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Paul Reubens (1952-2023) was an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and children’s entertainer. He was best known for his character Pee-wee Herman. His IMDb page shows 121 credits from 1968 to 2021. This page will rank Paul Reubens 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.
Paul Reubens 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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| 1980 | The Blues Brothers (1980) Uncredited |
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| 1992 | Batman Returns (1992) | |
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| 1980 | Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980) | |
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| 1993 | The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Voice Only |
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| 1998 | Doctor Dolittle (1998) Voice Only |
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| 1985 | Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985) | |
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| 1981 | Nice Dreams (1981) | |
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| 2001 | Blow (2001) | |
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| 2011 | The Smurfs (2011) Voice Only |
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| 1996 | Matilda (1996) | |
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| 1986 | Flight of the Navigator (1986) Voice Only |
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| 1999 | Mystery Men (1999) | |
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| 2004 | Teacher's Pet (2004) |  |
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| 1968 | The Brotherhood (1968) Uncredited |
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| 1980 | Midnight Madness (1980) | |
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| 1987 | Back to the Beach (1987) | |
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| 2009 | Life During Wartime (2009) | |
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| 1981 | Dream On! (1981) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2007 | Reno 911!: Miami (2007) | |
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| 1992 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) | |
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| 2016 | Pee-Wee's Big Holiday (2016) Netflix |
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| 2013 | The Smurfs 2 (2013) Voice Only |
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| 1988 | Big Top Pee-Wee (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Moonwalker (1988) |  |
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| 1982 | Pandemonium (1982) | |
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| 1996 | Dunston Checks in (1996) | |
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| 1997 | Buddy (1997) | |
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| 2006 | The Tripper (2006) |  |
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| 2015 | Accidental Love (2015) |  |
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| 1984 | Meatballs II (1984) | |
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| 2000 | South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000) | |
Paul Reubens 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 Reubens movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Paul Reubens movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Paul Reubens movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Paul Reubens 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 Reubens movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Paul Reubens movie won.
- Sort Paul Reubens 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 | The Blues Brothers (1980) Uncredited |
John Belushi & Dan Aykroyd |
57.20 | 237.3 | 237.30 | 11 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 2 | Batman Returns (1992) | Michael Keaton & Danny DeVito |
162.80 | 423.0 | 693.10 | 3 | 75 | 02 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 3 | Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980) | Cheech Marin & Tommy Chong |
50.10 | 207.9 | 207.90 | 13 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 4 | The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Voice Only |
Xmas Movies & Tim Burton |
50.00 | 130.2 | 188.50 | 27 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 91.9 | |
| 5 | Doctor Dolittle (1998) Voice Only |
Eddie Murphy & Peter Boyle |
144.20 | 331.3 | 676.80 | 5 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 6 | Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985) | Elizabeth Daily & Directed by Tim Burton |
40.90 | 124.3 | 124.30 | 19 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 86.7 | |
| 7 | Nice Dreams (1981) | Cheech Marin & Tommy Chong |
33.00 | 128.0 | 128.00 | 21 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 9 | Blow (2001) | Johnny Depp & Penélope Cruz |
53.00 | 101.1 | 158.90 | 47 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 80.4 | |
| 10 | The Smurfs (2011) Voice Only |
Neil Patrick Harris & Anton Yelchin |
