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Buck Henry (1930-2020) was an Oscar® nominated American actor, director and writer. Greene was nominated for an Oscar® nomination for Best Director for 1978’s Heaven Can Wait and Best Writer for 1967’s The Graduate. His IMDb page shows over 100 assorted credits from 1959 to 2019. This page will rank Buck Henry 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. Many of his low budget, not seen in theaters, movies were excluded from the rankings.
Buck Henry 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
1967
The Graduate (1967)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Writing Nom

1978
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Nom

1972
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Writer

1970
Catch-22 (1970)
Writer

1970
The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
Writer

1993
Grumpy Old Men (1993)

1968
Candy (1968)
Writer

1992
The Player (1992)

1991
Defending Your Life (1991)

1995
To Die For (1995)
Writer

1976
The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)

1993
Short Cuts (1993)

1971
Taking Off (1971)

1968
The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)

1980
Gloria (1980)

1959
The Bridge (1959)

1984
Protocol (1984)
Writer

1995
Harrison Bergeron (1995)
Showtime Movies

1992
The Linguini Incident (1992)

1982
Eating Raoul (1982)

2011
A Bird Of The Air (2011)

1973
The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
Writer

1998
Curtain Call (1998)
Starz!

1987
Aria (1987)

1997
The Real Blonde (1997)

2000
Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000)

1990
Tune in Tomorrow... (1990)

1979
Old Boyfriends (1979)

1980
First Family (1980)
Director

2014
The Humbling (2014)
Writer

2004
The Last Shot (2004)

1998
I'm Losing You (1998)

1989
Rude Awakening (1989)

1988
Hot to Trot (1988)

1999
Breakfast of Champions (1999)

1997
1999 (1997)

2001
Town & Country (2001)
Writer

1993
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)

Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
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1967 | The Graduate (1967) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Writing Nom |
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1978 | Heaven Can Wait (1978) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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1972 | What's Up, Doc? (1972) Writer |
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1970 | Catch-22 (1970) Writer |
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1970 | The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) Writer |
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1993 | Grumpy Old Men (1993) | ![]() |
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1968 | Candy (1968) Writer |
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1992 | The Player (1992) | ![]() |
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1991 | Defending Your Life (1991) | ![]() |
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1995 | To Die For (1995) Writer |
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1976 | The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976) | ![]() |
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1993 | Short Cuts (1993) | ![]() |
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1971 | Taking Off (1971) | ![]() |
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1968 | The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968) | ![]() |
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1980 | Gloria (1980) | ![]() |
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1959 | The Bridge (1959) | ![]() |
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1984 | Protocol (1984) Writer |
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1995 | Harrison Bergeron (1995) Showtime Movies |
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1992 | The Linguini Incident (1992) | ![]() |
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1982 | Eating Raoul (1982) | ![]() |
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2011 | A Bird Of The Air (2011) | ![]() |
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1973 | The Day of the Dolphin (1973) Writer |
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1998 | Curtain Call (1998) Starz! |
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1987 | Aria (1987) | ![]() |
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1997 | The Real Blonde (1997) | ![]() |
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2000 | Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000) | ![]() |
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1990 | Tune in Tomorrow... (1990) | ![]() |
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1979 | Old Boyfriends (1979) | ![]() |
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1980 | First Family (1980) Director |
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2014 | The Humbling (2014) Writer |
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2004 | The Last Shot (2004) | ![]() |
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1998 | I'm Losing You (1998) | ![]() |
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1989 | Rude Awakening (1989) | ![]() |
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1988 | Hot to Trot (1988) | ![]() |
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1999 | Breakfast of Champions (1999) | ![]() |
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1997 | 1999 (1997) | ![]() |
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2001 | Town & Country (2001) Writer |
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1993 | Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) | ![]() |
Buck Henry 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 Buck Henry movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Buck Henry movie won.
Sort Buck Henry 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 Graduate (1967) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Writing Nom |
Dustin Hoffman & Anne Bancroft |
103.50 | 1,004.8 | 1,878.80 | 1 | 85 | 07 / 01 | 99.4 | |
2 | Heaven Can Wait (1978) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Warren Beatty & James Mason |
81.60 | 409.9 | 409.90 | 5 | 71 | 09 / 01 | 98.2 | |
3 | What's Up, Doc? (1972) Writer |
Barbra Streisand & Ryan O'Neal |
72.70 | 502.7 | 502.70 | 3 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 97.9 | |
4 | Catch-22 (1970) Writer |
Alan Arkin & Orson Welles |
37.90 | 287.1 | 287.10 | 10 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 97.0 | |
5 | The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) Writer |
Barbra Streisand & George Segal |
35.30 | 267.5 | 267.50 | 11 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.5 | |
6 | Grumpy Old Men (1993) | Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau |
70.20 | 199.2 | 199.20 | 14 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.4 | |
7 | Candy (1968) Writer |
Marlon Brando & James Coburn |
21.10 | 188.9 | 188.90 | 13 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
8 | The Player (1992) | Whoopi Goldberg & Tim Robbins |
21.70 | 61.5 | 81.80 | 57 | 86 | 03 / 00 | 86.2 | |
9 | Defending Your Life (1991) | Albert Brooks & Meryl Streep |
16.40 | 45.7 | 45.70 | 69 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 81.5 | |
10 | To Die For (1995) Writer |
Nicole Kidman & Matt Dillon |
21.30 | 57.5 | 57.50 | 77 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 81.1 | |
11 | The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976) | David Bowie & Rip Torn |
7.80 | 42.9 | 42.90 | 67 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 80.0 | |
12 | Short Cuts (1993) | Julianne Moore & Directed by Robert Altman |
6.10 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 132 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 78.7 | |
13 | Taking Off (1971) | Directed by Milos Forman | 2.30 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 110 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
14 | The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968) | Paul Newman & Sylva Koscina |
10.00 | 89.7 | 89.70 | 36 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 67.7 | |
15 | Gloria (1980) | Gena Rowlands & Buck Henry |
3.50 | 15.6 | 15.60 | 123 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 63.7 | |
16 | The Bridge (1959) | Volker Bohnet | 0.10 | 2.9 | 2.90 | 171 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 60.5 | |
17 | Protocol (1984) Writer |
Goldie Hawn & Chris Sarandon |
26.20 | 91.6 | 91.60 | 37 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 58.0 | |
18 | Harrison Bergeron (1995) Showtime Movies |
Christopher Plummer | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 306 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.9 | |
19 | The Linguini Incident (1992) | David Bowie & Rosanna Arquette |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 255 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.0 | |
20 | Eating Raoul (1982) | Paul Bartel | 1.10 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 131 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 43.9 | |
