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Melanie Griffith (1957-) is an Oscar® nominated American actress. She began her career in the 1970s, appearing in several independent films. Her peak was her Oscar® nominated performance in 1988’s Working Girl. Her IMDb page shows over 80 acting credits since 1969. This page will rank Melanie Griffith 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.
Melanie Griffith 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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| 1988 | Working Girl (1988) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actress Nom |
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| 1977 | One on One (1977) |  |
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| 1994 | Nobody's Fool (1994) | |
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| 2002 | Stuart Little 2 (2002) |  |
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| 2017 | The Disaster Artist (2017) |  |
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| 1995 | Now and Then (1995) | |
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| 1991 | Paradise (1991) | |
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| 1984 | Body Double (1984) |  |
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| 1986 | Something Wild (1986) | |
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| 1975 | Night Moves (1975) | |
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| 1975 | Smile (1975) | |
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| 1990 | Pacific Heights (1990) | |
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| 1988 | The Milagro Beanfield War (1988) | |
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| 1975 | The Drowning Pool (1975) | |
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| 1999 | RKO 281 (1999) HBO Movie |
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| 1996 | Mulholland Falls (1996) | |
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| 2017 | The Pirates of Somalia (2017) Limited Release |
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| 1992 | A Stranger Among Us (1992) |  |
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| 1992 | Shining Through (1992) | |
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| 1998 | Another Day in Paradise (1998) | |
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| 2000 | Cecil B. Demented (2000) |  |
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| 1973 | The Harrad Experiment (1973) | |
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| 1981 | Roar (1981) | |
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| 1988 | Stormy Monday (1988) | |
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| 2020 | The High Note (2020) Working Title Covid VOD |
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| 1997 | Lolita (1997) | |
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| 2003 | The Night We Called It A Day (2003) | |
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| 1994 | Milk Money (1994) | |
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| 1999 | Crazy in Alabama (1999) | |
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| 1993 | Born Yesterday (1993) |  |
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| 2025 | By Design (2025) Film Festival Circuit Only Voice Only |
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| 2003 | Shade (2003) | |
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| 2014 | Automata (2014) | |
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| 2000 | Forever Lulu (2000) | |
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| 1996 | Two Much (1996) |  |
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| 1998 | Celebrity (1998) | |
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| 1984 | Fear City (1984) | |
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| 2016 | JL Ranch (2016) | |
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| 1990 | The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) | |
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| 2013 | Yellow (2013) | |
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| 1987 | Cherry 2000 (1987) | |
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| 2012 | Back to the Jurassic/Dino Time (2012) |  |
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| 1990 | In The Spirit (1990) | |
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| 2012 | Dark Tourist (2012) | |
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| 1981 | Underground Aces (1981) Limited Release |
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Melanie Griffith 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 Melanie Griffith movies by his co-stars
- Sort Melanie Griffith movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Melanie Griffith movies by adjusted domestic yearly rank
- Sort Melanie Griffith 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 Melanie Griffith movie received.
- Sort Melanie Griffith movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
- Worldwide Box Office Numbers Were Not Available For All The Movies
| 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 | Working Girl (1988) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actress Nom |
Harrison Ford & Sigourney Weaver |
63.80 | 194.0 | 313.10 | 11 | 77 | 06 / 01 | 98.4 | |
| 2 | One on One (1977) | Robbie Benson & Basketball Movies |
35.40 | 198.5 | 198.50 | 24 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.3 | |
| 3 | Nobody's Fool (1994) | Paul Newman & Bruce Willis |
39.50 | 121.0 | 202.10 | 35 | 84 | 02 / 00 | 91.1 | |
| 4 | Stuart Little 2 (2002) | Michael J. Fox & Geena Davis |
65.00 | 140.0 | 366.30 | 42 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 5 | The Disaster Artist (2017) | James Franco & Seth Rogen |
21.10 | 29.4 | 40.40 | 96 | 86 | 01 / 00 | 79.8 | |
| 6 | Now and Then (1995) | Demi Moore & Christina Ricci |
27.10 | 77.9 | 108.00 | 64 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 76.9 | |
| 7 | Paradise (1991) | Don Johnson | 18.60 | 55.3 | 55.30 | 66 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 70.5 | |
| 8 | Body Double (1984) | Craig Wasson & Melanie Griffith |
8.80 | 32.7 | 32.70 | 83 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 69.5 | |
| 10 | Something Wild (1986) | Ray Liotta | 8.40 | 28.2 | 28.20 | 75 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 9 | Night Moves (1975) | Gene Hackman & Jennifer Warren |
2.90 | 17.6 | 17.60 | 91 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 68.5 | |
| 11 | Smile (1975) | Bruce Dern & Barbara 'Agent 99' Feldon |
3.00 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 83 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 67.0 | |
| 12 | Pacific Heights (1990) | Michael Keaton | 29.40 | 86.8 | 132.80 | 39 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 66.7 | |
| 13 | The Milagro Beanfield War (1988) | Rubén Blades & Richard Bradford |
13.80 | 42.0 | 42.00 | 70 | 63 | 01 / 01 | 63.7 | |
