Michael Biehn (1956-) is an American actor who is best known for his work in 3 James Cameron movies. His IMDb page shows over 105 acting credits since 1977. This page ranks Michael Biehn movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, bit parts and his movies not released in North America theaters are not included in the rankings.
Drivel Part: We have been a fan of Michael Biehn ever since we saw The Terminator in theaters. His Kyle Reese is easily the best Kyle Reese. Overall Biehn has appeared in one of our favorite westerns (Tombstone) one of our favorite science fiction movies (The Terminator), one of our favorite horror movies (Aliens) and one of our favorite Michael Bay movies (The Rock). Finally we have given one of favorites from the 1980s his very own UMR page.
Michael Biehn 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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| 1986 | Aliens (1986) |  |
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| 1984 | The Terminator (1984) | |
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| 1989 | The Abyss (1989) |  |
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| 1993 | Tombstone (1993) | |
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| 1996 | The Rock (1996) | |
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| 2007 | Grindhouse (2007) |  |
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| 2025 | Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) Hulu Voice Only |
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| 1983 | The Lords of Discipline (1983) | |
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| 2002 | Clockstoppers (2002) |  |
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| 1988 | The Seventh Sign (1988) | |
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| 1997 | The Ride (1997) | |
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| 2000 | The Art of War (2000) |  |
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| 1988 | In A Shallow Grave (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2012 | Sushi Girl (2012) | |
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| 2011 | Puncture (2011) |  |
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| 1990 | Navy Seals (1990) | |
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| 1981 | The Fan (1981) | |
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| 1987 | Rampage (1987) | |
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| 1991 | K2 (1991) | |
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| 2000 | Cherry Falls (2000) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1996 | Mojave Moon (1996) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2011 | The Divide (2011) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2009 | Saving Grace B. Jones (2009) | |
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| 2007 | Spin (2007) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2011 | Take Me Home Tonight (2011) | |
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| 2008 | Stiletto (2008) | |
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| 1995 | Jade (1995) | |
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| 1995 | In the Kingdom of the Blind the Man with One Eye Is King (1995) | |
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| 1998 | Susan's Plan (1998) | |
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| 1997 | Dead Men Can't Dance (1997) Limited Release |
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| 2001 | Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001) | |
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| 2010 | Psych:9 (2010) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1978 | Coach (1978) | |
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| 1993 | Deadfall (1993) | |
Michael Biehn 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 Michael Biehn movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Michael Biehn movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Michael Biehn movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Michael Biehn movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Michael Biehn movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Michael Biehn movie won.
- Sort Michael Biehn movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score 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 | ||||
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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 | Aliens (1986) | Sigourney Weaver & Directed by James Cameron |
141.00 | 475.0 | 475.00 | 3 | 94 | 07 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | The Terminator (1984) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Directed by James Cameron |
53.10 | 197.6 | 346.40 | 13 | 91 | 00 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 3 | The Abyss (1989) | Ed Harris & Directed by James Cameron |
54.20 | 170.7 | 282.60 | 24 | 78 | 04 / 01 | 95.2 | |
| 5 | Tombstone (1993) | Kurt Russell & Val Kilmer |
56.50 | 170.6 | 221.00 | 20 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 4 | The Rock (1996) | Nicolas Cage & Sean Connery |
134.10 | 379.2 | 947.60 | 7 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 94.2 | |
| 6 | Grindhouse (2007) | Kurt Russell & Bruce Willis |
25.00 | 45.5 | 91.20 | 96 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 79.1 | |
| 7 | Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) Hulu Voice Only |
Lauren Holt | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 221 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | |
| 8 | The Lords of Discipline (1983) | David Keith | 11.80 | 46.8 | 46.80 | 58 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 57.5 | |
| 11 | Clockstoppers (2002) | Jesse Bradford | 37.00 | 79.7 | 83.60 | 74 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 49.4 | |
| 10 | The Seventh Sign (1988) | Demi Moore | 18.90 | 57.4 | 57.40 | 54 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
