Robin Williams Movies

Want to know the best Robin Williams movies? How about the worst Robin Williams movies? Curious about Robin Williams’s box office grosses or which Robin Williams movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Robin Williams movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

Robin Williams was one of my favorite actors. I still am in disbelief about how his life came to an end. On the day of his passing, I had just rented his movie, The Angriest Man in Brooklyn. In that movie Robin Williams’ character at the end of this movie said…..”My tombstone will say…”Henry Altman, 1951 dash 2014. I never knew till now it’s not the dates that matter….it’s the dash”. Then his final words in the movie…..”But he also felt at peace in the knowledge that somehow he would live on in the hearts of those who loved him”. Watching this movie on the day Robin Williams passed away was somewhat eerie …especially since his tombstone will now read “Robin Williams, 1951 dash 2014 and the last lines are how many people will remember Mr. Robin Williams. But enough depressing stuff let’s look at his awesome movie career.

His IMDb page shows 102 acting credits from 1977-2015. This page will rank 64 Robin Williams movies from Best to Worst in seven different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.

Robin Williams left behind many many wonderful films

Robin Williams 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
1997	Good Will Hunting (1997) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Win
1989	Dead Poets Society (1989) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Nom
1992	Aladdin (1992) Voice Only
1987	Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) AA Best Actor Nom
2006	Happy Feet (2006) Voice Only
1996	The Birdcage (1996)
1990	Awakenings (1990) AA Best Picture Nom
1993	Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
2005	Robots (2005) Voice Only
2002	Insomnia (2002)
1980	Popeye (1980)
2001	A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) Voice Only
2006	Night at the Museum (2006)
2013	Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013)
1995	Jumanji (1995)
1991	Hook (1991)
1991	The Fisher King (1991) AA Best Actor Nom
2009	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
1982	The World According to Garp (1982)
1991	Dead Again (1991)
2014	Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
1998	Patch Adams (1998)
1997	Flubber (1997)
1984	Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
1998	What Dreams May Come (1998)
2002	One Hour Photo (2002)
1995	Nine Months (1995)
1996	Hamlet (1996)
1992	Ferngully: The Last Rainforest (1992) Voice Only
1999	Bicentennial Man (1999)
1988	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
1996	Jack (1996)
2011	Happy Feet Two (2011) Voice Only
1997	Deconstructing Harry (1997)
2009	World's Greatest Dad (2009)
1990	Cadillac Man (1990)
2006	RV (2006)
2007	August Rush (2007)
2015	Absolutely Anything (2015) Voice Only
2005	The Big White (2005)
2014	The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)
2006	Man of the Year (2006)
1992	Toys (1992)
2006	Everyone's Hero (2006) Voice Only
1986	Seize The Day (1986) HBO Movie
2014	Boulevard (2014)
2006	The Night Listener (2006)
1997	Fathers' Day (1997)
2013	The Face of Love (2013)
1996	The Secret Agent (1996)
2002	Death to Smoochy (2002)
1986	The Best of Times (1986)
1983	The Survivors (1983)
2007	License to Wed (2007)
2004	The Final Cut (2004)
1999	Jakob the Liar (1999)
2004	Noel (2004)
2014	A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014)
2009	Shrink (2009)
1994	Being Human (1994)
2009	Old Dogs (2009)
2013	The Big Wedding (2013)
2004	House of D (2004)
1986	Club Paradise (1986)

