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Christoph Waltz (1956-) is a two-time Oscar® winning Austrian-German actor. Waltz worked exclusively in Germany for the first part of his career. In 2009 Quentin Tarantino cast Waltz in his Hollywood debut. Waltz would win the first of two Best Supporting Oscars® for the role. Over the last decade, he has become one of the best supporting actors. Waltz’s IMDb page shows over 100 acting credits since 1977. This page will rank Christoph Waltz movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles and movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings.
Christoph Waltz 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
Django Unchained (2012)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Win
2009
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
AA Best Supp Actor Win
2021
No Time to Die (2021)
2015
Spectre (2015)
2016
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
2019
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
2013
Epic (2013)
Voice Only
2011
The Green Hornet (2011)
2014
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
2025
Frankenstein (2025)
AA Best Picture Nom
2011
Water for Elephants (2011)
2022
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
Netflix
Voice Only
2021
The French Dispatch (2021)
2014
Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
2017
Downsizing (2017)
2014
Big Eyes (2014)
2011
Carnage (2011)
2003
Berlin Blues (2003)
2017
Tulip Fever (2017)
2026
Dracula: A Love Tale (2026)
NP
2003
Gun-shy (2003)
2000
Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
1997
Our God's Brother (1997)
1998
Love Scenes from Planet Earth (1998)
2013
The Zero Theorem (2013)
1979
Breakthrough (1979)
1998
Sieben Monde (1998)
2019
Georgetown (2019)
Director
2011
The Three Musketeers (2011)
2000
Falling Rocks (2000)
Christoph Waltz 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.
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- Sort Christoph Waltz 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 Christoph Waltz movie received.
- Sort Christoph Waltz 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Django Unchained (2012) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Win |
Jamie Foxx & Leonardo DiCaprio |
162.80 | 255.7 | 664.0 | 15 | 88 | 05 / 02 | 99.5 | |
| 4 | Inglourious Basterds (2009) AA Best Supp Actor Win |
Brad Pitt & Eli Roth |
120.50 | 200.9 | 535.8 | 24 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 97.2 | |
| 3 | No Time to Die (2021) | Daniel Craig | 160.90 | 197.8 | 943.0 | 8 | 77 | 03 / 01 | 97.1 | |
| 2 | Spectre (2015) | Daniel Craig & Ralph Fiennes |
200.10 | 296.7 | 1,305.9 | 10 | 67 | 01 / 01 | 94.3 | |
| 6 | The Legend of Tarzan (2016) | Samuel L. Jackson & Alexander Skarsgård |
126.60 | 183.0 | 515.5 | 24 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 5 | Alita: Battle Angel (2019) | Jennifer Connelly & Mahershala Ali |
85.70 | 117.0 | 552.4 | 33 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 7 | Epic (2013) Voice Only |
Amanda Seyfried & Colin Farrell |
107.50 | 165.3 | 412.7 | 31 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 9 | The Green Hornet (2011) | Cameron Diaz & Seth Rogen |
98.80 | 155.7 | 359.1 | 32 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 8 | Muppets Most Wanted (2014) | Salma Hayek | 51.20 | 78.3 | 123.0 | 65 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
| 10 | Frankenstein (2025) AA Best Picture Nom |
Mia Goth & Directed by Guillermo del Toro |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 214 | 78 | 09 / 00 | 77.3 | |
| 10 | Water for Elephants (2011) | Reese Witherspoon | 58.70 | 92.5 | 184.6 | 57 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 76.7 | |
| 10 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) Netflix Voice Only |
Ewan McGregor | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 342 | 84 | 01 / 01 | 73.7 | |
| 11 | The French Dispatch (2021) | Bill Murray | 16.10 | 19.8 | 54.8 | 49 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 65.7 | |
| 14 | Horrible Bosses 2 (2014) | Jennifer Aniston & Jason Bateman |
54.40 | 83.3 | 164.7 | 61 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 65.2 | |
| 13 | Downsizing (2017) | Matt Damon | 24.40 | 34.1 | 69.7 | 91 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 15 | Big Eyes (2014) | Amy Adams & Directed by Tim Burton |
14.50 | 22.2 | 44.8 | 129 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
| 15 | Carnage (2011) | John C. Reilly & Kate Winslet |
2.50 | 4.0 | 43.5 | 171 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 52.6 | |
| 18 | Berlin Blues (2003) | Detlev Black | 0.00 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 330 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.5 | |
| 18 | Tulip Fever (2017) | Judi Dench & Alicia Vikander |
2.40 | 3.4 | 11.6 | 153 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 35.3 | |
| 22 | Dracula: A Love Tale (2026) | Caleb Landry Jones & Directed by Luc Besson |
9.00 | 9.0 | 30.0 | 13 | 60 | 00 / 00 | NP | 34.2 |
| 18 | Gun-shy (2003) | Fabian Hinrichs | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 336 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.4 | |
| 19 | Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) | Colin Farrell & Kevin Spacey |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 336 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.3 | |
| 22 | Our God's Brother (1997) | Scott Wilson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 301 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.2 | |
| 23 | Love Scenes from Planet Earth (1998) | Heio von Stetten | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 297 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.6 | |
| 25 | The Zero Theorem (2013) | Matt Damon | 0.20 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 213 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.2 | |
| 28 | Breakthrough (1979) | Richard Burton | 1.10 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 140 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 18.5 | |
| 25 | Sieben Monde (1998) | Jan Josef Liefers | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 350 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | |
| 24 | Georgetown (2019) Director |
Annette Bening & Vanessa Redgrave |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 372 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.3 | |
| 27 | The Three Musketeers (2011) | Orlando Bloom & Milla Jovovich |
20.40 | 32.1 | 208.5 | 118 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 14.8 | |
| 28 | Falling Rocks (2000) | Claudia Michelsen | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 354 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.0 |
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I saw 4 from UMR list and a possible addition ordinary decent criminal(kevin spacey).I saw top 3. no 10s, no favorites. 9 is Django unchained. and ordinary decent criminal a 9 and truly hidden gem LOL.