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Michelle Williams (1980-) is a 4-time Oscar®-nominated American actress. Williams’ breakthrough role was in 2005’s Brokeback Mountain. She went on to gain critical acclaim for playing emotionally troubled women coping with loss or loneliness in the independent dramas Wendy and Lucy (2008), Blue Valentine (2010), and Manchester by the Sea (2016). Her IMDb page shows over 50 acting credits since 1993. This page will rank Michelle Williams movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.
Michelle Williams Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 2005 | Brokeback Mountain (2005) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
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| 2017 | The Greatest Showman (2017) |  |
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| 2018 | Venom (2018) | |
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| 2021 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) | |
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| 2010 | Shutter Island (2010) | |
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| 2013 | Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) | |
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| 2016 | Manchester By The Sea (2016) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
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| 2022 | The Fabelmans (2022) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actress Nom |
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| 1995 | Species (1995) | |
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| 1998 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) | |
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| 2003 | The Station Agent (2003) |  |
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| 2017 | All The Money In The World (2017) | |
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| 2010 | Blue Valentine (2010) AA Best Actress Nom |
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| 2011 | My Week with Marilyn (2011) AA Best Actress Nom |
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| 2008 | Wendy and Lucy (2008) |  |
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| 2010 | Meek's Cutoff (2010) | |
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| 2007 | I'm Not There. (2007) | |
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| 2008 | Synecdoche, New York (2008) | |
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| 2023 | Showing Up (2023) | |
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| 2017 | Wonderstruck (2017) | |
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| 2001 | Me Without You (2001) | |
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| 1999 | Dick (1999) | |
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| 2011 | Take This Waltz (2011) | |
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| 2001 | Prozac Nation (2001) |  |
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| 2014 | Suite Française (2014) | |
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| 1997 | A Thousand Acres (1997) | |
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| 2004 | Imaginary Heroes (2004) | |
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| 2000 | If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) HBO Movie |
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| 1994 | Lassie (1994) | |
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| 2009 | Mammoth (2009) | |
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| 2018 | I Feel Pretty (2018) | |
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| 2004 | Land Of Plenty (2004) | |
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| 2016 | Certain Women (2016) |  |
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| 2008 | Incendiary (2008) | |
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| 2005 | The Baxter (2005) | |
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| 2003 | The United States of Leland (2003) | |
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| 2019 | After The Wedding (2019) | |
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| 1999 | But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) | |
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| 2006 | The Hottest State (2006) | |
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| 2006 | The Hawk Is Dying (2006) |  |
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| 2004 | A Hole in One (2004) |  |
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| 2001 | Perfume (2001) | |
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| 2008 | Deception (2008) | |
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| 1995 | Timemaster (1995) | |
Michelle Williams 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 any way you want.
- Sort Michelle Williams movies by her co-stars
- Sort Michelle Williams movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
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- Sort Michelle Williams 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 how many Oscar® wins each Michelle Williams movie received.
- Sort Michelle Williams movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
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| CreditRank | 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 | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | Brokeback Mountain (2005) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Jake Gyllenhaal & Heath Ledger |
83.00 | 139.9 | 299.9 | 22 | 87 | 08 / 03 | 98.1 | |
| 4 | The Greatest Showman (2017) | Hugh Jackman & Zac Efron |
174.30 | 209.5 | 522.1 | 18 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 95.3 | |
| 2 | Venom (2018) | Tom Hardy | 213.50 | 252.7 | 1,011.7 | 13 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 3 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) | Tom Hardy | 213.60 | 226.4 | 531.7 | 3 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 94.2 | |
| 7 | Shutter Island (2010) | Leonardo DiCaprio & Directed by Martin Scorsese |
128.00 | 174.9 | 402.8 | 20 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 5 | Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) | Mila Kunis & James Franco |
234.90 | 311.5 | 654.1 | 10 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 7 | Manchester By The Sea (2016) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Casey Affleck | 47.70 | 59.4 | 96.6 | 70 | 81 | 06 / 02 | 88.8 | |
| 6 | The Fabelmans (2022) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actress Nom |
