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Diane Lane (1965-) is an Oscar® nominated American actress. Diane Lane made her debut at the age of 14 in 1979’s A Little Romance opposite the legendary Laurence Olivier. She has appeared in movies for an amazing 6 decades. Her IMDb page shows over 68 acting credits since 1979. This page will rank Diane Lane movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. 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.
Diane Lane Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 2015 | Inside Out (2015) Voice Only |
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| 2024 | Inside Out 2 (2024) Uncredited |
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| 2013 | Man of Steel (2013) | |
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| 2017 | Justice League (2017) | |
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| 2000 | The Perfect Storm (2000) | |
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| 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) |  |
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| 2002 | Unfaithful (2002) AA Best Actress Nom |
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| 1979 | A Little Romance (1979) | |
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| 2010 | Secretariat (2010) | |
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| 1984 | The Cotton Club (1984) | |
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| 2000 | My Dog Skip (2000) |  |
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| 2003 | Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) | |
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| 1983 | The Outsiders (1983) | |
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| 1982 | Six Pack (1982) | |
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| 2008 | Jumper (2008) | |
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| 1996 | Jack (1996) | |
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| 1997 | Murder at 1600 (1997) |  |
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| 2001 | Hardball (2001) | |
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| 1993 | Indian Summer (1993) | |
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| 2006 | Hollywoodland (2006) | |
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| 2015 | Trumbo (2015) | |
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| 1984 | Streets of Fire (1984) | |
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| 1999 | A Walk on the Moon (1999) | |
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| 2020 | Let Him Go (2020) | |
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| 1983 | Rumble Fish (1983) | |
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| 2005 | Must Love Dogs (2005) | |
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| 2008 | Nights in Rodanthe (2008) | |
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| 1992 | Chaplin (1992) | |
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| 1982 | Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982) |  |
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| 1980 | Touched By Love (1980) | |
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| 2008 | Untraceable (2008) |  |
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| 1995 | Judge Dredd (1995) | |
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| 2011 | Cinema Verite (2011) HBO Movie |
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| 1981 | Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981) | |
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| 1992 | Knight Moves (1992) | |
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| 2017 | Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017) |  |
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| 2001 | The Glass House (2001) | |
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| 2005 | Fierce People (2005) | |
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| 1987 | The Big Town (1987) | |
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| 1998 | Gunshy (1998) | |
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| 1987 | Lady Beware (1987) | |
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| 1990 | Vital Signs (1990) | |
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| 2016 | Paris Can Wait (2016) |  |
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| 1992 | My New Gun (1992) | |
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| 1990 | Descending Angels (1990) HBO Movie |
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| 2008 | Killshot (2008) | |
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| 1995 | Wild Bill (1995) | |
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| 1998 | The Only Thrill (1998) | |
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| 2014 | Every Secret Thing (2014) |  |
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| 2019 | Serenity (2019) | |
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| 1996 | Mad Dog Time (1996) | |
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| 1982 | Movie Madness (1982) | |
Diane Lane 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 Diane Lane movies by his co-stars
- Sort Diane Lane movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Diane Lane movies by yearly domestic box office rank.
- Sort Diane Lane movies by 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 Diane Lane movie received.
