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John Amos (1939-2024) was an American actor. Amos is best known for his role as James Evans, Sr., on the CBS television series Good Times. His movie career is now in it’s 6th decade. His IMDb page shows 121 acting credits from 1970 to 2024. This page will rank John Amos movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. Some of his direct to dvd movies were not included in the rankings.
John Amos 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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| 1990 | Die Hard 2 (1990) |  |
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| 1975 | Let's Do It Again (1975) | |
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| 1988 | Coming to America (1988) | |
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| 1973 | The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) |  |
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| 1971 | Vanishing Point (1971) Uncredited |
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| 2019 | Uncut Gems (2019) | |
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| 1991 | Ricochet (1991) |  |
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| 1971 | Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) | |
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| 2015 | Tamales and Gumbo (2015) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1980 | Touched By Love (1980) | |
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| 1990 | Two Evil Eyes (1990) | |
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| 2000 | Disappearing Acts (2000) HBO Movie |
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| 1989 | Lock Up (1989) | |
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| 1998 | The Players Club (1998) | |
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| 1992 | Mac (1992) | |
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| 2021 | Because of Charley (2021) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2012 | Madea's Witness Protection (2012) | |
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| 1985 | American Flyers (1985) | |
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| 2016 | Hauntsville (2016) Limited Release |
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| 2022 | Block Party (2022) Limited Release |
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| 1982 | The Beastmaster (1982) | |
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| 2021 | Coming 2 America (2021) Amazon |
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| 2003 | The Watermelon Heist (2003) Limited Release |
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| 2004 | My Baby's Daddy (2004) | |
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| 2012 | Zombie Hamlet (2012) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1995 | For Better or Worse (1995) | |
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| 1983 | Dance of the Dwarfs (1983) Limited Release |
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| 2022 | Me Time (2022) Netflix |
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John Amos 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.
- Sort John Amos movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort John Amos movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort John Amos movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort John Amos movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each John Amos movie received and how many Oscar® wins each John Amos movie won.
- Sort John Amos 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 | ||||
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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 | Die Hard 2 (1990) | Bruce Willis | 117.50 | 299.5 | 611.70 | 8 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 3 | Let's Do It Again (1975) | Sidney Poitier & Bill Cosby |
35.80 | 188.0 | 188.00 | 15 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 94.4 | |
| 2 | Coming to America (1988) | Eddie Murphy & Samuel L. Jackson |
128.20 | 336.1 | 757.40 | 3 | 62 | 02 / 00 | 93.4 | |
| 4 | The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) | John Amos & Jan-Michael Vincent |
33.60 | 204.4 | 204.40 | 11 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 5 | Vanishing Point (1971) Uncredited |
Barry Newman & Cleavon Little |
11.70 | 76.4 | 76.40 | 33 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 6 | Uncut Gems (2019) | Adam Sandler | 50.00 | 58.9 | 58.90 | 55 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 80.4 | |
| 7 | Ricochet (1991) | Denzel Washington & John Lithgow |
21.80 | 55.7 | 55.70 | 61 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 8 | Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) | Hubert Scales | 12.10 | 79.2 | 79.20 | 32 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 71.3 | |
| 9 | Tamales and Gumbo (2015) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Sofia Raquel Benitez | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 262 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.2 | |
| 10 | Touched By Love (1980) | Clu Gulager | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 193 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.3 | |
| 11 | Two Evil Eyes (1990) | Adrienne Barbeau & Harvey Keitel |
0.30 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 205 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.7 | |
| 12 | Disappearing Acts (2000) HBO Movie |
Wesley Snipes | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 304 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.9 | |
| 15 | Lock Up (1989) | Sylvester Stallone & Donald Sutherland |
22.10 | 60.0 | 60.00 | 47 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 38.5 | |
| 14 | The Players Club (1998) | Jamie Foxx & Terrence Howard |
23.00 | 53.0 | 53.50 | 75 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | |
| 13 | Mac (1992) | John Turturro & Michael Badalucco |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 240 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.6 | |
| 14 | Because of Charley (2021) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Ashley Jones | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 167 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 17 | Madea's Witness Protection (2012) | Tyler Perry & Eugene Levy |
65.70 | 88.9 | 90.70 | 46 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 31.6 | |
| 16 | American Flyers (1985) | Racing Movies & Kevin Costner |
1.40 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 146 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 31.6 | |
| 18 | Hauntsville (2016) Limited Release |
Directed by K.C. Amos | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 289 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.3 | |
| 19 | Block Party (2022) Limited Release |
Antoinette Robertson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 245 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.3 | |
| 21 | The Beastmaster (1982) | Tanya Roberts & Marc Singer |
14.10 | 51.5 | 51.50 | 50 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 24.0 | |
| 22 | Coming 2 America (2021) Amazon |
Eddie Murphy & Tracy Morgan |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 183 | 53 | 01 / 00 | 18.5 | |
| 23 | The Watermelon Heist (2003) Limited Release |
J.B. Smoove | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 281 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.0 | |
| 25 | My Baby's Daddy (2004) | Eddie Griffin & Anthony Anderson |
17.70 | 30.7 | 30.70 | 110 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 7.7 | |
| 24 | Zombie Hamlet (2012) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Travis Wester | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 406 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.1 | |
| 26 | For Better or Worse (1995) | Jay Mohr & James Woods |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 266 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.8 | |
| 27 | Dance of the Dwarfs (1983) Limited Release |
Peter Fonda | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 184 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 1.9 | |
| 28 | Me Time (2022) Netflix |
Mark Wahlberg & Regina Hall |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 223 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 1.4 |
John Amos Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| 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 |
| Coming to America (1988) | Eddie Murphy & Samuel L. Jackson |
757.40 | |
| Die Hard 2 (1990) | Bruce Willis | 611.70 | |
| Madea's Witness Protection (2012) | Tyler Perry & Eugene Levy |
90.70 | |
| The Players Club (1998) | Jamie Foxx & Terrence Howard |
53.50 |
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I loved John Amos in Good times and the Mary Tyler Moore Show. That leaves the actresses who played Cloris leachman’s daughter and Gavin MacLoed’s wife as the sole surviving cast members.
I haven’t seen any John Amos movies, but I wanted to note that in addition to Good Times, he was also on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. I believe he and the actress who played Murray’s wife (Gavin MacLeod) are the last surviving cast members.
Hey Flora, good points about his television career. I just realized he was only 7 years older than Jimmy Walker in Good Times. I vaguely remember him in the Mary Tyler Moore show. My mom used to watch that show all the time. Not sure I ever watched an episode without Bern1960 in the room. Hope u had an awesome weekend.
Lisa Gerritsen who played Phyllis’s daughter on Mary Tyler Moore is still alive.
I have seen 15 of John’s movies; the highest ranked I haven’t seen is Tamales and Gumbo.
I watched Coming 2 America a second time this week, and the first half hour is fairly good but then it just falls apart after they use up all their cameo appearances.
I have seen 11 of the John Amos movies. Die Hard 2 and Coming To America would be easy favorites. As a child, I remember when Amos’ character died on Good Times. It was a hot topic in my elementary school. He was probably the best part of Coming 2 America….but that is not really saying that much.