Michael Peña (1976-) is an American actor and musician. Though Peña had been a regular in independent productions since 1994, his breakthrough performances came in two Best Picture Oscar®-winning movies, 2004’s Million Dollar Baby and 2004’s Crash. Since then, he has become one of my favorite supporting actors. His IMDb page shows 89 acting credits since 1994. This page ranks 44 Michael Peña movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, cameos and his movies not released in North America theaters are not included in the rankings.
Michael Peña Movies Ranked By Combination of Box Office, Reviews and Awards (UMR Score) *Classic UMR Table (the one with all the stats is the second table)
CreditRank
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
UMR Score
S
CreditRank Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links UMR Score S
2
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
AA Best Picture WinClint Eastwood &
Morgan Freeman99.9
1
The Martian (2015)
AA Best Picture NomMatt Damon &
Jessica Chastain99.5
3
American Hustle (2013)
AA Best Picture NomJennifer Lawrence &
Christian Bale98.7
6
Crash (2004)
AA Best Picture WinSandra Bullock &
Best Picture Winner Movies97.9
5
Ant-Man (2015)
Paul Rudd &
Michael Douglas96.5
4
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Paul Rudd &
Michelle Pfeiffer96.3
8
Fury (2014)
Brad Pitt &
Shia LaBeouf &
Logan Lerman89.9
9
The Mule (2018)
Clint Eastwood &
Bradley Cooper88.2
10
World Trade Center (2006)
Nicolas Cage &
Directed by Oliver Stone86.4
10
Babel (2006)
AA Best Picture NomBrad Pitt &
Cate Blanchett85.6
13
Tower Heist (2011)
Ben Stiller &
Eddie Murphy85.1
15
Turbo (2013)
Voice OnlyRyan Reynolds &
Samuel L. Jackson84.5
12
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Matthew McConaughey &
Bryan Cranston84.4
10
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
Nicolas Cage &
Robert Duvall84.3
14
End of Watch (2012)
Anna Kendrick &
Jake Gyllenhaal83.0
16
Dora and The Lost City of Gold (2019)
Benicio Del Toro
79.3
20
Battle Los Angeles (2011)
Aaron Eckhart &
Michelle Rodriguez74.2
17
12 Strong (2018)
Chris Hemsworth &
Michael Shannon73.6
18
The LEGO Ninjago Movie (2017)
Jackie Chan &
Dave Franco73.2
19
Shooter (2007)
Mark Wahlberg &
Danny Glover72.9
21
A Million Miles Away (2023)
AmazonGarrett Dillahunt
68.2
24
A Wrinkle In Time (2018)
Reese Witherspoon &
Oprah Winfrey64.6
21
My Fellow Americans (1996)
Jack Lemmon &
James Garner64.1
23
A Working Man (2025)
Jason Statham
61.8
23
Everything Must Go (2010)
Will Ferrell &
Rebecca Hall56.0
26
Next Gen (2018)
NetflixJohn Krasinski
52.6
27
Tom And Jerry (2021)
Chloë Grace Moretz
51.7
31
Vacation (2015)
Chevy Chase &
Chris Hemsworth51.3
27
Observe and Report (2009)
Seth Rogen &
Anna Faris51.1
28
Gangster Squad (2013)
Ryan Gosling &
Sean Penn51.0
27
Unstoppable (2025)
Amazon Jennifer Lopez &
Don Cheadle50.5
30
Buffalo Soldiers (2001)
Joaquin Phoenix &
Idris Elba48.3
32
30 Minutes or Less (2011)
Jesse Eisenberg &
Danny McBride46.4
34
My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)
Voice OnlyEmily Blunt &
Zoe Saldana44.7
33
The Lucky Ones (2008)
Rachel McAdams &
Tim Robbins40.1
36
Frontera (2014)
Ed Harris
35.2
36
La Cucaracha (1998)
Eric Roberts
35.2
37
Love Object (2003)
Desmond Harrington
30.6
38
Star Maps (1997)
Douglas Spain
27.9
40
Moonfall (2022)
Patrick Wilson
27.9
40
The Good Doctor (2011)
Orlando Bloom
27.3
40
Collateral Beauty (2016)
Will Smith &
Keira Knightley25.7
41
The United States of Leland (2003)
Ryan Gosling &
Kevin Spacey24.0
44
Cesar Chavez (2014)
John Malkovich
22.9
45
Lions for Lambs (2007)
Meryl Streep &
Tom Cruise22.0
44
War On Everyone (2016)
Alexander Skarsgård
18.8
46
Extinction (2018)
Lizzy Caplan
16.9
47
Jexi (2019)
Adam Devine
16.2
48
The Calcium Kid (2004)
Limited ReleaseOrlando Bloom
15.1
49
ChiPs (2017)
Vincent D'Onofrio
14.8
51
Fantasy Island (2020)
Lucy Hale
14.3
49
Little Athens (2005)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyAldis Hodge
14.1
51
The Vatican Tapes (2015)
Olivia Taylor Dudley
12.9
54
Secret Headquarters (2022)
Paramount PlusOwen Wilson
12.3
53
Sueno (2005)
John Leguizamo
11.5
55
Hell And Back (2015)
Voice OnlyMila Kunis &
Susan Sarandon11.2
55
Fifty Pills (2006)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyKristen Bell
9.5
Michael Peña 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 Peña movies by movie title and movie trailers.
