Want to know the best Denis Leary movies? How about the worst Denis Leary movies? Curious about Denis Leary box office grosses or which Denis Leary movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Denis Leary movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Denis Leary (1957-) is an American actor, writer, producer, singer and comedian. His IMDb page shows 64 acting credits since 1987. In the table below, Ultimate Movie Rankings ranks 33 of his movies in 6 different sortable columns. Television roles, cameos, shorts and straight to dvd movies were not included in the rankings.
Drivel part of the page: I have liked Denis Leary since his MTV days. I have seen his stand-up comedy show in person, I have enjoyed his movie work (even saw Operation Dumbo Drop in theaters), I loved his television show Rescue Me and I have read a couple of his books. As I was reading his latest book, Why We Don’t Suck…it occurred to me that I should do an UMR page…..so that is exactly what I did.
Denis Leary Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
2012
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
1998
A Bug's Life (1998)
Voice Only
2002
Ice Age (2002)
2006
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
Voice Only
2014
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
1999
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
2009
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
Voice Only
2012
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
Voice Only
1997
Wag the Dog (1997)
1993
Demolition Man (1993)
1998
Small Soldiers (1998)
1993
The Sandlot (1993)
1994
The Ref (1994)
2014
Draft Day (2014)
1998
Monument Ave. (1998)
2002
The Secret Lives of Dentists (2002)
2008
Recount (2008)
HBO Movie
1999
Jesus' Son (1999)
1999
True Crime (1999)
2016
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
Voice Only
1997
The Matchmaker (1997)
2000
Lakeboat (2000)
1995
Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
1993
Who's the Man? (1993)
1993
Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
2001
Final (2001)
Film Festival Circuit Only
1997
SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (1997)
HBO Movie
1995
The Neon Bible (1995)
1993
Judgment Night (1993)
1997
The Real Blonde (1997)
2015
Freaks of Nature (2015)
2001
Double Whammy (2001)
Film Festival Circuit Only
1997
Suicide Kings (1997)
1997
Love Walked In (1997)
1998
Wide Awake (1998)
2025
Oh. What. Fun. (2025)
Amazon
1993
Gunmen (1993)
1996
Two If By Sea (1996)
1991
Strictly Business (1991)
2000
Company Man (2000)
Denis Leary 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 Denis Leary movies by co-stars of his movies
- Sort Denis Leary movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Denis Leary movies by yearly domestic box office rank or trivia
- Sort Denis Leary 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 Denis Leary movie received.
- Sort Denis Leary 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.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 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 | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) | Andrew Garfield & Emma Stone |
262.00 | 411.5 | 1,181.20 | 7 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 3 | A Bug's Life (1998) Voice Only |
Kevin Spacey & Roddy McDowall |
62.80 | 167.4 | 702.00 | 33 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 2 | Ice Age (2002) | Ray Romano & John Leguizamo |
176.40 | 380.1 | 826.00 | 9 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 4 | Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) Voice Only |
John Leguizamo & Seann William Scott |
195.30 | 371.1 | 1,245.00 | 9 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 92.6 | |
| 5 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) | Andrew Garfield & Emma Stone |
202.90 | 310.4 | 1,084.70 | 12 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 92.6 | |
| 6 | The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) | Pierce Brosnan & Faye Dunaway |
69.30 | 171.2 | 307.10 | 30 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 92.2 | |
| 7 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) Voice Only |
John Leguizamo & Ray Romano |
196.60 | 327.6 | 1,477.80 | 12 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 89.9 | |
| 8 | Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) Voice Only |
Ray Romano & John Leguizamo |
161.30 | 253.3 | 1,377.60 | 16 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 89.2 | |
| 9 | Wag the Dog (1997) | Dustin Hoffman & Robert De Niro |
43.10 | 117.3 | 175.00 | 50 | 79 | 02 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 10 | Demolition Man (1993) | Sylvester Stallone & Sandra Bullock |
58.10 | 175.3 | 480.20 | 18 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 86.6 | |
| 11 | Small Soldiers (1998) | Tommy Lee Jones & Ernest Borgnine |
54.70 | 145.7 | 190.00 | 41 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 12 | The Sandlot (1993) | James Earl Jones & Baseball Movies |
32.40 | 97.9 | 97.90 | 49 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 81.3 | |
| 13 | The Ref (1994) | Kevin Spacey | 11.40 | 35.0 | 35.00 | 104 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 66.2 | |
| 14 | Draft Day (2014) | Kevin Costner | 28.80 | 44.1 | 45.10 | 100 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 65.3 | |
| 15 | Monument Ave. (1998) | Martin Sheen | 0.30 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 217 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 64.3 | |
| 16 | The Secret Lives of Dentists (2002) | Campbell Scott | 3.70 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 169 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 63.0 | |
| 18 | Recount (2008) HBO Movie |
