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Ivan Reitman (1946-2022) was an Oscar®-nominated American producer, director and writer. Reitman has created many of American cinema’s most successful and best loved feature film comedies. His IMDb page only shows over 105 writing, producing and directing credits since 1968. This page will rank Ivan Reitman movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
Ivan Reitman 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 |
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| 1984 | Ghostbusters (1984) |  |
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| 1981 | Stripes (1981) Director |
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| 1993 | Dave (1993) | |
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| 1979 | Meatballs (1979) | |
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| 1989 | Ghostbusters II (1989) | |
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| 1990 | Kindergarten Cop (1990) | |
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| 1988 | Twins (1988) |  |
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| 1998 | Six Days Seven Nights (1998) | |
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| 1986 | Legal Eagles (1986) | |
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| 2011 | No Strings Attached (2011) Director |
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| 2014 | Draft Day (2014) |  |
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| 2001 | Evolution (2001) | |
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| 1994 | Junior (1994) | |
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| 2006 | My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) |  |
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| 1997 | Fathers' Day (1997) Director |
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| 1973 | Cannibal Girls (1973) |  |
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| 1971 | Foxy Lady (1971) |  |
Ivan Reitman 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 Ivan Reitman movies by the stars of his movies
- Sort Ivan Reitman movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Ivan Reitman movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Ivan Reitman movies 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 Ivan Reitman movie received.
- Sort Ivan Reitman 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
Ghostbusters (1984)
Bill Murray &
Dan Aykroyd239.20
890.0
1,087.20
1
85
02 / 00
98.3
2
Stripes (1981)
DirectorBill Murray &
John Candy85.30
383.5
383.50
5
78
00 / 00
96.6
6
Dave (1993)
Kevin Kline &
Sigourney Weaver63.30
191.0
289.20
16
72
00 / 00
94.3
5
Meatballs (1979)
Bill Murray &
Harvey Atkin43.00
214.4
214.40
19
68
00 / 00
94.0
3
Ghostbusters II (1989)
Bill Murray &
Dan Aykroyd112.50
354.2
678.20
7
59
00 / 00
90.9
4
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Arnold Schwarzenegger &
Penelope Ann Miller91.50
270.3
596.80
11
59
00 / 00
90.5
7
Twins (1988)
Arnold Schwarzenegger &
Danny DeVito111.90
340.4
658.80
5
50
00 / 00
87.7
8
Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
Harrison Ford &
Anne Heche74.30
198.1
439.30
26
50
00 / 00
87.0
9
Legal Eagles (1986)
Robert Redford &
Debra Winger49.90
168.0
168.00
16
53
00 / 00
84.7
10
No Strings Attached (2011)
DirectorNatalie Portman
70.70
111.4
235.20
52
56
00 / 00
77.3
11
Draft Day (2014)
Kevin Costner &
Denis Leary28.80
44.1
45.10
100
66
00 / 00
65.3
12
Evolution (2001)
David Duchovny &
Orlando Jones38.30
84.8
217.60
63
49
00 / 00
60.3
13
Junior (1994)
Arnold Schwarzenegger &
Danny DeVito36.80
112.6
332.20
40
38
00 / 00
56.1
14
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
Uma Thurman &
Luke Wilson22.50
42.8
115.90
108
54
00 / 00
45.1
15
Fathers' Day (1997)
DirectorRobin Williams &
Billy Crystal28.60
77.9
96.90
72
33
00 / 00
25.7
16
Cannibal Girls (1973)
Eugene Levy
0.50
3.0
3.00
168
50
00 / 00
13.6
17
Foxy Lady (1971)
Eugene Levy
0.00
0.1
0.10
192
43
00 / 00
6.0
Ivan Reitman’s Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Ghostbusters (1984) | Bill Murray & Dan Aykroyd |
1,087.20 | |
| Ghostbusters II (1989) | Bill Murray & Dan Aykroyd |
678.20 | |
| Twins (1988) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Danny DeVito |
658.80 | |
| Kindergarten Cop (1990) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Penelope Ann Miller |
596.80 | |
| Six Days Seven Nights (1998) | Harrison Ford & Anne Heche |
439.30 | |
| Junior (1994) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Danny DeVito |
332.20 | |
| Dave (1993) | Kevin Kline & Sigourney Weaver |
289.20 | |
| No Strings Attached (2011) Director |
Natalie Portman | 235.20 | |
| Evolution (2001) | David Duchovny & Orlando Jones |
217.60 | |
| My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) | Uma Thurman & Luke Wilson |
115.90 | |
| Fathers' Day (1997) Director |
Robin Williams & Billy Crystal |
96.90 | |
| Draft Day (2014) | Kevin Costner & Denis Leary |
45.10 |
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Didn’t know he passed. Have seen all his films except the bottom 2 on the list.
I have seen the Top 15 Ivan Reitman movies, including seeing 5 of them in theaters. I did not realize he had made so few movies. The only ones I have missed are the two very early ones…both featured a very young Eugene Levy.