Want to know the best Kevin Costner movies? How about the worst Kevin Costner movies? Curious about Kevin Costner’s box office grosses or which Kevin Costner movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Kevin Costner movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which ones got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Recently I was re-reading William Goldman’s The Big Picture: Who Killed Hollywood? and Other Essays. In that book I kept noticing that Goldman kept referring to Kevin Costner (1955-) as one of the most powerful and successful actors working in Hollywood. That got me to think about two things. (1) Yes indeed from 1987 to 1993…Kevin Costner was the main man in Hollywood. He was ranked as a Top 10 Film Star from 1990 to 1993…and topped the rankings in 1991. (2) Maybe it was time to finally do Macklte33’s request for a Kevin Costner page….since you are reading this page then you know that I followed through with that thought.
His IMDb page shows over 65 acting credits since 1981. This page will rank 41 Kevin Costner movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, cameos and movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings.
Kevin Costner 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
1990
Dances with Wolves (1990)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Director Win
1991
JFK (1991)
AA Best Picture Nom
2016
Hidden Figures (2016)
AA Best Picture Nom
1987
The Untouchables (1987)
1989
Field of Dreams (1989)
AA Best Picture Nom
1988
Bull Durham (1988)
2013
Man of Steel (2013)
1991
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
1987
No Way Out (1987)
1995
Waterworld (1995)
2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
1996
Tin Cup (1996)
2003
Open Range (2003)
1985
Silverado (1985)
1992
The Bodyguard (1992)
1993
A Perfect World (1993)
2000
Thirteen Days (2000)
2015
McFarland, USA (2015)
2017
Molly's Game (2017)
2006
The Guardian (2006)
1999
Message in a Bottle (1999)
2014
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
2005
The Upside of Anger (2005)
1999
For Love of the Game (1999)
2019
The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)
2014
Draft Day (2014)
1994
Wyatt Earp (1994)
2020
Let Him Go (2020)
2007
Mr. Brooks (2007)
2024
Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 (2024)
2010
The Company Men (2010)
2019
The Highwaymen (2019)
1985
Fandango (1985)
2005
Rumor Has It... (2005)
1994
The War (1994)
2014
Black or White (2014)
1985
American Flyers (1985)
1990
Revenge (1990)
2014
3 Days To Kill (2014)
2008
Swing Vote (2008)
2001
3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
2016
Criminal (2016)
2002
Dragonfly (2002)
1997
The Postman (1997)
Kevin Costner 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 Kevin Costner movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Kevin Costner movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Kevin Costner movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Kevin Costner 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 Kevin Costner movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Kevin Costner movie won.
- Sort Kevin Costner 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 | Dances with Wolves (1990) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Director Win |
Mary McDonnell | 185.00 | 546.7 | 1,255.90 | 3 | 81 | 12 / 07 | 99.8 | |
| 3 | JFK (1991) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jack Lemmon | 70.40 | 209.0 | 609.90 | 17 | 81 | 08 / 02 | 99.2 | |
| 2 | Hidden Figures (2016) AA Best Picture Nom |
Octavia Spencer | 169.40 | 244.8 | 335.60 | 14 | 83 | 03 / 00 | 98.9 | |
| 4 | The Untouchables (1987) | Sean Connery | 76.30 | 243.8 | 595.50 | 6 | 83 | 04 / 01 | 98.4 | |
| 5 | Field of Dreams (1989) AA Best Picture Nom |
Burt Lancaster | 64.40 | 202.9 | 265.80 | 19 | 76 | 03 / 00 | 98.1 | |
| 7 | Bull Durham (1988) | Susan Sarandon | 50.90 | 154.8 | 154.80 | 18 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 6 | Man of Steel (2013) | Henry Cavill | 291.00 | 447.5 | 1,027.10 | 5 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 8 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) | Morgan Freeman | 165.50 | 491.4 | 1,159.40 | 3 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 11 | No Way Out (1987) | Gene Hackman | 35.50 | 113.5 | 113.50 | 33 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 89.9 | |
| 9 | Waterworld (1995) | Dennis Hopper | 88.20 | 253.6 | 759.20 | 12 | 55 | 01 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 10 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) | Ben Affleck & Henry Cavill |
