Jeff Goldblum (1952-) is an Oscar®-nominated American actor. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing films of his era, Jurassic Park (1993) and Independence Day (1996), as well as their sequels, The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018). His IMDb page shows 123 acting credits since 1974. In the table below, Ultimate Movie Rankings ranks 50 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.
Jeff Goldblum 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 | ||||
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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 | Jurassic Park (1993) | Samuel L. Jackson & Directed by Steven Spielberg |
381.10 | 992.2 | 2,624.10 | 1 | 81 | 03 / 03 | 98.5 | |
| 2 | Thor: Ragnarok (2017) | Chris Hemsworth & Tom Hiddleston |
315.10 | 378.6 | 1,026.60 | 8 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 3 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) | Chris Pratt & Zoe Saldana |
389.80 | 468.5 | 1,037.80 | 5 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 5 | The Big Chill (1983) AA Best Picture Nom |
William Hurt & Glenn Close |
56.30 | 192.8 | 192.80 | 14 | 72 | 03 / 00 | 97.0 | |
| 4 | The Prince of Egypt (1998) | Steve Martin & Sandra Bullock |
101.40 | 233.1 | 502.50 | 15 | 73 | 02 / 01 | 96.4 | |
| 6 | Nashville (1975) AA Best Picture Nom |
Lilly Tomlin & Directed by Robert Altman |
26.50 | 139.3 | 139.30 | 24 | 76 | 05 / 01 | 94.6 | |
| 6 | Independence Day (1996) | Will Smith & Bill Pullman |
306.20 | 746.7 | 1,993.60 | 1 | 64 | 02 / 01 | 94.5 | |
| 7 | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) AA Best Picture Nom |
Edward Norton & Harvey Keitel |
59.30 | 78.2 | 230.60 | 57 | 86 | 09 / 04 | 94.0 | |
| 10 | The Right Stuff (1983) AA Best Picture Nom |
Dennis Quaid & Sam Shepard |
21.20 | 72.5 | 72.50 | 33 | 88 | 08 / 04 | 93.7 | |
| 8 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) | Chris Pratt | 416.80 | 493.2 | 1,544.00 | 4 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 11 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) | Vince Vaughn & Julianne Moore |
229.10 | 538.0 | 1,452.90 | 3 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 13 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) | Leonard Nimoy & Donald Sutherland |
24.70 | 114.0 | 114.00 | 26 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 14 | The Fly (1986) | Geena Davis & John Getz |
40.50 | 117.6 | 176.20 | 25 | 81 | 01 / 01 | 91.5 | |
| 12 | Jurassic World Dominion (2022) | Chris Pratt & Jeff Goldblum |
376.90 | 385.8 | 1,027.60 | 5 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 15 | Death Wish (1974) | Charles Bronson | 26.70 | 153.7 | 153.70 | 23 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 16 | Silverado (1985) | Kevin Costner & Danny Glover |
32.20 | 97.8 | 97.80 | 27 | 73 | 02 / 00 | 86.1 | |
| 19 | Cats & Dogs (2001) | Charlton Heston & Susan Sarandon |
93.40 | 178.2 | 382.90 | 24 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 85.6 | |
| 17 | Isle of Dogs (2018) Voice Only |
Bill Murray & Directed by Wes Anderson |
32.00 | 37.9 | 75.90 | 83 | 89 | 02 / 00 | 84.8 | |
| 18 | California Split (1974) | George Segal & Elliott Gould |
12.10 | 69.9 | 69.90 | 42 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 83.9 | |
| 22 | Nine Months (1995) | Hugh Grant & Robin Williams |
69.70 | 172.7 | 343.30 | 23 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 20 | The Boss Baby:Family Business (2021) | Alec Baldwin | 57.30 | 60.7 | 135.70 | 21 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 77.7 | |
| 21 | Powder (1995) | Mary Steenburgen & Lance Henriksen |
30.90 | 76.5 | 76.50 | 59 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 76.8 | |
| 25 | Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) | Liam Hemsworth & Bill Pullman |
103.10 | 128.5 | 485.60 | 28 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 72.7 | |
| 23 | Deep Cover (1992) | Laurence Fishburne & Lira Angel |
16.60 | 43.2 | 43.20 | 74 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 24 | Between The Lines (1977) | John Heard & Lindsay Crouse |
8.80 | 42.5 | 42.50 | 62 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 71.1 | |
| 26 | Igby Goes Down (2002) | Susan Sarandon & Kieran Culkin |
4.80 | 8.9 | 12.90 | 163 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 65.1 | |
| 27 | The Sentinel (1977) | Ava Gardner | 10.90 | 52.8 | 52.80 | 55 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 65.1 | |
