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Rip Torn (1931-2019) was an Oscar®-nominated American actor. Rip Torn’s talent diverted attention from his frivolous name, winning the respect of critics and audiences alike. This page will rank 63 Rip Torn movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.
Rip Torn 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
1997
Men in Black (1997)
1997
Hercules (1997)
1961
King of Kings (1961)
2004
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)
1999
The Insider (1999)
AA Best Picture Nom
2007
Bee Movie (2007)
1978
Coma (1978)
2002
Men in Black II (2002)
1962
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
1965
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
1956
Baby Doll (1956)
1957
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
1991
Defending Your Life (1991)
2000
Wonder Boys (2000)
1976
The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)
1982
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
1959
Pork Chop Hill (1959)
1957
Time Limit (1957)
1979
The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
1973
Payday (1973)
1995
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
1987
Extreme Prejudice (1987)
2006
Marie Antoinette (2006)
1972
Slaughter (1972)
1983
Cross Creek (1983)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1984
City Heat (1984)
1967
Beach Red (1967)
1984
Misunderstood (1984)
1966
You're a Big Boy Now (1966)
1996
Down Periscope (1996)
1984
Flashpoint (1984)
1977
Nasty Habits (1977)
1993
Where the Rivers Flow North (1993)
1963
Critic's Choice (1963)
1984
Songwriter (1984)
1976
Birch Interval (1976)
1985
Summer Rental (1985)
1980
One-Trick Pony (1980)
1989
Silence Like Glass (1989)
2003
Love Object (2003)
1977
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
2005
Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)
1998
Senseless (1998)
1997
Trial and Error (1997)
1974
Crazy Joe (1974)
2005
The Sisters (2005)
Film Festival Circuit Only
1982
The Beastmaster (1982)
2005
Forty Shades of Blue (2005)
1989
Hit List (1989)
1968
Sol Madrid (1968)
2007
Turn the River (2007)
1982
A Stranger is Watching (1982)
2004
Eulogy (2004)
1980
First Family (1980)
2009
American Cowslip (2009)
1987
Nadine (1987)
2008
August (2008)
1982
Jinxed! (1982)
2008
The Golden Boys (2008)
1988
The Telephone (1988)
2004
Welcome to Mooseport (2004)
2009
Happy Tears (2009)
1995
For Better or Worse (1995)
2006
Zoom (2006)
1993
RoboCop 3 (1993)
1995
Canadian Bacon (1995)
2001
Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
Rip Torn 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 Rip Torn movies by his co-stars
- Sort Rip Torn movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost.
- Sort Rip Torn movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Rip Torn movies 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 Rip Torn movie received.
- Sort Rip Torn 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Men in Black (1997) | Will Smith & Tommy Lee Jones |
250.70 | 588.8 | 1,384.20 | 2 | 84 | 03 / 01 | 98.6 | |
| 2 | Hercules (1997) | Danny DeVito & James Woods |
99.10 | 232.8 | 593.50 | 16 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 3 | King of Kings (1961) | Jeffrey Hunter & Robert Ryan |
22.90 | 333.0 | 333.00 | 8 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 5 | DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004) | Vince Vaughn & Ben Stiller |
114.30 | 198.5 | 291.20 | 19 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 4 | The Insider (1999) AA Best Picture Nom |
Russell Crowe & Al Pacino |
29.10 | 62.0 | 128.40 | 69 | 89 | 07 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 7 | Bee Movie (2007) | John Goodman & Matthew Broderick |
126.60 | 198.4 | 450.60 | 20 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 8 | Coma (1978) | Michael Douglas & Rip Torn |
32.40 | 149.5 | 149.50 | 18 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 90.5 | |
| 6 | Men in Black II (2002) | Tommy Lee Jones & Will Smith |
190.40 | 353.9 | 821.20 | 8 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 9 | Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) | Paul Newman & Geraldine Page |
7.70 | 110.9 | 110.90 | 31 | 74 | 03 / 01 | 88.9 | |
| 10 | The Cincinnati Kid (1965) | Steve McQueen & Edward G. Robinson |
9.70 | 102.8 | 102.80 | 27 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 88.3 | |
| 11 | Baby Doll (1956) | Karl Malden & Carroll Baker |
3.90 | 76.3 | 101.30 | 89 | 81 | 04 / 00 | 87.2 | |
| 12 | A Face in the Crowd (1957) | Andy Griffith & Patricia Neal |
2.90 | 55.0 | 55.00 | 86 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 14 | Defending Your Life (1991) | Albert Brooks & Meryl Streep |
16.40 | 41.9 | 41.90 | 69 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 81.8 | |
| 13 | Wonder Boys (2000) | Michael Douglas & Robert Downey Jr. |
19.40 | 38.8 | 66.90 | 97 | 79 | 03 / 01 | 81.1 | |