330.40 | 477.4 | 1,261.90 | 8 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 14 | Tin Cup (1996) | Don Johnson | 53.90 | 152.3 | 228.90 | 28 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 13 | Open Range (2003) | Robert Duvall | 58.30 | 120.9 | 141.60 | 51 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 15 | Silverado (1985) | Kevin Kline | 32.20 | 113.4 | 113.40 | 27 | 73 | 02 / 00 | 86.4 | |
| 12 | The Bodyguard (1992) | Whitney Houston | 121.90 | 367.3 | 1,237.80 | 7 | 45 | 02 / 00 | 86.1 | |
| 16 | A Perfect World (1993) | Clint Eastwood | 31.10 | 94.0 | 408.00 | 53 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 85.2 | |
| 17 | Thirteen Days (2000) | Bruce Greenwood | 34.60 | 80.2 | 154.40 | 71 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 18 | McFarland, USA (2015) | Maria Bello | 44.50 | 66.0 | 67.80 | 60 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 79.7 | |
| 19 | Molly's Game (2017) | Jessica Chastain & Idris Elba |
28.80 | 40.1 | 82.60 | 83 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 76.7 | |
| 20 | The Guardian (2006) | Ashton Kutcher | 55.00 | 104.5 | 180.40 | 58 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 74.1 | |
| 21 | Message in a Bottle (1999) | Paul Newman | 52.90 | 130.6 | 293.70 | 46 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 72.3 | |
| 22 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) | Chris Pine | 50.60 | 77.4 | 207.30 | 68 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 71.0 | |
| 23 | The Upside of Anger (2005) | Joan Allen | 18.80 | 36.6 | 55.20 | 123 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 68.9 | |
| 25 | For Love of the Game (1999) | Kelly Preston | 35.20 | 86.9 | 113.90 | 57 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 68.7 | |
| 23 | The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019) | Sports Movies & Dog Movies |
26.40 | 36.0 | 46.10 | 87 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 68.3 | |
| 26 | Draft Day (2014) | Denis Leary | 28.80 | 44.1 | 45.10 | 100 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 65.3 | |
| 28 | Wyatt Earp (1994) | Dennis Quaid | 25.10 | 76.8 | 171.40 | 55 | 53 | 01 / 00 | 62.8 | |
| 27 | Let Him Go (2020) | Diane Lane | 4.20 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 41 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 60.6 | |
| 29 | Mr. Brooks (2007) | William Hurt | 28.50 | 51.9 | 87.40 | 88 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 60.6 | |
| 30 | Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 (2024) | Sam Worthington | 29.00 | 29.0 | 31.50 | 49 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 58.9 | |
| 30 | The Company Men (2010) | Ben Affleck | 4.40 | 7.0 | 7.70 | 141 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 54.9 | |
| 31 | The Highwaymen (2019) | Woody Harrelson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 353 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 49.6 | |
| 32 | Fandango (1985) | Judd Nelson | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 193 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.1 | |
| 35 | Rumor Has It... (2005) | Jennifer Aniston & Shirley MacLaine |
43.00 | 84.0 | 173.70 | 70 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 38.9 | |
| 34 | The War (1994) | Elijah Wood | 16.90 | 51.9 | 51.90 | 83 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 36.0 | |
| 36 | Black or White (2014) | Anthony Mackie | 21.60 | 33.0 | 33.60 | 112 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 33.3 | |
| 37 | American Flyers (1985) | Rae Dawn Chong | 1.40 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 146 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 31.9 | |
| 37 | Revenge (1990) | Anthony Quinn | 15.60 | 46.2 | 46.20 | 78 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 31.4 | |
| 38 | 3 Days To Kill (2014) | Amber Heard | 30.70 | 47.0 | 80.50 | 97 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 30.1 | |
| 39 | Swing Vote (2008) | Kelsey Grammer & Judge Reinhold |
16.30 | 28.4 | 30.70 | 125 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 28.1 | |
| 40 | 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) | Kurt Russell | 15.70 | 34.8 | 41.40 | 111 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 24.6 | |
| 41 | Criminal (2016) | Ryan Reynolds & Tommy Lee Jones |
14.70 | 21.3 | 56.10 | 124 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 22.1 | |
