Jeff Bridges Movies

Jeff Bridges in 1998's The Big Lebowski...it seems that the "Dude's" cult status grows every year
Jeff Bridges in 1998’s The Big Lebowski…it seems that the “Dude’s” cult status grows every year

Want to know the best Jeff Bridges movies?  How about the worst Jeff Bridges movies?  Curious about Jeff Bridges’s box office grosses or which Jeff Bridges movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Jeff Bridges 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.

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.

Robert Downey Jr. and Jeff Bridges in 2008's Iron Man
Robert Downey Jr. and Jeff Bridges in 2008’s Iron Man

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.

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.
Jeff Bridges in his latest movie....2014's The Giver
Jeff Bridges in his latest movie….2014’s The Giver

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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Jeff, Lloyd and Beau Bridges...a combined 497 acting credits.
Jeff, Lloyd and Beau Bridges…a combined 497 acting credits.

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51 thoughts on “Jeff Bridges Movies”

  1. The Bridges boys are true box star attractions. That picture of the three of them together is fabulous. For a fact I love Jeff Bridges in nearly everything he’s been in. Not so much The Baker Boys. He played a great evil guy in Ironman, an incredible singer in Crazy Heart, an alien in Starman and so many other amazing roles. Loved this breakdown of their film

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  2. Very interesting. I love the Big Labowski and Blown Away. Its amazing how long he has been acting. great work.

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  3. Pretty interesting list. Although I’m surprised that the remake of “King Kong” was ranked as high as it was considering everyone tells me how bad it was allegedly. Anyway, keep up the good work. –

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    1. Hey Stevennix…..yep King Kong is one of Bridges biggest hits….so it climbed up the charts…strictly based on that.

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  4. For some reason Cogerson, most of Jeff Bridges’ movies have passed me by (perhaps I’d be more familiar with his work if he’d starred in those roles he was considered for but did not play (some he may have been rejected for, but the ones he chose to turn down – what was he thinking?!)

    However, I am surprised, but pleased, to learn that ‘Starman’ – my favourite of those I have seen – got quite a high ranking, and that he got an Oscar nomination for it. It can’t be all that easy to play someone who is alien in mannerism, yet looks entirely human.

    Perhaps an interesting page for a modification of your scoring system to attempt to do would be to rate the acting families of Hollywood? Based on both the numbers of close blood relatives in the profession (both acting and maybe technical crafts such as directing) and their successes – I guess the three Bridges would come pretty high up the list, as would the Barrymores and Fondas among others.

    Thanks for another interesting page.

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    1. Hey Alun….yep Starman was a critical hit and Bridges got a much deserved Oscar nomination….thanks for the comment and the compliment

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  5. Hi Bruce; At first, I didn’t think too much of Jeff Bridges, when he was making films like “King Kong” and “Tron”. But after he made “Tucker’ and “the Baker Boys” he turned a corner for me. He’s really gotten to be an excellent actor. “Crazyheart’ and “True Grit” were both outstanding performances. He’ll probably be mostly remembered as ‘the Dude’ but he’s done a lot of impressive work over the years. He’s much more talented than brother Beau, and arguably better than dad, too.

    (I can’t believe that weak ‘King Kong’ remake was in the top five.)

    Another interesting, informative page.

    Rob –

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    1. Hey Rob….thanks for stopping by. King Kong was a pretty big hit….so it got lots of points in my rankings for that….I remember seeing that movie in a packed house. Thanks for the kind words.

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