Michael Shannon Movies

Want to know the best Michael Shannon movies?  How about the worst Michael Shannon movies?  Curious about Michael Shannon box office grosses or which Michael Shannon movie did the worst at the box office? Need to know which Michael Shannon movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences?  Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

Michael Shannon (1974-) is an Oscar®-nominated American actor and musician.   In our minds he is this generation’s Christopher Walken.   In other words one of the best character actors working in movies today.   Not only is he one of the best….he is one the busiest actors working today.   Since 2010 he has made 20 movies!   Generally, Shannon is a supporting character in his big budget movies and the leading man in his lower budgeted movies.

Shannon’s IMDb page shows over 90 acting credits since 1992. This page will rank Michael Shannon movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies (there are many) that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.

Michael Shannon in 2017’s The Shape of Water

Michael Shannon Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.

Michael Shannon 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 Michael Shannon movies and the movie’s trailer
  • Sort by Michael Shannon movies by his co-stars
  • Sort Michael Shannon movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Michael Shannon movies by yearly domestic box office rank
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Michael Shannon movie received.
  • Sort Michael Shannon movies how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
  • Sort Michael Shannon 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.
Michael Shannon in the other Leonardo DiCaprio/Kate Winslet movie…2008’s Revolutionary Road

Possibly Interesting Facts About Michael Shannon

1. Michael Corbett Shannon was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1974.

2. Michael Shannon is the grandson of Raymond Corbett Shannon.   Raymond Shannon was an American entomologist who specialized in Diptera and medical entomology.    Raymond was famous enough to get his own Wiki page….plus it might be a reason why Michael made Bug.

3. Michael Shannon first theatrical movie was the classic Groundhog Day (1993).   Not a bad start to a movie career!

4. Michael Shannon formed the indie rock band Corporal in 2002.   Shannon sings and writes lyrics for the band.  Ray Rizzo and Rob Beitzel make up the rest of the band.

5. Michael Shannon played Nelson Van Alden in the HBO, Martin Scorsese produced television series Boardwalk Empire from 2010 to 2014.

6. Michael Shannon’s  favorite films are 1965’s  Alphaville,  1982’s The King of Comedy, 1989’s Dekalog, 1994’s  Crumb and 1998’s I Stand Alone.

7. Michael Shannon has been nominated for two Best Supporting Actor Oscars®: 2008’s Revolutionary Road and 2016’s Nocturnal Animals.  He has a Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe® nomination for 2014’s 99 Homes.

8. Michael Shannon has never beenmarried.   He is in a long term relationship with actress, Kate Arrington.   They have two children.

9.  We have always thought Christopher Walken and Michael Shannon could be related.  Are we crazy or do you see the resemblance?

10. Check out Michael Shannon’s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

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