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Ossie Davis (1917-2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. His IMDb page shows over 108 acting credits from 1950 to 2005. This page will rank Ossie Davis 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.
Ossie Davis 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 |
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| 1994 | The Client (1994) |  |
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| 1963 | The Cardinal (1963) | |
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| 1975 | Let's Do It Again (1975) | |
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| 2000 | Dinosaur (2000) | |
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| 1992 | Malcolm X (1992) | |
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| 1993 | Grumpy Old Men (1993) | |
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| 1989 | Do the Right Thing (1989) | |
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| 1998 | Doctor Dolittle (1998) |  |
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| 1950 | No Way Out (1950) | |
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| 1991 | Jungle Fever (1991) | |
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| 1965 | The Hill (1965) | |
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| 1970 | Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) | |
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| 1979 | Hot Stuff (1979) | |
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| 1951 | Fourteen Hours (1951) |  |
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| 1968 | The Scalphunters (1968) | |
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| 1990 | Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) | |
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| 2003 | Baadasssss! (2003) |  |
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| 1973 | Gordon's War (1973) | |
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| 1964 | Shock Treatment (1964) | |
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| 1996 | Get on the Bus (1996) | |
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| 1988 | School Daze (1988) |  |
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| 2002 | Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) | |
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| 1976 | Cool Red (1976) | |
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| 1966 | A Man Called Adam (1966) |  |
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| 2000 | Here's to Life! (2000) |  |
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| 1993 | Cop & ½ (1993) |  |
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| 1985 | Avenging Angel (1985) | |
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| 1969 | Sam Whiskey (1969) | |
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| 1996 | I'm Not Rappaport (1996) | |
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| 1992 | Gladiator (1992) | |
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| 1969 | Slaves (1969) | |
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| 1984 | Harry & Son (1984) |  |
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| 2004 | She Hate Me (2004) | |
Ossie Davis Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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- Sort Ossie Davis movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
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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 Client (1994)
Susan Sarandon &
Tommy Lee Jones92.10
243.4
310.80
13
70
01 / 00
95.4
3
The Cardinal (1963)
John Huston &
Burgess Meredith15.10
188.9
188.90
15
66
06 / 00
94.4
4
Let's Do It Again (1975)
Sidney Poitier &
Bill Cosby35.80
188.0
188.00
15
71
00 / 00
94.4
2
Dinosaur (2000)
D.B. Sweeney &
Alfre Woodard137.70
275.5
699.60
11
63
00 / 00
93.4
5
Malcolm X (1992)
Denzel Washington &
Angela Bassett48.20
125.1
125.10
32
83
02 / 00
92.4
6
Grumpy Old Men (1993)
Jack Lemmon &
Walter Matthau70.20
182.7
182.70
14
65
00 / 00
92.4
8
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Danny Aiello &
Ossie Davis27.50
74.8
101.30
41
91
02 / 00
90.0
7
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
Eddie Murphy &
Peter Boyle &
Oliver Platt144.20
331.3
676.80
5
49
00 / 00
88.7
9
No Way Out (1950)
Richard Widmark &
Sidney Poitier3.90
86.6
86.60
83
77
01 / 00
85.9
11
Jungle Fever (1991)
Wesley Snipes &
Directed by Spike Lee32.50
83.2
112.40
43
73
00 / 00
83.2
10
The Hill (1965)
Sean Connery &
Directed by Sidney Lumet2.50
26.4
26.40
91
89
00 / 00
82.3
12
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Godfrey Cambridge &
Raymond St. Jacques15.50
108.0
108.00
24
63
00 / 00
82.3
13
Hot Stuff (1979)
Dom DeLuise &
Suzanne Pleshette23.70
101.9
101.90
41
63
00 / 00
81.0
14
Fourteen Hours (1951)
Grace Kelly &
Directed by Barbara Bel Geddes2.00
43.1
43.10
156
78
01 / 00
79.1
15
The Scalphunters (1968)
Burt Lancaster &
Shelley Winters8.00
65.8
65.80
48
71
00 / 00
79.0
16
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
Tom Hanks &
Meg Ryan39.40
100.4
100.40
32
54
00 / 00
73.9
17
Baadasssss! (2003)
Mario Van Peebles &
Nia Long0.40
0.7
0.70
216
79
00 / 00
66.4
18
Gordon's War (1973)
Paul Winfield &
Directed by Ossie Davis3.80
23.1
23.10
77
67
00 / 00
58.2
20
Shock Treatment (1964)
Lauren Bacall &
Roddy McDowall2.30
26.0
26.00
106
64
00 / 00
55.6
19
Get on the Bus (1996)
Ossie Davis &
Charles S. Dutton5.80
14.0
14.00
144
68
00 / 00
55.0
22
School Daze (1988)
Laurence Fishburne &
Directed by Spike Lee14.50
38.2
38.20
66
57
00 / 00
50.0
21
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
Bruce Campbell &
Ossie Davis1.20
2.3
2.30
198
68
00 / 00
49.1
23
Cool Red (1976)
Ruby Dee &
Directed by Ossie Davis1.50
7.7
7.70
130
65
00 / 00
44.9
24
A Man Called Adam (1966)
Sammy Davis Jr.
