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Marisa Tomei (1964-) is an Oscar® winning American actress. Following her work on the television series As the World Turns, she came to prominence as a cast member on The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World in 1987. After having minor roles in a few films, she came to international attention in 1992 with the comedy My Cousin Vinny, for which she received an Oscar® for Best Supporting Actress. This page will rank Marisa Tomei 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.
Marisa Tomei 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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HI STEVE This actually looks like Bruce’s normal temporary lead-in layout. I hope it’s permanent as I don’t want that 2.30am little gem of mine to get lost! I actually think the comments print style on this version is neater than that on the permanent layout. Of course my views will as usual be ignored. However I’m long resigned to that: it’s par for the course when the ordinary guy gets involved with a couple of ‘know alls’ like WH and Hirsch.
Hey Bob Roy……this comment and your 2:30 gem have both survived the move from post to page. I do appreciate your thoughts on the neater look of the “post” comment area. However….having pages that go between post and pages causes some minor disturbances in the dynamic website. So I had to make this a Tomei page as well. Speaking of Hirsch….did you see one of his ones made Tomei’s page….coming in at #22 Slums of Beverly Hills. Good stuff as always.
HI BRUCE: Thanks for the explanation. I must once again congratulate you and your ‘Nora’ for your detailed mastery of IT. I can operate all kinds of programmes on the computer once my daughter shows them to me but I don’t have the overview that you and Mrs Charles do.
Hirsch and The Slums of Beverly Hills – even Dan in his finest form could not have fashioned a more appropriate link. I am reminded of a general election campaign over here when a sitting Minister of the incumbent Conservative Government got up in public to make a campaign speech and didn’t notice that a garbage truck was parked in the background. The next day a newspaper supporting the Labour Party Opposition reported the speech with the headline “Minister talks garbage!”
I had forgotten about Hirsch and ‘Slums’. You see in my own databases I list a movie under only the lead partner where there is one and I had ‘Slums’ filed under Al Kasha. “There’s only so many hands in a deck of cards.” [Rufus Ryker, Shane 1953].
By the way, did you notice that in the official credits for ‘Slums’, and Freaky Friday, The Master is listed as Joel Hirschorn with just one small ‘h’? Maybe the producers of those two flicks thought ‘Hirschhorn’ was too pretentious. Some movie folk adds letters to their names so that they will be elongated in the credits. Others don’t need to get up to such tricks to have their names noticed – just ‘Elvis’ and ‘Asta’ were always enough; and there has never been a Marrlon Branndo; though ‘Loy’ could have done with a bit of lengthening!
Back to the Woman of the Hour: it’s a pity that Marisa’s screen career was just commencing [in 1984] when Joel’s 1983 book was hitting the horror sections of the bookstores – ships that pass in the night. Anyway hope you are enjoying a well-deserved weekend break, and keep safe.
Hey Bob…..thanks for the nice shout out for WoC and her IT skills. You are forgiven for forgetting how Slums is one of Joel’s Jewels…..lol. Marisa might not have a Joel mention…but now she is UMR royalty….lol. Good stuff as always.
In the film Better the Devil Knows You’re Dead, the sequence where they rob the jewelry store is in the mall a few blocks from where I live (it’s standing in for a town in Westchester County.
Cyrus was my worst picture by far for 2010.
Marisa is # 837 on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list; these are the other actors on the list she has appeared with.
