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Ted Kotcheff (1931-2025) was a Canadian-Bulgarian director and producer of film and television. Kotcheff exceled in directing lots of different genres of movies. His IMDb page shows 52 directing and 5 credits from 1956 to 2019. This page will rank Ted Kotcheff movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. Many of his low budget, not seen in theaters, movies were excluded from the rankings.
Ted Kotcheff 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
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1982
First Blood (1982)

1977
Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

1979
North Dallas Forty (1979)

1983
Uncommon Valor (1983)

1989
Weekend at Bernie's (1989)

1974
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)

1978
Who Is Killing The Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)

2003
Shattered Glass (2003)

2010
Barney's Version (2010)

1971
Wake in Fright (2012)

1965
Life At The Top (1965)

1982
Split Image (1982)

1985
Joshua Then and Now (1985)

1988
Switching Channels (1988)

1969
Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969)
Limited Release

1989
Winter People (1989)

2017
Soul Of An Artist (2017)
Limited Release

1962
Tiara Tahiti (1962)

1992
Folks! (1992)

1974
Billy Two Hats (1974)

1995
The Shooter (1995)
Video On Demand

1986
The Check Is In The Mail (1986)
Limited Release

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Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
1982 | First Blood (1982) | ![]() |
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1977 | Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) | ![]() |
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1979 | North Dallas Forty (1979) | ![]() |
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1983 | Uncommon Valor (1983) | ![]() |
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1989 | Weekend at Bernie's (1989) | ![]() |
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1974 | The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) | ![]() |
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1978 | Who Is Killing The Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) | ![]() |
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2003 | Shattered Glass (2003) | ![]() |
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2010 | Barney's Version (2010) | ![]() |
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1971 | Wake in Fright (2012) | ![]() |
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1965 | Life At The Top (1965) | ![]() |
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1982 | Split Image (1982) | ![]() |
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1985 | Joshua Then and Now (1985) | ![]() |
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1988 | Switching Channels (1988) | ![]() |
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1969 | Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969) Limited Release |
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1989 | Winter People (1989) | ![]() |
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2017 | Soul Of An Artist (2017) Limited Release |
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1962 | Tiara Tahiti (1962) | ![]() |
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1992 | Folks! (1992) | ![]() |
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1974 | Billy Two Hats (1974) | ![]() |
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1995 | The Shooter (1995) Video On Demand |
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1986 | The Check Is In The Mail (1986) Limited Release |
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Ted Kotcheff 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 Ted Kotcheff movies by co-stars of his movies.
Sort Ted Kotcheff movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
Sort Ted Kotcheff movies by yearly domestic box office rank
Sort Ted Kotcheff movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Ted Kotcheff movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Ted Kotcheff movie won.
Sort Ted Kotcheff 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 | ||||
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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 | First Blood (1982) | Sylvester Stallone & Brian Dennehy |
47.20 | 188.7 | 500.40 | 12 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 95.6 | |
2 | Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) | Jane Fonda & George Segal |
36.80 | 193.9 | 193.90 | 21 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 91.2 | |
3 | North Dallas Forty (1979) | Nick Nolte & Charles Durning |
26.10 | 122.1 | 122.10 | 38 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 88.8 | |
4 | Uncommon Valor (1983) | Gene Hackman & Patrick Swayze |
30.50 | 113.8 | 113.80 | 22 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 75.0 | |
5 | Weekend at Bernie's (1989) | Andrew McCarthy & Jonathan Silverman |
