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Kurt Russell (1951-) started in the entertainment business in the early 1960s. Starting out in television, he spent his youth making movies with people like Elvis Presley in It Happened At The World’s Fair and James Stewart in Fools’ Parade. Seeing the talent Russell had, Walt Disney signed him to a 10 year contract with Disney and he became one of the top stars for Disney in the 1970s. After 18 years of acting Kurt Russell left Hollywood and became a professional baseball player. He signed with California Angels and made it to their Double A team before an injury ended his career. At this point he returned to his acting career.
His IMDb page shows over 100 acting credits since 1962. This page will rank Kurt Russell movies from Best to Worst in four different sortable columns of information. Cameos, television appearances, straight to DVD movies and shorts were not included in the rankings.
Kurt Russell Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| 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 | Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019) AA Best Picture Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Brad Pitt |
142.50 | 194.5 | 507.60 | 20 | 79 | 10 / 02 | 99.1 | |
| 2 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) | Chris Pratt & Sylvester Stallone |
389.80 | 543.2 | 1,203.40 | 5 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.4 | |
| 3 | Furious 7 (2015) | Paul Walker & Vin Diesel |
346.00 | 513.1 | 2,237.60 | 5 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 4 | Follow Me, Boys! (1966) | Fred MacMurray | 18.20 | 207.4 | 207.40 | 14 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 6 | Tombstone (1993) | Val Kilmer & Michael Biehn |
56.50 | 170.6 | 221.00 | 20 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 5 | The Fate of the Furious (2017) | Dwayne Johnson & Charlize Theron |
225.80 | 314.6 | 1,722.10 | 12 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 9 | The Fox and the Hound (1981) | Mickey Rooney | 39.90 | 179.4 | 179.40 | 14 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 7 | Backdraft (1991) | Robert DeNiro & Directed by Ron Howard |
77.90 | 231.2 | 452.40 | 14 | 60 | 03 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 8 | F9: The Fast Saga (2021) | Vin Diesel & John Cena |
173.00 | 199.9 | 833.10 | 5 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 10 | Silkwood (1983) | Meryl Streep & Cher |
35.60 | 141.3 | 141.30 | 19 | 74 | 05 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 11 | Breakdown (1997) | J.T. Walsh | 50.20 | 136.6 | 190.00 | 36 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 14 | Unlawful Entry (1992) | Ray Liotta & Madeleine Stowe |
57.10 | 172.1 | 172.10 | 25 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 12 | Vanilla Sky (2001) | Tom Cruise & Cameron Diaz |
100.60 | 222.6 | 450.00 | 20 | 53 | 01 / 00 | 89.1 | |
| 15 | Miracle (2004) | Patricia Clarkson | 64.40 | 129.6 | 129.70 | 47 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 13 | Stargate (1994) | James Spader | 71.60 | 219.3 | 602.20 | 17 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 16 | Escape From New York (1981) | Ernest Borgnine | 25.20 | 113.5 | 113.50 | 35 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 88.3 | |
| 17 | Executive Decision (1996) | Halle Berry | 56.60 | 160.0 | 344.90 | 26 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 18 | The Hateful Eight (2015) | Samuel L.Jackson & Directed by Quentin Tarantino |
54.10 | 80.2 | 231.00 | 51 | 77 | 03 / 01 | 85.0 | |
| 19 | Deepwater Horizon (2016) | Mark Wahlberg & Kate Hudson |
61.40 | 88.8 | 176.00 | 54 | 75 | 02 / 00 | 84.5 | |
| 21 | Sky High (2005) | Kelly Preston | 63.90 | 124.9 | 168.70 | 40 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 20 | The Thing (1982) | Directed by John Carpenter | 19.60 | 83.5 | 116.60 | 37 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 84.2 | |
| 23 | Tango & Cash (1989) | Sylvester Stallone | 63.40 | 199.6 | 376.00 | 20 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 22 | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969) | Joe Flynn | 17.10 | 150.9 | 150.90 | 19 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 24 | Tequila Sunrise (1988) | Mel Gibson & Michelle Pfeiffer |
41.30 | 125.6 | 322.10 | 26 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 25 | The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968) | Dean Jones | 9.40 | 90.0 | 90.00 | 39 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 80.4 | |
| 26 | Grindhouse (2007) | Directed by Quentin Tarantino | 25.00 | 45.5 | 91.20 | 96 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 79.1 | |
| 27 | Overboard (1987) | Goldie Hawn & Roddy McDowall |
26.70 | 85.4 | 85.40 | 43 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 28 | Used Cars (1980) | Jack Warden | 11.70 | 56.3 | 56.30 | 65 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 76.4 | |
| 30 | The Strongest Man in the World (1975) | Joe Flynn | 20.80 | 127.0 | 127.00 | 34 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 75.0 | |
| 29 | The Battered Bastards of Baseball (2014) Netflix |
Bing Russell & Baseball Movies |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 418 | 87 | 00 / 00 | 74.1 | |
| 32 | Superdad (1973) | Bob Crane | 19.00 | 134.3 | 134.30 | 19 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 73.1 | |
| 31 | Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972) | Cesar Romero | 14.00 | 102.7 | 102.70 | 26 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 72.7 | |
| 34 | Poseidon (2006) | Richard Dreyfuss | 60.70 | 115.3 | 345.10 | 49 | 48 | 01 / 00 | 72.0 | |
| 33 | Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005) | Dakota Fanning | 32.80 | 64.0 | 75.70 | 85 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 35 | Swing Shift (1984) | Goldie Hawn | 6.70 | 24.7 | 24.70 | 98 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 37 | The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968) | Goldie Hawn | 6.40 | 61.3 | 61.30 | 57 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 68.8 | |
| 36 | Big Trouble in Little China (1986) | Directed by John Carpenter | 11.10 | 37.4 | 37.40 | 66 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 38 | Mosby's Marauders (1967) | James MacArthur | 3.80 | 38.7 | 38.70 | 65 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 65.6 | |
