Want to know the best Val Kilmer movies? How about the worst Val Kilmer movies? Curious about Val Kilmer box office grosses or which Val Kilmer movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Val Kilmer movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Val Kilmer (1959-2025) was 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 105 acting credits from 1984 to 2022. 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.
- Sort Val Kilmer movies by movie titles and trailers to the movies
- Sort Val Kilmer movies by his co-stars
- Sort Val Kilmer movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Val Kilmer movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Val Kilmer movies by 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 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 | 802.0 | 1,666.50 | 1 | 91 | 06 / 01 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | Heat (1995) | Al Pacino & Robert De Niro & Jon Voi |
67.40 | 182.2 | 506.30 | 25 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 3 | The Prince of Egypt (1998) Voice Only |
Steve Martin & Sandra Bullock |
101.40 | 254.1 | 547.70 | 15 | 73 | 02 / 01 | 96.1 | |
| 4 | Tombstone (1993) | Kurt Russell & Bill Paxton |
56.50 | 160.4 | 207.80 | 20 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 5 | Top Gun (1986) | Tom Cruise & Meg Ryan & Kelly McGillis |
176.80 | 559.9 | 1,120.60 | 1 | 56 | 04 / 01 | 91.9 | |
| 6 | Batman Forever (1995) | Jim Carrey & Nicole Kidman |
184.00 | 497.1 | 909.00 | 2 | 52 | 03 / 00 | 89.6 | |
| 7 | Willow (1988) | Warwick Davis | 57.30 | 163.7 | 163.70 | 14 | 56 | 02 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 8 | The Saint (1997) | Elisabeth Shue | 61.40 | 157.1 | 433.60 | 26 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 86.6 | |
| 9 | Deja Vu (2006) | Denzel Washington | 64.00 | 114.4 | 322.40 | 42 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 11 | True Romance (1993) | Brad Pitt & Gary Oldman |
12.30 | 34.9 | 35.90 | 98 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 10 | Top Secret! (1984) | Peter Cushing | 20.50 | 71.5 | 71.50 | 51 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 80.4 | |
| 12 | The Doors (1991) | Meg Ryan & Oliver Stone |
34.40 | 96.1 | 96.10 | 38 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 80.1 | |
| 13 | The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) | Michael Douglas | 38.60 | 102.7 | 199.40 | 38 | 59 | 01 / 01 | 79.4 | |
| 14 | Thunderheart (1992) | Sam Shepard | 22.70 | 64.2 | 64.20 | 55 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 15 | Real Genius (1985) | William Atherton | 13.00 | 42.9 | 42.90 | 68 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 16 | Pollock (2000) | Ed Harris & Marcia Gay Harden |
8.60 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 130 | 77 | 02 / 01 | 73.1 | |
| 17 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) | Robert Downey Jr. & Michelle Monaghan |
4.20 | 7.8 | 29.00 | 165 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 70.3 | |
| 18 | Val (2021) Amazon |
Documentary | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 251 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 67.6 | |
| 19 | Planes (2013) Voice Only |
Dane Cook | 90.30 | 130.5 | 345.80 | 39 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 65.3 | |
| 20 | Wings of Courage (1995) | Craig Sheffer | 15.10 | 40.7 | 40.70 | 95 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 62.8 | |
| 21 | The Missing (2003) | Cate Blanchett & Tommy Lee Jones |
27.00 | 52.6 | 74.80 | 94 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 22 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) | Nicolas Cage & Eva Mendes |
1.70 | 2.7 | 16.60 | 184 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 55.9 | |
| 23 | Felon (2008) | Sam Shepard | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 361 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 24 | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019) | Kevin Smith & Ben Affleck |
3.40 | 4.4 | 4.50 | 152 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 51.6 | |
| 25 | At First Sight (1999) | Mira Sorvino | 22.40 | 51.9 | 51.90 | 82 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 51.1 | |
| 26 | Joe the King (1999) | Ethan Hawke | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 266 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.6 | |
| 27 | Spartan (2004) | Derek Luke & William H. Macy |
4.40 | 8.4 | 8.80 | 169 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 48.9 | |
| 28 | Palo Alto (2013) | James Franco | 0.80 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 187 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 46.1 | |
| 29 | Kill the Irishman (2011) | Ray Stevenson & Christopher Walken |
1.20 | 1.8 | 1.80 | 188 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
| 30 | Kill Me Again (1989) | Joanne Whalley | 0.30 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 190 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.2 | |
| 31 | Bloodworth (2010) | Kris Kristofferson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 340 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 30.7 | |
| 32 | The Real McCoy (1993) | Kim Basinger | 6.50 | 18.4 | 18.40 | 128 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 30.2 | |
| 33 | The Salton Sea (2002) | Vincent D'Onofrio | 0.80 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 212 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.8 | |
| 34 | Alexander (2004) | Angelina Jolie & Directed by Oliver Stone |
34.30 | 64.9 | 316.50 | 81 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 | |
| 35 | Song to Song (2017) | Michael Fassbender & Natalie Portman |
0.40 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 201 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.1 | |
| 36 | Red Planet (2000) | Carrie-Anne Moss | 17.50 | 38.1 | 38.10 | 100 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 21.6 | |
| 37 | Wonderland (2003) | Carrie Fisher | 1.10 | 2.1 | 2.20 | 185 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.8 | |
| 38 | The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) | Marlon Brando | 27.70 | 73.5 | 73.50 | 54 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 18.6 | |
| 39 | MacGruber (2010) | Will Forte & Ryan Phillippe |
8.50 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 131 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 18.6 | |
| 40 | Mindhunters (2004) | Christian Slater | 4.50 | 8.5 | 31.40 | 168 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 17.5 | |
| 41 | 10th & Wolf (2006) | James Marsden & Dennis Hopper |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.30 | 328 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.7 | |
| 42 | American Cowslip (2009) | Peter Falk | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 278 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.2 | |
| 43 | Breathless (2012) | Ray Liotta | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 330 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.1 | |
| 44 | 5 Days of War (2011) | Rupert Friend | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 346 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.1 | |
| 45 | Stateside (2004) | Carrie Fisher | 0.20 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 260 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.8 | |
| 46 | Hard Cash (2002) | Daryl Hannah | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.30 | 317 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.7 | |
| 47 | Hardwired (2009) | Cuba Gooding, Jr. | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 379 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.4 | |
| 48 | Twixt (2011) | Bruce Dern & Directed by Francis Ford Coppola |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 337 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.1 | |
| 49 | The Snowman (2017) | Michael Fassbender & Rebecca Ferguson |
6.70 | 8.7 | 47.70 | 131 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 5.9 | |
| 50 | The Birthday Cake (2021) | Ewan McGregor | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 344 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.3 | |
| 51 | Masked and Anonymous (2003) | John Goodman & Jeff Bridges |
0.50 | 1.0 | 1.10 | 207 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.5 | |
| 52 | The Steam Experiment (2009) | Eric Roberts | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 384 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 1.5 | |
| 53 | Delgo (2008) Voice Only |
Burt Reynolds & Anne Bancroft |
0.70 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 220 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 0.7 | |
| 54 | Moscow Zero (2006) | Joss Ackland | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 392 | 27 | 00 / 00 | 0.4 |
Val Kilmer Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
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.
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Sad to hear that one of my favorite actors has passed away. Val Kilmer, gone at 65. I think Doc Holliday was his best role
I know he had been in a fight with cancer, just did not expect to see this news. So sad.