Want to know the best William Hurt movies? How about the worst William Hurt movies? Curious about William Hurt box office grosses or which William Hurt movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which William Hurt movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
William Hurt (1950-2022) was an Oscar®-winning actor. His IMDb page shows 106 acting credits from 1977 to 2022. This page will rank William Hurt movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings. Drivel part. I decided to do this page after reading Phil’s comment on our 1980s decade that said “the only major movie star from the 1980s that does not have a UMR page is William Hurt”…..well….no more. As we now have a William Hurt page.
William Hurt 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
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
2019
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
2018
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
2016
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
1983
The Big Chill (1983)
AA Best Picture Nom
1987
Broadcast News (1987)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Actor Nom
2021
Black Widow (2021)
2008
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
2001
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
2004
The Village (2004)
1986
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Actor Nom
1981
Body Heat (1981)
2002
Changing Lanes (2002)
1985
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Actor Win
1980
Altered States (1980)
1996
Michael (1996)
1988
The Accidental Tourist (1988)
AA Best Picture Nom
2005
Syriana (2005)
1991
The Doctor (1991)
2010
Robin Hood (2010)
2005
A History of Violence (2005)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1998
Lost in Space (1998)
2006
The Good Shepherd (2006)
1998
One True Thing (1998)
2007
Into the Wild (2007)
1983
Gorky Park (1983)
1995
Smoke (1995)
1998
Dark City (1998)
2008
Vantage Point (2008)
1999
Sunshine (1999)
2002
Tuck Everlasting (2002)
1990
Alice (1990)
1981
Eyewitness (1981)
1994
Second Best (1994)
2011
Too Big To Fail (2011)
HBO Movie
2007
Mr. Brooks (2007)
2016
Race (2016)
1996
Jane Eyre (1996)
1991
Until the End of the World (1991)
2020
The Last Full Measure (2020)
1990
I Love You to Death (1990)
2005
Neverwas (2005)
2008
The Yellow Handkerchief (2008)
2001
Rare Birds (2001)
2018
The Miracle Season (2018)
2005
The King (2005)
2014
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (2013)
2006
Beautiful Ohio (2006)
Film Festival Circuit Only
2004
The Blue Butterfly (2004)
2007
Noise (2007)
1993
Mr. Wonderful (1993)
2009
Endgame (2009)
2010
The River Why (2010)
Film Festival Circuit Only
2001
The Simian Line (2001)
1999
The 4th Floor (1999)
Video On Demand 
2022
The King's Daughter (2022)
1996
A Couch In New York (1996)
1998
The Proposition (1998)
1994
Trial by Jury (1994)
1997
Loved (1997)
1988
A Time of Destiny (1988)
2013
The Host (2013)
2011
Hellgate (2011)
2014
Days and Nights (2014)
2014
Winter's Tale (2014)
William Hurt 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 by William Hurt movies his co-stars
- Sort William Hurt movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort William Hurt movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort William Hurt movies 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 William Hurt movie received.
- Sort William Hurt 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 |
| 2 | Avengers: Endgame (2019) | Robert Downey Jr. & Chris Evans |
858.40 | 1,010.2 | 3,290.80 | 1 | 89 | 01 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 4 | Avengers: Infinity War (2018) | Robert Downey Jr. & Chris Evans |
678.80 | 803.3 | 2,421.60 | 2 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 5 | Captain America: Civil War (2016) | Robert Downey Jr. & Chris Evans |
405.10 | 504.8 | 1,433.60 | 3 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 6 | The Big Chill (1983) AA Best Picture Nom |
Glenn Close & Kevin Kline |
56.30 | 192.8 | 192.80 | 14 | 72 | 03 / 00 | 97.0 | |
| 5 | Broadcast News (1987) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Nom |
Holly Hunter & Jack Nicholson |
51.20 | 141.3 | 185.60 | 18 | 85 | 07 / 00 | 97.0 | |
| 6 | Black Widow (2021) | Scarlett Johansson | 183.70 | 194.7 | 399.60 | 4 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 9 | The Incredible Hulk (2008) | Edward Norton | 134.80 | 202.4 | 395.50 | 18 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 8 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) | Directed by Steven Spielberg | 78.60 | 150.0 | 450.10 | 28 | 72 | 02 / 00 | 91.9 | |
| 11 | The Village (2004) | Sigourney Weaver | 114.20 | 198.2 | 445.60 | 20 | 52 | 01 / 00 | 89.9 | |
| 10 | Children of a Lesser God (1986) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Nom |
Marlee Matlin | 31.90 | 92.6 | 92.60 | 32 | 76 | 05 / 01 | 89.9 | |
| 12 | Body Heat (1981) | Kathleen Turner | 24.10 | 93.3 | 93.30 | 36 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 89.6 | |
| 13 | Changing Lanes (2002) | Samuel L. Jackson & Ben Affleck |
66.80 | 124.2 | 176.40 | 40 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 11 | Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Win |
Raul Julia | 17.00 | 51.6 | 51.60 | 53 | 84 | 04 / 01 | 88.2 | |
| 16 | Altered States (1980) | Drew Barrymore | 29.10 | 120.6 | 120.60 | 27 | 70 | 02 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 14 | Michael (1996) | John Travolta | 95.30 | 232.5 | 292.00 | 16 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 16 | The Accidental Tourist (1988) AA Best Picture Nom |
Geena Davis & Kathleen Turner |
32.60 | 85.6 | 85.60 | 34 | 69 | 04 / 01 | 86.5 | |
