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Michael Rooker (1955-) is an American actor. Rooker first rose to prominence for portraying the titular role in 1986’s Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. Since then, Rooker has become one of the busiest character actors making movies. His IMDb page shows over 144 acting credits since 1986. This page will rank Michael Rooker movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. Many of his low budget, not seen in theaters, movies were excluded from the rankings.
Michael Rooker 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
1991
JFK (1991)
AA Best Picture Nom
2014
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
2017
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
2025
Superman (2025)
1989
Sea of Love (1989)
1993
Tombstone (1993)
1993
Cliffhanger (1993)
2021
F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
1988
Mississippi Burning (1988)
AA Best Picture Nom
1990
Days of Thunder (1990)
2023
Fast X (2023)
1999
The Bone Collector (1999)
2021
The Suicide Squad (2021)
2008
Jumper (2008)
1997
Rosewood (1997)
2022
Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)
Disney Plus
1988
Eight Men Out (1988)
2006
Slither (2006)
1989
Music Box (1989)
2021
Vivo (2021)
Netflix
Voice Only
2020
Love And Monsters (2020)
2000
The 6th Day (2000)
1988
Above the Law (1988)
2024
Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 (2024)
1986
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
1998
The Replacement Killers (1998)
2019
Brightburn (2019)
1993
The Dark Half (1993)
1996
Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
Film Festival Circuit Only
1987
Light of Day (1987)
1997
Deceiver (1997)
2002
Undisputed (2002)
2010
Super (2010)
2010
Blood Done Sign My Name (2010)
2016
The Belko Experiment (2016)
1996
The Trigger Effect (1996)
1995
Mallrats (1995)
1992
Afterburn (1992)
HBO Movie
1998
Brown's Requiem (2000)
2020
Fantasy Island (2020)
2000
Here on Earth (2000)
2022
White Elephant (2022)
AMC Plus
2023
The Out-Laws (2023)
Netflix
2022
Corrective Measures (2022)
1997
Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
1997
Keys to Tulsa (1997)
1987
Rent-a-Cop (1987)
2009
Super Capers (2009)
| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
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| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
| 1991 | JFK (1991) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) | |
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| 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) | |
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| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) | |
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| 2025 | Superman (2025) | |
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| 1989 | Sea of Love (1989) | |
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| 1993 | Tombstone (1993) | |
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| 1993 | Cliffhanger (1993) | |
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| 2021 | F9: The Fast Saga (2021) | |
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| 1988 | Mississippi Burning (1988) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1990 | Days of Thunder (1990) | |
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| 2023 | Fast X (2023) | |
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| 1999 | The Bone Collector (1999) | |
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| 2021 | The Suicide Squad (2021) | |
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| 2008 | Jumper (2008) | |
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| 1997 | Rosewood (1997) | |
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| 2022 | Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) Disney Plus |
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| 1988 | Eight Men Out (1988) | |
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| 2006 | Slither (2006) | |
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| 1989 | Music Box (1989) | |
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| 2021 | Vivo (2021) Netflix Voice Only |
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| 2020 | Love And Monsters (2020) | |
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| 2000 | The 6th Day (2000) | |
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| 1988 | Above the Law (1988) | |
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| 2024 | Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 (2024) | |
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| 1986 | Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) | |
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| 1998 | The Replacement Killers (1998) | |
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| 2019 | Brightburn (2019) | |
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| 1993 | The Dark Half (1993) | |
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| 1996 | Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1987 | Light of Day (1987) | |
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| 1997 | Deceiver (1997) | |
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| 2002 | Undisputed (2002) | |
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| 2010 | Super (2010) | |
