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Gerard Butler (1969-) is a Scottish actor. Butler has been starring in movies for almost 20 years. His movies have grossed almost $3.50 billion in adjusted worldwide gross. His IMDb page shows over 60 acting credits since 1997. This page will rank Gerard Butler movies from Best to Worst in five different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings. We were trying to get this page done before Gerard Butler’s Geostorm reached theaters….but we fell a few days late on that goal.
Gerard Butler Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Gerard Butler 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.
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Possibly Interesting Facts About Gerard Butler
1. Gerard James Butler was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire Scotland in 1969.
2. Gerard Butler was originally planning to be a lawyer (he graduated from Glasgow University with a law degree)….but turned to acting in the mid-1990s.
3. When Gerard Butler was a struggling actor he worked in a variety of jobs. He was a waiter, a telemarketer and a demonstrator of how toys work at fairs.
4. Gerard Butler was at one time the lead singer for a Scottish rock band named Speed, although music eventually became his second love after acting..
5. Gerard Butler’s favorite actors are Christian Bale and Gary Oldman.
6. Gerard Butler’s name is not pronounced, like the typical Gerard, with a long “A”. “Ger” is pronounced like ‘chair’, with the “ard” pronounced like ‘errd’. It is pronounced like ‘chair-errd’.
7. Gerard Butler has never been married and does not have any children.
8. Check out Gerard Butler’s movie career compared to current and classic stars on our Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time page.
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IMDB credits Gerard with 8 acting awards and 13 nominations. Unfortunately though 3 of the noms were Razzies.
2011: The Bounty Hunter. He shared the award with Jennifer Aniston whose receipt of it surprises me as much as a Stallone/Statham Razzie would.
In fact “many a true word is spoken in jest” as I find that Stallone holds what must be a Razzie record: 35 awards/noms down the years with a slew of them being for his endless Rambo/Rocky self rip-offs; and the haul includes as well “Worst actor of the Decade” and “Worst Actor of the Century for 99.5% OF EVERYTHING HE EVER DID”.
Sly has also secured 10 Stinkers Bad Movies and Actors awards/nominations with again his awful Rocky portrayal doing some of the damage. Full lists of Stallone’s Razzie and Stinkers Awards/noms are given on IMDB. It’s good to know that I am not after all alone in this world!!
2017: Gerard took a double Razzie hit with Gods of Manchester and London Has fallen.
Further to my part 2 post I have confirmed in Wikipedia that as an actor Sylvester Stallone holds the records for most total nominations consecutive nominations [1984–92), and wins .
I heard a lot about Gerard in the title role of Phantom of the Opera on the big screen and read about his performance as Attila the Nun in the 3 hour 2001 mini- series on television. However I have seen only 3 of his movies: Law Abiding Citizen; Part One of How to Train Your Dragon; and Mrs Brown.
The latter is my favorite and in it Gerard plays Archie Brown the brother of John Brown who was Queen Victoria’s servant/companion and some historians suggest lover. John Brown and Victoria were played by Sir Billy Connolly and Dame Judi Dench with Billy [retired now] showing us how versatile an entertainer he was despite all that Big Yin nonsense. [A guy who said publicly as Billy did that the two people whom he most wanted to meet in all the world were Mother Teresa and Marlon Brando is of course bound to find favor with me!]
Gerard who has also appeared in 8 television productions including Attila the Hun has a reported current net worth of $30 million. He is sure to add considerably to that as he has in the pipeline 3 productions at post-production stage and another 3 at pre-production stage.
Gerard Butler was so iconic as the Spartan King Leonidas in ‘300’ that it’s completely overshadowed all his later work, nothing really stands out in the filmography after Zack Snyder’s faithful adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel.
I’ve seen 16 of the 27 films listed, favorites include – 300, RocknRolla, Lara Croft, How to Train Your Dragon 1 & 2 (great voice work in these two animated gems), Reign of Fire and Olympus Has Fallen.
Looking at the trivia, his name is pronounced ‘chair-errd’ eh okay here’s a hard one – ‘Chiwetel Ejiofor’ – try saying that after a few drinks. 😉
Animation tops the charts for Butler. No problem with that as I have always had a soft spot for animation. I’m just a big kid at heart.
