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)
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.
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- 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.
I saw 12 including top 7. 10 and favourite is million dollar baby. 10 not favourite is martian. 9 is crash . 9 and favourite is gone in 60 seconds my hidden gem.
Michael Pena is # 351 on the current Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the other actors in the top 1000 he has worked with.
1 ERIC ROBERTS La Cucaracha (1998)
5 WILLEM DAFOE My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
8 UDO KIER Love Object (2003)
8 UDO KIER My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
11 MORGAN FREEMAN Million Dollar Baby (2004)
25 KEITH DAVID Crash (2004/I)
33 GREG BRONSON GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS (2000)
33 GREG BRONSON MY FELLOW AMERICANS (1996)
36 MATT DAMON THE MARTIAN (2015)
39 DANNY GLOVER Shooter (2007/I)
42 NICOLAS CAGE Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
42 NICOLAS CAGE World Trade Center (2006)
48 MARK FALVO AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013)
51 MICHAEL PAPAJOHN Gangster Squad (2013)
52 ED HARRIS Buffalo Soldiers (2001)
52 ED HARRIS FRONTERA (2014)
53 PAUL GIAMATTI Turbo (2013)
64 JOHN LEGUIZAMO The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
64 JOHN LEGUIZAMO Sueño (2005)
66 RAY LIOTTA Observe and Report (2009)
73 BRAD PITT Babel (2006)
77 ROBERT DUVALL Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
83 LUIS GUZMAN Turbo (2013)
86 J. K. SIMMONS The Good Doctor (2011/I)
91 BRAD DOURIF My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
92 SLIM KHEZRI THE MARTIAN (2015)
101 DAN AYKROYD My Fellow Americans (1996)
102 HELEN MIRREN COLLATERAL BEAUTY (2016)
105 CHRISTIAN BALE American Hustle (2013)
116 VINCENT D’ONOFRIO CHIPS (2017)
118 STAN LEE ANT-MAN (2015)
118 STAN LEE ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (2018)
121 JACK MCGEE Crash (2004/I)
129 ROGER BRENNER TOWER HEIST (2011)
136 ED BEGLEY JR. CHIPS (2017)
137 RADE SERBEDZIJA Shooter (2007/I)
142 MICHAEL PARE The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
146 TOM CRUISE Lions for Lambs (2007)
156 LAURENCE FISHBURNE ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (2018)
164 JOSH BROLIN Gangster Squad (2013)
165 GARY SIEVERS The Good Doctor (2011/I)
171 MICHAEL LERNER The Calcium Kid (2004)
182 ROBERT PATRICK Gangster Squad (2013)
183 SERGIO KATO GANGSTER SQUAD (2013)
184 TOM WRIGHT My Fellow Americans (1996)
184 TOM WRIGHT World Trade Center (2006)
187 WILLIAM H. MACY The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
190 JOAQUIM DE ALMEIDA La Cucaracha (1998)
198 SCOTT GLENN Buffalo Soldiers (2001)
206 RIP TORN Love Object (2003)
214 MARK WAHLBERG Shooter (2007/I)
216 BEN STILLER 30 MINUTES OR LESS (2011)
216 BEN STILLER TOWER HEIST (2011)
220 ELIAS KOTEAS Shooter (2007/I)
226 JOHN HEARD My Fellow Americans (1996)
226 JOHN HEARD The Lucky Ones (2008)
228 WILLIAM FICHTNER 12 STRONG (2018)
228 WILLIAM FICHTNER Crash (2004/I)
231 JAMES LEW BOOGIE BOY (1998)
238 KEVIN DUNN Lions for Lambs (2007)
241 JON POLITO Gangster Squad (2013)
242 VINNIE JONES GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS (2000)
245 DEAN STOCKWELL Buffalo Soldiers (2001)
247 JOE CHREST Battle Los Angeles (2011)
248 STEPHEN ROOT EVERYTHING MUST GO (2010)
252 SEAN PENN Gangster Squad (2013)
253 BRYAN CRANSTON THE LINCOLN LAWYER (2011)
255 STEPHEN DORFF World Trade Center (2006)
264 CABRAN E. CHAMBERLAIN ANT-MAN (2015)
