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Lawrence Kasdan (1949-) is an Oscar-nominated director, writer and producer. Kasdan wrote Raiders of the Lost Ark, 4 Star Wars movies and directed classic movies like Body Heat, The Big Chill and Silverado. His IMDb page shows over 60 IMDb credits since 1981. This page will rank Lawrence Kasdan 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.
Lawrence Kasdan 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 |
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Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) AA Best Picture Nom Writer |
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1980 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Writer |
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2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Writer |
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1983 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) Writer |
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1983 | The Big Chill (1983) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Writing Nom |
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2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Writer |
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1981 | Body Heat (1981) Director |
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1992 | The Bodyguard (1992) Writer |
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1988 | The Accidental Tourist (1988) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Writing Nom |
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1985 | Silverado (1985) Director |
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1991 | Grand Canyon (1991) AA Best Writing Nom |
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1995 | French Kiss (1995) Director |
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1981 | Continental Divide (1981) Writer |
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1994 | Wyatt Earp (1994) Director |
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1999 | Mumford (1999) Director |
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1990 | I Love You to Death (1990) Director |
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2003 | Dreamcatcher (2003) Director |
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2012 | Darling Companion (2012) Director |
Lawrence Kasdan 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 Lawrence Kasdan movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Lawrence Kasdan movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Lawrence Kasdan movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Lawrence Kasdan 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 Lawrence Kasdan movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Lawrence Kasdan movie won.
- Sort Lawrence Kasdan 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 | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) AA Best Picture Nom Writer |
Harrison Ford & Directed by Steven Spielberg |
246.20 | 954.5 | 1,504.30 | 1 | 92 | 08 / 04 | 99.7 | |
2 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Writer |
Harrison Ford & Mark Hamill |
255.30 | 1,058.4 | 2,086.20 | 1 | 92 | 03 / 02 | 99.4 | |
3 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Writer |
Adam Driver & Harrison Ford |
910.70 | 1,164.5 | 2,611.50 | 1 | 90 | 05 / 00 | 99.1 | |
5 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) Writer |
Harrison Ford & Carrie Fisher |
296.30 | 1,014.0 | 1,581.40 | 1 | 78 | 04 / 00 | 97.7 | |
4 | The Big Chill (1983) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Writing Nom |
Tom Berenger & Glenn Close |
56.30 | 192.8 | 192.80 | 14 | 72 | 03 / 00 | 97.0 | |
6 | Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Writer |
Woody Harrelson & Directed by Ron Howard |
213.80 | 253.0 | 465.00 | 12 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 95.2 | |
8 | Body Heat (1981) Director |
William Hurt & Kathleen Turner |
24.10 | 93.3 | 93.30 | 36 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 89.6 | |
9 | The Bodyguard (1992) Writer |
Kevin Costner & Whitney Houston |
121.90 | 316.8 | 1,067.50 | 7 | 45 | 02 / 00 | 87.6 | |
7 | The Accidental Tourist (1988) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Writing Nom |
William Hurt & Kathleen Turner |
32.60 | 85.6 | 85.60 | 34 | 69 | 04 / 01 | 86.5 | |
10 | Silverado (1985) Director |
Kevin Kline & Scott Glenn |
32.20 | 97.8 | 97.80 | 27 | 73 | 02 / 00 | 86.1 | |
11 | Grand Canyon (1991) AA Best Writing Nom |
Danny Glover & Kevin Kline |
33.20 | 85.1 | 85.10 | 42 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 84.3 | |
12 | French Kiss (1995) Director |
Meg Ryan & Kevin Kline |
38.90 | 96.4 | 96.40 | 43 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 74.0 | |
13 | Continental Divide (1981) Writer |
John Belushi & Blair Brown |
15.60 | 60.4 | 60.40 | 54 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 66.9 | |
15 | Wyatt Earp (1994) Director |
Kevin Costner & Dennis Quaid |
25.10 | 66.2 | 147.80 | 55 | 53 | 01 / 00 | 58.9 | |
14 | Mumford (1999) Director |
Jason Lee | 4.60 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 151 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 55.1 | |
16 | I Love You to Death (1990) Director |
William Hurt & River Phoenix |
16.20 | 41.3 | 41.30 | 74 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 50.1 | |
17 | Dreamcatcher (2003) Director |
Morgan Freeman & Thomas Jane |
33.70 | 60.3 | 135.40 | 85 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
18 | Darling Companion (2012) Director |
Diane Keaton & Kevin Kline |
0.80 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 200 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.7 |
Lawrence Kasdan 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 |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Writer |
Adam Driver & Harrison Ford |
2,611.50 | |
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Writer |
Harrison Ford & Mark Hamill |
2,086.20 | |
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) Writer |
Harrison Ford & Carrie Fisher |
1,581.40 | |
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) AA Best Picture Nom Writer |
Harrison Ford & Directed by Steven Spielberg |
1,504.30 | |
The Bodyguard (1992) Writer |
Kevin Costner & Whitney Houston |
1,067.50 | |
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Writer |
Woody Harrelson & Directed by Ron Howard |
465.00 | |
Wyatt Earp (1994) Director |
Kevin Costner & Dennis Quaid |
147.80 | |
Dreamcatcher (2003) Director |
Morgan Freeman & Thomas Jane |
135.40 |
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I have seen all 18 listed.
The Accidental Tourist is on the list twice.
Hey Dan….that error has been fixed. I have seen 18 of these movies….so there is no way you beat me here….lol. You can of course tie, and based on the movies I would bet you are either at 18 yourself or 16 at the worst.