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Hey Steve.
1. As always….thanks for stopping by and commenting.
2. Poor Gerard…..I always like for a new page to top the trending section….but due to some Facebook shares on some of the more popular UMR pages……he could only reach the 5th spot….and is already fading.
3. I agree with you about 300….it is turning out to be his pinnacle for sure.
4. 16 of his movies watched….I am at…..counting….23 here….out of 30…..that is a pretty good %.
5. I have seen RockNRolla…..but barely remember it…..especially compared to Guy Ritchie’s Lock Stock and Snatch gangster movies….maybe I need to re-visit that one.
6. I talked a guy I worked with into watching Reign of Fire….amazingly….even though he is a movie guy….that “guilty pleasure” escaped him.
7. I did not realize I was such a ‘chair-errd’. Apparently us Americans butcher his name so badly….that he goes by Gerry…..just to make it easier on us.
8. Chiwetel Ejiofor….yes another tough one….so far I have not had any conversations where I had to try and butcher his name….lol.
9. I do not really like his voice roles being at the top…..but with this update……I no longer have no choice to change the deflaut settings….that being said….when talking to my 11 year old about chair-errd…..the fact that he is the dad in those movies is the only time I see her showing interest in the useless trivia I am sharing…lol.
Good stuff.
Gerard is # 668 on the 2016 Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. He has since moved up to # 550. These are the actors on the 2016 who he has appeared with.
7 WILLEM DAFOE A FAMILY MAN (2017)
12 MORGAN FREEMAN LONDON HAS FALLEN (2016)
12 MORGAN FREEMAN OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
26 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Dracula 2000 (2000)
29 KEITH DAVID Gamer (2009)
34 ALFRED MOLINA A FAMILY MAN (2017)
35 CHRISTOPHER LEE Tale of the Mummy (1998)
42 LLOYD KAUFMAN Gamer (2009)
44 STELLAN SKARSGARD Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
44 STELLAN SKARSGARD Wrath of Gods (2006)
56 BRIAN COX Coriolanus (2011)
60 JOHN LEGUIZAMO Gamer (2009)
63 ED HARRIS GEOSTORM (2017)
72 ROBERT FORSTER LONDON HAS FALLEN (2016)
77 KAREN BLACK Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal’s Caligula (2005)
94 XANDER BERKELEY The Cherry Orchard (1999)
104 CHRISTIAN BALE Reign of Fire (2002)
108 KATHY BATES P.S. I Love You (2007)
110 TOM WILKINSON ROCKNROLLA (2008)
119 BRUCE MCGILL Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
120 ANDY GARCIA GEOSTORM (2017)
125 VANESSA REDGRAVE Coriolanus (2011)
129 NAOMI WATTS MOVIE 43 (2014)
138 DIEZEL RAMOS OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
139 MICHAEL LERNER Tale of the Mummy (1998)
145 HELEN MIRREN Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal’s Caligula (2005)
165 JONATHAN PRYCE Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
192 NOEL GUGLIEMI GAMER (2009)
196 RICHARD PORTNOW Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
197 ELIAS KOTEAS Harrison’s Flowers (2000)
199 JOHN RHYS-DAVIES The Game of Their Lives (2005)
208 RICHARD SCHIFF GEOSTORM (2017)
212 JON POLITO Tale of the Mummy (1998)
219 DAVID STRAITHAIRN Harrison’s Flowers (2000)
226 PIERCE BROSNAN Shattered (2007)
226 PIERCE BROSNAN Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
235 BENICIO DEL TORO Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal’s Caligula (2005)
239 JEREMY PIVEN RocknRolla (2008)
241 ADRIEN BRODY Harrison’s Flowers (2000)
242 JOE CHREST Playing for Keeps (2012)
258 CHARLOTTE RAMPLING The Cherry Orchard (1999)
262 COLM MEANEY Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
267 CIARAN HINDS Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
267 CIARAN HINDS The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
