Tommy Lee Jones (1946-) is an American Oscar® winning actor and filmmaker. He has received four Oscar® nominations, winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar® for 1993’s The Fugitive. His IMDb page shows over 85 credits since 1970. This page ranks Tommy Lee Jones movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, bit parts, shorts, video games and movies not released in North America were not included in the rankings.
Drivel part of the page: This request comes all the way from Australia…..it was a request by Rendon. Of the 51 movies listed here…..40 of them were already in our database….that is 78.43%. Only having to research 11 movies is making writing these pages pretty easy. Thank you UMR database.
Tommy Lee Jones 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 | S |
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Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
2012 | Lincoln (2012) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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1993 | The Fugitive (1993) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Win |
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2007 | No Country for Old Men (2007) AA Best Picture Win |
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1980 | Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) AA Best Picture Nom |
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1991 | JFK (1991) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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1997 | Men in Black (1997) | ||
2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) | ||
1994 | The Client (1994) | ||
2012 | Men in Black 3 (2012) | ||
1992 | Under Siege (1992) | ||
2016 | Jason Bourne (2016) | ||
2000 | Space Cowboys (2000) | ||
1999 | Double Jeopardy (1999) | ||
1995 | Batman Forever (1995) | ||
2002 | Men in Black II (2002) | ||
1994 | Natural Born Killers (1994) | ||
2012 | Hope Springs (2012) | ||
2000 | Rules of Engagement (2000) | ||
1998 | Small Soldiers (1998) Voice Only |
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1997 | Volcano (1997) | ||
1977 | Rolling Thunder (1977) | ||
1998 | U.S. Marshals (1998) | ||
2006 | A Prairie Home Companion (2006) | ||
2019 | Ad Astra (2019) | ||
1978 | Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) | ||
2005 | Three Burials (2005) | ||
2023 | The Burial (2023) Amazon |
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2007 | In the Valley of Elah (2007) AA Best Actor Nom |
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2003 | The Missing (2003) | ||
2014 | The Homesman (2014) | ||
1994 | Blue Sky (1994) | ||
2010 | The Company Men (2010) | ||
1989 | The Package (1989) | ||
1978 | The Betsy (1978) | ||
1993 | Heaven & Earth (1993) | ||
2003 | The Hunted (2003) | ||
1994 | Blown Away (1994) | ||
1983 | Nate and Hayes (1983) | ||
1981 | Back Roads (1981) | ||
1994 | Cobb (1994) | ||
1993 | House of Cards (1993) | ||
2013 | The Family (2013) | ||
1976 | Jackson County Jail (1976) | ||
1988 | Stormy Monday (1988) | ||
1984 | The River Rat (1984) | ||
1973 | Life Study (1973) | ||
1986 | Black Moon Rising (1986) | ||
1988 | Gotham (1988) Showtime Movies |
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2009 | In The Electric Mist (2009) | ||
1987 | The Big Town (1987) | ||
2016 | Criminal (2016) | ||
2005 | Man of the House (2005) | ||
2012 | Emperor (2012) | ||
2016 | Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) | ||
2023 | Finestkind (2023) Paramount Plus |
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1975 | Eliza's Horoscope (1975) | ||
2017 | Shock and Awe (2017) | ||
1990 | Fire Birds (1990) | ||
2017 | Just Getting Started (2017) |
Tommy Lee Jones Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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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 | Lincoln (2012) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Daniel Day-Lewis & Directed by Steven Spielberg |
182.20 | 246.8 | 372.80 | 13 | 89 | 12 / 02 | 99.6 | |
2 | The Fugitive (1993) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Win |
Harrison Ford & Julianne Moore |
183.90 | 478.8 | 960.50 | 3 | 90 | 07 / 01 | 99.6 | |
3 | No Country for Old Men (2007) AA Best Picture Win |
Woody Harrelson & Javier Bardem |
74.30 | 116.4 | 268.90 | 36 | 92 | 08 / 04 | 99.6 | |
4 | Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) AA Best Picture Nom |
Sissy Spacek | 81.50 | 337.8 | 337.80 | 6 | 80 | 07 / 01 | 99.1 | |
6 | JFK (1991) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau |
