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John Goodman (1952-) is an American actor. He first gained fame for playing Dan Connor on the television show, Rosanne, from 1988 to 1997. Over the last 30 years he has become of the busiest and best character actors working in movies. His IMDb page shows an incredible 145 acting credits since 1983. This page will rank 75 John Goodman movies. Movies will be ranked from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters in North America were not included in the rankings.
Drivel part of the page: This John Goodman page comes from a request by Dan. When researching this page I was very surprised to see that 1984’s C.H.U.D. was one of his movie credits (no memory of his part at all). C.H.U.D. is a movie me and my sons have always enjoyed even though it is a truly horrible movie. Never heard of C.H.U.D.?…well maybe if I tell you that it stands for “Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dweller” might help. Still not helping? Well just know it was a proud day when we were finally able to include C.H.U.D. on our movie website.
John Goodman Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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- Sort John Goodman 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.
CreditRank
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
Review %
Oscar Nom / Win
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UMR Score
CreditRank 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 S UMR Score
1
Argo (2012)
AA Best Picture WinBen Affleck &
Bryan Cranston136.00
184.2
314.6
22
90
07 / 03
99.8
2
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Billy Crystal &
James Coburn278.90
532.1
1,052.8
3
88
04 / 01
99.0
3
The Artist (2011)
AA Best Picture WinJean Dujardin
44.70
60.7
181.4
73
91
10 / 05
98.6
4
Monsters University (2013)
Billy Crystal &
Helen Mirren268.50
356.0
986.8
7
76
00 / 00
96.6
5
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Samuel L. Jackson
168.10
202.0
681.0
20
73
01 / 00
96.0
6
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
David Spade
89.30
178.6
338.7
26
79
01 / 00
95.9
7
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Oprah Winfrey
104.40
150.1
383.8
30
79
03 / 00
94.1
8
Sea of Love (1989)
Al Pacino
58.60
159.0
301.1
22
75
00 / 00
93.1
9
Flight (2012)
Jodie Foster
93.80
127.0
219.1
33
78
02 / 00
91.4
10
Bee Movie (2007)
Jerry Seinfeld &
Chris Rock126.60
198.4
450.6
20
58
00 / 00
91.3
11
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
George Clooney &
Directed by Ethan Coen45.50
91.0
143.7
54
80
02 / 00
87.7
13
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
72.10
89.8
137.4
45
80
00 / 00
87.3
13
Arachnophobia (1990)
Jeff Daniels
53.20
135.6
135.6
22
65
00 / 00
87.0
14
ParaNorman (2012)
Anna Kendrick
56.00
75.8
145.1
58
81
01 / 00
86.4
15
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Mark Wahlberg
245.40
323.8
1,456.8
7
41
00 / 00
85.5
18
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Robert Carradine &
Anthony Edwards40.90
131.1
131.1
18
61
00 / 00
85.0
15
The Flintstones (1994)
Halle Berry &
Elizabeth Taylor130.50
344.9
902.6
5
37
00 / 00
83.9
18
The Campaign (2012)
Will Ferrell
86.90
117.7
142.1
35
63
00 / 00
83.7
18
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Jeff Bridges &
Julianne Moore17.50
40.1
90.7
91
84
00 / 00
82.1
21