11 SAMUEL L. JACKSON SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019)
13 BEN KINGSLEY War, Inc. (2008)
15 ANTHONY HOPKINS Chaplin (1992)
20 SYLVESTER STALLONE Oscar (1991)
24 GERALDINE CHAPLIN Chaplin (1992)
33 MORGAN FREEMAN THE PEOPLE SPEAK (2009)
34 ALFRED MOLINA LOVE IS STRANGE (2014)
34 ALFRED MOLINA The Perez Family (1995)
35 HARRY DEAN STANTON Anger Management (2003)
37 GERARD DEPARDIEU Unhook the Stars (1996)
40 ROBERT DUVALL The Paper (1994)
54 JACK NICHOLSON Anger Management (2003)
59 ANTONIO BANDERAS Four Rooms (1995)
64 TOM WILKINSON IN THE BEDROOM (2001)
66 BRUCE WILLIS Four Rooms (1995)
69 ALAN ARKIN LOVE THE COOPERS (2015)
69 ALAN ARKIN Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
70 SUSAN SARANDON Alfie (2004)
78 JASON ROBARDS The Paper (1994)
98 JOHN GOODMAN LOVE THE COOPERS (2015)
98 JOHN GOODMAN Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
99 JOHN TURTURRO Anger Management (2003)
99 JOHN TURTURRO The Flamingo Kid (1984)
108 M. EMMET WALSH Equinox (1992)
118 STEVE BUSCEMI Zandalee (1991)
135 WOODY HARRELSON Anger Management (2003)
135 WOODY HARRELSON Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
141 KIRK DOUGLAS Oscar (1991)
142 MARC LAWRENCE Four Rooms (1995)
145 DAN AYKROYD Chaplin (1992)
145 DAN AYKROYD War, Inc. (2008)
151 BRAD PITT THE BIG SHORT (2015)
157 MATT DAMON THE PEOPLE SPEAK (2009)
158 JAMES WOODS Chaplin (1992)
160 DANNY GLOVER The People Speak (2009)
161 NICOLAS CAGE Zandalee (1991)
165 PETER FONDA Wild Hogs (2007)
169 CLINT HOWARD The Paper (1994)
169 CLINT HOWARD Unhook the Stars (1996)
174 ANJELICA HUSTON The Perez Family (1995)
176 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY Wild Hogs (2007)
185 JOHN CUSACK Grace Is Gone (2007)
185 JOHN CUSACK War, Inc. (2008)
197 OLIVER PLATT Loverboy (2005)
198 ELLEN BURSTYN SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (2017)
202 ERIC ROBERTS Dirk and Betty (1999)
209 KEANU REEVES The Watcher (2000/I)
210 BRUCE MCGILL My Cousin Vinny (1992)
212 DAVID STRAITHAIRN The People Speak (2009)
213 DANNY DEVITO Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
217 MICKEY ROURKE The Wrestler (2008)
244 RANDY QUAID The Paper (1994)
246 WILLIAM HURT CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (2016)
246 WILLIAM HURT MARILYN HOTCHKISS’ BALLROOM DANCING & CHARM SCHOOL (2005)
252 ROSARIO DAWSON King of the Jungle (2000)
252 ROSARIO DAWSON The People Speak (2009)
256 TIM ROTH Four Rooms (1995)
275 PAUL GIAMATTI The Ides of March (2011)
278 AUSTIN PENDLETON My Cousin Vinny (1992)
282 VINCENT D’ONOFRIO Happy Accidents (2000)
284 JULIANNE MOORE Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
287 GLENN CLOSE The Paper (1994)
289 MEL GIBSON What Women Want (2000)
293 ALLISON JANNEY THE REWRITE (2015)
300 BILLY ZANE Only You (1994)
301 JOE PANTOLIANO Zandalee (1991)
303 MARK MARGOLIS The Wrestler (2008)
304 MARY STEENBURGEN Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
306 JOHN LEGUIZAMO A Brother’s Kiss (1997)
306 JOHN LEGUIZAMO King of the Jungle (2000)
306 JOHN LEGUIZAMO The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
312 HARRIS YULIN The People Speak (2009)
313 JOHN STANDING CHAPLIN (1992)
320 BOB GUNTON The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
325 ALBERT FINNEY Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
333 CHRISTIAN SLATER Untamed Heart (1993)
335 KEVIN DUNN Chaplin (1992)
346 MICHAEL MCKEAN The Guru (2002)
347 DIANE LANE Chaplin (1992)
354 WILLIAM H. MACY The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
354 WILLIAM H. MACY Wild Hogs (2007)
358 CIARAN HINDS Salvation Boulevard (2011)
359 DIANE KEATON LOVE THE COOPERS (2015)
361 JOHN LITHGOW LOVE IS STRANGE (2014)
