Want to know the best Danny Trejo movies? How about the worst Danny Trejo movies? Curious about Danny Trejo box office grosses or which Danny Trejo movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Danny Trejo movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Dan Trejo was born on May 16, 1944, in Los Angeles, California. Trejo has overcome lots of personal issues to become one of the busiest actors working today. His IMDb page shows over 405 acting credits since 1985. This page will rank Danny Trejo movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition. There are many many movies not in our rankings. We tried to include all of his movies that earned money in North American theaters.
Danny Trejo Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Danny Trejo 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.
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- Sort Danny Trejo movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
Check out Danny Trejo’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
Danny Trejo was the # 14 most connected actor of the 2000’s, the # 18 most connected of the 2010’s, and the # 54 most connected of the 1990’s ( 3 decades in the top 100).
Like Jack Elam, Danny Trejo’s another unforgettable face in movies.
I’ve seen 31 of the 61 films on the chart. Favorites include – Machete 1 & 2, From Dusk Till Dawn, Heat, Con-Air, Runaway Train, Anchorman, xXx, Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Grindhouse, Anaconda, Marked for Death, The Hidden and Predators.
Heat tops the UMR and critics charts and Con-Air is Trejo’s no.1 at the box office in worldwide grosses. Nice.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
Nice to see the ‘Edit Button’ back. 🙂
Hey Steve… I agree with you about Elam and Trejo being in the same boat. I have seen 32 of his movies….though I suspect I might have missed one or two when I was counting. I have seen all of your favorites. Glad to see you mention The Hidden….a forgotten gem of a movie. I think is the easy winner in the critics rankings. I actually just finished reading his autobiography….he has overcome a lot to get an UMR page. Good stuff as always.
Danny Trejo is # 89 on the 2020 Oracle of Bacon list. On the last listed by IMDB stats he was # 4. Danny, like Eric Roberts (# 1 on the last IMDB version, now # 134 Wikiepdia) and Michael Madsen ( # 2 on the last IMDB list) they have all fallen from higher positions after the different credit listings. Madsen has held up the best, currently # 17. Maybe he has more prestige pictures. They all seem to make 20 or more films per year and have tons of projects in the pipeline. Unfortunately most of them are junk and sometimes they’re on the screen 5 minutes or less, probably shooting their scenes all in day.
These are the actors in the 2020 Oracle list who Danny has appeared with.
2 HARVEY KEITEL From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
2 HARVEY KEITEL THE RIDICULOUS 6 (2015)
5 DONALD SUTHERLAND Lock Up (1989)
7 ROBERT DE NIRO Heat (1995)
7 ROBERT DE NIRO Machete (2010)
11 ERNEST BORGNINE Chinaman’s Chance (2008)
12 SAMUEL L. JACKSON xXx (2002)
15 DAVID CARRADINE Richard III (2008)
16 DENNIS HOPPER The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)
17 MICHAEL MADSEN Chasing Ghosts (2005)
17 MICHAEL MADSEN HOPE LOST (2015)
17 MICHAEL MADSEN The Killing Jar (2010)
17 MICHAEL MADSEN VIGILANTE DIARIES (2016)
19 WILLEM DAFOE Animal Factory (2000)
19 WILLEM DAFOE Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
26 MALCOLM MCDOWELL Halloween (2007)
28 RUTGER HAUER Wedlock (1991)