267 NED BEATTY Shooter (2007/I)
270 BOB PEPPER Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
270 BOB PEPPER The Lucky Ones (2008)
283 MICHAEL SHANNON 12 STRONG (2018)
283 MICHAEL SHANNON My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
283 MICHAEL SHANNON World Trade Center (2006)
286 DON CHEADLE Crash (2004/I)
286 DON CHEADLE The United States of Leland (2003)
287 ANTHONY MACKIE GANGSTER SQUAD (2013)
287 ANTHONY MACKIE MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2004)
288 BOB GUNTON The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
292 TIM ROBBINS The Lucky Ones (2008)
300 CATE BLANCHETT Babel (2006)
306 MERYL STREEP Lions for Lambs (2007)
308 DAVID BOSTON AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013)
308 DAVID BOSTON WORLD TRADE CENTER (2006)
315 LIEV SCHREIBER MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE (2017)
317 SPENCER GARRETT (I) CESAR CHAVEZ (2014)
317 SPENCER GARRETT (I) THE LUCKY ONES (2008)
318 ROSEMARY HOWARD TOWER HEIST (2011)
322 KEVIN SPACEY The United States of Leland (2003)
326 MICHELLE PFEIFFER ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (2018)
329 CLIFTON COLLINS JR. BABEL (2006)
334 MARISA TOMEI The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
338 JULIAN SANDS Cesar Chavez (2014)
342 JOHN HAWKES Boogie Boy (1998)
347 ROSARIO DAWSON Cesar Chavez (2014)
355 MARGO MARTINDALE Million Dollar Baby (2004)
357 BEVERLY D’ANGELO VACATION (2015)
359 FRED WARD 30 Minutes or Less (2011)
361 JEFF DANIELS THE MARTIAN (2015)
369 JAMES REBHORN My Fellow Americans (1996)
383 GIOVANNI RIBISI GANGSTER SQUAD (2013)
383 GIOVANNI RIBISI GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS (2000)
387 JACK KEHLER My Fellow Americans (1996)
408 CLYDE KUSATSU The United States of Leland (2003)
409 ROBERT PETERS The United States of Leland (2003)
411 JUDY GREER ANT-MAN (2015)
411 JUDY GREER ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (2018)
414 MICHAEL DOUGLAS ANT-MAN (2015)
414 MICHAEL DOUGLAS ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (2018)
417 ROBERT REDFORD Lions for Lambs (2007)
423 SHEA WHIGHAM AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013)
423 SHEA WHIGHAM THE LINCOLN LAWYER (2011)
426 CLINT EASTWOOD Million Dollar Baby (2004)
429 GREG COLLINS Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
429 GREG COLLINS World Trade Center (2006)
431 JEREMY RENNER AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013)
433 JOHN DIEHL The Lucky Ones (2008)
436 JOHN C. MCGINLEY World Trade Center (2006)
439 CARMEN ARGENZIANO Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
458 JAMES DUMONT BELLYFRUIT (1999)
461 MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
471 ARNE STARR World Trade Center (2006)
476 WILL PATTON Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
479 JOHN ORTIZ CESAR CHAVEZ (2014)
480 AMY ADAMS American Hustle (2013)
483 LEE NICHOLAS HARRIS EXTINCTION (2016)
490 WILL FERRELL EVERYTHING MUST GO (2010)
491 ANGELINA JOLIE Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
497 PETER MCROBBIE WORLD TRADE CENTER (2006)
514 SEAN BEAN THE MARTIAN (2015)
530 DAVID KOECHNER CHIPS (2017)
535 KATE WINSLET COLLATERAL BEAUTY (2016)
537 ZELJKO IVANEK Tower Heist (2011)
541 PAUL RUDD ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (2018)
549 BRADLEY COOPER American Hustle (2013)
556 DAVID JENSEN BATTLE LOS ANGELES (2011)
562 HOLT MCCALLANY GANGSTER SQUAD (2013)
565 DAVID CLENNON VACATION (2015)
577 TERRENCE HOWARD Crash (2004/I)
583 FRANK WHALEY World Trade Center (2006)
587 NANCY ELLEN SHORE COLLATERAL BEAUTY (2016)
