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Karen Black (1939-2013) was an Oscar®-nominated American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. Black to in the 1970s, frequently portraying eccentric and offbeat characters, and established herself as a figure of New Hollywood. Her career spanned over 50 years and includes nearly 200 credits in both independent and mainstream films. Her IMDb page shows 203 acting credits from 1960 to 2015. This page will rank Karen Black 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.
Karen Black Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Karen Black Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Check out Karen Black‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
I remember cutting class in college and going to Day of the Locust which I thought was weird.
Karen Black is # 392 on the 2020 Oracle of Bacon Top 1000. She was as high as # 26 back in 2005. These are the people on the 2020 list she has appeared with.
3 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER The Pyx (1973)
5 DONALD SUTHERLAND The Day of the Locust (1975)
7 ROBERT DE NIRO Born to Win (1971)
9 BEN KINGSLEY The Children (1990)
11 ERNEST BORGNINE Law and Disorder (1974)
15 DAVID CARRADINE Light Speed (1998)
15 DAVID CARRADINE The Donor (2000)
16 DENNIS HOPPER Easy Rider (1969)
21 GERALDINE CHAPLIN Crimetime (1996)
21 GERALDINE CHAPLIN Nashville (1975)
21 GERALDINE CHAPLIN The Children (1990)
23 ROD STEIGER The Player (1992)
26 MALCOLM MCDOWELL The Player (1992)
28 RUTGER HAUER Chanel Solitaire (1981)
31 ROBERT DUVALL The Outfit (1973)
35 ELLIOTT GOULD Capricorn One (1978)
35 ELLIOTT GOULD Judgement (1992)
35 ELLIOTT GOULD The Player (1992)
38 CHARLTON HESTON Airport 1975 (1974)
45 GEORGE KENNEDY Airport 1975 (1974)
45 GEORGE KENNEDY Savage Dawn (1985)
51 BRUCE WILLIS The Player (1992)
52 NED BEATTY Nashville (1975)
56 SUSAN SARANDON The Player (1992)
57 HARRY DEAN STANTON Cisco Pike (1972)
61 BURT REYNOLDS The Player (1992)
63 HELEN MIRREN Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal’s Caligula (2005)
66 OMAR SHARIFF Ace Up My Sleeve (1976)
68 JOHN CARRADINE Portnoy’s Complaint (1972)
72 RON PERLMAN I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)
76 DEAN STOCKWELL The Player (1992)
77 JOHN SAVAGE First Time Long Time (2009)
78 GENE HACKMAN Cisco Pike (1972)
80 MARTIN LANDAU The Last Word (1979)
83 JACK NICHOLSON Easy Rider (1969)
83 JACK NICHOLSON Five Easy Pieces (1970)
84 BRUCE DERN Drive, He Said (1971)
84 BRUCE DERN Family Plot (1976)
84 BRUCE DERN The Great Gatsby (1974)
92 BRAD DOURIF Soulkeeper (2001)
99 RIP TORN You’re a Big Boy Now (1967)
116 TIM ROBBINS The Player (1992)
117 RICHARD HARRIS Martin’s Day (1985)
117 RICHARD HARRIS The Last Word (1979)
121 WHOOPI GOLDBERG Homer and Eddie (1989)
121 WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Player (1992)
124 ROBERT WAGNER The Player (1992)
134 ERIC ROBERTS Contamination (2008)
134 ERIC ROBERTS Hollywood Dreams (2006)
135 BEN GAZZARA Paradise Cove (1999)
142 LANCE HENRIKSEN Savage Dawn (1985)
149 JEFF GOLDBLUM Nashville (1975)
149 JEFF GOLDBLUM The Player (1992)
151 ANJELICA HUSTON The Player (1992)
155 SCOTT GLENN Nashville (1975)
155 SCOTT GLENN The Player (1992)
157 GRETA SCACCHI The Player (1992)
160 JULIA ROBERTS The Player (1992)
164 NICK NOLTE The Player (1992)