Directed by Steven Spielberg | 17.30 | 17.8 | 42.7 | 57 | 87 | 07 / 00 | 85.6 | |
| 8 | Species (1995) | Ben Kingsley & Natasha Henstridge |
60.10 | 148.9 | 281.0 | 30 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 83.1 | |
| 9 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) | Jamie Lee Curtis & Joseph Gordon-Levitt |
55.00 | 126.5 | 172.5 | 40 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 80.6 | |
| 9 | The Station Agent (2003) | Peter Dinklage & Bobby Cannavale |
5.70 | 10.3 | 16.8 | 142 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 75.5 | |
| 12 | All The Money In The World (2017) | Christopher Plummer & Mark Wahlberg |
25.10 | 30.2 | 64.8 | 89 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 74.9 | |
| 11 | Blue Valentine (2010) AA Best Actress Nom |
Ryan Gosling | 9.70 | 13.3 | 20.3 | 129 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 74.8 | |
| 13 | My Week with Marilyn (2011) AA Best Actress Nom |
Kenneth Branagh & Emma Watson |
14.60 | 19.8 | 47.7 | 129 | 76 | 02 / 00 | 72.4 | |
| 13 | Wendy and Lucy (2008) | David Koppell | 0.90 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 213 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 68.7 | |
| 14 | Meek's Cutoff (2010) | Michelle Williams & Bruce Greenwood |
1.00 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 184 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 66.4 | |
| 16 | I'm Not There. (2007) | Christian Bale & Cate Blanchett |
4.00 | 6.3 | 18.3 | 177 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 63.2 | |
| 17 | Synecdoche, New York (2008) | Philip Seymour Hoffman & Samantha Morton |
3.10 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 178 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 60.7 | |
| 19 | Showing Up (2023) | Hong Chau | 0.80 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 162 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 60.1 | |
| 18 | Wonderstruck (2017) | Oakes Fegley & Julianne Moore |
1.10 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 181 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 58.6 | |
| 21 | Me Without You (2001) | Anna Friel | 0.30 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 248 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 22 | Dick (1999) | Kirsten Dunst & Dan Hedaya |
6.30 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 139 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 21 | Take This Waltz (2011) | Seth Rogen | 1.20 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 186 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 54.0 | |
| 24 | Prozac Nation (2001) | Jessica Lange & Christina Ricci |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 385 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.1 | |
| 23 | Suite Française (2014) | Margot Robbie | 0.00 | 0.1 | 11.0 | 391 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.1 | |
| 25 | A Thousand Acres (1997) | Jessica Lange & Michelle Pfeiffer |
7.90 | 18.6 | 22.3 | 123 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | |
| 27 | Imaginary Heroes (2004) | Sigourney Weaver & Jeff Daniels |
0.20 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 250 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | |
| 27 | If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) HBO Movie |
Vanessa Redgrave & Directed by Anne Heche |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 303 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.0 | |
| 28 | Lassie (1994) | Helen Slater & Dog Movies |
10.00 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 112 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 39.5 | |
| 29 | Mammoth (2009) | Gael García Bernal | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 464 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.4 | |
| 31 | I Feel Pretty (2018) | Amy Schumer & Emily Ratajkowski |
48.30 | 57.2 | 97.3 | 59 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 33.7 | |
| 30 | Land Of Plenty (2004) | John Diehl | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 363 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.9 | |
| 31 | Certain Women (2016) | Kristen Stewart & Laura Dern |
1.10 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 209 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.6 | |
| 34 | Incendiary (2008) | Michelle Williams & Ewan McGregor |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 283 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.4 | |
| 35 | The Baxter (2005) | Michael Showalter & Elizabeth Banks |
0.20 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 274 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.2 | |
| 36 | The United States of Leland (2003) | Ryan Gosling & Kevin Spacey |
0.30 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 219 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.1 | |
| 37 | After The Wedding (2019) | Julianne Moore | 1.60 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 171 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 23.8 | |
| 38 | But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) | Natasha Lyonne & Clea DuVall |
2.20 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 169 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 22.6 | |
| 37 | The Hottest State (2006) | Laura Linney & Directed by Ethan Hawke |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 397 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.5 | |
| 40 | The Hawk Is Dying (2006) | Paul Giamatti | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 419 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.4 | |
| 41 | A Hole in One (2004) | Meat Loaf | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 369 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.4 | |
| 41 | Perfume (2001) | Joanne Baron | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 367 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 3.5 | |
| 43 | Deception (2008) | Hugh Jackman & Ewan McGregor |
4.60 | 6.9 | 26.6 | 165 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 3.2 | |
| 43 | Timemaster (1995) | Pat Morita | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 297 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 1.5 |
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i saw 4 of top 7. no 10s, no 9s, no favorites, no hidden gems. a talented actress deserving of the 2 oscar nominations i watched. brokeback mountain a very slow, very sad 8. manchester by the sea, sadder , a 7.
Hey bob cox….good mini-reviews on some Michelle Williams movies. I agree her movies tend to be very depressing…especially the two you mention. Good stuff.