70.40 | 180.3 | 526.00 | 17 | 81 | 08 / 02 | 98.9 | |
5 | Men in Black (1997) | Will Smith & Rip Torn |
250.70 | 588.8 | 1,384.20 | 2 | 84 | 03 / 01 | 98.6 | |
7 | Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) | Chris Evans & Hugo Weaving |
176.70 | 240.1 | 503.80 | 12 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.9 | |
8 | The Client (1994) | Susan Sarandon | 92.10 | 243.4 | 310.80 | 13 | 70 | 01 / 00 | 95.4 | |
9 | Men in Black 3 (2012) | Will Smith & Josh Brolin |
179.00 | 242.4 | 845.10 | 14 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 94.9 | |
10 | Under Siege (1992) | Steven Seagal | 83.60 | 217.1 | 406.70 | 13 | 66 | 02 / 00 | 94.7 | |
11 | Jason Bourne (2016) | Matt Damon | 162.40 | 202.4 | 517.80 | 15 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 94.2 | |
14 | Space Cowboys (2000) | Clint Eastwood & James Garner |
90.50 | 180.9 | 257.80 | 25 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 93.0 | |
12 | Double Jeopardy (1999) | Ashley Judd | 116.70 | 248.7 | 378.90 | 15 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 90.7 | |
13 | Batman Forever (1995) | Jim Carrey & Drew Barrymore |
184.00 | 456.1 | 834.00 | 2 | 52 | 03 / 00 | 90.4 | |
15 | Men in Black II (2002) | Will Smith | 190.40 | 353.9 | 821.20 | 8 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
16 | Natural Born Killers (1994) | Woody Harrelson & Robert Downey Jr. |
50.30 | 132.9 | 132.90 | 25 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
17 | Hope Springs (2012) | Meryl Streep & Steve Carell |
63.50 | 86.0 | 154.80 | 51 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 82.5 | |
19 | Rules of Engagement (2000) | Samuel L. Jackson | 61.30 | 122.7 | 143.50 | 39 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 80.6 | |
20 | Small Soldiers (1998) Voice Only |
Bruce Dern & Ernest Borgnine |
54.70 | 125.7 | 163.80 | 41 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 80.1 | |
22 | Volcano (1997) | Don Cheadle | 49.30 | 115.8 | 288.50 | 38 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
21 | Rolling Thunder (1977) | William Devane | 10.80 | 52.3 | 52.30 | 58 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
24 | U.S. Marshals (1998) | Robert Downey Jr. & Wesley Snipes |
57.20 | 131.4 | 235.30 | 35 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 76.7 | |
21 | A Prairie Home Companion (2006) | Meryl Streep & Woody Harrelson |
20.30 | 33.3 | 42.60 | 114 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 76.6 | |
23 | Ad Astra (2019) | Brad Pitt & Donald Sutherland |
50.20 | 59.1 | 149.70 | 54 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 76.2 | |
26 | Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) | Faye Dunaway | 20.00 | 92.1 | 92.10 | 36 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 72.9 | |
25 | Three Burials (2005) | Barry Pepper | 5.00 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 163 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 70.2 | |
27 | The Burial (2023) Amazon |
Jamie Foxx | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 268 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 64.9 | |
27 | In the Valley of Elah (2007) AA Best Actor Nom |
Susan Sarandon & Charlize Theron |
6.80 | 10.6 | 46.30 | 157 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 63.1 | |
29 | The Missing (2003) | Cate Blanchett & Directed by Ron Howard |
27.00 | 48.3 | 68.60 | 94 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 61.5 | |
28 | The Homesman (2014) | Meryl Streep & Hilary Swank |
2.40 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 166 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
30 | Blue Sky (1994) | Jessica Lange | 3.40 | 8.9 | 8.90 | 153 | 69 | 01 / 01 | 57.5 | |
31 | The Company Men (2010) | Ben Affleck & Kevin Costner |
4.40 | 6.1 | 6.70 | 141 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 55.3 | |
32 | The Package (1989) | Gene Hackman | 10.60 | 28.9 | 28.90 | 79 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 55.3 | |
34 | The Betsy (1978) | Laurence Olivier & Robert Duvall |
17.40 | 80.4 | 80.40 | 40 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 54.6 | |
33 | Heaven & Earth (1993) | Debbie Reynolds | 5.90 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 134 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 51.1 | |
35 | The Hunted (2003) | Benicio Del Toro | 34.20 | 61.2 | 61.20 | 83 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
39 | Blown Away (1994) | Jeff Bridges | 30.20 | 79.7 | 79.70 | 47 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 47.1 | |
