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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| 2017 | War For The Planet Of The Apes (2017) | |
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| 2013 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) | |
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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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| 2021 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) | |
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| 2018 | Venom (2018) | |
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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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| 1991 | Doc Hollywood (1991) |  |
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| 1997 | Wag the Dog (1997) | |
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| 1994 | Natural Born Killers (1994) | |
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| 2003 | Anger Management (2003) | |
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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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| 2011 | Friends with Benefits (2011) |  |
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| 2016 | The Edge of Seventeen (2016) | |
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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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| 2008 | Seven Pounds (2008) | |
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| 2005 | North Country (2005) | |
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| 2009 | The Messenger (2009) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 2008 | Transsiberian (2008) |  |
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| 2025 | Last Breath (2025) | |
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| 2025 | Now You See Me:Now You Don't (2025) | |
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| 1996 | Kingpin (1996) | |
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| 1999 | EDtv (1999) | |
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| 2006 | A Scanner Darkly (2006) | |
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| 1997 | Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) | |
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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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| 1995 | Money Train (1995) | |
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| 2024 | Fly Me To The Moon (2024) | |
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| 2019 | The Highwaymen (2019) |  |
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| 2009 | Defendor (2009) | |
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| 2016 | Triple 9 (2016) | |
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| 2005 | The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005) | |
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| 2013 | Free Birds (2013) Voice Only |
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| 2017 | Lost In London (2017) |  |
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| 2008 | Semi-Pro (2008) | |
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| 2010 | Bunraku (2010) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1986 | Wildcats (1986) | |
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| 2016 | LBJ (2016) | |
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| 2016 | The Duel (2016) | |
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| 2007 | Battle in Seattle (2007) |  |
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| 2004 | After the Sunset (2004) | |
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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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| 2021 | Kate (2021) Netflix |
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| 1994 | The Cowboy Way (1994) | |
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| 2017 | Wilson (2017) | |
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| 2008 | Management (2008) | |
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| 1998 | Palmetto (1998) |  |
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| 2022 | The Man From Toronto (2022) | |
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| 2025 | The Electric State (2025) Netflix Voice Only |
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| 2025 | Ella McCay (2025) | |
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| 2017 | Shock and Awe (2017) |  |
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| 2008 | Sleepwalking (2008) | |
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| 1999 | Play It to the Bone (1999) | |
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| 1996 | The Sunchaser (1996) | |
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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 | 135.0 | 311.8 | 36 | 92 | 08 / 04 | 99.7 | |
| 3 | War For The Planet Of The Apes (2017) | Andy Serkis | 146.90 | 204.7 | 683.8 | 22 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 2 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) | Elizabeth Banks | 415.00 | 638.1 | 1,315.1 | 1 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 4 | The Hunger Games (2012) | Jennifer Lawrence & Donald Sutherland |