593 JOHN H. TOBIN GANGSTER SQUAD (2013)
602 DON HARVEY GANGSTER SQUAD (2013)
606 JOHN CARROLL LYNCH GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS (2000)
619 FRANCES FISHER GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS (2000)
619 FRANCES FISHER THE LINCOLN LAWYER (2011)
625 WILL SMITH COLLATERAL BEAUTY (2016)
629 BOBBY CANNAVALE ANT-MAN (2015)
629 BOBBY CANNAVALE ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (2018)
644 MARTIN DONOVAN ANT-MAN (2015)
644 MARTIN DONOVAN THE UNITED STATES OF LELAND (2003)
647 STEVEN WEISZ TOWER HEIST (2011)
649 JACKIE CHAN THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE (2017)
656 MICHAEL ARTHUR WORLD TRADE CENTER (2006)
665 CHRIS EVANS ANT-MAN (2015)
666 NICKY KATT WORLD TRADE CENTER (2006)
673 MATT DILLON Crash (2004/I)
687 JAMES DUVAL GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS (2000)
688 NORMAN REEDUS VACATION (2015)
691 JOHN FARRER TOWER HEIST (2011)
693 JOHN FRANCHI AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013)
696 RYAN REYNOLDS Turbo (2013)
699 MATT MALLOY THE UNITED STATES OF LELAND (2003)
711 BRENDAN FRASER Crash (2004/I)
717 ADRIAN MARTINEZ AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013)
724 BILL BLAIR (III) GANGSTER SQUAD (2013)
727 SANDRA BULLOCK Crash (2004/I)
728 BARRY PRIMUS AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013)
730 IDRIS ELBA BUFFALO SOLDIERS (2001)
746 JACK CONLEY GANGSTER SQUAD (2013)
764 MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL World Trade Center (2006)
771 CHIWETEL EJIFOR THE MARTIAN (2015)
778 LAURA DERN EVERYTHING MUST GO (2010)
785 JOSH LUCAS THE LINCOLN LAWYER (2011)
789 GRACE ZABRISKIE Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
789 GRACE ZABRISKIE My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
790 EDWARD NORTON COLLATERAL BEAUTY (2016)
798 MARK CASIMIR DYNIEWICZ THE LINCOLN LAWYER (2011)
804 DELROY LINDO GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS (2000)
805 JUDE CICCOLELLA MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2004)
805 JUDE CICCOLELLA WORLD TRADE CENTER (2006)
806 AARON ECKHART BATTLE LOS ANGELES (2011)
808 PAUL MCMICHAEL MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2004)
811 JANE LYNCH FIFTY PILLS (2006)
842 JACOB VARGAS CESAR CHAVEZ (2014)
844 GARY CARLOS CERVANTES THE GOOD DOCTOR (2011/I)
853 KRISTEN WIIG THE MARTIAN (2015)
856 VIOLA DAVIS WORLD TRADE CENTER (2006)
862 WALTON GOGGINS ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (2018)
865 BRAD WILLIAM HENKE GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS (2000)
865 BRAD WILLIAM HENKE LOVE OBJECT (2003)
865 BRAD WILLIAM HENKE WORLD TRADE CENTER (2006)
870 LENA OLIN The United States of Leland (2003)
872 JOHN SLATTERY ANT-MAN (2015)
880 CHEVY CHASE VACATION (2015)
883 JOHN LOBATO ANT-MAN (2015)
891 PAUL GRACE WORLD TRADE CENTER (2006)
931 KEIRA KNIGHTLEY COLLATERAL BEAUTY (2016)
974 SAID TAGHMAOUI AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013)
978 CHLOE SEVIGNY MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE (2009)
985 THANDIE NEWTON Crash (2004/I)
986 ZACH GALIFIANAKIS A WRINKLE IN TIME (2018)
990 BRANDON MOLALE GANGSTER SQUAD (2013)
993 SAL LOPEZ SUENO (2005)
996 WILLIAM MAPOTHER WORLD TRADE CENTER (2006)
There are only 4 actors on the 2000 list who have worked with Michael and have since fallen off the list;
58 JACK LEMMON My Fellow Americans (1996)
153 JAMES GARNER My Fellow Americans (1996)
321 LAUREN BACALL My Fellow Americans (1996)
608 FREDERIC FORREST Boogie Boy (1998)
Michael has worked with 24 Oscar winners.