| 15 | The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976) | David Bowie | 7.80 | 39.4 | 39.40 | 67 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 80.3 | |
| 16 | Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) | Robert Hays & Lloyd Bridges |
29.10 | 106.6 | 106.60 | 25 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 17 | Pork Chop Hill (1959) | Gregory Peck & Martin Landau |
5.60 | 100.1 | 100.10 | 44 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 74.6 | |
| 18 | Time Limit (1957) | Richard Widmark & Richard Basehart |
3.60 | 68.8 | 68.80 | 69 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 72.6 | |
| 20 | The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) | Meryl Streep & Alan Alda |
19.60 | 84.2 | 84.20 | 46 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 19 | Payday (1973) | Ahna Capri | 2.60 | 15.7 | 15.70 | 106 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 21 | How to Make an American Quilt (1995) | Anne Bancroft & Jean Simmons |
23.60 | 58.5 | 58.50 | 73 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 67.5 | |
| 22 | Extreme Prejudice (1987) | Nick Nolte | 11.30 | 31.2 | 31.20 | 80 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 60.8 | |
| 23 | Marie Antoinette (2006) | Kirsten Dunst & Jason Schwartzman |
16.00 | 26.2 | 99.80 | 128 | 64 | 01 / 01 | 58.9 | |
| 26 | Slaughter (1972) | Jim Brown | 10.00 | 63.4 | 63.40 | 40 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 58.0 | |
| 24 | Cross Creek (1983) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Alfre Woodard | 0.20 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 149 | 70 | 04 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 26 | City Heat (1984) | Clint Eastwood & Burt Reynolds |
38.30 | 123.0 | 123.00 | 23 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 27 | Beach Red (1967) | Cornel Wilde | 1.80 | 15.6 | 15.60 | 105 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 28 | Misunderstood (1984) | Gene Hackman & Henry Thomas |
1.50 | 4.9 | 4.90 | 145 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 53.0 | |
| 28 | You're a Big Boy Now (1966) | Geraldine Page | 1.10 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 121 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 49.5 | |
| 30 | Down Periscope (1996) | Bruce Dern & Kelsey Grammer |
25.80 | 62.9 | 62.90 | 61 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 48.1 | |
| 29 | Flashpoint (1984) | Kris Kristofferson & Treat Williams |
3.90 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 121 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 47.9 | |
| 32 | Nasty Habits (1977) | Geraldine Page | 2.30 | 11.1 | 11.10 | 110 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 45.4 | |
| 31 | Where the Rivers Flow North (1993) | Rip Torn & Tantoo Cardinal |
0.60 | 1.6 | 1.60 | 198 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 45.1 | |
| 36 | Critic's Choice (1963) | Bob Hope & Lucille Ball |
3.40 | 43.0 | 43.00 | 67 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 37.4 | |
| 34 | Songwriter (1984) | Willie Nelson & Kris Kristofferson |
0.90 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 161 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 37.3 | |
| 35 | Birch Interval (1976) | Anne Revere | 0.20 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 167 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 37.0 | |
| 37 | Summer Rental (1985) | John Candy & Richard Crenna |
24.70 | 75.0 | 75.00 | 35 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 36.9 | |
| 38 | One-Trick Pony (1980) | Paul Simon & Blair Brown |
0.80 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 157 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 34.2 | |
| 37 | Silence Like Glass (1989) | George Peppard | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 222 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.8 | |
| 40 | Love Object (2003) | Michael Pena | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 299 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.1 | |
| 41 | The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977) | Broderick Crawford & Dan Dailey |
2.00 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 115 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 30.7 | |
| 42 | Yours, Mine & Ours (2005) | Dennis Quaid & Rene Russo |
53.40 | 90.0 | 121.30 | 50 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 29.4 | |
| 43 | Senseless (1998) | Marlon Wayans & David Spade |
12.90 | 29.6 | 29.60 | 106 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 28.5 | |
| 44 | Trial and Error (1997) | Charlize Theron | 13.60 | 31.9 | 34.30 | 103 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 27.7 | |
| 45 | Crazy Joe (1974) | Peter Boyle | 0.20 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 150 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.9 | |
