Want to know the best Woody Harrelson movies? How about the worst Woody Harrelson movies? Curious about Woody Harrelson’s box office grosses or which Woody Harrelson movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Woody Harrelson movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
My oldest son has been requesting a Woody Harrelson (1961-) movie page for awhile now. Since one of his previous requests (Pixar vs DreamWorks) turned out to be one of my most popular pages…I figured I would finally do a page on Woody Harrelson. Woody Harrelson is an Academy Award®, Golden Globe®, Emmy® nominated actor. He has now been a star for over thirty years. Harrelson seems at home in any type of movie genre. My personal Top 5 Woody Harrelson performances would be his comedy Kingpin, his drama The Messenger, his sports movie White Men Can’t Jump, his role in The Hunger Games and his bad guy role in Out of the Furnace (this was an Oscar® worthy supporting role that got no love at all).
His IMDb page shows over 90 acting credits since 1978. This page will rank Woody Harrelson 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.
Woody Harrelson 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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| 2007 | No Country for Old Men (2007) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 2013 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) | |
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| 2017 | War For The Planet Of The Apes (2017) |  |
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| 2012 | The Hunger Games (2012) | |
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| 2014 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) | |
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| 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) | |
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| 2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) | |
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| 1992 | White Men Can't Jump (1992) | |
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| 2018 | Venom (2018) | |
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| 2021 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) | |
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| 2017 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 2009 | Zombieland (2009) | |
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| 1998 | The Thin Red Line (1998) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2003 | Anger Management (2003) |  |
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| 1997 | Wag the Dog (1997) | |
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| 1991 | Doc Hollywood (1991) | |
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| 1994 | Natural Born Killers (1994) | |
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| 2009 | 2012 (2009) | |
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| 2013 | Now You See Me (2013) | |
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| 1993 | Indecent Proposal (1993) | |
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| 2019 | Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) | |
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| 1996 | The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) AA Best Actor Nom |
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| 2016 | The Edge of Seventeen (2016) |  |
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| 2011 | Friends with Benefits (2011) | |
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| 2019 | Midway (2019) | |
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| 2022 | Triangle of Sadness (2022) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2006 | A Prairie Home Companion (2006) | |
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| 2016 | Now You See Me 2 (2016) | |
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| 2012 | Seven Psychopaths (2012) | |
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| 2009 | The Messenger (2009) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 2005 | North Country (2005) | |
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| 2008 | Seven Pounds (2008) | |
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| 2008 | Transsiberian (2008) |  |
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| 2006 | A Scanner Darkly (2006) | |
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| 1997 | Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) | |
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| 1999 | EDtv (1999) | |
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| 1996 | Kingpin (1996) | |
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| 2023 | Champions (2023) | |
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| 2017 | The Glass Castle (2017) | |
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| 2013 | Out of the Furnace (2013) | |
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| 2011 | Rampart (2011) | |
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| 2019 | The Highwaymen (2019) |  |
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| 2024 | Fly Me To The Moon (2024) | |
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| 1995 | Money Train (1995) | |
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| 2009 | Defendor (2009) | |
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| 2005 | The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005) | |
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| 2016 | Triple 9 (2016) | |
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| 2017 | Lost In London (2017) |  |
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| 2013 | Free Birds (2013) Voice Only |
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| 2010 | Bunraku (2010) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2008 | Semi-Pro (2008) | |
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| 2016 | LBJ (2016) | |
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| 1986 | Wildcats (1986) |  |
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| 2007 | Battle in Seattle (2007) | |
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| 2016 | The Duel (2016) | |
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| 1998 | The Hi-Lo Country (1998) | |
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| 2007 | The Grand (2007) | |
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| 2007 | The Walker (2007) | |
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| 2004 | After the Sunset (2004) | |
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| 2021 | Kate (2021) Netflix |
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| 2017 | Wilson (2017) | |
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| 2008 | Management (2008) |  |
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| 1994 | The Cowboy Way (1994) | |
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| 1998 | Palmetto (1998) | |
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| 2022 | The Man From Toronto (2022) | |
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| 2017 | Shock and Awe (2017) |  |
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| 2008 | Sleepwalking (2008) | |
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| 1996 | The Sunchaser (1996) | |
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| 1999 | Play It to the Bone (1999) | |
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| 2003 | Scorched (2003) | |
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| 2004 | She Hate Me (2004) | |
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| 2008 | Surfer, Dude (2008) | |
Woody Harrelson 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 Woody Harrelson movies by co-stars of his movies
- Sort Woody Harrelson movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Woody Harrelson movies by adjusted worldwide box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Woody Harrelson 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 Woody Harrelson movie received.