Always (1989)
Audrey Hepburn &
Directed by Steven Spielberg43.90
119.1
201.3
29
60
00 / 00
81.9
20
Raising Arizona (1987)
Nicolas Cage &
Directed by Joel &
Ethan Coen22.80
63.0
80.5
49
76
00 / 00
81.5
22
The Big Easy (1986)
Dennis Quaid &
Ellen Barkin17.70
51.4
51.4
49
78
00 / 00
80.3
24
Atomic Blonde (2017)
Charlize Theron
51.60
62.0
115.0
53
73
00 / 00
79.3
23
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Oscar Isaacs &
Directed by Joel &
Ethan Coen13.20
17.5
43.7
124
85
02 / 00
78.9
25
Evan Almighty (2007)
Steve Carell
100.50
157.4
271.7
27
40
00 / 00
77.7
26
Barton Fink (1991)
John Turturro &
Directed by Joel &
Ethan Coen6.20
15.8
15.8
118
82
03 / 00
77.1
26
Patriots Day (2016)
Mark Wahlberg
31.90
39.7
63.0
89
75
00 / 00
76.0
27
Sweet Dreams (1985)
Jessica Lange &
Ed Harris9.10
27.6
27.6
89
77
01 / 00
74.3
29
The Hangover Part III (2013)
Bradley Cooper &
Ed Helms112.20
148.8
480.0
30
39
00 / 00
73.8
31
The Monuments Men (2014)
George Clooney &
Bill Murray78.00
103.0
204.5
47
53
00 / 00
73.6
33
Coyote Ugly (2000)
Piper Perabo
60.80
121.6
227.8
42
46
00 / 00
72.6
30
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
Nicolas Cage &
Directed by Martin Scorsese16.80
35.8
35.8
93
73
00 / 00
72.3
33
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
Mark Wahlberg &
Anthony Hopkins130.20
156.4
727.6
24
33
00 / 00
70.8
34
Stella (1990)
Bette Midler &
Ben Stiller20.20
51.6
51.6
62
64
00 / 00
68.5
35
Trouble with the Curve (2012)
Clint Eastwood &
Amy Adams35.80
48.4
66.3
86
62
00 / 00
64.3
36
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
AA Best Picture NomTom Hanks &
Sandra Bullock31.80
43.3
75.1
99
56
02 / 00
63.9
35
Matinee (1993)
Cathy Moriarty
9.50
24.8
24.8
112
70
00 / 00
63.9
36
You Don't Know Jack (2010)
HBO MovieAl Pacino &
Susan Sarandon0.10
0.1
0.1
315
77
00 / 00
62.6
39
Trumbo (2015)
Bryan Cranston &
Helen Mirren7.90
10.0
10.5
128
72
01 / 00
62.2
38
True Stories (1986)
David Byrne
2.50
7.4
7.4
137
74
00 / 00
61.7
40
The Borrowers (1997)
Jim Broadbent
22.60
53.1
53.1
84
58
00 / 00
60.1
44
Fallen (1998)
Denzel Washington
25.20
58.0
58.0
71
54
00 / 00
55.9
43
The Gambler (2014)
Mark Wahlberg &
Jessica Lange33.70
44.4
51.8
91
58
00 / 00
55.5
42
The Jack Bull (1999)
HBO MovieJohn Cusack
0.10
0.1
0.1
281
72
00 / 00
54.4
46
Punchline (1988)
Tom Hanks &
Sally Field21.00
55.2
55.2
46
53
00 / 00
53.2
46
The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
Haley Joel Osment
47.90
85.6
242.6
62
44
00 / 00
53.1
45
Mother Night (1996)
Nick Nolte
0.40
1.0
1.0
224
71
00 / 00
53.1
48
Alabama Moon (2011)
Clint Howard
0.00
0.1
0.1
381
70
00 / 00
50.4
48
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
Isla Fisher &
Hugh Dancy44.30
63.6
155.7
65
49
00 / 00
48.7
50
King Ralph (1991)
Peter O'Toole
34.00
87.1
134.4
39
41
00 / 00
48.2
52
Speed Racer (2008)
Susan Sarandon &
Matthew Fox43.90
66.0
141.0
64
47
00 / 00
46.8
52
Maria's Lovers (1984)
Nastassja Kinski
2.00
6.4
6.4
139
65
00 / 00
45.2
55
The Babe (1992)
Kelly McGillis
17.50
45.5
51.8
70
52
00 / 00
43.1
53
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Paul Newman &
Tim Robbins2.80
7.4
39.4
163
64
00 / 00
43.0
55
The Internship (2013)
Owen Wilson &
Vince Vaughn44.70
59.2
124.0
72
47
00 / 00
42.4
56
My First Mister (2001)
Albert Brooks &
Leelee Sobieski0.60
1.1
1.1
218
65
00 / 00
40.8
56
Storytelling (2001)
Selma Blair
0.90
1.8
1.8
200
63
00 / 00
