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Barry Levinson (1942-) is an Oscar®-winning American writer, director and producer. Levinson is known for 1982’s Diner; 1984’s The Natural ; 1987’s Good Morning, Vietnam; Bugsy; and 1997’s Wag the Dog. He won the Academy Award® for Best Director for 1988’s Rain Man, which also won the Oscar® for Best Picture His IMDb page shows over 100 credits since 1978. This page will rank Barry Levinson 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 were not included in the rankings.
Barry Levinson 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
1988
Rain Man (1988)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Director Win
1979
And Justice for All (1979)
AA Best Writing Nom
1987
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
1976
Silent Movie (1976)
1991
Bugsy (1991)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Nom
1984
The Natural (1984)
1994
Disclosure (1994)
1977
High Anxiety (1977)
1997
Wag the Dog (1997)
Director
1996
Sleepers (1996)
Director
1982
Diner (1982)
AA Best Writing Nom
1982
Best Friends (1982)
1987
Tin Men (1987)
Director
2001
Bandits (2001)
1990
Avalon (1990)
AA Best Writing Nom
1985
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
1980
Inside Moves (1980)
1999
Liberty Heights (1999)
Director
2010
You Don't Know Jack (2010)
HBO Movie
1984
Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
2017
The Wizard Of Lies (2017)
HBO Movie
1998
Sphere (1998)
2018
Paterno (2018)
HBO Movie
2012
The Bay (2012)
2006
Man of the Year (2006)
2000
An Everlasting Piece (2000)
1992
Toys (1992)
2025
The Alto Knights (2025)
Director
2008
What Just Happened (2008)
1994
Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
2014
The Humbling (2014)
2004
Envy (2004)
2015
Rock The Kasbah (2015)
Barry Levinson 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 Barry Levinson movies by his co-stars
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- Sort Barry Levinson 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 Barry Levinson movie received.
- Sort Barry Levinson movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR 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 | Rain Man (1988) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Director Win |
Dustin Hoffman & Tom Cruise |
177.80 | 540.8 | 1,094.4 | 1 | 79 | 08 / 04 | 99.8 | |
| 3 | And Justice for All (1979) AA Best Writing Nom |
Al Pacino & Written by Levinson |
38.40 | 191.3 | 191.3 | 23 | 83 | 02 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 2 | Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) | Robin Williams & Forest Whitaker |
123.90 | 396.2 | 396.2 | 4 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.4 | |
| 4 | Silent Movie (1976) | Mel Brooks & Written by Levinson |
36.10 | 212.1 | 212.1 | 14 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.4 | |
| 5 | Bugsy (1991) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Warren Beatty & Annette Bening |
49.10 | 145.8 | 145.8 | 24 | 76 | 10 / 02 | 96.2 | |
| 6 | The Natural (1984) | Robert Redford & Robert Duvall |
48.00 | 178.4 | 178.4 | 15 | 74 | 04 / 00 | 94.9 | |
| 7 | Disclosure (1994) | Michael Douglas & Demi Moore |
83.00 | 254.3 | 655.7 | 14 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 8 | High Anxiety (1977) | Mel Brooks & Written by Levinson |
31.10 | 174.1 | 174.1 | 28 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 9 | Wag the Dog (1997) Director |
Dustin Hoffman & Robert De Niro |
43.10 | 117.3 | 175.0 | 50 | 79 | 02 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 10 | Sleepers (1996) Director |
Brad Pitt & Robert DeNiro |
53.30 | 150.8 | 468.4 | 29 | 67 | 01 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 11 | Diner (1982) AA Best Writing Nom |
Steve Guttenberg & Mickey Rourke |
14.10 | 59.9 | 59.9 | 49 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 83.8 | |
| 12 | Best Friends (1982) | Burt Reynolds & Written by Levinson |
36.80 | 156.6 | 156.6 | 19 | 51 | 01 / 00 | 82.2 | |
| 13 | Tin Men (1987) Director |
Richard Dreyfuss & Danny DeVito |
25.40 | 81.2 | 81.2 | 46 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 80.7 | |
| 14 | Bandits (2001) | Bruce Willis & Billy Bob Thornton |
41.60 | 92.0 | 149.6 | 58 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 15 | Avalon (1990) AA Best Writing Nom |
Aidan Quinn & Elizabeth Perkins |
15.70 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 76 | 73 | 04 / 00 | 76.5 | |
| 16 | Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) | Nicholas Rowe & Alan Cox |
19.70 | 69.5 | 69.5 | 46 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 75.1 | |
| 17 | Inside Moves (1980) | John Savage & Written by Levinson |