167 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Cisco Pike (1972)
175 GEORGE SEGAL Born to Win (1971)
177 KATHY BATES Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
191 PETER FONDA Easy Rider (1969)
193 KIRK DOUGLAS A Gunfight (1971)
198 JOHN CUSACK The Player (1992)
209 ROSANNA ARQUETTE Repo Chick (2009)
219 OLIVER REED Burnt Offerings (1976)
221 SEYMOUR CASSEL Hollywood Dreams (2006)
223 JAMES COBURN Hard Contract (1969)
223 JAMES COBURN Martin’s Day (1985)
223 JAMES COBURN The Player (1992)
235 KEITH CARRADINE A Gunfight (1971)
235 KEITH CARRADINE Nashville (1975)
237 PETER FALK The Player (1992)
241 GEOFFREY LEWIS A Light in the Darkness (2002)
241 GEOFFREY LEWIS Freedom (1970/II)
241 GEOFFREY LEWIS Out of the Dark (1989)
244 ED LAUTER Family Plot (1976)
244 ED LAUTER Judgement (1992)
247 RICHARD E. GRANT The Player (1992)
250 BILLY ZANE I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)
251 XANDER BERKELEY Repo Chick (2009)
259 MIA FARROW The Great Gatsby (1974)
260 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY Mirror Mirror (1990)
262 KEENAN WYNN Nashville (1975)
267 TOM SIZEMORE Double Duty (2009)
268 BURGESS MEREDITH Burnt Offerings (1976)
268 BURGESS MEREDITH Hard Contract (1969)
268 BURGESS MEREDITH The Day of the Locust (1975)
272 TOM BERENGER In Praise of Older Women (1978)
275 CAROL KANE Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983)
281 VINCENT D’ONOFRIO The Player (1992)
291 EDWARD HERRMANN The Great Gatsby (1974)
299 JOE DON BAKER The Children (1990)
299 JOE DON BAKER The Outfit (1973)
304 JOHN HEARD Men (1997)
308 ED BEGLEY JR. One Long Night (2007)
310 JACK LEMMON The Player (1992)
311 SCOTT WILSON The Great Gatsby (1974)
322 ROBERT REDFORD The Great Gatsby (1974)
346 GARY BUSEY The Player (1992)
348 WILL PATTON I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)
352 TELLY SAVALAS Capricorn One (1978)
357 BURT YOUNG Born to Win (1971)
357 BURT YOUNG Club Fed (1990)
362 DAVID ALAN GRIER The Player (1992)
390 GERARD BUTLER Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal’s Caligula (2005)
402 TILDA SWINTON Conceiving Ada (1997)
402 TILDA SWINTON Teknolust (2002)
405 HAL HOLBROOK Capricorn One (1978)
406 LIONEL STANDER The Squeeze (1978)
417 VINCENT SCHIAVELLI Homer and Eddie (1989)
417 VINCENT SCHIAVELLI The Great Gatsby (1974)
423 BO HOPKINS The Day of the Locust (1975)
427 SAUL RUBINEK Martin’s Day (1985)
441 TERI GARR The Player (1992)
444 MICHAEL MURPHY Nashville (1975)
447 TRACEY WALTER Homer and Eddie (1989)
447 TRACEY WALTER Out of the Dark (1989)
456 BEN STILLER THE INDEPENDENT (2014)
459 ROBERT DAVI Soulkeeper (2001)
469 PETE POSTLEWAITE Crimetime (1996)
470 LAMBERT WILSON CHANEL SOLITAIRE (1981)
474 BRUNO GANZ THE LEGENDARY LIFE OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY (1988)
475 BRITT EKLAND The Children (1990)
484 SAM WATERSTON Capricorn One (1978)
484 SAM WATERSTON The Great Gatsby (1974)
487 FRED WARD The Player (1992)
494 LOIS MAXWELL The Blue Man (1985)
500 WILLIAM FORSYTHE Savage Dawn (1985)
510 JOHN IRELAND Martin’s Day (1985)
513 JIM BROWN Twisted Justice (1990)
518 JOHN VERNON Dixie Lanes (1988)
519 JAMES BROLIN Capricorn One (1978)
527 LOIS SMITH Five Easy Pieces (1970)
532 DUB TAYLOR Burnt Offerings (1976)
541 ALAN CUMMING Suffering Man’s Charity (2007)
565 MICHAEL MEDWIN Law and Disorder (1974)
572 SALLY KELLERMAN The Player (1992)
