Teri Garr (1944-2024) was an Oscar®-nominated American retired actress, singer and dancer. She frequently appeared in comedic roles throughout her career, which spanned five decades Her IMDb page shows 159 acting credits from 1963 to 2011. This page will rank Teri Garr movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television roles and movies not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. This UMR page comes from a request by Mike.
Teri Garr Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (0 to 5 stars) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1982
Tootsie (1982)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actress Nom
1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
1974
Young Frankenstein (1974)
1979
The Black Stallion (1979)
1977
Oh, God! (1977)
1983
Mr. Mom (1983)
1994
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
1974
The Conversation (1974)
AA Best Picture Nom
1996
Michael (1996)
1985
After Hours (1985)
1968
Head (1968)
1999
Dick (1999)
2007
Kabluey (2007)
1990
Waiting for the Light (1990)
2007
Expired (2007)
1990
Short Time (1990)
1970
The Moonshine War (1970)
1983
The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
1981
One from the Heart (1981)
1982
The Escape Artist (1982)
1997
A Simple Wish (1997)
1983
The Sting II (1983)
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
1989
Out Cold (1989)
1994
Ready To Wear (1994)
1981
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
1999
Kill The Man (1999)
1984
Firstborn (1984)
1986
Miracles (1986)
1989
Let It Ride (1989)
1992
Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)
1980
Witches' Brew (1980)
1988
Full Moon in Blue Water (1988)
Teri Garr Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Teri Garr movie received.
- Sort Teri Garr 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tootsie (1982) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Dustin Hoffman & Jessica Lange & <a href='https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/bill-murray-movies |
167.20 | 613.1 | 756.10 | 2 | 87 | 10 / 01 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) | Melinda Dillon & Richard Dreyfuss |
124.40 | 601.3 | 1,431.30 | 3 | 91 | 08 / 01 | 99.4 | |
| 3 | Young Frankenstein (1974) | Gene Wilder & Mel Brooks |
85.20 | 491.3 | 491.30 | 3 | 88 | 02 / 00 | 98.9 | |
| 4 | The Black Stallion (1979) | Mickey Rooney | 41.50 | 178.2 | 178.20 | 20 | 82 | 02 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 5 | Oh, God! (1977) | George Burns | 57.30 | 277.0 | 277.00 | 8 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 94.2 | |
| 6 | Mr. Mom (1983) | Michael Keaton & Christopher Lloyd |
64.80 | 221.7 | 221.70 | 10 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 7 | Dumb and Dumber (1994) | Jim Carrey & Jeff Daniels |
127.20 | 336.0 | 653.30 | 6 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 92.9 | |
| 8 | The Conversation (1974) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gene Hackman & Harrison Ford |
4.40 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 69 | 91 | 03 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 9 | Michael (1996) | John Travolta & William Hurt |
95.30 | 232.5 | 292.00 | 16 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 10 | After Hours (1985) | Griffin Dunne & Rosanna Arquette |
14.70 | 44.5 | 44.50 | 58 | 88 | 00 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 11 | Head (1968) | Victor Mature & Jack Nicholson |
2.10 | 17.6 | 17.60 | 114 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 59.8 | |
| 12 | Dick (1999) | Will Ferrell & Ryan Reynolds |
6.30 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 139 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 13 | Kabluey (2007) | Scott Prendergast & Lisa Kudrow |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 296 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 47.5 | |
| 15 | Waiting for the Light (1990) | Shirley MacLaine | 0.80 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 192 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 46.8 | |
| 14 | Expired (2007) | Samantha Morton | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 389 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.3 | |
| 16 | Short Time (1990) | Dabney Coleman | 4.00 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 129 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 44.9 | |
| 17 | The Moonshine War (1970) | Richard Widmark & Alan Alda |
2.10 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 104 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 41.6 | |
| 19 | The Black Stallion Returns (1983) | Kelly Reno & Vincent Spano |
12.00 | 41.2 | 41.20 | 55 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 40.8 | |
| 18 | One from the Heart (1981) | Frederic Forrest & Raul Julia |
0.60 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 148 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 39.2 | |
| 20 | The Escape Artist (1982) | Raul Julia | 0.10 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 153 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.9 | |
| 21 | A Simple Wish (1997) | Martin Short & Kathleen Turner |
8.30 | 19.6 | 19.60 | 121 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 29.5 | |
| 22 | The Sting II (1983) | Jackie Gleason & Mac Davis |
6.30 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 78 | 52 | 01 / 00 | 29.2 | |
| 23 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) | Dennis Morgan & Shecky Greene |