363 PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
363 PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Ides of March (2011)
364 RAY LIOTTA Wild Hogs (2007)
369 RON RIFKIN JUST A KISS (2002)
376 HUGH GRANT THE REWRITE (2015)
382 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (2016)
382 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Chaplin (1992)
382 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Only You (1994)
382 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (2017)
398 MICHAEL SHANNON Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
399 JOHN TRAVOLTA Wild Hogs (2007)
405 ERNIE HUDSON Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
405 ERNIE HUDSON The Watcher (2000/I)
412 DAVID PAYMER Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
413 RANCE HOWARD The Paper (1994)
415 VALERIA GOLINO Four Rooms (1995)
426 LUIS GUZMAN Anger Management (2003)
429 DON CHEADLE CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (2016)
429 DON CHEADLE THE PEOPLE SPEAK (2009)
438 JUDY GREER WHAT WOMEN WANT (2000)
440 JUDE LAW Alfie (2004)
450 KEVIN BACON Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
450 KEVIN BACON Loverboy (2005)
460 SEAN PENN THE PEOPLE SPEAK (2009)
466 CHRISTIAN BALE THE BIG SHORT (2015)
479 VIVECA LINDFORS Zandalee (1991)
480 KEVIN CORRIGAN Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
482 JOHN C. MCGINLEY Wild Hogs (2007)
498 MAURY CHAYKIN My Cousin Vinny (1992)
500 JOSH BROLIN The People Speak (2009)
513 LYNN REDGRAVE The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)
514 BRYAN CRANSTON THE LINCOLN LAWYER (2011)
520 SHEA WHIGHAM THE LINCOLN LAWYER (2011)
525 FRED WARD Equinox (1992)
532 HEATHER GRAHAM Anger Management (2003)
532 HEATHER GRAHAM The Guru (2002)
533 ETHAN HAWKE Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
546 STEVE MARTIN LOVE THE COOPERS (2015)
550 JAMES REBHORN My Cousin Vinny (1992)
552 GEORGE CLOONEY The Ides of March (2011)
556 JAMES SPADER THE WATCHER (2000/I)
560 TARA STRONG THE WILD THORNBERRYS MOVIE (2002)
564 MATT DILLON Factotum (2005)
564 MATT DILLON Loverboy (2005)
564 MATT DILLON The Flamingo Kid (1984)
565 TIM CURRY Oscar (1991)
565 TIM CURRY The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)
576 JOAN CUSACK WAR, INC. (2008)
578 MATTHEW MODINE Equinox (1992)
585 PAUL RUDD CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (2016)
592 JOHN C. REILLY Anger Management (2003)
592 JOHN C. REILLY Cyrus (2010/I)
603 JEFFREY WRIGHT THE IDES OF MARCH (2011)
623 VIGGO MORTENSEN THE PEOPLE SPEAK (2009)
626 GWYNETH PALTROW SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (2017)
628 JASON ALEXANDER THE PAPER (1994)
638 SALMA HAYEK Four Rooms (1995)
640 MELISSA LEO THE BIG SHORT (2015)
647 TILDA SWINTON TRAINWRECK (2015)
652 LILI TAYLOR Factotum (2005)
652 LILI TAYLOR Four Rooms (1995)
654 MARSHALL BELL Oscar (1991)
686 SAM ROCKWELL LOITERING WITH INTENT (2015)
694 KEVIN KLINE Chaplin (1992)
706 RICHARD PORTNOW Happy Accidents (2000)
713 RUPERT EVERETT THE WILD THORNBERRYS MOVIE (2002)
735 SCARLETT JOHANSSON CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (2016)
745 HARRY SHEARER Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
745 HARRY SHEARER Oscar (1991)
775 GENA ROWLANDS Unhook the Stars (1996)
776 BEN CROSS WAR, INC. (2008)
778 SANDRA BULLOCK Loverboy (2005)
800 KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDSON THE WILD THORNBERRYS MOVIE (2002)
802 ROBERT STEPHENS Chaplin (1992)
820 MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
826 MICHAEL PENA THE LINCOLN LAWYER (2011)
831 COLLEEN CAMP Someone Like You… (2001)
841 MILLA JOVOVICH CHAPLIN (1992)
849 RICHARD CRENNA The Flamingo Kid (1984)
