Gary Oldman Movies

Want to know the best Gary Oldman movies?  How about the worst Gary Oldman movies?  Curious about Gary Oldman box office grosses or which Gary Oldman movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Gary Oldman movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

Gary Oldman (1958-) is an English Oscar® winning actor.  Oldman first gained notoriety for playing punk rocker Sid Vicious in 1986’s Sid and Nancy.  Over the last 30 years Oldman has been one of the most productive and successful actors working in Hollywood.  His IMDb page shows over 87 credits from 1982-2017. This page ranks 44 Gary Oldman movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, video games, documentaries and movies not released in North America theaters were not included in the rankings.

Drivel part of the page:  Recently Cogerson Son #2 was over the house for a visit.  We were surprisingly talking about UMR.com (that was sarcasm)….when he noticed that we did not have a UMR page on Gary Oldman.  He said…”Hey Pops….I think you should do something about that.”.  So….since he suggested it and that Cogerson Daughter #1 really likes Gary Oldman (The 5th Element is one of her all-time favorites)…..we finally have taken the time and have written a page on Mr. Oldman.

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Gary Oldman Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

Gary Oldman 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 Gary Oldman movies by co-stars of his movies.
  • Sort Gary Oldman movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Gary Oldman movies by yearly domestic box office rank
  • Sort Gary Oldman movies how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Gary Oldman movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Gary Oldman movie won.
  • Sort Gary Oldman 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.
  • Use the search and sort button to make this page very interactive.

Gary Oldman in 1993's True Romance...a small role...but one of my favorites
Gary Oldman in 1993’s True Romance…a small role…but one of my favorites

Possibly Interesting Facts About Gary Oldman

1. Gary Leonard Oldman was born in New Cross, London in 958.

2. Gary Oldman studied acting at Citizens Theater in Glasgow.  From there he appeared in some very successful plays in London’s West End (see of these performances Steve?).  Next for Oldman was movies…and the rest is history.

3. Gary Oldman and 1986’s Sid and Nancy. Oldman lived on a diet of steamed fish and melon to lose enough weight to play the emaciated, heroin-addicted Sid, and was hospitalized when he went too far and became malnourished.

4. Gary Oldman is an acting hero in the minds of: Michael Fassbender, Ryan Gosling, Shia LaBeouf, ,and Tom Hardy.

5. Gary Oldman has received one Oscar® nomination in his career.  He was nominated for Best Actor in 2011’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

6. Gary Oldman has been married 4 times….he has three children.

7. Gary Oldman has used a different speaking voice (i.e. accent) in practically every movie he’s ever been in.

8. Gary Oldman and The Fifth Element Trivia Part 1:  The hero Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) and the villain Jean Baptiste Emanuel Zorg (Oldman) never meet, nor do they communicate in any way. They are, in fact, unaware of each other’s degree of involvement.  (This has always amazed me!).

9. Gary Oldman and The Fifth Element Trivia Part 2: In most shots of Oldman’s Zorg, there is a circle around his head. In fact, a circle in the middle of the frame is a near-constant motif in this film. Bruce Willis, on the other hand, is more often framed by a rectangle or doorway behind him.  (Pay attention to that the next time you watch the movie).

10. Check out Gary Oldman’s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

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24 thoughts on “Gary Oldman Movies”

  2. Hi Bob, thanks for the review, generous rating, info and trivia, always appreciated.

    Glad you enjoyed the video, poster and stills.

    I included the TV movie – The Firm – which was made by the BBC, because it was an important step up for Gary Oldman. He received rave reviews for his intense portrayal of a football hooligan.

    He is only the 2nd actor to win a Best Actor Oscar for playing a British Prime Minister, the first was George Arliss for Disraeli. Meryl Streep of course won a Best Actress Oscar for playing Margaret Thatcher. I wonder who’ll be playing Theresa May in a few years time? [shudders]

    Gary Oldman was married 5 times, once to actress Uma Thurman.

    Five of his films scored 10 out of 10 from my sources – Prick Up your Ears, Nil by Mouth, Leon The Professional, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows p.2 and The Dark Knight.

    Three films scored 9 – JFK, Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. 12 more scored 8 out of 10.

    The Dark Knight tops both IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes charts, and mine and Bruce’s too.

    Gary on JFK – “It was the most thrilling experience watching myself for the first time in JFK, because I couldn’t believe I was in it – Oliver Stone at the very height of his powers, the sheer energy of it all, his commitment. When I saw the finished product I had to pinch myself. I thought, Wow, I’m in this movie. This is terrific.”

    Gary on Air Force One – “That movie had some enjoyable moments. I remember the flight deck was on a sound stage and there was a big sign that said “No Drinking, No Smoking and No Eating On Set”. At one point I looked over and Harrison Ford was in the doorway beneath the sign with a burrito, a cigar and a cup of coffee, which I thought was hilarious. I could never get the image out of my head. Nowadays we would take out an iPhone and post something like that on Instagram.”

    Gary on Harry Potter – “I’ve done so much R-rated work, it’s nice to have a job you can show your kids.”

    Gary on Churchill – “I think you get to a point where it has to become creation rather than impersonation, you try and get the spirit of the essence of the man. You’ve not only got this sort of beloved Briton, this iconic figure who is arguably the greatest Briton who ever lived, but you’ve also got the gallery of other people. So you’ve got this image of Churchill, but is that contaminated or in any way influenced by Albert Finney as Churchill or Robert Hardy as Churchill?”

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