0.60
6.1
6.10
133
62
00 / 00
38.5
24
Here's to Life! (2000)
Kim Hunter
0.10
0.1
0.10
287
58
00 / 00
25.4
26
Cop & ½ (1993)
Burt Reynolds &
Ruby Dee31.90
83.0
83.00
51
27
00 / 00
17.8
25
Avenging Angel (1985)
Rory Calhoun &
Susan Tyrrell5.60
17.1
17.10
111
48
00 / 00
17.1
28
Sam Whiskey (1969)
Burt Reynolds &
Angie Dickinson2.40
17.9
17.90
91
44
00 / 00
12.6
30
I'm Not Rappaport (1996)
Walter Matthau
0.00
0.1
0.10
324
49
00 / 00
12.1
30
Gladiator (1992)
Boxing Movies &
Cuba Gooding Jr.9.20
24.0
24.00
98
42
00 / 00
12.1
29
Slaves (1969)
Gale Sondergaard
0.00
0.2
0.20
177
49
00 / 00
11.6
31
Harry & Son (1984)
Robbie Benson &
Directed by Paul Newman4.90
15.6
15.60
111
39
00 / 00
7.1
33
She Hate Me (2004)
Anthony Mackie &
Kerry Washington0.40
0.6
2.60
234
34
00 / 00
1.7
Ossie Davis Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Dinosaur (2000) | D.B. Sweeney & Alfre Woodard |
699.60 | |
| Doctor Dolittle (1998) | Eddie Murphy & Peter Boyle & Oliver Platt |
676.80 | |
| The Client (1994) | Susan Sarandon & Tommy Lee Jones |
310.80 | |
| Jungle Fever (1991) | Wesley Snipes & Directed by Spike Lee |
112.40 | |
| Do the Right Thing (1989) | Danny Aiello & Ossie Davis |
101.30 | |
| She Hate Me (2004) | Anthony Mackie & Kerry Washington |
2.60 |
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Ossie Davis is # 989 on the 2021 Oracle of Bacon list. Who knew he appeared in 2 films named “Malcolm X”. These are the actors on the 2021 list he appeared with.