- Sort Woody Harrelson 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.
| 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 | No Country for Old Men (2007) AA Best Picture Win |
Tommy Lee Jones | 74.30 | 126.9 | 293.1 | 36 | 92 | 08 / 04 | 99.7 | |
| 2 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) | Elizabeth Banks | 415.00 | 599.8 | 1,236.2 | 1 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 4 | War For The Planet Of The Apes (2017) | Andy Serkis | 146.90 | 192.4 | 642.7 | 22 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 98.0 | |
| 3 | The Hunger Games (2012) | Jennifer Lawrence & Donald Sutherland |
404.00 | 596.4 | 1,014.5 | 3 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 5 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) | Jennifer Lawrence & Philip Seymour Hoffman |
332.10 | 477.7 | 1,079.2 | 3 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.6 | |
| 6 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) | Jennifer Lawrence & Julianne Moore |
281.70 | 392.7 | 910.8 | 7 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 94.9 | |
| 7 | Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) | Alden Ehrenreich & Directed by Ron Howard |
213.80 | 274.2 | 504.1 | 12 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 8 | White Men Can't Jump (1992) | Wesley Snipes | 76.30 | 215.9 | 257.0 | 16 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 9 | Venom (2018) | Tom Hardy | 213.50 | 273.9 | 1,096.8 | 13 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 10 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) | Tom Hardy | 213.60 | 246.7 | 579.5 | 3 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 11 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Frances McDormand & Sam Rockwell |
54.50 | 71.4 | 206.4 | 52 | 90 | 07 / 02 | 92.9 | |
| 12 | Zombieland (2009) | Emma Stone & Bill Murray |
75.60 | 118.4 | 160.4 | 40 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 13 | The Thin Red Line (1998) AA Best Picture Nom |
John Travolta & Sean Penn |
36.40 | 91.2 | 245.8 | 57 | 81 | 07 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 13 | Anger Management (2003) | Adam Sandler & Jack Nicholson |
135.60 | 264.3 | 381.4 | 12 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 17 | Wag the Dog (1997) | Dustin Hoffman & Robert DeNiro |
43.10 | 110.2 | 164.5 | 50 | 79 | 02 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 18 | Doc Hollywood (1991) | Michael J. Fox | 54.80 | 153.0 | 153.0 | 23 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 19 | Natural Born Killers (1994) | Robert Downey Jr. & Directed by Oliver Stone |
50.30 | 144.8 | 144.8 | 25 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 88.4 | |
| 18 | 2012 (2009) | John Cusack | 166.10 | 260.2 | 1,205.8 | 15 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 88.3 | |
| 21 | Now You See Me (2013) | Michael Caine & Morgan Freeman |
117.70 | 170.1 | 508.3 | 27 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 20 | Indecent Proposal (1993) | Robert Redford | 106.60 | 302.6 | 756.7 | 6 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 85.3 | |
| 22 | Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) | Emma Stone & Luke Wilson |
73.10 | 93.8 | 156.2 | 39 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 20 | The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) AA Best Actor Nom |
Edward Norton | 20.30 | 54.0 | 113.2 | 81 | 83 | 02 / 00 | 83.2 | |
| 22 | The Edge of Seventeen (2016) | Hailee Steinfeld | 14.40 | 19.6 | 25.5 | 125 | 87 | 00 / 00 | 78.9 | |
| 24 | Friends with Benefits (2011) | Justin Timberlake & Emma Stone |
55.80 | 82.7 | 221.6 | 60 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
| 26 | Midway (2019) | Dennis Quaid | 56.80 | 72.9 | 159.9 | 49 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 76.8 | |
| 24 | Triangle of Sadness (2022) AA Best Picture Nom |
Thobias Thorwid | 3.00 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 95 | 80 | 03 / 00 | 76.1 | |
| 25 | A Prairie Home Companion (2006) | Meryl Streep | 20.30 | 36.3 | 46.4 | 114 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 75.9 | |
| 30 | Now You See Me 2 (2016) | Mark Ruffalo & Daniel Radcliffe |
65.10 | 88.4 | 454.9 | 49 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 74.0 | |
| 27 | Seven Psychopaths (2012) | Christopher Walken | 15.00 | 22.2 | 28.7 | 121 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 30 | The Messenger (2009) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Ben Foster | 1.10 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 194 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 71.2 | |
