John C. Reilly (1965-) is an Oscar®-nominated American actor, comedian, singer, screenwriter, and producer. Reilly has been starring in movies for almost 30 years. His most famous roles would include supporting roles in Chicago, Boogie Nights, Magnolia and Guardians of the Galaxy, leading roles opposite Will Ferrell in Talladega Nights and Step Brothers and for providing the voice for Ralph in the Wreck-It-Ralph movies. His IMDb page shows 102 acting credits since 1989. This page ranks 57 John C. Reilly movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, cameos and his movies not released in North America theaters are not included in the rankings.
John C. Reilly Movies Ranked By Combination of Box Office, Reviews and Awards (UMR Score) *Classic UMR Table (the one with all the stats is the second table)
CreditRank
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
UMR Score
S
CreditRank Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links UMR Score S
1
Chicago (2002)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Supp Actor NomRichard Gere &
Best Picture Winner Movies99.8
2
The Aviator (2004)
AA Best Picture NomLeonardo DiCaprio &
Directed by Martin Scorsese99.5
3
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Chris Pratt &
Zoe Saldana98.7
4
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Sarah Silverman &
Disney Animated Movies97.7
5
Gangs of New York (2002)
AA Best Picture NomLeonardo DiCaprio &
Cameron Diaz96.4
6
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Samuel L. Jackson &
John Goodman95.7
7
Ralph Breaks The Internet (2018)
Voice OnlySarah Silverman &
Gal Gadot95.6
7
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Will Ferrell &
Amy Adams94.7
7
Sing (2016)
Voice OnlyMatthew McConaughey &
Scarlett Johannson94.6
11
The Hours (2002)
AA Best Picture NomNicole Kidman &
Meryl Streep91.7
11
The Perfect Storm (2000)
George Clooney &
Mark Wahlberg91.6
12
The Thin Red Line (1998)
AA Best Picture NomNick Nolte &
Sean Penn90.8
13
Days of Thunder (1990)
Tom Cruise &
Robert Duvall89.7
15
Step Brothers (2008)
Will Ferrell &
Mary Steenburgen88.6
14
Boogie Nights (1997)
Mark Wahlberg &
Burt Reynolds87.8
17
Never Been Kissed (1999)
Drew Barrymore &
David Arquette84.1
16
Magnolia (1999)
Tom Cruise &
Jason Robards83.5
18
The River Wild (1994)
Meryl Streep &
Kevin Bacon83.4
20
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Kathy Bates &
Christopher Plummer79.5
19
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Leonardo DiCaprio &
Johnny Depp78.1
21
The Dictator (2012)
Ben Kingsley &
Sacha Baron Cohen77.4
22
Casualties of War (1989)
Michael J. Fox &
Sean Penn77.2
23
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
Meryl Streep &
Woody Harrelson75.9
24
The Lobster (2015)
Colin Farrell
75.7
25
The Good Girl (2002)
Jennifer Aniston &
Jake Gyllenhaal71.6
26
Stan & Ollie (2018)
Steve Coogan
68.7
27
Cedar Rapids (2011)
Sigourney Weaver &
Ed Helms67.9
29
Hoffa (1992)
Jack Nicholson &
Danny DeVito67.8
28
9 (2009)
Christopher Plummer &
Martin Landau67.3
30
For Love of the Game (1999)
Kevin Costner &
Kelly Preston66.8
31
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
Harold Ramis
66.5
31
Cyrus (2010)
Jonah Hill
66.1
33
Georgia (1995)
Mare Winningham
65.8
33
State of Grace (1990)
Gary Oldman &
Ed Harris65.7
33
We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011)
Tilda Swinton
65.7
36
Hard Eight (1996)
Samuel L. Jackson &
Philip Seymour Hoffman65.6
36
When Marnie Was There (2014)
Voice OnlyGeena Davis &
Ellen Burstyn65.4
38
The Sisters Brothers (2018)
Jake Gyllenhaal &
Joaquin Phoenix57.1
41
Dark Water (2005)
Jennifer Connelly &
Tim Roth53.8
39
Carnage (2011)
Jodie Foster &
Kate Winslet52.1
40
Year of the Dog (2007)
Molly Shannon
51.8
42
Terri (2011)
Jacob Wysocki
45.9
43
Criminal (2004)
Michael Shannon
43.8
46
We're No Angels (1989)
Robert DeNiro &
Demi Moore42.9
45
The Anniversary Party (2001)
Alan Cumming &
Jennifer Jason Leigh41.8
44
Tale of Tales (2015)
Salma Hayek
41.5
47
Chicago Cab (1997)
Julianne Moore &
Michael Shannon34.6
48
Shadows and Fog (1991)
John Malkovich &
Directed by Woody Allen33.1
50
The Little Hours (2017)
Aubrey Plaza &
Dave Franco31.7
49
The Extra Man (2010)
Kevin Kline
31.6
51
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
Salma Hayek
29.9
52
The Promotion (2008)
Seann William Scott
24.3
53
Entertainment (2015)
Dean Stockwell
22.0
54
Out on a Limb (1992)
Matthew Broderick
17.2
55
Life After Beth (2014)
Anna Kendrick &
Zombie Movies16.6
56
Two Bits (1995)
Al Pacino &
Alec Baldwin12.8
57
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)
Jeff Goldblum &
Will Ferrell11.5
58
Boys (1996)
Winona Ryder
10.6
59
Holmes & Watson (2018)
Will Ferrell
4.8
John C. Reilly 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 John C. Reilly 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 C. Reilly movie received and how many Oscar® wins each John C. Reilly movie won.