- Sort Diane Lane movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR 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 | Inside Out (2015) Voice Only |
Amy Poehler & Bill Hader |
363.50 | 538.9 | 1,282.00 | 4 | 95 | 02 / 01 | 99.3 | |
| 2 | Inside Out 2 (2024) Uncredited |
Amy Poehler & Pixar Movies |
653.00 | 653.0 | 1,696.20 | 1 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.4 | |
| 2 | Man of Steel (2013) | Henry Cavill & Amy Adams |
291.00 | 447.5 | 1,027.10 | 5 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 3 | Justice League (2017) | Ben Affleck & Henry Cavill |
229.00 | 319.2 | 916.80 | 10 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 4 | The Perfect Storm (2000) | George Clooney & Mark Wahlberg |
182.60 | 423.5 | 762.30 | 6 | 58 | 02 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 5 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) | Ben Affleck & Henry Cavill |
330.40 | 477.4 | 1,261.90 | 8 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 6 | Unfaithful (2002) AA Best Actress Nom |
Richard Gere | 52.80 | 113.7 | 256.80 | 48 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 7 | A Little Romance (1979) | Laurence Olivier | 9.90 | 49.1 | 49.10 | 67 | 79 | 02 / 01 | 80.9 | |
| 9 | Secretariat (2010) | Diane Lane & John Malkovich |
59.70 | 94.6 | 94.60 | 58 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 80.8 | |
| 10 | The Cotton Club (1984) | Richard Gere & Gregory Hines |
25.90 | 96.5 | 96.50 | 39 | 65 | 02 / 00 | 80.4 | |
| 10 | My Dog Skip (2000) | Luke Wilson & Kevin Bacon |
34.10 | 79.2 | 79.20 | 72 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | |
| 11 | Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) | Raoul Bova | 43.60 | 90.4 | 90.40 | 67 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 77.3 | |
| 12 | The Outsiders (1983) | Matt Dillon & Tom Cruise |
25.70 | 102.0 | 102.00 | 27 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 13 | Six Pack (1982) | Kenny Rogers | 20.20 | 86.0 | 86.00 | 35 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 76.2 | |
| 14 | Jumper (2008) | Samuel L. Jackson & Hayden Christensen |
80.20 | 139.6 | 386.90 | 39 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 76.1 | |
| 15 | Jack (1996) | Robin Williams & Jennifer Lopez |
58.60 | 165.8 | 248.90 | 25 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 74.0 | |
| 16 | Murder at 1600 (1997) | Wesley Snipes & Alan Alda |
25.80 | 70.3 | 70.30 | 78 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 66.2 | |
| 18 | Hardball (2001) | Keanu Reeves & John Hawkes |
40.20 | 89.0 | 97.60 | 62 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 65.7 | |
| 20 | Indian Summer (1993) | Alan Arkin & Matt Craven |
14.90 | 45.0 | 45.00 | 87 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 63.9 | |
| 18 | Hollywoodland (2006) | Ben Affleck & Adrien Brody |
14.40 | 27.4 | 31.90 | 137 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 21 | Trumbo (2015) | Bryan Cranston & John Goodman |
7.90 | 11.7 | 12.20 | 128 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 61.8 | |
| 25 | Streets of Fire (1984) | Michael Paré | 8.10 | 30.1 | 30.10 | 89 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 61.6 | |
| 20 | A Walk on the Moon (1999) | Viggo Mortensen & Bobby Boriello |
4.80 | 11.7 | 11.70 | 149 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 61.1 | |
| 23 | Let Him Go (2020) | Kevin Costner | 4.20 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 41 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 60.6 | |
| 22 | Rumble Fish (1983) | Matt Dillon & Mickey Rourke |
2.50 | 9.9 | 9.90 | 106 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 60.3 | |
| 26 | Must Love Dogs (2005) | John Cusack | 43.90 | 85.7 | 113.70 | 68 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 58.5 | |
| 27 | Nights in Rodanthe (2008) | Richard Gere | 41.90 | 72.9 | 146.90 | 69 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 56.9 | |
| 25 | Chaplin (1992) | Robert Downey Jr. & Milla Jovovich |
9.50 | 28.6 | 28.60 | 97 | 62 | 03 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 27 | Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982) | Laura Dern | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 182 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 43.8 | |
| 28 | Touched By Love (1980) | Deborah Ruffin | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 193 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | |
| 31 | Untraceable (2008) | Colin Hanks | 28.70 | 49.9 | 49.90 | 99 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 38.9 | |
| 34 | Judge Dredd (1995) | Sylvester Stallone & James Earl Jones |
34.70 | 99.7 | 326.10 | 52 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 35.9 | |
| 30 | Cinema Verite (2011) HBO Movie |
Tim Robbins & James Gandolfini |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 293 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.6 | |
