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Matthew Broderick (1962–) is an American actor. Broderick is best known for his roles in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), The Lion King trilogy (1994), and in both the Broadway musical The Producers and its 2005 film adaptation. His IMDb page shows over 75 acting credits since 1981. This page will rank 45 Matthew Broderick movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies not released in North American theaters were not included in the page.
Matthew Broderick 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
1994
The Lion King (1994)
Voice Only
1983
WarGames (1983)
1986
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
2007
Bee Movie (2007)
2015
Trainwreck (2015)
1989
Glory (1989)
2016
Manchester By The Sea (2016)
AA Best Picture Nom
1988
Biloxi Blues (1988)
1999
Inspector Gadget (1999)
1996
The Cable Guy (1996)
2011
Tower Heist (2011)
1998
Godzilla (1998)
1999
Election (1999)
2000
You Can Count on Me (2000)
1985
Ladyhawke (1985)
2023
No Hard Feelings (2023)
1990
The Freshman (1990)
1983
Max Dugan Returns (1983)
1997
Addicted to Love (1997)
2008
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
Voice Only
1988
Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
1987
Project X (1987)
2003
Good Boy! (2003)
Voice Only
2004
The Stepford Wives (2004)
1994
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
1993
The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)
Voice Only
2005
The Producers (2005)
2011
Margaret (2011)
2018
To Dust (2018)
2019
Wonder Park (2019)
Voice Only
2016
Rules Don't Apply (2016)
1998
Walking To The Waterline (1998)
2007
Then She Found Me (2007)
1993
The Night We Never Met (1993)
1996
Infinity (1996)
1985
1918 (1985)
2005
Strangers with Candy (2005)
1986
On Valentine's Day (1986)
2008
Diminished Capacity (2008)
2009
Wonderful World (2009)
2006
Deck the Halls (2006)
1989
Family Business (1989)
2023
She Came To Me (2023)
2008
Finding Amanda (2008)
1994
The Road to Wellville (1994)
1992
Out on a Limb (1992)
2004
The Last Shot (2004)
2015
Dirty Weekend (2015)
2016
The American Side (2016)
Film Festival Circuit Only
Matthew Broderick 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 Matthew Broderick movies by his co-stars
- Sort Matthew Broderick movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost.
- Sort Matthew Broderick movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Matthew Broderick movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Matthew Broderick movie received.
- Sort Matthew Broderick 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Lion King (1994) Voice Only |
Jeremy Irons & James Earl Jones |
363.90 | 961.4 | 2,187.60 | 1 | 88 | 04 / 02 | 99.1 | |
| 2 | WarGames (1983) | Ally Sheedy & Dabney Coleman |
79.60 | 272.3 | 272.30 | 5 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 97.9 | |
| 3 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) | Charlie Sheen | 70.10 | 203.8 | 203.80 | 11 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 6 | Bee Movie (2007) | John Goodman & Renée Zellweger |
126.60 | 198.4 | 450.60 | 20 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 5 | Trainwreck (2015) | Amy Schumer & Brie Larson |
110.20 | 140.9 | 180.00 | 27 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 90.5 | |
| 4 | Glory (1989) | Morgan Freeman & Denzel Washington |
26.80 | 72.8 | 72.80 | 43 | 86 | 05 / 03 | 90.1 | |
| 7 | Manchester By The Sea (2016) AA Best Picture Nom |
Casey Affleck & Michelle Williams |
47.70 | 59.4 | 96.60 | 70 | 81 | 06 / 02 | 88.8 | |
| 8 | Biloxi Blues (1988) | Christopher Walken | 43.20 | 113.3 | 135.60 | 23 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 86.0 | |
| 11 | Inspector Gadget (1999) | Rupert Everett | 97.40 | 207.5 | 286.30 | 22 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 9 | The Cable Guy (1996) | Owen Wilson & Jim Carrey |
60.20 | 146.9 | 250.80 | 23 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 85.4 | |
| 10 | Tower Heist (2011) | Eddie Murphy & Ben Stiller |
78.00 | 106.1 | 207.90 | 43 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 12 | Godzilla (1998) | Jean Reno | 136.30 | 313.3 | 871.20 | 8 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 81.7 | |
| 13 | Election (1999) | Reese Witherspoon | 14.90 | 31.7 | 31.70 | 99 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 80.8 | |
| 14 | You Can Count on Me (2000) | Laura Linney & Mark Ruffalo |
9.20 | 18.4 | 22.00 | 128 | 86 | 02 / 00 | 80.2 | |
| 15 | Ladyhawke (1985) | Michelle Pfeiffer | 18.40 | 56.0 | 56.00 | 49 | 70 | 02 / 00 | 77.3 | |
| 16 | No Hard Feelings (2023) | Jennifer Lawrence | 50.50 | 50.5 | 83.50 | 49 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 76.2 | |
| 16 | The Freshman (1990) | Marlon Brando | 21.50 | 54.7 | 54.70 | 56 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 74.9 | |
| 17 | Max Dugan Returns (1983) | Donald Sutherland & Marsha Mason |
17.60 | 60.3 | 60.30 | 40 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 74.8 | |
| 18 | Addicted to Love (1997) | Meg Ryan & Kelly Preston |
34.70 | 81.4 | 81.40 | 61 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 19 | The Tale of Despereaux (2008) Voice Only |
Emma Watson & Dustin Hoffman |
50.90 | 76.4 | 130.50 | 57 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | |
| 20 | Torch Song Trilogy (1988) | Anne Bancroft | 4.90 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 126 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 66.6 | |
| 22 | Project X (1987) | Helen Hunt | 18.50 | 51.1 | 51.10 | 60 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 62.9 | |
| 23 | Good Boy! (2003) Voice Only |
Liam Aiken | 37.70 | 67.3 | 81.00 | 73 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 59.1 | |
| 25 | The Stepford Wives (2004) | Nicole Kidman & Bette Midler |
59.50 | 103.3 | 177.10 | 50 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 58.3 | |
| 26 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994) | Jennifer Jason Leigh & Campbell Scott |
