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Winona Ryder (1971-) is an Oscar® nominated American actress. Ryder first gained attention with her performance in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice (1988). She garnered critical acclaim and two consecutive Academy Award® nominations for Martin Scorsese’s The Age of Innocence (1993) and 1994’s Little Women (1994). Her IMDb page shows over 62 acting credits since 1986. This page will rank Winona Ryder 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.
Winona Ryder Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 2009 | Star Trek (2009) |  |
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| 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) |  |
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| 1988 | Beetlejuice (1988) | |
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| 2010 | Black Swan (2010) | |
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| 2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) | |
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| 1990 | Edward Scissorhands (1990) | |
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| 1994 | Little Women (1994) AA Best Actress Nom |
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| 1993 | The Age of Innocence (1993) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
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| 2002 | Mr. Deeds (2002) | |
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| 1997 | Alien: Resurrection (1997) | |
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| 2012 | Frankenweenie (2012) | |
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| 1990 | Mermaids (1990) | |
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| 2001 | Zoolander (2001) |  |
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| 1994 | Reality Bites (1994) | |
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| 1999 | Girl, Interrupted (1999) |  |
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| 2015 | Experimenter (2015) | |
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| 1986 | Lucas (1986) | |
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| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt (1995) | |
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| 1991 | Night on Earth (1991) | |
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| 1988 | Heathers (1988) | |
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| 2006 | A Scanner Darkly (2006) | |
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| 1996 | The Crucible (1996) | |
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| 1989 | Great Balls of Fire! (1989) | |
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| 2012 | The Iceman (2012) |  |
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| 2000 | Autumn in New York (2000) |  |
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| 2008 | The Last Word (2008) | |
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| 2009 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009) | |
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| 2006 | The Darwin Awards (2006) | |
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| 2002 | S1m0ne (2002) | |
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| 1990 | Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990) | |
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| 2011 | The Dilemma (2011) | |
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| 1987 | Square Dance (1987) | |
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| 1988 | 1969 (1988) | |
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| 2022 | Gone In The Night (2022) |  |
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| 2018 | Destination Wedding (2018) | |
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| 1993 | The House of the Spirits (1993) | |
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| 2013 | Homefront (2013) | |
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| 1998 | Celebrity (1998) |  |
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| 2007 | The Ten (2007) | |
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| 1996 | Boys (1996) | |
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| 2009 | Stay Cool (2009) |  |
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| 2000 | Lost Souls (2000) | |
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| 2007 | Sex and Death 101 (2007) | |
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| 2008 | The Informers (2008) | |
Winona Ryder 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 Winona Ryder movies by her co-stars
- Sort Winona Ryder movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Winona Ryder movies by adjusted worldwide box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Winona Ryder 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 Winona Ryder movie received.
- Sort Winona Ryder movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
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| CreditRank | 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 | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | Star Trek (2009) | Chris Pine & Leonard Nimoy |
257.70 | 370.4 | 554.4 | 7 | 89 | 04 / 01 | 99.1 | |
| 2 | Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) | Gary Oldman & Keanu Reeves |
82.50 | 214.4 | 560.7 | 15 | 73 | 04 / 03 | 97.4 | |
| 3 | Beetlejuice (1988) | Geena Davis & Michael Keaton |
73.70 | 193.3 | 221.7 | 10 | 78 | 01 / 01 | 97.0 | |
| 4 | Black Swan (2010) | Natalie Portman & Mila Kunis |
106.60 | 145.6 | 449.5 | 25 | 87 | 05 / 01 | 96.2 | |
| 5 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) | Michael Keaton & Jenna Ortega |
293.60 | 293.6 | 450.1 | 5 | 71 | 00 / 00 | NP | 95.4 |
| 6 | Edward Scissorhands (1990) | Johnny Depp & Vincent Price |
56.40 | 143.6 | 219.2 | 20 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 7 | Little Women (1994) AA Best Actress Nom |
Susan Sarandon & Christian Bale |
50.10 | 132.3 | 251.2 | 27 | 84 | 03 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 8 | The Age of Innocence (1993) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Daniel Day-Lewis & Michelle Pfeiffer |
32.30 | 84.0 | 84.0 | 50 | 82 | 05 / 01 | 89.3 | |