872 STEPHEN DILLANE WELCOME TO SARAJEVO (1997)
893 MATTHEW BRODERICK TRAINWRECK (2015)
895 TIM GUINEE CYRUS (2010/I)
900 ELLEN BARKIN Someone Like You… (2001)
905 CHRISTINE BARANSKI THE GURU (2002)
914 JAMIE LEE CURTIS SPARE PARTS (2015)
917 ORNELLA MUTI Oscar (1991)
918 MIGUEL SANDOVAL MARILYN HOTCHKISS’ BALLROOM DANCING & CHARM SCHOOL (2005)
929 CATHERINE KEENER Cyrus (2010/I)
932 MICHAEL KEATON SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (2017)
932 MICHAEL KEATON The Paper (1994)
934 SISSY SPACEK In the Bedroom (2001)
939 ADAM SANDLER Anger Management (2003)
947 MARY KAY PLACE GRACE IS GONE (2007)
951 GREG KINNEAR Salvation Boulevard (2011)
951 GREG KINNEAR Someone Like You… (2001)
970 YVONNE DE CARLO Oscar (1991)
HM (665) J. K. SIMMONS SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019)
HM (665) J. K. SIMMONS THE REWRITE (2015)
HM (723) KAREN ALLEN IN THE BEDROOM (2001)
HM (924) BILL PATERSON CHAPLIN (1992)
HM (974) KURTWOOD SMITH Oscar (1991)
Marisa has appeared with 39 Oscar winners
ALAN ARKIN LOVE THE COOPERS (2015)
ALAN ARKIN Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
ALLISON JANNEY THE REWRITE (2015)
ANJELICA HUSTON The Perez Family (1995)
ANTHONY HOPKINS Chaplin (1992)
BEN KINGSLEY War, Inc. (2008)
BRIE LARSON TRAINWRECK (2015)
CASEY AFFLECK GRACE IS GONE (2007)
CHRISTIAN BALE THE BIG SHORT (2015)
DIANE KEATON LOVE THE COOPERS (2015)
DON AMECHE Oscar (1991)
ELLEN BURSTYN SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (2017)
EMMA STONE CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE (2011)
GEORGE CLOONEY The Ides of March (2011)
GWYNETH PALTROW SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (2017)
HELEN HUNT WHAT WOMEN WANT (2000)
J. K. SIMMONS SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019)
J. K. SIMMONS THE REWRITE (2015)
JACK NICHOLSON Anger Management (2003)
JASON ROBARDS The Paper (1994)
JENNIFER CONNELLY Salvation Boulevard (2011)
JENNIFER CONNELLY SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (2017)
JOE PESCI My Cousin Vinny (1992)
JULIANNE MOORE Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
KEVIN KLINE Chaplin (1992)
MARY STEENBURGEN Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
MELISSA LEO THE BIG SHORT (2015)
MORGAN FREEMAN THE PEOPLE SPEAK (2009)
NICOLAS CAGE Zandalee (1991)
OCTAVIA SPENCER MARILYN HOTCHKISS’ BALLROOM DANCING & CHARM SCHOOL (2005)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Ides of March (2011)
REGINA HALL DANIKA (2006)
RITA MORENO Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
ROBERT DUVALL The Paper (1994)
SAM ROCKWELL LOITERING WITH INTENT (2015)
SANDRA BULLOCK Loverboy (2005)
SEAN PENN THE PEOPLE SPEAK (2009)
SISSY SPACEK In the Bedroom (2001)
SUSAN SARANDON Alfie (2004)
TILDA SWINTON TRAINWRECK (2015)
WILLIAM HURT CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (2016)
WILLIAM HURT MARILYN HOTCHKISS’ BALLROOM DANCING & CHARM SCHOOL (2005)
Hey Dan. As always…thank you. Especially since both lists you provided are so packed with trivia. That is cool that you live near where they filmed Before The Devil Knows Your Dead. That is a very good movie….but so bleak I have never gone back to re-visit that one. Sidney Lumet’s last good movie. It looked Cyrus was going to be good….instead it was a disappointing movie for sure.
First list: Surprised she is that far down the list of Oracle thespians. Still…a spot in the Top 1000….and I am sure she will continue to move up the list…as people like Kirk Douglas move down the list. Looks like good ole RDJ is her most frequent co-star on the first list. Makes you wonder if Downey, Jr. had a say in Tomei getting the Aunt May role in the Marvel universe.