29 HARRISON FORD Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
33 SYLVESTER STALLONE Lock Up (1989)
33 SYLVESTER STALLONE REACH ME (2014)
33 SYLVESTER STALLONE Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
40 UDO KIER Grindhouse (2007)
40 UDO KIER Halloween (2007)
47 JOHN RHYS-DAVIES Sunset Grill (1993)
48 JOHNNY DEPP Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
49 FRANK WELKER Anaconda (1997)
51 BRUCE WILLIS Grindhouse (2007)
53 JOHN SAXON From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
64 JOHN MALKOVICH Con Air (1997)
71 NICOLAS CAGE Con Air (1997)
71 NICOLAS CAGE Grindhouse (2007)
72 RON PERLMAN THE BOOK OF LIFE (2014)
73 VAL KILMER Heat (1995)
73 VAL KILMER The Salton Sea (2002)
74 ANTONIO BANDERAS Desperado (1995)
74 ANTONIO BANDERAS MACHETE KILLS (2013)
74 ANTONIO BANDERAS Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
74 ANTONIO BANDERAS Spy Kids (2001)
74 ANTONIO BANDERAS Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
74 ANTONIO BANDERAS Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
74 ANTONIO BANDERAS SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD 4D (2011)
77 JOHN SAVAGE BULLET (2014)
92 BRAD DOURIF Halloween (2007)
101 M. EMMET WALSH Dead Badge (1995)
111 STACY KEACH Sunset Grill (1993)
116 TIM ROBBINS Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
130 STEVE BUSCEMI 13 Moons (2002)
130 STEVE BUSCEMI Animal Factory (2000)
130 STEVE BUSCEMI Con Air (1997)
130 STEVE BUSCEMI Desperado (1995)
130 STEVE BUSCEMI Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
130 STEVE BUSCEMI Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
130 STEVE BUSCEMI THE RIDICULOUS 6 (2015)
134 ERIC ROBERTS Lonely Hearts (1991)
134 ERIC ROBERTS Love, Cheat & Steal (1993)
134 ERIC ROBERTS Runaway Train (1985)
134 ERIC ROBERTS THE REBELS OF PT – 218 (2021)
140 MICKEY ROURKE Animal Factory (2000)
140 MICKEY ROURKE Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
140 MICKEY ROURKE Point Blank (1998)
142 LANCE HENRIKSEN GONE ARE THE DAYS (2018)
142 LANCE HENRIKSEN Necessary Evil (2008)
150 KEITH DAVID Delta Farce (2007)
150 KEITH DAVID Marked for Death (1990)
150 KEITH DAVID RANGE 15 (2016)
154 MARC LAWRENCE From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
159 PETER STORMARE 13 Moons (2002)
162 JOHN TURTURRO THE RIDICULOUS 6 (2015)
163 CLINT HOWARD Halloween (2007)
163 CLINT HOWARD The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
164 NICK NOLTE THE RIDICULOUS 6 (2015)
169 GARY OLDMAN Beat the Devil (2002)
170 JON VOIGHT Anaconda (1997)
170 JON VOIGHT Heat (1995)
170 JON VOIGHT Runaway Train (1985)
171 MEL GIBSON MACHETE KILLS (2013)
174 DANNY GLOVER BAD ASS 3: BAD ASSES ON THE BAYOU (2015)
176 STEPHEN LANG IN THE BLOOD (2014)
197 VINNIE JONES REAPER (2015)
198 JOHN CUSACK Con Air (1997)
221 SEYMOUR CASSEL Animal Factory (2000)
229 KURT RUSSELL Grindhouse (2007)
233 ANDY GARCIA LA LINEA – THE LINE (2009)
238 COLIN FIRTH Femme Fatale (1991)
241 GEOFFREY LEWIS The Devil’s Rejects (2005)
241 GEOFFREY LEWIS The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
244 ED LAUTER Venice Underground (2005)
249 TREAT WILLIAMS IN THE BLOOD (2014)
250 BILLY ZANE Femme Fatale (1991)
250 BILLY ZANE FINAL KILL (2020)
251 XANDER BERKELEY Heat (1995)
252 KEANU REEVES THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN (2020)
256 BILL PAXTON Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
256 BILL PAXTON Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
257 TOM KENNY THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN (2020)
260 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY Wedlock (1991)
261 ALLISON JANNEY SIX DAYS SEVEN NIGHTS (1998)