30.20 | 89.4 | 89.40 | 38 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 69.4 | |
6 | The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) | Richard Dreyfuss & Micheline Lanctôt |
5.20 | 32.4 | 32.40 | 63 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 68.9 | |
7 | Who Is Killing The Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) | George Segal & Jacqueline Bisset |
11.10 | 55.8 | 55.80 | 54 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 67.9 | |
8 | Shattered Glass (2003) | Hayden Christensen & Chloë Sevigny |
2.20 | 4.3 | 5.70 | 163 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 64.4 | |
9 | Barney's Version (2010) | Paul Giamatti & Dustin Hoffman |
1.30 | 2.0 | 8.00 | 169 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 63.6 | |
10 | Wake in Fright (2012) | Gary Bond | 0.60 | 3.9 | 8.50 | 170 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 62.0 | |
11 | Life At The Top (1965) | Laurence Harvey & Jean Simmons |
1.50 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 114 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
12 | Split Image (1982) | Brian Dennehy & Peter Fonda |
0.30 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 153 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.4 | |
13 | Joshua Then and Now (1985) | James Woods & Gabrielle Lazure |
0.50 | 1.8 | 1.80 | 164 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.7 | |
14 | Switching Channels (1988) | Burt Reynolds & Kathleen Turner |
9.10 | 26.1 | 26.10 | 94 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 41.6 | |
15 | Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969) Limited Release |
Judy Geeson | 0.10 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 173 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
16 | Winter People (1989) | Kurt Russell & Kelly McGillis |
2.00 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 138 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 33.4 | |
17 | Soul Of An Artist (2017) Limited Release |
Documentary | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 465 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.3 | |
18 | Tiara Tahiti (1962) | James Mason & John Mills |
1.90 | 29.1 | 29.10 | 102 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 15.9 | |
19 | Folks! (1992) | Tom Selleck & Don Ameche |
6.10 | 17.4 | 17.40 | 113 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 14.1 | |
20 | Billy Two Hats (1974) | Gregory Peck & Desi Arnaz Jr. |
1.20 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 129 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 14.0 | |
21 | The Shooter (1995) Video On Demand |
Dolph Lundren | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 260 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.5 | |
22 | The Check Is In The Mail (1986) Limited Release |
Brian Dennehy | 0.20 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 211 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 3.6 |
Ted Kotcheff Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
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Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
First Blood (1982)
Sylvester Stallone &
Brian Dennehy
500.40
Wake in Fright (2012)
Gary Bond
8.50
Barney's Version (2010)
Paul Giamatti &
Dustin Hoffman
8.00
Shattered Glass (2003)
Hayden Christensen &
Chloë Sevigny
5.70
Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
First Blood (1982) | Sylvester Stallone & Brian Dennehy |
500.40 | |
Wake in Fright (2012) | Gary Bond | 8.50 | |
Barney's Version (2010) | Paul Giamatti & Dustin Hoffman |
8.00 | |
Shattered Glass (2003) | Hayden Christensen & Chloë Sevigny |
5.70 |
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May he rest in peace
Rest in Peace Mr. Ted Kotcheff. While driving home from a weekend visit with SoC#2 (Son of Cogerson #2), WoC (Wife of Cogerson) told me about the passing of the actor Nicky Katt and the director Ted Kotcheff. As my mind worked on figuring out which Kotcheff movies I had seen….the only one that popped into my mind was Switching Channels. When we got home I immediately went to work on tribute pages to Katt and Kotcheff.
I have to say, Kotcheff’s filmography, with a somewhat limited amount of movies is pretty impressive. He did well in lots of different genres. He had action movies covered with First Blood (it started a franchise that lasted decades), and Uncommon Valor (one of the best Vietnam rescue movies). He made one of the best sports movies (North Dallas Forty). He had comedy covered with Weekend at Bernies, Fun With Dick and Jane and Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe. Solid dramas like Winter People (an underrated Kurt Russell movie) and The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (one of the first Richard Dreyfuss leading man roles). He directed a cult classic, Wake in Fright (his only Top 10 movie I have not seen). He directed some legends like Gregory Peck, Dustin Hoffman, Burt Reynolds and Jean Simmons.
This is a nice legacy. My personal Top 3? – North Dallas Forty, Winter People and First Blood. Rest in peace Mr. Kotcheff.