Want to know the best Edward Asner movies? How about the worst Edward Asner movies? Curious about Edward Asner box office grosses or which Edward Asner movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Edward Asner movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Edward Asner (1929-) is an American actor. Asner is a television legend, the winner of seven acting Emmy® Awards. That is tied with Mary Tyler Moore for the second most Emmy® wins. The leader? Cloris Leachman with 9 Emmy® wins. While his movie career might not be as impressive, Asner has been appearing in movies the last 6 decades. His IMDb page shows over 400 acting credits since 1957. This page will rank Edward Asner 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.
Edward Asner 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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| 2009 | Up (2009) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1991 | JFK (1991) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2003 | Elf (2003) |  |
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| 1967 | El Dorado (1967) | |
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| 1981 | Fort Apache The Bronx (1981) | |
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| 1976 | Gus (1976) |  |
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| 1962 | Kid Galahad (1962) | |
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| 2001 | The Animal (2001) | |
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| 1965 | The Slender Thread (1965) | |
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| 2021 | Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021) Disney Plus |
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| 1971 | Skin Game (1971) | |
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| 1970 | They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) | |
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| 1965 | The Satan Bug (1965) | |
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| 2000 | Common Ground (2000) Showtime Movies |
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| 1987 | Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) | |
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| 2008 | Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage (2008) |  |
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| 1983 | Daniel (1983) | |
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| 2006 | Sleeping Dogs Lie (2006) | |
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| 2003 | The Commission (2003) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1988 | Moon Over Parador (1988) | |
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| 2016 | Stars in Shorts: No Ordinary Love (2016) Limited Release |
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| 2016 | Boonville Redemption (2016) | |
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| 2017 | The Gliksmans (2017) | |
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| 1970 | Halls of Anger (1970) | |
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| 2024 | Altered Reality (2024) Limited Release |
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| 1999 | The Bachelor (1999) | |
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| 2019 | Faith, Hope & Love (2019) | |
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| 1998 | Hard Rain (1998) | |
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| 1967 | Gunn (1967) | |
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| 2007 | Hard Four (2007) | |
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| 2000 | Above Suspicion (2000) Limited Release |
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| 1989 | Happily Ever After (1989) Voice Only |
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| 2014 | The Games Maker (2014) |  |
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| 1974 | The Wrestler (1974) | |
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| 1971 | The Todd Killings (1971) | |
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| 2018 | The Parting Glance (2018) | |
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| 1999 | Love And Action In Chicago (1999) | |
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| 1982 | O'Hara's Wife (1982) |  |
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| 2001 | Island Prey (2001) Limited Release |
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| 2017 | In Vino (2017) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2006 | The Heart Specialist (2011) | |
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| 1969 | Change of Habit (1969) | |
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| 2017 | CarGo (2017) Limited Release Voice Only |
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Edward Asner 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.
- Sort Edward Asner movies by her co-stars
- Sort Edward Asner movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Edward Asner movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Edward Asner 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 Edward Asner movie received.
- Sort Edward Asner 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 | Up (2009) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jordan Nagai | 293.00 | 488.3 | 1,218.90 | 5 | 87 | 05 / 02 | 99.4 | |
| 2 | JFK (1991) AA Best Picture Nom |
Kevin Costner & Directed by Oliver Stone |
70.40 | 209.0 | 609.90 | 17 | 81 | 08 / 02 | 99.2 | |
| 3 | Elf (2003) | Will Ferrell & James Caan |
173.40 | 359.4 | 457.00 | 7 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 4 | El Dorado (1967) | John Wayne & Robert Mitchum |
15.00 | 155.0 | 155.00 | 19 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 93.9 | |
| 5 | Fort Apache The Bronx (1981) | Paul Newman & Pam Grier |
35.00 | 157.2 | 157.20 | 20 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 91.0 | |
| 8 | Gus (1976) | Tim Conway & Don Knotts |
21.90 | 128.4 | 128.40 | 32 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 78.3 | |
| 6 | Kid Galahad (1962) | Elvis Presley & Charles Bronson |
6.10 | 101.2 | 101.20 | 44 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 77.9 | |
| 9 | The Animal (2001) | Rob Schneider & Scott Wilson |
