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David Paymer (1954-) is an Oscar® nominated American actor and director. Paymer has been one of the best character actor in movies the last 4 decades. His IMDb page shows over 182 acting credits since 1978. This page will rank David Paymer movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition.
David Paymer 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
1995
Get Shorty (1995)
1979
The In-Laws (1979)
1991
City Slickers (1991)
2007
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
1995
The American President (1995)
1994
Quiz Show (1994)
AA Best Picture Nom
1999
Payback (1999)
1999
The Hurricane (1999)
1987
No Way Out (1987)
1997
Amistad (1997)
2004
In Good Company (2004)
2009
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
2011
Bad Teacher (2011)
1982
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
1993
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
1998
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
1994
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
1995
Nixon (1995)
2014
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
2000
State and Main (2000)
2000
Bounce (2000)
2012
The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
2005
Warm Springs (2005)
HBO Movie
1993
Heart and Souls (1993)
1996
City Hall (1996)
1996
Crime of the Century (1996)
HBO Movie
2008
Redbelt (2008)
1999
Mumford (1999)
2024
Bad Shabbos (2024)
1990
Crazy People (1990)
1992
Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
2004
Spartan (2004)
1986
Night of the Creeps (1986)
1984
Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
2019
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)
1997
Gang Related (1997)
2007
Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
2018
Accident Man (2018)
Limited Release
2020
Horse Girl (2020)
Netflix
2001
Focus (2001)
1998
Outside Ozona (1998)
1996
Unforgettable (1996)
1998
The Lesser Evil (1998)
Film Festival Circuit Only
2002
The Burial Society (2004)
Limited Release
2001
Bartleby (2001)
2019
The Sunlit Night (2019)
1989
No Holds Barred (1989)
2005
Checking Out (2005)
2000
Enemies of Laughter (2000)
2016
The Pickle Recipe (2016)
Film Festival Circuit Only
2005
Crazy For Love (2005)
2003
Alex & Emma (2003)
2005
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
1999
Chill Factor (1999)
2000
Bait (2000)
1985
Perfect (1985)
1997
The Sixth Man (1997)
1984
Best Defense (1984)
2014
Two-Bit Waltz (2014)
Limited Release
1986
Howard the Duck (1986)
2011
Twixt (2011)
2017
Lemon (2017)
2020
Bad Therapy (2020)
Video On Demand
1996
Carpool (1996)
| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
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| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
| 1995 | Get Shorty (1995) | |
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| 1979 | The In-Laws (1979) | |
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| 1991 | City Slickers (1991) | |
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| 2007 | Ocean's Thirteen (2007) | |
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| 1995 | The American President (1995) | |
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| 1994 | Quiz Show (1994) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1999 | Payback (1999) | |
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| 1999 | The Hurricane (1999) | |
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| 1987 | No Way Out (1987) | |
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| 1997 | Amistad (1997) | |
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| 2004 | In Good Company (2004) | |
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| 2009 | Drag Me to Hell (2009) | |
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| 2011 | Bad Teacher (2011) | |
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| 1982 | Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) | |
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| 1993 | Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) | |
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| 1998 | Mighty Joe Young (1998) | |
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| 1994 | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) | |
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| 1995 | Nixon (1995) | |
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| 2014 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) | |
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| 2000 | State and Main (2000) | |
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| 2000 | Bounce (2000) | |
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| 2012 | The Five-Year Engagement (2012) | |
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| 2005 | Warm Springs (2005) HBO Movie |
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| 1993 | Heart and Souls (1993) | |
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| 1996 | City Hall (1996) | |
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| 1996 | Crime of the Century (1996) HBO Movie |
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| 2008 | Redbelt (2008) | |
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| 1999 | Mumford (1999) | |
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| 2024 | Bad Shabbos (2024) | |
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| 1990 | Crazy People (1990) | |
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| 1992 | Mr. Saturday Night (1992) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 2004 | Spartan (2004) | |
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| 1986 | Night of the Creeps (1986) | |
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| 1984 | Irreconcilable Differences (1984) | |
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| 2019 | Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019) | |
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| 1997 | Gang Related (1997) | |
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| 2007 | Resurrecting the Champ (2007) | |
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| 2018 | Accident Man (2018) Limited Release |
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| 2020 | Horse Girl (2020) Netflix |
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| 2001 | Focus (2001) | |
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| 1998 | Outside Ozona (1998) | |
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| 1996 | Unforgettable (1996) | |
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| 1998 | The Lesser Evil (1998) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2002 | The Burial Society (2004) Limited Release |
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| 2001 | Bartleby (2001) | |
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| 2019 | The Sunlit Night (2019) | |
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| 1989 | No Holds Barred (1989) | |
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| 2005 | Checking Out (2005) | |
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| 2000 | Enemies of Laughter (2000) | |
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| 2016 | The Pickle Recipe (2016) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2005 | Crazy For Love (2005) | |
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| 2003 | Alex & Emma (2003) | |
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| 2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005) | |
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| 1999 | Chill Factor (1999) | |
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| 2000 | Bait (2000) | |
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| 1985 | Perfect (1985) | |
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| 1997 | The Sixth Man (1997) | |
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| 1984 | Best Defense (1984) | |
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| 2014 | Two-Bit Waltz (2014) Limited Release |
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| 1986 | Howard the Duck (1986) | |
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| 2011 | Twixt (2011) | |
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| 2017 | Lemon (2017) | |
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| 2020 | Bad Therapy (2020) Video On Demand |
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| 1996 | Carpool (1996) | |
David Paymer 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 by how many Oscar® nominations each David Paymer movie received and how many Oscar® wins each David Paymer movie won.