| 9 | The Ride (1997) | Brock Pierce | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 252 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 47.9 | |
| 12 | The Art of War (2000) | Wesley Snipes & Donald Sutherland |
30.20 | 70.1 | 70.10 | 81 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 39.0 | |
| 13 | In A Shallow Grave (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Patrick Dempsey | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 271 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.9 | |
| 14 | Sushi Girl (2012) | Mark Hamill | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 333 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.0 | |
| 15 | Puncture (2011) | Chris Evans | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 255 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.8 | |
| 18 | Navy Seals (1990) | Charlie Sheen | 25.10 | 74.1 | 74.10 | 48 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 26.4 | |
| 16 | The Fan (1981) | Lauren Bacall & James Garner |
3.10 | 13.9 | 13.90 | 103 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 26.0 | |
| 17 | Rampage (1987) | William Friedkin | 0.80 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 189 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.6 | |
| 19 | K2 (1991) | Matt Craven | 3.10 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 135 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 21.8 | |
| 20 | Cherry Falls (2000) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Brittany Murphy | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 275 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 21.1 | |
| 21 | Mojave Moon (1996) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Angelina Jolie | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 295 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.2 | |
| 22 | The Divide (2011) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Rosanna Arquette | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.30 | 273 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.0 | |
| 23 | Saving Grace B. Jones (2009) | Tatum O'Neal | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 355 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 19.6 | |
| 24 | Spin (2007) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Amber Heard | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 438 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.8 | |
| 25 | Take Me Home Tonight (2011) | Topher Grace & Chris Pratt |
6.90 | 10.9 | 11.90 | 152 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 16.0 | |
| 26 | Stiletto (2008) | Tom Berenger | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 401 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.1 | |
| 27 | Jade (1995) | David Caruso | 9.90 | 28.3 | 28.30 | 116 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 12.5 | |
| 28 | In the Kingdom of the Blind the Man with One Eye Is King (1995) | Paul Winfield | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 304 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.8 | |
| 29 | Susan's Plan (1998) | Nastassja Kinski | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 335 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.5 | |
| 30 | Dead Men Can't Dance (1997) Limited Release |
R. Lee Ermey | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 286 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.6 | |
| 31 | Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001) | Michael York | 6.00 | 13.4 | 13.40 | 145 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 7.1 | |
| 32 | Psych:9 (2010) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Cary Elwes | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 391 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.1 | |
| 33 | Coach (1978) | Cathy Lee Crosby | 4.90 | 26.1 | 26.10 | 85 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 3.8 | |
| 34 | Deadfall (1993) | Nicolas Cage & Charlie Sheen |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 273 | 19 | 00 / 00 | 0.1 |
Michael Biehn Adjusted World Wide 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 |
| The Rock (1996) | Nicolas Cage & Sean Connery |
947.60 | |
| The Terminator (1984) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Directed by James Cameron |
346.40 | |
| The Abyss (1989) | Ed Harris & Directed by James Cameron |
282.60 | |
| Tombstone (1993) | Kurt Russell & Val Kilmer |
221.00 | |
| Grindhouse (2007) | Kurt Russell & Bruce Willis |
91.20 | |
| Clockstoppers (2002) | Jesse Bradford | 83.60 | |
| Take Me Home Tonight (2011) | Topher Grace & Chris Pratt |
11.90 | |
| The Divide (2011) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Rosanna Arquette | 0.30 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Michael Biehn
1. Michael Connell Biehn was born in Anniston, Alabama in 1956.2. Michael Biehn’s first movie role was in 1978’s Grease. He can be seen twice in the movie. He plays the guy that hits John Travolta in the stomach with a basketball.
3. Before Michael Biehn was cast as Kyle Reese in 1983’s The Terminator…the producers considered Bruce Willis, Sting and Arnold Schwarzenegger for the role. Arnold was originally offer the Reese role but decided the Terminator role would be better. Also…at one point O.J. Simpson was considered for the Terminator role.
4. Michael Biehn was not originally cast in 1986’s Aliens. He was a last minute replacement. He got a call on a Friday night in California asking him to take over the role of Corporal Hicks and was in London to start filming on the following Monday.
5. Michael Biehn’s characters have had a very hard time making it to the end of his movies. He has died trying to blow up a Terminator, died in an ambush in a shower room, died in a shoot out with Doc Holliday, died when his deep water vessel imploded and died at the hands of zombies.