- Sort John C. Reilly 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 | Chicago (2002) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Richard Gere & Best Picture Winner Movies |
170.70 | 345.8 | 621.50 | 10 | 81 | 13 / 06 | 99.8 | |
| 2 | The Aviator (2004) AA Best Picture Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Directed by Martin Scorsese |
102.60 | 194.1 | 404.40 | 22 | 83 | 11 / 05 | 99.5 | |
| 3 | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) | Chris Pratt & Zoe Saldana |
335.20 | 482.0 | 1,115.10 | 2 | 88 | 02 / 00 | 98.7 | |
| 4 | Wreck-It Ralph (2012) | Sarah Silverman & Disney Animated Movies |
189.40 | 279.6 | 695.60 | 12 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 5 | Gangs of New York (2002) AA Best Picture Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Cameron Diaz |
77.80 | 157.6 | 392.60 | 34 | 77 | 10 / 00 | 96.4 | |
| 6 | Kong: Skull Island (2017) | Samuel L. Jackson & John Goodman |
168.10 | 220.1 | 742.30 | 20 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 7 | Ralph Breaks The Internet (2018) Voice Only |
Sarah Silverman & Gal Gadot |
201.10 | 258.0 | 677.70 | 14 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 95.6 | |
| 7 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) | Will Ferrell & Amy Adams |
148.20 | 264.7 | 291.00 | 13 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.7 | |
| 7 | Sing (2016) Voice Only |
Matthew McConaughey & Scarlett Johannson |
270.30 | 367.2 | 861.70 | 10 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 11 | The Hours (2002) AA Best Picture Nom |
Nicole Kidman & Meryl Streep |
41.70 | 84.4 | 220.50 | 57 | 83 | 09 / 01 | 91.7 | |
| 11 | The Perfect Storm (2000) | George Clooney & Mark Wahlberg |
182.60 | 398.1 | 716.60 | 6 | 58 | 02 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 12 | The Thin Red Line (1998) AA Best Picture Nom |
Nick Nolte & Sean Penn |
36.40 | 91.2 | 245.80 | 57 | 81 | 07 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 13 | Days of Thunder (1990) | Tom Cruise & Robert Duvall |
82.70 | 229.6 | 438.70 | 13 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 89.7 | |
| 15 | Step Brothers (2008) | Will Ferrell & Mary Steenburgen |
100.50 | 164.4 | 209.60 | 29 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 14 | Boogie Nights (1997) | Mark Wahlberg & Burt Reynolds |
26.40 | 67.6 | 110.30 | 77 | 89 | 03 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 17 | Never Been Kissed (1999) | Drew Barrymore & David Arquette |
55.50 | 128.8 | 196.40 | 43 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 84.1 | |
| 16 | Magnolia (1999) | Tom Cruise & Jason Robards |
22.50 | 52.1 | 112.50 | 80 | 83 | 03 / 00 | 83.5 | |
| 18 | The River Wild (1994) | Meryl Streep & Kevin Bacon |
46.80 | 134.8 | 134.80 | 29 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 20 | Dolores Claiborne (1995) | Kathy Bates & Christopher Plummer |
24.40 | 65.8 | 65.80 | 69 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 19 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) | Leonardo DiCaprio & Johnny Depp |
10.00 | 28.5 | 28.50 | 109 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 78.1 | |
| 21 | The Dictator (2012) | Ben Kingsley & Sacha Baron Cohen |
59.70 | 88.1 | 262.10 | 54 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 77.4 | |
| 22 | Casualties of War (1989) | Michael J. Fox & Sean Penn |
18.70 | 55.3 | 55.30 | 55 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 77.2 | |
| 23 | A Prairie Home Companion (2006) | Meryl Streep & Woody Harrelson |
20.30 | 36.3 | 46.40 | 114 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 75.9 | |
| 24 | The Lobster (2015) | Colin Farrell | 9.10 | 12.7 | 25.00 | 123 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 75.7 | |
| 25 | The Good Girl (2002) | Jennifer Aniston & Jake Gyllenhaal |
14.00 | 28.4 | 34.10 | 130 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 71.6 | |
| 26 | Stan & Ollie (2018) | Steve Coogan | 5.50 | 7.0 | 33.70 | 153 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 68.7 | |
| 27 | Cedar Rapids (2011) | Sigourney Weaver & Ed Helms |
6.90 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 153 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 67.9 | |
| 29 | Hoffa (1992) | Jack Nicholson & Danny DeVito |
24.30 | 68.7 | 83.00 | 52 | 59 | 02 / 00 | 67.8 | |
| 28 | 9 (2009) | Christopher Plummer & Martin Landau |
31.70 | 49.7 | 75.90 | 87 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 67.3 | |
| 30 | For Love of the Game (1999) | Kevin Costner & Kelly Preston |
35.20 | 81.7 | 107.10 | 57 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 66.8 | |
| 31 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) | Harold Ramis | 18.30 | 31.3 | 35.20 | 112 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 66.5 | |
