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Michelle Pfeiffer (1958-) is a 3-time Oscar nominated American actress, singer, and producer. Pfeiffer found fame as Al Pacino’s love interest in 1983’s Scarface. Her IMDb page shows over 70 acting credits since 1979. This page will rank Michelle Pfeiffer movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Uncredited roles, bit parts, television roles and shorts were not included in the rankings.
Michelle Pfeiffer 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
2019
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
1983
Scarface (1983)
2007
Hairspray (2007)
1992
Batman Returns (1992)
2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
1998
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
1988
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actress Nom
1987
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
1995
Dangerous Minds (1995)
2000
What Lies Beneath (2000)
2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
1994
Wolf (1994)
1993
The Age of Innocence (1993)
2019
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
2017
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
1989
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
AA Best Actress Nom
2007
Stardust (2007)
1988
Tequila Sunrise (1988)
1988
Married to the Mob (1988)
1991
Frankie and Johnny (1991)
1996
One Fine Day (1996)
2012
Dark Shadows (2012)
1985
Ladyhawke (1985)
2001
I Am Sam (2001)
1980
The Hollywood Knights (1980)
1996
Up Close & Personal (1996)
1990
The Russia House (1990)
2002
White Oleander (2002)
2017
Mother! (2017)
1999
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
2003
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
2017
The Wizard Of Lies (2017)
HBO Movie
1986
Sweet Liberty (1986)
2009
Chéri (2009)
1992
Love Field (1992)
AA Best Actress Nom
2021
French Exit (2021)
1999
The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
1997
A Thousand Acres (1997)
1985
Into the Night (1985)
2012
People Like Us (2012)
2013
The Family (2013)
2017
Where Is Kyra? (2017)
2009
Personal Effects (2009)
1996
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996)
1987
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
1999
The Story of Us (1999)
1982
Grease 2 (1982)
2007
I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
2011
New Year's Eve (2011)
1980
Falling In Love Again (1980)
1981
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
Michelle Pfeiffer 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 Michelle Pfeiffer movies by co-stars of her movies
- Sort Michelle Pfeiffer movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Michelle Pfeiffer movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Michelle Pfeiffer movies by how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and Oscar® wins each Michelle Pfeiffer movie received.
- Sort Michelle Pfeiffer movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score. UMR 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 | Avengers: Endgame (2019) | Robert Downey Jr. & Chris Evans |
858.40 | 1,010.2 | 3,290.80 | 1 | 89 | 01 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 2 | Scarface (1983) | Al Pacino & Oliver Stone |
66.70 | 228.1 | 228.10 | 8 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 97.4 | |
| 3 | Hairspray (2007) | John Travolta & Christopher Walken |
118.90 | 186.3 | 317.40 | 23 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 97.2 | |
| 3 | Batman Returns (1992) | Michael Keaton & Christopher Walken |
162.80 | 423.0 | 693.10 | 3 | 75 | 02 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 4 | Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) | Paul Rudd & Michael Douglas |
216.60 | 256.4 | 736.60 | 9 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 5 | The Prince of Egypt (1998) | Steve Martin & Sandra Bullock |
101.40 | 233.1 | 502.50 | 15 | 73 | 02 / 01 | 96.4 | |
| 7 | Dangerous Liaisons (1988) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Glenn Close & Keanu Reeves |
34.70 | 90.9 | 90.90 | 31 | 84 | 07 / 03 | 93.8 | |
| 9 | The Witches of Eastwick (1987) | Jack Nicholson | 63.80 | 175.8 | 175.80 | 11 | 71 | 02 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 11 | Dangerous Minds (1995) | George Dzundza | 84.90 | 210.4 | 444.90 | 13 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 91.8 | |
