Steve McQueen Movies

Steve McQueen in 1968's Bullitt
Steve McQueen in 1968’s Bullitt

Want to know the best Steve McQueen movies?  How about the worst Steve McQueen movies?  Curious about Steve McQueen’s box office grosses or which Steve McQueen movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Steve McQueen 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 McQueen (1930-1980) became a major star in the early 1960s. During a 14 year time period he made classic movies like The Magnificent Seven, Bullitt, Papillon, The Sand Pebbles, The Towering Inferno and my favorite The Great Escape. By the middle of the 1970s he was no longer making movies.

In 1980 he released his final two movies Tom Horn and The Hunter. However at the age of 50 he passed away after a battle with cancer. Steve McQueen’s role in The Sand Pebbles was the only time he was nominated for an Academy Award®. He did receive 4 Golden Globe® nominations. Those films were Love With The Proper Stranger, Papillon, The Sand Pebbles and The Reivers.

His IMDb page shows 41 acting credits from 1953-1980. This page will rank 26 Steve McQueen movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Cameos, television appearances, straight to DVD movies and shorts were not included in the rankings.

Steve McQueen in 1963's The Great Escape
Steve McQueen in 1963’s The Great Escape…this is easily my favorite Steve McQueen movie.

Steve McQueen Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

Steve McQueen 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 by Steve McQueen’ co-stars of his movies.
  • Sort Steve McQueen movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost…(in millions)
  • Sort Steve McQueen movies by yearly domestic box office rank
  • Sort Steve McQueen 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 McQueen movie received.
  • Sort Steve McQueen 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.
  • Use the sort and search buttons to make this table very interactive
 
Steve McQueen in 1958's The Blob
Steve McQueen in 1958’s The Blob

Famous Steve McQueen miscues.

1. When offered his role in The Blob, he had two choices. (1) Three thousand dollars for his performance or (2) 10% of the profits. McQueen took the three thousand dollars. The Blob was an unexpected hit. Costing McQueen millions of dollars.

2. Turned down the lead male role in Breakfast At Tiffany’s.

3. Turned down the chance to be in Frank Sinatra’s Ocean’s Eleven.

4. Turned down the chance to be the Sundance Kid, in Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. He wanted to be higher billed than Paul Newman.

5. Turned down the lead male role in Apocalypse Now.

6. Turned down the lead male role in Close Encounter of the Third Kind.

7. Turned down the lead male role in The French Connection.

Academy Award® and Oscar® are the registered trademarks of the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences. Golden Globes® are the registered trademark and service mark of the Hollywood Foreign Press.
 

If you do a comment….please ignore the email address and website section.

(Visited 2 times)

156 thoughts on “Steve McQueen Movies”

  1. Nice anecdote Cogerson.

    I think it was The Magnificent Seven which made him a star or put him on the map? And after The Great Escape it was up up and away, and sadly no chance of seeing him in Son of Blob. 🙂

    Reply

    1. Steve his tv show Wanted Dead or Alive got him his first attention…but the combo of Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape…made him a superstar….or a novastar as that star burned out quick….I have read some of his biographies….if he would have taken care of himself….he might still be around today….granted old but around.

      Reply

  2. The King of Cool – Steve McQueen. He was only 50 when he died of cancer, tragic. I was a big fan, still am.

    I have the top seven on your movie score on DVD Cogerson. I saw Bullitt a couple of times at the cinema when it was re-issued in the late 70’s. It’s still a big favourite.

    But his best film will always be… The Blob.

    I’m kidding but I have that on DVD too, I might even write a page on it. 🙂

    Reply

    1. Hey Steve…I think The Blob would make an excellent hub….I must have seen the Blob a hundred times…..my dad actually got to meet Steve McQueen…in the mid 50s McQueen was a grand marshall in a parade…and my dad, his buddy and McQueen stayed at the same hotel…..when McQueen arrived he threw them the keys to his car because he thought they worked at the hotel…..then later that night after a few beers….my dad and his buddy called his room to see if McQueen wanted to drink with them and woke him up instead…..and then the next morning at the breakfast area they apologized for waking him up…and McQueen was like no problem….he said McQueen went from being a jerk to a really nice guy by the time the left the hotel….thanks for reading my McQueen page.

      Reply

    1. Hey AngelaKaelin….I still think he is pretty cool character….even though he has been gone for so many years

      Reply

  5. Had no idea that Steve McQueen turned down so many roles that were so successful for other actors. But, he had some wonderful roles as well…good actor…too bad he left so soon but The Thomas Crown Affair is still my favorite.

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.