Liza Minnelli (1946-) is an Oscar®-winning American actress and singer. She is the daughter of AFI legend, Judy Garland and Oscar®-winning director, Vincente Minnelli. Liza Minnelli is best known for her Oscar®-winning role in 1973’s Cabaret and as Dudley Moore’s love interest in the Arthur movies. Her IMDb page shows 36 acting credits since 1949. This page will rank 17 Liza Minnelli movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television roles and movies not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings.
Liza Minnelli Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (0 to 5 stars) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1972
Cabaret (1972)
AA Best Picture Nom
1981
Arthur (1981)
1976
Silent Movie (1976)
1975
Lucky Lady (1975)
1969
The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)
AA Best Actress Nom
1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
1977
New York, New York (1977)
2010
Sex and the City 2 (2010)
1987
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)
1991
Stepping Out (1991)
1970
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970)
1968
Charlie Bubbles (1968)
1976
A Matter of Time (1976)
1972
Journey Back To Oz (1972)
2006
The OH in Ohio (2006)
1988
Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)
1994
Parallel Lives (1994)
Showtime Movies 
1987
Rent-a-Cop (1987)
Liza Minnelli Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Liza Minnelli film received.
- Sort Liza Minnelli films 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Cabaret (1972) AA Best Picture Nom |
Joel Grey & Bob Fosse |
61.40 | 389.1 | 389.10 | 5 | 85 | 10 / 08 | 99.7 | |
| 2 | Arthur (1981) | Dudley Moore & John Gielgud |
107.70 | 417.6 | 417.60 | 3 | 78 | 04 / 02 | 98.2 | |
| 3 | Silent Movie (1976) | Mel Brooks & Marty Feldman |
36.10 | 182.9 | 182.90 | 14 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 4 | Lucky Lady (1975) | Gene Hackman & Burt Reynolds |
38.50 | 202.3 | 202.30 | 14 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 5 | The Sterile Cuckoo (1969) AA Best Actress Nom |
Wendell Burton | 14.00 | 106.1 | 106.10 | 24 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 84.8 | |
| 6 | The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) | Elliott Gould | 25.50 | 81.9 | 81.90 | 40 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 7 | New York, New York (1977) | Robert DeNiro | 16.20 | 78.4 | 78.40 | 45 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 77.7 | |
| 8 | Sex and the City 2 (2010) | Sarah Jessica Parker & Kim Cattrall |
95.30 | 130.3 | 130.30 | 33 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 65.2 | |
| 9 | Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) | Don Knotts | 3.30 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 124 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 52.1 | |
| 10 | Stepping Out (1991) | Shelley Winters | 0.20 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 203 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 47.8 | |
| 11 | Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970) | Directed by Otto Preminger | 2.60 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 91 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 45.8 | |
| 12 | Charlie Bubbles (1968) | Albert Finney | 1.80 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 134 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 40.5 | |
| 13 | A Matter of Time (1976) | Ingrid Bergman & Vincent Minnelli |
6.10 | 30.7 | 30.70 | 77 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 35.9 | |
| 14 | Journey Back To Oz (1972) | Mickey Rooney | 1.00 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 142 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 30.6 | |
| 15 | The OH in Ohio (2006) | Paul Rudd & Danny DeVito |
0.40 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 257 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.7 | |
| 16 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) | Dudley Moore | 14.70 | 38.5 | 38.50 | 65 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 10.1 | |
| 17 | Parallel Lives (1994) Showtime Movies |
Gena Rowlands & Treat Williams |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 273 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.1 | |
| 17 | Rent-a-Cop (1987) | Burt Reynolds | 0.30 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 212 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 0.8 |
Liza did not appear in King of Comedy. She was seen as a cardboard cut-out!
Hey Anonymous…I agree she was not in King of Comedy….she does make the credits…..as she got a “credit role”….maybe that is for the cardboard cut out. Thanks for stopping by.
Hello,
I saw 6 or 7 because not sure for one, but first of all in France she became famous by shows at Olympia which is a famous Music Hall she performed with great success at the end of 60 and the beginning of 70
The first film which get a critic success but not public was Junie Moon by Preminger and of course after Cabaret in 1972 was a great public and critic success.
But i have to confess that my favorite film is Rent a Cop and i am very shamed to read that it is the last films of the list , i remembered it like a funny movie with her and Reynolds and i saw it three time and it works with me every time.
Good day
Pierre
Hey Pierre. Thanks for the info on Liza’s singing success at the Olympia…. new stuff to hear. Cabaret is easily the highlight of her movie career. As for Rent A Cop…. pretty sure my liked that one too….so you are not alone. Everybody has movies like that….Blue City with Judd Nelson comes to my mind. That is also very lowly rated by UMR, Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Ms. Minnelli.
I saw 6 including top 4 and bottom 2. cabaret a ten not a favourite. no hidden gems. on letterboxed she is listed as playing herself in king of comedy , probably a cameo I don’t remember. she is also listed in Christmas from Hollywood notable for top billing Schwarzenegger and second bill Heston. on UMR chart she got credit for her nomination but sterile cuckoo did not list its 2 nominations.
Hey bob cox. She is listed as a cameo in King of Comedy. I just re-watched that movie and I do not remember seeing her….so I feel good about not including that one. As for Christmas in Hollywood…it was a documentary that never went to theaters….but it is loaded with stars. Arthur is the movie that be re-watched the most….in my opinion. Your tally of 6, tops everybody. Good stuff.