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Billy Crystal (1948-) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, director, and television host. He gained prominence in the 1970s and 80s for television roles on Soap and as a cast member and frequent host of Saturday Night Live. He then became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in many critical and box office successes. His IMDb page shows 72 acting credits since 19975. In the table below, Ultimate Movie Rankings ranks 28 of his movies in 6 different sortable columns. Television roles and movies not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings on the table.
Billy Crystal 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
2001
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
1989
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
2013
Monsters University (2013)
1991
City Slickers (1991)
1999
Analyze This (1999)
1987
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
1987
The Princess Bride (1987)
2001
America's Sweethearts (2001)
1986
Running Scared (1986)
1984
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
1994
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
1996
Hamlet (1996)
2004
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Voice Only
1995
Forget Paris (1995)
1997
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
2001
61* (2001)
HBO Movie
2012
Parental Guidance (2012)
1992
Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
2021
Here Today (2021)
2010
Tooth Fairy (2010)
2002
Analyze That (2002)
2000
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
1988
Memories of Me (1988)
2010
I'm Still Here (2010)
1997
Fathers' Day (1997)
2012
Small Apartments (2012)
2018
Untogether (2018)
1998
My Giant (1998)
1978
Rabbit Test (1978)
2016
The Comedian (2016)
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| 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 | Monsters, Inc. (2001) | James Coburn & John Goodman |
278.90 | 617.0 | 1,220.70 | 3 | 88 | 04 / 01 | 99.0 | |
| 2 | When Harry Met Sally... (1989) | Meg Ryan & Rob Reiner |
92.80 | 292.3 | 292.30 | 12 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 97.9 | |
| 3 | Monsters University (2013) | John Goodman | 268.50 | 412.8 | 1,144.30 | 7 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 4 | City Slickers (1991) | Jack Palance & Jake Gyllenhaal |
124.00 | 368.3 | 531.60 | 5 | 69 | 01 / 01 | 94.9 | |
| 5 | Analyze This (1999) | Robert DeNiro & Directed by Harold Ramis |
106.90 | 264.0 | 437.00 | 18 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.1 | |
| 7 | Throw Momma from the Train (1987) | Anne Ramsey & Danny DeVito |
57.90 | 185.2 | 185.20 | 13 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 6 | The Princess Bride (1987) | Peter Falk & Directed by Rob Reiner |
30.90 | 98.7 | 99.30 | 39 | 88 | 01 / 00 | 89.9 | |
| 9 | America's Sweethearts (2001) | Julia Roberts & John Cusack |
93.60 | 207.1 | 305.70 | 23 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 9 | Running Scared (1986) | Gregory Hines | 38.50 | 129.7 | 129.70 | 27 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 10 | This Is Spinal Tap (1984) | Rob Reiner & Anjelica Huston |
4.50 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 115 | 91 | 00 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 13 | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) | Daniel Stern & Jack Palance |
43.60 | 133.6 | 133.60 | 32 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 79.2 | |
| 12 | Hamlet (1996) | Kenneth Branagh & Julie Christie |
4.70 | 13.3 | 47.60 | 153 | 83 | 04 / 00 | 76.5 | |
| 12 | Howl's Moving Castle (2004) Voice Only |
Christian Bale & Lauren Bacall |
4.70 | 9.5 | 473.40 | 167 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 76.3 | |
| 14 | Forget Paris (1995) | Debra Winger | 33.20 | 95.3 | 95.30 | 53 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 73.2 | |
| 15 | Deconstructing Harry (1997) | Woody Allen & Judy Davis |
10.70 | 29.1 | 35.60 | 113 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 66.5 | |
| 14 | 61* (2001) HBO Movie |
Anthony Michael Hall | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 311 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 66.4 | |
| 17 | Parental Guidance (2012) | Bette Midler | 77.30 | 121.3 | 188.10 | 40 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 60.1 | |
| 16 | Mr. Saturday Night (1992) | Jerry Lewis & Helen Hunt |
13.40 | 40.2 | 40.20 | 84 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 50.7 | |
| 18 | Here Today (2021) | Tiffany Haddish & Sharon Stone |
1.90 | 2.2 | 2.20 | 96 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 42.9 | |
| 20 | Tooth Fairy (2010) | Dwayne Johnson & Julie Andrews |
60.00 | 95.1 | 178.20 | 57 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 39.2 | |
| 22 | Analyze That (2002) | Robert DeNiro & Directed by Harold Ramis |
32.10 | 69.2 | 118.50 | 82 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 37.6 | |
| 25 | The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) | Robert DeNiro & Rene Russo |
26.00 | 60.3 | 81.50 | 87 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 29.8 | |
| 22 | Memories of Me (1988) | Alan King | 4.00 | 12.1 | 12.10 | 131 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 29.3 | |
| 23 | I'm Still Here (2010) | Joaquin Phoenix | 0.40 | 0.6 | 1.20 | 210 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.6 | |
| 27 | Fathers' Day (1997) | Robin Williams | 28.60 | 77.9 | 96.90 | 72 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 25.7 | |
| 25 | Small Apartments (2012) | James Caan | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 344 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.0 | |
| 27 | Untogether (2018) | Ben Mendelsohn | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 370 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.7 | |
| 28 | My Giant (1998) | Billy Crystal & Gheorghe Muresan |
8.10 | 21.5 | 21.50 | 128 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 19.3 | |
| 29 | Rabbit Test (1978) | Roddy McDowall | 10.40 | 55.8 | 55.80 | 56 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 12.7 | |
| 29 | The Comedian (2016) | Robert DeNiro & Danny DeVito |
1.70 | 2.4 | 2.40 | 204 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.9 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Billy Crystal
