Want to know the best John Cusack movies? How about the worst John Cusack movies? Curious about John Cusack’s box office grosses or which John Cusack movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which John Cusack movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
I admit it….I am a Cusack fan! John Cusack (1966-) has been appearing in movies since 1983’s Class. In those thirty plus years he has starred in forty-six movies. This does not even count his numerous cameos and small parts he has done. Do you even remember his small parts in movies like Sixteen Candles (1984) and Broadcast News (1987)? On a personal note….I have seen 51 of the 52 movies listed on this page. The only one on the table that I have not seen is 1999’s Cradle Will Rock. Taking a quick look at my DVD collection, I own 25 of the 52 Cusack movies. My Top Five Cusack movies would be favorites would be in no order: Gross Point Blank, Eight Men Out, Say Anything, Identity and The Sure Thing. Ok enough about me…let’s look at John Cusack’s movie career.
His IMDb page shows over 95 credits from since 1983. This page will rank John Cusack movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, blink and you miss him roles, cameos and straight to DVD movies that were not included in the rankings.
John Cusack 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
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1986
Stand By Me (1986)
1997
Anastasia (1997)
1997
Con Air (1997)
2013
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013)
1998
The Thin Red Line (1998)
AA Best Picture Nom
2009
2012 (2009)
2007
1408 (2007)
1989
Say Anything... (1989)
1999
Being John Malkovich (1999)
2001
America's Sweethearts (2001)
2000
High Fidelity (2000)
1994
Bullets over Broadway (1994)
2003
Identity (2003)
1997
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
2003
Runaway Jury (2003)
1990
The Grifters (1990)
1984
Sixteen Candles (1984)
1985
The Sure Thing (1985)
2001
Serendipity (2001)
1985
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
2010
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
2014
Love & Mercy (2014)
1988
Eight Men Out (1988)
1985
Better Off Dead... (1985)
1997
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
1992
Map of the Human Heart (1992)
1996
City Hall (1996)
2015
Chi-Raq (2015)
2005
Must Love Dogs (2005)
1999
The Jack Bull (1999)
HBO Movie
1986
One Crazy Summer (1986)
1999
Cradle Will Rock (1999)
2013
Grand Piano (2013)
2007
Grace is Gone (2007)
2002
Max (2002)
1992
Roadside Prophets (1992)
2005
The Ice Harvest (2005)
2014
Maps to the Stars (2014)
1997
Chicago Cab (1997)
1991
Shadows and Fog (1991)
1989
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
2013
Adult World (2013)
1999
Pushing Tin (1999)
2002
The Contract (2002)
Video On Demand
1988
Tapeheads (1988)
2013
The Frozen Ground (2013)
2008
Igor (2008)
2007
Martian Child (2007)
1991
True Colors (1991)
1994
Floundering (1994)
1994
The Road to Wellville (1994)
2012
The Raven (2012)
2014
Drive Hard (2014)
Limited Release
2018
River Runs Red (2018)
2012
The Paperboy (2012)
2014
The Prince (2014)
Limited Release
1993
Money For Nothing (1993)
2015
Dragon Blade (2015)
2018
Distorted (2018)
2014
Reclaim (2014)
Limited Release 
1987
Hot Pursuit (1987)
2010
Shanghai (2010)
2008
War, Inc. (2008)
2017
Arsenal (2017)
2014
The Bag Man (2014)
2017
Singularity (2017)
2022
Pursuit (2022)
Video On Demand
John Cusack 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 John Cusack movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort John Cusack movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort John Cusack movies by yearly box office rank
- Sort John Cusack 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 John Cusack movie received and how many Oscar® wins each John Cusack movie won.
- Sort John Cusack 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.