21 | A Bird Of The Air (2011) | Rachel Nichols | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 268 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.2 | |
22 | The Day of the Dolphin (1973) Writer |
George C. Scott & Trish Van Devere |
2.30 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 116 | 54 | 02 / 00 | 30.4 | |
23 | Curtain Call (1998) Starz! |
Michael Caine & Maggie Smith |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 349 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.3 | |
24 | Aria (1987) | John Hurt & Theresa Russell |
1.00 | 3.1 | 3.10 | 173 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 27.0 | |
25 | The Real Blonde (1997) | Kathleen Turner & Daryl Hannah |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 253 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.1 | |
26 | Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000) | Charlie Sheen | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 252 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.3 | |
27 | Tune in Tomorrow... (1990) | Barbara Hershey & Keanu Reeves |
1.80 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 154 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 19.5 | |
28 | Old Boyfriends (1979) | Talia Shire & John Belushi |
1.30 | 6.2 | 6.20 | 135 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 19.5 | |
29 | First Family (1980) Director |
Bob Newhart & Gilda Radner |
15.20 | 68.7 | 68.70 | 53 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 19.3 | |
30 | The Humbling (2014) Writer |
Al Pacino | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 313 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.3 | |
31 | The Last Shot (2004) | Matthew Broderick & Alec Baldwin |
0.50 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 226 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.2 | |
32 | I'm Losing You (1998) | Frank Langella & Daniel von Bargen |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 287 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.2 | |
33 | Rude Awakening (1989) | Cheech Marin & Eric Roberts |
3.20 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 129 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 9.7 | |
34 | Hot to Trot (1988) | Bobcat Goldthwait & Dabney Coleman |
6.40 | 18.4 | 18.40 | 113 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 5.6 | |
35 | Breakfast of Champions (1999) | Bruce Willis & Nick Nolte |
0.20 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 242 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.3 | |
36 | 1999 (1997) | Jennifer Garner | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 276 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.7 | |
37 | Town & Country (2001) Writer |
Warren Beatty & Diane Keaton |
6.70 | 14.0 | 21.60 | 141 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 2.3 | |
38 | Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) | Keanu Reeves & Uma Thurman |
1.70 | 4.9 | 4.90 | 170 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 1.4 |
Buck Henry 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 Graduate (1967)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Writing Nom
Dustin Hoffman &
Anne Bancroft
1,878.80
The Player (1992)
Whoopi Goldberg &
Tim Robbins
81.80
Town & Country (2001)
Writer
Warren Beatty &
Diane Keaton
21.60
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 Graduate (1967) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Writing Nom |
Dustin Hoffman & Anne Bancroft |
1,878.80 | |
The Player (1992) | Whoopi Goldberg & Tim Robbins |
81.80 | |
Town & Country (2001) Writer |
Warren Beatty & Diane Keaton |
21.60 |
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Buck Henry was as high as # 390 on the first Oracle list. However, that was in 2000 and he’s been gone since about 2010. Below is the list of the 35 Oscar winners he has appeared with, along every other actor. who was ever in the top 100 actors. Obviously, some of the Oscar winners have been in the top 100.
ALAN ARKIN Catch-22 (1970) AA
ALEC BALDWIN The Last Shot (2004)
ANJELICA HUSTON The Player (1992) AA
ANNE BANCROFT The Graduate (1967) AA
BRION JAMES The Player (1992)
BRUCE WILLIS Breakfast of Champions (1999)
BRUCE WILLIS The Player (1992)
BURGESS MEREDITH Grumpy Old Men (1993)
BURT REYNOLDS The Player (1992)
CASEY AFFLECK TO DIE FOR (1995) AA
CHARLTON HESTON Town & Country (2001) AA
CHER The Player (1992) AA
CHRISTOPHER LLOYD The Real Blonde (1997)
DEAN STOCKWELL The Player (1992)
DIANE KEATON Town & Country (2001) AA
DUSTIN HOFFMAN The Graduate (1967) AA
ED BEGLEY JR. Eating Raoul (1982)
ED BEGLEY JR. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
ED BEGLEY JR. I’m Losing You (1998)
ELLIOTT GOULD The Player (1992)
ERIC ROBERTS Rude Awakening (1989)
ERIC ROBERTS The Last Shot (2004)
FRANCES MCDORMAND Short Cuts (1993) AA
GEORGE C. SCOTT The Day of the Dolphin (1973) AA
GEORGE SEGAL The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
GEORGE SEGAL To Die For (1995)
GOLDIE HAWN Town & Country (2001) AA
JACK LEMMON Grumpy Old Men (1993) AA
JACK LEMMON Short Cuts (1993) AA
JACK LEMMON The Player (1992) AA
JACK WARDEN Heaven Can Wait (1978)
JAMES COBURN Candy (1968) AA
JAMES COBURN The Player (1992) AA
JAMES FRANCO A FULLER LIFE (2013)
JAMES MASON Heaven Can Wait (1978)
JEFF GOLDBLUM The Player (1992)
JOAQUIN PHOENIX TO DIE FOR (1995) AA
JOEL GREY THE PLAYER (1992) AA
JOHN CUSACK Serendipity (2001)
JOHN CUSACK The Player (1992)
JOHN HURT Aria (1987)
JOHN HURT Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
JON VOIGHT Catch-22 (1970) AA
JULIA ROBERTS The Player (1992) AA
JULIANNE MOORE Short Cuts (1993) AA
JULIE CHRISTIE Heaven Can Wait (1978) AA
KAREN BLACK The Player (1992)
KATHY BATES Taking Off (1971 ) AA
LEE GRANT Defending Your Life (1991) AA
LOUISE FLETCHER The Player (1992) AA
MALCOLM MCDOWELL The Player (1992)
MARLON BRANDO Candy (1968) AA
MARTIN BALSAM Catch-22 (1970) AA
MARTIN SHEEN Catch-22 (1970)
MERYL STREEP Defending Your Life (1991) AA
MICHAEL PAPAJOHN The Last Shot (2004)
NICK NOLTE Breakfast of Champions (1999)
NICK NOLTE The Player (1992)
NICOLE KIDMAN To Die For (1995) AA
ORSON WELLES Catch-22 (1970)
PAUL NEWMAN The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968) AA
PAUL SORVINO The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
PETER FALK The Player (1992)
PETER FALK Tune in Tomorrow… (1990)
RAY LIOTTA The Last Shot (2004)
RICHARD DREYFUSS The Graduate (1967) AA
RIP TORN Defending Your Life (1991)
RIP TORN First Family (1980)
RIP TORN The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Short Cuts (1993) AA
ROBERT WAGNER The Player (1992)
ROD STEIGER The Player (1992) AA
SALLY KIRKLAND The Player (1992)
STEVE BUSCEMI The Real Blonde (1997)
SUSAN SARANDON The Player (1992) AA
TERI GARR The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977)
TERI GARR The Player (1992)
TILDA SWINTON Aria (1987) AA
TIM ROBBINS Short Cuts (1993) AA
TIM ROBBINS The Player (1992) AA
TIM ROTH A FULLER LIFE (2013)
TOM SIZEMORE Rude Awakening (1989)
UDO KIER Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
VIVECA LINDFORS The Linguini Incident (1991)
WALTER MATTHAU Candy (1968) AA
WALTER MATTHAU Grumpy Old Men (1993) AA
WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Player (1992) AA