| 42 | Dragonfly (2002) | Kathy Bates | 30.30 | 65.4 | 112.80 | 87 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 15.6 | |
| 43 | The Postman (1997) | Will Patton | 17.60 | 48.0 | 73.60 | 91 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 10.0 |
Kevin Costner Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
S
Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Ben Affleck &
Henry Cavill
1,261.90
Dances with Wolves (1990)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Director Win
Mary McDonnell
1,255.90
The Bodyguard (1992)
Whitney Houston
1,237.80
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Morgan Freeman
1,159.40
Man of Steel (2013)
Henry Cavill
1,027.10
Waterworld (1995)
Dennis Hopper
759.20
JFK (1991)
AA Best Picture Nom
Jack Lemmon
609.90
The Untouchables (1987)
Sean Connery
595.50
A Perfect World (1993)
Clint Eastwood
408.00
Hidden Figures (2016)
AA Best Picture Nom
Octavia Spencer
335.60
Message in a Bottle (1999)
Paul Newman
293.70
Field of Dreams (1989)
AA Best Picture Nom
Burt Lancaster
265.80
Tin Cup (1996)
Don Johnson
228.90
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
Chris Pine
207.30
The Guardian (2006)
Ashton Kutcher
180.40
Rumor Has It... (2005)
Jennifer Aniston &
Shirley MacLaine
173.70
Wyatt Earp (1994)
Dennis Quaid
171.40
Thirteen Days (2000)
Bruce Greenwood
154.40
Open Range (2003)
Robert Duvall
141.60
For Love of the Game (1999)
Kelly Preston
113.90
Dragonfly (2002)
Kathy Bates
112.80
Mr. Brooks (2007)
William Hurt
87.40
Molly's Game (2017)
Jessica Chastain &
Idris Elba
82.60
3 Days To Kill (2014)
Amber Heard
80.50
The Postman (1997)
Will Patton
73.60
McFarland, USA (2015)
Maria Bello
67.80
Criminal (2016)
Ryan Reynolds &
Tommy Lee Jones
56.10
The Upside of Anger (2005)
Joan Allen
55.20
The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)
Sports Movies &
Dog Movies
46.10
Draft Day (2014)
Denis Leary
45.10
3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
Kurt Russell
41.40
Black or White (2014)
Anthony Mackie
33.60
Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 (2024)
Sam Worthington
31.50
Swing Vote (2008)
Kelsey Grammer &
Judge Reinhold
30.70
The Company Men (2010)
Ben Affleck
7.70
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) | Ben Affleck & Henry Cavill |
1,261.90 | |
| Dances with Wolves (1990) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Director Win |
Mary McDonnell | 1,255.90 | |
| The Bodyguard (1992) | Whitney Houston | 1,237.80 | |
| Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) | Morgan Freeman | 1,159.40 | |
| Man of Steel (2013) | Henry Cavill | 1,027.10 | |
| Waterworld (1995) | Dennis Hopper | 759.20 | |
| JFK (1991) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jack Lemmon | 609.90 | |
| The Untouchables (1987) | Sean Connery | 595.50 | |
| A Perfect World (1993) | Clint Eastwood | 408.00 | |
| Hidden Figures (2016) AA Best Picture Nom |
Octavia Spencer | 335.60 | |
| Message in a Bottle (1999) | Paul Newman | 293.70 | |
| Field of Dreams (1989) AA Best Picture Nom |
Burt Lancaster | 265.80 | |
| Tin Cup (1996) | Don Johnson | 228.90 | |
| Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) | Chris Pine | 207.30 | |
| The Guardian (2006) | Ashton Kutcher | 180.40 | |
| Rumor Has It... (2005) | Jennifer Aniston & Shirley MacLaine |
173.70 | |
| Wyatt Earp (1994) | Dennis Quaid | 171.40 | |
| Thirteen Days (2000) | Bruce Greenwood | 154.40 | |
| Open Range (2003) | Robert Duvall | 141.60 | |
| For Love of the Game (1999) | Kelly Preston | 113.90 | |
| Dragonfly (2002) | Kathy Bates | 112.80 | |
| Mr. Brooks (2007) | William Hurt | 87.40 | |
| Molly's Game (2017) | Jessica Chastain & Idris Elba |
82.60 | |
| 3 Days To Kill (2014) | Amber Heard | 80.50 | |
| The Postman (1997) | Will Patton | 73.60 | |
| McFarland, USA (2015) | Maria Bello | 67.80 | |
| Criminal (2016) | Ryan Reynolds & Tommy Lee Jones |
56.10 | |
| The Upside of Anger (2005) | Joan Allen | 55.20 | |
| The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019) | Sports Movies & Dog Movies |
46.10 | |
| Draft Day (2014) | Denis Leary | 45.10 | |
| 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) | Kurt Russell | 41.40 | |
| Black or White (2014) | Anthony Mackie | 33.60 | |
| Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 (2024) | Sam Worthington | 31.50 | |
| Swing Vote (2008) | Kelsey Grammer & Judge Reinhold |
30.70 | |
| The Company Men (2010) | Ben Affleck | 7.70 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Kevin Costner
