Geoffrey Rush (1951-) is an Oscar winning Australian actor. Rush is one of 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting: an Oscar®, a Primetime Emmy® Award and a Tony® Award. His IMDb page shows 72 acting credits since 1981. In the table below, Ultimate Movie Rankings ranks 38 of his movies in 6 different sortable columns. Television roles, cameos, shorts and straight to DVD movies were not included in the rankings on the table.  This Rush page comes from a request by bob cox.
Geoffrey Rush 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
2010
The King's Speech (2010)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1998
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
2003
Finding Nemo (2003)
Voice Only
2003
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
1996
Shine (1996)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Actor Win
2015
Minions (2015)
2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
2005
Munich (2005)
AA Best Picture Nom
1998
Elizabeth (1998)
AA Best Picture Nom
2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
2017
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
2011
Green Lantern (2011)
2002
Frida (2002)
2003
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
2010
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
1999
Mystery Men (1999)
2001
Lantana (2001)
1998
Les Miserables (1998)
2000
Quills (2000)
AA Best Actor Nom
2001
The Tailor of Panama (2001)
1999
House on Haunted Hill (1999)
1996
Children of the Revolution (1996)
2002
The Banger Sisters (2002)
1997
Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
2019
Storm Boy (2019)
2003
Swimming Upstream (2003)
2004
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
HBO Movie
2013
The Book Thief (2013)
2006
Candy (2006)
2013
The Best Offer (2013)
2008
$9.99 (2008)
2007
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
2017
Final Portrait (2017)
2025
The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025)
2009
Bran Nue Dae (2009)
2003
Ned Kelly (2003)
2011
The Eye of the Storm (2011)
2015
The Daughter (2015)
2010
The Warrior's Way (2010)
2016
Gods of Egypt (2016)
Geoffrey Rush Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2 | The King's Speech (2010) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Colin Firth | 138.80 | 219.9 | 656.2 | 18 | 93 | 12 / 04 | 100.0 | |
| 1 | Shakespeare in Love (1998) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Judi Dench & Ben Affleck |
100.30 | 267.4 | 771.1 | 17 | 70 | 13 / 07 | 99.7 | |
| 3 | Finding Nemo (2003) Voice Only |
Willem Dafoe & Albert Brooks |
371.70 | 770.6 | 1,891.8 | 1 | 93 | 04 / 01 | 99.3 | |
| 4 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) | Johnny Depp & Orlando Bloom |
305.40 | 633.1 | 1,356.3 | 3 | 76 | 05 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 6 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) | Johnny Depp & Orlando Bloom |
423.40 | 804.4 | 2,025.6 | 1 | 62 | 04 / 01 | 93.5 | |
| 8 | Shine (1996) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Win |
Armin Mueller-Stahl | 35.90 | 101.5 | 101.5 | 41 | 83 | 07 / 01 | 93.0 | |
| 7 | Minions (2015) | Sandra Bullock & Jon Hamm |
340.00 | 504.2 | 1,725.1 | 6 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 8 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) | Johnny Depp & Orlando Bloom |
309.40 | 562.2 | 1,750.4 | 4 | 57 | 02 / 00 | 90.7 | |
| 10 | Munich (2005) AA Best Picture Nom |
Daniel Craig & Directed by Steven Spielberg |
47.40 | 92.6 | 254.6 | 62 | 80 | 05 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 9 | Elizabeth (1998) AA Best Picture Nom |
Cate Blanchett & Geoffrey Rush |
30.10 | 80.2 | 219.0 | 63 | 80 | 07 / 01 | 89.3 | |
| 11 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) | Johnny Depp & Penélope Cruz |
241.10 | 380.0 | 1,648.3 | 5 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 88.0 | |
| 12 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) | Orlando Bloom & Johnny Depp & J |
172.60 | 240.5 | 1,106.6 | 19 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 86.7 | |
| 15 | Green Lantern (2011) | Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively |
116.60 | 183.8 | 346.5 | 24 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 13 | Frida (2002) | Salma Hayek & Salma Hayek |
25.90 | 55.8 | 121.3 | 97 | 71 | 06 / 02 | 80.1 | |
| 14 | Intolerable Cruelty (2003) | George Clooney & Catherine Zeta-Jones |
35.30 | 73.2 | 249.2 | 79 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 79.8 | |
| 17 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) | Helen Mirren | 55.70 | 88.2 | 221.9 | 61 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 74.0 | |