- Sort Michael Peña movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Michael Peña movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
- Sort Michael Peña movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Michael Peña 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 Peña movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Michael Peña movie won.
- Sort Michael Peña 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2 | Million Dollar Baby (2004) AA Best Picture Win |
Clint Eastwood & Morgan Freeman |
100.50 | 202.3 | 436.30 | 24 | 90 | 07 / 04 | 99.9 | |
| 1 | The Martian (2015) AA Best Picture Nom |
Matt Damon & Jessica Chastain |
228.40 | 338.7 | 934.40 | 8 | 88 | 07 / 00 | 99.5 | |
| 3 | American Hustle (2013) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jennifer Lawrence & Christian Bale |
150.10 | 230.8 | 386.20 | 17 | 76 | 10 / 00 | 98.7 | |
| 6 | Crash (2004) AA Best Picture Win |
Sandra Bullock & Best Picture Winner Movies |
54.60 | 109.9 | 198.10 | 58 | 78 | 06 / 03 | 97.9 | |
| 5 | Ant-Man (2015) | Paul Rudd & Michael Douglas |
180.20 | 267.2 | 769.90 | 14 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.5 | |
| 4 | Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) | Paul Rudd & Michelle Pfeiffer |
216.60 | 295.6 | 849.40 | 9 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 8 | Fury (2014) | Brad Pitt & Shia LaBeouf & Logan Lerman |
85.80 | 131.3 | 324.10 | 41 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 89.9 | |
| 9 | The Mule (2018) | Clint Eastwood & Bradley Cooper |
103.80 | 141.7 | 227.40 | 30 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 88.2 | |
| 10 | World Trade Center (2006) | Nicolas Cage & Directed by Oliver Stone |
70.30 | 133.5 | 309.60 | 37 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 86.4 | |
| 10 | Babel (2006) AA Best Picture Nom |
Brad Pitt & Cate Blanchett |
34.30 | 65.2 | 257.10 | 90 | 75 | 07 / 01 | 85.6 | |
| 13 | Tower Heist (2011) | Ben Stiller & Eddie Murphy |
78.00 | 123.0 | 241.10 | 43 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 15 | Turbo (2013) Voice Only |
Ryan Reynolds & Samuel L. Jackson |
83.00 | 127.7 | 434.50 | 44 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
| 12 | The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) | Matthew McConaughey & Bryan Cranston |
58.00 | 91.4 | 118.20 | 58 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 10 | Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) | Nicolas Cage & Robert Duvall |
101.60 | 235.7 | 550.10 | 22 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 14 | End of Watch (2012) | Anna Kendrick & Jake Gyllenhaal |
41.00 | 64.4 | 75.60 | 80 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 16 | Dora and The Lost City of Gold (2019) | Benicio Del Toro | 60.50 | 82.5 | 160.90 | 47 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 20 | Battle Los Angeles (2011) | Aaron Eckhart & Michelle Rodriguez |
83.60 | 131.7 | 333.90 | 37 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 74.2 | |
| 17 | 12 Strong (2018) | Chris Hemsworth & Michael Shannon |
45.50 | 62.1 | 85.50 | 64 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 18 | The LEGO Ninjago Movie (2017) | Jackie Chan & Dave Franco |
59.30 | 82.6 | 170.80 | 47 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 73.2 | |
| 19 | Shooter (2007) | Mark Wahlberg & Danny Glover |
47.00 | 85.4 | 173.90 | 59 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 72.9 | |
| 21 | A Million Miles Away (2023) Amazon |
Garrett Dillahunt | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 208 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
| 24 | A Wrinkle In Time (2018) | Reese Witherspoon & Oprah Winfrey |
100.50 | 137.1 | 181.10 | 32 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 64.6 | |
| 21 | My Fellow Americans (1996) | Jack Lemmon & James Garner |
22.30 | 63.1 | 63.10 | 70 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 64.1 | |
| 23 | A Working Man (2025) | Jason Statham | 37.00 | 37.0 | 98.00 | 50 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 61.8 | |
| 23 | Everything Must Go (2010) | Will Ferrell & Rebecca Hall |
2.70 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 154 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 56.0 | |
| 26 | Next Gen (2018) Netflix |
John Krasinski | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 391 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 52.6 | |
| 27 | Tom And Jerry (2021) | Chloë Grace Moretz | 44.20 | 51.1 | 134.40 | 28 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 51.7 | |
| 31 | Vacation (2015) | Chevy Chase & Chris Hemsworth |
58.90 | 87.3 | 155.50 | 47 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 51.3 | |
| 27 | Observe and Report (2009) | Seth Rogen & Anna Faris |
24.00 | 40.0 | 45.00 | 100 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 51.1 | |
| 28 | Gangster Squad (2013) | Ryan Gosling & Sean Penn |
46.00 | 70.7 | 161.70 | 71 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 51.0 | |
| 27 | Unstoppable (2025) Amazon |