| 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 | Stand By Me (1986) | Directed by Rob Reiner | 52.30 | 176.2 | 176.20 | 14 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 96.5 | |
| 5 | Anastasia (1997) | Meg Ryan | 58.40 | 159.1 | 380.70 | 30 | 74 | 02 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 2 | Con Air (1997) | Nicolas Cage & John Malkovich |
101.10 | 275.4 | 610.10 | 14 | 60 | 02 / 00 | 91.9 | |
| 6 | Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) | Jane Fonda & Robin Williams |
116.60 | 179.3 | 271.50 | 29 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 91.7 | |
| 3 | The Thin Red Line (1998) AA Best Picture Nom |
John Travolta & George Clooney |
36.40 | 97.0 | 261.50 | 57 | 81 | 07 / 00 | 91.0 | |
| 4 | 2012 (2009) | Woody Harrelson | 166.10 | 276.9 | 1,282.80 | 15 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 9 | 1408 (2007) | Samuel L. Jackson | 72.00 | 130.8 | 239.80 | 38 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 7 | Say Anything... (1989) | Directed by Cameron Crowe | 20.80 | 65.4 | 65.40 | 49 | 90 | 00 / 00 | 86.7 | |
| 8 | Being John Malkovich (1999) | John Malkovich & Cameron Diaz |
22.90 | 56.5 | 56.50 | 79 | 90 | 03 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 12 | America's Sweethearts (2001) | Julia Roberts & Christopher Walken |
93.60 | 207.1 | 305.70 | 23 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 11 | High Fidelity (2000) | Jack Black & Tim Robbins |
27.30 | 63.3 | 111.10 | 85 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 10 | Bullets over Broadway (1994) | Directed by Woody Allen | 13.40 | 41.0 | 41.00 | 98 | 85 | 07 / 01 | 84.4 | |
| 14 | Identity (2003) | Amanda Peet | 52.20 | 108.1 | 187.10 | 57 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 84.1 | |
| 13 | Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) | Minnie Driver & Dan Aykroyd |
28.10 | 76.5 | 84.60 | 73 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 16 | Runaway Jury (2003) | Gene Hackman & Dustin Hoffman |
49.40 | 102.5 | 166.20 | 59 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 15 | The Grifters (1990) | Annette Bening | 13.40 | 39.7 | 39.70 | 87 | 85 | 04 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 17 | Sixteen Candles (1984) | Molly Ringwald & Directed by John Hughes |
23.70 | 88.1 | 88.10 | 45 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 18 | The Sure Thing (1985) | Directed by Rob Reiner | 18.10 | 63.9 | 63.90 | 50 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 21 | Serendipity (2001) | Kate Beckinsale | 50.30 | 111.3 | 171.50 | 52 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 19 | The Journey of Natty Gann (1985) | Ray Wise & Meredith Salenger |
9.70 | 34.2 | 34.20 | 87 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 78.4 | |
| 22 | Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) | Chevy Chase | 50.30 | 79.7 | 79.70 | 67 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 77.8 | |
| 20 | Love & Mercy (2014) | Paul Dano & Elizabeth Banks |
12.60 | 19.2 | 43.80 | 135 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 77.5 | |
| 23 | Eight Men Out (1988) | Charlie Sheen & David Strathairn |
5.70 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 120 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 71.2 | |
| 24 | Better Off Dead... (1985) | Curtis Armstrong | 10.30 | 36.3 | 36.30 | 82 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 67.0 | |
| 26 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) | Directed by Clint Eastwood | 25.10 | 68.4 | 68.40 | 80 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 67.0 | |
| 25 | Map of the Human Heart (1992) | Ben Mendelsohn | 2.80 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 142 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 64.5 | |
| 28 | City Hall (1996) | Al Pacino | 20.30 | 57.5 | 57.50 | 80 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 60.1 | |
| 27 | Chi-Raq (2015) | Samuel L. Jackson | 2.70 | 3.9 | 3.90 | 157 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 59.8 | |
| 29 | Must Love Dogs (2005) | Diane Lane | 43.90 | 85.7 | 113.70 | 68 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 58.5 | |
| 28 | The Jack Bull (1999) HBO Movie |
John Goodman | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 286 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 54.3 | |
| 31 | One Crazy Summer (1986) | Demi Moore | 13.40 | 45.3 | 45.30 | 59 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 53.7 | |
| 32 | Cradle Will Rock (1999) | Susan Sarandon & Bill Murray |
2.90 | 7.2 | 7.20 | 166 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 51.0 | |
| 33 | Grand Piano (2013) | Elijah Wood | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 282 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 49.3 | |
| 33 | Grace is Gone (2007) | Emily Churchill | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 356 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.0 | |
| 34 | Max (2002) | Noah Taylor | 0.50 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 221 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 43.3 | |
| 35 | Roadside Prophets (1992) | Don Cheadle | 0.10 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 208 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.0 | |
| 37 | The Ice Harvest (2005) | Billy Bob Thornton & Directed by Harold Ramis |
9.00 | 17.6 | 17.60 | 152 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 39.9 | |
| 36 | Maps to the Stars (2014) | Julianne Moore | 0.40 | 0.5 | 2.00 | 201 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.3 | |
| 38 | Chicago Cab (1997) | Julianne Moore & Michael Shannon |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 314 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.3 | |
| 39 | Shadows and Fog (1991) | Directed by Woody Allen | 2.70 | 8.1 | 8.10 | 141 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 33.9 | |