In the 7 of her movies that have crashed the 100-million-dollar barrier Michelle is a supporting player and in only one – Venom – is she even the out-and-out 2nd lead. The other 33 of the movies in the tables above average out at $7.3 million each domestically.
Examples of some of their production budgets in today’s dollars range from $53 million- $25.4 million- $9 million. It’s no wonder that Bette Davis despaired about the young actresses of the modern cinema not having the star power to open films.
Nevertheless Michelle has a reported current net worth of $30 million.
Hey Bob….thanks for the thoughts on Michelle Williams. Good statistical breakdown of her movies. That $7.3 million average for other 33 movies is very low. Good information on Davis and young actresses. A couple of years ago, Mark Wahlberg got bashed for making more money than Williams during the reshoots of All The Money In The World. Wahlberg’s box office clout got the movie made….not thinking Williams’ name got the movie made. If they had to reshoot The Blindside…I would expect Sandra Bullock to get more money than Tim McGraw got….because it was Bullock’s name that got the movie made. Good stuff.
HI BRUCE
Thanks for the feedback and additional information.
You make good points; and Davis and Crawford must be turning in their graves over all these actresses [and some actors though there seems to be less of them] getting showered with money and not being able to open a movie at the box office.
It’s just a pity that Joel isn’t around to “out” some of these vastly overpaid thespians in the way that he demonized poor ole Brando for [in Hirsch’s view anyway] making too much money – and at least Marlon in his two heyday decades of the 1950s and the 1970s WAS able to attract people to the box office.
NOTE: The movie industry reportedly regards any thespian [such as Cruise or Hanks] who can consistently attract the first $15 million to a movie on its opening weekend as being able to “open” a film. After that it’s the job of word-of-mouth to sell the film.
First of all I think Blue Valentine and Synecdoche, New York are 2 of the worst movies ever made. I wanted to throw furniture at the screen while watching those 2. Surprisingly Michelle has never been on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000. These are the actors on the 2020 list she has appeared with.
3 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD (2017)
9 BEN KINGSLEY Shutter Island (2010)
9 BEN KINGSLEY Species (1995)
14 MAX VON SYDOW Shutter Island (2010)
17 MICHAEL MADSEN Species (1995)
27 ALFRED MOLINA Species (1995)
32 DEREK JACOBI My Week with Marilyn (2011)
49 FRANK WELKER Species (1995)
86 CHARLOTTE RAMPLING Deception (2008/I)
114 JASON ROBARDS A Thousand Acres (1997)
148 MICHELLE PFEIFFER A Thousand Acres (1997)
149 JEFF GOLDBLUM Perfume (2001)
152 WOODY HARRELSON VENOM (2018)
167 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON I’m Not There. (2007)
178 JUDI DENCH My Week with Marilyn (2011)
202 FOREST WHITAKER Species (1995)
214 ELIAS KOTEAS Shutter Island (2010)
234 RANDY QUAID Brokeback Mountain (2005)
235 KEITH CARRADINE A Thousand Acres (1997)
236 PAUL SORVINO Perfume (2001)
238 COLIN FIRTH A Thousand Acres (1997)
246 CHRISTIAN BALE I’m Not There. (2007)
274 DAN HEDAYA Dick (1999)
297 RICHARD GERE I’m Not There. (2007)
314 PAUL GIAMATTI The Hawk Is Dying (2006)
331 EMILY MORTIMER SHUTTER ISLAND (2010)
341 LEONARDO DICAPRIO Shutter Island (2010)
342 JENNIFER JASON LEIGH A Thousand Acres (1997)
342 JENNIFER JASON LEIGH Synecdoche, New York (2008)
348 WILL PATTON Meek’s Cutoff (2010)
348 WILL PATTON Wendy and Lucy (2008)
349 JULIANNE MOORE AFTER THE WEDDING (2019)
349 JULIANNE MOORE I’m Not There. (2007)
349 JULIANNE MOORE WONDERSTRUCK (2017)
357 BURT YOUNG Land of Plenty (2004)
364 BRUCE GREENWOOD I’m Not There. (2007)
364 BRUCE GREENWOOD Meek’s Cutoff (2010)
381 CATE BLANCHETT I’m Not There. (2007)
408 BOB GUNTON A Thousand Acres (1997)
410 JEFF DANIELS Imaginary Heroes (2004)
415 PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Synecdoche, New York (2008)
416 JIM CARTER MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (2011)
425 MARK WAHLBERG ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD (2017)
427 SAUL RUBINEK Dick (1999)
