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Michael Keaton (1951-) is an American Oscar nominated actor who has appeared in many box office hits over the last three decades. Keaton appeared in numerous television shows before getting his big break in Ron Howard’s 1982 Nightshift. After the success of Nightshift, Keaton appeared in numerous comedies like Mr. Mom, Gung Ho and his first blockbuster hit Beetlejuice.
After the success of Beetlejuice, Keaton moved to the world of Bruce Wayne and Batman. Batman would be his biggest hit of his career and Keaton would appear in the 1992 Batman sequel, Batman Returns, before giving up the Batman role to Val Kilmer. Michael Keaton’s post Batman career has not been as successful. Recently he has appeared in more supporting roles and has had great success providing his voice in the Pixar blockbusters….Cars and Toy Story 3.
His IMDb page shows over 80 acting credits since 1975. This page will rank Michael Keaton movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.
Michael Keaton 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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| 2010 | Toy Story 3 (2010) AA Best Picture Nom Voice Only |
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| 2014 | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Actor Nom |
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| 2015 | Spotlight (2015) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) |  |
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| 1988 | Beetlejuice (1988) | |
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| 2006 | Cars (2006) Voice Only |
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| 1989 | Batman (1989) | |
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| 1992 | Batman Returns (1992) | |
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| 2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) | |
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| 1983 | Mr. Mom (1983) | |
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| 2010 | The Other Guys (2010) | |
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| 2015 | Minions (2015) | |
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| 2023 | The Flash (2023) |  |
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| 1994 | The Paper (1994) | |
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| 1997 | Jackie Brown (1997) | |
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| 2019 | Dumbo (2019) | |
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| 1982 | Night Shift (1982) | |
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| 1993 | Much Ado About Nothing (1993) | |
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| 2020 | The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1986 | Gung Ho (1986) | |
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| 2005 | Herbie Fully Loaded (2005) | |
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| 1989 | The Dream Team (1989) | |
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| 2014 | RoboCop (2014) | |
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| 1993 | My Life (1993) |  |
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| 1990 | Pacific Heights (1990) | |
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| 2016 | The Founder (2016) | |
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| 1984 | Johnny Dangerously (1984) | |
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| 2021 | Worth (2021) Netflix |
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| 2022 | Morbius (2022) | |
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| 2017 | American Assassin (2017) | |
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| 1992 | Porco Rosso (1992) Voice Only |
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| 2024 | Knox Goes Away (2024) Limited Release Director |
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| 1996 | Multiplicity (1996) |  |
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| 1988 | Clean and Sober (1988) | |
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| 2014 | Need For Speed (2014) | |
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| 2005 | White Noise (2005) | |
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| 2021 | The Protégé (2021) | |
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| 2002 | A Shot at Glory (2002) |  |
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| 2008 | The Merry Gentleman (2008) | |
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| 2005 | Game 6 (2005) | |
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| 1998 | Jack Frost (1998) |  |
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| 2006 | The Last Time (2006) Limited Release |
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| 1994 | Speechless (1994) |  |
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| 2013 | Penthouse North (2013) Video On Demand |
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| 1998 | Desperate Measures (1998) | |
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| 1986 | Touch and Go (1986) | |
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| 1991 | One Good Cop (1991) |  |
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| 2012 | Noah (2012) | |
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| 2009 | Post Grad (2009) | |
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| 2004 | First Daughter (2004) | |
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| 1987 | The Squeeze (1987) | |
Michael Keaton 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 by Michael Keaton’s co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Michael Keaton movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Michael Keaton movies by adjusted worldwide box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Michael Keaton movies 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 Michael Keaton movie received.