ANGELINA JOLIE Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
CASEY AFFLECK TOWER HEIST (2011)
CATE BLANCHETT Babel (2006)
CHRISTIAN BALE American Hustle (2013)
EMMA STONE GANGSTER SQUAD (2013)
HELEN MIRREN COLLATERAL BEAUTY (2016)
HILARY SWANK Million Dollar Baby (2004)
J. K. SIMMONS The Good Doctor (2011/I)
JACK LEMMON My Fellow Americans (1996)
JENNIFER LAWRENCE American Hustle (2013)
KATE WINSLET COLLATERAL BEAUTY (2016)
KEVIN SPACEY The United States of Leland (2003)
MARISA TOMEI The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
MERYL STREEP Lions for Lambs (2007)
MICHAEL DOUGLAS ANT-MAN (2015)
MICHAEL DOUGLAS ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (2018)
MORGAN FREEMAN Million Dollar Baby (2004)
NICOLAS CAGE Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
NICOLAS CAGE World Trade Center (2006)
REESE WITHERSPOON A WRINKLE IN TIME (2018)
ROBERT DUVALL Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
SANDRA BULLOCK Crash (2004/I)
SEAN PENN Gangster Squad (2013)
TIM ROBBINS The Lucky Ones (2008)
VIOLA DAVIS WORLD TRADE CENTER (2006)
That is more movies than I thought. Nicely done.
Hey Sidney….I was equally surprised at the amount of movies he has made…and in many ways his career is just getting going. He is very very busy….The Mule will be his 5th movie to reach theaters in 2018. Not sure anybody else has that many movies in 2018. Good stuff.
Thank you for dedicating this article on the talented and underappreciated Michael Pena. Although, Latinos have been the largest ethnic minorities in the nation for more than a decade, Latinos continue to be mostly invisible in both film and television.
Michael Pena currently is the most visible Latino actor, like Adam Beach is the most visible Native American actor currently. However, there are scores of talented, young Latino and Native American performers out there. There are also, veterans like Edward James Olmos, Jimmy Smits, Esai Morales, Rachel Ticotin, Alma Martinez, Sheila Tousley, etc., who have been shunned by studios for deserving roles.
When will this ever change? There are incredible Native American and Latino stories to be told.
Wake up Hollywood!
Hey Frank….a few months ago, we got a comment about the lack of Latino thespians on the page….seen then we have been trying to add in more Hispanic performers….as Ricardo Montalban, Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayak and others have gotten recent UMR pages.
Glad you liked this Pena page. You have made some excellent points in your comment…and I agree with them 100%! Good shout out to Adam Beach, who is indeed the most visible Native American actor. Edward James Olmos, Jimmy Smits, Esai Morales, Rachel Ticotin, Alma Martinez and Sheila Tousley might make good UMR subjects in the future.
Great feedback…thanks for visiting and commenting.
I’ve seen 23 of the 44 films on the chart, more than I thought.
Favorites include – Ant-Man 1-2, The Martian, Fury, Battle Los Angeles, Lego Ninjago, Shooter and Observe and Report.
Pena was hilarious in the two Ant-Man movies but he can play serious too, e.g Crash.
Looking forward to The Mule, directed by AND starring Clint Eastwood, ooh.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve. Thanks for checking out our Michael Pena page. A few months ago, it was brought to my attention that I did not have many hispanic thespians on the page….Pena was one of the ones I first thought would be a good UMR subject….so glad he finally got his UMR page.
23 is awesome….more than half….but pretty far behind the 37 that I have seen. I am shocked that I had seen so many of his movies. I will admit, that I do not remember some of his parts in some of his movies….I have not watched movies like Gone In 60 Seconds and Shooter in over a decade…and I was not aware of Pena when I first saw those movies.
Seen all of your favorites….with the Ant-Man movies and The Martian being amongst my favorites too….Scotty (SoC2) loves Observe and Report…while WoC loves The Martian…one of her all-time favorite movies. I am also looking forward to The Mule….might be Clint’s final movie….if he waits another 6 years to make his next “acting” movie…he will be 94…I wonder how many parts are out there for 94 year olds?
Good stuff as always.