993
Fearless (1993)
2000
The Contender (2000)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
2015
The Little Prince (2015)
2018
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
1981
Cutter's Way (1981)
1979
Winter Kills (1979)
1982
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
1976
Stay Hungry (1976)
2009
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
1982
The Last Unicorn (1982)
2004
The Door in the Floor (2004)
1996
White Squall (1996)
1993
American Heart (1993)
1975
Rancho Delux (1975)
2014
The Giver (2014)
1994
Blown Away (1994)
1973
The Last American Hero (1973)
1993
The Vanishing (1993)
1999
The Muse (1999)
2006
Stick It (2006)
1980
Heaven's Gate (1980)
2009
A Dog Year (2009)
HBO Movie
1975
Hearts of the West (1975)
1970
Halls of Anger (1970)
1978
Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978)
1980
The American Success Company (1980)
1990
Texasville (1990)
1989
See You in the Morning (1989)
1987
Nadine (1987)
1995
Wild Bill (1995)
1973
Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
2008
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
2001
Scenes of the Crime (2001)
2009
The Open Road (2009)
2013
R.I.P.D. (2013)
2017
The Only Living Boy In New York (2017)
2014
Seventh Son (2014)
2005
Tideland (2005)
2003
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
2005
The Amateurs (2005)
1999
Simpatico (1999)
1986
8 Million Ways to Die (1986)
Jeff Bridges 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 Jeff Bridges movie received.
- Sort Jeff Bridges 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Last Picture Show (1971) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Ben Johnson & Cloris Leachman |
39.70 | 259.6 | 259.60 | 7 | 87 | 08 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | True Grit (2010) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Nom |
Matt Damon & Directed by Coen Brothers |
171.10 | 233.7 | 344.40 | 13 | 85 | 10 / 00 | 99.4 | |
| 4 | Iron Man (2008) | Robert Downey Jr. | 318.40 | 478.1 | 878.60 | 2 | 89 | 02 / 00 | 98.9 | |
| 3 | Seabiscuit (2003) AA Best Picture Nom |
Tobey Maguire & Elizabeth Banks |
120.30 | 215.0 | 265.20 | 17 | 77 | 07 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 6 | Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Clint Eastwood | 27.60 | 159.0 | 159.00 | 20 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 94.1 | |
| 6 | TRON: Legacy (2010) | Olivia Wilde & Garrett Hedlund |
172.10 | 235.1 | 546.60 | 12 | 58 | 01 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 8 | King Kong (1976) | Jessica Lange & Charles Grodin |
108.60 | 549.8 | 549.80 | 3 | 52 | 02 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 9 | The Fisher King (1991) | Robin Williams & Terry Gilliam |
41.90 | 107.3 | 107.30 | 30 | 76 | 05 / 01 | 89.9 | |
| 10 | Jagged Edge (1985) | Glenn Close | 40.50 | 123.0 | 123.00 | 22 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 89.1 | |
| 10 | Hell Or High Water (2016) AA Best Picture Nom |
Chris Pine | 27.00 | 33.7 | 47.20 | 99 | 91 | 04 / 00 | 88.2 | |
| 11 | Crazy Heart (2009) AA Best Actor Win |
Robert Duvall & Colin Farrell |
39.50 | 56.7 | 68.10 | 73 | 86 | 03 / 02 | 87.4 | |
| 12 | Tron (1982) | David Warner & Bruce Boxleitner |
33.00 | 121.0 | 183.30 | 22 | 67 | 02 / 00 | 86.8 | |
| 13 | Starman (1984) AA Best Actor Nom |
Karen Allen | 28.70 | 92.2 | 92.20 | 32 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 86.2 | |
| 14 | Surf's Up (2007) | Shia LaBeouf & Zooey Deschanel |
58.90 | 92.2 | 233.50 | 43 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 16 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) | Julianne Moore & Channing Tatum |
100.20 | 120.5 | 475.30 | 33 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 15 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) | Martin Landau & Directed by Francis Ford Coppola |
19.70 | 51.5 | 51.50 | 49 | 79 | 03 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 16 | The Big Lebowski (1998) | Julianne Moore & Philip Seymour Hoffman |
17.50 | 40.1 | 90.70 | 91 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 16 | The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) | Michelle Pfeiffer & Beau Bridges |
18.40 | 50.0 | 50.00 | 57 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 18 | Only The Brave (2017) | Josh Brolin & Miles Teller |
18.30 | 22.0 | 27.80 | 103 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 79.7 | |
| 21 | Against All Odds (1984) | James Woods & Richard Widmark |
31.60 | 101.3 | 101.30 | 28 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 77.6 | |
| 22 | The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) | Barbra Streisand | 41.10 | 100.2 | 177.80 | 36 | 56 | 02 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 20 | Fat City (1972) | Stacy Keach & Directed by John Huston |
2.60 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 104 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 76.2 | |
| 23 | K-PAX (2001) | Kevin Spacey | 50.30 | 96.0 | 96.00 | 51 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 75.9 | |
