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Bill Duke (1943-) is an American actor, producer & director. As an actor Duke has appeared in movie classics like Predator, Car Wash and Menace II Society. His acclaimed directing career has help him earn the title“Godfather of African American Cinema.” His IMDb page shows over 170 assorted credits since 1972. This page will rank Bill Duke 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.
FYI – After researching his career, I found it interesting that Predator was only his 4th movie. I would have guessed it had way more movies, since I first noticed him from a movie that was made almost 10 years earlier, Car Wash. I called SoC2 (Son of Cogerson2) and he did not care about this piece of trivia at all. This lead me to a phone call with UMR Hall of Famer George V.. George was much impressed with this trivia and it turns that he had met Mr. Duke before. They had a conversation a few years ago in a restaurant in Jamaica.
Bill Duke 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
1987
Predator (1987)
2002
Red Dragon (2002)
2006
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
1999
Payback (1999)
1976
Car Wash (1976)
1990
Bird on a Wire (1990)
1993
Menace II Society (1993)
1985
Commando (1985)
1980
American Gigolo (1980)
1992
Deep Cover (1992)
Director
1993
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Director
1997
Hoodlum (1997)
Director
2001
Exit Wounds (2001)
1999
The Limey (1999)
2011
Dark Girls (2011)
Film Festival Circuit Only
Director
2021
No Sudden Move (2021)
HBO Max
2018
Mandy (2018)
1988
Action Jackson (1988)
2005
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
2015
Light Girls (2015)
Film Festival Circuit Only
Director
1991
A Rage in Harlem (1991)
Director
2003
National Security (2003)
2016
Beyond The Silence (2016)
Limited Release
2007
The Go-Getter (2007)
1993
The Cemetery Club (1993)
Director
2001
Never Again (2001)
2000
Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (2000)
Showtime Movies
2016
Restored Me (2016)
Limited Release
2023
Premonition (2023)
2012
Freaky Deaky (2012)
2019
High Flying Bird (2019)
Netflix
2014
Bad Country (2014)
1987
No Man's Land (1987)
2017
American Satan (2017)
1989
Street of No Return (1989)
2009
Not Easily Broken (2009)
Director
2010
Henry's Crime (2010)
2002
Love and a Bullet (2002)
1999
Fever (1999)
Limited Release
2010
The Big Bang (2010)
1999
Foolish (1999)
1998
Susan's Plan (1998)
2006
Yellow (2006)
2007
Cover (2007)
Director
2019
Hollow Point (2019)
Video On Demand
| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
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| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
| 1987 | Predator (1987) | |
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| 2002 | Red Dragon (2002) | |
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| 2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) | |
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| 1999 | Payback (1999) | |
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| 1976 | Car Wash (1976) | |
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| 1990 | Bird on a Wire (1990) | |
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| 1993 | Menace II Society (1993) | |
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| 1985 | Commando (1985) | |
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| 1980 | American Gigolo (1980) | |
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| 1992 | Deep Cover (1992) Director |
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| 1993 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) Director |
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| 1997 | Hoodlum (1997) Director |
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| 2001 | Exit Wounds (2001) | |
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| 1999 | The Limey (1999) | |
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| 2011 | Dark Girls (2011) Film Festival Circuit Only Director |
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| 2021 | No Sudden Move (2021) HBO Max |
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| 2018 | Mandy (2018) | |
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| 1988 | Action Jackson (1988) | |
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| 2005 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) | |
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| 2015 | Light Girls (2015) Film Festival Circuit Only Director |
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| 1991 | A Rage in Harlem (1991) Director |
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| 2003 | National Security (2003) | |
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| 2016 | Beyond The Silence (2016) Limited Release |
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| 2007 | The Go-Getter (2007) | |
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| 1993 | The Cemetery Club (1993) Director |
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| 2001 | Never Again (2001) | |
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| 2000 | Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (2000) Showtime Movies |
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| 2016 | Restored Me (2016) Limited Release |
