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Elliott Gould (1938-) is an Oscar®-nominated American actor. Gould’s acting career has spanned over 6 different decades. He was a leading man in the first part of his career and a supporting character in the later part of his career. Gould’s IMDb page shows over 185 acting credits since 1964. This page will rank Elliott Gould movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles and movies that were not released in North American and a handful of his movies that we could not find box office on, were not included in the rankings.
Elliott Gould 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
1970
MASH (1970)
AA Best Picture Nom
2001
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
1991
Bugsy (1991)
AA Best Picture Nom
1979
The Muppet Movie (1979)
1975
Nashville (1975)
AA Best Picture Nom
1969
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1977
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
2007
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
2004
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
1977
Capricorn One (1977)
2018
Ocean's Eight (2018)
1994
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
2011
Contagion (2011)
1974
California Split (1974)
1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
1973
The Long Goodbye (1973)
1968
The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)
1998
American History X (1998)
1971
Little Murders (1971)
1970
Getting Straight (1970)
1978
The Silent Partner (1978)
1995
Kicking and Screaming (1995)
2012
Ruby Sparks (2012)
1976
Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
1981
The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
1974
Busting (1974)
1980
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980)
1974
S*P*Y*S (1974)
2002
The Cat Returns (2002)
1998
The Big Hit (1998)
1994
The Glass Shield (1994)
1971
The Touch (1971)
1989
The Big Picture (1989)
2016
The History of Love (2016)
1976
I Will... I Will... For Now (1976)
1996
Johns (1996)
2006
Open Window (2006)
1986
Inside Out (1986)
1974
Who? (1974)
2011
Dorfman In Love (2011)
2017
Humor Me (2017)
2011
The Encore of Tony Duran (2011)
2008
The Deal (2008)
2008
The Caller (2008)
1979
The Lady Vanishes (1979)
1970
Move (1970)
2010
Morning (2010)
2013
Live at the Foxes Den (2013)
2000
Boys Life 3 (2000)
1984
Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
2010
A Very Mary Christmas (2010)
2007
Saving Sarah Cain (2007)
1979
Escape to Athena (1979)
1994
Bleeding Hearts (1994)
1997
Camp Stories (1997)
1975
Whiffs (1975)
1995
A Boy Called Hate (1995)
2014
Yellowbird (2014)
1975
Mean Johnny Barrows (1975)
2020
Dangerous Lies (2020)
Netflix
2010
Removal (2010)
Film Festival Circuit Only
1970
I Love My Wife (1970)
1980
Falling In Love Again (1980)
1993
Amore! (1993)
2000
Picking Up The Pieces (2000)
1981
Dirty Tricks (1981)
1988
The Telephone (1988)
1989
Night Visitor (1989)
2012
Noah (2012)
1978
Matilda (1978)
1989
The Lemon Sisters (1989)
1984
The Naked Face (1984)
1988
Dangerous Love (1988)
1990
Dead Men Don't Die (1990)
2007
The Ten Commandments (2007)
2009
Little Hercules in 3-D (2009)
Elliott Gould Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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- Sort Elliott Gould 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 | MASH (1970) AA Best Picture Nom |
Robert Duvall & Donald Sutherland |
82.90 | 668.5 | 668.50 | 3 | 84 | 05 / 01 | 99.2 | |
| 2 | Ocean's Eleven (2001) | George Clooney & Brad Pitt |
183.40 | 405.8 | 997.20 | 8 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 6 | Bugsy (1991) AA Best Picture Nom |
Warren Beatty & Annette Bening |
49.10 | 145.8 | 145.80 | 24 | 76 | 10 / 02 | 96.2 | |
| 3 | The Muppet Movie (1979) | Jim Henson & Frank Oz |
65.20 | 324.7 | 324.70 | 13 | 74 | 02 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 7 | Nashville (1975) AA Best Picture Nom |
Keith Carradine & Karen Black |
26.50 | 161.6 | 161.60 | 24 | 76 | 05 / 01 | 95.9 | |
| 6 | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Dyan Cannon & Natalie Wood |
41.70 | 367.2 | 367.20 | 6 | 67 | 04 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 7 | A Bridge Too Far (1977) | Robert Redford & Gene Hackman |
56.80 | 318.1 | 318.10 | 9 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 9 | Ocean's Thirteen (2007) | George Clooney & Brad Pitt |
117.20 | 212.9 | 565.60 | 24 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 8 | Ocean's Twelve (2004) | George Clooney & Brad Pitt |
125.50 | 252.7 | 730.20 | 14 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 10 | Capricorn One (1977) | Telly Savalas & James Brolin |
32.40 | 181.8 | 181.80 | 27 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 90.6 | |
| 12 | Ocean's Eight (2018) | Sandra Bullock & Anne Hathaway |
139.40 | 190.2 | 403.20 | 23 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 13 | Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) | Leslie Nielsen & George Kennedy |
51.10 | 156.7 | 156.70 | 23 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 10 | Contagion (2011) | Matt Damon & Kate Winslet |
75.70 | 119.3 | 213.50 | 45 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 89.2 | |
| 14 | California Split (1974) | George Segal | 12.10 | 81.0 | 81.00 | 42 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 83.5 | |
| 15 | The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) | Jim Henson & Frank Oz |
25.50 | 95.0 | 95.00 | 40 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 16 | The Long Goodbye (1973) | Nina van Pallandt | 2.90 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 96 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 74.8 | |
| 17 | The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968) | Jason Robards & Directed by William Friedkin |