36 | Nate and Hayes (1983) | Written by John Hughes | 2.00 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 115 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 42.7 | |
40 | Back Roads (1981) | Sally Field | 11.80 | 45.8 | 45.80 | 68 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | |
40 | Cobb (1994) | Robert Wuhl | 1.00 | 2.7 | 2.70 | 192 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 41.0 | |
41 | House of Cards (1993) | Kathleen Turner | 0.30 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 207 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.6 | |
43 | The Family (2013) | Robert DeNiro & Michelle Pfeiffer |
36.90 | 49.0 | 104.00 | 80 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 39.4 | |
42 | Jackson County Jail (1976) | Yvette Mimieux & Robert Carradine |
7.00 | 35.3 | 35.30 | 73 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 39.1 | |
44 | Stormy Monday (1988) | Melanie Griffith & Sting |
1.80 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 164 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 37.3 | |
44 | The River Rat (1984) | Martha Plimpton | 1.10 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 152 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | |
45 | Life Study (1973) | Bartholomew Miro Jr. | 0.70 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 161 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 30.5 | |
46 | Black Moon Rising (1986) | Linda Hamilton | 6.60 | 19.3 | 19.30 | 90 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 30.1 | |
48 | Gotham (1988) Showtime Movies |
Virginia Madsen | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 296 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.5 | |
47 | In The Electric Mist (2009) | John Goodman | 0.10 | 0.1 | 11.60 | 333 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.4 | |
49 | The Big Town (1987) | Matt Dillon & Bruce Dern |
1.70 | 4.8 | 4.80 | 146 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 21.7 | |
50 | Criminal (2016) | Kevin Costner & Ryan Reynolds |
14.70 | 18.3 | 48.40 | 124 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 20.3 | |
52 | Man of the House (2005) | R. Lee Ermey | 19.70 | 33.2 | 33.20 | 118 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 15.4 | |
51 | Emperor (2012) | Matthew Fox | 3.30 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 157 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 14.1 | |
53 | Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) | Jason Statham | 21.20 | 26.4 | 156.70 | 108 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 13.4 | |
55 | Finestkind (2023) Paramount Plus |
Jenna Ortega | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 281 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 13.0 | |
54 | Eliza's Horoscope (1975) | Elizabeth Moorman | 0.90 | 4.8 | 4.80 | 141 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 9.8 | |
55 | Shock and Awe (2017) | Woody Harrelson & Milla Jovovich |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 239 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.7 | |
56 | Fire Birds (1990) | Nicolas Cage | 14.80 | 37.6 | 37.60 | 84 | 25 | 00 / 00 | 2.4 | |
57 | Just Getting Started (2017) | Morgan Freeman | 6.10 | 7.3 | 9.20 | 133 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 1.4 |
Tommy Lee Jones Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
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Possibly Interesting Facts About Tommy Lee Jones
1. Tommy Lee Jones was born in San Saba, Texas in 1946. 2. Tommy Lee Jones attended Harvard College. He was a member of Harvard’s undefeated 1968 varsity football team (offensive lineman) and was nominated as a first-team All-Ivy League selection. As a freshman at Harvard he lived across the hall from future Vice President Al Gore. 3. Tommy Lee Jones’ first appearance was in the monster box office hit…Love Story (1970). Love Story is currently the 37th biggest hit of all-time when looking at adjusted box office numbers. Since his part was very brief….it is not included in the previous rankings. 4. One of Tommy Lee Jones’ first starring roles was in 1977’s Rolling Thunder. Quentin Tarantino is such a huge fan of this movie that he named one of his distributing companies, Rolling Thunder Pictures. 5. Tommy Lee Jones has been nominated for 4 Oscars®: 1991’s JFK, 1993’s The Fugitive, 2007’s In The Valley of Elah and 2012’s Lincoln. He won for The Fugitive. 6. Tommy Lee Jones has been married 3 times….he has two children. 