| 10 | What Lies Beneath (2000) | Harrison Ford | 155.50 | 310.9 | 582.80 | 10 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 91.0 | |
| 11 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) | Paul Rudd & Michael Douglas |
214.50 | 214.5 | 463.60 | 8 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 89.6 | |
| 13 | Wolf (1994) | Jack Nicholson & Christopher Plummer |
65.00 | 171.7 | 346.10 | 19 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 12 | The Age of Innocence (1993) | Winona Ryder & Daniel Day-Lewis |
32.30 | 84.0 | 84.00 | 50 | 82 | 05 / 01 | 89.3 | |
| 14 | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) | Angelina Jolie & Chiwetel Ejiofor |
113.90 | 134.1 | 576.30 | 24 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 15 | Murder on the Orient Express (2017) | Johnny Depp & Kenneth Branagh |
102.80 | 123.6 | 422.70 | 31 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 16 | The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) AA Best Actress Nom |
Jeff Bridges | 18.40 | 50.0 | 50.00 | 57 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 17 | Stardust (2007) | Robert DeNiro & Peter O'Toole |
38.60 | 60.5 | 212.40 | 71 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 18 | Tequila Sunrise (1988) | Kurt Russell & Mel Gibson |
41.30 | 108.3 | 277.70 | 26 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 80.3 | |
| 19 | Married to the Mob (1988) | Dean Stockwell & Alec Baldwin |
21.50 | 56.4 | 56.40 | 45 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 78.5 | |
| 20 | Frankie and Johnny (1991) | Al Pacino & Garry Marshall |
22.80 | 58.3 | 58.30 | 57 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 78.0 | |
| 22 | One Fine Day (1996) | George Clooney | 46.20 | 112.6 | 237.90 | 35 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 77.6 | |
| 23 | Dark Shadows (2012) | Johnny Depp & Directed by Tim Burton |
79.70 | 108.0 | 332.50 | 39 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 77.3 | |
| 21 | Ladyhawke (1985) | Matthew Broderick | 18.40 | 56.0 | 56.00 | 49 | 70 | 02 / 00 | 77.3 | |
| 25 | I Am Sam (2001) | Sean Penn | 40.30 | 76.9 | 186.60 | 61 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 72.3 | |
| 24 | The Hollywood Knights (1980) | Robert Wuhl | 16.10 | 66.6 | 66.60 | 49 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 72.3 | |
| 28 | Up Close & Personal (1996) | Robert Redford | 51.10 | 124.6 | 245.60 | 31 | 43 | 01 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 26 | The Russia House (1990) | Sean Connery & Roy Scheider |
23.00 | 58.6 | 58.60 | 53 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 70.8 | |
| 27 | White Oleander (2002) | Melissa McCarthy | 16.40 | 30.4 | 40.30 | 119 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 67.0 | |
| 29 | Mother! (2017) | Jennifer Lawrence & Ed Harris |
17.80 | 21.3 | 51.20 | 105 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 59.7 | |
| 30 | A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) | Christian Bale & Kevin Kline |
16.10 | 34.2 | 53.30 | 97 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 57.7 | |
| 32 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) | Brad Pitt & Catherine Zeta-Jones |
26.50 | 47.3 | 144.40 | 97 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 52.1 | |
| 31 | The Wizard Of Lies (2017) HBO Movie |
Robert DeNiro | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 453 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.3 | |
| 33 | Sweet Liberty (1986) | Michael Caine & Alan Alda |
14.20 | 41.3 | 41.30 | 58 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 47.4 | |
| 33 | Chéri (2009) | Kathy Bates | 2.70 | 3.9 | 13.50 | 172 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 46.7 | |
| 34 | Love Field (1992) AA Best Actress Nom |
Dennis Haysbert | 1.00 | 2.6 | 2.60 | 171 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 45.7 | |
| 35 | French Exit (2021) | Lucas Hedges | 0.20 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 127 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.4 | |
| 38 | The Deep End of the Ocean (1999) | Whoopi Goldberg | 13.90 | 29.6 | 59.90 | 106 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 42.9 | |
| 37 | A Thousand Acres (1997) | Jessica Lange | 7.90 | 18.6 | 22.30 | 123 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | |
| 39 | Into the Night (1985) | David Bowie & Jeff Goldblum |
