Want to know the best Steve Carell movies? How about the worst Steve Carell movies? Curious about Steve Carell’s box office grosses or which Steve Carell movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Steve Carell movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Steve Carell (1962-) is an Oscar® nominated actor. Carell originally found fame on television. He was a correspondent for The Daily Show from 1999 until 2005. Carell next starred in the popular television show, The Office from 2005 to 2011. Since then he has successfully moved from the little screen to the big screen. Over the last ten years he has appeared in many box office hits….and now has moved to critically acclaimed movies like Foxcatcher and The Big Short. So with all of this success, it seemed time to take a closer look at his movie career…which should make BryRog57 and Scotty happy as they have been requesting a Carell movie page for a very long time.
Carell’s IMDb page shows over 70 acting credits since 1991. This page will rank Steve Carell 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.
Steve Carell 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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| 2010 | Despicable Me (2010) Voice Only |
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| 2013 | Despicable Me 2 (2013) Voice Only |
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| 2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) Voice Only |
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| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! (2008) Voice Only |
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| 2005 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) | |
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| 2006 | Over the Hedge (2006) Voice Only |
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| 2006 | Little Miss Sunshine (2006) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2013 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) | |
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| 2017 | Despicable Me 3 (2017) Voice Only |
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| 2015 | The Big Short (2015) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2008 | Get Smart (2008) | |
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| 2024 | Despicable Me 4 (2024) Voice Only |
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| 2003 | Bruce Almighty (2003) | |
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| 2004 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) | |
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| 2011 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) |  |
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| 2024 | IF (2024) Voice Only |
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| 2010 | Date Night (2010) | |
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| 2018 | Vice (2018) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2012 | Hope Springs (2012) | |
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| 2007 | Dan in Real Life (2007) |  |
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| 2014 | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) | |
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| 2007 | Evan Almighty (2007) | |
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| 2013 | The Way Way Back (2013) | |
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| 2014 | Foxcatcher (2014) AA Best Actor Nom |
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| 2010 | Dinner for Schmucks (2010) | |
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| 2017 | Battle of the Sexes (2017) |  |
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| 2023 | Asteroid City (2023) | |
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| 1991 | Curly Sue (1991) | |
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| 2018 | Beautiful Boy (2018) | |
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| 2016 | Café Society (2016) | |
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| 2017 | Last Flag Flying (2017) | |
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| 2005 | Bewitched (2005) | |
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| 2012 | Seeking a Friend For the End of the World (2012) |  |
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| 2004 | Melinda and Melinda (2004) |  |
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| 2020 | Irresistible (2020) Universal Covid-19 VOD |
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| 2018 | Welcome To Marwen (2018) | |
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| 2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) | |
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| 2015 | Freeheld (2015) | |
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| 2004 | Sleepover (2004) |  |
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| 1999 | Suits (1999) | |
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| 2007 | Stories USA (2007) | |
Steve Carell Movies Can Be Ranked 7 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Steve Carell movies by co-stars of his movies
- Sort Steve Carell movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
- Sort Steve Carell movies by adjusted worldwide box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
- Sort Steve Carell 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 Steve Carell movie received.
- Sort Steve Carell 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.
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
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| CreditRank | 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 | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | Despicable Me (2010) Voice Only |
Julie Andrews | 251.50 | 343.6 | 742.0 | 7 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 97.4 | |
| 2 | Despicable Me 2 (2013) Voice Only |
Kristen Wiig & Top 250 World Wide Adjusted |
380.10 | 503.9 | 1,303.1 | 4 | 74 | 02 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 3 | Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) Voice Only |
Jean-Claude Van Damme | 369.70 | 378.5 | 962.8 | 6 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 96.2 | |
| 4 | Horton Hears a Who! (2008) Voice Only |
Jim Carrey & Carol Burnett & Will |