| 40 | Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) | Paul Newman | 3.60 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 123 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 33.2 | |
| 41 | Adult World (2013) | Emma Roberts | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 260 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 30.0 | |
| 42 | Pushing Tin (1999) | Angelina Jolie & Cate Blanchett |
8.40 | 20.8 | 20.80 | 133 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
| 44 | The Contract (2002) Video On Demand |
Morgan Freeman | 0.10 | 0.1 | 11.30 | 303 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.1 | |
| 43 | Tapeheads (1988) | Tim Robbins | 0.30 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 227 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.8 | |
| 44 | The Frozen Ground (2013) | Nicolas Cage | 0.10 | 0.1 | 8.70 | 319 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 24.9 | |
| 47 | Igor (2008) | Steve Buscemi | 19.50 | 34.0 | 53.50 | 118 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 24.8 | |
| 48 | Martian Child (2007) | Amanda Peet | 7.50 | 13.6 | 13.60 | 150 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 22.3 | |
| 46 | True Colors (1991) | James Spader & Richard Widmark |
0.40 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 193 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.1 | |
| 49 | Floundering (1994) | Jeremy Piven | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 279 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.6 | |
| 49 | The Road to Wellville (1994) | Anthony Hopkins | 6.60 | 20.1 | 20.10 | 135 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 20.6 | |
| 51 | The Raven (2012) | Luke Evans | 16.00 | 25.1 | 46.60 | 118 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 17.1 | |
| 51 | Drive Hard (2014) Limited Release |
Thomas Jane | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.50 | 261 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 16.0 | |
| 53 | River Runs Red (2018) | Taye Diggs | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 430 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.9 | |
| 54 | The Paperboy (2012) | Nicole Kidman & Matthew McConaughey |
0.70 | 1.1 | 2.10 | 207 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.8 | |
| 56 | The Prince (2014) Limited Release |
Bruce Willis | 0.10 | 0.1 | 1.90 | 282 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.7 | |
| 56 | Money For Nothing (1993) | Philip Seymour Hoffman | 1.00 | 3.1 | 3.10 | 183 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.4 | |
| 57 | Dragon Blade (2015) | Jackie Chan | 0.10 | 0.1 | 180.20 | 236 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.8 | |
| 58 | Distorted (2018) | Christina Ricci | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 488 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.2 | |
| 58 | Reclaim (2014) Limited Release |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.30 | 387 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.4 | ||
| 60 | Hot Pursuit (1987) | Robert Loggia & Ben Stiller |
4.20 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 114 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 9.1 | |
| 60 | Shanghai (2010) | Jeffrey Dean Morgan | 0.00 | 0.1 | 14.70 | 358 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 9.0 | |
| 62 | War, Inc. (2008) | Joan Cusack | 0.60 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 228 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.0 | |
| 62 | Arsenal (2017) | Nicolas Cage | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 335 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 4.0 | |
| 63 | The Bag Man (2014) | Robert DeNiro | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 251 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.5 | |
| 65 | Singularity (2017) | Julian Schaffner | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 354 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 1.4 | |
| 66 | Pursuit (2022) Video On Demand |
William Katt | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 236 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 1.0 |
Stats and Possibly Interesting Things From The Above John Cusack Table
- Six John Cusack movies crossed the magical $100 million domestic gross mark. That is a percentage of 11.53% of his movies listed. 2012 (2009) is his biggest box office hit….with Con-Air (1997) right behind.
- An average John Cusack movie grosses $38.20 million in adjusted box office gross.
- Using RottenTomatoes.com’s 60% fresh meter. 30 of John Cusack’s movies are rated as good movies…or 57.69% of his movies. Say Anything (1989) is his highest rated movie while The Bag Man (2014) was his lowest rated movie.
- Eight John Cusack movies received at least one Oscar® nomination in any category…..or 15.38% of his movies.
- One John Cusack movie won at least one Oscar® in any category…..or 1.92% of his movies.
- An average Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score is 40.00. 21 John Cusack movies scored higher that average….or 40.38% of his movies. Stand by Me (1986) got the the highest UMR Score
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From Better Off Dead, “I want my 2 dollars.”
Hey BryRog57….I agree…..I want my two dollars is a classic linn
Eight Men Out is an awesome baseball movie
Hey Tree33………Eight Men Out is indeed a great baseball movie…great cast especially D.B. Sweeney as Shoeless Joe Jackson
I have only heard about one of the worst films
Hey hinton….the worst films? I have to admit I do not understand your comment…but thanks for stopping by
Identity is a classic….not sure why Gross Point Blank is so far down
Hey Shaun …I agree that Gross Point Break is a good movie….but it died at the box office….so its score is lower….but it still finished in the top 15
I think that Runaway Jury was a very good movie, good acting with Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman..
Hey BERN1960….Runaway Jury is a good movie with a great cast.