- Sort Michael Keaton movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UlMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
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| CreditRank | 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 | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | Toy Story 3 (2010) AA Best Picture Nom Voice Only |
Tom Hanks | 420.00 | 665.4 | 1,692.3 | 1 | 88 | 05 / 02 | 99.5 | |
| 2 | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Actor Nom |
Edward Norton & Emma Stone |
42.30 | 64.8 | 157.9 | 81 | 91 | 09 / 04 | 98.4 | |
| 4 | Spotlight (2015) AA Best Picture Win |
Mark Ruffalo | 45.10 | 66.8 | 131.0 | 59 | 94 | 06 / 02 | 98.3 | |
| 3 | Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) | Tom Holland & Robert Downey Jr. |
334.20 | 465.7 | 1,226.5 | 6 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 97.9 | |
| 5 | Beetlejuice (1988) | Geena Davis & Alec Baldwin |
73.70 | 224.2 | 257.0 | 10 | 78 | 01 / 01 | 97.1 | |
| 6 | Cars (2006) Voice Only |
Owen Wilson & Paul Newman |
244.10 | 463.7 | 877.6 | 3 | 76 | 02 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 7 | Batman (1989) | Jack Nicholson & Directed by Tim Burton |
249.90 | 786.8 | 1,291.1 | 1 | 75 | 01 / 01 | 96.5 | |
| 8 | Batman Returns (1992) | Michelle Pfeiffer & Christopher Walken |
162.80 | 490.5 | 803.7 | 3 | 75 | 02 / 00 | 96.4 | |
| 9 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) | Winona Ryder & Jenna Ortega |
294.10 | 294.1 | 451.9 | 6 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 10 | Mr. Mom (1983) | John Hughes | 64.80 | 257.1 | 257.1 | 10 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 12 | The Other Guys (2010) | Will Ferrell & Mark Wahlberg |
119.20 | 188.9 | 270.0 | 21 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 11 | Minions (2015) | Sandra Bullock & Jon Hamm |
340.00 | 504.2 | 1,725.1 | 6 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 13 | The Flash (2023) | Ezra Miller & Ben Affleck |
108.10 | 125.4 | 310.8 | 24 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 88.2 | |
| 14 | The Paper (1994) | Robert Duvall & Directed by Ron Howard |
38.80 | 118.9 | 148.4 | 36 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 15 | Jackie Brown (1997) | Robert DeNiro & Directed by Quentin Tarantino |
39.70 | 108.0 | 230.0 | 56 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 87.2 | |
| 17 | Dumbo (2019) | Danny DeVito & Eva Green |
114.80 | 156.6 | 481.7 | 23 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 86.0 | |
| 16 | Night Shift (1982) | Ron Howard | 21.10 | 89.7 | 89.7 | 32 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 85.0 | |
| 18 | Much Ado About Nothing (1993) | Denzel Washington & Keanu Reeves |
22.50 | 68.1 | 68.1 | 69 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 19 | The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) AA Best Picture Nom |
Eddie Redmayne | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 268 | 82 | 06 / 01 | 80.0 | |
| 20 | Gung Ho (1986) | Ron Howard | 36.60 | 123.4 | 123.4 | 29 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 75.4 | |
| 23 | Herbie Fully Loaded (2005) | Lindsay Lohan | 66.00 | 129.0 | 281.5 | 38 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 21 | The Dream Team (1989) | Christopher Lloyd & Peter Boyle |
28.90 | 91.0 | 91.0 | 40 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 73.0 | |
| 22 | RoboCop (2014) | Gary Oldman & Samuel L. Jackson |
58.60 | 89.7 | 371.3 | 59 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 72.6 | |
| 25 | My Life (1993) | Nicole Kidman | 27.80 | 84.0 | 84.0 | 57 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 67.2 | |
| 26 | Pacific Heights (1990) | Melanie Griffith | 29.40 | 86.8 | 132.8 | 39 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 66.7 | |
| 24 | The Founder (2016) | Laura Dern | 12.80 | 18.5 | 34.9 | 129 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 66.1 | |
| 28 | Johnny Dangerously (1984) | Danny DeVito | 17.10 | 63.7 | 63.7 | 58 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 59.2 | |
| 27 | Worth (2021) Netflix |
Stanley Tucci | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 247 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 31 | Morbius (2022) | Jared Leto | 71.80 | 85.2 | 191.9 | 26 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 56.6 | |
| 32 | American Assassin (2017) | Dylan O'Brien | 36.20 | 50.5 | 86.3 | 71 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 54.1 | |
| 29 | Porco Rosso (1992) Voice Only |