Sort David Paymer 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 | ||||
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| 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 | Get Shorty (1995) | John Travolta & Gene Hackman |
72.10 | 194.8 | 310.90 | 19 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 2 | The In-Laws (1979) | Peter Falk & Alan Arkin |
47.40 | 221.7 | 221.70 | 16 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 3 | City Slickers (1991) | Billy Crystal & Jack Palance |
124.00 | 346.2 | 499.70 | 5 | 69 | 01 / 01 | 95.1 | |
| 4 | Ocean's Thirteen (2007) | George Clooney & Brad Pitt |
117.20 | 200.1 | 531.70 | 24 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 94.7 | |
| 5 | The American President (1995) | Michael Douglas & Martin Sheen |
60.10 | 162.3 | 291.40 | 29 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 6 | Quiz Show (1994) AA Best Picture Nom |
Ralph Fiennes & Directed by Robert Redford |
24.80 | 71.5 | 71.50 | 56 | 90 | 04 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 7 | Payback (1999) | Mel Gibson & James Coburn |
81.50 | 189.3 | 375.30 | 25 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 89.9 | |
| 8 | The Hurricane (1999) | Denzel Washington & Rod Steiger |
50.70 | 117.7 | 171.70 | 48 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 9 | No Way Out (1987) | Kevin Costner & Gene Hackman |
35.50 | 106.7 | 106.70 | 33 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 10 | Amistad (1997) | Anthony Hopkins & Directed by Steven Spielberg |
44.20 | 113.2 | 167.20 | 48 | 73 | 04 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 11 | In Good Company (2004) | Dennis Quaid & Scarlett Johansson |
45.80 | 86.7 | 116.00 | 69 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 12 | Drag Me to Hell (2009) | Alison Lohman & Justin Long |
42.10 | 66.0 | 142.30 | 70 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 83.2 | |
| 13 | Bad Teacher (2011) | Cameron Diaz & Justin Timberlake |
100.30 | 148.6 | 320.30 | 29 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 14 | Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) | Lloyd Bridges & Raymond Burr |
29.10 | 116.2 | 116.20 | 25 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
| 15 | Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) | Ben Kingsley & Laurence Fishburne |
7.30 | 20.6 | 20.60 | 122 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 16 | Mighty Joe Young (1998) | Bill Paxton & Charlize Theron |
50.60 | 126.8 | 178.20 | 43 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 17 | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) | Billy Crystal & Jack Palance |
43.60 | 125.6 | 125.60 | 32 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 78.3 | |
| 18 | Nixon (1995) | Anthony Hopkins & Directed by Oliver Stone |
13.70 | 37.0 | 37.00 | 98 | 73 | 04 / 00 | 75.2 | |
| 19 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) | Chris Pine & Kevin Costner |
50.60 | 72.7 | 194.90 | 68 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 70.3 | |
| 20 | State and Main (2000) | Philip Seymour Hoffman & Alec Baldwin |
6.90 | 15.1 | 20.10 | 135 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 68.1 | |
| 21 | Bounce (2000) | Ben Affleck & Gwyneth Paltrow |
36.80 | 80.2 | 116.50 | 66 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 66.6 | |
| 22 | The Five-Year Engagement (2012) | Jason Segel & Emily Blunt |
28.80 | 42.6 | 79.60 | 97 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 66.4 | |
| 23 | Warm Springs (2005) HBO Movie |
Kenneth Branagh | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 344 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 63.7 | |
| 24 | Heart and Souls (1993) | Robert Downey Jr. & Charles Grodin |
16.60 | 47.1 | 47.10 | 84 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 59.5 | |
| 25 | City Hall (1996) | Al Pacino & John Cusack |
20.30 | 54.1 | 54.10 | 80 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 59.2 | |
| 26 | Crime of the Century (1996) HBO Movie |
Isabella Rossellini | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 341 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.6 | |
| 27 | Redbelt (2008) | Chiwetel Ejiofor & Tim Allen |
2.30 | 3.8 | 4.40 | 183 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 55.6 | |
| 28 | Mumford (1999) | Jason Lee & Ted Danson |
4.60 | 10.6 | 10.60 | 151 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 29 | Bad Shabbos (2024) | Kyra Sedgwick | 1.20 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 152 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 54.8 | |
| 30 | Crazy People (1990) | Dudley Moore & Daryl Hannah |
13.20 | 36.8 | 36.80 | 88 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 51.5 | |
| 31 | Mr. Saturday Night (1992) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Jerry Lewis & Billy Crystal |
13.40 | 37.8 | 37.80 | 84 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 49.7 | |
| 32 | Spartan (2004) | Val Kilmer | 4.40 | 8.4 | 8.80 | 169 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 49.4 | |
| 33 | Night of the Creeps (1986) | Jason Lively & Tom Atkins |
0.60 | 1.9 | 1.90 | 182 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
| 34 | Irreconcilable Differences (1984) | Ryan O'Neal & Drew Barrymore |
