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Val Kilmer (1959-) is an American actor. Kilmer has appeared in films of almost every major genre. His very first IMDb credit was the lead role in 1984’s Top Secret. Kilmer is best known for his roles in Top Gun, The Doors and our favorite Tombstone.
His IMDb page shows 97 acting credits since 1984. This page will rank Val Kilmer movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television roles, cameos, shorts, straight to DVD movies and movies not released in North America were not included in the rankings. This page comes from a request by G. Vandross.
Val Kilmer Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Val Kilmer 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.
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Val Kilmer movie received.
- Sort Val Kilmer movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR 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 | Top Gun: Maverick (2022) AA Best Picture Nom |
Tom Cruise & Jennifer Connelly |
718.70 | 735.8 | 1,528.90 | 1 | 91 | 06 / 01 | 99.6 | |
| 1 | The Prince of Egypt (1998) | Steve Martin & Sandra Bullock |
101.40 | 233.1 | 502.50 | 15 | 73 | 02 / 01 | 96.4 | |
| 3 | Heat (1995) | Al Pacino & Robert De Niro & Jon Voi |
67.40 | 167.1 | 464.50 | 25 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 4 | Tombstone (1993) | Kurt Russell & Bill Paxton |
56.50 | 147.1 | 190.60 | 20 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 3 | Top Gun (1986) | Tom Cruise & Meg Ryan & Kelly McGillis |
176.80 | 513.7 | 1,028.10 | 1 | 56 | 04 / 01 | 92.7 | |
| 5 | Batman Forever (1995) | Jim Carrey & Nicole Kidman |
184.00 | 456.1 | 834.00 | 2 | 52 | 03 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 6 | Willow (1988) | Warwick Davis | 57.30 | 150.2 | 150.20 | 14 | 56 | 02 / 00 | 86.4 | |
| 7 | The Saint (1997) | Elisabeth Shue | 61.40 | 144.1 | 397.90 | 26 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 85.9 | |
| 9 | Moscow Zero (2006) | Joss Ackland | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 387 | 100 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 8 | Deja Vu (2006) | Denzel Washington | 64.00 | 104.9 | 295.80 | 42 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 9 | True Romance (1993) | Brad Pitt & Gary Oldman |
12.30 | 32.0 | 32.90 | 98 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 12 | Top Secret! (1984) | Peter Cushing | 20.50 | 65.6 | 65.60 | 51 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 13 | The Doors (1991) | Meg Ryan & Oliver Stone |
34.40 | 88.1 | 88.10 | 38 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 79.6 | |
| 14 | The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) | Michael Douglas | 38.60 | 94.2 | 183.00 | 38 | 59 | 01 / 01 | 78.8 | |
| 14 | Real Genius (1985) | William Atherton | 13.00 | 39.3 | 39.30 | 68 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 15 | Thunderheart (1992) | Sam Shepard | 22.70 | 58.9 | 58.90 | 55 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 74.0 | |
| 16 | Pollock (2000) | Ed Harris & Marcia Gay Harden |
8.60 | 17.2 | 17.20 | 130 | 77 | 02 / 01 | 73.9 | |
| 18 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) | Robert Downey Jr. & Michelle Monaghan |
4.20 | 7.1 | 26.60 | 165 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 71.2 | |
| 17 | Val (2021) Amazon |
Documentary | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 247 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 68.8 | |
| 20 | Wings of Courage (1995) | Craig Sheffer | 15.10 | 37.3 | 37.30 | 95 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 62.2 | |
| 23 | Planes (2013) Voice Only |
Dane Cook | 90.30 | 119.7 | 317.20 | 39 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 61.5 | |
| 22 | The Missing (2003) | Cate Blanchett & Tommy Lee Jones |
27.00 | 48.3 | 68.60 | 94 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 61.5 | |
| 23 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) | Nicolas Cage & Eva Mendes |
1.70 | 2.4 | 15.20 | 184 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 22 | Felon (2008) | Sam Shepard | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 359 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 23 | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019) | Kevin Smith & Ben Affleck |
3.40 | 4.0 | 4.10 | 152 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 52.1 | |
| 26 | Joe the King (1999) | Ethan Hawke | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 265 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.4 | |
| 27 | Spartan (2004) | Derek Luke & William H. Macy |
4.40 | 7.7 | 8.10 | 169 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 49.1 | |
| 26 | At First Sight (1999) | Mira Sorvino | 22.40 | 47.6 | 47.60 | 82 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 49.1 | |
| 29 | Palo Alto (2013) | James Franco | 0.80 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 187 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 46.6 | |
| 29 | Kill the Irishman (2011) | Ray Stevenson & Christopher Walken |
1.20 | 1.6 | 1.60 | 188 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 37.1 | |
| 31 | Kill Me Again (1989) | Joanne Whalley | 0.30 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 190 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.7 | |
| 32 | Bloodworth (2010) | Kris Kristofferson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 337 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 30.9 | |
| 31 | The Real McCoy (1993) | Kim Basinger | 6.50 | 16.9 | 16.90 | 128 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 29.6 | |
| 34 | The Salton Sea (2002) | Vincent D'Onofrio | 0.80 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 211 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.9 | |
| 33 | Song to Song (2017) | Michael Fassbender & Natalie Portman |
