Glenn Close Movies

Glenn Close in 1987's Fatal Attraction
Glenn Close in 1987’s Fatal Attraction

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

Glenn Close (1947-) is a 7-time Oscar® nominated American actress.  She has appeared in everything from small low budget movies to big budget blockbuster movies.  She is widely regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation  Glenn Close’s IMDb page shows 80 acting credits from 1975-2017. This page will rank Glenn Close movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows and 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.

Drivel part of the page:  I was trying to figure out which current performer to write about…so I went to my request hotline.  It did not take long to get to Chris’ Glenn Close request.  At first I thought, I just did two of Chris’ request recently.  As I scanned down the request list I saw that those requests were written over two months ago.  So since Chris is one of our best commenters….we decided to go with his request.

Glenn Close and Robin Williams in 1982’s The World According To Garp

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

Glenn Close 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 Glenn Close movies by co-stars of her movies
  • Sort Glenn Close movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Glenn Close movies by box office rank by year
  • Sort Glenn Close 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 Glenn Close movie received.
  • Sort Glenn Close movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score.  UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.

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Possibly Interesting Facts About Glenn Close

1. Glenn Close was born and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut.

2. Glenn Close has received 6 Oscar® nominations in her career.  Only 22 actors and actresses in the history of movies have more than her.  Here is a trivia question…how many of the 22 can you name.

3.  Although she has not won an Oscar® yet…..she has won  three Emmy® Awards, three Tony® Awards and two Golden Globes® in her career.

4.  When I was researching Glenn Close’s career I got to 1991’s Hook.  At first I thought she was not in Hook.  But a You Tube search showed how wrong I was.  So even though her part is very very small….I was so stunned that I am probable the last movie buff to realize she was in the movie…I went ahead and included the movie on her page.  Took me 25 years to see the light.  Check her small Hook clip.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCx-M8dcDhk

5.  Glenn Close was the fourth choice to play the role of Alex in 1987’s Fatal Attraction.. The first choices were Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey, and Miranda Richardson.

6.  Glenn Close’s performance in 1987’s Fatal Attraction was ranked #7 on the American Film Institute’s villains list of the 100 years of The Greatest Screen Heroes and Villains.

7.  Glenn Close graduated from the College of William & Mary with a BA in drama and anthropology….this time next year Wife of Cogerson will have her Masters degree from William and Mary.  Go Tribe!

8.  Glenn Close’s favorite movies are 1962’s To Kill a Mockingbird and 1966’s A Man For All Seasons.  Her favorite actors are Gregory Peck, Daniel Day-Lewis and Javier Barden.  Did you read this one Flora?

9.  Glenn Close has been married three times.

10.  Glenn Close’s cumulative totals:  Adjusted domestic box office:  $3.01 billion.  Her movies received 45 Oscar® nominations…..winning 5 Oscars®.

Check out Glenn Close‘s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

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43 thoughts on “Glenn Close Movies”

  1. Hello Bruce
    like Steve I’ve seen 11 of her movies. I’ve mist she played in Greystoke. She Was very impressive in Fatal Attraction. But in France at the time, lot of people thought the end was too much.
    I have not seen World Acording Garp, but after read your comment, I’d like to see it.

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    1. It looks like Robert Roy aka Bobby has not yet commented.

      So far, it looks like all the medals are from North America – not Europe.

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      1. Hey Flora…..not thinking Bob is a huge Glenn Close fan…..he is like you…..more interested in the classic performers.

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    2. Hey Laurent….so we have a tie for 4th place. If Greystoke was dubbed you probably did not hear Close’s voice…..as that was her job in the English version……dubbing Andie McDowell as Jane. Garp is great the first half…..and ok the second half….but still worth checking out. Thanks for your thoughts on Glenn Close.

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  2. I think the first time I saw Glenn Close was in the movie Jagged Edge. I don’t think I’ve seen The Big Chill, if I have I can’t remember it. I was renting a lot of videos back in the 80s.

    Her performance in Fatal Attraction was iconic and frightening too, the film was a huge worldwide success bigger than son of Kirks other famous erotic thriller Basic Instinct co-starring the gorgeous Sharon Stone. But I enjoy watching the latter more if I had to pick between the two.

    I’ve seen just 11 of the 40 films listed, less than I expected. I’d forgotten she was in Guardians of the Galaxy one of my favorite movies of recent years.

    Other favorites include Basic Edge, Jagged Attraction, Mars Attacks!, Air Force One (still waiting for the sequel Air Force Two), Hook (she was only in it for a few seconds and dressed as a man), Greystoke (just her voice, she was not in the movie, dubbing the leading lady) and Disney’s Tarzan (voicing Tarzan’s ape mom methinks).

    Good to see Guardians topping the critics list.

    Top rated films I’ve missed include – Dangerous Liaisons, Reversal of Fortune, Garp and The Big Freeze.

    For some odd reason I haven’t seen Close as Cruella De Vil in 101 Dalmations and it’s sequel, but I’m a fan of the animated version.

    Ok time to bring this to a Close. Another fine movie page Bruce. Voted Up!

