Want to know the best Willie Nelson movies? How about the worst Willie Nelson movies? Curious about Willie Nelson box office grosses or which Willie Nelson movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Willie Nelson movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place…. because we have all of that information.
Willie Nelson (1933-) is an American musician, actor, and activist. His IMDb page shows over 70 acting credits since 1978. This page will rank Willie Nelson movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.
Willie Nelson 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 |
1979 | The Electric Horseman (1979) | ||
1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) | ||
1997 | Wag the Dog (1997) | ||
1981 | Thief (1981) | ||
1980 | Honeysuckle Rose (1980) | ||
2005 | The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) | ||
1982 | Barbarosa (1982) | ||
1986 | Red Headed Stranger (1986) | ||
2017 | Lost In London (2017) | ||
1984 | Songwriter (1984) | ||
2013 | Angels Sing (2013) | ||
1999 | Dill Scallion (1999) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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2010 | Get A Job (2010) | ||
2008 | Swing Vote (2008) | ||
1998 | Half Baked (1998) | ||
1997 | Gone Fishin' (1997) | ||
2016 | Zoolander 2 (2016) | ||
2001 | The Journeyman (2001) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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2002 | The Country Bears (2002) | ||
2008 | Beer for My Horses (2008) | ||
2004 | The Big Bounce (2004) | ||
2018 | Waiting for the Miracle to Come (2018) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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2020 | Willie and Me (2020) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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2018 | Paradox (2018) Netflix |
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2007 | Blonde Ambition (2007) | ||
2008 | Surfer, Dude (2008) |
Willie Nelson 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 any way you want.
- Sort Willie Nelson movies by his co-stars
- Sort Willie Nelson movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Willie Nelson movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Willie Nelson 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 Willie Nelson movie received.
- Sort Willie Nelson 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
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
The Electric Horseman (1979)
Robert Redford &
Jane Fonda81.90
351.7
351.70
7
64
01 / 00
93.7
2
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Mike Myers &
Robert Wagner206.00
439.0
439.00
4
61
00 / 00
92.7
3
Wag the Dog (1997)
Dustin Hoffman &
Robert DeNiro43.10
101.1
150.90
50
79
02 / 00
88.7
4
Thief (1981)
James Caan &
Tuesday Weld11.50
44.6
44.60
69
85
00 / 00
83.2
5
Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
Dyan Cannon
24.40
101.2
101.20
32
66
00 / 00
82.8
6
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
Burt Reynolds &
Johnny Knoxville80.30
135.2
135.20
26
33
00 / 00
62.8
7
Barbarosa (1982)
Gary Busey &
Isela Vega1.70
6.4
6.40
122
69
00 / 00
52.3
8
Red Headed Stranger (1986)
Katharine Ross
0.10
0.1
0.10
239
66
00 / 00
42.1
9
Lost In London (2017)
Woody Harrelson &
Daniel Radcliffe0.10
0.1
0.20
380
65
00 / 00
39.9
10
Songwriter (1984)
Kris Kristofferson
0.90
2.8
2.80
161
63
00 / 00
37.3
11
Angels Sing (2013)
Kris Kristofferson
0.00
0.1
0.10
350
62
00 / 00
33.0
12
Dill Scallion (1999)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyHenry Winkler
0.00
0.1
0.10
360
59
00 / 00
27.3
12
Get A Job (2010)
Lil Rel Howery
0.00
0.1
0.10
382
58
00 / 00
26.5
13
Swing Vote (2008)
Kevin Costner &
Kelsey Grammer16.30
24.5
26.50
125
50
00 / 00
26.2
14
Half Baked (1998)
Dave Chappelle &
Tracy Morgan17.50
40.1
40.10
90
42
00 / 00
19.5
16
Gone Fishin' (1997)
Joe Pesci &
Danny Glover19.70
46.4
46.40
89
39
00 / 00
17.6
15
Zoolander 2 (2016)
Ben Stiller &
Owen Wilson28.80
36.0
69.80
95
41
00 / 00
16.9
17
The Journeyman (2001)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyBrad Hunt
0.00
0.1
0.10
347
51
00 / 00
13.6
18
The Country Bears (2002)
Haley Joel Osment &
Christopher Walken17.00
31.6
31.60
117
41
00 / 00
13.4
19
Beer for My Horses (2008)
Toby Keith &
Rodney Carrington0.70
1.0
1.00
221
49
00 / 00
11.8
20
The Big Bounce (2004)
Owen Wilson &
Charlie Sheen6.50
11.3
11.80
156
37
00 / 00
4.3
21
Waiting for the Miracle to Come (2018)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyCharlotte Rampling
0.10
0.1
0.10
337
40
00 / 00
4.1
22
Willie and Me (2020)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyPeter Bogdanovich
0.10
0.1
0.10
240
38
00 / 00
3.0
23
Paradox (2018)
NetflixDirected by Daryl Hannah
0.10
0.1
0.10
401
34
00 / 00
1.5
24
Blonde Ambition (2007)
Jessica Simpson &
Luke Wilson0.00
0.1
0.10
368
33
00 / 00
1.4
25
Surfer, Dude (2008)
Matthew McConaughey &
Woody Harrelson0.10
0.1
0.10
315
31
00 / 00
1.0
Willie Nelson Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
Wag the Dog (1997) | Dustin Hoffman & Robert DeNiro |
150.90 | |
Zoolander 2 (2016) | Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson |
69.80 | |
Swing Vote (2008) | Kevin Costner & Kelsey Grammer |
26.50 | |
The Big Bounce (2004) | Owen Wilson & Charlie Sheen |
11.80 | |
Lost In London (2017) | Woody Harrelson & Daniel Radcliffe |
0.20 |
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I have seen 18 of Willie’s films. The highest rated I have not seen is Angels Sing.