| 29 | North Country (2005) | Charlize Theron & Frances McDormand |
18.30 | 33.7 | 46.3 | 124 | 72 | 02 / 00 | 71.0 | |
| 33 | Seven Pounds (2008) | Will Smith | 70.00 | 114.5 | 275.2 | 47 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 70.1 | |
| 31 | Transsiberian (2008) | Ben Kingsley | 2.20 | 3.6 | 9.7 | 186 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 67.6 | |
| 34 | A Scanner Darkly (2006) | Keanu Reeves | 5.50 | 9.8 | 13.7 | 184 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 61.8 | |
| 34 | Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) | Marisa Tomei | 0.30 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 226 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 61.6 | |
| 36 | EDtv (1999) | Matthew McConaughey & Directed by Ron Howard |
22.40 | 52.1 | 81.8 | 81 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 60.8 | |
| 37 | Kingpin (1996) | Bill Murray | 25.00 | 66.5 | 85.7 | 64 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 60.5 | |
| 38 | Champions (2023) | Basketball Movies | 13.40 | 14.6 | 15.5 | 87 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 59.3 | |
| 37 | The Glass Castle (2017) | Brie Larson | 17.30 | 22.6 | 26.1 | 109 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 58.3 | |
| 39 | Out of the Furnace (2013) | Christian Bale & Casey Affleck |
11.30 | 16.4 | 22.6 | 126 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 52.1 | |
| 41 | Rampart (2011) | Ice Cube | 1.00 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 196 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.3 | |
| 40 | The Highwaymen (2019) | Kevin Costner | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 321 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 49.3 | |
| 43 | Fly Me To The Moon (2024) | Scarlett Johansson & Channing Tatum |
20.50 | 20.5 | 38.3 | 60 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 49.1 | |
| 45 | Money Train (1995) | Wesley Snipes | 35.40 | 95.7 | 208.9 | 50 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 46.0 | |
| 43 | Defendor (2009) | Elias Koteas | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 283 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.2 | |
| 45 | The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005) | Julianne Moore | 0.60 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 233 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.8 | |
| 47 | Triple 9 (2016) | Kate Winslet & Casey Affleck |
12.60 | 17.2 | 31.4 | 130 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 40.8 | |
| 47 | Lost In London (2017) | Owen Wilson & Daniel Radcliffe |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 380 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.3 | |
| 51 | Free Birds (2013) Voice Only |
Owen Wilson | 55.80 | 80.6 | 159.5 | 63 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 36.0 | |
| 49 | Bunraku (2010) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Josh Hartnett | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 272 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 34.9 | |
| 52 | Semi-Pro (2008) | Will Ferrell | 33.50 | 54.8 | 71.8 | 83 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 33.2 | |
| 50 | LBJ (2016) | Bill Pullman & Directed by Rob Reiner |
2.50 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 195 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.1 | |
| 55 | Wildcats (1986) | Goldie Hawn | 26.30 | 83.2 | 83.2 | 36 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 30.0 | |
| 54 | Battle in Seattle (2007) | Charlize Theron & Channing Tatum |
0.20 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 273 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.5 | |
| 54 | The Duel (2016) | Liam Hemsworth | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 323 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.1 | |
| 55 | The Hi-Lo Country (1998) | Billy Crudup | 0.20 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 231 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.2 | |
| 56 | The Grand (2007) | David Cross | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 289 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 | |
| 57 | The Walker (2007) | Lauren Bacall | 0.10 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 297 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 | |
| 58 | After the Sunset (2004) | Pierce Brosnan | 28.30 | 53.6 | 116.1 | 90 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 25.3 | |
| 59 | Kate (2021) Netflix |
