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Kim Basinger (1953-) is an Oscar ®winning American actress. Following a successful modeling career in New York during the 1970s, Basinger moved to Los Angeles where she began her acting career on television in 1976. Basinger has been a star since appearance as a Bond girl in 1983’s Never Say Never Again. Her IMDb page shows over 56 acting credits since 1976. This page will rank Kim Basinger movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. 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.
Kim Basinger Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Kim Basinger 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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- Worldwide Box Office Numbers Were Not Available For All The Movies
Best IMDb Trivia On Kim Basinger
1. Kimila Ann Basinger was born in Athens, Georgia in 1953.
2. Kim Basinger loved the movie My Fair Lady (1964) and the “Loverly” song in it, which prompted her dad to encourage her to enter local Junior Miss pageant and sing the song as her “talent.” She didn’t win, but later did succeed in national Miss Breck competition and appeared with her mother in an advertisement for the shampoo. This led to career as Ford model, then to acting.
3. Kim Basinger was the first “Bond Girl” (she played Domino in Never Say Never Again (1983)) to win an Oscar® (won for L.A. Confidential (1997)).
4. Kim Basinger turned down leading roles in Sleepless in Seattle (1993) which went to Meg Ryan and Basic Instinct (1992) which went to Sharon Stone. She replaced Sean Young in 1989’s Batman.
5. Check out Kim Basinger’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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I saw 9 including top 7. 10 not a favorite: la confidential, 9 and favorite blind date(yea bruce, sorry we disagree , I just love to laugh. strangely I hated nice guys). 9 not a favorite: the natural.
bob cox? Very cool. Hope your new job is calming down. Glad to see you back on the website. Blind Date a 10? Hey….glad to see somebody appreciate a Bruce Willis movie….so I will happily disagree with you…lol. LA Confidential is a classic…..though it seems to be getting somewhat forgotten as time marches on. The Natural is a fun movie to watch. Good stuff.
For some reason I seem to remember Kim Basinger in various forms of undress in numerous films especially has she got older. She’d be 55 say and still doing semi-nude scenes or portraying women much younger than she was. Seemed kind of desperate to me. She’s like Sally Kirkland who O think is the highest ranked female on the Oracle of Bacon list and would still pop up in cheap idiot comedies topless over the age of 70.
Kim is # 536 on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the other actors on the list she appeared with.
6 ROBERT DE NIRO GRUDGE MATCH (2013)
12 MAX VON SYDOW Never Say Never Again (1983)
16 TERENCE STAMP The Real McCoy (1993)
20 SYLVESTER STALLONE GRUDGE MATCH (2013)
21 SEAN CONNERY Never Say Never Again (1983)
26 MICHAEL MADSEN The Getaway (1994)
26 MICHAEL MADSEN The Natural (1984)
35 HARRY DEAN STANTON Fool for Love (1985)
40 ROBERT DUVALL The Natural (1984)
42 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) Final Analysis (1992)
42 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) L.A. Confidential (1997)
43 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
46 KEITH DAVID Final Analysis (1992)
46 KEITH DAVID THE NICE GUYS (2016)
54 JACK NICHOLSON Batman (1989)
61 JACK PALANCE Batman (1989)
66 BRUCE WILLIS Blind Date (1987)
69 ALAN ARKIN GRUDGE MATCH (2013)
72 KIEFER SUTHERLAND The Sentinel (2006)
73 BURT REYNOLDS The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
82 LIAM NEESON THIRD PERSON (2014)
87 ROBERT LOGGIA The Marrying Man (1991)
92 CHARLTON HESTON Mother Lode (1982)
92 CHARLTON HESTON Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
93 TIM ROBBINS Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
102 RIP TORN Nadine (1987)
107 EDWARD FOX Never Say Never Again (1983)
113 JULIA ROBERTS Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
116 VAL KILMER The Real McCoy (1993)
124 MICHAEL GOUGH Batman (1989)
133 IAN HOLM Bless the Child (2000)
134 ALEC BALDWIN The Getaway (1994)
134 ALEC BALDWIN The Marrying Man (1991)
139 JAMES HONG Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
140 LAUREN BACALL Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
145 DAN AYKROYD My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
151 BRAD PITT Cool World (1992)
158 JAMES WOODS The Getaway (1994)
163 JAMES CROMWELL L.A. Confidential (1997)
164 GABRIEL BYRNE Cool World (1992)
173 TOM HANKS Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)
183 FOREST WHITAKER Even Money (2006/I)