57.70 | 127.8 | 127.80 | 42 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 74.9 | |
| 7 | The Slender Thread (1965) | Sidney Poitier & Anne Bancroft |
3.40 | 41.4 | 41.40 | 74 | 73 | 02 / 00 | 74.1 | |
| 10 | Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021) Disney Plus |
Taraji P. Henson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 297 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 66.9 | |
| 10 | Skin Game (1971) | James Garner & Louis Gossett Jr. |
6.70 | 50.5 | 50.50 | 48 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 66.5 | |
| 11 | They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) | Sidney Poitier | 7.10 | 57.4 | 57.40 | 43 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 13 | The Satan Bug (1965) | Dana Andrews & Directed by John Sturges |
2.60 | 32.0 | 32.00 | 87 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 52.7 | |
| 13 | Common Ground (2000) Showtime Movies |
Beau Bridges | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 273 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 52.6 | |
| 12 | Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) | Tom Bosley | 3.30 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 124 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 52.1 | |
| 14 | Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage (2008) | Peter O'Toole | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 323 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 45.7 | |
| 15 | Daniel (1983) | Timothy Hutton & Directed by Sidney Lumet |
0.70 | 2.7 | 2.70 | 140 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 44.6 | |
| 16 | Sleeping Dogs Lie (2006) | Brad Wilk | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 424 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.9 | |
| 19 | The Commission (2003) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Martin Sheen | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 369 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.8 | |
| 19 | Moon Over Parador (1988) | Richard Dreyfuss | 11.40 | 34.8 | 34.80 | 84 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 38.3 | |
| 20 | Stars in Shorts: No Ordinary Love (2016) Limited Release |
Dick Van Dyke | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 432 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 34.7 | |
| 20 | Boonville Redemption (2016) | Pat Boone | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 311 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 32.8 | |
| 22 | The Gliksmans (2017) | Cloris Leachman | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 355 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 30.5 | |
| 23 | Halls of Anger (1970) | Calvin Lockhart & Janet MacLachlan |
0.70 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 156 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 30.1 | |
| 25 | Altered Reality (2024) Limited Release |
Lance Henriksen | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 265 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.2 | |
| 26 | The Bachelor (1999) | Renée Zellweger & Peter Ustinov |
21.80 | 53.8 | 53.80 | 83 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 24 | Faith, Hope & Love (2019) | Peta Murgatroyd | 0.20 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 194 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.4 | |
| 30 | Hard Rain (1998) | Morgan Freeman & Christian Slater |
19.90 | 53.0 | 59.90 | 83 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 24.5 | |
| 26 | Gunn (1967) | Directed by Blake Edwards | 1.70 | 17.1 | 17.10 | 108 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 24.1 | |
| 29 | Hard Four (2007) | Bryan Cranston | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 316 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.5 | |
| 30 | Above Suspicion (2000) Limited Release |
George Dzundza | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 321 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.7 | |
| 32 | Happily Ever After (1989) Voice Only |
Malcolm McDowell | 3.30 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 128 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 21.1 | |
| 33 | The Games Maker (2014) | Joseph Fiennes | 0.10 | 0.1 | 8.00 | 306 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 19.6 | |
| 33 | The Wrestler (1974) | Elaine Giftos | 1.40 | 9.1 | 9.10 | 126 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 17.9 | |
| 35 | The Todd Killings (1971) | Gloria Grahame | 1.00 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 157 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 17.2 | |
| 36 | The Parting Glance (2018) | Anna Paquin | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 396 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.1 | |
| 37 | Love And Action In Chicago (1999) | Regina King & Kathleen Turner |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 289 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.2 | |
| 38 | O'Hara's Wife (1982) | Jodie Foster | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 171 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.8 | |
| 39 | Island Prey (2001) Limited Release |
Don Murray | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 322 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.5 | |
| 40 | In Vino (2017) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Sean Young | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 267 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.5 | |
| 41 | The Heart Specialist (2011) | Zoe Saldana & Method Man |
1.10 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 227 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.9 | |
| 42 | Change of Habit (1969) | Elvis Presley & Mary Tyler Moore |
1.60 | 14.1 | 14.10 | 115 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 2.0 | |
| 42 | CarGo (2017) Limited Release Voice Only |
Haley Joel Osment | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 243 | 27 | 00 / 00 | 0.4 |
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R.I.P. Ed
Rest in peace Ed Asner – he will always be Lou Grant for me
I am right there with you Flora…..I grew up with him as Lou Grant…..my mom loved both shows he played that character. Rest in Peace.