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John Ashton (1948-2024) was an American actor whose career spanned over 50 years. His IMDb page shows 95 acting credits from 1973 to 2024. This page will rank John Ashton 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.
John Ashton 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
1984
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
1979
Breaking Away (1979)
AA Best Picture Nom
1977
Oh, God! (1977)
1987
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
1988
Midnight Run (1988)
2007
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
1987
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
1984
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984)
1991
Curly Sue (1991)
1999
Instinct (1999)
1988
She's Having a Baby (1988)
2024
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
2009
Middle Men (2009)
1994
Little Big League (1994)
1981
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
1980
Borderline (1980)
1996
For Which He Stands (1996)
Limited Release
1986
King Kong Lives (1986)
1998
Meet the Deedles (1998)
1994
Trapped in Paradise (1994)
1986
Last Resort (1986)
| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
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| 1984 | Beverly Hills Cop (1984) | |
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| 1979 | Breaking Away (1979) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1977 | Oh, God! (1977) | |
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| 1987 | Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) | |
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| 1988 | Midnight Run (1988) | |
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| 2007 | Gone Baby Gone (2007) | |
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| 1987 | Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) | |
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| 1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984) | |
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| 1991 | Curly Sue (1991) | |
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| 1999 | Instinct (1999) | |
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| 1988 | She's Having a Baby (1988) | |
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| 2024 | Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) | |
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| 2009 | Middle Men (2009) | |
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| 1994 | Little Big League (1994) | |
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| 1981 | Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) | |
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| 1980 | Borderline (1980) | |
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| 1996 | For Which He Stands (1996) Limited Release |
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| 1986 | King Kong Lives (1986) | |
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| 1998 | Meet the Deedles (1998) | |
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| 1994 | Trapped in Paradise (1994) | |
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| 1986 | Last Resort (1986) | |
John Ashton 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 Ashton movies by co-stars of his movies.
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Sort John Ashton 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 Ashton movie received and how many Oscar® wins each John Ashton movie won.
Sort John Ashton 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 | Beverly Hills Cop (1984) | Eddie Murphy & Judge Reinhold |
226.90 | 727.8 | 989.60 | 2 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 2 | Breaking Away (1979) AA Best Picture Nom |
Dennis Quaid & Sports Movies |
27.10 | 116.4 | 116.40 | 34 | 90 | 05 / 01 | 96.3 | |
| 3 | Oh, God! (1977) | George Burns | 57.30 | 277.0 | 277.00 | 8 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 94.2 | |
| 4 | Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) | Eddie Murphy & Judge Reinhold |
153.70 | 423.7 | 827.00 | 3 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 90.6 | |
| 5 | Midnight Run (1988) | Robert De Niro & Charles Grodin |
38.40 | 100.8 | 214.10 | 28 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 89.7 | |
| 6 | Gone Baby Gone (2007) | Morgan Freeman & Ed Harris |
20.30 | 31.8 | 54.20 | 105 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 81.5 | |
| 7 | Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) | Eric Stoltz & Mary Stuart Masterson |
18.60 | 51.2 | 51.20 | 59 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 73.2 | |
| 8 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984) | Christopher Lloyd & John Lithgow |
9.10 | 29.2 | 29.20 | 81 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 61.3 | |
| 9 | Curly Sue (1991) | James Belushi & Steve Carell |
33.70 | 86.3 | 86.30 | 40 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 61.1 | |
| 10 | Instinct (1999) | Anthony Hopkins & Cuba Gooding Jr. |
34.10 | 72.7 | 78.20 | 59 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 48.0 | |
| 11 | She's Having a Baby (1988) | Kevin Bacon & Alec Baldwin |
16.00 | 42.0 | 42.00 | 62 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 40.9 | |
| 12 | Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) | Eddie Murphy & Joseph Gordon-Levitt |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 194 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.6 | |
| 13 | Middle Men (2009) | Luke Wilson & James Caan |
0.80 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 205 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 27.6 | |
| 14 | Little Big League (1994) | Luke Edwards & Timothy Busfield |
12.30 | 32.4 | 32.40 | 101 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 19.9 | |
| 15 | Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) | Teri Garr & Beau Bridges |
2.00 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 117 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 17.3 | |
| 16 | Borderline (1980) | Charles Bronson & Bruno Kirby |
5.30 | 22.2 | 22.20 | 101 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 13.1 | |
| 17 | For Which He Stands (1996) Limited Release |
Ernie Hudson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 285 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.7 | |
| 18 | King Kong Lives (1986) | Brian Kerwin & Linda Hamilton |
4.70 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 111 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 5.2 | |
| 19 | Meet the Deedles (1998) | Paul Walker & Steve Van Wormer |
4.40 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 151 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 4.0 | |
| 20 | Trapped in Paradise (1994) | Nicolas Cage & Dana Carvey |
6.00 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 138 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 3.5 | |
| 21 | Last Resort (1986) | Charles Grodin | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 234 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.1 |
John Ashton Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
S
Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Eddie Murphy &
Judge Reinhold
989.60
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Eddie Murphy &
Judge Reinhold
827.00
Midnight Run (1988)
Robert De Niro &
Charles Grodin
214.10
Instinct (1999)
Anthony Hopkins &
Cuba Gooding Jr.
78.20
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Morgan Freeman &
Ed Harris
54.20
| 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 |
| Beverly Hills Cop (1984) | Eddie Murphy & Judge Reinhold |
989.60 | |
| Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) | Eddie Murphy & Judge Reinhold |
827.00 | |
| Midnight Run (1988) | Robert De Niro & Charles Grodin |
214.10 | |
| Instinct (1999) | Anthony Hopkins & Cuba Gooding Jr. |
78.20 | |
| Gone Baby Gone (2007) | Morgan Freeman & Ed Harris |
54.20 |
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