142.60 | 193.9 | 766.40 | 19 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 80.3 | |
| 8 | Matilda (1996) | Danny DeVito & Rhea Perlman |
33.50 | 81.6 | 81.60 | 45 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 80.1 | |
| 10 | Flight of the Navigator (1986) Voice Only |
Sarah Jessica Parker | 18.60 | 53.9 | 53.90 | 46 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 76.8 | |
| 12 | Mystery Men (1999) | Ben Stiller & Geoffrey Rush |
29.80 | 63.4 | 71.30 | 68 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 72.5 | |
| 13 | Teacher's Pet (2004) | Nathan Lane & Shaun Fleming |
6.50 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 155 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 58.8 | |
| 14 | The Brotherhood (1968) Uncredited |
Kirk Douglas | 2.40 | 20.0 | 20.00 | 108 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 58.3 | |
| 15 | Midnight Madness (1980) | Michael J. Fox | 3.50 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 118 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 17 | Back to the Beach (1987) | Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello |
13.10 | 36.1 | 36.10 | 75 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 55.1 | |
| 16 | Life During Wartime (2009) | Allison Janey | 0.30 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 240 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 52.7 | |
| 18 | Dream On! (1981) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Ed Harris | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 186 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.2 | |
| 19 | Reno 911!: Miami (2007) | Danny DeVito | 20.30 | 31.9 | 31.90 | 104 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 42.4 | |
| 21 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) | Kristy Swanson & Donald Sutherland |
16.60 | 43.2 | 43.20 | 75 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 41.7 | |
| 20 | Pee-Wee's Big Holiday (2016) Netflix |
Doug Cox | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 276 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.7 | |
| 22 | The Smurfs 2 (2013) Voice Only |
Neil Patrick Harris & Jayma Mays |
71.00 | 94.2 | 460.80 | 49 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 34.2 | |
| 24 | Big Top Pee-Wee (1988) | Penelope Ann Miller | 15.10 | 39.7 | 39.70 | 64 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | |
| 23 | Moonwalker (1988) | Michael Jackson | 0.90 | 2.5 | 183.50 | 189 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.5 | |
| 26 | Pandemonium (1982) | Donald O'Connor & Judge Reinhold |
5.10 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 93 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 25.1 | |
| 27 | Dunston Checks in (1996) | Jason Alexander & Faye Dunaway |
9.90 | 24.1 | 24.10 | 127 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 22.2 | |
| 27 | Buddy (1997) | Rene Russo & Robbie Coltrane |
10.10 | 23.8 | 23.80 | 115 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 20.5 | |
| 29 | The Tripper (2006) | Jaime King & Thomas Jane |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 403 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.6 | |
| 30 | Accidental Love (2015) | Jake Gyllenhaal & Bill Hader |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.30 | 316 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.9 | |
| 31 | Meatballs II (1984) | Richard Mulligan | 5.40 | 17.4 | 17.40 | 105 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 1.6 | |
| 32 | South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000) | Billy Bob Thornton & Vince Vaughn |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 300 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 0.4 |
Paul Reubens Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
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Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
The Smurfs (2011)
Voice Only
Neil Patrick Harris &
Anton Yelchin
766.40
Batman Returns (1992)
Michael Keaton &
Danny DeVito
693.10
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
Voice Only
Eddie Murphy &
Peter Boyle
676.80
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
Voice Only
Neil Patrick Harris &
Jayma Mays
460.80
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Voice Only
Xmas Movies &
Tim Burton
188.50
Moonwalker (1988)
Michael Jackson
183.50
Blow (2001)
Johnny Depp &
Penélope Cruz
158.90
Mystery Men (1999)
Ben Stiller &
Geoffrey Rush
71.30
Accidental Love (2015)
Jake Gyllenhaal &
Bill Hader
0.30
| 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 |
| The Smurfs (2011) Voice Only |
Neil Patrick Harris & Anton Yelchin |
766.40 | |
| Batman Returns (1992) | Michael Keaton & Danny DeVito |
693.10 | |
| Doctor Dolittle (1998) Voice Only |
Eddie Murphy & Peter Boyle |
676.80 | |
| The Smurfs 2 (2013) Voice Only |
Neil Patrick Harris & Jayma Mays |
460.80 | |
| The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Voice Only |
Xmas Movies & Tim Burton |
188.50 | |
| Moonwalker (1988) | Michael Jackson | 183.50 | |
| Blow (2001) | Johnny Depp & Penélope Cruz |
158.90 | |
| Mystery Men (1999) | Ben Stiller & Geoffrey Rush |
71.30 | |
| Accidental Love (2015) | Jake Gyllenhaal & Bill Hader |
0.30 |
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