| 45 | The Sisters (2005) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Elizabeth Banks | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 332 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.2 | |
| 49 | The Beastmaster (1982) | Marc Singer | 14.10 | 51.5 | 51.50 | 50 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 24.0 | |
| 47 | Forty Shades of Blue (2005) | Dina Korzun | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 305 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.6 | |
| 47 | Hit List (1989) | Jan-Michael Vincent | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 239 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.4 | |
| 48 | Sol Madrid (1968) | Telly Salavas | 1.50 | 12.1 | 12.10 | 141 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 23.0 | |
| 50 | Turn the River (2007) | Famke Janssen | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 385 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.7 | |
| 51 | A Stranger is Watching (1982) | Kate Mulgrew & James Naughton |
2.50 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 114 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 17.9 | |
| 53 | Eulogy (2004) | Ray Romano & Debra Winger |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 288 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.8 | |
| 55 | First Family (1980) | Bob Newhart & Gilda Radner |
15.20 | 63.0 | 63.00 | 53 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 16.3 | |
| 53 | American Cowslip (2009) | Peter Falk & Val Kilmer |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 277 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.2 | |
| 54 | Nadine (1987) | Jeff Bridges & Kim Basinger |
5.70 | 15.6 | 15.60 | 101 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 14.3 | |
| 56 | August (2008) | David Bowie | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 401 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.5 | |
| 58 | Jinxed! (1982) | Bette Midler & Ken Wahl |
2.90 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 109 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 10.6 | |
| 57 | The Golden Boys (2008) | Bruce Dern & David Carradine |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 383 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.3 | |
| 59 | The Telephone (1988) | Whoopi Goldberg & Severn Darden |
0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 255 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.9 | |
| 62 | Welcome to Mooseport (2004) | Gene Hackman & Ray Romano |
14.50 | 25.1 | 25.40 | 121 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 5.6 | |
| 60 | Happy Tears (2009) | Demi Moore | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 380 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.4 | |
| 62 | For Better or Worse (1995) | Jay Mohr & James Woods |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 266 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.8 | |
| 63 | Zoom (2006) | Tim Allen | 12.00 | 19.6 | 20.50 | 148 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 4.2 | |
| 64 | RoboCop 3 (1993) | Robert John Burke & Nancy Allen |
10.70 | 27.9 | 27.90 | 105 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 3.6 | |
| 65 | Canadian Bacon (1995) | John Candy & Alan Alda |
0.20 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 233 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.3 | |
| 66 | Freddy Got Fingered (2001) | Tom Green | 14.30 | 27.2 | 27.20 | 114 | 22 | 00 / 00 | 0.8 |
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I first noticed him in the Larry Sanders show. I remember being shocked when I saw his career listings before that show. His Arthur was a great character.
Hey Trevor. I think the first movie I noticed him in was The Man Who Fell To Earth…that is a great supporting role. I was glad that he achieved “star level” with The Larry Sanders Show. Rest in Peace Rip.
Quality actor. Never a huge star. His comic supporting roles sadly took away from his dramatic earlier roles. Prayers and thoughts to his family.
Hey Anonymous….I agree with your comment…..a quality actor in all genres of movies. I think his role on Larry Sanders influenced his movie roles for the rest of his career. But…early movies like Sweet Bird of Youth, The Man Who Fell To Earth and Baby Doll showcased those dramatic acting skills he possessed. Good feedback. Rest in Peace Mr. Torn.
Payday is a wonderful movie. He should have won awards for that.
Hey Glenn R. I will have to check out Payday in the future. Two radio guys were talking about Rip Torn this morning…and both mentioned Payday as being one of his best roles. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Hey Glenn….well…I have now seen Payday….all the Torn comments and talk yesterday…produced a link to the movie…which watched yesterday…..thanks for the suggestion. My letterboxd review.