| 31 | Cyrus (2010) | Jonah Hill | 7.50 | 11.1 | 15.00 | 133 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 66.1 | |
| 33 | Georgia (1995) | Mare Winningham | 1.10 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 187 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 65.8 | |
| 33 | State of Grace (1990) | Gary Oldman & Ed Harris |
1.90 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 152 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 65.7 | |
| 33 | We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011) | Tilda Swinton | 1.70 | 2.6 | 8.90 | 179 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 65.7 | |
| 36 | Hard Eight (1996) | Samuel L. Jackson & Philip Seymour Hoffman |
0.20 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 239 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 65.6 | |
| 36 | When Marnie Was There (2014) Voice Only |
Geena Davis & Ellen Burstyn |
0.60 | 0.8 | 51.20 | 193 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 65.4 | |
| 38 | The Sisters Brothers (2018) | Jake Gyllenhaal & Joaquin Phoenix |
3.10 | 4.0 | 13.20 | 176 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 57.1 | |
| 41 | Dark Water (2005) | Jennifer Connelly & Tim Roth |
25.50 | 46.8 | 46.80 | 104 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 39 | Carnage (2011) | Jodie Foster & Kate Winslet |
2.50 | 3.8 | 40.90 | 171 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 52.1 | |
| 40 | Year of the Dog (2007) | Molly Shannon | 1.50 | 2.6 | 2.60 | 202 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.8 | |
| 42 | Terri (2011) | Jacob Wysocki | 0.70 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 200 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 45.9 | |
| 43 | Criminal (2004) | Michael Shannon | 0.90 | 1.8 | 1.80 | 207 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 43.8 | |
| 46 | We're No Angels (1989) | Robert DeNiro & Demi Moore |
10.60 | 31.2 | 31.20 | 80 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 42.9 | |
| 45 | The Anniversary Party (2001) | Alan Cumming & Jennifer Jason Leigh |
4.00 | 8.4 | 10.30 | 163 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 41.8 | |
| 44 | Tale of Tales (2015) | Salma Hayek | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 209 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 41.5 | |
| 47 | Chicago Cab (1997) | Julianne Moore & Michael Shannon |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 309 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 34.6 | |
| 48 | Shadows and Fog (1991) | John Malkovich & Directed by Woody Allen |
2.70 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 141 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 50 | The Little Hours (2017) | Aubrey Plaza & Dave Franco |
1.60 | 2.2 | 2.20 | 166 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.7 | |
| 49 | The Extra Man (2010) | Kevin Kline | 0.50 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 208 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.6 | |
| 51 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) | Salma Hayek | 13.90 | 21.7 | 61.50 | 125 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
| 52 | The Promotion (2008) | Seann William Scott | 0.40 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 243 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.3 | |
| 53 | Entertainment (2015) | Dean Stockwell | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 252 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.0 | |
| 54 | Out on a Limb (1992) | Matthew Broderick | 1.70 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 156 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 17.2 | |
| 55 | Life After Beth (2014) | Anna Kendrick & Zombie Movies |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 226 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.6 | |
| 56 | Two Bits (1995) | Al Pacino & Alec Baldwin |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 291 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.8 | |
| 57 | Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012) | Jeff Goldblum & Will Ferrell |
0.20 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 248 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.5 | |
| 58 | Boys (1996) | Winona Ryder | 0.50 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 219 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.6 | |
| 59 | Holmes & Watson (2018) | Will Ferrell | 30.60 | 39.2 | 51.90 | 89 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 4.8 |
I saw 18 including top 5. Chicago is a 10 and favourite. 9s: the aviator, for the love of the game, thin red line, magnolia. hidden gem: what’s eating gilbert grape an 8, walk hard an 8. I love to laugh.
