Annette Bening Movies

annette 11111Want to know the best Annette Bening movies?  How about the worst Annette Bening movies?  Curious about Annette Bening box office grosses or which Annette Bening movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Annette Bening movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

Annette Bening (1958-) is 4 time Oscar® nominated American actress.  Amazingly her movie career is almost 30 years old…as she made her movie debut in 1988’s The Great OutdoorsAnnette Bening’s IMDb page shows 37 acting credits from 1986-2017. This page will rank 29 Annette Bening movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows and movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings.  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.

Drivel part of the page:  This page was requested by Wife of Cogerson (that’s the name she likes to be called) a very long time ago.  One of Wife of Cogerson’s all-time favorite movies is 1995’s The American President.  Wife of Cogerson is the technical brains behind our web page.  Over the years she has made writing and publishing these pages very easy.  Without her knowledge and help there is no way I would still be doing this little hobby of mine. Thank you Wife of Cogerson….you are awesome and I am lucky as hell that you let me be your husband…..sorry it took so long to do this Bening page.

Michael Douglas & Annette Bening in 1995's The American President
Michael Douglas & Annette Bening in 1995’s The American President

Annette Bening 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 Annette Bening movies by co-stars of her movies
  • Sort Annette Bening movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Annette Bening movies by domestic yearly box office rank
  • Sort Annette Bening 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 Annette Bening movie received.
  • Sort Annette Bening movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score.  UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
  • Blue link in Co-star column takes you to that star’s UMR movie page

Stats and Possibly Interesting Things From The Above Annette Bening Table

  1. Two Annette Bening movie crossed the magical $100 million domestic gross mark.  That is a percentage of 7.40% of her movies listed. American Beauty (1999) is her biggest box office hit.
  2. An average Annette Bening movie grosses $41.30 million in adjusted box office gross.
  3. Using RottenTomatoes.com’s 60% fresh meter.  15 of Annette Bening’s movies are rated as good movies…or 55.55% of her movies.  Richard III (1995)) is her highest rated movie while The Women (2008) is her lowest rated movie.
  4. Eight Annette Bening movies received at least one Oscar® nomination in any category…..or 29.62% of her movies.
  5. Two Annette Bening movies won at least one Oscar® in any category…..or 7.40% of her movies.
  6. An average Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score is 40.00.  9 Annette Bening movie scored higher that average….or 33.33% of her movies. American Beauty (1999) got the the highest UMR Score while The Women (2008) got the lowest UMR Score.
Annette Bening in 1999's American Beauty
Annette Bening in 1999’s American Beauty

Possibly Interesting Facts About Annette Bening

1. Annette Carol Bening was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1958.

2. Annette Bening studied at San Diego Mesa College, and completed her drama degree at San Francisco State University. Studied at San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater and joined its acting company.

3.  In 1987 Annette Bening was nominated for a Tony® for her performance in Coastal Disturbances.  In 1988 she made her film debut as Dan Aykroyd’s wife in The Great Outdoors.

4.  Annette Bening has been nominated for 4 Oscars®She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 1990’s The Grifters and for Best Actress in 1999’s American Beauty, 2004’s Being Julia and 2010’s The Kids Are Alright

5.  Annette Bening has been nominated for 6 movie acting Golden Globes®winning twice:  2004’s Being Julia and 2010’s The Kids Are Alright.

6.  Annette Bening has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar®: 1991’s Bugsy, 1999’s American Beauty and 2010’s The Kids Are All Right. American Beauty won.

7.  Annette Bening’s movie idols are Helen Mirren, Frances McDormand, Liv Ullmann, and Ingrid Bergman.

8.  Annette Bening has been married two times.  She has been married to Warren Beatty since 1992They have four children together.  Shirley MacLaine is her sister-in-law.

9.  Annette Bening’s cumulative totals:  Adjusted domestic box office:  $1.11 billion.  Her movies received 32 Oscar® nominations…..winning 7 Oscars®.

10.  Roles Annette Bening was strongly considered for or ones she turned down:  Michelle Pfeiffer role in Batman Returns, Jamie Lee Curtis role in Freak Friday, Demi Moore role in Disclosure, and Michelle Pfeiffer role in Dangerous Liasons.

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22 thoughts on “Annette Bening Movies

  1. I didn’t think that Annette Bening had a very good part in American Beauty as her parts were far too short! My favourites are The Kids Are All Right, Being Julia, American President, In Dreams & The Siege. I also really enjoyed The Women as Annette’s part was excellent plus there were no men in the entire film – just the wee male baby at the end. Annette is a gorgeous woman & an exceptional actress!!!

    1. Hey Mara….thanks for the thoughts on Annette Bening…..I just saw her as Gloria Grahame in Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool…a very good performance from her. My wife is right there with you in regards to American President…as that is one of her favorite movies. The Women like the original is an entire female cast…I like the remake…but feel the original with Crawford and Shearer is a better movie. Thanks for finding our Bening page.

  2. Hi

    One of the best female stars of the 90s, a wholly unique and individual personality that comes across everytime she is on screen. I would say my favourite movie of hers would be Grifters. I think it was brilliant casting and very haunting.
    I also loved Bugsy, it’s a bit overlooked because of Silence of the Lambs and Thelma and Louise, but she was fantastic in it.
    And of course American President. One film I didn’t enjoy was The Women. To be fair it wasn’t bad, but a pale imitation of the 1939 original.
    Love Affair, another re make and sadly another disappointment. But apparently her and Hepburn got on famously. I’m hoping that out of her next few films, she’ll give us something special and who knows, Oscar could come calling.

    1. Hey Chris. She was one of the biggest stars of the 1990s…appearing in critical hits and box office successes. I thought she was going to win the Best Actress Oscar for American Beauty…..but Hilary Swank shocked me with her win that year. I need to revisit Bugsy….I borrowed it from my mom about two years and it has been sitting on my DVD rack waiting to be re-watched. The Women was ok…..with Bening having one of the best parts. I think she has at least one more Oscar nominated performance left. Time will tell….as always thanks for stopping by.

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