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Marsha Mason (1942-) is a four-time Oscar® nominated American actress. Mason was one of the most popular actresses of the 1970s and early 1980s. Many of her biggest box office hits were written by her then husband, Neil Simon. Her IMDb page shows over 47 acting credits since 1966. This page will rank 16 Marsha Mason movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows and her two early 1960s movies (no box office) were not included in the rankings.
Marsha Mason 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
1977
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Actress Nom
1978
The Cheap Detective (1978)
1986
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
1979
Chapter Two (1979)
AA Best Actress Nom
1981
Only When I Laugh (1981)
AA Best Actress Nom
1973
Cinderella Liberty (1973)
AA Best Actress Nom
1983
Max Dugan Returns (1983)
1990
Stella (1990)
1973
Blume in Love (1973)
1996
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
2004
Bride & Prejudice (2004)
1979
Promises in the Dark (1979)
1977
Audrey Rose (1977)
2004
Bereft (2004)
Film Festival Circuit Only
1994
I Love Trouble (1994)
1995
Nick of Time (1995)
1991
Drop Dead Fred (1991)
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| 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 | The Goodbye Girl (1977) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actress Nom |
Richard Dreyfuss & Quinn Cummings |
91.00 | 439.9 | 439.90 | 4 | 80 | 05 / 01 | 99.0 | |
| 2 | The Cheap Detective (1978) | Ann-Margret & Peter Falk |
43.30 | 199.6 | 199.60 | 12 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 3 | Heartbreak Ridge (1986) | Clint Eastwood | 42.70 | 124.1 | 124.10 | 19 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 89.2 | |
| 4 | Chapter Two (1979) AA Best Actress Nom |
James Caan | 40.10 | 172.4 | 172.40 | 21 | 49 | 01 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 5 | Only When I Laugh (1981) AA Best Actress Nom |
James Coco & Joan Hackett & Kevin Bacon |
25.50 | 99.0 | 99.00 | 34 | 65 | 03 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 6 | Cinderella Liberty (1973) AA Best Actress Nom |
James Caan | 12.10 | 73.9 | 73.90 | 29 | 65 | 03 / 00 | 78.1 | |
| 7 | Max Dugan Returns (1983) | Donald Sutherland & Matthew Broderick |
17.60 | 60.3 | 60.30 | 40 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 74.8 | |
| 8 | Stella (1990) | Bette Midler & John Goodman |
20.20 | 51.6 | 51.60 | 62 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 68.5 | |
| 9 | Blume in Love (1973) | Shelley Winters & George Segal |
8.50 | 51.7 | 51.70 | 42 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 67.3 | |
| 10 | 2 Days in the Valley (1996) | Charlize Theron & Jeff Daniels |
11.10 | 27.2 | 27.20 | 118 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 52.2 | |
| 12 | Bride & Prejudice (2004) | Martin Henderson & Aishwarya Rai Bachchan |
6.60 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 151 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 41.6 | |
| 11 | Promises in the Dark (1979) | Marsha Mason & Ned Beatty |
0.70 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 151 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 41.0 | |
| 13 | Audrey Rose (1977) | Anthony Hopkins | 5.40 | 26.1 | 26.10 | 81 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 31.6 | |
| 14 | Bereft (2004) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Tim Blake Nelson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 336 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.0 | |
| 14 | I Love Trouble (1994) | Nick Nolte & Julia Roberts |
30.80 | 81.4 | 163.60 | 44 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 26.8 | |
| 15 | Nick of Time (1995) | Johnny Depp & Christopher Walken |
8.20 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 121 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 15.5 | |
| 16 | Drop Dead Fred (1991) | Phoebe Cates & Rik Mayall |
13.90 | 35.5 | 35.50 | 84 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 7.1 |
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I didn’t realize Marsha made so few films though I don’t recall seeing her that much. Marsha was never on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the actors on the December 15, 2018 list she appeared with.