264 ARMAND ASSANTE La Linea – The Line (2009)
264 ARMAND ASSANTE Shadows in Paradise (2010)
265 HENRY SILVA Bulletproof (1988)
267 TOM SIZEMORE 513 DEGREES (2013)
267 TOM SIZEMORE Furnace (2007)
267 TOM SIZEMORE Heat (1995)
267 TOM SIZEMORE Lock Up (1989)
267 TOM SIZEMORE REACH ME (2014)
267 TOM SIZEMORE Shadows in Paradise (2010)
267 TOM SIZEMORE The Grind (2009/II)
267 TOM SIZEMORE Toxic (2008)
272 TOM BERENGER GONE ARE THE DAYS (2018)
272 TOM BERENGER REACH ME (2014)
278 JASON ISAACS Grindhouse (2007)
278 JASON ISAACS Tennis, Anyone…? (2005)
279 JACK BLACK Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
279 JACK BLACK Danny Roane: First Time Director (2006)
281 VINCENT D’ONOFRIO The Salton Sea (2002)
287 JAMES REMAR Wedlock (1991)
288 OWEN WILSON Anaconda (1997)
296 JAMES GARNER Terra (2007)
298 JEAN RENO Le jaguar (1996)
301 VING RHAMES Con Air (1997)
302 JULIETTE LEWIS From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
304 JOHN HEARD Animal Factory (2000)
307 TOM ARNOLD Animal Factory (2000)
311 SCOTT WILSON Femme Fatale (1991)
314 PAUL GIAMATTI The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
315 CHARLES BRONSON Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
315 CHARLES BRONSON Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)
318 TONY SHALHOUB SPY KIDS (2001)
318 TONY SHALHOUB SPY KIDS 2: ISLAND OF LOST DREAMS (2002)
318 TONY SHALHOUB SPY KIDS 3-D: GAME OVER (2003)
319 CLANCY BROWN THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN (2020)
320 RAY LIOTTA La Linea – The Line (2009)
333 DANNY AIELLO REACH ME (2014)
334 PETER JASON Marked for Death (1990)
334 PETER JASON Richard III (2008)
338 BRUCE DAVISON La Linea – The Line (2009)
346 GARY BUSEY Bulletproof (1988)
346 GARY BUSEY Chasing Ghosts (2005)
365 ROSARIO DAWSON Grindhouse (2007)
365 ROSARIO DAWSON The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
370 DARYL HANNAH The Big Empty (2003)
371 KEVIN DUNN Marked for Death (1990)
384 BEVERLY D’ANGELO FRAT PACK (2018)
384 BEVERLY D’ANGELO Lonely Hearts (1991)
393 OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Dead Badge (1995)
412 RICHARD RIEHLE Dilemma (1997)
412 RICHARD RIEHLE Necessary Evil (2008)
412 RICHARD RIEHLE Smiley Face (2007)
417 VINCENT SCHIAVELLI Inferno (1999/II)
418 JOSH BROLIN Grindhouse (2007)
421 BILLY BOB THORNTON Bound by Honor (1993)
430 AL PACINO Heat (1995)
433 CHARLIE SHEEN MACHETE KILLS (2013)
437 SEAN BEAN THE BIG EMPTY (2003)
440 SALMA HAYEK Desperado (1995)
440 SALMA HAYEK From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
440 SALMA HAYEK Mi vida loca (1993)
440 SALMA HAYEK Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
440 SALMA HAYEK Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
445 JAMES GAMMON Point Blank (1998)
456 BEN STILLER Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
456 BEN STILLER DANNY ROANE: FIRST TIME DIRECTOR (2006)
457 ELIJAH WOOD Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
459 ROBERT DAVI Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
459 ROBERT DAVI PISTOLERA (2020)
463 JURGEN PROCHNOW The Replacement Killers (1998)
466 CHARLES NAPIER Lonely Hearts (1991)
466 CHARLES NAPIER Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
477 LIN SHAYE Hood of Horror (2006)
477 LIN SHAYE The Hidden (1987)
480 DIANE LADD Jake’s Corner (2008)
482 MICHAEL LERNER Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
486 JOHN LITHGOW Love, Cheat & Steal (1993)
499 CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD Fanboys (2008)
499 CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
500 WILLIAM FORSYTHE Halloween (2007)
500 WILLIAM FORSYTHE Soundman (1998)