3 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Malcolm X (1992)
8 SAMUEL L. JACKSON Do the Right Thing (1989)
8 SAMUEL L. JACKSON Jungle Fever (1991)
8 SAMUEL L. JACKSON School Daze (1988)
13 MORGAN FREEMAN A Man Called Adam (1966)
13 MORGAN FREEMAN Harry & Son (1984)
20 SEAN CONNERY The Hill (1965)
40 SUSAN SARANDON The Client (1994)
42 ANTHONY QUINN Jungle Fever (1991)
56 RODDY MCDOWELL Shock Treatment (1964)
88 JOHN SAXON The Cardinal (1963)
93 JAMES CROMWELL The House of God (1984)
99 IAN BANNEN The Hill (1965)
102 BRAD DOURIF Jungle Fever (1991)
117 JOHN TURTURRO Do the Right Thing (1989)
117 JOHN TURTURRO Jungle Fever (1991)
117 JOHN TURTURRO She Hate Me (2004)
118 MARC LAWRENCE Hot Stuff (1979)
121 TIM ROBBINS Jungle Fever (1991)
122 BURT REYNOLDS Cop and ½ (1993)
122 BURT REYNOLDS Sam Whiskey (1969)
128 TOM HANKS Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
146 SHELLEY WINTERS The Scalphunters (1968)
151 JOHN SAVAGE Do the Right Thing (1989)
154 BURT LANCASTER The Scalphunters (1968)
158 WOODY HARRELSON She Hate Me (2004)
181 ROBERT LOGGIA Gladiator (1992)
184 JAMES EARL JONES Malcolm X (1972)
200 LAUREN BACALL Shock Treatment (1964)
202 MAURY CHAYKIN Harry & Son (1984)
220 HARRY ANDREWS The Hill (1965)
237 JEFF COREY Fourteen Hours (1951)
239 TOMMY LEE JONES The Client (1994)
249 DAN HEDAYA Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
259 RANDY QUAID Get on the Bus (1996)
270 PAUL NEWMAN Harry & Son (1984)
275 DAVID ALAN GRIER Baadasssss! (2003)
293 WILL PATTON The Client (1994)
300 CAROL KANE Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
303 BRIAN DENNEHY Gladiator (1992)
303 BRIAN DENNEHY She Hate Me (2004)
304 PAUL GIAMATTI Doctor Dolittle (1998)
305 ANN-MARGRET Grumpy Old Men (1993)
311 BURGESS MEREDITH Grumpy Old Men (1993)
311 BURGESS MEREDITH The Cardinal (1963)
314 DENZEL WASHINGTON Malcolm X (1992)
318 WILLIAM H. MACY The Client (1994)
324 JACK LEMMON Grumpy Old Men (1993)
338 JOHN HEARD Gladiator (1992)
340 JOHN LEGUIZAMO Doctor Dolittle (1998)
359 GINA GERSHON Jungle Fever (1991)
360 PETER BOYLE Doctor Dolittle (1998)
360 PETER BOYLE Malcolm X (1992)
364 OLIVER PLATT Doctor Dolittle (1998)
399 DANNY AIELLO Do the Right Thing (1989)
404 CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD Grumpy Old Men (1993)
406 DARYL HANNAH Grumpy Old Men (1993)
407 SAUL RUBINEK Baadasssss! (2003)
427 LAURENCE FISHBURNE School Daze (1988)
436 KEVIN POLLAK Grumpy Old Men (1993)
438 ANGIE DICKINSON Sam Whiskey (1969)
455 LLOYD BRIDGES Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
491 VINCENT SCHIAVELLI Baadasssss! (2003)
497 TELLY SAVALAS The Scalphunters (1968)
498 WALTER MATTHAU I’m Not Rappaport (1996)
516 DEBI MAZAR Jungle Fever (1991)
516 DEBI MAZAR Malcolm X (1992)
517 JEFFREY TAMBOR Doctor Dolittle (1998)
525 RICHARD SCHIFF Doctor Dolittle (1998)
525 RICHARD SCHIFF Malcolm X (1992)
536 STUART WHITMAN Shock Treatment (1964)
539 WOLFGANG PREISS The Cardinal (1963)
552 WESLEY SNIPES Jungle Fever (1991)
554 PETER LAWFORD A Man Called Adam (1966)
557 RICHARD WIDMARK No Way Out (1950)
565 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO Do the Right Thing (1989)
565 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO Malcolm X (1992)
565 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO School Daze (1988)
576 ROBERT STACK Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
588 FRANKIE FAISON Do the Right Thing (1989)