4 DONALD SUTHERLAND Max Dugan Returns (1983)
15 ANTHONY HOPKINS Audrey Rose (1977)
29 NED BEATTY Promises in the Dark (1979)
43 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Nick of Time (1995)
62 JAMES CAAN Chapter Two (1979)
62 JAMES CAAN Cinderella Liberty (1973)
72 KIEFER SUTHERLAND Max Dugan Returns (1983)
78 JASON ROBARDS Max Dugan Returns (1983)
87 ROBERT LOGGIA I Love Trouble (1994)
98 JOHN GOODMAN Stella (1990)
100 ELI WALLACH Cinderella Liberty (1973)
102 RIP TORN Beyond the Law (1968)
103 CLINT EASTWOOD Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
113 JULIA ROBERTS I Love Trouble (1994)
136 JOHNNY DEPP Nick of Time (1995)
137 SHELLEY WINTERS Blume in Love (1973)
163 JAMES CROMWELL The Cheap Detective (1978)
192 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Blume in Love (1973)
195 NICK NOLTE I Love Trouble (1994)
205 PETER FALK The Cheap Detective (1978)
218 GEORGE SEGAL Blume in Love (1973)
263 DANNY AIELLO 2 Days in the Valley (1996)
278 AUSTIN PENDLETON 2 Days in the Valley (1996)
318 STOCKARD CHANNING The Cheap Detective (1978)
319 PETER JASON Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
348 KEITH CARRADINE 2 Days in the Valley (1996)
349 OLYMPIA DUKAKIS I Love Trouble (1994)
377 JEFF DANIELS 2 Days in the Valley (1996)
390 BURT YOUNG Cinderella Liberty (1973)
419 ANN-MARGRET The Cheap Detective (1978)
445 DABNEY COLEMAN Cinderella Liberty (1973)
450 KEVIN BACON Only When I Laugh (1981)
464 BEN STILLER STELLA (1990)
518 ERIC STOLTZ 2 Days in the Valley (1996)
530 CHARLIZE THERON 2 Days in the Valley (1996)
540 DOM DELUISE The Cheap Detective (1978)
547 RICHARD DREYFUSS The Goodbye Girl (1977)
549 CHARLES S. DUTTON NICK OF TIME (1995)
550 JAMES REBHORN I Love Trouble (1994)
556 JAMES SPADER 2 DAYS IN THE VALLEY (1996)
709 SAUL RUBINEK I Love Trouble (1994)
730 LOUISE FLETCHER 2 Days in the Valley (1996)
730 LOUISE FLETCHER The Cheap Detective (1978)
740 ANUPAM KEHR BRIDE & PREJUDICE (2004)
764 FRANKIE FAISON I Love Trouble (1994)
770 MADELINE KAHN The Cheap Detective (1978)
772 SALLY KIRKLAND Cinderella Liberty (1973)
813 DAVID MORSE MAX DUGAN RETURNS (1983)
834 NICOL WILLIAMSON The Goodbye Girl (1977)
835 BRIDGET FONDA Drop Dead Fred (1991)
848 DONALD MOFFAT Promises in the Dark (1979)
893 MATTHEW BRODERICK Max Dugan Returns (1983)
HM (834) NICOL WILLIAMSON The Cheap Detective (1978)
HM (975) DAVID OGDEN-STEIRS THE CHEAP DETECTIVE (1978)
Marsha appeared with 9 other Oscar winners.
ANTHONY HOPKINS Audrey Rose (1977)
CHARLIZE THERON 2 Days in the Valley (1996)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Nick of Time (1995)
JASON ROBARDS Max Dugan Returns (1983)
JULIA ROBERTS I Love Trouble (1994)
LOUISE FLETCHER 2 Days in the Valley (1996)
LOUISE FLETCHER The Cheap Detective (1978)
OLYMPIA DUKAKIS I Love Trouble (1994)
RICHARD DREYFUSS The Goodbye Girl (1977)
SHELLEY WINTERS Blume in Love (1973)
Not too aware of her, but 4 nominations between 1973 and 1981 is an accomplishment.
I have seen 3 Marsha Mason movies. Only one is a favourite of mine: The Cheap Detective.
The other two I have seen are The Goodbye Girl and Blume in Love.
I have seen 3 Marsha Mason films – Goodbye Girl, Nick of Time and Stella.
Although her film output has been relatively modest she has operated alongside it prolific television and stage acting careers. She has also directed for television
Overall IMDB credits her with 4 acting awards and 11 noms and her net worth is said to be $12 million
Hey Bob….thanks for checking out our Marsha Mason page. Some weird trivia….this is now our 6th UMR page to feature somebody born on April 3rd. She joins Doris Day, Marlon Brando (a little known actor), Alec Baldwin, Eddie Murphy (former box office champion) and Ben Mendelsohn (current go to villain). Add in the fact that WoC is also born on April 3rd. She has all of these stars…I have Chuck Norris…it does not seem fair….lol.
So you have only seen three of her movies. Surprised you have not seen I Love Trouble…granted that was one of the few misfires for Julia Roberts’ early career. She and Nolte did not get along at all during that production. I have seen 7 of her movies. Cinderella Liberty is my favorite..granted…parts of that movie were filmed around here. ….plus one of two of her movies with James Caan (another of my favorite actors). Good information on Ms. Mason….and good feedback as always.
HI BRUCE
Thanks for the feedback despite the “little known actor” crack.
I love Trouble never appealed to me from what I read about it. As a devoted follower of The Master I don’t watch just ANYTHING no matter who the stars are and I like Nick as well as idolising Julia.
Hey Bob…probably a good rule to follow….if I followed that rule….and would not have had to sit through so many bad direct to DVD low budget Bruce Willis movies…..lol.
HI BRUCE
Funny you should make that point because I have recorded Brucie’s 2018 Reprisal for viewing over the weekend.
IMDB gives it just a 47% rating but I still think I’ll look in on it because as you know Mr Moore is one of the few action heroes I like though I see that Demi’s wimp gets just 2nd billing on the posters.
Have a good weekend and take care.
“Neil Simon has been both a blessing and a liability to Marsha Mason. He wrote tailor-made vehicles for her, which guaranteed stardom, but most of them emphasized a sniveling helplessness that detracted from her sexuality.” – Rating The Movie Stars book (1983)
Their 4 Star Marsha Mason Movie Performances
1973’s Cinderella Liberty
1981’s Only When I Laugh
Always happy to include the thought of Joel and his editors of Rating The Movie Stars book. Surprised they only gave her 2 Four Star Performance Ratings.