| 24 | The Morning After (1986) | Jane Fonda | 25.10 | 73.1 | 73.10 | 39 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 75.4 | |
| 23 | The Iceman Cometh (1973) | Lee Marvin & Robert Ryan |
2.50 | 15.2 | 15.20 | 108 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 74.1 | |
| 26 | Bad Company (1972) | Barry Brown & Jim Davis |
2.30 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 115 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 73.5 | |
| 28 | Arlington Road (1999) | Tim Robbins & Joan Cusack |
24.80 | 52.7 | 52.70 | 77 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 73.3 | |
| 28 | Fearless (1993) | Rosie Perez & Isabella Rossellini |
7.00 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 123 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 73.0 | |
| 29 | The Contender (2000) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Gary Oldman & Joan Allen |
17.90 | 35.7 | 44.70 | 99 | 70 | 02 / 00 | 71.3 | |
| 30 | The Little Prince (2015) | Paul Rudd & Paul Giamatti |
1.30 | 1.7 | 124.80 | 172 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 31 | Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) | Chris Hemsworth | 17.80 | 21.1 | 33.50 | 104 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 68.3 | |
| 32 | Cutter's Way (1981) | John Heard & Lisa Eichhorn |
1.70 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 122 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 63.0 | |
| 33 | Winter Kills (1979) | Anthony Perkins & John Huston |
1.10 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 140 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 62.0 | |
| 35 | Kiss Me Goodbye (1982) | James Caan & Sally Field |
15.80 | 57.9 | 57.90 | 44 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 59.3 | |
| 34 | Stay Hungry (1976) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Sally Field |
2.90 | 14.6 | 14.60 | 107 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 58.9 | |
| 36 | The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) | George Clooney & Ewan McGregor |
32.40 | 46.6 | 99.10 | 84 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 57.3 | |
| 38 | The Last Unicorn (1982) | Mia Farrow & Angela Lansbury |
6.50 | 23.7 | 23.70 | 78 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 54.5 | |
| 36 | The Door in the Floor (2004) | Kim Basinger & Elle Fanning |
3.90 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 172 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 54.2 | |
| 40 | White Squall (1996) | Directed by Ridley Scott | 10.30 | 25.1 | 25.10 | 122 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 52.7 | |
| 38 | American Heart (1993) | Edward Furlong | 0.40 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 205 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.9 | |
| 40 | Rancho Delux (1975) | Sam Waterston | 2.70 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 96 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 51.3 | |
| 42 | The Giver (2014) | Meryl Streep | 45.10 | 59.5 | 88.40 | 76 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 50.9 | |
| 43 | Blown Away (1994) | Tommy Lee Jones | 30.20 | 79.7 | 79.70 | 47 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 47.1 | |
| 42 | The Last American Hero (1973) | Geraldine Fitzgerald & Valerie Perrine |
3.80 | 23.1 | 23.10 | 79 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 42.8 | |
| 44 | The Vanishing (1993) | Keifer Sutherland | 14.50 | 37.9 | 37.90 | 89 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 42.7 | |
| 46 | The Muse (1999) | Sharon Stone | 11.60 | 24.7 | 24.70 | 114 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 40.5 | |
| 49 | Stick It (2006) | Missy Peregrym & Jon Gries |
26.90 | 44.1 | 44.10 | 100 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 38.4 | |
| 47 | Heaven's Gate (1980) | Christopher Walken & John Hurt |
3.50 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 122 | 58 | 01 / 00 | 37.0 | |
| 47 | A Dog Year (2009) HBO Movie |
Karen Allen | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 306 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.5 | |
| 50 | Hearts of the West (1975) | Andy Griffith & Donald Pleasance |
4.80 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 70 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 30.0 | |
| 49 | Halls of Anger (1970) | Calvin Lockhart & Janet MacLachlan |
0.70 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 156 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
| 53 | Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978) | Farrah Fawcett | 3.90 | 17.9 | 17.90 | 90 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 28.5 | |
| 51 | The American Success Company (1980) | John Glover & Ned Beatty |
1.80 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 146 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 53 | Texasville (1990) | Randy Quaid & Cybill Shepherd |
2.30 | 5.8 | 5.80 | 143 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 24.9 | |