594 MARTIN DONOVAN MALCOLM X (1992)
604 JIM BROWN She Hate Me (2004)
605 AMANDA PLUMMER Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
610 CHARLES S. DUTTON GET ON THE BUS (1996)
618 DOM DELUISE Hot Stuff (1979)
630 PRUITT TAYLOR VANCE Doctor Dolittle (1998)
672 HALLE BERRY Jungle Fever (1991)
682 STEPHEN REA Proud (2004)
683 ROSCOE LEE BROWNE Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
710 DABNEY COLEMAN The Scalphunters (1968)
713 JOAN PLOWRIGHT DINOSAUR (2000)
724 ROY KINNEAR The Hill (1965)
729 RAF VALLONE The Cardinal (1963)
734 JAMES WHITMORE Here’s to Life! (2000)
735 ALFIE WOODARD DINOSAUR (2000)
735 ALFIE WOODARD UNCHAINED MEMORIES: READINGS FROM THE SLAVE NARRATIVES (2003)
742 BILL COBBS Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003)
747 RICHARD EDSON Do the Right Thing (1989)
751 BRADLEY WHITFORD THE CLIENT (1994)
765 ELLEN BARKIN Harry & Son (1984)
765 ELLEN BARKIN She Hate Me (2004)
768 JOHN HUSTON The Cardinal (1963)
775 AIDAN QUINN Proud (2004)
779 BAI LING She Hate Me (2004)
784 WILLIAM FICHTNER Malcolm X (1992)
789 WILFORD BRIMLEY HARRY & SON (1984)
794 WALTER MATTHAU Grumpy Old Men (1993)
794 MARTHA PLIMPTON I’M NOT RAPPAPORT (1996)
832 DELROY LINDO MALCOLM X (1992)
842 CUBA GOODING JR. Gladiator (1992)
843 EDWARD JAMES OLMOS THE UNFINISHED JOURNEY (1999)
845 ANGELA BASSETT MALCOLM X (1992)
849 BRIAN DOYLE-MURRAY Doctor Dolittle (1998)
870 SIDNEY POITIER Let’s Do It Again (1975)
870 SIDNEY POITIER No Way Out (1950)
883 ANTHONY MACKIE SHE HATE ME (2004)
894 OSSIE DAVIS I’m Not Rappaport (1996)
914 QUEEN LATIFAH JUNGLE FEVER (1991)
931 CHIWETEL EJIOFOR SHE HATE ME (2004)
973 J.T. WALSH The Client (1994)
Ossie appeared with 21 Oscar winners.
ANTHONY QUINN Jungle Fever (1991)
BURT LANCASTER The Scalphunters (1968)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Malcolm X (1992)
CUBA GOODING JR. Gladiator (1992)
DENZEL WASHINGTON Malcolm X (1992)
GALE SONDERGAARD SLAVES (1969)
GRACE KELLY Fourteen Hours (1951)
HALLE BERRY Jungle Fever (1991)
JACK LEMMON Grumpy Old Men (1993)
JOANNE WOODWARD Harry & Son (1984)
KIM HUNTER Here’s to Life! (2000)
MORGAN FREEMAN A Man Called Adam (1966)
MORGAN FREEMAN Harry & Son (1984)
PAUL NEWMAN Harry & Son (1984)
SEAN CONNERY The Hill (1965)
SHELLEY WINTERS The Scalphunters (1968)
SIDNEY POITIER Let’s Do It Again (1975)
SIDNEY POITIER No Way Out (1950)
SUSAN SARANDON The Client (1994)
TIM ROBBINS Jungle Fever (1991)
TOM HANKS Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
TOMMY LEE JONES The Client (1994)
WALTER MATTHAU Grumpy Old Men (1993)
WALTER MATTHAU I’m Not Rappaport (1996)
Hey Dan. Thanks for these trivia lists on Ossie Davis. Surprised that he still has a spot in the Top 1000….granted…he is almost out of the Top 1000. I had not noticed he had two Malcolm X movies in his filmography. Looks like his connection to Spike Lee is the reason for him having numerous people tied for most frequent co-stars. 21 Oscar winning co-stars is a little on the low side. Good stuff as always.
I have seen 4 Ossie Davis movies.
Favourite Ossie Davis Movies;
Grumpy Old Men
Fourteen Hours
Other Ossie Davis Movies I Have Seen:
No Way Out – excellent but brutal
The Hill
Hey Flora….thanks for checking out our Ossie Davis. Tally count: Me at 16 and 4 for you. WoC and I just watched Grumpy Old Men a few weeks ago. I have not seen Fourteen Hours. The Hill is considered one of Sean Connery’s better roles. Good stuff as always.