Robin Williams Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

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Sort Robin Williams movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking (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
1	Good Will Hunting (1997) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Win	Ben Affleck & Matt Damon	138.40	325.1	530.60	7	83	09 / 02	99.4
2	Dead Poets Society (1989) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Nom	Ethan Hawke	95.90	260.3	640.40	11	84	04 / 01	99.1
3	Aladdin (1992) Voice Only	Disney Animated Movies	217.40	564.6	1,309.30	1	85	05 / 02	99.0
5	Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) AA Best Actor Nom	Robert Wuhl & Bruno Kirby	123.90	341.7	341.70	4	80	01 / 00	97.6
6	Happy Feet (2006) Voice Only	Hugh Jackman & Nicole Kidman	198.00	324.4	629.70	8	76	01 / 01	97.1
7	The Birdcage (1996)	Gene Hackman	124.10	302.6	451.80	9	75	01 / 00	96.5
8	Awakenings (1990) AA Best Picture Nom	Robert DeNiro	52.10	132.8	132.80	23	83	03 / 00	95.1
8	Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)	Sally Field & Pierce Brosnan	218.20	568.2	1,146.40	2	65	01 / 01	94.4
9	Robots (2005) Voice Only	Ewan McGregor & Halle Berry	128.20	215.9	439.10	15	66	00 / 00	94.2
11	Insomnia (2002)	Al Pacino & Directed by Christopher Nolan	67.40	125.2	211.40	39	84	00 / 00	92.3
10	Popeye (1980)	Directed by Robert Altman	49.80	206.6	248.90	14	59	00 / 00	92.2
14	A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) Voice Only	Directed by Steven Spielberg	78.60	150.0	450.10	28	72	02 / 00	91.9
13	Night at the Museum (2006)	Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson	250.90	411.0	941.20	2	54	00 / 00	90.4
14	Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013)	John Cusack & Jane Fonda	116.60	154.6	234.20	29	68	00 / 00	90.3
16	Jumanji (1995)	Kristen Dunst	100.50	249.0	651.30	7	53	00 / 00	90.0
15	Hook (1991)	Dustin Hoffman & Julia Roberts	119.70	306.4	770.40	6	49	05 / 00	89.9
17	The Fisher King (1991) AA Best Actor Nom	Jeff Bridges & Directed by Terry Gilliam	41.90	107.3	107.30	30	76	05 / 01	89.9
16	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)	Ben Stiller & Amy Adams	177.20	254.8	593.80	14	50	00 / 00	88.9
19	The World According to Garp (1982)	Glenn Close	29.70	108.9	108.90	24	74	02 / 00	87.7
21	Dead Again (1991)	Emma Thompson & Andy Garcia	38.00	97.3	97.30	34	75	00 / 00	86.1
21	Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)	Ben Stiller & Mickey Rooney	113.70	150.1	479.20	28	55	00 / 00	84.5
20	Patch Adams (1998)	Philip Seymour Hoffman	135.00	310.4	465.00	9	38	01 / 00	84.5
23	Flubber (1997)	Marcia Gay Harden	93.00	218.4	418.00	17	37	00 / 00	83.9
22	Moscow on the Hudson (1984)	Maria Conchita Alonso	25.10	80.4	80.40	43	75	00 / 00	83.8
25	What Dreams May Come (1998)	Cuba Gooding Jr.	55.40	127.3	164.10	39	57	02 / 01	83.7
26	One Hour Photo (2002)	Connie Nielsen	31.60	58.7	97.10	84	74	00 / 00	79.5
27	Nine Months (1995)	Hugh Grant & Julianne Moore	69.70	172.7	343.30	23	39	00 / 00	79.5
27	Hamlet (1996)	Jack Lemmon & Charlton Heston	4.70	11.5	41.10	153	83	04 / 00	77.8
29	Ferngully: The Last Rainforest (1992) Voice Only	Samantha Mathis & Christian Slater	24.70	64.0	64.00	51	69	00 / 00	76.7
31	Bicentennial Man (1999)	Ben Kingsley	58.20	124.0	186.30	40	49	01 / 00	76.6
31	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)	Directed by Terry Gilliam	8.10	21.2	21.20	103	79	04 / 00	76.6
32	Jack (1996)	Directed by Francis Ford Coppola	58.60	143.0	214.70	25	35	00 / 00	68.3
34	Happy Feet Two (2011) Voice Only	Brad Pitt & Matt Damon	64.00	87.0	204.50	54	53	00 / 00	67.8
33	Deconstructing Harry (1997)	Demi Moore & Directed by Woody Allen	10.70	25.1	30.70	113	71	01 / 00	66.2
35	World's Greatest Dad (2009)	Daryl Sabara	0.20	0.3	0.30	248	79	00 / 00	65.5
36	Cadillac Man (1990)	Tim Robbins	27.60	70.4	70.40	43	54	00 / 00	62.8
37	RV (2006)	Jeff Daniels	71.70	117.5	143.40	36	38	00 / 00	62.3
38	August Rush (2007)	Freddie Highmore	31.70	49.6	103.60	83	51	01 / 00	44.9
39	Absolutely Anything (2015) Voice Only	Kate Beckinsale	0.10	0.1	9.20	348	62	00 / 00	33.1
40	The Big White (2005)	Holly Hunter	0.10	0.1	0.10	326	62	00 / 00	32.9
41	The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)	Peter Dinklage	0.10	0.1	0.20	295	62	00 / 00	32.8
42	Man of the Year (2006)	Christopher Walken	37.30	61.2	67.60	82	42	00 / 00	32.2
43	Toys (1992)	Jamie Foxx	23.30	60.5	60.50	54	39	02 / 00	28.6
43	Everyone's Hero (2006) Voice Only	Rob Reiner	14.50	23.8	27.20	136	51	00 / 00	27.6
44	Seize The Day (1986) HBO Movie	Jo Van Fleet	0.00	0.1	0.10	249	57	00 / 00	24.4
45	Boulevard (2014)	Kathy Baker & Bob Odenkirk	0.10	0.2	0.20	218	57	00 / 00	24.2
47	The Night Listener (2006)	Toni Collette	7.80	12.8	17.40	165	52	00 / 00	22.2
48	Fathers' Day (1997)	Billy Crystal	28.60	67.2	83.60	72	33	00 / 00	19.4
48	The Face of Love (2013)	Annette Bening	0.40	0.5	0.50	200	54	00 / 00	18.7
49	The Secret Agent (1996)	Christian Bale & Jim Broadbent	0.10	0.3	0.90	250	54	00 / 00	18.4
50	Death to Smoochy (2002)	Edward Norton	8.40	15.5	15.60	147	49	00 / 00	17.9
51	The Best of Times (1986)	Kurt Russell	7.80	22.6	22.60	79	46	00 / 00	17.7
54	The Survivors (1983)	Walter Matthau & John Goodman	14.00	47.9	47.90	51	37	00 / 00	14.6
54	License to Wed (2007)	Mandy Moore	43.80	68.6	108.60	60	28	00 / 00	12.8
55	The Final Cut (2004)	Jim Caviezel	0.60	1.0	6.30	222	49	00 / 00	12.3
55	Jakob the Liar (1999)	Alan Arkin	5.00	10.6	10.60	146	45	00 / 00	11.7
56	Noel (2004)	Susan Sarandon & Paul Walker	0.00	0.1	0.10	357	48	00 / 00	10.5
57	A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014)	Candice Bergen	0.10	0.1	0.10	333	48	00 / 00	10.4
59	Shrink (2009)	Kevin Spacey	0.20	0.3	0.40	255	47	00 / 00	9.5
60	Being Human (1994)	John Turturro	1.50	4.0	4.00	183	44	00 / 00	8.0
61	Old Dogs (2009)	John Travolta	49.50	71.1	139.10	60	20	00 / 00	5.6
62	The Big Wedding (2013)	Robert DeNiro & Diane Keaton	21.80	28.9	61.70	104	31	00 / 00	4.0
63	House of D (2004)	David Duchovny	0.40	0.7	0.70	232	38	00 / 00	3.3
64	Club Paradise (1986)	Peter O'Toole	12.30	35.8	35.80	63	26	00 / 00	2.6