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    1. Hey Steve.
      1. My first experience with her was The World According To Garp…..she blew me away with her role as Nurse Jenny. Then she did The Big Chill…..what a start to her movie career.
      2. I remember when Jagged Edge came out… Siskel and Ebert had to explain the ending to people on their show….apparently the ending really confused people….as they did not understand who the killer was.
      3. I agree with you about her performance in Fatal Attraction….one of the great performances….sexy at the beginning and then terrifying at the end. I wish the original ending would have been used….she killls herself…and Douglas ends up in prison for her murder. But it was too depressing for the movie audiences back then….so they re-shot the bathtub scene.
      4. Tally count….Larry 26, me 20, Flora 13 and you 11…..I am stunned that Flora topped you in a current performer.
      5. Not thinking Air Force Two is coming….with the exception of Mars Attacks! I also like all of your favorites.
      6. She is coming back for Guardians of the Galaxy 2…..another future Close project for that looks interesting to me is The Girl With All The Gifts….or a title close to that.
      7. Of the ones you missed…..two of them have held up well…..as The World According To Garp….is excellent with some very memorable scenes…..and Dangerous Liaisons…a tale told many times…but this might be the best. I really liked The Big Chill in the 1980s…but pretty recently Debbie and I rewatched it….and it was not nearly as good as I remembered.
      As always….thanks for sharing your movie knowledge…..now I am going to Close my comment.

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    3. 1 Sharon might be thinking Groucho Marx’s line in one of the Marx Brothers’ classics when somebody said they could not remember him: “Yeah whatever became of me?”

      2 But you’re right she was a gorgeous woman in her prime. Apparently she used to have coffee with Faye Dunaway so that the two could discuss potential business deals.

      3 I thought that Glenn Close was especially endearing in The Natural as Redford’s former girlfriend and unbeknown to him the mother of his child. There was beautiful whimsical irony in the scene where she and Redford are re-acquainted and he asks her if she has any children and she replies she has a son. “Where’s his father.?” questions Redford. Once you’ve seen the film a second time and know the ending you can almost cry when Glenn’s brave and unselfish answer to Robert’s question is “His father lives in New York.”

      Best wishes BOBBY

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      1. Hey Bob…..thanks for checking in our current performer. I agree with you about The Natural. I remember that scene very well. Probably one of the scenes that helped her get an Oscar nomination for the movie.

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    1. 🙂

      When I commented her I was the first comment. So had the “gold”- haha. Not anymore.

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    2. Tally count. you sitting in the top spot with 26, me at 20….Flora 13 and Steve 11. I am not sure but it seems you watch lots of movies….lol. Thanks for checking out our latest page. I do have a question…..who are your favorite actors and actresses?

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      1. I can answer that question for Larry: he watches current and classic stars.

        He watches a lot of films by people and catalogues these as do you.

        Here are some of his favourite actors who have died from A to H (he’s going in alphabetical order with his avatar week by week of dead actors): Pages done on:

        Marlon Brando
        Errol Flynn
        Henry Fonda
        Clark Gable
        John Garfield
        Cary Grant
        Phillip Seymour Hoffman (you have done one on him right)
        William Holden is his current avatar.

        Just a few.

        He started our with A – who knows hen he will get to Y.

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        1. Hey Flora….thanks for the information…..got pages on all of the except for Philip Seymour Hoffman.

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      2. Favorite classic stars – Marlon Brando, Spencer Tracy, Robert Mitchum, Humphrey Bogart, Myrna Loy, Gene Tierney, Katharine Hepburn

        Favorite 1960’s+ stars – Robert DeNiro, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Gene Hackman, Meryl Streep, Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton

        Favorite under 50 stars – Edward Norton, Michael Fassbender, Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Scarlett Johansson, Emma Stone, Kate Winslet

        And I like, and try to watch, a lot more than that.

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        1. Yes. I was not sure when you would comment, so I thought I’d start your comment for you.

          Haha.

          Yes, sometimes when I comment about how many films I’ve seen of a performer, it surprises people when they first know me about the era of films I watch. For example, Larry, you were surprised that I was a fan of Rory Cochrane at first until I pointed out I enjoy independent movies.

          Have you checked out Bruce’s Jane Fonda page yet?

          I’ve requested he do one on Peter before doing a page on the 4th generation.

          By the way – Robert Roy – I have known LawrenceA long enough to call him larry.

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        2. Thanks Larry. I feel this website is finally getting a good number of pages…..as I have a page on all three groups except for Gene Tierney….and I bet I have close to 20 of her movies already in the database. I like all of the ones you listed though. Bogart, Nicholson and Bale would be my favorites of the ones you listed. A couple of weeks I got a Nicholson autograph in the mail….it is now a prized possession.

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  4. She is unforgettable in Fatal Attraction. Hard to believe that The Big Chill is over 30 years old. Nice page.

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    1. Hey Helakoski…..I imagine for years when a man even thought about possible straying….an image of Glenn Close popped up in his head….she probably saved many a marriages….lol. Thanks for the comment and the compliment.

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  5. I just saw this brand new page.

    Whether or not I am the first comment depends upon how much I have to say, and how much I write.

    I love Glen Close movies.

    She is one of my all-time favourite actresses.

    My viewings by rankings:

    Highest ranked film: 1: Fatal attraction
    Highest ranked film not seen: 2: Gaurdians of the Galaxy

    Lowest ranked film seen: 37: Mary Reilly.

    Overall:
    3 of top 5
    8 of 10
    11 of 20
    12 of 30

    13 overall.

    Favourites:

    The Big Chill
    Fatal Attraction
    The Natural
    Air Force One
    Dangerous Liaisons

    Thanks Bruce for another female!

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    1. Hey Flora.
      1. Another off the request list….why does it seem the more pages I do the longer the request list gets….just don’t understand ….lol.
      2. Glad the page is on one of your favorites.
      3. %s….60%, 80%, 55% 40% 32%….UMR succeeds again
      4. Tally Count: Larry 26, me 20, you 13 and 11 for Steve….USA rolls!
      5. I have seen and enjoyed your Top 5…..with Dangerous Liaisons, Air Force One and Big Chill being my favorites…..though I have to admit the last time I watched The Big Chill….I was not impressed….maybe that one is not aging well.
      As always thanks for your input.

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