2.30 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 131 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 67.7 | |
| 18 | Liberty Heights (1999) Director |
Adrien Brody & Bebe Neuwirth |
3.70 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 160 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 66.5 | |
| 19 | You Don't Know Jack (2010) HBO Movie |
Al Pacino | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 310 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
| 20 | Unfaithfully Yours (1984) | Dudley Moore & Written by Levinson |
19.90 | 74.1 | 74.1 | 54 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 55.9 | |
| 21 | The Wizard Of Lies (2017) HBO Movie |
Robert DeNiro | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 478 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.3 | |
| 23 | Sphere (1998) | Dustin Hoffman & Sharon Stone |
37.00 | 98.7 | 186.6 | 56 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 44.4 | |
| 22 | Paterno (2018) HBO Movie |
Al Pacino | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 378 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 43.7 | |
| 24 | The Bay (2012) | Kristen Connolly | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 454 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.1 | |
| 26 | Man of the Year (2006) | Robin Williams & Laura Linney |
37.30 | 70.9 | 78.3 | 82 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 38.8 | |
| 25 | An Everlasting Piece (2000) | Hans Zimmer | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 263 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.3 | |
| 27 | Toys (1992) | Robin Williams & Michael Gambon |
23.30 | 70.1 | 70.1 | 54 | 39 | 02 / 00 | 34.2 | |
| 29 | The Alto Knights (2025) Director |
Robert De Niro & Debra Messing |
6.10 | 6.1 | 10.2 | 110 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 24.1 | |
| 29 | What Just Happened (2008) | Robert DeNiro & Bruce Willis |
1.10 | 1.9 | 11.7 | 201 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 21.9 | |
| 30 | Jimmy Hollywood (1994) | Joe Pesci & Christian Slater |
3.80 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 149 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 21.1 | |
| 31 | The Humbling (2014) | Al Pacino | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 304 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.1 | |
| 32 | Envy (2004) | Ben Stiller & Jack Black |
13.60 | 27.3 | 29.3 | 126 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 3.0 | |
| 33 | Rock The Kasbah (2015) | Bill Murray & Bruce Willis |
3.00 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 154 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 1.1 |
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Possibly Interesting Facts About Barry Levinson
1. Barry Levinson was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1942.
2. Barry Levinson has directed 6 different actors in Oscar®-nominated performances: Glenn Close, Warren Beatty, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams. Hoffman won an Oscar® for his performance in Levinson’s Rain Man (1988).
3. Barry Levinson’s films often take place in the past: Diner (1982); The Natural (1984) ; Good Morning, Vietnam (1987); Bugsy (1991); Avalon (1990); Sleepers (1996) and An Everlasting Piece (2000).
4. Barry Levinson met and interviewed the late John Lennon in New York City, in 1980.
5. Barry Levinson has 6 Oscar® nominations for 5 different movies. 3 for writing, 2 for directing and 1 for producing.
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I have seen 7 Barry Levinson movies.
The HIGHEST ranked movie I have seen is Rain Man.
The highest ranked movie I have NOT seen is Bugsy.
The LOWEST ranked movie I have seen is Bandits.
Favourite Barry Levinson Movies:
Rain Man
Silent Movie
The Natural
Other Barry Levinson Movies I Have Seen:
Good Morning, Vietnam
High Anxiety
Wag the Dog
Bandits
Hey Flora….thanks for the thoughts on Barry Levinson…..he is somewhat of a local hero around here….granted…Baltimore is a ways from Va Beach (about 4 hours)…..but Baltimore has had an influence on our area for awhile. I have seen 28 of his movies…or 4 times your tally. I like all of your favorites…..and I have seen all of your “other” movies. Good stuff as always.
Good new page. Mr. Levinson is somebody my family knows, though I have not personally met him, but my grandparents spoke highly of him and his family. His Avalon apparently has many connections to their lives as well.
Hey Taylor….that is awesome that your family knows Barry Levinson. Avalon is a very good movie….and now I will associate that movie with your grandparents. Thanks for sharing that information.