183 FOREST WHITAKER Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
186 MICHAEL DOUGLAS The Sentinel (2006)
190 MIKE STARR Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)
190 MIKE STARR The Natural (1984)
202 ERIC ROBERTS Final Analysis (1992)
210 BRUCE MCGILL No Mercy (1986)
212 DAVID STRAITHAIRN L.A. Confidential (1997)
213 DANNY DEVITO Even Money (2006/I)
213 DANNY DEVITO L.A. Confidential (1997)
216 JEAN-PIERRE CASSEL Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
217 MICKEY ROURKE BLACK NOVEMBER (2014)
217 MICKEY ROURKE Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)
217 MICKEY ROURKE The Informers (2008)
223 JEFF BRIDGES Nadine (1987)
223 JEFF BRIDGES The Door in the Floor (2004)
226 RICHARD GERE Final Analysis (1992)
226 RICHARD GERE No Mercy (1986)
233 MARCELLO MASTROIANNI Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
240 RICHARD E. GRANT Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
244 RANDY QUAID Fool for Love (1985)
256 TIM ROTH Even Money (2006/I)
263 DANNY AIELLO Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
280 JULIETTE LEWIS My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
287 GLENN CLOSE The Natural (1984)
312 HARRIS YULIN Final Analysis (1992)
324 UMA THURMAN Final Analysis (1992)
327 DARYL HANNAH Hard Country (1981)
334 ROBERT REDFORD The Natural (1984)
337 BILLY BOB THORNTON The Informers (2008)
339 SOPHIA LOREN Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
354 WILLIAM H. MACY Cellular (2004)
357 ADRIEN BRODY THIRD PERSON (2014)
362 KEVIN POLLAK Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
363 PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Getaway (1994)
364 RAY LIOTTA Charlie St. Cloud (2010)
364 RAY LIOTTA Even Money (2006/I)
368 ANOUK AIMEE Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
369 RON RIFKIN L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (1997)
375 TERI GARR Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
387 LIN SHAYE Cellular (2004)
388 MARCIA GAY HARDEN FIFTY SHADE FREED (2018)
388 MARCIA GAY HARDEN FIFTY SHADES DARKER (2017)
398 MICHAEL SHANNON 8 Mile (2002)
401 ARMAND ASSANTE The Marrying Man (1991)
403 AL PACINO People I Know (2002)
408 GRAHAM STARK Blind Date (1987)
477 TRACEY WALTER Batman (1989)
503 MICHAEL PARKS Hard Country (1981)
508 BARBARA HERSHEY The Natural (1984)
522 WINONA RYDER The Informers (2008)
523 DREW BARRYMORE Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
530 CHARLIZE THERON The Burning Plain (2008)
543 ANGIE DICKINSON Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)
549 CHARLES S. DUTTON NO MERCY (1986)
572 CHRISTINA RICCI Bless the Child (2000)
573 RICHARD SCHIFF People I Know (2002)
584 JENNIFER TILLY The Getaway (1994)
594 STEPHEN REA Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
596 JON LOVITZ MY STEPMOTHER IS AN ALIEN (1988)
602 KEVIN SPACEY L.A. Confidential (1997)
604 JASON STATHAM Cellular (2004)
610 PAT HINGLE Batman (1989)
615 JOE DON BAKER The Natural (1984)
652 LILI TAYLOR Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
659 SAM SHEPARD Fool for Love (1985)
673 CARLA GUGINO Even Money (2006/I)
675 RHYS IFANS THE INFORMERS (2008)
695 ROBERT PROSKY The Natural (1984)
710 SETH GREEN MY STEPMOTHER IS AN ALIEN (1988)
712 SALLY KELLERMAN Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
713 RUPERT EVERETT Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
719 WALTON GOGGINS THE 11TH HOUR (2007/I)
733 DANIEL CRAIG I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
744 BARRY CORBIN THE MAN WHO LOVED WOMEN (1983)
745 HARRY SHEARER My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
745 HARRY SHEARER Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
761 JAMES FRANCO THIRD PERSON (2014)
783 RYAN O’NEAL People I Know (2002)
798 LOIS SMITH THE NICE GUYS (2016)
813 DAVID MORSE THE GETAWAY (1994)
823 DENISE RICHARDS ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING (2004)
829 MICHEL BLANC Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
844 GARRICK HAGON BATMAN (1989)
879 JAY LENO Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
884 WILFORD BRIMLEY THE NATURAL (1984)
885 JULIE ANDREWS The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
910 MIMI ROGERS The Door in the Floor (2004)
919 ANTHONY ANDERSON GRUDGE MATCH (2013)
931 WILLIAM HOOTKINS Batman (1989)
932 MICHAEL KEATON Batman (1989)
954 RUSSELL CROWE L.A. Confidential (1997)
954 RUSSELL CROWE THE NICE GUYS (2016)
959 MICHAEL MEDWIN Never Say Never Again (1983)
973 LUKAS HAAS WHILE SHE WAS OUT (2008)
983 MARTIN DONOVAN THE SENTINEL (2006)
994 DONAL LOGUE Charlie St. Cloud (2010)
995 RICHARD KIND Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)
999 JERRY STILLER NADINE (1987)
HM (895) RONALD PICKUP NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (1983)
Kim has appeared with 25 Oscar winners.