404.00 | 634.4 | 1,079.2 | 3 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 5 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) | Jennifer Lawrence & Philip Seymour Hoffman |
332.10 | 508.2 | 1,148.0 | 3 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 6 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) | Jennifer Lawrence & Julianne Moore |
281.70 | 417.7 | 968.9 | 7 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 7 | Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) | Alden Ehrenreich & Directed by Ron Howard |
213.80 | 291.7 | 536.2 | 12 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 8 | White Men Can't Jump (1992) | Wesley Snipes | 76.30 | 229.7 | 273.4 | 16 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 10 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) | Tom Hardy | 213.60 | 246.7 | 579.5 | 3 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 9 | Venom (2018) | Tom Hardy | 213.50 | 291.4 | 1,166.8 | 13 | 67 | 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 | 75.9 | 219.5 | 52 | 90 | 07 / 02 | 93.1 | |
| 12 | Zombieland (2009) | Emma Stone & Bill Murray |
75.60 | 126.0 | 170.7 | 40 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 13 | The Thin Red Line (1998) AA Best Picture Nom |
John Travolta & Sean Penn |
36.40 | 97.0 | 261.5 | 57 | 81 | 07 / 00 | 91.0 | |
| 16 | Doc Hollywood (1991) | Michael J. Fox | 54.80 | 162.8 | 162.8 | 23 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 15 | Wag the Dog (1997) | Dustin Hoffman & Robert De Niro |
43.10 | 117.3 | 175.0 | 50 | 79 | 02 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 17 | Natural Born Killers (1994) | Robert Downey Jr. & Directed by Oliver Stone |
50.30 | 154.1 | 154.1 | 25 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 14 | Anger Management (2003) | Adam Sandler & Jack Nicholson |
135.60 | 281.2 | 405.8 | 12 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 18 | 2012 (2009) | John Cusack | 166.10 | 276.9 | 1,282.8 | 15 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 19 | Now You See Me (2013) | Michael Caine & Morgan Freeman |
117.70 | 181.0 | 540.8 | 27 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 20 | Indecent Proposal (1993) | Robert Redford | 106.60 | 321.9 | 805.0 | 6 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 21 | Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) | Emma Stone & Luke Wilson |
73.10 | 99.8 | 166.2 | 39 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 83.9 | |
| 22 | The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) AA Best Actor Nom |
Edward Norton | 20.30 | 57.4 | 120.5 | 81 | 83 | 02 / 00 | 83.2 | |
| 24 | Friends with Benefits (2011) | Justin Timberlake & Emma Stone |
55.80 | 88.0 | 235.7 | 60 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 78.9 | |
| 23 | The Edge of Seventeen (2016) | Hailee Steinfeld | 14.40 | 20.9 | 27.2 | 125 | 87 | 00 / 00 | 78.8 | |
| 25 | Midway (2019) | Dennis Quaid | 56.80 | 77.6 | 170.1 | 49 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 77.6 | |
| 26 | Triangle of Sadness (2022) AA Best Picture Nom |
Thobias Thorwid | 3.00 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 96 | 80 | 03 / 00 | 76.8 | |
| 27 | A Prairie Home Companion (2006) | Meryl Streep | 20.30 | 38.6 | 49.4 | 114 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 76.1 | |
| 28 | Now You See Me 2 (2016) | Mark Ruffalo & Daniel Radcliffe |
65.10 | 94.0 | 484.0 | 49 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 75.3 | |
| 29 | Seven Psychopaths (2012) | Christopher Walken | 15.00 | 23.6 | 30.5 | 121 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 73.5 | |
| 32 | Seven Pounds (2008) | Will Smith | 70.00 | 121.8 | 292.8 | 47 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 31 | North Country (2005) | Charlize Theron & Frances McDormand |
18.30 | 35.8 | 49.2 | 124 | 72 | 02 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 30 | The Messenger (2009) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Ben Foster | 1.10 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 194 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 71.0 | |
| 33 | Transsiberian (2008) | Ben Kingsley | 2.20 | 3.8 | 10.3 | 185 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 67.5 | |
| 34 | Last Breath (2025) | Simu Liu | 21.10 | 21.1 | 23.2 | 70 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 66.4 | |
| 35 | Now You See Me:Now You Don't (2025) | Jesse Eisenberg & Woody Harrelson |
61.70 | 61.7 | 210.1 | 34 | 60 | 00 / 00 | NP | 65.3 |
| 38 | Kingpin (1996) | Bill Murray | 25.00 | 70.8 | 91.1 | 64 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 62.7 | |
| 37 | EDtv (1999) | Matthew McConaughey & Directed by Ron Howard |
22.40 | 55.4 | 87.1 | 81 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 62.4 | |
| 35 | A Scanner Darkly (2006) | Keanu Reeves | 5.50 | 10.5 | 14.6 | 184 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 62.2 | |
| 36 | Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) | Marisa Tomei | 0.30 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 226 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 61.8 | |
| 39 | Champions (2023) | Basketball Movies | 13.40 | 14.6 | 15.5 | 87 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 60.4 | |
| 40 | The Glass Castle (2017) | Brie Larson | 17.30 | 24.1 | 27.7 | 109 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 59.4 | |
| 41 | Out of the Furnace (2013) | Christian Bale & Casey Affleck |
11.30 | 17.4 | 24.1 | 126 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 53.0 | |
