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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I have read that his Crp. Hicks might live to see another day. That would be awesome, it always bugged me that they dismissed his character so quickly in Alien 3. I can not hip get over the fact that some of his greatest movies are over 30 years old. How I’d that happened?
Hey Josh….well that would be awesome if it happens. I agree with you about being bugged about Hicks quick death in Alien 3…not to mention Newt’s death…and yes how did 30 years go by so fast? Thanks for the comment…it is greatly appreciated.
It is amazing that he has so many memorable movies with so few movies on your table. I think his top five of Terminator, Aliens, Abyss, Rock and Tombstone stands with lots of bigger stars. Guess I did not realize he died so much in his movies. Good tribute!
Hey Stein….I agree he has a very good % of excellent movies to movies made….this of course did not include his many many low budget never to see theater movies he has made. Yep….he does not have much luck in making it to the end of his movies…..thanks for the feedback.
Not sure if it was this recent page but last night I rewatched Tombstone for the 100th time. “All right, lunger. Let’s do it”, “That’s not what he said, you ignorant wretch. Your Spanish is worse than your English” my favorite Ringo lines in a movie filled with great lines. “I’ll be your huckleberry”. Thanks again for doing this page.
Hey Stein…your Tombstone quote have me thinking I need to watch it again.
Much better subject. I like seeing the old time classic stars but I really enjoy the ones that were from my childhood. Michael Biehn is in some of my all time favourite movies. He plays good as well as he does bad. I agree with his interesting fact, because Johnny Ringo and Kyle Reece are my favorite two “Bean” movies. Good job Cogerson!
Hey Helakoski….glad you like this “almost” current actor….I agree with you about Ringo and Reese being his better roles. Thanks as always for stopping by and commenting.
you are so right he was the best kyle reese
shame he seems to have disappeared the last few years
Thanks for the kind words and visit…kyle reese number 1…..I appreciate you taking the time to comment
Michael Biehn, a sci-fi icon thanks to Terminator, Aliens and The Abyss. Can play an effective hero or villain with ease. Memorable as the cold-blooded killer Johnny Ringo in Tombstone.
I’ve seen 12 of the 18 films listed, favorites are the films I’ve already mentioned above, plus The Rock, arguably Michael Bay’s best film to date, Armageddon fans may disagree. 🙂
Good to see Aliens topping all the charts, a rare sequel equal to the original. If I had to choose I’ll give the edge to Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror masterpiece. I think over the years it’s dated a little better than Jim Cameron’s ‘marines in space’ action thriller.
It’ll be cool if Cameron gives his old friend a role in the upcoming Avatar sequels.
Nice work Bruce and remember – it can’t be bargained with. It can’t be reasoned with. It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop… ever, until you are dead!
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Hey Steve…thanks for checking out our latest page….I have been a Bean fan every since The Terminator blew me away…..I never thought that 30 plus years later that the Terminator world would have expanded so much…and with many people playing Kyle Reese.
12 is pretty good….I am at 18 Bean movies watched…some are good….some are classics….but those at the bottom are pretty brutal to watch….plus I have seen many of his direct to dvd movies….those can be challenging as well.
Seems Cameron has talked about roles for Bean in his latest movies….but he always ends up falling a little short…..I think they will get together one more time.
Good comment….glad I did this page….even I had started to forget him a little.