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John Goodman Movies

goodman 111111Want to know the best John Goodman movies?  How about the worst John Goodman movies?  Curious about John Goodman’s box office grosses or which John Goodman movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which John Goodman movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

John Goodman (1952-) is an American actor.  He first gained fame for playing Dan Connor on the television show, Rosanne, from 1988 to 1997.   Over the last 30 years he has become of the busiest and best character actors working in movies.  His IMDb page shows an incredible 145 acting credits since 1983. This page will rank 75 John Goodman movies.  Movies will be ranked from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters in North America were not included in the rankings.

Drivel part of the page:  This John Goodman page comes from a request by Dan. When researching this page I was very surprised to see that 1984’s C.H.U.D. was one of his movie credits (no memory of his part at all). C.H.U.D. is a movie me and my sons have always enjoyed even though it is a truly horrible movie.  Never heard of C.H.U.D.?…well maybe if I tell you that it stands for “Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dweller” might help. Still not helping?  Well just know it was a proud day when we were finally able to include C.H.U.D. on our movie website.

John Goodman in 1998's The Big Lebowski
John Goodman in 1998’s The Big Lebowski

John Goodman 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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  • Sort John Goodman 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 John Goodman movie received.
  • Sort John Goodman 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.

CreditRank Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Review % Oscar Nom / Win S UMR Score
CreditRank 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 S UMR Score
1 Argo (2012)
AA Best Picture Win
Ben Affleck &
Bryan Cranston
136.00 213.6 364.8 22 90 07 / 03 99.9
2 Monsters, Inc. (2001) Billy Crystal &
James Coburn
278.90 617.0 1,220.7 3 88 04 / 01 99.0
3 The Artist (2011)
AA Best Picture Win
Jean Dujardin 44.70 70.4 210.3 73 91 10 / 05 98.8
6 The Emperor's New Groove (2000) David Spade 89.30 207.1 392.7 26 79 01 / 00 97.1
4 Monsters University (2013) Billy Crystal &
Helen Mirren
268.50 412.8 1,144.3 7 76 00 / 00 96.3
5 Kong: Skull Island (2017) Samuel L. Jackson 168.10 234.2 789.6 20 73 01 / 00 95.6
7 The Princess and the Frog (2009) Oprah Winfrey 104.40 174.0 445.1 30 79 03 / 00 95.6
8 Sea of Love (1989) Al Pacino 58.60 184.4 349.1 22 75 00 / 00 94.7
9 Flight (2012) Jodie Foster 93.80 147.3 254.0 33 78 02 / 00 92.3
10 Bee Movie (2007) Jerry Seinfeld &
Chris Rock
126.60 230.1 522.5 20 58 00 / 00 90.2
13 Arachnophobia (1990) Jeff Daniels 53.20 157.2 157.2 22 65 00 / 00 88.0
11 O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) George Clooney &
Directed by Ethan Coen
45.50 105.5 166.7 54 80 02 / 00 87.8
13 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) Mary Elizabeth Winstead 72.10 104.2 159.3 45 80 00 / 00 87.3
14 ParaNorman (2012) Anna Kendrick 56.00 87.9 168.2 58 81 01 / 00 86.2
15 Revenge of the Nerds (1984) Robert Carradine &
Anthony Edwards