3.60 | 18.4 | 18.40 | 94 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 22.9 | |
| 24 | Out Cold (1989) | John Lithgow | 0.30 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 188 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.4 | |
| 27 | Ready To Wear (1994) | Sophia Loren & Julia Roberts |
11.30 | 29.9 | 29.90 | 107 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 17.5 | |
| 25 | Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) | David Rasche & Paul Jabara |
2.00 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 117 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 17.3 | |
| 26 | Kill The Man (1999) | Luke Wilson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 361 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.8 | |
| 28 | Firstborn (1984) | Robert Downey Jr. | 6.30 | 20.1 | 20.10 | 101 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 14.7 | |
| 29 | Miracles (1986) | Christopher Lloyd | 0.20 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 205 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.7 | |
| 30 | Let It Ride (1989) | Richard Dreyfuss | 5.00 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 108 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 10.7 | |
| 30 | Mom and Dad Save the World (1992) | Jeffrey Jones | 2.00 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 149 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 6.3 | |
| 32 | Witches' Brew (1980) | Lana Turner | 2.30 | 9.6 | 9.60 | 131 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 4.8 | |
| 33 | Full Moon in Blue Water (1988) | Gene Hackman & Burgess Meredith |
0.50 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 214 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 1.9 |
Teri Garr Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
S
Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Melinda Dillon &
Richard Dreyfuss
1,431.30
Tootsie (1982)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actress Nom
Dustin Hoffman &
Jessica Lange &
<a href='https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/bill-murray-movies
756.10
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Jim Carrey &
Jeff Daniels
653.30
Michael (1996)
John Travolta &
William Hurt
292.00
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) | Melinda Dillon & Richard Dreyfuss |
1,431.30 | |
| Tootsie (1982) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Dustin Hoffman & Jessica Lange & <a href='https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/bill-murray-movies |
756.10 | |
| Dumb and Dumber (1994) | Jim Carrey & Jeff Daniels |
653.30 | |
| Michael (1996) | John Travolta & William Hurt |
292.00 |
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Teri Garr has died. Bruce. She was 79. Besides Tootsie and Frankenstein, other favourites are The Conversation and The Black Stallion. Rest in peace.
HI BRUCE
Thanks for your detailed feedback on my Teri Garr post.
To complicate things further there was also a Teri Hatcher [ who appeared for example in Stallone/Russell’s Tango and Cash and Sally Field’s Soapdish] starting to build a career around the time that I caught up with the Teri’s Polo and Garr.
However I didn’t mention Hatcher in my earlier post as I don’t know too much about her career. On checking it out briefly I find that she has done much better in terms of quantity at least than either Garr or Polo as across the board Hatcher has 6 acting awards and 19 nominations and has built up a staggering net fortune of $50 million and of course compared with that Garr and Polo have earned just a “pittance”
Hatcher hasn’t had it all her own way though – sadly no “Cogerson love” yet and of course as her career started in 1989 the Master’s 1983 book had no opportunity to include her. However Teri Hatcher is still going strong and recently had the lead female voice role in the 2013/2014 money-making Planes films and has the female lead in 2019’s Madness in the Method currently filming.
Hey Bob….that is a lot of Teri s running around. Not thinking a Hatcher page is coming anytime soon…..besides Tango and Cash…..without the help of IMDb I can not think of many Hatcher movies.
Being a long time Star Trek fan I was familiar with Teri Garr from the second season episode Assignment Earth (which was also meant to be the pilot for a new earthbound sci-fi series that never happened).
I’ve seen 9 of the 32 films on the chart. My favorite film here is Close Encounters of the Third Kind, which is one of my 3 favorite Spielberg films (the other two being Jaws and Raiders). One other favorite – Young Frankenstein, a comedy masterpiece.
Tootsie tops Close Encounters on the US box office and UMR chart. It’s been decades since I last watched Tootsie, I’ll probably like it more now than I did then.
Nice work Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve….I almost used a Star Trek photo in the page. I also remember her on that show. Only 9 seen? Sorta of surprised with your total….if only because she was in many “event” movies back in the day. I am right there with you on Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Spielberg made those 3 classics almost back to back to back. The movie missing it up is 1941….which is another of your favorites. I just recently re-watched Tootsie. It is a good movie….but the humor seems pretty dated now. Bill Murray and Teri Garr are very good in the movie. As always…thanks for the feedback.