0.40 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 201 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.3 | |
| 35 | Alexander (2004) | Angelina Jolie & Directed by Oliver Stone |
34.30 | 59.5 | 290.40 | 81 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 22.3 | |
| 37 | Wonderland (2003) | Carrie Fisher | 1.10 | 1.9 | 2.00 | 185 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 21.0 | |
| 38 | Red Planet (2000) | Carrie-Anne Moss | 17.50 | 35.0 | 35.00 | 100 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 19.5 | |
| 37 | MacGruber (2010) | Will Forte & Ryan Phillippe |
8.50 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 131 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 18.0 | |
| 40 | Mindhunters (2004) | Christian Slater | 4.50 | 7.8 | 28.80 | 168 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 17.3 | |
| 41 | The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) | Marlon Brando | 27.70 | 67.5 | 67.50 | 54 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 16.0 | |
| 41 | 10th & Wolf (2006) | James Marsden & Dennis Hopper |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 328 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.8 | |
| 43 | American Cowslip (2009) | Peter Falk | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 277 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.1 | |
| 44 | Breathless (2012) | Ray Liotta | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 334 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.1 | |
| 44 | 5 Days of War (2011) | Rupert Friend | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 340 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.2 | |
| 44 | Stateside (2004) | Carrie Fisher | 0.20 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 260 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.8 | |
| 47 | Hard Cash (2002) | Daryl Hannah | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.30 | 308 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.8 | |
| 46 | Hardwired (2009) | Cuba Gooding, Jr. | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 373 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.3 | |
| 47 | Twixt (2011) | Bruce Dern & Directed by Francis Ford Coppola |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 331 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.3 | |
| 50 | The Snowman (2017) | Michael Fassbender & Rebecca Ferguson |
6.70 | 8.0 | 43.80 | 131 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 5.9 | |
| 50 | The Birthday Cake (2021) | Ewan McGregor | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 336 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.3 | |
| 52 | Masked and Anonymous (2003) | John Goodman & Jeff Bridges |
0.50 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 207 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.6 | |
| 52 | The Steam Experiment (2009) | Eric Roberts | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 378 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 1.5 | |
| 54 | Delgo (2008) | Burt Reynolds & Anne Bancroft |
0.70 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 220 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 0.7 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Val Kilmer
1. Val Edward Kilmer was born in Los Angeles, California in 1959.
2. Val Kilmer was the youngest person at the time to be accepted into the Juilliard School’s Drama Division.
3. One of Val Kilmer’s first acting jobs was appearing with Michelle Pfeiffer in an episode of ABC Afterschool Special called One Too Many (1993).
4. Val Kilmer turned down a role in 1983’s The Outsiders because of prior stage commitments. In 1983 Kilmer starred with Kevin Bacon and Sean Penn in the off-Broadway play, The Slab Boys.
5. Val Kilmer did not want to appear in 1986’s Top Gun but was forced to do so because of contractual obligations.
6. In our poll to decide who were the actors to play the best Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday…..Val Kilmer won our poll as the Best Doc.
7. Val Kilmer has been married one time. He was married to actress and Willow co-star Joanne Whalley from 1988 to 1996. They have two children.
8. Roles Val Kilmer has turned down: Dune (1984), Blue Velvet (1986), Flatliners (1990), Captain America (1990), Backdraft (1991), Sliver (1993), Point Break (1991), In the Line of Fire (1993), Indecent Proposal (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), Batman & Robin (1997), The Insider (1999), Bandits (2001), a cameo in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), Collateral (2004) and Dark Matter (2007).
9. While 2003’sThe Missing was being shot about one hour from his New Mexico ranch, he called up his old friend Ron Howard and asked for a part. Howard gladly accepted and gave him a part which only took 3 days to film. Kilmer’s scene is close to 13 minutes long, not counting the DVD’s deleted scene.
10. Check out Val Kilmer’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
Steve’s Val Kilmer You Tube Video
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Hi Bob, thanks for reviewing my Val Kilmer video, the generous rating and info are much appreciated. Glad you liked the picture gallery.
Why have you avoided Top Gun all these years? Too loud? Too jingoistic? Too enjoyable? And I thought you were a closet Cruise fan all this time! The Alan Ladd of the new millennium and as one critic called him, the last ‘big’ movie star. 🙂
I’ve read Val Kilmer’s autobiography recently, the best parts anyway and he seems to be a huge Brando fan, I mean is there anyone who isn’t? Oh wait, forgot about the *whispers* necronomicon.. [Stop it Steve!]
I’ll see if I can find some choice quotes from his book and post them here later.
Only one film scored 10 out of 10 from my sources and that was Heat, there is one film scoring 9 – Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and several 8 out of 10s including Tombstone, True Romance and Willow.