8.60 | 81.8 | 81.80 | 46 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 72.0 | |
| 17 | American History X (1998) | Edward Norton & Edward Furlong |
6.70 | 17.9 | 63.60 | 135 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | |
| 18 | Little Murders (1971) | Donald Sutherland & Alan Arkin |
4.50 | 34.4 | 34.40 | 67 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
| 23 | Getting Straight (1970) | Harrison Ford & Candice Bergen |
13.30 | 107.3 | 107.30 | 30 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 66.7 | |
| 20 | The Silent Partner (1978) | John Candy & Christopher Plummer |
0.90 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 131 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 21 | Kicking and Screaming (1995) | Josh Hamilton & Eric Stoltz |
0.70 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 200 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 63.3 | |
| 22 | Ruby Sparks (2012) | Annette Bening & Antonio Banderas |
2.50 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 168 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 59.9 | |
| 26 | Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) | Michael Caine & James Caan |
13.90 | 81.8 | 81.80 | 48 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 59.2 | |
| 26 | The Devil and Max Devlin (1981) | Bill Cosby | 16.00 | 71.9 | 71.90 | 52 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 54.8 | |
| 25 | Busting (1974) | Robert Blake | 3.60 | 24.3 | 24.30 | 77 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 27 | The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980) | Genevieve Bujold | 9.30 | 44.7 | 44.70 | 77 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 53.7 | |
| 30 | S*P*Y*S (1974) | Donald Sutherland | 15.80 | 105.4 | 105.40 | 32 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 53.3 | |
| 27 | The Cat Returns (2002) | Anne Hathaway | 0.60 | 1.2 | 115.70 | 217 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 52.3 | |
| 31 | The Big Hit (1998) | Mark Wahlberg & Lou Diamond Phillips |
27.00 | 72.0 | 72.00 | 66 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 28 | The Glass Shield (1994) | Michael Boatman & Lori Petty |
3.30 | 10.1 | 10.10 | 155 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 47.3 | |
| 31 | The Touch (1971) | Max Von Sydow & Directed by Ingmar Bergman |
1.50 | 11.1 | 26.10 | 141 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 40.9 | |
| 32 | The Big Picture (1989) | Kevin Bacon & Roddy McDowall |
0.10 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 199 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.8 | |
| 33 | The History of Love (2016) | Gemma Arterton | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.80 | 306 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.4 | |
| 39 | I Will... I Will... For Now (1976) | Diane Keaton | 5.30 | 30.9 | 30.90 | 80 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 35.7 | |
| 36 | Johns (1996) | David Arquette & Lukas Haas |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 276 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.1 | |
| 35 | Open Window (2006) | Joel Edgerton | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 362 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.0 | |
| 37 | Inside Out (1986) | Jennifer Tilly | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 251 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 32.8 | |
| 40 | Who? (1974) | Trevor Howard | 1.00 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 132 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 31.0 | |
| 38 | Dorfman In Love (2011) | Scott Wilson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 306 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 30.6 | |
| 41 | Humor Me (2017) | Jemaine Clement | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 437 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.7 | |
| 42 | The Encore of Tony Duran (2011) | Gene Pietragallo | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 319 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 28.6 | |
| 43 | The Deal (2008) | Meg Ryan | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 334 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.0 | |
| 44 | The Caller (2008) | Frank Langella | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 337 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.2 | |
| 45 | The Lady Vanishes (1979) | Angela Lansbury & Herbert Lom |
1.70 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 129 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 26.0 | |
| 46 | Move (1970) | Paula Prentiss | 3.80 | 30.5 | 122.20 | 69 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 24.5 | |
| 47 | Morning (2010) | Jeanne Tripplehorn | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 318 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.6 | |
| 46 | Live at the Foxes Den (2013) | Jackson Rathbone | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 323 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.4 | |
| 48 | Boys Life 3 (2000) | Cléo Delacruz & Aurélien Bianco |
0.20 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 238 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.7 | |
| 49 | Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984) | Elliott Gould & Margaux Hemingway |
0.80 | 3.1 | 3.10 | 163 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 21.9 | |
| 51 | A Very Mary Christmas (2010) | Linda Gray | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 319 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 19.8 | |
| 53 | Saving Sarah Cain (2007) | Abigail Mason | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 327 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.8 | |
| 53 | Escape to Athena (1979) | David Niven & Roger Moore |