Robin Williams Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses

Movie (Year)	UMR Co-Star Links	World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
Aladdin (1992) Voice Only	Disney Animated Movies	1,309.30
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)	Sally Field & Pierce Brosnan	1,146.40
Night at the Museum (2006)	Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson	941.20
Hook (1991)	Dustin Hoffman & Julia Roberts	770.40
Jumanji (1995)	Kristen Dunst	651.30
Dead Poets Society (1989) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Nom	Ethan Hawke	640.40
Happy Feet (2006) Voice Only	Hugh Jackman & Nicole Kidman	629.70
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)	Ben Stiller & Amy Adams	593.80
Good Will Hunting (1997) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Win	Ben Affleck & Matt Damon	530.60
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)	Ben Stiller & Mickey Rooney	479.20
Patch Adams (1998)	Philip Seymour Hoffman	465.00
The Birdcage (1996)	Gene Hackman	451.80
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) Voice Only	Directed by Steven Spielberg	450.10
Robots (2005) Voice Only	Ewan McGregor & Halle Berry	439.10
Flubber (1997)	Marcia Gay Harden	418.00
Nine Months (1995)	Hugh Grant & Julianne Moore	343.30
Popeye (1980)	Directed by Robert Altman	248.90
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013)	John Cusack & Jane Fonda	234.20
Jack (1996)	Directed by Francis Ford Coppola	214.70
Insomnia (2002)	Al Pacino & Directed by Christopher Nolan	211.40
Happy Feet Two (2011) Voice Only	Brad Pitt & Matt Damon	204.50
Bicentennial Man (1999)	Ben Kingsley	186.30
What Dreams May Come (1998)	Cuba Gooding Jr.	164.10
RV (2006)	Jeff Daniels	143.40
Old Dogs (2009)	John Travolta	139.10
License to Wed (2007)	Mandy Moore	108.60
August Rush (2007)	Freddie Highmore	103.60
One Hour Photo (2002)	Connie Nielsen	97.10
Fathers' Day (1997)	Billy Crystal	83.60
Man of the Year (2006)	Christopher Walken	67.60
The Big Wedding (2013)	Robert DeNiro & Diane Keaton	61.70
Hamlet (1996)	Jack Lemmon & Charlton Heston	41.10
Deconstructing Harry (1997)	Demi Moore & Directed by Woody Allen	30.70
Everyone's Hero (2006) Voice Only	Rob Reiner	27.20
The Night Listener (2006)	Toni Collette	17.40
Death to Smoochy (2002)	Edward Norton	15.60
Absolutely Anything (2015) Voice Only	Kate Beckinsale	9.20
The Final Cut (2004)	Jim Caviezel	6.30
The Secret Agent (1996)	Christian Bale & Jim Broadbent	0.90
Shrink (2009)	Kevin Spacey	0.40
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)	Peter Dinklage	0.20

Robin Williams provided the voice to the Genie in 1992's Aladdin — Robin Williams provided the voice to the Genie in 1992’s Aladdin

Possibly Interesting Facts About Robin Williams

1. Robin Williams (1951-2014) was an American actor that has won an Oscar®, an Emmy®, a Golden Globe®, and a Grammy® award over his close to forty-year career.