12.40 | 43.4 | 43.40 | 67 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 48.6 | |
| 35 | Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019) | Cate Blanchett & Laurence Fishburne |
9.20 | 11.8 | 12.30 | 123 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 45.9 | |
| 36 | Gang Related (1997) | Dennis Quaid & James Earl Jones |
5.90 | 15.1 | 15.10 | 138 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 40.9 | |
| 37 | Resurrecting the Champ (2007) | Samuel L. Jackson & Alan Alda |
3.20 | 5.4 | 5.50 | 190 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 40.4 | |
| 38 | Accident Man (2018) Limited Release |
Scott Adkins | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 287 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.8 | |
| 39 | Horse Girl (2020) Netflix |
Alison Brie | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 310 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.8 | |
| 40 | Focus (2001) | William H. Macy & Laura Dern |
0.60 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 213 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.7 | |
| 41 | Outside Ozona (1998) | Kevin Pollak | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 327 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.9 | |
| 42 | Unforgettable (1996) | Ray Liotta & Linda Fiorentino |
2.80 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 171 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 33.8 | |
| 44 | The Lesser Evil (1998) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Adam Scott | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 257 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.2 | |
| 43 | The Burial Society (2004) Limited Release |
Jan Rubes | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 392 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 32.8 | |
| 45 | Bartleby (2001) | Crispin Glover & Glenne Headly |
0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 265 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.6 | |
| 46 | The Sunlit Night (2019) | Zach Galifianakis | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 414 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.5 | |
| 47 | No Holds Barred (1989) | Hulk Hogan | 16.10 | 47.6 | 47.60 | 61 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 25.8 | |
| 48 | Checking Out (2005) | Judge Reinhold & Peter Falk |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 295 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.7 | |
| 49 | Enemies of Laughter (2000) | Judge Reinhold | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 325 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 | |
| 50 | The Pickle Recipe (2016) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Jon Dore | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 342 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.5 | |
| 51 | Crazy For Love (2005) | Karen Black | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 370 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.8 | |
| 52 | Alex & Emma (2003) | Luke Wilson & Kate Hudson |
14.20 | 27.7 | 27.70 | 119 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 19.3 | |
| 53 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005) | Robert Carlyle & Marisa Tomei |
0.30 | 0.6 | 0.70 | 251 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 18.0 | |
| 54 | Chill Factor (1999) | Cuba Gooding Jr. & Peter Firth |
11.30 | 26.2 | 26.20 | 117 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 17.2 | |
| 55 | Bait (2000) | Jamie Foxx & David Morse |
15.30 | 33.4 | 33.70 | 110 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 16.4 | |
| 56 | Perfect (1985) | John Travolta & Jamie Lee Curtis |
12.90 | 42.8 | 42.80 | 69 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 12.9 | |
| 57 | The Sixth Man (1997) | Marlon Wayans & Kadeem Hardison |
14.80 | 37.8 | 37.80 | 97 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 11.4 | |
| 58 | Best Defense (1984) | Dudley Moore & Eddie Murphy |
19.30 | 67.4 | 67.40 | 55 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 10.0 | |
| 59 | Two-Bit Waltz (2014) Limited Release |
Rebecca Pidgeon | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 257 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.3 | |
| 60 | Howard the Duck (1986) | Lea Thompson & Jeffrey Jones |
16.30 | 51.6 | 120.20 | 52 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 8.7 | |
| 61 | Twixt (2011) | Bruce Dern & Directed by Francis Ford Coppola |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 343 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.2 | |
| 62 | Lemon (2017) | Michael Cera | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 455 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.7 | |
| 63 | Bad Therapy (2020) Video On Demand |
Haley Joel Osment | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 176 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.7 | |
| 64 | Carpool (1996) | Tom Arnold | 3.30 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 167 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 2.0 |
David Paymer Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
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