Val Kilmer on Tombstone – “I liked being Doc Holliday. It’s fun to be insightful and aristocratic, to stand up for your friend and make sacrifices for him. It was fun to be arrogant like he was and have the goods to back it up. He was a very noble character. Although, let’s not forget, he did kill a lot of people.”
Val Kilmer on working with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in Heat – “Well imagine being able to say, “Al and Bob” for the rest of your life. Not many people can do that. I am in one of the greatest cops and robbers films in film history, has to be in the top 20. I am on the poster for goodness sake. What an honor! Priceless experience. Watching ALL the actors do their thing. We all work hard but when you are with the icons, you get really squared away. Loved every minute of it.”
HI STEVE Thanks for the feedback which was solid and comprehensive as always. I wouldn’t mind seeing those additional quotes that you refer to in your 4th paragraph. I liked the one about DeNiro/Pacino in your final paragraph.
I liked Cruise in A few Good Men but I don’t like his action films because [whereas Laddie was a quiet and low key type of action hero] Cruise is rather a showy kind for my money – too full of himself. “At last I can wear high heels again.” Nicole Kidman to reporters after her divorce from Cruise was finalised.
Is there anyone who doesn’t like Brando apart from Cthulhu you ask?
SPENCER TRACY: “Acting doesn’t take brains – look at your husband!’ Old Cantankerous speaking to Anna Kashfi Brando’s wwife at the time.
JAMES CAGNEY: I have never seen a Brando film and I never intend to.”
Ironically Spence and Jimmy attacked The Great Mumbler for what were in effect opposing reasons. Brando and the other method boys like Paul Newman*** were considered ‘left wing’. Tracy regarded himself as THE Hollywood Liberal [Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner/Inherit the Wind/Bad Day at Black Rock and all that stuff] and he feared that Marlon would usurp his position in that respect; Cag who was a heavy supporter of the American conservative ideology [Yankee Doodle Dandy/Devil Dogs of the Air/Captain of the Clouds etc] destested Marlon as a perceived “leftie”.
***During the Watergate scandal a list was discovered that turned out to be a Presidential dossier on people whom Richard Nixon personally considered ‘enemies of the state’ and his aides paid a lot of attention to it in their dealings with people outside the Wite House; and one of the entries on the list allegedly read “PAUL NEWMAN. Trendy Liberal. Needs careful watching.”
Bob, I posted those Val Kilmer quotes over in Bruce’s Marlon Brando page, I thought it would be more fitting there. Enjoy!
HI BRUCE
Never mind the Two Bobs. This time you and I agree about something – a disinterest in Top Gun.
Heat was so-so in my view but over-long [170 mins] and over-rated.
I did like The Doors but then maybe you have to be a fan of Jim Morrison’s music as I am to appreciate that one.
“Due to his wild personality, poetic lyrics, his widely recognized voice, unpredictable and erratic performances, and the dramatic circumstances surrounding his life and early death, Morrison is regarded by music critics and fans as one of the most iconic and influential frontmen in rock history. Since his death, his fame has endured as one of popular culture’s most rebellious and oft-displayed icons, representing the generation gap and youth counterculture.”
Enjoyable Kilmer video that pleased me personally to the tune of 98%.
BEST STILLS – Certainly plenty of them this time!
1/Real McCoy
2/Alexander
3/Wonderland
4/Red Planet – sounds like a McCarthy era movie; where’s Ladd or The Duke?
5/At first Sight
6/Kill me Again
7/The Saint
8/Prince of Egypt
9/two for Batman Forever
10/Top Gun
11/Ghost and Darkness
12/As “Doc”
13/Heat
14/The Doors
15/True Romance
16/Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
VAL KILMER VIDEO: BEST POSTER SETS
1/Island of Dr Moreau
2/Real McCoy
3/two for 5 Days of War
4/the whole set for Wonderland
5/Red Planet
6/Kill Me Again
7/first one for Mindhunters
8/Felon
9/2nd one for The Saint
10/Spartan
11MacGruber
12/De Javu
13/two for Thunderheart
14/Top Secret
15/Top Gun – I never saw it: never will
16/Bad Lieutenant
17/The Doors – I loved their music.
18/Willow
19/Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
20/True Romance
Val getting some Top 10 Charts love. I have seen 28 of these movies. His Top 5 has some of my all-time favorites…Tombstone, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, True Romance. Some guilty pleasures here Real Genius, Willow, The Salton Sea, Wonderland and Spartan. I like his more famous movies…but Top Gun, Heat and The Doors are not favorites. Voted up and shared.
Added Steve’s Val Kilmer Video To This Page.
Hi Bruce, Top Gun and Heat not favorites? oooh. He was great in Tombstone, I think that’s his favorite role I skimmed thru Val’s autobiography recently and he talks about that role more than any of his others. The title of the book was “I’m your Huckleberry” a quote from the film.
Your tally of 28 beats my 21, Flora has seen 2 of the 30 – Top Gun and Tombstone. Thanks for the comment, vote and share, much appreciated.