Jennifer Lopez & Don Cheadle |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 198 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.5 | |
| 30 | Buffalo Soldiers (2001) | Joaquin Phoenix & Idris Elba |
0.40 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 237 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.3 | |
| 32 | 30 Minutes or Less (2011) | Jesse Eisenberg & Danny McBride |
37.10 | 58.4 | 63.90 | 89 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 46.4 | |
| 34 | My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) Voice Only |
Emily Blunt & Zoe Saldana |
21.90 | 30.5 | 84.10 | 95 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 44.7 | |
| 33 | The Lucky Ones (2008) | Rachel McAdams & Tim Robbins |
0.30 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 252 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.1 | |
| 36 | Frontera (2014) | Ed Harris | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 243 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.2 | |
| 36 | La Cucaracha (1998) | Eric Roberts | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 286 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.2 | |
| 37 | Love Object (2003) | Desmond Harrington | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 305 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 30.6 | |
| 38 | Star Maps (1997) | Douglas Spain | 0.70 | 1.8 | 1.80 | 196 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.9 | |
| 40 | Moonfall (2022) | Patrick Wilson | 19.10 | 21.3 | 63.10 | 54 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 27.9 | |
| 40 | The Good Doctor (2011) | Orlando Bloom | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 250 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.3 | |
| 40 | Collateral Beauty (2016) | Will Smith & Keira Knightley |
31.00 | 44.8 | 127.80 | 91 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 25.7 | |
| 41 | The United States of Leland (2003) | Ryan Gosling & Kevin Spacey |
0.30 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 219 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.0 | |
| 44 | Cesar Chavez (2014) | John Malkovich | 5.60 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 148 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 22.9 | |
| 45 | Lions for Lambs (2007) | Meryl Streep & Tom Cruise |
15.00 | 27.3 | 114.90 | 123 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 22.0 | |
| 44 | War On Everyone (2016) | Alexander Skarsgård | 0.10 | 0.1 | 1.10 | 337 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.8 | |
| 46 | Extinction (2018) | Lizzy Caplan | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 455 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | |
| 47 | Jexi (2019) | Adam Devine | 6.50 | 8.9 | 9.30 | 131 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 16.2 | |
| 48 | The Calcium Kid (2004) Limited Release |
Orlando Bloom | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.30 | 299 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.1 | |
| 49 | ChiPs (2017) | Vincent D'Onofrio | 18.60 | 25.9 | 37.30 | 102 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 14.8 | |
| 51 | Fantasy Island (2020) | Lucy Hale | 26.40 | 36.0 | 64.40 | 13 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 14.3 | |
| 49 | Little Athens (2005) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Aldis Hodge | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 339 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.1 | |
| 51 | The Vatican Tapes (2015) | Olivia Taylor Dudley | 0.80 | 1.2 | 20.70 | 181 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.9 | |
| 54 | Secret Headquarters (2022) Paramount Plus |
Owen Wilson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 279 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.3 | |
| 53 | Sueno (2005) | John Leguizamo | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 319 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.5 | |
| 55 | Hell And Back (2015) Voice Only |
Mila Kunis & Susan Sarandon |
0.20 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 202 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.2 | |
| 55 | Fifty Pills (2006) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Kristen Bell | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 420 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.5 |
Thank you for featuring one of the best working actors today, Michael Pena. He is one of the very few Mexican American actors, who have managed to stay busy. Mexican Americans and Latinos, who are the largest minority in the United States, yet continue to be almost invisible in films, televisions, and commercials. Pena was especially outstanding portraying Cesar Chavez, the great labor and civil rights leader.
Hollywood needs to wake up. There are thousands of talented Mexican American and Latino performers with a vibrant culture and history.
Keep up the great work Michael Pena!
Thank you. Makes my heart so happy to see when people listen.
Hey Bandaras Fan….I took your suggestion to heart…some added since…more to follow. Thanks for the return comment.