| 42 | Rampart (2011) | Ice Cube | 1.00 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 196 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.8 | |
| 45 | Money Train (1995) | Wesley Snipes | 35.40 | 101.8 | 222.2 | 50 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 50.2 | |
| 44 | Fly Me To The Moon (2024) | Scarlett Johansson & Channing Tatum |
20.50 | 20.5 | 38.3 | 61 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 50.1 | |
| 43 | The Highwaymen (2019) | Kevin Costner | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 353 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 49.6 | |
| 46 | Defendor (2009) | Elias Koteas | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 283 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.7 | |
| 49 | Triple 9 (2016) | Kate Winslet & Casey Affleck |
12.60 | 18.3 | 33.4 | 130 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | |
| 48 | The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005) | Julianne Moore | 0.60 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 233 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.3 | |
| 51 | Free Birds (2013) Voice Only |
Owen Wilson | 55.80 | 85.7 | 169.7 | 63 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 40.3 | |
| 50 | Lost In London (2017) | Owen Wilson & Daniel Radcliffe |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 406 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.5 | |
| 53 | Semi-Pro (2008) | Will Ferrell | 33.50 | 58.3 | 76.4 | 83 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 36.3 | |
| 52 | Bunraku (2010) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Josh Hartnett | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 272 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.7 | |
| 55 | Wildcats (1986) | Goldie Hawn | 26.30 | 88.6 | 88.6 | 36 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 34.0 | |
| 54 | LBJ (2016) | Bill Pullman & Directed by Rob Reiner |
2.50 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 195 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 57 | The Duel (2016) | Liam Hemsworth | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 328 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 30.0 | |
| 56 | Battle in Seattle (2007) | Charlize Theron & Channing Tatum |
0.20 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 274 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
| 61 | After the Sunset (2004) | Pierce Brosnan | 28.30 | 57.0 | 123.5 | 90 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 27.6 | |
| 58 | The Hi-Lo Country (1998) | Billy Crudup | 0.20 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 231 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.5 | |
| 59 | The Grand (2007) | David Cross | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 290 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | |
| 60 | The Walker (2007) | Lauren Bacall | 0.10 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 298 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | |
| 62 | Kate (2021) Netflix |
Mary Elizabeth Winstead | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 279 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.9 | |
| 65 | The Cowboy Way (1994) | Keifer Sutherland | 20.30 | 62.1 | 62.1 | 68 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 22.1 | |
| 63 | Wilson (2017) | Laura Dern | 0.70 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 192 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.9 | |
| 64 | Management (2008) | Jennifer Aniston | 0.90 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 209 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 20.4 | |
| 66 | Palmetto (1998) | Elizabeth Shue | 5.90 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 140 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 18.0 | |
| 67 | The Man From Toronto (2022) | Kevin Hart | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 296 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 13.1 | |
| 68 | The Electric State (2025) Netflix Voice Only |
Chris Pratt & Millie Bobby Brown |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 235 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.5 | |
| 69 | Ella McCay (2025) | Jamie Lee Curtis | 3.90 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 121 | 46 | 00 / 00 | NP | 10.3 |
| 69 | Shock and Awe (2017) | Tommy Lee Jones & Directed by Rob Reiner |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 242 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.8 | |
| 70 | Sleepwalking (2008) | Charlize Theron | 0.20 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 262 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.6 | |
| 72 | Play It to the Bone (1999) | Antonio Banderas | 8.40 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 132 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 3.8 | |
| 71 | The Sunchaser (1996) | Anne Bancroft | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 253 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 3.7 | |
| 73 | Scorched (2003) | Alicia Silverstone | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 255 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.3 | |
| 74 | She Hate Me (2004) | Kerry Washington | 0.40 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 234 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 1.7 | |
| 75 | Surfer, Dude (2008) | Matthew McConaughey | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 318 | 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.