2.10 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 173 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 49.5 | |
| 24 | The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) Voice Only |
Vincent Price | 0.70 | 1.7 | 1.70 | 195 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 49.4 | |
| 29 | The Producers (2005) | Will Ferrell & Mel Brooks |
19.40 | 32.7 | 64.10 | 120 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 46.6 | |
| 27 | Margaret (2011) | Matt Damon & Mark Ruffalo |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.80 | 350 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 45.8 | |
| 28 | To Dust (2018) | Géza Röhrig | 0.20 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 237 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.3 | |
| 30 | Wonder Park (2019) Voice Only |
Mila Kunis & Computer Animated Movies |
45.20 | 53.2 | 133.10 | 60 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 43.1 | |
| 30 | Rules Don't Apply (2016) | Warren Beatty & Ed Harris |
3.70 | 4.6 | 4.80 | 185 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 40.6 | |
| 32 | Walking To The Waterline (1998) | Hal Holbrook | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 348 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.4 | |
| 33 | Then She Found Me (2007) | Helen Hunt & Colin Firth |
3.70 | 5.9 | 13.20 | 183 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 35.0 | |
| 34 | The Night We Never Met (1993) | Jeanne Tripplehorn | 1.90 | 4.9 | 4.90 | 166 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | |
| 35 | Infinity (1996) | Patricia Arquette | 0.20 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 242 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.5 | |
| 36 | 1918 (1985) | Hallie Foot | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 203 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.2 | |
| 37 | Strangers with Candy (2005) | Chris Pratt & Philip Seymour Hoffman |
2.10 | 3.5 | 4.30 | 185 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 29.2 | |
| 39 | On Valentine's Day (1986) | Hallie Foot | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 237 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.3 | |
| 38 | Diminished Capacity (2008) | Virginia Madsen | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 411 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.3 | |
| 40 | Wonderful World (2009) | Sanaa Lathan | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 433 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.4 | |
| 43 | Deck the Halls (2006) | Danny DeVito | 35.10 | 57.5 | 77.40 | 88 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 26.3 | |
| 42 | Family Business (1989) | Sean Connery & Dustin Hoffman |
12.20 | 33.1 | 33.10 | 70 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 | |
| 41 | She Came To Me (2023) | Peter Dinklage & Anne Hathaway |
0.40 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 171 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.6 | |
| 44 | Finding Amanda (2008) | Brittany Snow | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 303 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.5 | |
| 45 | The Road to Wellville (1994) | Anthony Hopkins & Bridget Fonda |
6.60 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 135 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 19.1 | |
| 46 | Out on a Limb (1992) | Jeffrey Jones | 1.70 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 156 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 17.2 | |
| 45 | The Last Shot (2004) | Alec Baldwin | 0.50 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 226 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.1 | |
| 47 | Dirty Weekend (2015) | Alice Eve | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 329 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.5 | |
| 48 | The American Side (2016) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Robert Vaughn | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 279 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.0 |
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I saw 16 including 8 of top 10. 10s and favorites ferris bueller, glory. 9 not a favorite: lion king, addicted to love( a hidden gem).
Bueller… Bueller… Bueller…
More films than I was expecting on Matthews chart, he has been a busy boy… weird I still think of him as young rather than middle aged, probably because I haven’t seen him in any recent films.
Favorites are – Ferris Buellers Day Off, Wargames, Glory, The Lion King, Godzilla, The Freshman and Ladyhawke.
I saw Ferris Bueller and Wargames many times on video tape back in the 80s and 90s.
Top rated films I haven’t seen are Election and Torch Song Trilogy.
I still haven’t watched The Producers remake and it’s in my collection. I’ve seen the Mel Brooks classic a bunch of times.
The 1998 Godzilla is last on the chart with 3.3, ouch! It wasn’t that bad IMO, at least you could see the monster in that version, in the 2014 edition it was so dark you could barely see what was going on, plus the idiot director kept cutting away from the monster fights. FWIW Godzilla 1998 scored 5.2 on my chart. Not great but not terrible either.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve. Thanks for the movie thoughts on Matthew Broderick. As for Godzilla’s low review score….it is in some lists as one of the worst movies ever made. It’s box office still got it a decent UMR Score. I know what you mean about thinking he is still young. The Broderick movies are all in a 10 year span…..Max Dugan to The Lion King (1994)….after that he pretty much went from teenager to middle age man in movies….and he has now been in those roles for over 25 years. Not thinking there is a single movie in those last 25 years that I love. Give me Ferris, Glory, WarGames and The Lion King. I actually saw The Lion King in an off Broadway play on Saturday….at one point I thought…”I should do a page on Broderick”….and now we have a Broderick page. Good stuff….thanks for stopping by.