Want to know the best Paul Gleason movies? How about the worst Paul Gleason movies? Curious about Paul Gleason box office grosses or which Paul Gleason movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Paul Gleason movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well, you have come to the right place…. because we have all of that information and much more.
Paul Gleason (1939-2006) was an American character actor. Casual movie fans might not recognize the name Paul Gleason. But if you say….”He was the assistant principal in The Breakfast Club and the dumb Los Angeles police officer in Die Hard“….I am sure many will be able to picture Mr. Gleason. His IMDb page shows 151 acting credits from 1962 to 2011. This page will rank Paul Gleason movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. Sadly, many of his low budget movies did not make our rankings. This was due to lack of box office information on many of those movies.
Paul Gleason 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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| 1988 | Die Hard (1988) |  |
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| 1981 | Arthur (1981) | |
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| 1983 | Trading Places (1983) |  |
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| 1985 | The Breakfast Club (1985) | |
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| 1981 | Fort Apache The Bronx (1981) |  |
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| 1983 | Tender Mercies (1983) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1979 | The Great Santini (1979) |  |
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| 1990 | Miami Blues (1990) |  |
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| 1962 | Panic in Year Zero (1962) | |
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| 2001 | Not Another Teen Movie (2001) |  |
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| 1997 | Money Talks (1997) | |
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| 1988 | She's Having a Baby (1988) | |
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| 1994 | There Goes My Baby (1994) |  |
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| 1972 | Where Does It Hurt? (1972) | |
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| 1991 | Rich Girl (1991) | |
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| 1993 | Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) |  |
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| 1994 | I Love Trouble (1994) | |
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| 1993 | Boiling Point (1993) | |
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| 1987 | Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987) | |
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| 2000 | Red Letters (2000) |  |
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| 1965 | Ski Party (1965) | |
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| 2002 | Van Wilder: Party Liaison (2002) | |
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| 1981 | The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) | |
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| 1988 | Johnny Be Good (1988) | |
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| 2006 | Abominable (2006) |  |
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| 1987 | Forever, Lulu (1987) | |
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| 1989 | Night Game (1989) | |
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| 1980 | He Knows You're Alone (1980) | |
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| 1973 | Little Laura and Big John (1973) | |
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| 1997 | Shadow Conspiracy (1997) | |
Paul Gleason 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 Paul Gleason movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Paul Gleason movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Paul Gleason movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Paul Gleason movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Paul Gleason movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Paul Gleason movie won.
- Sort Paul Gleason 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 | ||||
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| 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 | Die Hard (1988) | Bruce Willis & Alan Rickman |
83.00 | 217.7 | 369.20 | 7 | 89 | 04 / 00 | 99.0 | |
| 2 | Arthur (1981) | Dudley Moore & John Gielgud |
107.70 | 417.6 | 417.60 | 3 | 78 | 04 / 02 | 98.2 | |
| 3 | Trading Places (1983) | Eddie Murphy & Dan Aykroyd |
90.40 | 309.4 | 309.40 | 4 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 5 | The Breakfast Club (1985) | Judd Nelson & Emilio Estevez |
45.90 | 139.3 | 156.50 | 16 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 93.2 | |
| 6 | Fort Apache The Bronx (1981) | Paul Newman & Edward Asner |