1. Kevin Costner was born in Lynwood, California in 1955. He grew up in Compton, California.
2. Kevin Costner and morgues. Before Costner became famous he could be briefly seen partying in a city morgue with Michael Keaton in Ron Howard’s Night Shift. In 1983 he was cast as Alex in The Big Chill. His entire part was cut but he is still visible as the body being dressed at the beginning of the film at the funeral home.
3. To date Kevin Costner has appeared in 8 sports movies. 4 baseball movies: Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, For Love Of The Game and Upside of Anger (he played a former baseball star). 1 football movie: Draft Day. 1 golf movie: Tin Cup. 1 bicycle racing movie: American Flyers and 1 track movie: McFarland, USA.
4. Kevin Costner has been married two times. He married to Cindy Costner from 1978 to 1994. They have 3 children. He has been married to Christine Baumgartner since 2004….they also have 3 children.
5. For Kevin Costner’s entire career, he has purposely avoided doing sequels to his films. So far, he is one of the few blockbuster stars to never come back for a sequel.
6. Kevin Costner has received 3 Oscar® nominations. He won Oscars for Best Director and Best Producer for Dances With Wolves. He received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for Dances With Wolves as well, but lost to Jeremy Irons’ performance in Reversal of Fortune.
7. Along with Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, Richard Attenborough and Robert Redford one of 6 people to win an Academy Award for “Best Director“, though they are mainly known as actors.
8. Roles Kevin Costner turned down or was seriously considered for: Harrison Ford role in Air Force One, Tom Hanks role in Apollo 13, Bruce Willis role in Armageddon, Alec Baldwin role in The Hunt For Red October, David Carradine role in the Kill Bill movies, Richard Gere role in An Officer and A Gentleman, Nicolas Cage role in Raising Arizona, Tim Robbins role in Shawshank Redemption and Nick Nolte role in The Prince of Tides.
9. Kevin Costner has received a surprising 16 Razzie nominations in his movie career but none since 2002….that is up there with Sly Stallone and Adam Sandler. He has won or is it lost? 6 Razzies.
10. Check out Kevin Costner‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
Another good website to check out is from a friend to our website…Steve Lensman’s Top 40 Kevin Costner Movies.
If you do a comment….please ignore the email address and website section.
Hi Bruce, welcome back from the falls of Niagara. 🙂
Your total as usual easily beats my tally, I’ve seen 22 of the 40 here and Flora’s tally, 5.
The Highwaymen had a limited theatrical release in the US before debuting on Netflix. I’ve got Netlfix but I haven’t seen it yet.
Thanks for the vote, share and comment, always appreciated.
Added Steve’s Costner You Tube Video To This Page. Our thoughts on Steve’s video and his career…found on his channel.
At one point Kevin Costner was the biggest and most powerful star in Hollywood. Not a huge fan of his….but…I have seen almost all of his movies. 40 of the 41 on my website…and all of them here except for The Highwayman. I have not seen The Art of Racing In The Rain…and based on how little in made at box office it will be on home entertainment soon. Favorites include 3000 Miles To Graceland (guilty pleasure) Fandango, Silverado and No Way Out. I really enjoyed American Flyers the first time I saw it….but it did not fare well on my second viewing. I thought his #1 movie Dances With Wolves was ok….but not a favorite. Good video. Voted up and shared