1. William Edward Crystal was born in Manhattan (New York City) and raised in The Bronx.
2. Billy Crystal earned a baseball scholarship at Marshall University. Sadly, he never got to play baseball because the program was suspended during his freshman year.
3. Billy Crystal left Marshall after one year. He enrolled and graduated from New York University with a film and television directing degree. One of his instructors was Martin Scorsese, while Oliver Stone and Christopher Guest were among his classmates.
4. Billy Crystal was cast as Rob Reiner’s best friend in the All in the Family (1971) episode, All in the Family: New Year’s Wedding (1976), and became his best friend in real life. They would later make the classic movies The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally…. and This Is Spinal Tap.
5. Billy Crystal was scheduled to appear on the first episode of NBC Saturday Night on October 11, 1975 (The show was later renamed Saturday Night Live on March 26, 1977), but his sketch was cut.
6. Billy Crystal is a partial owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks, and is a long time and huge fan of the New York Yankees. Crystal spent $400,00 on a game used Mickey Mantle baseball glove.
7. Billy Crystal has been married one time. He has been married to Janice Crystal since 1970. They have two children. Younger daughter, Lindsay Crystal, is a filmmaker.
8. Billy Crystal was Pixar’s first choice to provide the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story movies. Crystal turned them down. He has said this was the worst career decision he has ever made. He did not make the same mistake when Pixar offered him a voice role in Monsters, Inc.
9. In 1986, Billy Crystal started hosting Comic Relief on HBO with Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg. Founded by Bob Zmuda, Comic Relief raises money for homeless people in the United States.
10. Check out Billy Crystal’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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I saw 16 including top 10. 10s and favorite when harry met sally, monsters inc (my top rated anime). 9 and favorite: princess bride, and Americas sweathearts. 2 hidden gems: running scared and city slickers , both 8s. I love billy crystal but I thought his over the top role in princess bride kept it from being a 10.
Bruce, I wasn’t sure if this page was old or new, maybe you should have a separate section at the top for newest pages and another section for revised or updated pages.
I’ve seen 14 of the 28 films on the chart, that’s not too bad. Favorites are City Slickers 1-2, Monsters Inc, Monsters University, Running Scared, This is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride and Howls Moving Castle.
I enjoyed the two City Slickers films but I wasn’t too fond of the Analyze This Analyze That comedies. Hollywood’s Italian gangsters and their ‘badabing badabang’ way of talking was starting to get on my nerves. I couldn’t watch more than a few minutes of The Sopranos before quickly switching to another channel.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve….yeah this was a new page (now it is the second newest page). I figured since it was Avengers week….that I should have all the Avenger UMR links at the top…..that strategy really worked as this was an incredible weekend for views at UMR. In a few more days the main header will go back to the regular size/links.
You are at 14…..right at 50%….pretty good percentage. I am at 22.I like all of your favorites. Howl’s Moving Castle is a wonderful film….so visually unusual…some of those images have stuck with me for years. I was not a huge fan of the Analyze movies either….saw the first one in theaters….and left with a “it’s ok” feeling about it. Avoided the sequel for years until I finally saw it. Good point about The Sopranos….I was just having a conversation about that show this morning…I guy I work with (GeorgeHoF18) loved that show…..and is capable of talking about it for hours and hours. Good stuff as always.