154.50 | 232.0 | 446.1 | 10 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 6 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) | Paul Rudd & Seth Rogen |
109.40 | 184.4 | 298.8 | 19 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 5 | Over the Hedge (2006) Voice Only |
Bruce Willis & William Shatner |
155.00 | 254.0 | 550.5 | 12 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 7 | Little Miss Sunshine (2006) AA Best Picture Nom |
Alan Arkin & Greg Kinnear |
59.90 | 98.1 | 164.7 | 51 | 88 | 04 / 02 | 94.5 | |
| 8 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) | Will Ferell & Paul Rudd |
127.40 | 168.9 | 230.3 | 23 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 9 | Despicable Me 3 (2017) Voice Only |
Julie Andrews | 264.60 | 318.0 | 1,242.1 | 9 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 10 | The Big Short (2015) AA Best Picture Nom |
Christian Bale & Brad Pitt |
70.30 | 89.8 | 170.6 | 41 | 84 | 05 / 01 | 92.4 | |
| 11 | Get Smart (2008) | Anne Hathaway & Bill Murray |
130.30 | 195.7 | 346.3 | 20 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 91.7 | |
| 11 | Despicable Me 4 (2024) Voice Only |
Kristen Wiig & Will Ferrell |
361.00 | 361.0 | 968.3 | 3 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 12 | Bruce Almighty (2003) | Jim Carrey & Morgan Freeman |
242.80 | 434.1 | 866.3 | 5 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 90.9 | |
| 13 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) | Will Ferell & Paul Rudd |
85.30 | 148.1 | 157.2 | 30 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 14 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) | Julianne Moore & Ryan Gosling |
84.40 | 114.7 | 194.2 | 36 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 88.9 | |
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Ryan Reynolds & Directed by John Krasinski |
111.10 | 111.1 | 184.7 | 18 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 16 | Date Night (2010) | Tina Fey & Mark Wahlberg |
98.70 | 134.9 | 208.0 | 31 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 17 | Vice (2018) AA Best Picture Nom |
Christian Bale & Sam Rockwell |
47.80 | 56.6 | 87.1 | 60 | 67 | 08 / 01 | 82.8 | |
| 18 | Hope Springs (2012) | Meryl Streep & Tommy Lee Jones |
63.50 | 86.0 | 154.8 | 51 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 82.5 | |
| 20 | Dan in Real Life (2007) | Emily Blunt | 47.60 | 74.6 | 107.1 | 57 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 79.7 | |
| 21 | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) | Jennifer Garner | 67.00 | 88.3 | 133.8 | 51 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 78.3 | |
| 22 | Evan Almighty (2007) | Morgan Freeman | 100.50 | 157.4 | 271.7 | 27 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 77.7 | |
| 23 | The Way Way Back (2013) | Sam Rockwell | 21.50 | 28.5 | 30.8 | 106 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 76.0 | |
| 24 | Foxcatcher (2014) AA Best Actor Nom |
Channing Tatum & Mark Ruffalo |
12.10 | 16.0 | 25.1 | 136 | 79 | 05 / 00 | 75.9 | |
| 25 | Dinner for Schmucks (2010) | Paul Rudd | 73.00 | 99.8 | 118.7 | 46 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 74.5 | |
| 26 | Battle of the Sexes (2017) | Emma Stone | 12.60 | 15.2 | 22.2 | 117 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 64.3 | |
| 27 | Asteroid City (2023) | Tom Hanks & Directed by Wes Anderson |
28.20 | 28.2 | 53.9 | 68 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 61.8 | |
| 29 | Curly Sue (1991) | James Belushi & Kelly Lynch |
33.70 | 86.3 | 86.3 | 40 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 61.1 | |
| 28 | Beautiful Boy (2018) | Timothée Chalamet | 7.60 | 9.1 | 15.6 | 136 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 61.0 | |
| 30 | Café Society (2016) | Kristen Stewart & Directed by Woody Allen |
11.10 | 13.8 | 54.5 | 136 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 58.5 | |
| 31 | Last Flag Flying (2017) | Bryan Cranston | 1.00 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 184 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 54.0 | |
| 32 | Bewitched (2005) | Will Ferrell & Nicole Kidman |
63.30 | 106.6 | 221.4 | 41 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 53.2 | |
| 33 | Seeking a Friend For the End of the World (2012) | Keira Knightley & Martin Sheen |
7.10 | 9.6 | 13.1 | 138 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 43.9 | |
| 34 | Melinda and Melinda (2004) | Will Ferrell & Directed by Woody Allen |
3.80 | 6.6 | 34.9 | 173 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 32.2 | |
| 35 | Irresistible (2020) Universal Covid-19 VOD |
Chris Cooper | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 142 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.3 | |
| 36 | Welcome To Marwen (2018) | Leslie Mann & Directed by Robert Zemeckis |
10.80 | 12.7 | 14.7 | 125 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 27.5 | |
| 37 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) | Jim Carrey & Steve Buscemi |
22.50 | 29.9 | 36.4 | 103 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 26.8 | |
| 38 | Freeheld (2015) | Julianne Moore | 0.60 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 186 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.6 | |
| 39 | Sleepover (2004) | Alexa PenaVega | 9.40 | 16.4 | 18.0 | 141 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 8.9 | |
| 40 | Suits (1999) | Robert Klein | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 370 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 1.9 | |
| 41 | Stories USA (2007) | Louis Gossett Jr. | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 329 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 0.7 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Steve Carell
1. Steve Carell was born in Concord, Massachusetts.
2. Steve Carell has been nominated for an Oscar® (once), an Emmy® (9 times) and a Golden Globe® (8 times).
3. Steve Carell has one Oscar® nomination. He was nominated for Best Actor for 2014’s Foxcatcher.
4. Two of Steve Carell’s Golden Globe® nominations were for movie roles: 2014’s Foxcatcher and 2015’s The Big Short.
5. Steve Carell and Paul Rudd have appeared in 4 movies together: Both Anchorman movies, Dinner for Schmucks and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. He has also appeared in 4 movies with Will Ferrell.