ADRIEN BRODY THIRD PERSON (2014)
AL PACINO People I Know (2002)
ALAN ARKIN GRUDGE MATCH (2013)
CHARLIZE THERON The Burning Plain (2008)
CHARLTON HESTON Mother Lode (1982)
CHARLTON HESTON Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
EVA MARIE SAINT I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
FOREST WHITAKER Even Money (2006/I)
FOREST WHITAKER Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
JACK NICHOLSON Batman (1989)
JACK PALANCE Batman (1989)
JEFF BRIDGES Nadine (1987)
JEFF BRIDGES The Door in the Floor (2004)
JENNIFER LAWRENCE The Burning Plain (2008)
JULIA ROBERTS Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
JULIE ANDREWS The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
KEVIN SPACEY L.A. Confidential (1997)
MARCIA GAY HARDEN FIFTY SHADE FREED (2018)
MARCIA GAY HARDEN FIFTY SHADES DARKER (2017)
MICHAEL DOUGLAS The Sentinel (2006)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Getaway (1994)
ROBERT DE NIRO GRUDGE MATCH (2013)
ROBERT DUVALL The Natural (1984)
RUSSELL CROWE L.A. Confidential (1997)
RUSSELL CROWE THE NICE GUYS (2016)
SEAN CONNERY Never Say Never Again (1983)
SOPHIA LOREN Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
TIM ROBBINS Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
TOM HANKS Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)
Hey Dan. Good trivia points on Kim Basinger. Not sure I remember here doing the “Kirkland” as she aged. I find it amazing that it has been 22 years since her last movie L.A. Confidential. Heck, the director of that movie has been gone for 3 full years already…..time flies. That director cast Kim in her two biggest movies…besides L.A….they also made 8 mile as well.
Surprised Kim is that high on the Oracle list….I imagine she is moving down the list versus continuing to move up. Most frequent co-stars from the first list: Mickey Rourke with 3 movies….and many with 2 movies. Looking at the second list….25 Oscar winning stars is slightly below average….good to see you list Tom Hanks….I actually saw Elvis Has Left The Building…I was shocked when Tom Hanks popped up in that one….if memory serves correctly….he played a guy stuck in a mailbox. Good stuff as always.
I have seen 4 Kim Basinger movies.
Two movie are favourites;
L.A. Confidential
The Natural
Other 2 Kim Basinger Movies I’ve Seen;
Batman
Never Say Never Again
Hey Flora….thanks for stopping by and commenting on Kim Basinger. You have seen her 4 most famous movies. Her Oscar winning performance in LA Confidential, her biggest box office hit Batman and the two movies that started getting her noticed…her Bond role in Never Say Never Again and The Natural…..as she was one of three actresses in that one…Glenn Close and Barbara Hershey being the other two. Working on a Richard Egan page next…so Back to the 1950s here at UMR. Good stuff as always.
Sexy Kim gets a UMR page, nice work.
I’ve seen 19 of the 38 films on the chart. Favorites include – Batman, My Stepmother is an Alien, Never Say Never Again, The Nice Guys, Cellular and LA Confidential.
If it wasn’t for Batman, 8 Mile would have been her most popular film, playing Eminem’s mother. Good film but I think I’ve only watched it once, I remember being impressed with Eminem’s acting.
Cellular was an enjoyable action movie. Chris Evans was the hero, Basinger the victim and in a change of pace Jason Statham as the main villain.
Good stuff Bruce and thanks for the video share. Vote Up!