“When I woke up this morning, I had never heard of this movie. One of the first things I heard in the morning was that Rip Torn had passed away. A little while later, I heard people on the radio talking about Torn’s performance in Payday and how awesome it was. Then a comment on our Torn UMR page showed a You Tube link to the movie. By the early afternoon I had seen the movie.
This one covers about 36 hours in the life of a country music star played by Torn. Torn is excellent in the lead role. His character is a charming rogue. Slowly he pushes away all the people in his life. Half the time you will like him and half the time you will despise him. It is an interesting movie to watch. Based roughly on Hank Williams….this was a movie that I was glad I watched. Rest in Peace Mr. Torn.”
“ “Rock” and “Tab” are silly names even for romantic sex symbols, and “Rip” is particularly inappropriate for a serious character actor. But Rip Torn’s talent has diverted attention from his frivolous name, winning the respect of critics and audiences alike.” The Master.
On his death yesterday Rip Torn left behind a reported actual net worth of $5 million. He is credited by IMDB with 8 acting awards and 20 nominations including a nom for best supporting actor in 1983’s Cross Creek. I have seen him in 11 of the movies listed for him on Wikipedia and IMDB-
A Face in the Crowd-uncredited
Sweet Bird of Youth
Critic’s Choice
King of Kings
The Cincinnati Kid
Coma
Seduction of Joe Tynan
Men in Black
Men in Black 2
Men in black 3-uncredited
Time Limit – produced by my Richard [Widmark] and directed by Richard’s pal Karl Malden.
In all of those Rip’s roles, in terms of stardom, varied from insignificant to routine supporting but The Master praises him for Time Limit and Sweet Bird of Youth and awards 4 stars for those, Coma and a few others that I have not seen.
Also, in a 1991 Columbo TV episode called “Death hits the Jackpot” Rip takes centre stage alongside the scruffy detective as the Lead villain and the pair were simply riveting to watch as they played cat-and-mouse with each other. Indeed on top of his highly 60 year prolific film career Rip appeared in 33 TV productions overall and provided voice participation to 3 video games.
Hey Bob….thanks for the thoughts on the late Rip Torn. Always makes me smile to see you quoting Joel…..very well done. Tally count. I have seen 33 of his movies. I seen 10 of the 11 you have seen. Only Time Limit (I know both you and Flora are thinking….why does he miss so many Widmark movies)….lol. He had a very good career. I am sure there a few more of his movies that could be added….but currently I am away from my sources. But I was actually working on his movies just last week. Usually I do a quick run through to see how many movies I have already…then I do some deeper research. This page does not show that deeper research.
Good stuff from Columbo. I knew his last few years have been troubled…with illness and police issues….but I have always enjoyed his work. FYI. Through the many comments and conversations…it seems that Payday is a movie worth checking out…I had not even heard of that one before seeing this page. Good feedback as always.
HI BRUCE Thanks for feedback. Time Limit is probably in my half dozen or so favorite Wiidmark movies.
However when I first saw it way back in 1957 I didn’t pay much attention to directors apart from the big ones like Hitch, Huston, Hawks and Ford so that [whilst as a Widmark fan I knew my Richard had produced it] it was only recently that I became aware that Malden had directed it.
As the saying goes we are always learning, and that process is of course an additional spin-off benefit from checking out material related to the comments I write for your site. In short being personally involved with the Cogerson site both directly and indirectly educates/further educates a viewer about movies!
By the way (1) Richard Basehart whom I mention in my Valentina Cortese post today is also in Time Limit as you faithfully record on your Widmark page (2) I don’t know what Flora’s thinking [I never try to second-guess intelligent women!] but it does not surprise me that you “miss so many Widmark films” as you put it. Why does it not surprise me? The Master ignores him entirely in the 1983 book!
This was done by DoC2 (Daughter of Cogerson). Sorry if it is not done right.
It did the job. I learned of Rip’s death from it.
I agree Bob….she did a fine job. The apple does not fall from the tree…lol.
You did a fine job Ms. Samantha. Thank you for the help. I miss you and your sister.