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David Cronenberg (1943-) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Cronenberg is best known for science-fiction horror movies. His IMDb page only shows over 45 directing credits since 1966. This page will rank David Cronenberg movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
David Cronenberg 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 |
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| 1986 | The Fly (1986) |  |
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| 1983 | The Dead Zone (1983) |  |
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| 2005 | A History of Violence (2005) | |
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| 2007 | Eastern Promises (2007) |  |
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| 1977 | Rabid (1977) | |
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| 1988 | Dead Ringers (1988) | |
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| 1981 | Scanners (1981) | |
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| 2002 | Spider (2002) |  |
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| 2011 | A Dangerous Method (2011) | |
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| 1979 | The Brood (1979) | |
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| 1991 | Naked Lunch (1991) | |
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| 1983 | Videodrome (1983) | |
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| 1999 | eXistenZ (1999) | |
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| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema (2007) Director |
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| 2014 | Maps to the Stars (2014) | |
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| 2022 | Crimes of the Future (2022) | |
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| 1996 | Crash (1996) | |
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| 1979 | Fast Company (1979) Director |
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| 1993 | M. Butterfly (1993) |  |
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| 2025 | The Shrouds (2025) Director |
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| 2012 | Cosmopolis (2012) |  |
David Cronenberg 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.
- Sort David Cronenberg movies by the stars of his movies
- Sort David Cronenberg movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort David Cronenberg movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort David Cronenberg 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 David Cronenberg movie received.
- Sort David Cronenberg 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
1
The Fly (1986)
Jeff Goldblum &
Geena Davis40.50
136.3
204.30
25
81
01 / 01
92.4
2
The Dead Zone (1983)
Christopher Walken &
Brooke Adams20.80
82.4
82.40
36
80
00 / 00
84.8
3
A History of Violence (2005)
Viggo Mortensen &
Maria Bello31.50
61.5
118.60
92
82
02 / 00
83.4
4
Eastern Promises (2007)
Naomi Watts &
Viggo Mortensen17.30
31.4
101.90
116
85
01 / 00
79.6
5
Rabid (1977)
Joe Silver
5.90
33.3
33.30
80
82
00 / 00
77.9
6
Dead Ringers (1988)
Jeremy Irons
8.00
24.4
24.40
104
83
00 / 00
76.5
7
Scanners (1981)
Jennifer O'Neill &
Patrick McGoohan14.20
64.0
64.00
60
70
00 / 00
76.1
8
Spider (2002)
Ralph Fiennes &
Miranda Richardson1.60
3.5
3.50
190
81
00 / 00
67.9
9
A Dangerous Method (2011)
Michael Fassbender &
Keira Knightley5.70
9.0
43.30
154
78
00 / 00
66.4
12
The Brood (1979)
Oliver Reed
5.00
23.4
23.40
82
68
00 / 00
60.8
10
Naked Lunch (1991)
Peter Weller &
Judy Davis2.60
7.8
7.80
143
73
00 / 00
59.6
11
Videodrome (1983)
James Woods
2.10
8.4
8.40
112
73
00 / 00
59.6
13
eXistenZ (1999)
Jude Law &
Jennifer Jason Leigh2.90
7.1
7.10
167
71
00 / 00
55.9
14
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
DirectorRoman Polanski
0.10
0.1
0.80
335
65
00 / 00
39.9
15
Maps to the Stars (2014)
Julianne Moore &
Mia Wasikowska0.40
0.5
2.00
201
64
00 / 00
38.3
16
Crimes of the Future (2022)
Viggo Mortensen
1.10
1.2
1.20
119
63
00 / 00
37.4
17
Crash (1996)
James Spader &
Holly Hunter2.00
5.8
5.80
181
60
00 / 00
33.3
18
Fast Company (1979)
DirectorWilliam Smith
0.10
0.6
0.60
168
61
00 / 00
32.4
18
M. Butterfly (1993)
Jeremy Irons &
John Lone1.50
4.5
4.50
176
59
00 / 00
29.4
20
The Shrouds (2025)
DirectorGuy Pearce
0.80
0.8
1.30
162
58
00 / 00
25.6
19
Cosmopolis (2012)
Paul Giamatti &
Juliette Binoche0.80
1.2
10.80
204
54
00 / 00
19.5
David Cronenberg Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| 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 Fly (1986) | Jeff Goldblum & Geena Davis |
204.30 | |
| A History of Violence (2005) | Viggo Mortensen & Maria Bello |
118.60 | |
| Eastern Promises (2007) | Naomi Watts & Viggo Mortensen |
101.90 | |
| A Dangerous Method (2011) | Michael Fassbender & Keira Knightley |
43.30 | |
| Cosmopolis (2012) | Paul Giamatti & Juliette Binoche |
10.80 | |
| Maps to the Stars (2014) | Julianne Moore & Mia Wasikowska |
2.00 | |
| The Shrouds (2025) Director |
Guy Pearce | 1.30 | |
| To Each His Own Cinema (2007) Director |
Roman Polanski | 0.80 |
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I was a big David Cronenberg fan in my youth though not so much now. He’s an actor too, he has a recurring role in Star Trek Discovery.
I’ve seen 15 of the 21 films on the chart. Favourites are – The Fly (my favourite Cronenberg film), Scanners, Videodrome, The Dead Zone, eXistenZ, Nightbreed, Eastern Promises and A History of Violence.
The Fly tops the box office and UMR charts, Eastern Promises no.1 critics chart.
Missing from the chart is Shivers (1976) which I saw at the cinema, it’s not a favourite. I rarely missed a big screen horror flick in my teens.
Good work Bruce. Vote Up.