Mary Elizabeth Winstead | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 262 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.1 | |
| 59 | Wilson (2017) | Laura Dern | 0.70 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 191 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.5 | |
| 60 | Management (2008) | Jennifer Aniston | 0.90 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 210 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 19.9 | |
| 61 | The Cowboy Way (1994) | Keifer Sutherland | 20.30 | 58.4 | 58.4 | 68 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 19.9 | |
| 64 | Palmetto (1998) | Elizabeth Shue | 5.90 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 140 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 17.4 | |
| 65 | The Man From Toronto (2022) | Kevin Hart | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 296 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.7 | |
| 65 | Shock and Awe (2017) | Tommy Lee Jones & Directed by Rob Reiner |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 239 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.6 | |
| 67 | Sleepwalking (2008) | Charlize Theron | 0.20 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 262 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.5 | |
| 66 | The Sunchaser (1996) | Anne Bancroft | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 252 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 3.7 | |
| 67 | Play It to the Bone (1999) | Antonio Banderas | 8.40 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 132 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 3.6 | |
| 70 | Scorched (2003) | Alicia Silverstone | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 255 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.2 | |
| 69 | She Hate Me (2004) | Kerry Washington | 0.40 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 234 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 1.7 | |
| 70 | Surfer, Dude (2008) | Matthew McConaughey | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 315 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 1.0 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Woody Harrelson
1. Woodrow Tracy “Woody” Harrelson was born in Midland, Texas.
2. Two of Woody Harrelson’s brothers are also actors…..Brett and Jordan. His father Charles was a hit man who died in prison.
3. Woody Harrelson’s path to stardom…Cliff Notes style. In 1983 he graduated from Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana with a degree in theater. In 1985 he auditioned and won the role of Woody Boyd in the hit television series, Cheers. From 1985-1993 he appeared in 200 episodes of the show. During breaks from the show he started making feature films.
4. Woody Harrelson’s first movie to reach theaters was 1986’s Wildcats. In that movie, Goldie Hawn played a football coach. Two of her players were Harrelson and Wesley Snipes. Harrelson and Snipes would later star in two more movies….White Men Can’t Jump (1992) and Money Train (1995).
5. To date Woody Harrelson has been in 6 sports themed movies. White Men Can’t Jump (1992) basketball, Kingpin (1996) bowling, Play It To The Bone (1999) boxing, The Grand (2008) poker, Semi-Pro (2008) basketball, and Surfer, Dude (2008) surfing.
6. Woody Harrelson has been nominated for two acing Oscars®. His first Oscar® nomination was for 1996’s The People vs Larry Flynt. His second Oscar® nomination was for 2009’s The Messenger.
7. Woody Harrelson has been married two times. His first marriage was to Neil Simon’s daughter Nancy, from 1985 to 1986. His second marriage is to Laura Louie (2008-)…they have 3 daughters…which he refers to as his “Goddess trilogy”. Very cool as I have my own “Goddess trilogy”.
8. Roles Woody Harrelson turned down or was seriously considered for: American Beauty (Kevin Spacey role), A Time To Kill (Matthew McConaughey role), Assassins (Antonio Bandaras role).
9. From IMDb trivia: He climbed the Golden Gate Bridge and put up a sign that read, “Hurwitz. Aren’t ancient redwoods more precious than gold?” in protest of MAXXAM/Pacific Lumber CEO Charles Hurwitz, who once stated, “He who has the gold, makes the rules”.
10. Check out Woody Harrelson‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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love him
Hey GoC1….I like him as well. He actually seems to be an under rated actor. Good comment.
Woody Harrelson, is the # 19 most connected actor of the 2000’s, and the # 70 most connected of the 2010’s.
Hey Dan….Woody has been a very busy actor for almost 40 years. I suspect his Oracle ranking will continue to improve in the 2020s.