268 CABRAN E. CHAMBERLAIN CHASING MAVERICKS (2012)
278 SIMON RHEE OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
283 UMA THURMAN MOVIE 43 (2014)
283 UMA THURMAN Playing for Keeps (2012)
284 CAROL KANE The Bounty Hunter (2010)
304 VINCENT SCHIAVELLI Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
306 ADAM LEFEVRE The Bounty Hunter (2010)
322 MICHAEL SHANNON Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
324 LIEV SCHREIBER MOVIE 43 (2014)
330 MELISSA LEO LONDON HAS FALLEN (2016)
330 MELISSA LEO OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
331 CATE BLANCHETT HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (2014)
352 GINA GERSHON P.S. I Love You (2007)
372 RALPH FIENNES Coriolanus (2011)
380 RICHARD GERE MOVIE 43 (2014)
384 NAEEM UZIMANN The Bounty Hunter (2010)
397 MARTIN KLEBBA MOVIE 43 (2014)
398 PATRICK STEWART The Game of Their Lives (2005)
406 RITCHIE MONTGOMERY PLAYING FOR KEEPS (2012)
444 RANA MORRISON Timeline (2003)
453 ANGELINA JOLIE Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
473 MIRANDA RICHARDSON The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
477 MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY Reign of Fire (2002)
480 JUDY GREER PLAYING FOR KEEPS (2012)
489 JODIE FOSTER Nim’s Island (2008)
493 TONY SHALHOUB MOVIE 43 (2014)
496 JUDI DENCH Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown (1997)
496 JUDI DENCH Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
512 BRENDAN GLEESON HARRISON’S FLOWERS (2000)
534 TIL SCHWEIGER LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE (2003)
539 TERRENCE HOWARD MOVIE 43 (2014)
540 GRIFFIN DUNNE MOVIE 43 (2014)
573 KATE WINSLET MOVIE 43 (2014)
581 ELIZABETH BANKS MOVIE 43 (2014)
620 ANDIE MACDOWELL Harrison’s Flowers (2000)
621 STEVEN WEISZ The Bounty Hunter (2010)
626 EMILY MORTIMER DEAR FRANKIE (2004)
631 JAMIE FOXX Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
637 DJIMON HOUNSOU HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (2014)
637 DJIMON HOUNSOU LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE (2003)
642 DAVID THEWLIS TIMELINE (2003)
645 JOHN MICHAEL HIGGINS THE UGLY TRUTH (2009)
653 GEOFFREY RUSH GODS OF EYGPT (2016)
654 JOHN FARRER The Bounty Hunter (2010)
656 MICHAEL BYRNE TOMORROW NEVER DIES (1997)
661 MATT MALLOY The Bounty Hunter (2010)
672 COSTAS MANDYLOR THE GAME OF THEIR LIVES (2005)
678 JONAH HILL How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
678 JONAH HILL HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (2014)
713 ROBERT BIZIK LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (2009)
713 ROBERT BIZIK The Bounty Hunter (2010)
715 TERRY CREWS GAMER (2009)
716 HUGH JACKMAN MOVIE 43 (2014)
717 HALLE BERRY MOVIE 43 (2014)
724 MARTON CSOKAS TIMELINE (2003)
727 ANGELA BASSETT LONDON HAS FALLEN (2016)
727 ANGELA BASSETT OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
728 LOCHLYN MUNRO DRACULA 2000 (2000)
747 MARK STRONG ROCKNROLLA (2008)
749 SEAN O’BRYAN OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
749 SEAN O’BRYAN PLAYING FOR KEEPS (2012)
751 NICHOLAS GUEST NIM’S ISLAND (2008)
754 GREG KINNEAR MOVIE 43 (2014)
756 MILLA JOVOVICH TRAILER FOR A REMAKE OF GORE VIDAL’S CALIGULA (2005)
790 PATRICK WARBURTON MOVIE 43 (2014)
797 BOBBY CANNAVALE MOVIE 43 (2014)
810 JUSTIN LONG MOVIE 43 (2014)
817 TONY CURRAN BEOWULF & GRENDEL (2005)
821 AARON ECKHART LONDON HAS FALLEN (2016)
821 AARON ECKHART OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
823 STEPHEN MCHATTIE 300 (2006)
827 VIOLA DAVIS LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (2009)
831 EDDIE MARSAN BEOWULF & GRENDEL (2005)
838 CATHERINE ZETA-JONES Playing for Keeps (2012)
854 IDRIS ELBA ROCKNROLLA (2008)
874 JOHN ROBERT THE UGLY TRUTH (2009)
881 TOM HARDY ROCKNROLLA (2008)
889 MATT CRAVEN TIMELINE (2003)
892 LAMBERT WILSON TIMELINE (2003)