| 14 | The Drowning Pool (1975) | Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward |
7.90 | 48.0 | 48.00 | 52 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 60.3 | |
| 15 | RKO 281 (1999) HBO Movie |
Liev Schreiber | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 306 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.1 | |
| 16 | Mulholland Falls (1996) | Nick Nolte & John Malkovich |
11.50 | 32.6 | 32.60 | 117 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 54.1 | |
| 17 | The Pirates of Somalia (2017) Limited Release |
Al Pacino | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 383 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.6 | |
| 18 | A Stranger Among Us (1992) | Directed by Sidney Lumet | 12.30 | 37.0 | 37.00 | 89 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 47.1 | |
| 20 | Shining Through (1992) | Michael Douglas & Liam Neeson |
21.60 | 65.2 | 132.00 | 59 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 42.2 | |
| 19 | Another Day in Paradise (1998) | James Woods | 1.00 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 195 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.4 | |
| 21 | Cecil B. Demented (2000) | Stephen Dorff | 1.30 | 3.0 | 4.50 | 176 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 38.1 | |
| 26 | The Harrad Experiment (1973) | Don Johnson | 9.10 | 64.2 | 64.20 | 40 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 38.1 | |
| 22 | Roar (1981) | Tippi Hedren | 0.10 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 172 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.9 | |
| 24 | Stormy Monday (1988) | Tommy Lee Jones & Sting |
1.80 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 164 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 37.7 | |
| 23 | The High Note (2020) Working Title Covid VOD |
Dakota Johnson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 2.10 | 341 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.2 | |
| 25 | Lolita (1997) | Jeremy Irons | 1.10 | 2.9 | 2.90 | 188 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.9 | |
| 27 | The Night We Called It A Day (2003) | Dennis Hopper | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 281 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.6 | |
| 29 | Milk Money (1994) | Ed Harris | 18.10 | 55.6 | 55.60 | 79 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 30.4 | |
| 28 | Crazy in Alabama (1999) | Rod Steiger | 2.00 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 178 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 30.3 | |
| 31 | Born Yesterday (1993) | John Goodman | 18.00 | 54.2 | 54.20 | 81 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 28.0 | |
| 30 | By Design (2025) Film Festival Circuit Only Voice Only |
Juliette Lewis | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 195 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.3 | |
| 32 | Shade (2003) | Sylvester Stallone & Jamie Foxx |
0.10 | 0.1 | 19.80 | 260 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | |
| 33 | Automata (2014) | Antonio Banderas | 0.10 | 0.1 | 9.60 | 363 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.3 | |
| 34 | Forever Lulu (2000) | Patrick Swayze | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 297 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.3 | |
| 35 | Two Much (1996) | Antonio Banderas | 1.10 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 195 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 19.5 | |
| 36 | Celebrity (1998) | Kenneth Branagh & Judy Davis |
5.10 | 13.5 | 16.50 | 146 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 18.6 | |
| 37 | Fear City (1984) | Billy Dee Williams | 0.30 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 176 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.9 | |
| 38 | JL Ranch (2016) | James Caan & Jon Voight |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 366 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.6 | |
| 39 | The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) | Bruce Willis & Tom Hanks |
15.70 | 46.4 | 82.90 | 77 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 14.8 | |
| 40 | Yellow (2013) | Ray Liotta & Gena Rowlands |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 343 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.7 | |
| 41 | Cherry 2000 (1987) | David Andrews & Pamela Gidley |
0.00 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 262 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.9 | |
| 42 | Back to the Jurassic/Dino Time (2012) | Jane Lynch | 0.10 | 0.1 | 10.00 | 354 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.6 | |
| 43 | In The Spirit (1990) | Peter Falk | 0.30 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 207 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 9.0 | |
| 44 | Dark Tourist (2012) | Michael Cudlitz | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 322 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.9 | |
| 45 | Underground Aces (1981) Limited Release |
Ernie Hudson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 190 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 2.9 |
Melanie Griffith Adjusted Worldwide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Stuart Little 2 (2002) | Michael J. Fox & Geena Davis |
366.30 | |
| Working Girl (1988) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actress Nom |
Harrison Ford & Sigourney Weaver |
313.10 | |
| Nobody's Fool (1994) | Paul Newman & Bruce Willis |
202.10 | |
| Pacific Heights (1990) | Michael Keaton | 132.80 | |
| Shining Through (1992) | Michael Douglas & Liam Neeson |
132.00 | |
| Now and Then (1995) | Demi Moore & Christina Ricci |
108.00 | |
| The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) | Bruce Willis & Tom Hanks |
82.90 | |
| The Disaster Artist (2017) | James Franco & Seth Rogen |
40.40 | |
| Shade (2003) | Sylvester Stallone & Jamie Foxx |
19.80 | |
| Celebrity (1998) | Kenneth Branagh & Judy Davis |
16.50 | |
| Back to the Jurassic/Dino Time (2012) | Jane Lynch | 10.00 | |
| Automata (2014) | Antonio Banderas | 9.60 | |
| Cecil B. Demented (2000) | Stephen Dorff | 4.50 | |
| The High Note (2020) Working Title Covid VOD |
Dakota Johnson | 2.10 |
Best IMDb Trivia On Melanie Griffith
1. Melanie Richards Griffith was born in Manhattan, New York in 1957.
2. Melanie Griffith is the daughter of actress Tippi Hedren and the mother of actress Dakota Johnson.
3. Melanie Griffith has been married 4 times. All of her marriages were to actors. She was married to Don Johnson (twice), Antonio Banderas and Steven (Scarface) Bauer. She has three children.
4. Melanie Griffith was the first “Miss Golden Globe®” to win a Golden Globe® Award herself.
5. Melanie Griffith holds the record – along with Madonna and Demi Moore – for the most Razzie Award nominations for Worst Actress with 6 nominations.
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HI ROBERT COX
For a long time I even thought that the Irene Dunne classic I Remember Mama was called I Remember Myrna!
Happy new year to you Bob.
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