588 LOUISE FLETCHER Invaders from Mars (1986)
588 LOUISE FLETCHER The Player (1992)
593 BENICIO DEL TORO Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal’s Caligula (2005)
595 CLIVE REVILL The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley (1995)
609 AMANDA PLUMMER First Time Long Time (2009)
615 CHRISTINA RICCI I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)
623 BRION JAMES The Player (1992)
644 MELISSA LEO HOLLYWOOD DREAMS (2006)
650 CLYDE KUSATSU Airport 1975 (1974)
651 PRUITT TAYLOR VANCE Homer and Eddie (1989)
659 PATRICK SWAYZE The Player (1992)
666 SID HAIG HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES (2003)
673 C. THOMAS HOWELL Charades (1998)
678 GINA GERSHON The Player (1992)
683 ALLEN GARFIELD Club Fed (1990)
683 ALLEN GARFIELD Nashville (1975)
686 ROSCOE LEE BROWNE Cisco Pike (1972)
686 ROSCOE LEE BROWNE Night Angel (1990)
688 LESLIE CARON Chanel Solitaire (1981)
690 CRISPIN GLOVER RUBIN AND ED (1991)
695 SALLY KIRKLAND Hollywood Dreams (2006)
695 SALLY KIRKLAND The Player (1992)
698 TIMOTHY DALTON Chanel Solitaire (1981)
702 PAUL DOOLEY The Player (1992)
706 JEREMY PIVEN The Player (1992)
707 RAF VALLONE A Gunfight (1971)
712 FRANKIE FAISON America Brown (2004)
727 ROBERT RYAN The Outfit (1973)
733 MICHAEL IRONSIDE Soulkeeper (2001)
737 LILY TOMLIN Nashville (1975)
737 LILY TOMLIN The Player (1992)
752 SUSAN STRASBERG In Praise of Older Women (1978)
760 LEE VAN CLEEF The Squeeze (1978)
784 BETTE DAVIS Burnt Offerings (1976)
786 CARRIE FISHER Suffering Man’s Charity (2007)
787 ANDIE MACDOWELL The Player (1992)
789 MARK BOONE JUNIOR I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)
793 MILLA JOVOVICH TRAILER FOR A REMAKE OF GORE VIDAL’S CALIGULA (2005)
806 HENRY GIBSON Nashville (1975)
808 JOANNA CASSIDY The Outfit (1973)
809 SEAN YOUNG Men (1997)
811 MICHAEL J. POLLARD House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
811 MICHAEL J. POLLARD Stir (1997)
836 JAMES RUSSO Charades (1998)
836 JAMES RUSSO Paris (2003)
840 ROBERT STEPHENS The Children (1990)
853 MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN THE UNDERGROUND COMEDY MOVIE (1999)
854 CUBA GOODING JR. Judgement (1992)
870 RENE AUBERJONOIS The Player (1992)
873 BUD CORT I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)
873 BUD CORT Invaders from Mars (1986)
873 BUD CORT Out of the Dark (1989)
877 JOHN HAWKES Buttleman (2003)
878 RICHARD PORTNOW Fallen Arches (1998)
885 DAVID KEITH Caged Fear (1992)
886 WALTON GOGGINS HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES (2003)
886 WALTON GOGGINS RED DIRT (2000)
901 JANE LYNCH SUFFERING MAN’S CHARITY (2007)
903 JERRY STILLER AIRPORT 1975 (1974)
915 STERLING HAYDEN Hard Contract (1969)
920 HOWARD HESSEMAN Cisco Pike (1972)
920 HOWARD HESSEMAN Rubin and Ed (1991)
925 MIMI ROGERS The Player (1992)
929 JANE ALEXANDER A GUNFIGHT (1971)
934 RICHARD ANDERSON The Player (1992)
935 DALE DYE Invaders from Mars (1986)
943 BERT REMSEN Evil Spirits (1990)
943 BERT REMSEN Nashville (1975)
950 DAVID OGDEN-STEIRS DRIVE, HE SAID (1971)
951 KEVIN MCCARTHY Hostage (1987)
956 LEE GRANT Portnoy’s Complaint (1972)
968 PATRICK MAGEE Hard Contract (1969)
972 PEDRO ARMENDARIZ JR. One Long Night (2007)
975 RICHARD JAECKEL The Outfit (1973)
991 LILLI PALMER Hard Contract (1969)
995 LOIS CHILES The Great Gatsby (1974)
Karen appeared with 30 Oscar winners.