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| 2023 | Premonition (2023) | |
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| 2012 | Freaky Deaky (2012) | |
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| 2019 | High Flying Bird (2019) Netflix |
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| 2014 | Bad Country (2014) | |
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| 1987 | No Man's Land (1987) | |
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| 2017 | American Satan (2017) | |
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| 1989 | Street of No Return (1989) | |
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| 2009 | Not Easily Broken (2009) Director |
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| 2010 | Henry's Crime (2010) | |
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| 2002 | Love and a Bullet (2002) | |
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| 1999 | Fever (1999) Limited Release |
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| 2010 | The Big Bang (2010) | |
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| 1999 | Foolish (1999) | |
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| 1998 | Susan's Plan (1998) | |
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| 2006 | Yellow (2006) | |
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| 2007 | Cover (2007) Director |
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| 2019 | Hollow Point (2019) Video On Demand |
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Bill Duke Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Sort Bill Duke 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 | Predator (1987) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Carl Weathers |
75.90 | 242.7 | 365.80 | 7 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 2 | Red Dragon (2002) | Anthony Hopkins & Edward Norton |
93.10 | 200.8 | 450.90 | 28 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 94.4 | |
| 3 | X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) | Hugh Jackman & Halle Berry |
234.40 | 445.2 | 872.60 | 4 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 92.5 | |
| 4 | Payback (1999) | Mel Gibson | 81.50 | 201.4 | 399.30 | 25 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 90.5 | |
| 5 | Car Wash (1976) | Richard Pryor & George Carlin |
27.30 | 160.1 | 160.10 | 26 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 88.2 | |
| 6 | Bird on a Wire (1990) | Mel Gibson & Goldie Hawn |
71.00 | 209.7 | 409.90 | 16 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 86.6 | |
| 7 | Menace II Society (1993) | Samuel L. Jackson & Jada Pinkett-Smith |
27.90 | 84.3 | 84.30 | 56 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 8 | Commando (1985) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Bill Paxton |
35.10 | 123.6 | 202.40 | 25 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 9 | American Gigolo (1980) | Richard Gere | 26.70 | 128.6 | 128.60 | 29 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 83.3 | |
| 10 | Deep Cover (1992) Director |
Laurence Fishburne & Jeff Goldblum |
16.60 | 50.1 | 50.10 | 74 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 72.0 | |
| 11 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) Director |
Whoopi Goldberg & Kathy Najimy |
57.30 | 173.1 | 173.10 | 19 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 12 | Hoodlum (1997) Director |
Laurence Fishburne & Tim Roth |
23.50 | 64.0 | 64.00 | 82 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 66.3 | |
| 14 | Exit Wounds (2001) | Steven Seagal & DMX |
51.80 | 114.5 | 176.80 | 49 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 65.8 | |
| 13 | The Limey (1999) | Terence Stamp & Peter Fonda |
3.20 | 7.9 | 7.90 | 162 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 64.7 | |
| 15 | Dark Girls (2011) Film Festival Circuit Only Director |
Documentary | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 372 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 54.3 | |
| 16 | No Sudden Move (2021) HBO Max |
Benicio Del Toro | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 313 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 53.4 | |
| 15 | Mandy (2018) | Nicolas Cage | 1.20 | 1.7 | 1.90 | 199 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 52.7 | |
| 17 | Action Jackson (1988) | Carl Weathers & Craig T. Nelson |
20.30 | 61.6 | 61.60 | 48 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 52.7 | |
| 18 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) | 50 Cent & Joy Bryant |
31.00 | 60.5 | 60.50 | 93 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 50.1 | |
| 19 | Light Girls (2015) Film Festival Circuit Only Director |
Documentary | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 286 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.6 | |
| 20 | A Rage in Harlem (1991) Director |
Forest Whitaker & Gregory Hines |
10.40 | 31.0 | 31.00 | 93 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 48.6 | |
| 21 | National Security (2003) | Martin Lawrence & Steve Zahn |
36.40 | 75.4 | 113.40 | 76 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 48.5 | |
| 22 | Beyond The Silence (2016) Limited Release |
Bill Cobbs | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 443 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