35.00 | 135.6 | 135.60 | 20 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 4 | Tender Mercies (1983) AA Best Picture Nom |
Robert Duvall & Tess Harper |
8.40 | 28.9 | 28.90 | 70 | 79 | 05 / 02 | 84.2 | |
| 7 | The Great Santini (1979) | Robert Duvall & Michael O'Keefe |
9.20 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 68 | 76 | 02 / 00 | 77.5 | |
| 8 | Miami Blues (1990) | Fred Ward & Alec Baldwin |
9.90 | 25.2 | 25.20 | 99 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 64.4 | |
| 9 | Panic in Year Zero (1962) | Ray Milland & Jean Hagen |
1.80 | 26.3 | 26.30 | 103 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 59.9 | |
| 10 | Not Another Teen Movie (2001) | Chris Evans & Randy Quaid |
38.30 | 73.0 | 126.80 | 64 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 47.0 | |
| 11 | Money Talks (1997) | Charlie Sheen & Chris Tucker |
40.90 | 96.1 | 96.10 | 55 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 45.0 | |
| 13 | She's Having a Baby (1988) | Kevin Bacon & Elizabeth McGovern |
16.00 | 42.0 | 42.00 | 62 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 40.9 | |
| 13 | There Goes My Baby (1994) | Dermot Mulroney & Ricky Schroder |
0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 224 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.1 | |
| 14 | Where Does It Hurt? (1972) | Peter Sellers | 1.40 | 8.6 | 8.60 | 130 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 37.0 | |
| 15 | Rich Girl (1991) | Jill Schoelen & Don Michael Paul |
0.60 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 184 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.4 | |
| 16 | Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) | Emilio Estevez & Samuel L. Jackson |
28.00 | 72.9 | 72.90 | 55 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 29.4 | |
| 17 | I Love Trouble (1994) | Julia Roberts & Nick Nolte |
30.80 | 81.4 | 163.60 | 44 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 26.8 | |
| 17 | Boiling Point (1993) | Wesley Snipes & Dennis Hopper |
10.10 | 26.2 | 26.20 | 108 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 24.0 | |
| 18 | Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987) | Jon Cryer & Lynn Redgrave |
2.10 | 5.9 | 5.90 | 140 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 21.2 | |
| 19 | Red Letters (2000) | Nastassja Kinski | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 353 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 19.6 | |
| 21 | Ski Party (1965) | Frankie Avalon & Dwayne Hickman |
1.20 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 122 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 17.3 | |
| 22 | Van Wilder: Party Liaison (2002) | Ryan Reynolds & Tara Reid |
21.30 | 39.6 | 71.10 | 105 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 12.7 | |
| 23 | The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) | Robert Duvall & Treat Williams |
3.70 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 100 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 11.0 | |
| 24 | Johnny Be Good (1988) | Anthony Michael Hall & Robert Downey Jr. |
17.60 | 46.0 | 46.00 | 58 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 10.8 | |
| 25 | Abominable (2006) | Haley Joel & Christien Tinsley |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 396 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.9 | |
| 26 | Forever, Lulu (1987) | Alec Baldwin | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 264 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.1 | |
| 27 | Night Game (1989) | Roy Scheider & Karen Young |
0.30 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 186 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 4.0 | |
| 28 | He Knows You're Alone (1980) | Tom Hanks | 4.10 | 16.9 | 16.90 | 112 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 3.8 | |
| 29 | Little Laura and Big John (1973) | Karen Black | 0.70 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 160 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 1.2 | |
| 30 | Shadow Conspiracy (1997) | Charlie Sheen & Donald Sutherland |
2.30 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 166 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 0.8 |
Paul Gleason 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 |
| Die Hard (1988) | Bruce Willis & Alan Rickman |
369.20 | |
| I Love Trouble (1994) | Julia Roberts & Nick Nolte |
163.60 | |
| The Breakfast Club (1985) | Judd Nelson & Emilio Estevez |
156.50 | |
| Not Another Teen Movie (2001) | Chris Evans & Randy Quaid |
126.80 | |
| Van Wilder: Party Liaison (2002) | Ryan Reynolds & Tara Reid |
71.10 |
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I have seen 28 of Paul’s movies listed above; the highest ranked I have not seen is Red Letters.
Paul is no longer on the Oracle of Bacon top 1000. He fell off a long time ago. the highest he was ever ranked was 352 on the first list back in 2000. He is the # 233 most connected actor of the 1980s.
These are the actors on the 2021 list he appeared with.