| 28 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) | Bill Murray & Cate Blanchett |
24.00 | 41.7 | 60.40 | 95 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 63.9 | |
| 28 | Asteroid City (2023) | Tom Hanks & Directed by Wes Anderson |
28.20 | 28.2 | 53.90 | 67 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 61.8 | |
| 29 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984) | Peter Weller & John Lithgow |
9.10 | 29.2 | 29.20 | 81 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 61.3 | |
| 30 | Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) | Shelley Winters | 3.20 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 99 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 58.0 | |
| 32 | Remember My Name (1978) | Anthony Perkins | 1.90 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 117 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 49.7 | |
| 35 | The Switch (2010) | Jennifer Aniston & Jason Bateman |
27.80 | 38.0 | 68.10 | 98 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 46.8 | |
| 34 | Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) | Jim Carrey & Geena Davis |
3.90 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 132 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 45.5 | |
| 33 | Le Week-End (2013) | Jim Broadbent | 2.20 | 3.0 | 14.10 | 163 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 45.1 | |
| 36 | Into the Night (1985) | Michelle Pfeiffer & David Bowie |
7.60 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 101 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | |
| 39 | Thank God It's Friday (1978) | Donna Summer | 7.30 | 33.6 | 33.70 | 70 | 51 | 01 / 01 | 36.9 | |
| 37 | Mister Frost (1990) | Alan Bates | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 234 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.4 | |
| 39 | Spinning Boris (2003) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Liev Schreiber | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 308 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.0 | |
| 41 | Hideaway (1995) | Christine Lahti | 12.20 | 30.2 | 30.20 | 102 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | |
| 41 | The Tall Guy (1989) | Emma Thompson | 0.50 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 179 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.9 | |
| 42 | Man of the Year (2006) | Christopher Walken & Robin Williams |
37.30 | 61.2 | 67.60 | 82 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 32.2 | |
| 43 | Fay Grim (2006) | Parker Posey | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 299 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | |
| 42 | Hotel Artemis (2018) | Jodie Foster | 6.70 | 7.9 | 9.90 | 140 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 31.1 | |
| 47 | St. Ives (1976) | Charles Bronson | 7.00 | 35.3 | 35.30 | 72 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 29.3 | |
| 46 | Auggie Rose (2000) | Timothy Olyphant | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 322 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.1 | |
| 47 | Dallas 362 (2005) | Scott Caan | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 365 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 28.8 | |
| 48 | The Mountain (2018) | Tye Sheridan | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 268 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 48 | The Favour the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991) | Bob Hoskins | 0.20 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 209 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.7 | |
| 49 | Threshold (1981) | Donald Sutherland | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 185 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.4 | |
| 51 | Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) | Ed Begley, Jr. & Geena Davis |
7.20 | 21.9 | 21.90 | 103 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 21.1 | |
| 50 | Chain of Fools (2000) | Elijah Wood & Salma Hayek |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 364 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 19.7 | |
| 52 | The Great White Hype (1996) | Samuel L. Jackson & Jamie Foxx |
8.00 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 137 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 19.1 | |
| 53 | Mini's First Time (2006) | Alec Baldwin & Luke Wilson |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 367 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.2 | |