36.8
60
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
Jay Leno
9.30
24.3
24.3
113
55
00 / 00
35.9
58
Dirty Work (1998)
Norm MacDonald &
Jack Warden10.00
23.0
23.0
119
56
00 / 00
35.9
60
Beyond the Sea (2004)
Kevin Spacey &
Kate Bosworth6.30
11.0
14.7
157
59
00 / 00
35.0
61
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (2023)
Paramount Plus
Voice OnlyPlease Don't Destroy Boys
0.10
0.1
0.1
199
60
00 / 00
29.8
60
Red State (2011)
Directed by Kevin Smith
1.10
1.5
1.5
190
59
00 / 00
28.7
63
Burglar (1987)
Whoopi Goldberg
16.30
45.0
45.0
63
45
00 / 00
28.5
62
Once Upon A Time In Venice (2017)
Limited ReleaseBruce Willis &
Jason Momoa0.10
0.1
0.5
363
59
00 / 00
27.3
65
Death Sentence (2007)
Kevin Bacon
9.50
14.9
26.6
141
53
00 / 00
25.1
67
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
Robert DeNiro &
Jason Alexander26.00
52.0
70.3
87
41
00 / 00
25.1
67
Dirty Deeds (2002)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyToni Collette
0.00
0.1
5.2
337
57
00 / 00
24.6
68
Born Yesterday (1993)
Melanie Griffith &
Don Johnson18.00
46.7
46.7
81
42
00 / 00
24.0
69
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Dan Aykroyd
14.10
32.3
32.3
101
47
00 / 00
23.9
71
In The Electric Mist (2009)
Tommy Lee Jones
0.10
0.1
11.6
333
57
00 / 00
23.4
70
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1998)
Voice OnlyWhoopi Goldberg
0.10
0.3
0.3
239
57
00 / 00
23.1
72
Everybody's All-American (1988)
Dennis Quaid &
Jessica Lange12.60
33.1
33.1
77
45
00 / 00
22.1
72
Captive State (2019)
Vera Farmiga
6.00
7.0
9.1
133
54
00 / 00
22.0
72
Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)
Voice OnlyJohn Ritter
2.90
5.1
5.7
179
53
00 / 00
20.3
75
Pie In The Sky (1995)
Anne Heche
0.00
0.1
0.1
300
55
00 / 00
20.0
76
Love The Coopers (2015)
Diane Keaton &
Olivia Wilde26.30
33.6
54.3
87
43
00 / 00
18.4
77
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
Marisa Tomei &
Robert Carlyle0.30
0.6
0.7
251
53
00 / 00
17.9
78
The Wrong Guys (1988)
Louie Anderson
1.20
3.0
3.0
183
52
00 / 00
16.2
77
One Night at McCool's (2001)
Michael Douglas &
Matt Dillon6.30
12.0
25.7
142
49
00 / 00
16.2
79
The Survivors (1983)
Robin Williams &
Walter Matthau14.00
47.9
47.9
51
37
00 / 00
14.6
81
What Planet Are You From? (2000)
Gary Shandling &
Annette Bening6.30
12.6
28.3
137
47
00 / 00
14.6
81
C.H.U.D. (1984)
John Heard &
Daniel Stern4.70
14.9
14.9
113
45
00 / 00
12.0
82
Gigantic (2008)
Paul Dano
0.10
0.2
0.2
282
48
00 / 00
11.2
83
Eddie Macon's Run (1983)
Kirk Douglas
1.30
4.3
4.3
130
47
00 / 00
10.7
83
Ratchet & Clank (2016)
Voice OnlySylvester Stallone
8.80
11.0
17.9
147
42
00 / 00
8.6
85
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
Jeff Bridges &
Bruce Dern0.50
1.0
1.0
207
38
00 / 00
3.6
85
Happy Birthday (2001)
Christopher Lloyd
0.10
0.1
0.1
318
37
00 / 00
2.7
Stats and Possibly Interesting Things From The Above John Goodman Table
- Fifteen John Goodman movie crossed the magical $100 million domestic gross mark. That is a percentage of 20.00% of his movies listed. Monsters Inc. (2001) is his biggest box office hit.
- An average John Goodman movie grosses $58.60 million in adjusted box office gross.
- Using RottenTomatoes.com’s 60% fresh meter. 35 of John Goodman’s movies are rated as good movies…or 50.00% of his movies. Monsters Inc. (2001) is his highest rated movie while The Flintstones (1994) is his lowest rated movie.