6. Steve Carell has been married one time. He has been married to actress Nancy Carell since 1995…they have two children.
7. Steve Carell replaced Bruce Willis in Woody Allen’s 2016 movie (no title yet).
8. Check out Steve Carell‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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I watched Steve Carell in The Big Short recently, I didn’t like the film but he was the best actor in it, Christian Bale was overacting badly.
Bruce Almighty tops the UMR chart, good film a little overrated, Carell was funny in that but it was Jim Carrey’s film.
Not sure if his character in the Anchorman films is supposed to be mentally retarded, what do you think Bruce? He was very good in Foxcatcher, unrecognizable with that prosthetic nose, not a film I’d watch again though.
I’ve seen 13 of the live action 24 you’ve listed and 4 of the animated voice roles, Carell hit the jackpot playing Groo (or is it Gru?) in the Despicable Me series.
Good work Bruce. Voted Up. Seth Rogen on the list?
Hey Steve.
1. Thanks for the mini-review of The Big Short. Good to know he was the best actor in that one.
2. Surprised that Bale was overacting…especially with him getting his 3rd Oscar nomination for that one. Might be going to see that this weekend.
3. I agree…Bruce Almighty is a Jim Carrey movie versus a Carell movie…but I have never figured out how to separate supporting roles from the starring roles when it comes to the Movie Score.
4. Without Bruce Almighty….he might not have gotten the role in the 40-year-old virgin…..and then his whole movie career would have been very very different.
5. I am sure my older boys can explain his Anchorman character….that is actually my least favorite of the characters in those movies.
6. I have seen 20 of the live action…and all 4 of the voice over roles.
7. His name is Gru…not to be confused with Nicolas Cage’s Grug from The Croods.
Thanks for your Carell movie thoughts…they are greatly appreciated.
It was me, Pops.
You don’t even know who he is
Why are you so insecure in our fathers love for you?
Chya right
You guys both know that Emily is my favorite….lol.
So are you happy with the rankings?
Hoping he gets his 2nd Oscar nomination for the bug short. He is one of my favorites!
Hey Tyler….it is possible…about to find out….as the nominations are only 18 minutes away. If not….he still has picked up back to back Golden Globe nominations…for Foxcatcher and The Big Short.
Sad that he did not get a Oscar nomination for The Big Short
Hey Tyler…looks like Christian Bale….took all the votes. But still Carell got lots of good press for his performance…..plus it got a Best Picture nomination…that looks good on a Hollywood resume.
I used to watch The Daily Show with Jon Stewart all the time. The last couple of seasons I stopped because all the news happening was terrifying or horrifying and I couldn’t handle watching him try to satirize it and just avoided all news programs at all, knowing I would find out things by people telling me.
But I did watch it for at least a decade and that is where I first saw Steve Carell. I watched The Office as well.
I would like to see Little Miss Sunshine.
Cheers,
Flora
Hey Flora….glad Steve Carell’s television career got him to be noticed by you. My second oldest son is a huge The Office fan…..he still watches that show in re-runs….and still really enjoys it. Alan Arkin in very good (Oscar winning role for him) in Little Miss Sunshine…as for the movie…it is a very quirky interesting movie. Thanks for your comments…both are greatly appreciated.
Bruce:
May I make a suggestion?
I did not see Foxcatcher-don’t want to see it-but considering GG and Oscar noms and wins go into your formula perhaps it is better to put quotation marks around the term “pretentious movies” in your introductory comments or replace it with a phrase like “artsy movies” which has historically been code for movies that will please people behind awards shows but won’t make money at the box office? It is more what you mean and doesn’t sound condescending.
If I seem like I’m nitpicking I’m just trying to get you to be able to avoid any potential troll-like threads that you sometimes get when people talk about ranking. I didn’t comment on the page, but I read with interested the troll-like conversation you had on your John Wayne page. It is after all, what was behind me having trouble on that site you and Steve know me from first and how I ended up getting banned from the site.
Go ahead and delete this comment once you have read it. I will make a separate comment on Carell.
Hey Flora….I appreciate the suggestion. I went ahead and replaced “pretentious movies” with critically acclaimed movies. My John Wayne page is one of my most popular pages….with it being viewed over 100,000 times it will occasional run into some people that do not like the rankings. It kind of reminds me of my grocery business days…99.9% of the customers were great….then you had the other .1% that seem determined to take make everybody’s life more difficult. Hey I like the comment….I appreciate your concerns.