| 54 | Vibes (1988) | Peter Falk & Cyndi Lauper |
1.90 | 4.9 | 4.90 | 162 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 13.9 | |
| 55 | Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012) | Will Ferrell | 0.20 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 248 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.6 | |
| 56 | Holy Man (1998) | Eddie Murphy | 12.10 | 27.7 | 56.50 | 110 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 7.0 | |
| 57 | Beyond Therapy (1987) | Julie Hagerty & Glenda Jackson |
0.80 | 2.2 | 2.20 | 190 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.5 | |
| 58 | Mortdecai (2015) | Johnny Depp & Ewan McGregor |
7.70 | 9.8 | 60.50 | 129 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 5.5 | |
| 59 | Perfume (2001) | Michelle Williams | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 367 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 3.5 | |
| 59 | Mad Dog Time (1996) | Burt Reynolds & Richard Dreyfuss |
0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 248 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.2 | |
| 60 | Fathers & Sons (1992) | Samuel L. Jackson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 234 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 1.8 |
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Jeff Goldblum, is the # 59 most connectible actor of the 1980’s.
HI BRUCE
Good response to Steve’s video. Also for me your post underlines Bette Davis’ observation before her death about how the bar for stardom has been considerably lowered in the modern cinema.
Davis opined that nowadays a performer has got to be merely associated with a bunch of successful movies to be hyped as a star whereas in her time [whilst supporting actors had their undoubted own great value] the thespian had to demonstrate that he/she could open a string of movies at the box office to be labelled “star”.
Bette went on to suggest that many of the modern cinema’s female “stars” would have been regarded as STARLETS in the era of Bette and her rival The Great Joan, who also had some caustic words to say about the dilution of stardom even toward the end of her own life in 1977.
In the 6 blockbusters in your table that grossed over $300 million Jeff could said to be the star of only one -Jurassic Park Lost World way back in 1997 and it can be argued that the beasties and the franchise brand and not Jeff opened that one.
In the two top ones Independence Day and Jurassic Park 1993 Jeff is OFFICIALLY LISTED as a supporting actor, In Guardians of the Galaxy 2 his part is described as “cameo in closing credits” and in the current Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom Chris Pratt is the star and Jeff is listed 12th in the cast and his role is again officially described as a cameo. In the 2017 Thor Chris Hemsworth is Thor and a 5th billed Jeff has the supporting part of Grandmaster.
All of these movies are of course part of self-selling franchises but I wholeheartedly agree with you that those blockbusters [along with one or two others and perhaps The Fly remake]have made Jeff famous and that he is a great supporting actor. IMDB lists 11 acting awards and 25 nominations across the board for Jeff [though that has to be set against an overall 38 wins and 63 nominations for our Sir Maurice Micklewhite].
However as I also agree with Crawford and Davis about in effect “famous for being Famous” you can understand my addiction to the classic line “The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.”
“Nice new video. I have seen 24 of these movies. His blockbusters made him famous….but he has many wonderful supporting roles. Loved him in The Big Chill (#9) and Silverado (#7). When looking at his leading roles…The Fly is his most famous…but I liked Into The Night and Earth Girls Are Easy (ranked way too low here…..lol). Good video on a good subject. Voted up and shared.”
My thoughts on the recently added Steve You Tube Video on Jeff Goldblum
Hi Bruce, thanks for checking out my Jeff Goldblum video, appreciate the vote and share. 24 out of 30 is pretty good, I managed 20 and Flora 4. The Fly is still a big favorite of mine and one of Jeff’s signature roles.
I agree Earth Girls are Easy was rated a little low by my sources. It didn’t do much better on your Goldblum page, 25th on your expanded critics chart. Silverado and The Right Stuff are two more 80s favorites of mine though Goldblum has a smaller role in each.