6 MARTIN SHEEN No Code of Conduct (1998)
8 SAMUEL L. JACKSON Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
9 DONALD SUTHERLAND Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
10 DENNIS HOPPER Boiling Point (1993/I)
19 JOHN GIELGUD Arthur (1981)
19 JOHN GIELGUD Looking for Richard (1996)
26 ROBERT DUVALL Tender Mercies (1983)
26 ROBERT DUVALL The Great Santini (1979)
26 ROBERT DUVALL The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)
38 UDO KIER Red Letters (2000)
41 DEREK JACOBI Looking for Richard (1996)
54 BRUCE WILLIS Die Hard (1988)
54 BRUCE WILLIS Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
55 VANESSA REDGRAVE Looking for Richard (1996)
88 JOHN SAXON Nightmare Beach (1989)
103 F. MURRAY ABRAHAM Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
103 F. MURRAY ABRAHAM Looking for Richard (1996)
106 CLINT HOWARD Digital Man (1995)
128 TOM HANKS He Knows You’re Alone (1980)
133 ROBERT FORSTER Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1993)
134 LANCE HENRIKSEN Abominable (2006)
135 WHOOPI GOLDBERG Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
142 DENHOLM ELLIOTT Trading Places (1983)
162 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Vigilante Force (1976)
163 NICK NOLTE I Love Trouble (1994)
171 BEN GAZZARA Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
173 JULIA ROBERTS I Love Trouble (1994)
181 ROBERT LOGGIA I Love Trouble (1994)
184 JAMES EARL JONES Looking for Richard (1996)
191 PAUL SORVINO Money Talks (1997)
196 ALEC BALDWIN Forever, Lulu (1987)
196 ALEC BALDWIN Looking for Richard (1996)
196 ALEC BALDWIN Miami Blues (1990)
196 ALEC BALDWIN She’s Having a Baby (1988)
201 SEYMOUR CASSEL Boiling Point (1993/I)
201 SEYMOUR CASSEL Johnny Be Good (1988)
201 SEYMOUR CASSEL There Goes My Baby (1994)
205 DAVID WARNER Money Talks (1997)
208 ELIAS KOTEAS She’s Having a Baby (1988)
209 ED LAUTER Digital Man (1995)
209 ED LAUTER Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
222 DAN AYKROYD She’s Having a Baby (1988)
222 DAN AYKROYD Trading Places (1983)
233 STEPHEN LANG SHADOW CONSPIRACY (1997)
242 GEOFFREY LEWIS Wishman (1992)
245 CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
249 DAN HEDAYA Boiling Point (1993/I)
249 DAN HEDAYA The Myersons (2001)
251 RANCE HOWARD Money Talks (1997)
251 RANCE HOWARD Wishman (1992)
259 RANDY QUAID Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
270 PAUL NEWMAN Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
273 TREAT WILLIAMS The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)
294 MARK MARGOLIS Arthur (1981)
299 KEVIN SPACEY Looking for Richard (1996)
312 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Johnny Be Good (1988)
313 TIM CURRY Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
319 JENNIFER JASON LEIGH Miami Blues (1990)
325 ED BEGLEY JR. Where Does It Hurt? (1972)
336 JOHN RATZENBERGER She’s Having a Baby (1988)
348 OLYMPIA DUKAKIS I Love Trouble (1994)
356 HARRIS YULIN Looking for Richard (1996)
366 PETER COYOTE Red Letters (2000)
367 UMA THURMAN Johnny Be Good (1988)
386 ROY SCHEIDER Night Game (1989)
393 KAREN BLACK Little Laura and Big John (1973)
399 DANNY AIELLO Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
402 ROBERT DAVI Die Hard (1988)
402 ROBERT DAVI Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1993)
407 SAUL RUBINEK I Love Trouble (1994)
418 CHARLIE SHEEN Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
418 CHARLIE SHEEN Money Talks (1997)
418 CHARLIE SHEEN No Code of Conduct (1998)
418 CHARLIE SHEEN Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
422 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) Looking for Richard (1996)
426 DICK MILLER Vigilante Force (1976)
442 JAMES GAMMON Running Cool (1993)
448 NASTASSJA KINSKI Red Letters (2000)
453 MICHAEL PARKS Nightmare Beach (1989)