| 54 | See You in the Morning (1989) | Drew Barrymore | 4.80 | 13.0 | 13.00 | 109 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 20.2 | |
| 55 | Nadine (1987) | Kim Basinger | 5.70 | 15.6 | 15.60 | 101 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 14.3 | |
| 55 | Wild Bill (1995) | Bruce Dern | 2.20 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 174 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 14.2 | |
| 57 | Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973) | Robert Ryan & Rod Steiger |
1.00 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 149 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 12.3 | |
| 58 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) | Simon Pegg & Kirsten Dunst |
2.80 | 4.2 | 18.10 | 180 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 11.7 | |
| 58 | Scenes of the Crime (2001) | Morris Chestnut | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 310 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.3 | |
| 60 | The Open Road (2009) | Justin Timberlake & Ted Danson |
0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 451 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.7 | |
| 61 | R.I.P.D. (2013) | Ryan Reynolds | 33.60 | 44.6 | 103.90 | 84 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 7.5 | |
| 62 | The Only Living Boy In New York (2017) | Pierce Brosnan & Kate Beckinsale |
0.60 | 0.8 | 2.60 | 192 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.0 | |
| 64 | Seventh Son (2014) | Julianne Moore & Ben Barnes |
17.20 | 22.7 | 150.70 | 122 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 4.8 | |
| 63 | Tideland (2005) | Jennifer Tilly & Directed by Terry Gilliam |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 311 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.6 | |
| 65 | Masked and Anonymous (2003) | John Goodman & Jessica Lange |
0.50 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 207 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.6 | |
| 67 | The Amateurs (2005) | Ted Danson & Joe Pantoliano |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.30 | 316 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.3 | |
| 68 | Simpatico (1999) | Sharon Stone & Nick Nolte |
0.90 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 192 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 3.2 | |
| 68 | 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) | Roseanne Arquette | 1.30 | 3.8 | 3.80 | 163 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 2.3 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Jeff Bridges
1. Jeff Bridges was born Jeffrey Leon Bridges on December 4th 1949 in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and the younger brother of actor Beau Bridges.
2. The three acting Bridges have a total of 477 acting credits on IMDB. Lloyd has 216 credits, Beau has 180 credits and Jeff has 81 credits.
3. After appearing with his father in some television and stage shows, Jeff Bridges starting appearing in movies in 1970. It only took him three movies before he received his first Oscar® nomination for acting. That movie was 1971’s The Last Picture Show.
4. Jeff Bridges has been nominated for 6 Oscars® for acting. Three times for Best Supporting Actor: 1971’s The Last Picture Show, 1974’s Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, and 2000’s The Contender. And three times for Best Actor: 1984’s Starman, 2009’s Crazy Heart and 2010’s True Grit. He won the Oscar® for Best Actor in Crazy Heart.
5. Roles Jeff Bridges turned down or was seriously considered for: Pretty Woman, Taxi Driver, Speed, Fatal Attraction, Total Recall, 12 Monkeys, Jaws, 48 Hours, An Officer and a Gentleman, Escape from New York and 1982’s The Thing.
6. Jeff Bridges has been married one time. In 1977 he married Susan Geston. They have three daughters: Isabelle, Jessica and Hayley.
7. Jeff Bridges is also a singer, cartoonist and photographer. His debut musical album was called Be Here Soon and was released on August 15th 2011. Be Here Soon debuted on Billboard’s 200 in the 25th position. His cartoon artwork can be seen in the movies K-Pax and The Door in the Floor. His photography is mostly taken on film sets and can be seen on his excellent website….http://www.jeffbridges.com/
8. Premiere Magazine ranked his performance as “The Dude” in 1998’s The Big Lebowski as the 90th Greatest Performance of All Time. Not too bad for a film that was quickly dismissed when it was first released. Time however, has been very kind to “The Dude” and The Big Lebowski as it has earned classic status over the last fifteen years.
9. Seven times Jeff Bridges has played a character named “Jack”. His personal favorite movies are 1993’s American Heart and 1993’s Fearless.
10. Check out Jeff Bridges‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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I’m with you on The Big Lebowski. I had to watch it for a class my senior year of college and it was one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. So after that fiasco, I ended up dropping the class because the movie and the professor became insufferable.