Cary Elwes | 0.40 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 189 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 53.2 | |
| 30 | Knox Goes Away (2024) Limited Release Director |
Al Pacino & James Marsden |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 234 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.3 | |
| 34 | Multiplicity (1996) | Harold Ramis | 21.10 | 59.6 | 104.3 | 77 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
| 33 | Clean and Sober (1988) | Morgan Freeman | 8.70 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 96 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 47.2 | |
| 36 | Need For Speed (2014) | Aaron Paul | 43.60 | 66.7 | 311.0 | 78 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 45.5 | |
| 39 | White Noise (2005) | Deborah Kara Unger | 56.40 | 110.1 | 178.1 | 47 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 43.6 | |
| 35 | The Protégé (2021) | Maggie Q & Samuel L. Jackson |
7.10 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 70 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 42.7 | |
| 37 | A Shot at Glory (2002) | Robert Duvall | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 268 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.7 | |
| 38 | The Merry Gentleman (2008) | Kelly Macdonald | 0.30 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 245 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.4 | |
| 40 | Game 6 (2005) | Robert Downey Jr. | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 289 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.0 | |
| 42 | Jack Frost (1998) | Kelly Preston | 34.60 | 92.1 | 92.1 | 58 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 29.3 | |
| 41 | The Last Time (2006) Limited Release |
Michael Keaton | 0.10 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 339 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.4 | |
| 44 | Speechless (1994) | Geena Davis | 20.70 | 63.3 | 63.3 | 67 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 17.8 | |
| 43 | Penthouse North (2013) Video On Demand |
Michelle Monaghan | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 256 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.2 | |
| 46 | Desperate Measures (1998) | Andy Garcia | 13.80 | 36.8 | 36.8 | 102 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 11.9 | |
| 45 | Touch and Go (1986) | Maria Conchita Alonso | 1.30 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 167 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 10.3 | |
| 47 | One Good Cop (1991) | Rene Russo | 11.30 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 90 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 9.8 | |
| 48 | Noah (2012) | Ben Kingsley | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 387 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.0 | |
| 49 | Post Grad (2009) | Alexis Bledel | 6.40 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 157 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 2.2 | |
| 50 | First Daughter (2004) | Katie Holmes | 9.10 | 18.2 | 21.3 | 143 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 2.1 | |
| 51 | The Squeeze (1987) | Rae Dawn Chong | 2.20 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 137 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 0.9 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Michael Keaton
1. Michael Keaton was born Michael Douglas. He decided to change his name because Michael Douglas(Wall Street) and Michael Douglas(tv talk show host) were already pretty famous. He picked Keaton based on actress Diane Keaton…he was going to change again when he found a better name but Keaton stuck.
2. One of Michael Keaton first television show appearances was on Mister Rogers’ Neigborhood in 1968. Keaton had been working as a stagehand when he was given a chance to work in front of the camera versus behind the camera.
3. Michael Keaton either turned down or was seriously considered for these roles: The Fly, Batman Forever, Get Shorty, Kingpin, Philadelphia, Pirates of the Caribbean:The Curse of the Black Pearl, Police Academy, Ghostbusters and Splash.
4. When director Tim Burton picked Keaton for role of Bruce Wayne in 1989’s Batman….Batman fanatics were very upset with the choice. Thousands of letters of protest were sent in saying that a comedian should not play Batman….it worked out pretty well despite the protests.
5. Michael Keaton has worked three times with directors Tim Burton and Ron Howard. The three Ron Howard movies are Nightshift, Gung Ho and The Paper. The three Tim Burton movies are Beetlejuice, Batman, and Batman Returns.
