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Michael J. Pollard (1939-2019) is an Oscar® nominated American actor. He was best known for playing C.W. Moss in the film Bonnie and Clyde (1967), which earned him an Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actor nomination. More recent Pollard highlights would be 1987’s Roxanne and 1989’s Tango & Cash. His IMDb page shows over 117 acting credits from 1958 to 2020. This page will rank Michael J. Pollard movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings.
Michael J. Pollard Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1967
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1966
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)
AA Best Picture Nom
1990
Dick Tracy (1990)
1963
Summer Magic (1963)
1966
The Wild Angels (1966)
1988
Scrooged (1988)
1987
Roxanne (1987)
1989
Tango & Cash (1989)
1963
The Stripper (1963)
1977
Between The Lines (1977)
1980
Melvin and Howard (1980)
1970
Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970)
1993
Arizona Dream (1993)
1999
Tumbleweeds (1999)
1996
The Arrival (1996)
1969
Hannibal Brooks (1969)
1967
Caprice (1967)
1962
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
1992
Split Second (1992)
1989
Next of Kin (1989)
1967
Enter Laughing (1967)
1991
Motorama (1991)
1987
American Gothic (1987)
1990
Why Me? (1990)
2000
Forever Lulu (2000)
1986
The American Way (1986)
2003
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
1971
The Legend of Frenchie King/Les pétroleuses (1971)
1989
Fast Food (1989)
1989
Night Visitor (1989)
1996
Mad Dog Time (1996)
Michael J. Pollard Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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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 | Bonnie and Clyde (1967) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Warren Beatty & Faye Dunaway |
57.00 | 588.8 | 588.80 | 3 | 87 | 10 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966) AA Best Picture Nom |
Brian Keith & Carl Reiner |
24.40 | 277.1 | 277.10 | 7 | 76 | 04 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 3 | Dick Tracy (1990) | Warren Beatty & James Caan |
103.70 | 306.6 | 480.90 | 10 | 62 | 07 / 03 | 95.1 | |
| 4 | Summer Magic (1963) | Hayley Mills & Dorothy McGuire |
11.00 | 159.9 | 159.90 | 25 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 7 | The Wild Angels (1966) | Bruce Dern & Peter Fonda |
17.50 | 198.9 | 198.90 | 17 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 6 | Scrooged (1988) | Bill Murray & Robert Mitchum |
60.30 | 183.5 | 183.50 | 13 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 5 | Roxanne (1987) | Steve Martin & Darryl Hannah |
40.10 | 128.0 | 128.00 | 28 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 8 | Tango & Cash (1989) | Sylvester Stallone & Kurt Russell |
63.40 | 199.6 | 376.00 | 20 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 9 | The Stripper (1963) | Joanne Woodward & Joanne Woodward |
4.30 | 62.3 | 62.30 | 61 | 70 | 01 / 00 | 76.4 | |
| 11 | Between The Lines (1977) | John Heard & Jeff Goldblum |
8.80 | 49.3 | 49.30 | 62 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 71.8 | |
| 10 | Melvin and Howard (1980) | Jason Robards & Mary Steenburgen |
4.30 | 20.7 | 20.70 | 108 | 71 | 03 / 02 | 68.9 | |
| 14 | Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970) | Robert Redford & Michael J. Pollard |
9.40 | 75.8 | 75.80 | 36 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 67.3 | |
| 12 | Arizona Dream (1993) | Johnny Depp & Faye Dunaway |
0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 224 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 63.1 | |
| 13 | Tumbleweeds (1999) | Janet McTeer & Kimberly J. Brown |
1.40 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 185 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 15 | The Arrival (1996) | Charlie Sheen & Lindsay Crouse |
14.10 | 39.8 | 39.80 | 104 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 59.5 | |
| 16 | Hannibal Brooks (1969) | Oliver Reed | 0.90 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 141 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 18 | Caprice (1967) | Doris Day & Richard Harris |
5.00 | 51.7 | 51.70 | 49 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 50.5 | |
| 17 | Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962) | Paul Newman & Diane Baker |
2.70 | 45.2 | 45.20 | 88 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 50.2 | |
| 17 | Split Second (1992) | Rutger Hauer | 5.40 | 16.4 | 16.40 | 117 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 45.1 | |
| 21 | Next of Kin (1989) | Patrick Swayze & Liam Neeson |
15.90 | 50.2 | 50.20 | 62 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 38.1 | |
| 21 | Enter Laughing (1967) | José Ferrer & Shelley Winters |
1.30 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 129 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | |
| 22 | Motorama (1991) | Martha Quinn | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 254 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.0 | |
| 23 | American Gothic (1987) | Rod Steiger & Yvonne De Carlo |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 252 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.0 | |
| 24 | Why Me? (1990) | Christopher Lambert & Kim Greist |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 219 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 30.9 | |
| 23 | Forever Lulu (2000) | Melanie Griffith & Patrick Swayze |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 297 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.3 | |
| 24 | The American Way (1986) | Dennis Hopper | 0.40 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 193 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.1 | |
| 26 | House of 1000 Corpses (2003) | Sid Haig & Karen Black |
12.60 | 26.2 | 26.20 | 123 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 21.2 | |
| 27 | The Legend of Frenchie King/Les pétroleuses (1971) | Brigitte Bardot | 2.20 | 16.9 | 29.10 | 113 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 17.9 | |
| 29 | Fast Food (1989) | Kevin McCarthy | 0.50 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 180 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 9.1 | |
| 29 | Night Visitor (1989) | Elliott Gould | 0.20 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 197 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.7 | |
| 30 | Mad Dog Time (1996) | Burt Reynolds & Richard Dreyfuss |
0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 248 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.2 |
I saw 6 including 5 of top 6. 10 and favorite : Roxanne, 9: not favorite bonnie and clyde. hidden gem scrooged a 7.
oops, I missed the Russians are coming. a 9 and favorite. I saw it several times as a first run , all on same day . my mother dropped me at a theater in Louisville Kentucky and went shopping with her mother and my sister. I was 8 yo and happy not to go shopping . it was a kinder, more naïve America. LOL
RIP Michael J. Pollard.
I’ve seen 10 of the 27 films on the chart. Favorites are – Tango & Cash, Roxanne, Dick Tracy and Bonnie and Clyde.
He played the same oddball character in each of the films I saw him in so he was instantly recognisable. I think he was Oscar nominated for Bonnie & Clyde.
Seeing Scrooged on the chart brings to mind Bobcat Goldthwait who had displayed some of Pollard’s tics and mannerisms in his comedies.
A nice tribute Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve…..thanks for the comment on our Michael J. Pollard page. My tally is at 12…so slightly better than your 10. I suspect some of the missing Pollard movies are ones you have seen and I have not….Hannibal Brooks comes to mind. Tango & Cash and Roxanne are easily my favorite two Pollard movies. Good point about Bobcat using some of the Pollard tics and mannerisms. Thanks for the positive thoughts and the visit. Rest in peace MJP.