Hey bob cox….18 is right up there with Steve’s 22….but well behind my total. Not being a huge musical fan…..gotta say that Chicago is not one of my favorites. Of your 9s…agree with you on Magnolia and parts of The Thin Red Line. Walk Hard is a very fun movie to watch….that might be his best leading man performance. I do not count his Wreck It Ralph movies.
Cogerson, the less anime the better for me in acting awards and box office. I know you liked wreck it ralph but I did not. I respect our differences as much as I enjoy our agreements(sic).
I have seen 4 John C. Reilly movies.
Chicago and The Aviator are favourites.
I have also seen Days of Thunder and Boogie Nights.
Hey Flora….thanks for commenting on our John C. Reilly page. 4 is pretty good for a current movie star. I would have guessed that you had seen Chicago……that was his Oscar nominated performance. I probably need to see The Aviator….at this point it has probably been a decade since I last watched that one. Good stuff.
I’ve seen 22 of the 57 John C. Reilly films on the chart. I thought that was impressive until I saw Bruce doubled my tally [bites fist]. How many movies do you watch each week Bruce? You are so lucky you’re not into computer games. I have a friend who rushes home from work so he can jump into his X-box game while munching on a sandwich, for hours and hours (playing games, not munching on a sandwich). It’s an addiction! So is watching movies!
Favorites include – Guardians of the Galaxy, Skull – Kong Island, The Aviator, Wreck it Ralph, Boogie Nights,Talladega Nights and Step Brothers.
Wasn’t a huge fan of Magnolia, and Casualties of War was too depressing.
Been ages since I last watched State of Grace, worth seeing for Gary Oldman’s insanely unpredictable gang member.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve
1. Thanks for checking out our latest UMR page.
2. I had no idea that I had seen so many of his movies……but your total of 22 is still pretty impressive.
3. Hmmmm….how many movies do I watch a day?….well….I have seen just over 500 in 2018 …so that is about 1.5 movies a day or 10 movies a week. That is slightly up from 2017….but down from a few years ago….I saw over 1,000 movies in 2013 and 2014…..for an average of 3.40 a day for two straight years.
4. I agree it can be an addiction….but I watch 95% of my movies while walking on my treadmill….so I am doing something helpful to my body.
5. Seen all of your favorite JCR movies…and enjoyed all of them….though I have only seen The Aviator once.
6. I like Magnolia more….a fun way to watch that one is too spot all of the 8’s and 2’s in the movie….they are everywhere…and reference Exodus 8:2….they are everywhere.
Good feedback as always.
“I’m Dale, but you have to call me Dragon.” love Step Brothers, it is rated way too low. Barely in the Top 15? That is just wrong.
Hey Layla….you are so right…..StepBrothers is a comedy gem. Statistically….it is not as impressive as it’s lasting legacy. When we were putting our UMR formula together….having a cultural significance section was considered…but in the end….that would have been too subjective…so that idea was dropped. But….I feel StepBrothers would have gotten some points for sure if that category had made the cut. Love the quote….thanks for stopping by.
Wow….I have seen 44 John C. Reilly movies…..almost a John C. Reilly completist…..and did not even know it. That is 77% of his movies seen. Favorites would include #3 Guardians of the Galaxy (though his part is so minor), Wreck It Ralph (great computer animated movie…second is ok too), Step Brothers (very funny movie), Magnolia (great supporting role for John C.) and Walk Hard (a movie that gets funnier with every viewing).