500 WILLIAM FORSYTHE The Devil’s Rejects (2005)
504 ROBERT PATRICK Spy Kids (2001)
508 STEPHEN DORFF Tennis, Anyone…? (2005)
521 NATALIE PORTMAN Heat (1995)
522 MICHAEL PARKS 13 Moons (2002)
522 MICHAEL PARKS From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
522 MICHAEL PARKS Grindhouse (2007)
523 CHARLIZE THERON Reindeer Games (2000)
528 ERIC STOLTZ Anaconda (1997)
530 WILLIAM SHATNER RANGE 15 (2016)
536 JASON ALEXANDER HOOD OF HORROR (2006)
538 HANK AZARIA HEAT (1995)
541 ALAN CUMMING Spy Kids (2001)
541 ALAN CUMMING Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
541 ALAN CUMMING Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
543 CHEECH MARIN Desperado (1995)
543 CHEECH MARIN From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
543 CHEECH MARIN Grindhouse (2007)
543 CHEECH MARIN Machete (2010)
543 CHEECH MARIN Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
543 CHEECH MARIN Spy Kids (2001)
543 CHEECH MARIN Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
543 CHEECH MARIN Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
543 CHEECH MARIN THE BOOK OF LIFE (2014)
557 LUIS GUZMAN IN THE BLOOD (2014)
557 LUIS GUZMAN The Salton Sea (2002)
570 BEN AFFLECK Reindeer Games (2000)
572 SALLY KELLERMAN Doppelganger (1993)
576 TED LEVINE HEAT (1995)
585 SHIRLEY KNIGHT The Salton Sea (2002)
586 SHEA WHIGHAM MACHETE (2010)
591 CARY-HIROYUKI TAGAWA BULLETPROOF (1988)
603 GEORGE CLOONEY From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
603 GEORGE CLOONEY Spy Kids (2001)
603 GEORGE CLOONEY Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
604 LUKE WILSON Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
604 LUKE WILSON THE RIDICULOUS 6 (2015)
614 ROB SCHNEIDER THE RIDICULOUS 6 (2015)
616 SIMON PEGG GRINDHOUSE (2007)
636 MICHAEL BIEHN Grindhouse (2007)
640 DREW BARRYMORE Doppelganger (1993)
641 SNOOP DOGG HOOD OF HORROR (2006)
641 SNOOP DOGG THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR: MEETS THE BLACK 2 (2021)
641 SNOOP DOGG THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN (2020)
651 PRUITT TAYLOR VANCE 13 Moons (2002)
663 JOAN CHEN WEDLOCK (1991)
666 SID HAIG HALLOWEEN (2007)
666 SID HAIG THE DEVIL’S REJECTS (2005)
666 SID HAIG THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO (2009)
673 C. THOMAS HOWELL Dilemma (1997)
673 C. THOMAS HOWELL The Grind (2009/II)
673 C. THOMAS HOWELL Toxic (2008)
674 MIRA SORVINO The Replacement Killers (1998)
686 ROSCOE LEE BROWNE Smiley Face (2007)
695 SALLY KIRKLAND Richard III (2008)
701 KYLE MACLACHLAN THE HIDDEN (1987)
704 MYKELTI WILLIAMSON CON AIR (1997)
704 MYKELTI WILLIAMSON HEAT (1995)
706 JEREMY PIVEN Heat (1995)
708 ERNIE HUDSON Hood of Horror (2006)
714 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO SherryBaby (2006)
725 ASIA ARGENTO XXX (2002)
732 RICHARD EDSON Love, Cheat & Steal (1993)
739 MICHAEL ROOKER Chasing Ghosts (2005)
739 MICHAEL ROOKER The Replacement Killers (1998)
746 MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL Sherrybaby (2006)
753 PAUL RUDD Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
753 PAUL RUDD Tennis, Anyone…? (2005)
771 WILL FERRELL Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
772 MICHAEL PENA DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD (2019)
773 DAVID KOECHNER Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
786 CARRIE FISHER Fanboys (2008)
789 MARK BOONE JUNIOR Animal Factory (2000)
789 MARK BOONE JUNIOR Venice Underground (2005)
799 COLM MEANEY Con Air (1997)
803 PETER WELLER Sunset Grill (1993)
804 CLIVE OWEN Beat the Devil (2002)
808 JOANNA CASSIDY Lonely Hearts (1991)