Kevin Spacey | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 442 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 60.2 | |
| 17 | Jesus' Son (1999) | Holly Hunter | 1.30 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 188 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 59.6 | |
| 19 | True Crime (1999) | Clint Eastwood | 16.60 | 41.1 | 41.10 | 94 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 56.3 | |
| 20 | Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) Voice Only |
John Leguizamo | 64.10 | 92.6 | 590.40 | 50 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 55.1 | |
| 21 | The Matchmaker (1997) | Janeane Garofalo | 3.40 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 155 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 42.6 | |
| 22 | Lakeboat (2000) | Peter Falk | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 349 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | |
| 24 | Operation Dumbo Drop (1995) | Danny Glover & Ray Liotta |
24.70 | 70.9 | 70.90 | 68 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 39.1 | |
| 23 | Who's the Man? (1993) | Ed Lover & Doctor Dre |
11.30 | 34.1 | 34.10 | 101 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 37.9 | |
| 25 | Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) | Emilio Estevez & Samuel L. Jackson |
28.00 | 84.5 | 84.50 | 55 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | |
| 26 | Final (2001) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Jim Gaffigan | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 293 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.1 | |
| 27 | SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (1997) HBO Movie |
Sam Rockwell | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 308 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
| 28 | The Neon Bible (1995) | Gena Rowlands | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 242 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 29 | Judgment Night (1993) | Emilio Estevez | 12.50 | 37.8 | 37.80 | 95 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 27.9 | |
| 30 | The Real Blonde (1997) | Kathleen Turner & Christopher Lloyd |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 253 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | |
| 31 | Freaks of Nature (2015) | Keegan-Michael Key | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 237 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.2 | |
| 32 | Double Whammy (2001) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Luis Guzmán | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 390 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.3 | |
| 33 | Suicide Kings (1997) | Christopher Walken | 1.70 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 179 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 16.0 | |
| 34 | Love Walked In (1997) | Terence Stamp | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 289 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.2 | |
| 35 | Wide Awake (1998) | Directed by M. Night Shyamalan | 0.30 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 221 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 13.3 | |
| 36 | Oh. What. Fun. (2025) Amazon |
Michelle Pfeiffer | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 216 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.7 | |
| 37 | Gunmen (1993) | Christopher Lambert & Patrick Stewart |
3.40 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 150 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 9.0 | |
| 38 | Two If By Sea (1996) | Sandra Bullock | 10.70 | 30.1 | 30.10 | 120 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 3.8 | |
| 39 | Strictly Business (1991) | Halle Berry & Samuel L. Jackson |
7.70 | 22.8 | 22.80 | 108 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 3.3 | |
| 40 | Company Man (2000) | Sigourney Weaver | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 248 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.0 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Denis Leary
- Denis Colin Leary was born in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1957.
2. Denis Leary graduated from Emerson College (in Boston). While attending Emerson College he founded the Emerson Comedy Workshop, a troupe that continues on-campus today.
3. Emerson College gave Denis Leary a honorary doctorate….so he is officially Dr. Denis Leary.
4. Denis Leary earned fame when he ranted about R.E.M. in a MTV sketch. Other commercials for MTV quickly followed, in which Leary would rant at high speeds about a variety of topics.
5. Denis Leary wanted to be a NHL hockey player…..but that did not work out….but he has his very own hockey rink at his house.
6. Denis Leary founded the Leary Firefighters Foundation (LFF) charity in response to the Dec. 3, 1999, warehouse fire that killed six firefighters in his hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts. His cousin Jeremiah Lucey was among the six heroic firefighters killed. Leary also established LFF projects for New York’s Bravest in response to the FDNY’s losses in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and in New Orleans to help restore firefighting capabilities destroyed in Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
7. When 9/11 happened,the Leary Firefighters Foundation went into action and was hailed as “the second-quickest charity” to get money into the hands of grieving families. One auction alone raised $600,000.
8. Dennis Leary has been married one time and has two children.
9. Denis Leary and Willem Dafoe frequently get confused with each other. What do you think? Seperated at birth?
10. Check out Denis Leary’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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Denis Leary was the # 19 most connected actor of the 1990’s.