7.60 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 101 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | |
| 40 | People Like Us (2012) | Elizabeth Banks & Chris Pine |
12.40 | 16.8 | 17.10 | 131 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 40.9 | |
| 43 | The Family (2013) | Robert DeNiro & Tommy Lee Jones |
36.90 | 49.0 | 104.00 | 80 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 39.4 | |
| 41 | Where Is Kyra? (2017) | Keifer Sutherland | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 251 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.6 | |
| 42 | Personal Effects (2009) | Ashton Kutcher & Kathy Bates |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.70 | 363 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.6 | |
| 45 | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996) | Peter Gallagher | 4.20 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 158 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 31.3 | |
| 44 | Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) | Carrie Fisher & Bryan Cranston |
0.50 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 198 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 30.4 | |
| 46 | The Story of Us (1999) | Bruce Willis & Rob Reiner |
27.10 | 57.7 | 125.50 | 74 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 30.3 | |
| 47 | Grease 2 (1982) | Maxwell Caulfield | 15.20 | 55.6 | 55.60 | 46 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 30.2 | |
| 48 | I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007) | Paul Rudd & Olivia Colman |
0.10 | 0.1 | 15.10 | 344 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.5 | |
| 50 | New Year's Eve (2011) | Halle Berry & Robert DeNiro |
54.50 | 74.1 | 193.10 | 63 | 27 | 00 / 00 | 14.6 | |
| 49 | Falling In Love Again (1980) | Elliott Gould | 0.60 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 165 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.1 | |
| 51 | Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981) | Brian Keith & Roddy McDowall |
3.20 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 102 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 8.5 |
Michelle Pfeiffer Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Possibly Interesting Facts About Michelle Pfeiffer
- Michelle Marie Pfeiffer was born in Santa Ana, California in 1958.
2. In 1978, Michelle Pfeiffer won the Miss Orange County beauty pageant and finished 6th in Miss California contest. Following her participation in these pageants, she acquired an acting agent and began to audition for acting roles.
3. Michelle Pfeiffer’s first lead role was in 1982’s Grease 2. The film was a critical and commercial failure and almost derailed her career, as nobody wanted to hire her again. Director Brian De Palma, having seen Grease 2, refused to audition Pfeiffer for 1983’s Scarface . Luckily, Martin Bregman, the film’s producer, talked De Palma into giving her an audition…and the rest is history.
4. Michelle Pfeiffer replaced Annette Bening as Catwoman in 1992’s Batman Returns, due to the former actress’ pregnancy.
5. Michelle Pfeiffer has been an an avid oil painter for most of her life.
6. Michelle Pfeiffer has been married two times. She was married to actor, Peter Horton from 1981 to 1988. She has been married to television producer, David E. Kelley since 1993. They have two children.
7. Michelle Pfeiffer was nominated for 6 consecutive Golden Globe® Awards from 1989-1994.
8. Check out Michelle Pfeiffer’s movie career compared to current and classic stars on our Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time page.
Hey Steve, Kim Novak’s name has been replaced with the proper name. Thank for seeing that error.
1.Nine Michelle Pfeiffer movies crossed the magical $100 million domestic gross mark. That is a percentage of 21.95% of her movies listed. Picnic (1955) was her biggest box office hit. Wow 3 years before she was born.
We will fix that error ASAP. Thanks for the notice, Dan.
Hey Dan. This error has been fixed.
Thank you WoC….you are awesome!
One of my favorite actresses. So glad she is having a slight comeback in 2017. She was the best part of Mother. I will be seeing her this weekend in Murder on the Orient Express. My favorite movies would be Batman Returns, The Witches of Eastwick and Dangerous Minds. Love ❤️ this page..