| 17 | Syriana (2005) | George Clooney & Matt Damon |
50.80 | 85.6 | 158.30 | 56 | 76 | 02 / 01 | 86.4 | |
| 18 | The Doctor (1991) | Christine Lahti & Elizabeth Perkins |
38.10 | 97.6 | 97.60 | 32 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 85.0 | |
| 20 | Robin Hood (2010) | Russell Crowe | 105.30 | 143.8 | 439.50 | 26 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 84.8 | |
| 19 | A History of Violence (2005) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Viggo Mortensen | 31.50 | 53.1 | 102.30 | 92 | 82 | 02 / 00 | 83.8 | |
| 21 | Lost in Space (1998) | Gary Oldman | 69.10 | 158.9 | 158.90 | 29 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 81.5 | |
| 23 | The Good Shepherd (2006) | Matt Damon & Robert DeNiro |
60.00 | 98.2 | 163.00 | 50 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 21 | One True Thing (1998) | Meryl Streep | 23.20 | 53.4 | 53.40 | 74 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 80.7 | |
| 22 | Into the Wild (2007) | Vince Vaughn & Directed by Sean Penn |
18.40 | 28.8 | 88.10 | 111 | 82 | 02 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 25 | Gorky Park (1983) | Lee Marvin | 15.90 | 54.3 | 54.30 | 46 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 77.7 | |
| 26 | Smoke (1995) | Ashley Judd | 8.40 | 20.7 | 34.40 | 119 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 27 | Dark City (1998) | Rufus Sewell & Keifer Sutherland |
14.40 | 33.0 | 33.00 | 99 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 29 | Vantage Point (2008) | Dennis Quaid | 72.30 | 108.5 | 227.00 | 44 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 28 | Sunshine (1999) | Ralph Fiennes | 5.10 | 10.9 | 10.90 | 145 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 67.8 | |
| 30 | Tuck Everlasting (2002) | Ben Kingsley | 19.20 | 35.6 | 36.00 | 110 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 67.6 | |
| 31 | Alice (1990) | Directed by Woody Allen | 7.30 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 106 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 66.4 | |
| 34 | Eyewitness (1981) | Sigourney Weaver | 6.40 | 24.8 | 24.80 | 86 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 63.9 | |
| 32 | Second Best (1994) | Nathan Yapp | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 227 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 63.6 | |
| 33 | Too Big To Fail (2011) HBO Movie |
James Woods & Paul Giamatti |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 310 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 37 | Mr. Brooks (2007) | Kevin Costner | 28.50 | 44.7 | 75.40 | 88 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 58.1 | |
| 35 | Race (2016) | Jason Sudeikis & Jeremy Irons |
19.20 | 23.9 | 31.20 | 115 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 57.7 | |
| 36 | Jane Eyre (1996) | Charlotte Gainsbourg | 5.20 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 148 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 56.0 | |
| 38 | Until the End of the World (1991) | Solveig Dommartin | 0.80 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 174 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 39 | The Last Full Measure (2020) | Samuel L. Jackson & William Hurt |
2.90 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 46 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 53.5 | |
| 41 | I Love You to Death (1990) | River Phoenix & Keanu Reeves |
16.20 | 41.3 | 41.30 | 74 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 50.1 | |
| 41 | Neverwas (2005) | Nick Nolte | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 373 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 47.5 | |
| 40 | The Yellow Handkerchief (2008) | Maria Bello | 0.30 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 246 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.6 | |
| 42 | Rare Birds (2001) | Andy Jones | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 277 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.9 | |
| 43 | The Miracle Season (2018) | Helen Hunt | 10.20 | 12.1 | 12.10 | 126 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 38.2 | |
| 44 | The King (2005) | Gael García Bernal | 0.30 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 259 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.3 | |
| 45 | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (2013) | Jessica Chastain & James McAvoy |
0.60 | 0.8 | 1.30 | 192 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.2 | |
| 46 | Beautiful Ohio (2006) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Rita Wilson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 434 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 46 | The Blue Butterfly (2004) | Marc Donato | 1.80 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 187 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.6 | |
| 47 | Noise (2007) | Tim Robbins | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 367 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.9 | |
| 49 | Mr. Wonderful (1993) | Matt Dillon | 3.10 | 8.1 | 8.10 | 156 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 26.2 | |
| 51 | Endgame (2009) | Chiwetel Ejiofor | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 368 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.1 | |
| 51 | The River Why (2010) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Amber Heard | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 321 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.2 | |
| 53 | The Simian Line (2001) | Lynn Redgrave | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 393 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.1 | |
| 54 | The 4th Floor (1999) Video On Demand |
