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Charles Grodin (1935-2021) was an American actor, comedian and author. Grodin began his acting career in the 1960s. He is best known for 1972’s The Heartbreak Kid, 1978’s Heaven Can Wait, 1993’s Dave and 1988’s Midnight Run. His IMDb page shows 70 acting credits since from 1954 and 2017. This page will rank Charles Grodin 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.
Charles Grodin 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
1968
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
1978
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
AA Best Picture Nom
1970
Catch-22 (1970)
1980
Seems Like Old Times (1980)
1993
Dave (1993)
1988
Midnight Run (1988)
1976
King Kong (1976)
1981
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
1972
The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
1992
Beethoven (1992)
1993
Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
2014
While We're Young (2014)
1984
The Woman in Red (1984)
1990
Taking Care of Business (1990)
1980
It's My Turn (1980)
1981
The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
1974
11 Harrowhouse (1974)
1993
Heart and Souls (1993)
1993
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
1979
Real Life (1979)
1984
The Lonely Guy (1984)
1994
Clifford (1994)
1988
The Couch Trip (1988)
1979
Sunburn (1979)
1987
Ishtar (1987)
1977
Thieves (1977)
2014
The Humbling (2014)
1988
You Can't Hurry Love (1988)
2016
The Comedian (2016)
1994
It Runs in the Family/My Summer Story (1994)
2006
The Ex (2006)
1986
Last Resort (1986)
1985
Movers & Shakers (1985)
2017
An Imperfect Murder (2017)
1964
Sex and the College Girl (1964)
Charles Grodin Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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- Sort Charles Grodin 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 |
| 2 | Rosemary's Baby (1968) | Mia Farrow & John Cassavetes |
42.90 | 384.4 | 384.40 | 8 | 89 | 02 / 01 | 98.9 | |
| 1 | Heaven Can Wait (1978) AA Best Picture Nom |
Warren Beatty & James Mason |
81.60 | 409.9 | 409.90 | 5 | 71 | 09 / 01 | 98.2 | |
| 3 | Catch-22 (1970) | Alan Arkin & Martin Balsam |
37.90 | 287.1 | 287.10 | 10 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 97.1 | |
| 5 | Seems Like Old Times (1980) | Goldie Hawn & Chevy Chase |
44.00 | 198.8 | 198.80 | 19 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 6 | Dave (1993) | Kevin Kline & Sigourney Weaver |
63.30 | 179.6 | 271.80 | 16 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 7 | Midnight Run (1988) | Robert De Niro | 38.40 | 109.8 | 233.30 | 28 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 89.9 | |
| 7 | King Kong (1976) | Jeff Bridges & Jessica Lange |
108.60 | 599.3 | 599.30 | 3 | 52 | 02 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 8 | The Great Muppet Caper (1981) | Jack Warden & Muppets |
31.20 | 131.9 | 131.90 | 24 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 9 | The Heartbreak Kid (1972) | Cybill Shepherd & Eddie Albert |
16.80 | 115.8 | 115.80 | 25 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 85.3 | |
| 10 | Beethoven (1992) | Dean Jones | 57.10 | 161.7 | 416.80 | 26 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 11 | Beethoven's 2nd (1993) | Bonnie Hunt & Nicholle Tom |
53.40 | 151.7 | 151.70 | 23 | 48 | 01 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 12 | While We're Young (2014) | Ben Stiller & Adam Driver |
7.60 | 10.9 | 24.90 | 144 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 70.0 | |
| 15 | The Woman in Red (1984) | Gene Wilder & Kelly LeBrock |
25.30 | 88.5 | 88.50 | 42 | 50 | 01 / 01 | 66.9 | |
| 13 | Taking Care of Business (1990) | Jim Belushi & Hector Elizondo |
20.00 | 55.6 | 55.60 | 63 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 66.4 | |
| 14 | It's My Turn (1980) | Jill Clayburgh & Michael Douglas |
13.60 | 61.5 | 61.50 | 58 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 65.2 | |
| 18 | The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) | Lily Tomlin | 20.30 | 85.6 | 85.60 | 42 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 63.1 | |
| 16 | 11 Harrowhouse (1974) | Candice Bergen | 3.00 | 19.0 | 19.00 | 86 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 60.3 | |
| 17 | Heart and Souls (1993) | Robert Downey Jr. | 16.60 | 47.1 | 47.10 | 84 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 59.6 | |
| 19 | So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) | Mike Myers & Nancy Travis |
11.60 | 32.9 | 32.90 | 99 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 57.5 | |
| 20 | Real Life (1979) | Albert Brooks | 0.80 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 148 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 49.0 | |
| 21 | The Lonely Guy (1984) | Steve Martin | 5.70 | 20.0 | 20.00 | 104 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 30.8 | |
| 23 | Clifford (1994) | Martin Short | 7.40 | 21.3 | 21.30 | 127 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 28.7 | |
| 24 | The Couch Trip (1988) | Walter Matthau & Dan Aykroyd |
11.00 | 31.5 | 31.50 | 85 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 28.3 | |
| 22 | Sunburn (1979) | Farrah Fawcett & Art Carney |
2.40 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 107 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 28.3 | |
| 25 | Ishtar (1987) | Warren Beatty & Dustin Hoffman |
14.40 | 43.2 | 43.20 | 69 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 27.3 | |
| 26 | Thieves (1977) | Hector Elizondo & Mercedes McCambridge |
2.70 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 100 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 20.9 | |
| 27 | The Humbling (2014) | Al Pacino | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 359 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | |
| 28 | You Can't Hurry Love (1988) | Kristy McNichol | 9.30 | 26.7 | 26.70 | 92 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 14.7 | |
| 29 | The Comedian (2016) | Robert DeNiro & Danny DeVito |
1.70 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 204 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 11.0 | |
| 30 | It Runs in the Family/My Summer Story (1994) | Mary Steenburgen | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 234 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.9 | |
| 31 | The Ex (2006) | Jason Bateman & Zach Braff |
3.10 | 5.5 | 9.20 | 199 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 3.4 | |
| 32 | Last Resort (1986) | Jon Lovitz | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 237 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.2 | |
| 33 | Movers & Shakers (1985) | Steve Martin & Walter Matthau |
0.40 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 176 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 2.1 | |
| 34 | An Imperfect Murder (2017) | Alec Baldwin | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 462 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 1.5 | |
| 35 | Sex and the College Girl (1964) | John Gabriel | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 166 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 1.0 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Charles Grodin
1. Charles Grodin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1935.
2. Charles Grodin’s film debut was an uncredited bit part in Disney’s 1954 film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
3. Charles Grodin admitted in a 2006 interview on Late Show with David Letterman (1993) that the surly attitude he adopts on talk shows is an act he developed in order to be a more interesting guest. According to Grodin, he was scheduled to make his first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) in 1973, and was to be in the segment immediately following Diana Ross performing a medley of her hits. Realizing that he would bomb if he followed her as himself, he adopted this churlish character who has little patience for the questions of the host. Carson loved it and it became his trademark.
4. Charles Grodin auditioned as Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate (1967), but was never offered the role. Mike Nichols still offered him a role in Catch-22 (1970), which he was already scheduled to direct at the time.
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R.I.P. Charles
Hey Mike….right there with you….Rest in Peace Mr. Charles Grodin.
oh no, that is sad. We recently saw him in “Midnight Run” and I am of the opinion that if another actor had played his part the movie would not have been anywhere near as good. Rest in peace.
Hey Mary…..I agree with you 100%…..he was perfect in Midnight Run…and held his own against the great DeNiro. RIP.