2.20 | 11.1 | 11.10 | 114 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 18.8 | |
| 54 | Bleeding Hearts (1994) | Mark Evan Jacobs | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 245 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | |
| 55 | Camp Stories (1997) | Jerry Stiller & Jason Biggs |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 272 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.8 | |
| 58 | Whiffs (1975) | Eddie Albert | 2.40 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 109 | 47 | 01 / 00 | 15.7 | |
| 56 | A Boy Called Hate (1995) | Scott Caan | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 253 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.2 | |
| 57 | Yellowbird (2014) | Arthur Dupont | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 319 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.1 | |
| 59 | Mean Johnny Barrows (1975) | Fred Williamson & Roddy McDowall |
2.70 | 16.2 | 16.20 | 98 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 13.5 | |
| 60 | Dangerous Lies (2020) Netflix |
Nick Purcha | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 162 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.8 | |
| 61 | Removal (2010) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Osgood Perkins | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 294 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.5 | |
| 62 | I Love My Wife (1970) | Brenda Vaccaro | 1.60 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 121 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 11.3 | |
| 61 | Falling In Love Again (1980) | Michelle Pfeiffer | 0.60 | 2.6 | 2.60 | 165 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.3 | |
| 64 | Amore! (1993) | Kathy Ireland | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 244 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.7 | |
| 64 | Picking Up The Pieces (2000) | Woody Allen | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 286 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.1 | |
| 64 | Dirty Tricks (1981) | Kate Jackson | 1.30 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 132 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 9.0 | |
| 65 | The Telephone (1988) | Whoopi Goldberg | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 258 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 8.0 | |
| 66 | Night Visitor (1989) | Derek Rydall & Allen Garfield |
0.20 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 197 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.7 | |
| 68 | Noah (2012) | Michael Keaton | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 387 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.0 | |
| 69 | Matilda (1978) | Robert Mitchum | 1.40 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 120 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 4.7 | |
| 70 | The Lemon Sisters (1989) | Diane Keaton & Carol Kane |
3.50 | 10.9 | 10.90 | 126 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 4.1 | |
| 72 | The Naked Face (1984) | Roger Moore & Rod Steiger |
0.00 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 203 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 3.7 | |
| 71 | Dangerous Love (1988) | Lawrence Monoson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 287 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 3.7 | |
| 74 | Dead Men Don't Die (1990) | Melissa Sue Anderson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 276 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.5 | |
| 74 | The Ten Commandments (2007) | Ben Kingsley & Christian Slater |
1.00 | 1.7 | 1.90 | 225 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 1.7 | |
| 76 | Little Hercules in 3-D (2009) | Robin Givens | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.90 | 341 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 0.9 |
Best IMDb Trivia on Elliott Gould
1. Elliott Goldstein was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in 1938.
2. Elliott Gould has hosted Saturday Night Live six times.
3. Elliott Gould was married to Barbra Streisand from 1963 to 1971. They had one child together….Jason Gould.
4. Elliott Gould is the only actor to have a cameo appearance in more than one Muppet film: The Muppet Movie (1979) and The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984).
5. Check out Elliott Gould’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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Elliott Gould was the # 18 most connected actor of the 1970’s, and the # 60 most connected of the 1980’s.
I saw 12 including 11 of top 12. 10s and favorites: oceans 11 and oceans 13. 9s and favorites : mash, oceans 12. no hidden gems. not a fan, I agree with joel. I loved mash the movie and the first cast mash television. then the television version lost Stephenson and rogers and the magic .
HI BRUCE Thanks for the feedback.
I think that Joel’s suggestion that Elliot achieved ‘super stardom’ for even a while is a bit of an exaggeration [but then even The Master can’t be right all the time!!!!]. I suppose though in the end it comes down to how one defines super stardom.
For me the superstars are the likes of The Duke, Gable and Tracy in the old days and Hanks, Willis and Cruise nowadays and certainly Elliot was never in those leagues. It says it all in fact in that respect that he was (1)mentioned nowhere in your own Top 25 Male Legends 1950-2010 (2) excluded from your list of those who were closely considered for inclusion in that list (3) ignored completely among even the honorable mentions on page 16 of your book.
In fact I prefer your own assessment of Elliot’s career to that of Hirsch. Sorry I never got around to sending you and Babs a wedding present. Anyway take care.