Juliette Lewis & Shelley Duvall |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 335 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 19.6 | |
| 55 | The King's Daughter (2022) | Pierce Brosnan | 1.50 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 114 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 19.4 | |
| 56 | A Couch In New York (1996) | Juliette Binoche | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 322 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.8 | |
| 57 | The Proposition (1998) | Kenneth Branagh | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 232 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 16.0 | |
| 58 | Trial by Jury (1994) | Joanne Whalley | 7.00 | 18.4 | 18.40 | 132 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 13.3 | |
| 59 | Loved (1997) | Sean Penn | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 328 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.4 | |
| 60 | A Time of Destiny (1988) | Timothy Hutton | 1.20 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 179 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.2 | |
| 61 | The Host (2013) | Saoirse Ronan | 26.60 | 35.3 | 84.00 | 97 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 8.9 | |
| 62 | Hellgate (2011) | Cary Elwes | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 242 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.4 | |
| 61 | Days and Nights (2014) | Katie Holmes | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 264 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.7 | |
| 64 | Winter's Tale (2014) | Colin Farrell & Russell Crowe |
12.60 | 16.6 | 41.10 | 134 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 4.6 |
William Hurt Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Possibly Interesting Facts About William Hurt
1. William McChord Hurt was born in Washington, D.C. in 1950.
2. William Hurt studied acting at the Juilliard School from 1972 to 1976. You might have heard of two of his classmates: Christopher Reeve and Robin Williams.
3. After only three television appearances, William Hurt, was the lead actor in his very first movie…1980’s Altered States.
4. William Hurt has been nominated for 4 Oscars®. He received a Best Actor nomination three years in a row (1985-1987)…winning the Oscar® for 1985’s Kiss Of The Spider Woman. His 4th and final Oscar® nomination was a Best Supporting Actor Oscar® nomination for 2005’s A History of Violence.
5. Five William Hurt movies in the 1980s were nominated for a Best Picture Oscar®: 1983’s The Big Chill, 1985’s Kiss of the Spider Woman, 1986’s Children of a Lesser God, 1987’s Broadcast News and 1988’s The Accidental Tourist.
6. William Hurt has been married two times. He has 4 children.
7. William Hurt turned down the role played by Sam Neill in 1993’s Jurassic Park.
8. William Hurt’s Lost in Space is the movie that bumped Titanic out of the number one box office spot after spending 15 weeks of being the number one movie in America.
9. William Hurt was the first recipient of the Spencer Tracy Award in 1988 for outstanding screen performances.
10. Check out William Hurt‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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Sad news. I was shocked to read about William Hurt’s death, so unexpected. R.I.P.
I think I’ll watch Ken Russell’s Altered States during the week as a tribute.
I have seen 3 of William Hurt’s movies. I enjoy The Big Chill and The Accidental Tourist. I have also seen Gorky Park. Rest in peace.
I have seen 40 of the 60 movies listed below…or 66%. I would have guessed my tally would have been higher. RIP Mr. Hurt.
I’ve seen 44 of Mr. Hurt’s films, the highest rated I haven’t seen is Sunshine. The Accidental Tourist and Captain America also made my top 10’s of the year.
Oscar winner William Hurt has passed at 71.
From TV InsiderActor William Hurt, who won an Oscar and was nominated for another three, has passed away at the age of 71.
“It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week before his 72nd birthday,” his son, Will said, according to Deadline. “He died peacefully, among family, of natural causes. The family requests privacy at this time.”
Hurt won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1986 for his work as Luis Molina in Kiss of the Spider Woman. He was also nominated in the same category in 1987 for Children of a Lesser God and 1988 for Broadcast News (making for three consecutive nominations) and then again in 2006 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for A History of Violence.
His other film credits included playing Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and Black Widow. He also starred in The King’s Daughter, The Last Full Measure, Lost in Space, Altered States, and The Good Shepherd.
Hey Dan. Thanks for the heads up on his passing. I have been a fan of his since the early 1980s as Body Heat, Eyewitness and Altered States were influential movies on the teenaged Cogerson. Granted I never understood what was going on in Altered States…but it still held my interest. I remember rooting for him to get his 4th straight Best Actor Oscar nomination for The Doctor. That followed the previous three years that saw him get nominations for Broadcast News (my favorite Hurt role), Children of the Lesser God and his Oscar winning performance in Kiss of the Spider Woman (one of my least favorite Hurt roles). It always seemed to me that his leading man role days diminished after not getting a nomination for The Doctor. Rest in peace William Hurt.
My first 10 best films list was in 1980 and Altered States was my best film of the year. In 1981 Body Heat was my # 2 after Raiders of the Lost Ark.