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 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.

Robin Williams 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 any way you want.

  • Sort Robin Williams movies by co-stars of his movies
  • Sort Robin Williams movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Robin Williams movies by yearly domestic box office rank
  • Sort Robin Williams 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 Robin Williams movie received.
  • 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.

Robin Williams Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses 

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”

  1. hook, mrs doubtfire, death to smoochy, dead poets society, aladdin. I HATED Happy feet. I love penguins but i hate disguising politics as a kids movie

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    1. Hey Justin/PDX….Death to Smoochy seems to be a movie that is gaining cult status every year that passes….I remember when it first came out and people did not get it at all. I am right there with you about Happy Feet, it is a very strange and not fun movie….even my 5 and 3 year olds have no interest in the movie….although they love the penguins from Madgascar…..thanks for the comment.

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  2. Hi Bruce; I was never a fan of Robin Williams as a comedian but I do like his dramatic work. I look at “Mork and Mindy” or his stand-up routine, and I wonder why anyone thinks this guy is funny. But He’s given some very impressive performances in “Insomnia”, “Good Will Hunting”, “Dead Poets Society”, “One Hour Photo” and some others. The only time he actually made me laugh was during his radio routine in “Good Morning Vietnam”. Other than that, I prefer him as a dramatic actor. (I feel the same way about Tom Hanks and Jamie Foxx.)

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    1. Hey Rob…I have always liked him…but I agree with you about his stand up….most of his jokes fly right over my head…I think he bases lots of his humor from his life on the west coast….so being on the east coast…I do not get half of his jokes. But as a actor, I am a fan of his work…and I like all four the movies you mentioned….and even more in The Fisher King which you did not mention. Thanks for stopping by…it is always greatly appreciated.

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  3. Bruce, I think I may be in a minority here but he is not one of my favourite actors and I am surprised at how successful his movies have been. My favourite of his movies is Fisher King, followed by Dead Poet’s Society. I do have to admit to liking his voice over work though (maybe it’s just his face I don’t like?). I love, love, love Aladdin and I’ve seen it a lot!

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    1. Hey Jools99. You are not the first person that I have come across that is not a huge Robin Williams fan. He has been making movies for 32 years….he has 10 very successful years…and 22 years of pretty bad movies. It seems the older he gets the more voice work he seems to do. Thanks for checking out my latest page and thanks for the comment.

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  4. Excellent page. I have enjoyed his career ever since I saw him on that episode of Happy Days. I am glad he has recovered from some of his demons like alcohol and drug problems. He was one of the last people to see John Belushi alive. On a more positive note his support of his long time buddy, Christopher Reeve, was always an inspirational story. Lots of awesome information that was a pleasure to read. Keep up the good work.

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    1. Hey Ashley…it looks like you have been a Williams fan for a very long time. I remember the publicity he got and did not want for the fact that he was hanging out with Belushi right before Belushi died. Thanks for the compliment and the comment.

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  5. Robin Williams was the man when I was a kid Jumanji, Flubber, Patch Adams, Jack, Good Will Hunting, Dead Poets’ Society. I mean no one else has done what he has been able to do across all genres as much as him.

    Looking at it now we have a lot in common- only child, ridiculously silly moms, enough hair to donate to science…except I could’ve never been Mork. He’s so awesome, I hope he at least does one more awesome movie before he decides to stop for good. Great hub Cogerson, you brought back awesome memories for me!

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    1. Hey Alecia….I am glad my Robin Williams hub was able to bring back some fond memories. I am in the same boat, as I can remember all the times I went to the theater to see some of his greatest films. I appreciate the visit and the comment…they are greatly appreciated.

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