40.90 152.1 152.1 18 61 00 / 00 86.1
18 The Campaign (2012) Will Ferrell 86.90 136.5 164.7 35 63 00 / 00 84.7
15 Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) Mark Wahlberg 245.40 375.5 1,689.2 7 41 00 / 00 84.0
21 Always (1989) Audrey Hepburn &
Directed by Steven Spielberg
43.90 138.1 233.4 29 60 00 / 00 83.2
18 The Flintstones (1994) Halle Berry &
Elizabeth Taylor
130.50 399.9 1,046.7 5 37 00 / 00 82.2
18 The Big Lebowski (1998) Jeff Bridges &
Julianne Moore
17.50 46.5 105.1 91 84 00 / 00 81.6
20 Raising Arizona (1987) Nicolas Cage &
Directed by Joel &
Ethan Coen
22.80 73.0 93.3 49 76 00 / 00 81.5
25 Evan Almighty (2007) Steve Carell 100.50 182.5 315.1 27 40 00 / 00 80.8
22 The Big Easy (1986) Dennis Quaid &
Ellen Barkin
17.70 59.6 59.6 49 78 00 / 00 80.2
24 Atomic Blonde (2017) Charlize Theron 51.60 71.9 133.3 53 73 00 / 00 79.7
26 The Hangover Part III (2013) Bradley Cooper &
Ed Helms
112.20 172.5 556.6 30 39 00 / 00 78.0
23 Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) Oscar Isaacs &
Directed by Joel &
Ethan Coen
13.20 20.3 50.6 124 85 02 / 00 77.8
33 Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) Mark Wahlberg &
Anthony Hopkins
130.20 181.4 843.7 24 33 00 / 00 76.5
30 Coyote Ugly (2000) Piper Perabo 60.80 141.0 264.2 42 46 00 / 00 76.5
31 The Monuments Men (2014) George Clooney &
Bill Murray
78.00 119.4 237.1 47 53 00 / 00 76.4
26 Patriots Day (2016) Mark Wahlberg 31.90 46.1 73.0 89 75 00 / 00 75.9
26 Barton Fink (1991) John Turturro &
Directed by Joel &
Ethan Coen
6.20 18.3 18.3 118 82 03 / 00 75.9
32 Sweet Dreams (1985) Jessica Lange &
Ed Harris
9.10 32.0 32.0 89 77 01 / 00 73.8
33 Bringing Out the Dead (1999) Nicolas Cage &
Directed by Martin Scorsese
16.80 41.5 41.5 93 73 00 / 00 72.4
34 Stella (1990) Bette Midler &
Ben Stiller
20.20 59.8 59.8 62 64 00 / 00 69.9
35 Trouble with the Curve (2012) Clint Eastwood &
Amy Adams
35.80 56.2 76.9 86 62 00 / 00 66.1
36 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
AA Best Picture Nom
Tom Hanks &
Sandra Bullock
31.80 50.2 87.1 99 56 02 / 00 65.3
35 Matinee (1993) Cathy Moriarty 9.50 28.8 28.8 112 70 00 / 00 64.3
40 The Borrowers (1997) Jim Broadbent 22.60 61.6 61.6 84 58 00 / 00 63.1
39 Trumbo (2015) Bryan Cranston &
Helen Mirren
7.90 11.7 12.2 128 72 01 / 00 61.8
39 You Don't Know Jack (2010)
HBO Movie
Al Pacino &
Susan Sarandon
0.10 0.1 0.1 310 77 00 / 00 61.4
41 True Stories (1986) David Byrne 2.50 8.6 8.6 137 74 00 / 00 61.2
44 Fallen (1998) Denzel Washington 25.20 67.3 67.3 71 54 00 / 00 59.7
44 The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
Voice Only
Haley Joel Osment 47.90 99.3 281.3 62 44 00 / 00 59.5
43 The Gambler (2014) Mark Wahlberg &
Jessica Lange
33.70 51.5 60.1 91 58 00 / 00 58.1
46 Punchline (1988) Tom Hanks &
Sally Field
21.00 64.0 64.0 46 53 00 / 00 57.0
47 King Ralph (1991) Peter O'Toole 34.00 101.0 155.8 39 41 00 / 00 55.8
46 The Jack Bull (1999)
HBO Movie
John Cusack 0.10 0.1 0.1 286 72 00 / 00 54.3
49 Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) Isla Fisher &
Hugh Dancy
44.30 73.8 180.6 65 49 00 / 00 54.1
52 Speed Racer (2008) Susan Sarandon &
Matthew Fox
43.90 76.5 163.6 64 47 00 / 00 52.7
48 Mother Night (1996) Nick Nolte 0.40 1.1 1.1 224 71 00 / 00 52.3
51 Alabama Moon (2011) Clint Howard 0.00 0.1 0.1 388 70 00 / 00 49.7
55 The Internship (2013) Owen Wilson &
Vince Vaughn