Second list: 39 is a number that would even grab Sir Michael’s attention. Of all the actresses you have provided information on….not many get this high. Surprised that she and Caine have not crossed paths in a movie yet….and I fear that time is running out as Caine gets closer and closer to 90. Good stuff as always.
Not the usual page design for your subjects Bruce, is this because of database issues you mention in your post? I prefer the usual layout. Plus the comment box is smaller here. I’ve seen 18 of the 56 films on the chart, more than I thought. Favorites include Spiderman 1-2, Captain America Civil War, Wild Hogs, My Cousin Vinny, Oscar and Chaplin. It’s been years since I saw The Wrestler. I remember liking Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, need to give that another spin. Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve….our tech issues are the result of this being a “post” versus a “page”. For large parts of yesterday….out database was M.I.A. Gotta admit…the prospect of 8 years of work disappearing was very concerning….especially when the back up files were having the same problems. But….today things look better….lots of work to do….but we see the database again. Last night we watched The Command/Kursk….and it was like hearing the men banging on the submarine.
Part 2…..this Marisa Tomei page is now a page like all the other pages….shifted over the comments as well…sorry we had so many problems yesterday.
Cute Marisa has not only been a very prolific thespian, but a highly diverse one as well. On top of the 56 movies listed above she has been in 19 television productions [1983-this year] and 15 stage plays [1986-this year]. Her stage play in 2019 has been as Serafina Della Rose in a further Broadway production of Tennessee Williams’ The Rose Tattoo. As we know some top male stars have found themselves sadly without the acting skills to tackle Williams’ work.
In her movies she has appeared alongside many important names in today’s cinema: such as Robert Downey Jr, Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Hugh Grant Keanu Reeves and the greatest of them all Nicholson and Mel Gibson, though at other times she has unfortunately had to make do with C list male leads as in My Cousin Vinny for example.
She has never been an idol of mine in the way that the likes of Crawford, Day, Streisand and Loy have; nevertheless I have found her a delight to watch in the following 9 movies that I have seen her in so this new page is “Voted Up!”
The Paper
What Women Want
The Watcher
Anger Management
Before The Master Know You’re Dead
The Lincoln Lawyer
The Ides of March
In the Bedroom
The Rewrite.
Celebrity net worth quotes Marisa’s current fortune as $20 million, though other sources say it is around $43 million. Either way acting has been a lucrative profession for her and that’s good to see. A measure of her artistic success are the 27 acting awards and 53 nominations that IMDB credit her with.
Hey Bob.
1. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Marisa Tomei.
2. At work….I was talking with UMR Hall of Famer George about the lack of Best Supporting Actress winners that we have UMR pages on…..this got him to mention Tomei. When I said she would probably have about 60 movies…George was like…”no way is that true”. Well…it turns out she has 56…and #57 comes out on October 27th. So I would say I agree with your “very prolific thespian” comment.
3. Thanks for sharing the information on her current stage work…I had not heard that before. Between the movies, televison and stage…she appears to be one of the hardest working woman in show business…kudos to her.
4. You keep picking on Joe Pesci…and one day you might be visited by the Good Fellas…..you saw what Pesci did to the guy that thought he was funny….imagine what he would do to the guy that said…”C list male leads as in My Cousin Vinny”….lol.
5. Tally count…..me 37, you 9 and Flora 2.
6. I have not seen In The Bedroom….I actually did not remember she got an Oscar nomination for that movie….that is until I saw my very own page….we have it set up so well….lol.
7. I hope you see I transferred this comment from my Marisa post to my Marisa page.
Good stuff as always.
I’ve seen 2 Marisa Tomei films: The Big Short and Chaplin. Neither are favourites. However, I saw The Big Short on the big screen.
Hey Flora.
1. Thanks for the comment on a very recent Oscar winner.
2. Tally count…2 for you….and 37 for me….that is a lot more than I was expecting.
3. I have seen both of the ones you have seen…I saw The Big Short in theaters….bought a copy of the movie on Blu-Ray…yet have never bothered to watch it a second time.
4. As for Chaplin….I liked the movie…I thought Robert Downey, Jr. was good in the movie…but ultimately I thought it could have been so much better.
5. After a day full of database problems….it looks…(fingers crossed)…the errors have been fixed. Good stuff as always.