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Jessica Walter (1941-2021) was an American actress. Walter is known for appearing in the films 1971’s Play Misty for Me, 1966’s Grand Prix, and 1966’s The Group. Younger audiences knew her for her role as Lucille Bluth on the sitcom Arrested Development. Her IMDb page shows 161 acting credits from 1960 to 2021. This page will rank Jessica Walter movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.
Jessica Walter 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 |
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| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
| 1966 | Grand Prix (1966) |  |
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| 1971 | Play Misty for Me (1971) |  |
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| 1984 | The Flamingo Kid (1984) |  |
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| 1966 | The Group (1966) | |
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| 1964 | Lilith (1964) |  |
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| 1998 | Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) | |
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| 2002 | The Dummy (2002) |  |
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| 1969 | Number One (1969) | |
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| 2017 | Keep The Change (2017) | |
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| 1968 | Bye Bye Braverman (1968) |  |
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| 1994 | PCU (1994) | |
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| 2006 | Unaccompanied Minors (2006) |  |
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| 1988 | Tapeheads (1988) | |
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| 2017 | Undercover Grandpa (2017) |  |
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| 2001 | My Best Friend's Wife (2001) | |
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| 1993 | Ghost in the Machine (1993) | |
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| 1979 | Goldengirl (1979) | |
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| 2012 | Bending The Rules (2012) |  |
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| 1981 | Going Ape! (1981) | |
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| 1995 | Temptress (1995) | |
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| 2020 | The Mimic (2020) | |
Jessica Walter 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 any way you want.
- Sort Jessica Walter movies by her co-stars
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- Sort Jessica Walter movies by 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 Jessica Walter movie received.
- Sort Jessica Walter movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR 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
Grand Prix (1966)
James Garner &
Eva Marie Saint23.80
269.9
269.90
8
75
03 / 03
97.4
2
Play Misty for Me (1971)
Clint Eastwood &
Jessica Walter10.60
80.3
80.30
38
77
00 / 00
83.4
3
The Flamingo Kid (1984)
Matt Dillon
23.90
88.8
88.80
44
65
00 / 00
78.1
4
The Group (1966)
Candice Bergen &
Joan Hackett7.20
82.4
82.40
38
64
00 / 00
75.8
6
Lilith (1964)
Warren Beatty &
Jean Seberg2.30
30.4
30.40
102
67
00 / 00
61.7
5
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
Alan Arkin &
Joel Hirschhorn5.50
14.7
14.70
144
71
00 / 00
60.4
7
The Dummy (2002)
Milla Jovovich &
Adrien Brody0.10
0.2
0.20
285
69
00 / 00
48.1
9
Number One (1969)
Charlton Heston &
Jessica Walter2.90
25.2
25.20
72
59
00 / 00
43.6
8
Keep The Change (2017)
Christina Brucato
0.20
0.3
0.30
223
66
00 / 00
42.7
10
Bye Bye Braverman (1968)
George Segal &
Jack Warden2.00
19.1
19.10
117
56
00 / 00
32.4
11
PCU (1994)
David Spade
4.30
13.3
13.30
145
57
00 / 00
31.1
13
Unaccompanied Minors (2006)
Kristen Wiig
16.70
31.6
41.70
126
50
00 / 00
28.6
12
Tapeheads (1988)
John Cusack &
Tim Robbins0.30
1.0
1.00
227
58
00 / 00
26.8
14
Undercover Grandpa (2017)
James Caan
0.10
0.1
0.10
374
50
00 / 00
13.0
15
My Best Friend's Wife (2001)
John Stamos
0.00
0.1
0.10
363
50
00 / 00
12.7
17
Ghost in the Machine (1993)
Karen Allen &
Chris Mulke5.10
15.4
15.40
141
44
00 / 00
11.4
16
Goldengirl (1979)
James Coburn
1.20
6.2
6.20
137
46
00 / 00
10.9
17
Bending The Rules (2012)
Jamie Kennedy
0.00
0.1
0.10
435
47
00 / 00
9.6
18
Going Ape! (1981)
Tony Danza
5.50
24.7
24.70
90
38
00 / 00
8.1
19
Temptress (1995)
Chris Sarandon
0.00
0.1
0.10
301
41
00 / 00
4.8
20
The Mimic (2020)
Jake Robinson
0.10
0.1
0.10
223
41
00 / 00
4.4
Possibly Interesting Facts About Jessica Walter
1. Jessica Walter was born on Brooklyn, New York in 1941.
2. Jessica Walter began her acting career on stage, winning a Clarence Derwent Award in 1963 for Outstanding Debut Broadway Performance in Photo Finish by Peter Ustinov.
3. Jessica Walter auditioned for the voice of “Chucky” in Child’s Play (1988).
4. Jessica Walter earned a Golden Globe® Best Actress nomination for 1971’s Play Misty For Me.
5. Jessica Walter did not appear in another motion picture for eight years after her classic role in Play Misty For Me.
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R.I.P. Jessica
I have seen 4 Jessica Walter movies, all in the top 6.
Favourite Jessica Walter Movies:
Play Misty For Me
The Group
Other Jessica Walter Movies I have seen:
Grand Prix
Lilith