| 23 | The Go-Getter (2007) | Zooey Deschanel | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 426 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | |
| 24 | The Cemetery Club (1993) Director |
Ellen Burstyn | 6.00 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 133 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 36.6 | |
| 25 | Never Again (2001) | Jill Clayburgh | 0.30 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 245 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.3 | |
| 27 | Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (2000) Showtime Movies |
Jim Belushi & Gregory Hines |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 389 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.0 | |
| 26 | Restored Me (2016) Limited Release |
Richard T. Jones | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 447 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.0 | |
| 29 | Premonition (2023) | Vhelma Richardson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 308 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.0 | |
| 28 | Freaky Deaky (2012) | Christian Slater | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 443 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 30.1 | |
| 29 | High Flying Bird (2019) Netflix |
Directed by Steven Soderbergh | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 412 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.2 | |
| 30 | Bad Country (2014) | Matt Dillon & Willem Dafoe |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 411 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.8 | |
| 31 | No Man's Land (1987) | Charlie Sheen & D.B. Sweeney |
2.90 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 130 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 22.3 | |
| 32 | American Satan (2017) | Malcolm McDowell | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 334 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.3 | |
| 33 | Street of No Return (1989) | Keith Carradine & Directed by Sam Fuller |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 259 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.6 | |
| 34 | Not Easily Broken (2009) Director |
Morris Chestnut & Taraji P. Henson |
10.60 | 17.6 | 17.90 | 134 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 16.3 | |
| 35 | Henry's Crime (2010) | Keanu Reeves & James Caan |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.30 | 249 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.4 | |
| 37 | Love and a Bullet (2002) | Ben Ramsey | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 302 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.2 | |
| 39 | Fever (1999) Limited Release |
Henry Thomas | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 378 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.7 | |
| 38 | The Big Bang (2010) | Antonio Banderas | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 359 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.5 | |
| 39 | Foolish (1999) | Eddie Griffin & Master P |
6.00 | 14.9 | 14.90 | 142 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 11.3 | |
| 40 | Susan's Plan (1998) | Dan Aykroyd | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 335 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.5 | |
| 41 | Yellow (2006) | D.B. Sweeney | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 455 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.1 | |
| 42 | Cover (2007) Director |
Aunjanue Ellis & Razaaq Adoti |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 299 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.5 | |
| 43 | Hollow Point (2019) Video On Demand |
Jay Mohr | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 226 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.0 |
Bill Duke Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
S
Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
Hugh Jackman &
Halle Berry
872.60
Red Dragon (2002)
Anthony Hopkins &
Edward Norton
450.90
Bird on a Wire (1990)
Mel Gibson &
Goldie Hawn
409.90
Payback (1999)
Mel Gibson
399.30
Predator (1987)
Arnold Schwarzenegger &
Carl Weathers
365.80
Commando (1985)
Arnold Schwarzenegger &
Bill Paxton
202.40
Exit Wounds (2001)
Steven Seagal &
DMX
176.80
National Security (2003)
Martin Lawrence &
Steve Zahn
113.40
Not Easily Broken (2009)
Director
Morris Chestnut &
Taraji P. Henson
17.90
Mandy (2018)
Nicolas Cage
1.90
Henry's Crime (2010)
Keanu Reeves &
James Caan
0.30
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) | Hugh Jackman & Halle Berry |
872.60 | |
| Red Dragon (2002) | Anthony Hopkins & Edward Norton |
450.90 | |
| Bird on a Wire (1990) | Mel Gibson & Goldie Hawn |
409.90 | |
| Payback (1999) | Mel Gibson | 399.30 | |
| Predator (1987) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Carl Weathers |
365.80 | |
| Commando (1985) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Bill Paxton |
202.40 | |
| Exit Wounds (2001) | Steven Seagal & DMX |
176.80 | |
| National Security (2003) | Martin Lawrence & Steve Zahn |
113.40 | |
| Not Easily Broken (2009) Director |
Morris Chestnut & Taraji P. Henson |
17.90 | |
| Mandy (2018) | Nicolas Cage | 1.90 | |
| Henry's Crime (2010) | Keanu Reeves & James Caan |
0.30 |
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