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Kristy McNichol

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

Kristy McNichol (1962-) is an American actress and singer.  Her most famous movie roles were in 1978’s The End,  1980’s Little Darlings, and 1982’s The Pirate Movie.  She won two Emmy Awards for her portrayal of teenage daughter Letitia “Buddy” Lawrence in the TV drama Family.  Her IMDb page shows 73 acting credits from 1973 to 2012.  This page will rank Kristy McNichol 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.

1980’s Little Darlings

Kristy McNichol 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
1978 The End (1978)
1980 Little Darlings (1980)
1981 Only When I Laugh (1981)
1981 The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)
1982 White Dog (1982)
1984 Just the Way You Are (1984)
1982 The Pirate Movie (1982)
1989 The Forgotten One (1989)
1988 You Can't Hurry Love (1988)
1988 Two Moon Junction (1988)
1986 Dream Lover (1986)
1982’s The Pirate Movie

Kristy McNichol 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 any way you want.

  • Sort Kristy McNichol movies by her co-stars
  • Sort Kristy McNichol movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Kristy McNichol movies by yearly domestic box office rank
  • Sort Kristy McNichol movies by 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 Kristy McNichol movie received.
  • Sort Kristy McNichol movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score.  UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
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 The End (1978) Burt Reynolds &
Myrna Loy
44.90 239.9 239.90 11 68 00 / 00 93.9
2 Little Darlings (1980) Tatum O'Neal &
Matt Dillon
38.80 186.7 186.70 21 63 00 / 00 90.6
3 Only When I Laugh (1981) Marsha Mason &
Kevin Bacon
25.50 114.8 114.80 34 65 03 / 00 83.7
4 The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981) Dennis Quaid &
Mark Hamill
14.90 67.1 67.10 56 61 00 / 00 68.6
5 White Dog (1982) Christa Lang 0.00 0.2 0.20 177 71 00 / 00 51.8
6 Just the Way You Are (1984) Michael Ontkean 7.90 29.4 29.40 90 60 00 / 00 48.5
7 The Pirate Movie (1982) Christopher Atkins 8.00 33.9 33.90 68 51 00 / 00 32.1
8 The Forgotten One (1989) Terry O'Quinn 0.10 0.2 0.20 225 55 00 / 00 20.9
11 You Can't Hurry Love (1988) Charles Grodin 9.30 28.4 28.40 92 43 00 / 00 14.9
9 Two Moon Junction (1988) Burl Ives &
Richard Tyson
1.50 4.7 4.70 170 50 00 / 00 14.5
10 Dream Lover (1986) Ben Masters 0.50 1.7 1.70 188 50 00 / 00 13.2

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

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3 thoughts on “Kristy McNichol”

  1. BOB ROY says:
    August 3, 2020 at 12:49 pm

    I have seen none of the films listed above but have watched Kirsty in some of her early television roles – episodes of The Bionic Woman; Murder She Wrote; Starsky and Hutch; and The Golden Girls. All-in-all Wikipedia credits her with 18 television productions and IMDB lists for her 6 acting awards and 11 noms.

    In June 2001, McNichol announced that she had retired from acting. Her publicist released this statement:

    “A lot of people have wondered what I’ve been up to. I retired from my career after 24 years. My feeling was that it was time to play my biggest part – myself! I must say that it has been the best thing that ever happened to me. So many fans are disappointed that I’m not currently acting; however, some may not realize that the process I’m in at this time is necessary and vital for my personal happiness and well-being.”

    After her retirement, McNichol taught acting at a private school in Los Angeles and devoted much of her time to charity work. Her current net fortune is said to be $4 million and as Celebrity Net Worth site says it assessed that figure in her case just recently this year thankfully Kirsty shouldn’t have any financial problems as a consequence of her decision years ago to quit acting.

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  2. Mike says:
    July 5, 2020 at 1:49 pm

    Good UMR page

    Reply
    1. Cogerson says:
      July 8, 2020 at 10:59 pm

      Thanks Mike.

      Reply

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