6. Michael Keaton was set to play Dr. Jack Sheppard in the pilot of Lost. In the original script Jack was supposed to die. When the producers decided to keep Jack alive….Keaton dropped out of the project. Matthew Fox would end up playing Jack for six years.
7. Michael Keaton is the youngest of seven children. He has been married one time to Caroline McWilliams from 1982 to 1990. They had one son, Sean Maxwell. Sean plays keyboard for the band The Hatch.
8. In 2009 Michael Keaton directed his first and so far only film, The Merry Gentleman. The Merry Gentleman received very favorable reviews.
9. Michael Keaton played detective Ray Nicolette in 1997’s Jackie Brown….he would do a cameo in 1998’s Out of Sight playing the same detective.
10. Check out Michael Keaton‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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cool page i love Keaton in Beetlejuice and Batman! I didn’t know he was born Michael Douglas. I like how organized the page is
Hey BDW316….thanks for the compliment…I am glad you like the setup of my hub….lots of trial and error to get a format that provides the most information in the smallest amount of space. I think Beetlejuice and Batman are some of my favorites as well…with Night Shift and Mr. Mom.
When it was first announced that Keaton was going to play Batman, I remember my reaction was a disbelieving “WHAT? Johnny Dangerously is gonna play BATMAN?? Are they CRAZY?” …then I saw the movie and was impressed at how well he pulled it off. The man is more versatile than I gave him credit for at first. Before “Batman” he was known mainly for comedic roles but after that he moved on to dramatic parts as well.
…and yet he still takes time to do the occasionally goofy part like the voice of Chick Hicks in “Cars” (which I loved).
Hey FatFreddysCat….I remember how people went nuts when Burton picked Keaton….I did not mind at all…after growing up with Adam West’s Batman….I was looking for a different Bruce Wayne…and Burton and Keaton did that very well. Burton always said that Keaton had a dark side people were not aware of before the Batman movies came out. I liked Chick Hicks…but I liked Ken in Toy Story 3…he has another voice movie coming out next year called Noah: The Beginning…could be interesting as well…thanks for stopping by.
Keaton is,to me,one of the most talented actors to be under-utilized,I’m not so sure how critics view him over all,but Keaton’s work is better than Adam Sandler and other seemingly more high profile(with seeming more and better movie offers)comedians .;)
Hey Mentalist acer….I agree I do not think Keaton gets enough credit….and his time on the A list was pretty short….I am stunned that he is almost 60 ….when I think about Michael Keaton I keep thinking about the young guy in Night Shift….but that was almost 30 years ago. I would rather watch a Keaton movie over a Sandler movie anytime…thanks for stopping by.
HEY, AM I GOING TO BE FIRST ONCE AGAIN – HOW ABOUT THAT!!! I have enjoyed seeing Michael Keaton in Mr. Mom so many times and I thought he played a good BATMAN. I have not seen him lately but perhaps I just missed his movies. HAS HE MADE ANYTHING LATELY? Bryan, grandson, enjoy this HUB. Interesting that he was only married once and has a grown son…i BELIEVE THAT HE IS A GOOD ACTOR. GREAT MOVIE PAGE ONCE AGAIN COGERSON.
Hey Bern1960…congrats on being first…and I did not even have to send you an e-mail. I think he surprised lots of people with his performance in Batman and Batman Returns. I think he would have stayed to do Batman Forever if Tim Burton had remained the director. Recently things have slowed for Keaton…as he seems to be concentrating on voice over work….he has one project listed on IMDB that is not voice overs. Thanks for checking out my Keaton movie page.
I sure miss you!! My whole family misses you!!! What are you doing? All we know is you’re one of the best American actors ever and you have great taste in movies — or someone does. If we (the Hales) can do anything to get you on the big screen again soon with roaring crowds filling their seats, let me know.
Hey Deborah….well he is back in big budget movies in 2014….RoboCop, Need for Speed and up next is Birdman…I hope he can keep being in the spotlight