44.70 68.7 143.7 72 47 00 / 00 47.5
52 The Babe (1992) Kelly McGillis 17.50 52.8 60.0 70 52 00 / 00 47.2
52 Maria's Lovers (1984) Nastassja Kinski 2.00 7.4 7.4 139 65 00 / 00 45.5
53 The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) Paul Newman &
Tim Robbins
2.80 8.6 45.7 163 64 00 / 00 43.3
56 My First Mister (2001) Albert Brooks &
Leelee Sobieski
0.60 1.3 1.3 218 65 00 / 00 40.5
57 We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993) Jay Leno 9.30 28.1 28.1 113 55 00 / 00 38.2
58 Dirty Work (1998) Norm MacDonald &
Jack Warden
10.00 26.7 26.7 119 56 00 / 00 38.1
59 Storytelling (2001) Selma Blair 0.90 2.0 2.0 200 63 00 / 00 36.5
60 Beyond the Sea (2004) Kevin Spacey &
Kate Bosworth
6.30 12.7 17.0 157 59 00 / 00 36.5
63 Burglar (1987) Whoopi Goldberg 16.30 52.2 52.2 63 45 00 / 00 32.5
61 Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (2023)
Paramount Plus
Voice Only
Please Don't Destroy Boys 0.10 0.1 0.1 202 60 00 / 00 30.0
64 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) Robert DeNiro &
Jason Alexander
26.00 60.3 81.5 87 41 00 / 00 29.8
63 Red State (2011) Directed by Kevin Smith 1.10 1.7 1.7 190 59 00 / 00 28.6
68 Born Yesterday (1993) Melanie Griffith &
Don Johnson
18.00 54.2 54.2 81 42 00 / 00 28.0
65 Once Upon A Time In Venice (2017)
Limited Release
Bruce Willis &
Jason Momoa
0.10 0.1 0.6 353 59 00 / 00 27.3
69 Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) Dan Aykroyd 14.10 37.5 37.5 101 47 00 / 00 26.6
65 Death Sentence (2007) Kevin Bacon 9.50 17.3 30.8 142 53 00 / 00 26.5
72 Everybody's All-American (1988) Dennis Quaid &
Jessica Lange
12.60 38.4 38.4 77 45 00 / 00 24.9
67 Dirty Deeds (2002)
Film Festival Circuit Only
Toni Collette 0.00 0.1 5.7 347 57 00 / 00 24.8
70 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1998)
Voice Only
Whoopi Goldberg 0.10 0.3 0.3 239 57 00 / 00 23.7
71 In The Electric Mist (2009) Tommy Lee Jones 0.10 0.1 12.6 330 57 00 / 00 23.6
72 Captive State (2019) Vera Farmiga 6.00 8.1 10.5 133 54 00 / 00 22.6
76 Love The Coopers (2015) Diane Keaton &
Olivia Wilde
26.30 39.0 62.9 87 43 00 / 00 21.2
72 Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)
Voice Only
John Ritter 2.90 5.9 6.6 179 53 00 / 00 20.6
75 Pie In The Sky (1995) Anne Heche 0.00 0.1 0.1 306 55 00 / 00 20.0
79 The Survivors (1983) Robin Williams &
Walter Matthau
14.00 55.6 55.6 51 37 00 / 00 18.5
77 Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005) Marisa Tomei &
Robert Carlyle
0.30 0.7 0.8 251 53 00 / 00 17.9
77 One Night at McCool's (2001) Michael Douglas &
Matt Dillon
6.30 13.9 29.8 142 49 00 / 00 17.2
78 Smurfs (2025)
Voice Only
Nick Offerman &
Kurt Russell
31.00 31.0 109.2 57 43 00 / 00 17.1
81 The Wrong Guys (1988) Louie Anderson 1.20 3.5 3.5 183 52 00 / 00 16.9
81 What Planet Are You From? (2000) Gary Shandling &
Annette Bening
6.30 14.6 32.8 137 47 00 / 00 15.6
81 C.H.U.D. (1984) John Heard &
Daniel Stern
4.70 17.3 17.3 113 45 00 / 00 12.9
82 Gigantic (2008) Paul Dano 0.10 0.2 0.3 282 48 00 / 00 11.3
83 Eddie Macon's Run (1983) Kirk Douglas 1.30 5.0 5.0 130 47 00 / 00 10.9
86 Ratchet & Clank (2016)
Voice Only
Sylvester Stallone 8.80 12.7 20.8 147 42 00 / 00 9.0
85 Masked and Anonymous (2003) Jeff Bridges &
Bruce Dern
0.50 1.1 1.2 207 38 00 / 00 3.6
88 Happy Birthday (2001) Christopher Lloyd 0.10 0.1 0.1 316 37 00 / 00 2.7