900 JOE DON BAKER Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
910 LOUIS MANDYLOR THE GAME OF THEIR LIVES (2005)
928 BILL WALTERS The Bounty Hunter (2010)
931 ROBIN ATKIN DOWNES HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2010)
935 BILL SMITROVICH THE GAME OF THEIR LIVES (2005)
945 THANDIE NEWTON RocknRolla (2008)
962 MICHELLE MONAGHAN MACHINE GUN PREACHER (2011)
972 PAMELA FISCHER THE GAME OF THEIR LIVES (2005)
974 ASHLEY JUDD OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
979 DYLAN MCDERMOTT OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
988 JOHN MITCHELL (XXXI) LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (2009)
988 JOHN MITCHELL (XXXI) The Bounty Hunter (2010)
997 BRIAN ANTHONY WILSON LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (2009)
There are only 5 actors on the 2000 list who have since fallen off who with Gerry, rank is for 2000.
243 MICHAEL GOUGH The Cherry Orchard (1999)
684 ALAN BATES The Cherry Orchard (1999)
727 DIANE BAKER Harrison’s Flowers (2000)
736 PAUL TUERPE Timeline (2003)
871 DESMOND LLEWELYN Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
I’m probably gonna miss a few but I find 22 Oscar winners that I know of who have appeared in a film with Gerald.
ADRIEN BRODY Harrison’s Flowers (2000)
ANGELINA JOLIE Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
BENICIO DEL TORO Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal’s Caligula (2005)
CATE BLANCHETT HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (2014)
CATHERINE ZETA-JONES Playing for Keeps (2012)
CHRISTIAN BALE Reign of Fire (2002)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Dracula 2000 (2000)
EMMA STONE MOVIE 43 (2013)
GEOFFREY RUSH GODS OF EYGPT (2016)
HALLE BERRY MOVIE 43 (2014)
HELEN MIRREN Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal’s Caligula (2005)
HILARY SWANK P.S. I Love You (2007)
JAMIE FOXX Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
JODIE FOSTER Nim’s Island (2008)
JUDI DENCH Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown (1997)
JUDI DENCH Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
KATE WINSLET MOVIE 43 (2014)
KATHY BATES P.S. I Love You (2007)
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY Reign of Fire (2002)
MELISSA LEO LONDON HAS FALLEN (2016)
MELISSA LEO OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
MORGAN FREEMAN LONDON HAS FALLEN (2016)
MORGAN FREEMAN OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Coriolanus (2011)
VIOLA DAVIS LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (2009)
Hey Dan. Good lists. So Mr. Butler is still moving up. I guess Family Man (not released in theaters) and Geostorm helped him move up from 2016’s list to his 550th spot on the current list. Only one co-star in the Top 10…..maybe he still has time to co-star with Michael Caine.
“MILLA JOVOVICH TRAILER FOR A REMAKE OF GORE VIDAL’S CALIGULA”….????? sounds interesting….never heard of it.
Sorry to see Desmond falling off the list.
22 Oscar winners…..is pretty good….especially since most of his movies would fall under the action genre. So of the three main stars of Reign of Fire…poor Gerard is the only non Oscar winner. As always….greatly appreciate you sharing this information.
Been in love with him since 300. This is one sexy man. Other favorites would include The Ugly Truth, PS I Love You and Dear Frankie. So glad to see a current performer.
Hey Helakoski….glad you like this page….I have gone back to the rotation of a classic page and a current page…..I had hoped I would have had this page done before Geostorm opened but I did not make that happen. I liked 300 a lot the first time I watched it….but on repeat viewings I was not as impressed. I did really like Dear Frankie….so I was glad to see it make his Top 10. Thanks for the comment and the visit.