| 18 | Mystery Men (1999) | Ben Stiller & William H. Macy |
29.80 | 73.5 | 82.7 | 68 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 73.7 | |
| 16 | Lantana (2001) | Anthony LaPaglia & Geoffrey Rush |
4.60 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 155 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 17 | Les Miserables (1998) | Liam Neeson | 14.10 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 100 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 72.6 | |
| 19 | Quills (2000) AA Best Actor Nom |
Geoffrey Rush & Kate Winslet |
7.10 | 16.4 | 41.7 | 132 | 76 | 03 / 00 | 69.6 | |
| 21 | The Tailor of Panama (2001) | Pierce Brosnan & Geoffrey Rush |
13.70 | 30.4 | 62.0 | 118 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 66.2 | |
| 24 | House on Haunted Hill (1999) | Famke Janssen & Taye Diggs |
40.80 | 100.9 | 100.9 | 50 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 60.0 | |
| 22 | Children of the Revolution (1996) | Judy Davis & Sam Neill |
0.80 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 201 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 58.9 | |
| 24 | The Banger Sisters (2002) | Susan Sarandon & Goldie Hawn |
30.30 | 65.3 | 65.3 | 88 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 25 | Oscar and Lucinda (1997) | Cate Blanchett & Ralph Fiennes |
1.90 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 177 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 53.2 | |
| 26 | Storm Boy (2019) | Jai Courtney | 0.10 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 210 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 52.5 | |
| 26 | Swimming Upstream (2003) | Judy Davis | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 275 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 52.5 | |
| 26 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) HBO Movie |
Charlize Theron | 0.00 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 385 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.2 | |
| 30 | The Book Thief (2013) | Emily Watson | 21.50 | 33.0 | 117.8 | 107 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 49.5 | |
| 30 | Candy (2006) | Heath Ledger | 0.00 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 389 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 47.9 | |
| 31 | The Best Offer (2013) | Donald Sutherland | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 231 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 45.4 | |
| 31 | $9.99 (2008) | Joel Edgerton | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 317 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 41.7 | |
| 34 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) | Cate Blanchett & Clive Owen |
16.40 | 29.8 | 134.9 | 120 | 51 | 02 / 01 | 36.9 | |
| 33 | Final Portrait (2017) | Stanley Tucci & Armie Hammer |
0.50 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 201 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.7 | |
| 35 | The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025) | John Lithgow | 0.30 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 177 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.5 | |
| 35 | Bran Nue Dae (2009) | Rocky McKenzie | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 266 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 36 | Ned Kelly (2003) | Heath Ledger & Orlando Bloom |
0.10 | 0.2 | 13.7 | 251 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.4 | |
| 37 | The Eye of the Storm (2011) | Charlotte Rampling | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 245 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.0 | |
| 37 | The Daughter (2015) | Sam Neill | 0.10 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 239 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.2 | |
| 39 | The Warrior's Way (2010) | Kate Bosworth & Danny Huston |
5.70 | 9.0 | 17.6 | 140 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 22.3 | |
| 40 | Gods of Egypt (2016) | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau & Gerard Butler |
31.20 | 45.0 | 217.7 | 90 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 17.6 |
Seems the Pirate of the Caribbean franchise has by far provided Geoffrey Rush with his biggest commercial successes and ensured that he is a highly recognizable star, in addition to being a very talented one. But of the 13 Rush films I have seen, my favorite are The King’s Speech, Shine, Frida, where he made a great Trotsky, and Lantana (agree with Bob here this was an excellent psychological drama with also a fine performance from Anthony LaPaglia)