2. Robin Williams’s big break was as appearing as the alien Mork on the popular television show Happy Days. His Mork role was such a hit on Happy Days that he was given his own show, Mork and Mindy, which ran from 1978-1982.

3. Robin Williams has been nominated for Oscars® four times. Those movies include Good Morning Vietnam, Dead Poet’s Society, The Fisher King, and Good Will Hunting. He won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar® for Good Will Hunting in 1997.

4. Robin Williams has been nominated for Golden Globes® eight times. Those movies would include Moscow on the Hudson, Good Morning Vietnam, Dead Poet’s Society, Awakenings, The Fisher King, Mrs. Doubtfire, Good Will Hunting, and Patch Adams. He has won the Golden Globe® three times …Good Morning Vietnam, The Fisher King, and Mrs. Doubtfire.

5. Robin Williams has been married four times and has two sons, Zak and Cody, and one daughter, Zelda.

6. Did you know Robin Williams had a hand in the success of Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List? Spielberg would often call Williams during the filming of Schindler’s List, he would put Williams on speakerphone and have Williams tell jokes to the cast and crew to cheer them up.

7. Roles Robin Williams turned down or was seriously considered for: Little Miss Sunshine, Philadelphia, The Shining, Batman Forever, Three Amigos, Midnight Run, Chaplin and Harry Potter(the Hagrid part), and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

8. Robin Williams is in the Disney Hall of Fame. He agreed to be a Disney Legend in 2009. This was after many Disney successes and many Disney conflicts. To solve one of their disputes the Disney company gave Williams a Picasso painting.

9. Robin Williams box office trivia: 15 movies open number one during his career. He has had 12 of his movies cross the 100 million dollar mark. His Mrs. Doubtfire is ranked as the 86th biggest box office hit of all-time when looking at adjusted box office. And his Good Morning Vietnam was the number one movie at the box office for an amazing 10 weeks. Not bad stats for an actor that was considered box office poison during the early part of his career.

10. Check out Robin Williams‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

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62 thoughts on “Robin Williams Movies”

Faye says:

April 25, 2015 at 7:10 pm

This gets me in the mood to watch Good Will Hunting tonight. Thanks for a wonderful suggestion list on Robin movies.

1. Cogerson says:
  
  April 25, 2015 at 7:12 pm
  
  Hey Faye….yep seeing all of these movies together makes me want to see a Williams movie too
  
Yankees Rule says:

April 25, 2015 at 7:10 pm

Excellent job brother, it has been awhile since I have read any of your movie pages, thanks for the e-mail notice. I think Robin Williams is hit and miss, for every Good Will Hunting there seem to be two movies like The Final Cut and Club Paradise. An interesting and informative pages.

1. Cogerson says:
  
  April 25, 2015 at 7:12 pm
  
  Hey Yankees Rule…you make a good point about the uneven film career of Robin Williams….it took him almost a decade to have a box office hit….but during his prime there was not a bigger star out there. A quick check on IMDB does not show many projects in the near future…but I feel he will have another classic or two before he retires…..thanks for checking my latest page.
  
alipuckett says:

April 25, 2015 at 7:10 pm

Robin Williams has done some really amazing work. Dead Poets Society and The Fisher King are among my favorites.

1. Cogerson says:
  
  April 25, 2015 at 7:11 pm
  
  Hey alipucket….your two favorite roles are two of his most famous roles….The Fisher King is my favorite Robin Williams movies as well…I love the ending of the movie when Bridges and Williams end up naked in Central Park…a hilarious happy ending….which Terry Gilliam the director does not do all the time….thanks for the visit and the comment.
  
Finance H says:

April 25, 2015 at 7:09 pm

All great movies. Loved the page, voted up and interesting! Hope you enjoy my pages as well!

1. Cogerson says:
  
  April 25, 2015 at 7:11 pm
  
  Hey The Finace H….I am glad you liked my Robin Williams page…and I will be sure to check out your pages as well.
  
drbj says:

April 25, 2015 at 7:09 pm

Robin Williams is one of the funniest comedian/actors alive. My favorite films of his are ‘Good Will Hunting,’ ‘Good Morning Vietnam,’ ‘Mrs. Doubtfire,’ and ‘Aladdin’ in which he was hysterical as the Genie. Thanks for this excellent review, Cogerson.

1. Cogerson says:
  
  April 25, 2015 at 7:13 pm
  
  Hey drbj……I agree with your comment 100%…thanks for stopping by

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