6. One of the few times Michael Biehn’s character to survive was in 1986’s Aliens. His reward? The writers quickly killed off Biehn’s character in 1992’s Alien 3.
7. Michael Biehn has been married 3 times and has 5 children.
8. Michael Biehn’s favorites: His Top 5 actors are: Sean Penn, Denzel Washington, Johnny Depp, Jeff Bridges and Ed Harris. His favorite films are 1945’s The Lost Weekend , 1972’s The Godfather, 1974’s The Godfather: Part II, 1975’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, 1976’s Taxi Driver and 1992’s Unforgiven.
9. Michael Biehn’s favorite Biehn movie is 1993’s Tombstone. His favorite Biehn performances are Kyle Reese (The Terminator) and Johnny Ringo (Tombstone).
10. Check out Michael Biehn’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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Michael Biehn will leave a lasting movie legacy thanks to his iconic roles in some of the most influential action and sci-fi films of the 1980s and 1990s. His performances in James Cameron’s classics—The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), and The Abyss (1989)—cemented his place as a rugged, relatable action hero. As Kyle Reese in The Terminator, Biehn brought emotional depth to a genre often dominated by one-dimensional characters, turning a time-traveling soldier into a tragic romantic figure. In Aliens, his portrayal of Corporal Hicks combined leadership and vulnerability, earning him fan loyalty that persists decades later.
Unlike many of his contemporaries, Biehn never relied on over-the-top bravado. His grounded, human performances gave sci-fi films an emotional core. While he never reached A-list status, his work with directors like James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez ensured his influence across generations of filmmakers and fans. His characters were brave, flawed, and deeply human—qualities that continue to resonate.
Today, Biehn is celebrated not just for the roles he played but for the authenticity he brought to each one. His legacy is one of quiet strength and enduring impact—proof that a great character actor can shape the emotional landscape of entire genres.
As a big Michael Biehn fan, so happy to update this page with a Biehn top 10 movie. Predator: Killer of Killers was released on Hulu on Friday, June 6th. It is getting lots of great reviews. He now joins Aliens castmates…Lance Henkriksen and Bill Paxton as actors in a Predator, Alien and Terminator movie.
Even nowadays he still keeps dying in movies. Lets see recently he was shot in the back by William forsythe in hidden in the woods, shot in the head in the shadow effect, stung by Scorpios in the Scorpion king film he was in, and shot by a sniper in the tv show where he co-starred with sean bean ironically, who has just as many as michael biehn.
Hey El gee. Fun comment. Michael Biehn has not survived many movies. Of his Top 5, the only one he survived was Aliens….and then they killed him off at the beginning of Alien3. Funny that he has not had better luck at the latter part of his career. I can only imagine the conversation between Biehn and Bean about on screen deaths. Good comment.
Alright Lunger….Lets Do It….By far one of my favorite lines in a movie, a great scene…you never watched it with us, is why you do not remember. I dont remember going to the golf course but I remember you telling me about how they filmed some of it in Virginia
Hey BryRog57….Tombstone is filled with great lines. I thought at 1 you would remember that….I am disappointed…lol. I never watched Tombstone with you? You have that mistaken. The reason you like the movie so much is because I got you to watch the movie. Thanks for the return visit.
Seen: 7/18 or 39%
Favorite Top 10: There are so many to choose from and although I may take some slack, Tombstone will take it for me.
Guilty Pleasure: Close between Clockstoppers (not sure how many times I saw as a kid) and Navy Seals (It has its moments)
I definitely think Mr. Biehn has a place in the hearts of the Cogerson household. He has been a part of some classics. Even his special features from T2 were good.
Hey Bryan….yep when you were growing up Michael Biehn was a name you heard all the time. Do you remember trying to get close to where they were filming Navy Seals….you were one…but you were alive….the filmed at golf course at Virginia Beach….and we drove out there….but could not get really close….but we tried….lol. Maybe deep in your memories you can pull that memory out.
I was actually surprised that he only has 18 movies that have been released in theaters…but the fact that he has so many classic movies is even more impressive. I do not remember you watching Clockstoppers that many times…..thanks for the comment and the visit….you have done well Lunger.