- Thirteen John Goodman movies received at least one Oscar® nomination in any category…..or 18.57% of his movies.
- Three John Goodman movies won at least one Oscar® in any category…..or 4.28% of his movies.
- An good Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score is 40.00. 24 John Goodman movie scored higher that average….or 33.33% of his movies. Monsters Inc. (2001) got the the highest UMR Score while Masked and Anonymous (2003) got the lowest UMR Score.
Possibly Interesting Facts About John Goodman
- John Stephen Goodman was born in Affton, Missouri in 1952.
2. John Goodman earned a football scholarship to Missouri State University. After an injury ended his college football career, Goodman, left Missouri and headed to New York City with the hopes of becoming an actor in 1975. By 1983 he was appearing in movies…and the rest is history.
3. John Goodman has appeared in 6 Joel & Ethan Coen Movies: 1987’s Raising Arizona, 1991’s Barton Fink, 1994’s The Hudsucker Proxy, 1998’s The Big Lebowski, 2000’s O’Brother, Where Art Thou? and 2013’s Inside Llewyn Davis.
4. John Goodman has never been nominated for an Oscar®….but he does have a Golden Globe® nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1991’s Barton Fink. He did receive 4 more Golden Globe® nominations for the television show Roseanne…he won the Golden Globe® in 1993.
5. John Goodman has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar®: 2011’s Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, 2011’s The Artist and 2012’s Argo. The Artist and Argo won the Oscar® for Best Picture.
6. John Goodman and Bruce Willis are very good friends…yet despite over 140 movies between them…they have never appeared in a movie together. Goodman did however appear on an episode of Willis’ television show, Moonlighting, in 1987.
7. John Goodman is one of the favorite hosts on Saturday Night Live. He has hosted the show 11 times.
8. John Goodman has been married one time. He has been married to Annabeth Hartzog since 1989. They have one child.
9. John Goodman has worked with 8 directors who have won a Best Director Oscar®: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, Barry Levinson, Michel Hazanavicius, and Robert Zemeckis.
10. Check out John Goodman‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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John Goodman, is the # 51 most connectible actor of the 2000’s, and the # 52 most connectible of the 2010’s.
Makes sense to me. Just checked our database….we have 7 of his movies in our database. Hope you track down Argo in the near future.
Popular John Goodman gets his movie page. What was the first film I saw him in.. let me think… it must have been Always, or Sea of Love, which came out first?
I’ve seen 36 of the 70 films listed, I must have beaten Bruce’s tally let me check… damn it, lost again. My fault for watching the same 1000 films over and over again in rotation. 🙂
Favorites include – Arachnophobia, Sea of Love, Monsters Inc, The Big Lebowski (not one of Bruce’s favorites) Speed Racer and the sublime Transformers Dawn of Extinction, or is it Age of the Fallen? I can never remember these titles.
Movies I’ve not yet seen – Inside Llewyn Davis, Punchline and Beyond the Sea.
Most recent Goodman movie I’ve seen was 10 Cloverfield Lane, which was interesting but not a great movie, Goodman was very good in that though. I also saw Trumbo, I liked it because I knew about Dalton Trumbo and the communist witchhunts, but again not a great movie.
Good work as always Bruce. Voted Up.
Hey Steve.
1. Raising Arizona was the first movie I noticed him in….but looking at the movies listed here…I had already seen him in 4 other movies before seeing that one…hard to believe that I never noticed him.
2. Tally count…me 42….Steve 36….actually pretty close…Flora 5…..pretty soon you will be able to sing our National Anthem….lol. Don’t worry there is a Robert Taylor page in which you will destroy my total.
3. Yep…no matter how many times I watch The Big Lebowski….it just does not register with me….but Goodman’s character is actually pretty good in that one…..crazy as hell…but pretty good.
4. Punchline is ok at best…..Inside Llewyn Davis was also pretty average….I have not seen Beyond the Sea.
5. Thanks for the mini-review on 10 Cloverfield Lane….glad to know that Goodman is good in that one….though not surprising at all….when is he not good in a movie.
Thanks for the visit, the comment and the votes. All are of course greatly appreciated.