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Karl Urban (1972-) is a New Zealan actor. His IMDb page shows over 58 acting credits since 1991. This page will rank Karl Urban 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.
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Karl Urban 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
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
AA Best Picture Win

2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
AA Best Picture Nom

2009
Star Trek (2009)

2017
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

2013
Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013)

2016
Star Trek: Beyond (2016)

2004
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

2010
Red (2010)

2016
Pete's Dragon (2016)

2004
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

2013
Riddick (2013)

2022
The Sea Beast (2022)
Netflix
Voice Only

2012
Dredd (2012)

2006
Out of the Blue (2006)
Limited Release

1998
Heaven (1998)

2002
Ghost Ship (2002)

2000
The Price of Milk (2000)

2007
Pathfinder: Legend of the Ghost Warrior (2007)

1998
Via Satellite (1998)
Film Festival Circuit Only

2017
Acts of Vengeance (2017)
Limited Release

2013
Walking with Dinosaurs 3D (2013)

2005
Doom (2005)

2011
Priest (2011)

2018
Bent (2018)

2018
Hangman (2018)

2000
The Truth About Demons (2000)

2010
And Soon the Darkness (2010)
Limited Release

2014
The Loft (2014)

Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
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Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) AA Best Picture Win |
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2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) AA Best Picture Nom |
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2009 | Star Trek (2009) | ![]() |
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2017 | Thor: Ragnarok (2017) | ![]() |
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2013 | Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013) | ![]() |
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2016 | Star Trek: Beyond (2016) | ![]() |
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2004 | The Bourne Supremacy (2004) | ![]() |
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2010 | Red (2010) | ![]() |
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2016 | Pete's Dragon (2016) | ![]() |
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2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) | ![]() |
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2013 | Riddick (2013) | ![]() |
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2022 | The Sea Beast (2022) Netflix Voice Only |
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2012 | Dredd (2012) | ![]() |
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2006 | Out of the Blue (2006) Limited Release |
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1998 | Heaven (1998) | ![]() |
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2002 | Ghost Ship (2002) | ![]() |
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2000 | The Price of Milk (2000) | ![]() |
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2007 | Pathfinder: Legend of the Ghost Warrior (2007) | ![]() |
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1998 | Via Satellite (1998) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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2017 | Acts of Vengeance (2017) Limited Release |
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2013 | Walking with Dinosaurs 3D (2013) | ![]() |
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2005 | Doom (2005) | ![]() |
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2011 | Priest (2011) | ![]() |
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2018 | Bent (2018) | ![]() |
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2018 | Hangman (2018) | ![]() |
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2000 | The Truth About Demons (2000) | ![]() |
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2010 | And Soon the Darkness (2010) Limited Release |
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2014 | The Loft (2014) | ![]() |
Karl Urban 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.
Sort Karl Urban movies by co-stars of his movies.
Sort Karl Urban movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
Sort Karl Urban movies by yearly domestic box office rank
Sort Karl Urban movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Karl Urban movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Karl Urban movie won.
Sort Karl Urban 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 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) AA Best Picture Win |
Cate Blanchett & Viggo Mortensen |
371.00 | 723.0 | 2,169.00 | 2 | 91 | 11 / 11 | 100.0 | |
2 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) AA Best Picture Nom |
Elijah Wood & Ian McKellen |
334.00 | 676.6 | 1,858.70 | 2 | 92 | 06 / 02 | 99.7 | |
3 | Star Trek (2009) | Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto |
257.70 | 403.8 | 604.20 | 7 | 89 | 04 / 01 | 99.0 | |
4 | Thor: Ragnarok (2017) | Chris Hemsworth & Tom Hiddleston |
315.10 | 412.7 | 1,119.00 | 8 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 98.2 | |
5 | Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013) | Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto |
226.20 | 327.0 | 651.60 | 11 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 98.1 | |
6 | Star Trek: Beyond (2016) | Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto |
158.80 | 215.8 | 466.60 | 16 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.5 | |
7 | The Bourne Supremacy (2004) | Matt Damon & Julia Stiles |
176.20 | 333.5 | 545.90 | 9 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 97.2 | |
8 | Red (2010) | Bruce Willis & Morgan Freeman |
90.40 | 134.6 | 296.40 | 38 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
9 | Pete's Dragon (2016) | Bryce Dallas Howard & Robert Redford |
