Want to know the best J.J. Abrams movies? How about the worst J.J. Abrams movies? Curious about J.J. Abrams box office grosses or which J.J. Abrams movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which J.J. Abrams movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place…. because we have all of that information.
J.J. Abrams (1966-) is an American director, producer and writer. Abrams has the unique trivia tidbit of directing movies in the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises. His IMDb page shows over 120 credits since 1990. This page will rank J.J. Abrams movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. 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.
J.J. Abrams 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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| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) |  |
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| 2009 | Star Trek (2009) | |
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| 2013 | Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013) | |
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| 2011 | Super 8 (2011) |  |
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| 2006 | Mission: Impossible III (2006) | |
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| 1998 | Armageddon (1998) |  |
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| 1992 | Forever Young (1992) | |
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| 1991 | Regarding Henry (1991) Director |
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| 2001 | Joy Ride (2001) | |
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| 1990 | Taking Care of Business (1990) Director |
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| 1997 | Gone Fishin' (1997) |  |
J.J. Abrams 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 any way you want.
- Sort J.J. Abrams movies by his co-stars
- Sort J.J. Abrams movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort J.J. Abrams movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort J.J. Abrams 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 J.J. Abrams movie received.
- Sort J.J. Abrams movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
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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
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Daisy Ridley &
John Boyega910.70
1,350.3
3,028.20
1
90
05 / 00
99.0
2
Star Trek (2009)
Chris Pine &
Zachary Quinto257.70
429.6
642.80
7
89
04 / 01
99.0
3
Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013)
Chris Pine &
Zachary Quinto226.20
347.8
693.10
11
84
01 / 00
98.1
5
Super 8 (2011)
Elle Fanning &
AJ Michalka127.00
200.2
410.00
21
82
00 / 00
97.5
5
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Tom Cruise &
Michelle Monaghan134.00
254.6
755.80
15
71
00 / 00
94.9
6
Armageddon (1998)
Bruce Willis &
Written by J.J. Abrams201.60
537.3
1,475.80
2
48
04 / 00
87.9
7
Forever Young (1992)
Mel Gibson &
Written by J.J. Abrams56.00
168.5
385.40
27
57
00 / 00
85.8
8
Regarding Henry (1991)
DirectorHarrison Ford &
Written by J.J. Abrams43.00
127.7
127.70
29
55
00 / 00
79.0
9
Joy Ride (2001)
Paul Walker &
Written by J.J. Abrams22.00
48.6
81.10
98
72
00 / 00
74.0
10
Taking Care of Business (1990)
DirectorJim Belushi &
Written by J.J. Abrams20.00
59.1
59.10
63
62
00 / 00
66.8
12
Gone Fishin' (1997)
Danny Glover &
Written by J.J. Abrams19.70
53.8
53.80
89
39
00 / 00
21.8
J.J. Abrams Adjusted WorldWide 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 |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) | Daisy Ridley & John Boyega |
3,028.20 | |
| Armageddon (1998) | Bruce Willis & Written by J.J. Abrams |
1,475.80 | |
| Mission: Impossible III (2006) | Tom Cruise & Michelle Monaghan |
755.80 | |
| Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013) | Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto |
693.10 | |
| Star Trek (2009) | Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto |
642.80 | |
| Super 8 (2011) | Elle Fanning & AJ Michalka |
410.00 | |
| Forever Young (1992) | Mel Gibson & Written by J.J. Abrams |
385.40 | |
| Joy Ride (2001) | Paul Walker & Written by J.J. Abrams |
81.10 |
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I’ve seen 8 of the 11 J.J. Abrams films on the chart. My favorites are the Star Wars and Star Trek movies, Armageddon, Super 8 and Mission Impossible III.
Star Wars The Force Awakens tops all the charts, it was the best of the recent crop of Star Wars movies even if it was just a rehash of the 1977 movie. This time the rebels had to destroy a planet sized Death Star. Think of something new next time, no more Death Stars.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!