Hey Steve…thanks for the comment, visit and sharing your thoughts on Kim Basinger. Tally count…I have seen 24 of the movies listed above. So I am slightly ahead of you. Of your favorites…give me Batman, LA Confidential (my ex-wife’s favorite movie) and Never Say Never Again. I liked The Nice Guys….but it is no Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. 8 Mile was a big hit…I was always surprised Eminem did not make more movies. I agree with you on Cellular…a good popcorn movie. One movie that did not make my list…could have made your list is Elvis Has Left The Building…which features Tom Hanks playing a mailbox in a cameo. Always glad to include your videos…I bet there are close to 1000 of your videos roaming around this website. Good feedback as always.
HI BRUCE Wikipedia describes Kim as a “Sex symbol of the 1980s and 1990s” and certainly in the early days I thought she had the capacity for stardom at around Sandra Bullock’s level; but it was not to be.
She is not even an ‘also ran’ on page 16 of your book, nor was she apparently among those even considered for inclusion in your 25 Legends 1950-2010. Your tables above also tell a dismal tale for her: leaving aside her supporting roles in the 50 Shades pair of movies [which other critics join your own sources in reviewing poorly] Kim has had just one major box office success in the almost quarter century since LA Confidential: 8 mile. [Indeed in 50 Shades Freed Kim is in the unrated version only].
However she is not an unwealthy woman if Celebrity Net Worth is accurate in quoting her fortune in the bank as amounting to $40 million; IMDB credits her with 14 acting awards and 24 noms.
When I discuss this new page with my pals in the amateur movie buffs group there will probably be expressions of surprise that she has received no Cogerson love before this: most of us usually primarily think of her as Mr Gimme More’s co-star in Blind Date, and although that movie gets just a 43% rating in the table above, one would have thought that the Willis association would still have made Kim more [no pun attended!] of a Cogerson ‘pet’!
Anyhow better late than never, so this new page is “Voted Up” for old time sake in connection with nostalgic memories of Kim in the 80s and 90s. Au revoir for now and don’t watch too many Xmas movies while I’m away. Some of them can be bad for your health, so don’t be ‘Hard’ on yourself – again of course no pun intended!
Hey Bob….thanks for sharing your thoughts on Kim Basinger. Her career started off pretty strong…the 1980s were her peak. I do not think she ever recovered from the bad press of The Marrying Man…which I actually enjoy watching. After that…the lead roles in big budget movies pretty much went away….and she has become a supporting actress in bigger movies or the lead in low budget movies. She did turn 39 the year after The Marrying Man….just in case you were wondering. It looks like she has done well for herself…collecting a nice net worth. I did see Blind Date in theaters….never been a huge fan of that one….as I always felt somebody forgot to bring the funny to that one. Good comment as always. Enjoy your trip.
HI Bruce: Thanks for the feedback.
I used to confuse Blind Date with Nine and a Half Weeks also starring early Kim. Indeed for a long time I was under the delusion that Willis had been her leading man in both movies, possibly influenced by the Basinger connection, the fact that Brucie and Mickey were both ‘tough guys’ and that they surfaced on our screens the same year; Wiki lists the professionally active years for both of them as “1979-present” though of course Mickey has never been nearly as successful as Mr Gimme More.
Your sources rate Nine and a Half Weeks much higher than Blind Date 59% to 43% respectively though even the higher rating is slightly less than good by your normal yardsticks. IMDB’s assessment is exactly even and kinder: 60% rating for both flicks.
On the respective posters for the two films Kim gets billed above Mickey; but Brucie and Kim compromised with Newman/McQueen Towering Inferno type billing: Kim’s name to the left and Willis’ name after hers but raised above Kim’s.
Anyway I will catch up with you again in about a week’s time; meanwhile keep safe.
Hey Bob…..interesting that you got Blind Date and 9 1/2 Weeks mixed up. I can see getting Willis and Rourke mixed up when they first appeared on the scene in the 1980s. However…by the time they made Sin City together…..the two had traveled in much different paths. I will have to re-visit Blind Date’s critical review %….that was literally one of the first movies included in the database….as it was part of the first page I ever wrote…all the way back in late 2010 early 2011. I bet the % is a least slightly better…as we calculate that % different these days. Good feedback…travel safely.
Hey Bob….yep….Blind Date went up slightly….back then I used RottenTomatoes’ critic score only….now I use a combo from RottenTomatoes….plus the years have been kind to BlindDate….as it’s IMDb score looks like it went from 5.0 (then) to 6.0 (today). Now it has a review % of 50.50%….which in my rating book would be slightly less than average.