7. Tommy Lee Jones Is an avid polo player. He even bought a house in a polo country club in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 8. In 1995’s Batman Forever, Tommy Lee Jones’ character of “Two-Face” flips a coin to see if his victims should live or die. Twelve years later he played a sheriff in 2007’s No Country for Old Men pursuing an assassin who kills random victims by asking them to call a coin toss. 9. Tommy Lee Jones has appeared in six films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar®: 1970’s Love Story, 1980’s Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1991’s JFK, 1993’s The Fugitive, 2007’s No Country for Old Men and 2012’s Lincoln. No Country for Old Men won. 10. Tommy Lee Jones was the original choice to play Snake Plisken in John Carpenter’s Escape from New York (1981). The studio was reluctant to cast Kurt Russell, who ultimately got the part, because of his previous work. Check out Tommy Lee Jones’ career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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I first came to know of Tommy Lee Jones in The Coal Miner’s Daughter. That’s 36 years ago. The thing I love about Jones is his facial expressions. It’s a well worn face, all chiseled out from the school of hard knocks. I think that’s why he comes across very well as a sheriff or law man. I loved the bit in Lincoln where he takes off his wig and climbs into bed with his black partner.It’s a really good touch. I think he’s someone who’ll be around for a long time, all his performances are interesting, maybe that’s why he can be difficult on set.
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Hey Chris….I think we share the same exact memory of Tommy Lee Jones. Coal Miner’s Daughter used to play in HBO all the time when we first got cable. Pretty sure for years that is how identified him…..oh….the guy from Coal Miner’s.
I agree he still has great roles left in him for sure. I wonder how close the industry projections will be for his next blockbuster Jason Bourne? That was indeed a good twist in Lincoln. I recently watched Backroads with Jones and Sally Field….apparently they did not get along at all while making that romantic comedy….I wonder what they thought 30 plus years later when they both got to go the Oscars as nominees for the same movie….Lincoln.
As always thanks for stopping by and sharing your movie knowledge.
Even though I have heard he is somewhat difficult to work with it is hard to argue with his end results. I wonder if they will make a MIB4?
Hey OU812…I have not heard about a MIB4…..based on his small part in 3….not thinking he will have a major role in 4 if they ever make it. Thanks for the visit.
Hey Stein…..wow….another person giving out their tally count. Hmmmm 26….Current Tally Counts
Larry from USA 40
Cogerson from USA 39
Steve from England 29
Stein from ???? 26….your country if you do not mind me asking?
BERN1960 from Canada 18
Flora from Canada 10
So close to a Top 3 finish. I like all three of your favorites. I agree with you about Space Cowboys….I love that quartet…..Sutherland, Garner, Jones and Clint….it does not get much better than that.
Tonight has been unusual for sure….but trust me it is not normally like this….hopefully things will return to their normal calm relax self. Thanks for checking out our latest page.
I love me some Tommy Lee Jones. He is like a fine wine he gets better with age. So you want a tally count? I have seen 26 of these movies. Plus there are a couple that seem like ones I have seen. My favorite Tommy movies are Captain America Part 1, Blown Away and Space Cowboys. Space Cowboys is a movie that I can watch anytime. Hope your night is going well. I was reading some comments and it seems the tempers are very active tonight.
Hey Stein…..wow….another person giving out their tally count. Hmmmm 26….Current Tally Counts
Larry from USA 40
Cogerson from USA 39
Steve from England 29
Stein from ???? 26….your country if you do not mind me asking?
BERN1960 from Canada 18
Flora from Canada 10
So close to a Top 3 finish. I like all three of your favorites. I agree with you about Space Cowboys….I love that quartet…..Sutherland, Garner, Jones and Clint….it does not get much better than that.
Tonight has been unusual for sure….but trust me it is not normally like this….hopefully things will return to their normal calm relax self. Thanks for checking out our latest page.
I am currently in California but about to move to Arizona. So I will be yet another member of Team USA.
every movie he is in benefits from his presence
Hey Humphries….I agree with your comment. Not sure if he has ever given a bad performance.