809 SEAN YOUNG Living the Dream (2006)
819 JON GRIES THE BIG EMPTY (2003)
835 BILL COBBS Lost (2004)
836 JAMES RUSSO 513 DEGREES (2013)
836 JAMES RUSSO FINAL KILL (2020)
836 JAMES RUSSO STRIKE ONE (2014)
836 JAMES RUSSO VIGILANTE DIARIES (2016)
848 MICHAEL PARE BIG KILL (2018)
848 MICHAEL PARE Furnace (2007)
848 MICHAEL PARE The Last Hour (1991)
849 JOAQUIM DE ALMEIDA Desperado (1995)
850 CARLA GUGINO Spy Kids (2001)
850 CARLA GUGINO Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
850 CARLA GUGINO Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
854 CUBA GOODING JR. Machete Kills (2013)
866 JON LOVITZ THE RIDICULOUS 6 (2015)
868 STUART WILSON GRINDHOUSE (2007)
870 RENE AUBERJONOIS Los Locos (1997)
873 BUD CORT Heat (1995)
873 BUD CORT The Big Empty (2003)
874 TIL SCHWEIGER THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS (1998)
877 JOHN HAWKES From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
879 JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME Inferno (1999/II)
885 DAVID KEITH All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos (2005)
886 WALTON GOGGINS MACHETE KILLS (2013)
888 R. LEE ERMEY The Salton Sea (2002)
896 TOM NOONAN HEAT (1995)
901 JANE LYNCH SMILEY FACE (2007)
903 JERRY STILLER ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY (2004)
904 VINCE VAUGHN Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
905 WILLIAM FICHTNER Heat (1995)
925 MIMI ROGERS Wedlock (1991)
928 YAPHET KOTTO Dead Badge (1995)
935 DALE DYE RANGE 15 (2016)
944 THOMAS JANE REACH ME (2014)
964 DIANE VENORA HEAT (1995)
972 PEDRO ARMENDARIZ JR. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
976 JOE MORTON LA LINEA – THE LINE (2009)
980 STEVE ZAHN (I) THE RIDICULOUS 6 (2015)
985 DONALD MOFFAT Love, Cheat & Steal (1993)
993 FREDERIC FORREST Point Blank (1998)
999 DONAL LOGUE Jack’s Law (2006)
999 DONAL LOGUE Reindeer Games (2000)
999 DONAL LOGUE Tennis, Anyone…? (2005)
1000 FRED WILLARD Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Danny with all his credits has on;y appeared with 15 Oscar winners.
AL PACINO Heat (1995)
ALLISON JANNEY SIX DAYS SEVEN NIGHTS (1998)
CHARLIZE THERON Reindeer Games (2000)
COLIN FIRTH Femme Fatale (1991)
CUBA GOODING JR. Machete Kills (2013)
ERNEST BORGNINE Chinaman’s Chance (2008)
GARY OLDMAN Beat the Devil (2002)
GEORGE CLOONEY From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
GEORGE CLOONEY Spy Kids (2001)
GEORGE CLOONEY Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
JON VOIGHT Anaconda (1997)
JON VOIGHT Heat (1995)
JON VOIGHT Runaway Train (1985)
MIRA SORVINO The Replacement Killers (1998)
NATALIE PORTMAN Heat (1995)
NICOLAS CAGE Con Air (1997)
NICOLAS CAGE Grindhouse (2007)
OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Dead Badge (1995)
ROBERT DE NIRO Heat (1995)
ROBERT DE NIRO Machete (2010)
TIM ROBBINS Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Hey Dan…thanks for checking out our Danny Trejo page. The first list is massive…as is expected from a Top 100 Oracle star. I think he is the busiest actor working today…granted most of the movies he makes seem to disappear. Wow..Tom Sizemore looks like the most frequent Oracle co-star with 8 movies….I thought somebody with a Robert Rodriguez connection would have gotten that title. Granted it was close as Antonio Banderas sits at 7 movies. I guess since I have tackled Eric Roberts and Trejo…I can tackle Michael Madsen soon. Going through all the junk movies is not a fun time. Looking at the second list…15 Oscar winning co-stars is low….but not bad for a man that started his movie career late in life. Good stuff as always.
Great UMR Page
Thank you Mike.