| 40 | Escape From L.A. (1996) | Steve Buscemi & Directed by John Carpenter |
25.50 | 72.1 | 72.10 | 62 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 63.8 | |
| 39 | Bone Tomahawk (2015) | Patrick Wilson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.70 | 225 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 62.9 | |
| 41 | The Christmas Chronicles (2018) | Goldie Hawn | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 403 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 59.3 | |
| 42 | The Barefoot Executive (1971) | Harry Morgan | 10.60 | 80.3 | 80.30 | 35 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 59.1 | |
| 43 | Captain Ron (1992) | Martin Short | 22.50 | 67.8 | 67.80 | 56 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 53.2 | |
| 44 | Soldier (1998) | Gary Busey | 14.60 | 38.9 | 45.30 | 98 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 49.4 | |
| 45 | Dark Blue (2002) | Ving Rhames | 9.30 | 19.9 | 26.20 | 144 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 48.5 | |
| 48 | It Happened at the World's Fair (1963) | Elvis Presley | 6.80 | 98.6 | 98.60 | 42 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 47.3 | |
| 47 | Fools' Parade (1971) | James Stewart | 3.00 | 22.9 | 22.90 | 90 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 46.4 | |
| 46 | The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976) | Tim Matheson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 180 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.4 | |
| 49 | The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020) Netflix |
Goldie Hawn & Xmas Movies |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 239 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.9 | |
| 50 | The Mean Season (1985) | Mariel Hemingway | 4.30 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 116 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 36.0 | |
| 51 | Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002) | Gary Oldman & Christopher Lloyd |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 326 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.1 | |
| 52 | Winter People (1989) | Kelly McGillis | 2.00 | 6.4 | 6.40 | 138 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 33.8 | |
| 53 | Touchback (2011) | Brian Presley | 0.20 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 220 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.4 | |
| 54 | Charley and the Angel (1973) | Fred MacMurray | 3.00 | 21.4 | 21.40 | 95 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 24.7 | |
| 55 | 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) | Kevin Costner | 15.70 | 34.8 | 41.40 | 111 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 24.6 | |
| 56 | Guns of Diablo (1964) | Charles Bronson | 2.10 | 28.5 | 28.50 | 108 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 24.3 | |
| 57 | The Art of the Steal (2013) | Matt Dillon | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 248 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.3 | |
| 58 | The Best of Times (1986) | Robin Williams | 7.80 | 26.2 | 26.20 | 79 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 19.3 | |
| 59 | Smurfs (2025) Voice Only |
John Goodman & Nick Offerman |
31.00 | 31.0 | 109.20 | 57 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 17.1 |
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I thought I would answer this hub first before your new hub because it will take longer to go through the Best Picture Winners.
I enjoy Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn. They were living part time in Vancouver while their son was in the AAA Hockey League as a back up goalie. I’ve seen much more of her work than his.
I have seen 3 of his films so far. There are some I am interested in seeing too. In movie score order, the films I’ve seen are:
Tombstone-quite enjoyed Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday too. His career has gone downhill, though.
Executive Decision-I saw because they villain was played by David Suchet-better known as Hercule Poirot. He was extremely convincing.
Overboard-with Goldie.
Thanks for stopping by Flora, I like Kurt very much, I am so impressed that he survived being a child actor, a teen actor and now adult actor….without even a hint of scandal. His Elvis mini-series is excellent.
I liked 3,000 Miles to Graceland, but it is very very violent….I actually heard when they were making 3,000 Miles To Graceland….they let Russell edit a version and Costner edit a version of the movie….at the end they picked Costner’s action heavy version over Russell’s romantic comedy version….I have always wanted to see the Russell version.
I think the Kurt Russell movie you would like would be Swing Shift…which is where Russell and Hawn fell in love off screen…..I also would recommend Miracle..as always thanks for the comments.
Was mean season based on the Zodiac Murders? Surprized only one person refered to Escape from New York/L,A, charactor. Snake. No one mentioned Big Trouble in Little China either
I did not know he was a pro baseball player. A good movie page on a good actor.
Hey ruffridyer…The Mean Season was not based on the Zodiac murders…..it takes place in Florida and deals with a completely differenct serial killer. I really like Escape to New York, I really dislike Escape to Los Angeles….which I saw in the theater. Big Trouble in Little China is one unique movie, the things they put into that movie are pretty crazy.
Russell made it to Double A ball for the Dodgers before blowing out his knee…..his son with Goldie Hawn is in the minor leagues for hockey…..now that is a great gene pool. Thanks for the comments.
Loved Unlawful Entry. Backdraft, Tombstone, Executive Decision, 3,000 Miles To Graceland, Breakdown, Dark Blue, Vanilla Sky and Overboard were good too.
@Mr. Daydream…..glad to see you mention 3000 Miles to Graceland….I love that movie….and it just got ignored when it was in theaters. Thanks for sharing your favorite Russell movies.
I am a big Kurt Russell fan. Tombstone IS one of my all-time favorites. I thought he was great in Miracle too.
Hey CMerritt….I think Tombstone is the one Russell movie that I watch over and over….it just keeps getting better as time marches on
I have enjoyed many Kirk Russell movies, Stargate and Executive Decision were good along with many others.
@BERN1960…..those are good Russell movies you listed….thanks for the comment