| 9 | Mr. Deeds (2002) | Adam Sandler & John Turturro |
126.30 | 234.7 | 318.3 | 20 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 82.7 | |
| 11 | Alien: Resurrection (1997) | Sigourney Weaver | 47.80 | 112.3 | 379.0 | 42 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 82.2 | |
| 10 | Frankenweenie (2012) | Martin Landau & Martin Short |
35.30 | 47.8 | 90.9 | 88 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 12 | Mermaids (1990) | Christina Ricci | 35.40 | 90.3 | 90.3 | 34 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 13 | Zoolander (2001) | Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson |
45.20 | 86.2 | 116.0 | 55 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 14 | Reality Bites (1994) | Ben Stiller & Ethan Hawke |
21.00 | 55.4 | 88.1 | 65 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 15 | Girl, Interrupted (1999) | Winona Ryder & Angelina Jolie |
28.90 | 61.6 | 103.0 | 70 | 61 | 01 / 01 | 69.9 | |
| 16 | Experimenter (2015) | Peter Sarsgaard & Anton Yelchin |
0.20 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 201 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 69.7 | |
| 17 | Lucas (1986) | Charlie Sheen | 8.20 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 76 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 67.7 | |
| 18 | How to Make an American Quilt (1995) | Jean Simmons | 23.60 | 58.5 | 58.5 | 73 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 67.5 | |
| 19 | Night on Earth (1991) | Gena Rowlands | 2.00 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 149 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 64.9 | |
| 20 | Heathers (1988) | Christian Slater | 1.10 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 185 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 63.0 | |
| 21 | A Scanner Darkly (2006) | Keanu Reeves & Robert Downey Jr. |
5.50 | 9.0 | 12.5 | 184 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 62.7 | |
| 22 | The Crucible (1996) | Joan Allen & Daniel Day-Lewis |
7.30 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 138 | 68 | 02 / 00 | 59.8 | |
| 23 | Great Balls of Fire! (1989) | Dennis Quaid & Alec Baldwin |
13.70 | 37.3 | 37.3 | 69 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 56.3 | |
| 24 | The Iceman (2012) | Chris Evans & Michael Shannon |
2.00 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 174 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 47.1 | |
| 25 | Autumn in New York (2000) | Richard Gere | 37.80 | 75.5 | 181.5 | 63 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 39.5 | |
| 26 | The Last Word (2008) | Wes Bentley & Ray Romano |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 333 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.7 | |
| 27 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009) | Julianne Moore & Keanu Reeves |
0.30 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 237 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.9 | |
| 28 | The Darwin Awards (2006) | Ty Burrell | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 358 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.2 | |
| 29 | S1m0ne (2002) | Al Pacino & Catherine Keener |
9.70 | 18.0 | 36.4 | 142 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
| 30 | Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990) | Jeff Daniels | 4.00 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 130 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 33.4 | |
| 31 | The Dilemma (2011) | Vince Vaughn & Kevin James |
48.50 | 65.9 | 94.8 | 69 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 32.4 | |
| 32 | Square Dance (1987) | Rob Lowe | 0.20 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 217 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.4 | |
| 33 | 1969 (1988) | Robert Downey Jr. & Bruce Dern |
6.00 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 118 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 30.0 | |
| 34 | Gone In The Night (2022) | Dermot Mulroney | 0.30 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 140 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.4 | |
| 35 | Destination Wedding (2018) | Keanu Reeves | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 391 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 36 | The House of the Spirits (1993) | Meryl Streep & Glenn Close |
6.30 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 131 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 27.7 | |
| 37 | Homefront (2013) | Jason Statham & James Franco |
20.20 | 26.7 | 57.1 | 108 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 25.1 | |
| 38 | Celebrity (1998) | Kenneth Branagh & Judy Davis |
5.10 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 146 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 17.8 | |
| 39 | The Ten (2007) | Paul Rudd & Jessica Alba |
0.80 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 233 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.2 | |
| 40 | Boys (1996) | Lukas Haas | 0.50 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 219 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.7 | |
| 41 | Stay Cool (2009) | Chevy Chase | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 347 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.3 | |
| 42 | Lost Souls (2000) | Ben Chaplin | 16.80 | 33.6 | 33.6 | 105 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 6.3 | |
| 43 | Sex and Death 101 (2007) | Patton Oswalt | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 419 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.1 | |
| 44 | The Informers (2008) | Billy Bob Thornton & Kim Basinger |
0.30 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 247 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.6 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Winona Ryder
1. Winona Laura Horowitz was born in Winona, Minnesota in 1971. Her stage name derives from Mitch Ryder, a soul and rock singer of whom her father was a fan.
2. Winona Ryder’s real hair color is blonde but when she made her first major film Lucas (1986), her hair color was dyed black. She was told to keep it that color and with the exception of Edward Scissorhands (1990), it has stayed that color since.