My favorite movie he has been in that I’ve seen has to be Iron Man. I thought I had seen more of his films but unfortunately I’m severely behind. Hopefully, I’ll get to work on that.
I didn’t know he turned down all of those movies but I think it’s made his career all the more interesting for it. Great page!
Hey Alecia….IronMan is a classic….and Bridges has a great part in that one. Glad I am not alone in the confusion of The Big Lebowski…..thanks for stopping by
An excellent page for an excellent actor Bruce, good work amigo.
True Grit numero uno on the moviescore eh? Well it almost nabbed Best Picture last year but was beaten off by The King’s Stutter. I liked the new film but prefer the old John Wayne classic I grew up with, nostalgia rules!
Surprised to see the 1976 King Kong rated so highly, the critics were merciless but it did make money, it wasn’t the flop people were saying it was. I bought it on DVD, twice. 🙂
There’s a great King Kong quote I always mention when I see that title come up. The legendary Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis produced Kong and he was so sure it was going to break box office records, he was quoted as saying “When Jaws die no one cry, when my Kong die everyone cry!” 🙂
I’ve seen 23 of the 57 films on the main chart, more than I expected. 9 from the box office top 10, never seen Seabiscuit [cue gasps] and 6 from the critics top 10.
I saw Tron twice at the cinema in 1982 the dawning of the computer age in films, still enjoyable 30 years later and I’ve got a big page lined up for it in the coming weeks. I liked the sequel too, stupendous visuals and sound and music but but the story just wasn’t that great, it just felt flat and I saw it in 3D. 😉
Whoa Bridges was up for a lot of good films he turned down, thanks for the info Bruce.
I agree with Flora in that his dad deserves a page too, but no rush.
Hey Steve…current actor….and I win the tally count….me 39…you 23…and Flora at 13. I would have guessed you were a huge Tron fan. Thanks for the comment and the visit.
Glad to see the first of the Bridge family hubs is up with all mentioned. I would love to see Lloyd get his own hub. He was nominated for High Noon and then had trouble with the House Unamerican Committee.
I am a big fan of Lloyd.
My favourite films of Jeff’s are alphabetically,
The Fabulous Baker boys
The Fisher King
The Last Picture Show
Seabiscuit
Thunderbolt and Lightningfoot
The movie I am most looking forward to seeing: The Men who stared At Goats.
A movie I saw which I hated..really bad except for the fabulous title song…Against all Odds. Apparently it is a remake of a film I have seen (a 5 star film) but I did not see the resemblance. Both had Richard Widmark in them.
A film I am deliberately avoiding: Heaven’s Gate. I am shocked that both this movie and Against all Odds were as high as they were. Audiences must have had high hopes for them before they actually saw the films because both are rated low on imdb.
Films I have seen:
Top Ten Box Office: I have seen 5 of them. These are #1, 5, 6, 9, and 10. I know that you are surprised I saw Iron Man and you are right to be surprised I saw a comic book film. I was with a group of people..fans of Downey, and hey, I have seen a lot of his films.
Top Ten Critics: I have seen only 4 of these: #1, 2, 7 and 10.
Top Ten Movie Score: I have seen 5 of these – #2,3,4,8,9
Overall, I have seen few films I have not yet already mentioned seeing. I have seen 13 of his films. 13 of 57 is 23%, much lower than my percentage for his father.
However, 12 of those 13 movies are in his top 20, despite my hating against all Odds. That is 60% of his top 20, quite high for me considering he is second generation Hollywood.
The other top 20 movie I have not mentioned seeing yet is The Mirror Has Two Faces.
The one movie lower than #20 I have seen? The Last American Hero at #39.
Hey Flora…thanks as always for the awesome comment….my tally count is at 39….so I am 3 times your number….I will let you know when I get Steve’s tally
Very interesting. I would have put “Seabiscuit” and “The Fisher King” ahead of the others. It’s a matter of personal taste, I guess (when you aren’t a pro critic!)
I like Jeff but didn’t like The Dude. Just thought the humour in it was a bit stupid, I guess. – See more at:
Hey Paradise7…thanks for sharing your favorites…I am right there with you about the Dude…I have watched that movie 4 times now…and I still do not see why people love it so much
I have seen Jeff Bridges in many films – he is a good actor. Understand he has been married to the same woman for over 33 years – good record for Hollywood. Thanks for the Web Site.
Hey BERN…yep the same wife all of these years…that does not happen too often these days….especially in Hollywood