ANJELICA HUSTON The Player (1992)
BEN KINGSLEY The Children (1990)
BENICIO DEL TORO Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal’s Caligula (2005)
BETTE DAVIS Burnt Offerings (1976)
CHARLTON HESTON Airport 1975 (1974)
CHER Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
CHER The Player (1992)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER The Pyx (1973)
CUBA GOODING JR. Judgement (1992)
ERNEST BORGNINE Law and Disorder (1974)
GENE HACKMAN Cisco Pike (1972)
GEORGE KENNEDY Airport 1975 (1974)
GEORGE KENNEDY Savage Dawn (1985)
GERALDINE PAGE The Day of the Locust (1975)
GERALDINE PAGE You’re a Big Boy Now (1967)
HELEN MIRREN Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal’s Caligula (2005)
JACK LEMMON The Player (1992)
JACK NICHOLSON Easy Rider (1969)
JACK NICHOLSON Five Easy Pieces (1970)
JAMES COBURN Hard Contract (1969)
JAMES COBURN Martin’s Day (1985)
JAMES COBURN The Player (1992)
JULIA ROBERTS The Player (1992)
KATHY BATES Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
LEE GRANT Portnoy’s Complaint (1972)
LOUISE FLETCHER Invaders from Mars (1986)
LOUISE FLETCHER The Player (1992)
MARTIN LANDAU The Last Word (1979)
MELISSA LEO HOLLYWOOD DREAMS (2006)
ROBERT DE NIRO Born to Win (1971)
ROBERT DUVALL The Outfit (1973)
ROD STEIGER The Player (1992)
SANDY DENNIS Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
SUSAN SARANDON The Player (1992)
TILDA SWINTON Conceiving Ada (1997)
TILDA SWINTON Teknolust (2002)
TIM ROBBINS The Player (1992)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG Homer and Eddie (1989)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Player (1992)
Hey Dan
1. As always….thank your for your efforts in putting these (massive lists) together.
2. I am right there with you…..Day of the Locust was indeed weird…it was a one and done movie for me…Sutherland is wasted in that movie.
3. Luckily I did not have to skip school to see it…lol.
4. I am shocked she is not on the Oracle list still. Her 94 movies is one of the highest amount of movies for a thespian on any UMR page.
5. Her first list has countless Oracle connections….makes you wonder how she fell off the list.
6. She actually has a few movies yet to come out….I wonder when they will finally see the light of day….some of the ones that saw the light of day are pretty bad.
7. Most frequent Oracle co-star….the honors go to ….many…. I lost count to how many have been in three movies with her….another stat that makes her absence on the Oracle list more surprisng.
8. 30 Oscar winning co-stars is pretty good….more than I would have guessed….I bet her number of Oscar winning co-stars is pre 1985…..so many bad low budget movies for her.
Good stuff as always.
I have seen 4 Karen Black movies, all of them in the top 10.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Five Easy Pieces.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Nashville.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.
Favourite Karen Black Movies:
Five Easy Pieces
Family Plot
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Other Karen Black Movie I Have Seen:
The Great Gatsby
Hey Flora…thanks for checking out our Karen Black page. Tally count 8 for me and 4 for you. That only means I have missed 86 of her movies and you have missed 90 of her movies. This was one of the most difficult pages to do….once I reached the mid 1980s her movies were (a) plentiful and (b) unknown. But I am glad I finished.
I have seen three of the ones you have seen…I have not seen Come Back To The Five Dime, Jimmy Dean….though it seems I have been aware of that movie for a very long time. So you did not see her Airport movie? I would have thought Jack Lemmon’s presence would have made that one a “must see” movie. Good stuff as always.
FYI
She is a Oscar nominated Supporting actress and once Leading actress.
She won a Golden Globe for Supporting actress
Hey Mike….her career got off to a good start….but those last 30 or so years were movies even her loved ones probably did not want to see.
Great UMR Page
Thank you Mike.
It is hard to decide if Karen Black is a character actor or a star. Every now and again she gets a role that wins acclaim and awards, but that lustre dims after more bad films, putting her back at the starting gate again. – Rating the Movie Stars (1983 Book)
Rating the Movie Stars 4 Star Karen Black Performances
1970’s Five Easy Pieces
23 Joel subjects to go. This turned out to be one of the more difficult pages to do. The last 35 years of her career she was very very busy…..but not many of the movies she made are known by many….looking at her post 1983 career….and the titles will make you doubt your movie knowledge…as I have not even heard of most of these movies. She had 5 movies that posted less than $1000 in box office gross…..but a single dollar moves up the gross to $.01 million. This page is filled with movies with the lowest gross possible to register in the database.
I have seen 8 of her movies….the entire Top 8 on the chart…then I go 0-86 for the rest of the movies on the chart.