Hey Helakoski….glad we did a UMR page on one of your favorite actresses. I would not be surprised if she picks up a Best Supporting Actress nomination this year. Mother might a movie that the Oscar people support…even…the general movie public strongly dislikes that movie…..but if Jennifer Lawrence gets a Best Actress nomination…I can see her bringing Michelle with her. Heck she might even win. I really enjoyed The Witches of Eastwick too. Thanks for the kind words about our Pfeiffer page.
“I am Superman’s Father Hear me mumble!”
Hey Bob….was Brando in Superman? I was not aware of that…lol.
HI BRUCE
I am sure that by now you are at least aware though of his sterling work in Superman Returns !!!!
Hey Bob…..I thought that was Russell Crowe in Superman Returns…..no wait it was Kevin Costner….Brando in a superhero movie?…I don’t think so…..if that was the case….then Superman Returns would be part of our Brando UMR page…..just checked…nope it is not there….I guess you are mistaken…..lol.
HI BRUCE
Touche !
1 HI BRUCE. I don’t have a movies memorabilia collection like the one Flora thought I was trying to poach from her [Remember the row over that? We sure knew how to have fun back in those Halcyon days whereas nowadays it’s often the doom and gloom provided by Joel’s humorless pontification!] but down the years I have collected important stats like Variety rentals and Cogerson grosses and selected critical reviews [sorry nothing of Joel’s] of movies and performances that I considered of historical significance to my own personal idols – for example my Doris’ foray into Hitchcock with The Man who Knew Too Much, The Duke’s directorial debut in The Alamo and Sir Maurice’s early US movies.
2 Browsing through some of that stuff I came across a review by Time magazine of Americaway back in 1978 that caused me to think “This will interest ole Brucie”.
“Newcomer Christopher Reeve handles seamlessly the dual identities of The Man of Steel and Clark Kent and for the most part the rest of the cast are good in their respective roles. However it is left to Marlon Brando in an opening 15 minute segment to provide the professionalism and entertainment value in the old way that was almost automatic among the big stars of Hollywood’s great days but which is often not quite there nowadays.”
Hey Bob….. ?
Hey Bob….my autograph wall has not had an addition in many a moon….but what I did receive still blows me away. Yep….hard to believe how fast time has moved…..pretty darn scary! We will always have Steve’s sarcasm…..lol.
Thanks for sharing the Brando/Superman review. Very interesting information. Your feedback and comments are always appreciated.
“I am Catwoman… hear me roar!” The beautiful and talented Michelle Pfeiffer finally gets her UMR page. 60 next year? Jeez, and she still looks great. Looking forward to catching Murder on the Orient Express on blu-ray some time next year, even if I do know how it ends.
I’ve seen 18 of the 41 films on the chart. Favorites include – Scarface, Batman Returns, Stardust, The Witches of Eastwick, Wolf and Ladyhawke.
I have yet to see Age of Innocence or Dangerous Liaisons.
Annette Bening as Catwoman? nah I’m glad the role went to Pfeiffer. I know Sean Young was desperate to get the role even turning up at WB Studios dressed in a homemade Catwoman costume trying to get their attention.
Another top page Bruce and thanks for the share. Vote Up!
(Btw you still have Kim Novak’s name over the video.)
Hey Steve.
1. Thanks for the visit, the comment and the tally count.
2. So you have seen 18 of her movies….I am at….counting…28…or her movies….including seeing 6 in theaters….Batman Returns, The Story of Us, Into the Night, What Lies Beneath, Witches of Eastwick and Tequilla Sunrise.
3. Your favorites are all good movies. Scarface is my brother’s favorite movie……while Witches of Eastwick, Ladyhawke join Tequila Sunrise and One Fine Day (yes a Clooney movie) as my favorites.
4. Age of Innocence was a one and done movie to me….I enjoyed Dangerous Liaisons much more.
5. Pfeiffer made a fine Cat Woman….though I enjoyed Hathaway’s Cat Woman more.
6. WoC fixed the Novak name error sometime this weekend.
Good feedback as always.