462 CHARLES NAPIER Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
462 CHARLES NAPIER Miami Blues (1990)
467 WILLIAM SHATNER Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
473 JENNIFER TILLY Johnny Be Good (1988)
476 AL PACINO Looking for Richard (1996)
494 VIGGO MORTENSEN Boiling Point (1993/I)
495 LIN SHAYE Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
513 DERMOT MULRONEY THERE GOES MY BABY (1994)
515 LYNN REDGRAVE Morgan Stewart’s Coming Home (1987)
519 FRED WARD Miami Blues (1990)
521 SAM WATERSTON Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
528 VIVECA LINDFORS Looking for Richard (1996)
533 RAY MILLAND Panic in Year Zero! (1962)
552 WESLEY SNIPES Boiling Point (1993/I)
553 PAM GRIER Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
553 PAM GRIER Hit Man (1972/I)
565 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO Trading Places (1983)
577 KEVIN BACON She’s Having a Baby (1988)
578 TED LEVINE LOOKING FOR RICHARD (1996)
583 WINONA RYDER Looking for Richard (1996)
588 FRANKIE FAISON I Love Trouble (1994)
589 BRION JAMES Wishman (1992)
591 LILI TAYLOR She’s Having a Baby (1988)
617 BLYTHE DANNER THE GREAT SANTINI (1979)
641 JAMES REBHORN He Knows You’re Alone (1980)
641 JAMES REBHORN I Love Trouble (1994)
644 JEREMY PIVEN Red Letters (2000)
645 ELIZABETH MCGOVERN SHE’S HAVING A BABY (1988)
652 SALLY KELLERMAN The Waiter (1993/I)
660 LESLEY ANNE WARREN The Myersons (2001)
663 ERNIE HUDSON Best of the Best: Without Warning (1998)
663 ERNIE HUDSON Red Letters (2000)
694 KEVIN KLINE Looking for Richard (1996)
714 KATHLEEN FREEMAN Where Does It Hurt? (1972)
720 MATTHEW BRODERICK She’s Having a Baby (1988)
742 BILL COBBS Trading Places (1983)
749 ANNE ARCHER There Goes My Baby (1994)
765 ELLEN BARKIN Tender Mercies (1983)
769 ALLEN GARFIELD The Waiter (1993/I)
775 AIDAN QUINN Looking for Richard (1996)
777 JAMIE LEE CURTIS Trading Places (1983)
789 WILFORD BRIMLEY TENDER MERCIES (1983)
790 MARSHALL BELL Johnny Be Good (1988)
797 JON LOVITZ LOADED WEAPON 1 (1993)
836 MARK RUFFALO There Goes My Baby (1994)
861 DENISE RICHARDS LOADED WEAPON 1 (1993)
862 RALPH BELLAMY Trading Places (1983)
913 JOHN HAWKES Johnny Be Good (1988)
918 PHILIP BOSCO Trading Places (1983)
940 FRANK MCRAE Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
946 JOHN CANDY She’s Having a Baby (1988)
956 DENIS LEARY LOADED WEAPON 1 (1993)
973 J.T. WALSH Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
Paul appeared with 16 Oscar winners.
AL PACINO Looking for Richard (1996)
DON AMECHE Trading Places (1983)
F. MURRAY ABRAHAM Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
F. MURRAY ABRAHAM Looking for Richard (1996)
JOHN GIELGUD Arthur (1981)
JOHN GIELGUD Looking for Richard (1996)
JULIA ROBERTS I Love Trouble (1994)
KEVIN KLINE Looking for Richard (1996)
KEVIN SPACEY Looking for Richard (1996)
LIZA MINNELLI Arthur (1981)
MARSHA MASON I Love Trouble (1994)
OLYMPIA DUKAKIS I Love Trouble (1994)
PAUL NEWMAN Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
RAY MILLAND Panic in Year Zero! (1962)
ROBERT DUVALL Tender Mercies (1983)
ROBERT DUVALL The Great Santini (1979)
ROBERT DUVALL The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)
TOM HANKS He Knows You’re Alone (1980)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Looking for Richard (1996)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
Hey Dan. Good information on Paul Gleason. I have seen 18 of his movies. 2 of those movies, The Breakfast Club and Die Hard, being in my Top 10 of movies watched the most times. Glad to see that he got so high on the Oracle list. Alec Baldwin and Charlie Sheen get most frequent Oracle co-stars with 4 movies. As for the Oscar winners….16 is a little on the low side…but he has some legends on the list for sure. Good stuff as always.