| 32 | Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981) | Scott Glenn | 0.50 | 2.4 | 2.40 | 153 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 33.2 | |
| 34 | Knight Moves (1992) | Christopher Lambert & Tom Skerritt |
0.90 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 174 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.3 | |
| 36 | Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017) | Liam Neeson | 0.80 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 190 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 25.5 | |
| 38 | The Glass House (2001) | Bruce Dern & Stellan Skarsgård |
18.20 | 40.2 | 40.20 | 105 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 25.3 | |
| 37 | Fierce People (2005) | Donald Sutherland | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.50 | 299 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.1 | |
| 38 | The Big Town (1987) | Matt Dillon | 1.70 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 146 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 22.0 | |
| 39 | Gunshy (1998) | William L. Petersen | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 341 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.8 | |
| 39 | Lady Beware (1987) | Michael Woods | 0.20 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 231 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.4 | |
| 41 | Vital Signs (1990) | Adrian Pasdar | 1.20 | 3.6 | 3.60 | 181 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 20.3 | |
| 42 | Paris Can Wait (2016) | Arnaud Viard | 5.60 | 8.1 | 8.10 | 165 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 19.1 | |
| 43 | My New Gun (1992) | James Le Gros | 0.20 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 205 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.6 | |
| 44 | Descending Angels (1990) HBO Movie |
George C. Scott | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 269 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | |
| 44 | Killshot (2008) | Thomas Jane | 0.00 | 0.1 | 5.20 | 359 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.4 | |
| 47 | Wild Bill (1995) | Jeff Bridges & Ellen Barkin |
2.20 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 174 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 14.7 | |
| 48 | The Only Thrill (1998) | Sam Shepard & Diane Keaton |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 262 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.6 | |
| 49 | Every Secret Thing (2014) | Elizabeth Banks | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 223 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.7 | |
| 50 | Serenity (2019) | Matthew McConaughey & Anne Hathaway |
8.50 | 11.7 | 14.80 | 125 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 8.6 | |
| 51 | Mad Dog Time (1996) | Burt Reynolds & Richard Dreyfuss |
0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 248 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.2 | |
| 50 | Movie Madness (1982) | Christopher Lloyd | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 172 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 1.3 |
Best IMDb Trivia On Diane Lane
1. Diane Colleen Lane was born in New York City in 1965. Lane is the daughter of acting coach Burt Lane and Playboy centerfold Colleen Farrington (Miss October 1957).
2. While filming The Outsiders (1983), co-star Tom Cruise received the script for Risky Business (1983) and asked Diane Lane to co-star with him in the film as Lana. She stated that her father would “never” let her star as a prostitute and the role went to Rebecca De Mornay.
3. Diane Lane came very close to being cast as Vivian Ward in the blockbuster hit Pretty Woman (1990) (which had a much darker script at the time), but due to scheduling was unable to take the role. Apparently, they had even got as far as costume fittings for her, before the role eventually went to Julia Roberts.
4. Diane Lane has appeared in four films directed by Francis Ford Coppola: The Outsiders (1983), Rumble Fish (1983), The Cotton Club (1984) and Jack (1996).
5. Diane Lane’s first husband was Christopher “Highlander” Lambert and her second husband was Josh “Thanos” Brolin.
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Added Steve’s Diane Lane YouTube video to this page…our thoughts found on his channel found below.
Good choice for a YouTube video….it seems like she has been around forever. Let’s see…I have seen 24 of the movies listed….and a total of 28 of her movies. Favorites would include – #30 Must Love Dogs….one of three movies I saw on my honeymoon…the other two? SkyHigh and The Wedding Crashers…all watched at Hilton Head, South Carolina. #11 The Outsiders…what a cast! #9 Secretariat…one of the great horses…and like me….born in Virginia. #7 Streets of Fire…..fun movie. #4 Trumbo….thought this is a Bryan Cranston showcase. #1 Inside Out….funny movie. Voted up and shared