3. Winona Ryder dedicated the film Little Women (1994) to Polly Klaas, a young girl from her hometown of Petaluma, California, who was kidnapped and brutally murdered. She offered a $200,000 reward for anyone with information on the subject and remains a strong supporter of the Polly Klaas Foundation.
4. Winona Ryder says Sarah Miles’ performance in Ryan’s Daughter (1970) inspired her to become a professional actress.
5. Winona Ryder is only six years older than her Star Trek (2009) co-star Zachary Quinto, who plays her son in the movie. She was cast as Spock’s mother Amanda because the opening scene originally featured her giving birth to Spock. However, the scene was deleted and replaced with a more action-packed scene. Incidentally, Captain James T. Kirk’s mother in the movie is named Winona.
Check out Winona Ryder’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
I love her!
Hey GoC1…..she has had a great career….I will be adding her new movie to the table on tomorrow. That movie is called Gone in the Night and it is getting some decent reviews. It opened in limited theaters on Friday, July 15th.
Stay Cool, The Darwin Awards and the Last Word were never realese commercially in United States. Just in festivals.
Sex and Death 101 was realese in Festivals and in theatres.
Destination Wedding and 101 were “much more succesful” outside US.
According to box office mojo made https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0497972/credits/?ref_=bo_tt_tab Sex and Death 101 made $1,229,330 (Mostly in Italy) only 23.624 in US
Destination Wedding at the same time was realese in thatres and VOD, were was much more succesful.
There was not an official gross in box office mojo in Us And Canada. Even when had a theatrical and commercial realese (the same thing could said about half of now at days movies realese including The Irishman).-
But internationally were realese in UK, Russia, Ukraine among others. The gross according to box office mojo was at least $2,182,965 (because in most of the countries, only count the first week).
Unfortunataly today is difficult to consult international box office mojo numbers, yesterday was much more easier.-
Hey Hugo….good information….one of the latest updates to UMR is including movies that only opened played in film festivals or limited release. In those cases…I put the box office gross at the lowest total I can include that my program will register so it can be included on the tables. I am updated her page tomorrow and I will get those labels included in her table. Thanks again for the heads up on the movies you mentioned.
Added Steve’s Winona Ryder video to this page. Out thoughts on his video and her career found below.
Nice video. I have seen 27 of the 32 movies. Favorites would include #5 Beetlejuice…fun movie. #1 Edward Scissorhands….Burton’s best?. #8 Heathers…probably my favorite Winona movie. #20 Homefront….a Jason Statham movie this is actually good. Voted up. Shared at
Hi Bruce, another great tally from the UMR boss, I’ve seen 15 of the 32 listed here.
I haven’t seen Heathers in ages, should give it another look. Homefront was an above average Statham actioner. Edward Scissorhands might be ‘the’ classic Tim Burton movie, is it his highest rated? On your website it is.
Thanks for the comment, vote and share, always appreciated.
Nicely done UMR page on Winona.
Mike
Thank you Mike.
BEST STILLS WINONA RYDER VIDEO
1/Autumn in Manchester
2/Dilemma
3/The Ten
4/Simone
5/Mr Deeds
6/Great Balls of Fire
7/Homefront – Jace in full cry
8/1969
9/Alien Resurrection-I loved the Alien Franchise
10/Mermaids
11/Frankenweenie
12/Little Women
13/two for Alucard
14/Edward Scissorhands
15/two for Girl Interrupted
16/Age of Innocence
17/Star Trek 2009***
ADDITIONAL TRIVIA:
!/***Winona credits Marlon Brando with the inspiration for her performance in this movie -see my post at 7.31am Jun 18 below. I therefore think that Marlon should be given a share of Winona’s review ratings and Cogerson grosses for this film.
2/STEVE and The BIG BOY agree on 4 of Winona’s Top 6 Best reviewed movies. I wholeheartedly agree with WH’s inclusion of Age of Innocence in his Top 6 – one of the ‘classiest’ movies I have ever seen from my viewpoint. Unusual stuff from Scorsese in comparison with gritty stuff like Goodfellows/The Departed/Shutter Island /Wolf of Wall Street etc. Age of Innocence is a beautiful piece of bitter-sweet telling about social manners. Scorsese favourites DeNiro and Pesci must have been kept well away from the script – little or no swearing if I remember correctly
Hey Bob…as always….good feedback on Steve’s video and in this case Winona Ryder’s movies.