Stats and Possibly Interesting Things From The Above John Goodman Table

  1. Fifteen John Goodman movie crossed the magical $100 million domestic gross mark.  That is a percentage of 20.00% of his movies listed. Monsters Inc. (2001) is his biggest box office hit.
  2. An average John Goodman movie grosses $58.60 million in adjusted box office gross.
  3. Using RottenTomatoes.com’s 60% fresh meter.  35 of John Goodman’s movies are rated as good movies…or 50.00% of his movies.  Monsters Inc. (2001) is his highest rated movie while The Flintstones (1994) is his lowest rated movie.
  4. Thirteen John Goodman movies received at least one Oscar® nomination in any category…..or 18.57% of his movies.
  5. Three John Goodman movies won at least one Oscar® in any category…..or 4.28% of his movies.
  6. An good Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score is 40.00.  24 John Goodman movie scored higher that average….or 33.33% of his movies. Monsters Inc. (2001) got the the highest UMR Score while Masked and Anonymous (2003) got the lowest UMR Score.
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John Goodman provides the voice of Sully in the Monsters world

Possibly Interesting Facts About John Goodman

  1. John Stephen Goodman was born in Affton, Missouri in 1952.

2. John Goodman earned a football scholarship to Missouri State University.  After an injury ended his college football career, Goodman, left Missouri and headed to New York City with the hopes of becoming an actor in 1975.  By 1983 he was appearing in movies…and the rest is history.

3. John Goodman has appeared in 6 Joel & Ethan Coen Movies: 1987’s Raising Arizona, 1991’s Barton Fink, 1994’s The Hudsucker Proxy, 1998’s The Big Lebowski, 2000’s O’Brother, Where Art Thou? and 2013’s Inside Llewyn Davis.

4.  John Goodman has never been nominated for an Oscar®….but he does have a Golden Globe® nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1991’s Barton Fink.  He did receive 4 more Golden Globe® nominations for the television show Roseanne…he won the Golden Globe® in 1993.

5.  John Goodman has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar®: 2011’s Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, 2011’s The Artist and 2012’s  Argo. The Artist and Argo won the Oscar® for Best Picture.

6. John Goodman and Bruce Willis are very good friends…yet despite over 140 movies between them…they have never appeared in a movie together.  Goodman did however appear on an episode of Willis’ television show, Moonlighting, in 1987.

7. John Goodman is one of the favorite hosts on Saturday Night Live.  He has hosted the show 11 times.

8. John Goodman has been married one time. He has been married to Annabeth Hartzog since 1989.  They have one child.

9. John Goodman has worked with 8 directors who have won a Best Director Oscar®: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, Barry Levinson, Michel Hazanavicius, and Robert Zemeckis.

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

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  1. Dan says:
    October 9, 2021 at 8:16 pm

    John Goodman, is the # 51 most connectible actor of the 2000’s, and the # 52 most connectible of the 2010’s.

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  2. Cogerson says:
    June 6, 2016 at 9:41 am

    Makes sense to me. Just checked our database….we have 7 of his movies in our database. Hope you track down Argo in the near future.

    Reply
  3. Steve Lensman says:
    June 5, 2016 at 5:00 pm

    Popular John Goodman gets his movie page. What was the first film I saw him in.. let me think… it must have been Always, or Sea of Love, which came out first?

    I’ve seen 36 of the 70 films listed, I must have beaten Bruce’s tally let me check… damn it, lost again. My fault for watching the same 1000 films over and over again in rotation. 🙂

    Favorites include – Arachnophobia, Sea of Love, Monsters Inc, The Big Lebowski (not one of Bruce’s favorites) Speed Racer and the sublime Transformers Dawn of Extinction, or is it Age of the Fallen? I can never remember these titles.

    Movies I’ve not yet seen – Inside Llewyn Davis, Punchline and Beyond the Sea.

    Most recent Goodman movie I’ve seen was 10 Cloverfield Lane, which was interesting but not a great movie, Goodman was very good in that though. I also saw Trumbo, I liked it because I knew about Dalton Trumbo and the communist witchhunts, but again not a great movie.

    Good work as always Bruce. Voted Up.

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    1. Cogerson says:
      June 5, 2016 at 5:13 pm

      Hey Steve.
      1. Raising Arizona was the first movie I noticed him in….but looking at the movies listed here…I had already seen him in 4 other movies before seeing that one…hard to believe that I never noticed him.
      2. Tally count…me 42….Steve 36….actually pretty close…Flora 5…..pretty soon you will be able to sing our National Anthem….lol. Don’t worry there is a Robert Taylor page in which you will destroy my total.
      3. Yep…no matter how many times I watch The Big Lebowski….it just does not register with me….but Goodman’s character is actually pretty good in that one…..crazy as hell…but pretty good.
      4. Punchline is ok at best…..Inside Llewyn Davis was also pretty average….I have not seen Beyond the Sea.
      5. Thanks for the mini-review on 10 Cloverfield Lane….glad to know that Goodman is good in that one….though not surprising at all….when is he not good in a movie.
      Thanks for the visit, the comment and the votes. All are of course greatly appreciated.

      Reply

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