76.20 | 103.6 | 195.20 | 41 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 86.5 | |
10 | The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) | Vin Diesel & Judi Dench |
57.80 | 109.3 | 219.10 | 55 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 74.2 | |
11 | Riddick (2013) | Vin Diesel | 42.00 | 60.7 | 142.10 | 75 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 69.6 | |
12 | The Sea Beast (2022) Netflix Voice Only |
Dan Stevens | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 320 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 67.8 | |
13 | Dredd (2012) | Olivia Thirlby | 13.40 | 19.8 | 52.60 | 126 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 66.8 | |
14 | Out of the Blue (2006) Limited Release |
Matthew Sunderland | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 408 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.2 | |
15 | Heaven (1998) | Martin Donovan & Daniel Edwards |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 327 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 39.0 | |
16 | Ghost Ship (2002) | Julianna Margulies & Gabriel Byrne |
30.10 | 61.0 | 138.50 | 90 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 34.6 | |
17 | The Price of Milk (2000) | Danielle Cormack | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 253 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.2 | |
18 | Pathfinder: Legend of the Ghost Warrior (2007) | Clancy Brown | 10.20 | 17.5 | 52.90 | 139 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 26.6 | |
19 | Via Satellite (1998) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Jack Chan | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 285 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.4 | |
20 | Acts of Vengeance (2017) Limited Release |
Antonio Banderas | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.50 | 485 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 21.1 | |
21 | Walking with Dinosaurs 3D (2013) | Charlie Rowe & Karl Urban |
36.10 | 52.1 | 182.90 | 81 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 19.6 | |
22 | Doom (2005) | Karl Urban & Rosamund Pike |
28.20 | 51.8 | 102.80 | 98 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 19.3 | |
23 | Priest (2011) | Paul Bettany & Christopher Plummer |
29.10 | 43.2 | 116.00 | 102 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 18.8 | |
24 | Bent (2018) | Andy Garcia | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 380 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.4 | |
25 | Hangman (2018) | Al Pacino | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 402 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.7 | |
26 | The Truth About Demons (2000) | Katie Wolfe & Horror Movies |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 334 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.2 | |
27 | And Soon the Darkness (2010) Limited Release |
Amber Heard | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 346 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 8.0 | |
28 | The Loft (2014) | Karl Urban & James Marsden |
6.00 | 8.6 | 14.50 | 146 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 2.2 |
Karl Urban 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
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
AA Best Picture Win
Cate Blanchett &
Viggo Mortensen
2,169.00
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
AA Best Picture Nom
Elijah Wood &
Ian McKellen
1,858.70
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Chris Hemsworth &
Tom Hiddleston
1,119.00
Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013)
Chris Pine &
Zachary Quinto
651.60
Star Trek (2009)
Chris Pine &
Zachary Quinto
604.20
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Matt Damon &
Julia Stiles
545.90
Star Trek: Beyond (2016)
Chris Pine &
Zachary Quinto
466.60
Red (2010)
Bruce Willis &
Morgan Freeman
296.40
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
Vin Diesel &
Judi Dench
219.10
Pete's Dragon (2016)
Bryce Dallas Howard &
Robert Redford
195.20
Walking with Dinosaurs 3D (2013)
Charlie Rowe &
Karl Urban
182.90
Riddick (2013)
Vin Diesel
142.10
Ghost Ship (2002)
Julianna Margulies &
Gabriel Byrne
138.50
Priest (2011)
Paul Bettany &
Christopher Plummer
116.00
Doom (2005)
Karl Urban &
Rosamund Pike
102.80
Pathfinder: Legend of the Ghost Warrior (2007)
Clancy Brown
52.90
Dredd (2012)
Olivia Thirlby
52.60
The Loft (2014)
Karl Urban &
James Marsden
14.50
Acts of Vengeance (2017)
Limited Release
Antonio Banderas
0.50
Bent (2018)
Andy Garcia
0.20
Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) AA Best Picture Win |
Cate Blanchett & Viggo Mortensen |
2,169.00 | |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) AA Best Picture Nom |
Elijah Wood & Ian McKellen |
1,858.70 | |
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) | Chris Hemsworth & Tom Hiddleston |
1,119.00 | |
Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013) | Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto |
651.60 | |
Star Trek (2009) | Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto |
604.20 | |
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) | Matt Damon & Julia Stiles |
545.90 | |
Star Trek: Beyond (2016) | Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto |
466.60 | |
Red (2010) | Bruce Willis & Morgan Freeman |
296.40 | |
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) | Vin Diesel & Judi Dench |
219.10 | |
Pete's Dragon (2016) | Bryce Dallas Howard & Robert Redford |
195.20 | |
Walking with Dinosaurs 3D (2013) | Charlie Rowe & Karl Urban |
182.90 | |
Riddick (2013) | Vin Diesel | 142.10 | |
Ghost Ship (2002) | Julianna Margulies & Gabriel Byrne |
138.50 | |
Priest (2011) | Paul Bettany & Christopher Plummer |
116.00 | |
Doom (2005) | Karl Urban & Rosamund Pike |
102.80 | |
Pathfinder: Legend of the Ghost Warrior (2007) | Clancy Brown | 52.90 | |
Dredd (2012) | Olivia Thirlby | 52.60 | |
The Loft (2014) | Karl Urban & James Marsden |
14.50 | |
Acts of Vengeance (2017) Limited Release |
Antonio Banderas | 0.50 | |
Bent (2018) | Andy Garcia | 0.20 |
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