434 JOSH HARTNETT HALLOWEEN H20: 20 YEARS LATER (1998)
441 TERI GARR Dick (1999)
448 HARRIS YULIN Perfume (2001)
450 PATRICIA CLARKSON SHUTTER ISLAND (2010)
450 PATRICIA CLARKSON THE STATION AGENT (2003)
464 KIRSTEN DUNST Dick (1999)
464 KIRSTEN DUNST WONDERSTRUCK (2017)
483 SIGOURNEY WEAVER Imaginary Heroes (2004)
488 TOBY JONES MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (2011)
540 EWAN MCGREGOR Deception (2008/I)
545 TIMOTHY HUTTON ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD (2017)
552 DON CHEADLE The United States of Leland (2003)
554 PAT HINGLE A Thousand Acres (1997)
573 KEVIN SPACEY The United States of Leland (2003)
576 TED LEVINE SHUTTER ISLAND (2010)
587 MARTIN DONOVAN THE UNITED STATES OF LELAND (2003)
590 ETHAN HAWKE The Hottest State (2006)
615 CHRISTINA RICCI Prozac Nation (2001)
650 CLYDE KUSATSU The United States of Leland (2003)
692 JAMES FRANCO Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
696 JAMIE LEE CURTIS Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
701 KYLE MACLACHLAN ME WITHOUT YOU (2001)
701 KYLE MACLACHLAN PERFUME (2001)
711 JARED HARRIS Perfume (2001)
732 RICHARD EDSON Land of Plenty (2004)
753 PAUL RUDD The Baxter (2005)
767 HARRY SHEARER Dick (1999)
771 WILL FERRELL Dick (1999)
772 MICHAEL PENA THE UNITED STATES OF LELAND (2003)
798 DIANNE WIEST SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (2008)
801 RICHARD KIND The Station Agent (2003)
831 JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS PROZAC NATION (2001)
832 GRIFFIN DUNNE PERFUME (2001)
839 KENNETH BRANAGH MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (2011)
859 BOBBY CANNAVALE THE STATION AGENT (2003)
867 MARK RUFFALO Shutter Island (2010)
873 BUD CORT But I’m a Cheerleader (1999)
881 RACHEL WEISZ Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
890 JULIA ORMOND MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (2011)
896 TOM NOONAN SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (2008)
896 TOM NOONAN WONDERSTRUCK (2017)
908 BETH GRANT A Thousand Acres (1997)
961 CATHERINE KEENER Synecdoche, New York (2008)
978 LAURA LINNEY THE HOTTEST STATE (2006)
984 JOSEPH GORDON LEVITT Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
993 FREDERIC FORREST Lassie (1994)
Michelle has appeared with 18 Oscar winners.
ANNE HATHAWAY Brokeback Mountain (2005)
BEN KINGSLEY Shutter Island (2010)
BEN KINGSLEY Species (1995)
CATE BLANCHETT I’m Not There. (2007)
CHRISTIAN BALE I’m Not There. (2007)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD (2017)
COLIN FIRTH A Thousand Acres (1997)
DIANNE WIEST SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (2008)
FOREST WHITAKER Species (1995)
HEATH LEDGER BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005)
JASON ROBARDS A Thousand Acres (1997)
JESSICA LANGE A Thousand Acres (1997)
JESSICA LANGE Prozac Nation (2001)
JUDI DENCH My Week with Marilyn (2011)
JULIANNE MOORE AFTER THE WEDDING (2019)
JULIANNE MOORE I’m Not There. (2007)
JULIANNE MOORE WONDERSTRUCK (2017)
KEVIN SPACEY The United States of Leland (2003)
LEONARDO DICAPRIO Shutter Island (2010)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Synecdoche, New York (2008)
RACHEL WEISZ Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
TIMOTHY HUTTON ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD (2017)
Hey Dan. I do not like either of those two movies either, i think I liked Blue Valentine better, but that is not saying much. Like you, I am also surprised she’s not in the top 1000. I suspect she will get there eventually, because I think she has many more movies to make. Granted not sure how many more leading roles she has left, but I think she’s going to have a nice long career of supporting roles. Looks like Julianne Moore is her most frequent Oracle costar.I guess your career is not complete since she does not have a credit with my Michael Caine… LOL. 18 Oscar winning costars is lower than I would’ve guessed. I noticed you only list heath ledger ones, he was also in I’m not there. Good stuff as always.
Great UMR Page
Thanks Mike.
Let’s see….. I have seen 23 of these movies or 57.50%. Favorites would be The Greatest Showman, Oz, The Great and Powerful, Shutter Island, and The Station Agent. Four Oscar nominations is pretty impressive.