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| 2010 | Blood Done Sign My Name (2010) | |
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| 2016 | The Belko Experiment (2016) | |
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| 1996 | The Trigger Effect (1996) | |
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| 1995 | Mallrats (1995) | |
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| 1992 | Afterburn (1992) HBO Movie |
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| 1998 | Brown's Requiem (2000) | |
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| 2020 | Fantasy Island (2020) | |
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| 2000 | Here on Earth (2000) | |
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| 2022 | White Elephant (2022) AMC Plus |
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| 2023 | The Out-Laws (2023) Netflix |
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| 2022 | Corrective Measures (2022) | |
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| 1997 | Meet Wally Sparks (1997) | |
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| 1997 | Keys to Tulsa (1997) | |
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| 1987 | Rent-a-Cop (1987) | |
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| 2009 | Super Capers (2009) | |
Michael Rooker Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Sort Michael Rooker 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 | JFK (1991) AA Best Picture Nom |
Kevin Costner & Walter Matthau |
70.40 | 209.0 | 609.90 | 17 | 81 | 08 / 02 | 99.2 | |
| 2 | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) | Chris Pratt & Zoe Saldana |
335.20 | 512.8 | 1,186.20 | 2 | 88 | 02 / 00 | 98.7 | |
| 3 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) | Chris Pratt & Bradley Cooper |
358.80 | 391.1 | 914.80 | 4 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 4 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) | Chris Pratt & Zoe Saldana |
389.80 | 543.2 | 1,203.40 | 5 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.4 | |
| 5 | Superman (2025) | Nicholas Hoult & Bradley Cooper |
354.20 | 354.2 | 616.00 | 5 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.5 | |
| 5 | Sea of Love (1989) | Al Pacino & Ellen Barkin |
58.60 | 184.4 | 349.10 | 22 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 94.7 | |
| 6 | Tombstone (1993) | Kurt Russell & Val Kilmer |
56.50 | 170.6 | 221.00 | 20 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 7 | Cliffhanger (1993) | Sylvester Stallone & John Lithgow |
84.00 | 253.8 | 769.90 | 10 | 64 | 03 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 8 | F9: The Fast Saga (2021) | Vin Diesel & Charlize Theron |
173.00 | 199.9 | 833.10 | 5 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 9 | Mississippi Burning (1988) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gene Hackman & Willem Dafoe |
34.60 | 105.2 | 105.20 | 32 | 79 | 07 / 01 | 91.8 | |
| 10 | Days of Thunder (1990) | Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman |
82.70 | 244.3 | 466.70 | 13 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 11 | Fast X (2023) | Vin Diesel & Jason Momoa |
145.90 | 159.0 | 768.60 | 18 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 88.3 | |
| 12 | The Bone Collector (1999) | Denzel Washington & Angelina Jolie |
66.50 | 164.3 | 374.20 | 33 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 86.6 | |
| 13 | The Suicide Squad (2021) | Margot Robbie & Idris Elba |
55.80 | 64.4 | 193.40 | 23 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 15 | Jumper (2008) | Hayden Christensen & Samuel L. Jackson |
80.20 | 139.6 | 386.90 | 39 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 76.1 | |
| 14 | Rosewood (1997) | Jon Voight & Ving Rhames |
13.10 | 35.8 | 35.80 | 104 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 75.1 | |
| 17 | Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) Disney Plus |
Chris Pratt & Kevin Bacon |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 318 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 16 | Eight Men Out (1988) | Charile Sheen & John Cusack |
5.70 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 120 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 71.2 | |
| 18 | Slither (2006) | Nathan Fillion & Elizabeth Banks |
7.80 | 14.8 | 24.40 | 166 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 66.8 | |
| 19 | Music Box (1989) | Jessica Lange & Armin Mueller-Stahl |
6.30 | 19.7 | 19.70 | 101 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 64.3 | |
| 20 | Vivo (2021) Netflix Voice Only |
Zoe Saldana | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 241 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 62.3 | |
| 21 | Love And Monsters (2020) | Dylan O'Brien | 1.10 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 56 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 60.5 | |
| 22 | The 6th Day (2000) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Robert Duvall |
34.60 | 80.3 | 222.80 | 70 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 60.4 | |
| 24 | Above the Law (1988) | Steven Seagal & Pam Grier |
18.90 | 57.4 | 57.40 | 55 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 59.5 | |
| 23 | Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 (2024) | Kevin Costner & Luke Wilson |
29.00 | 29.0 | 31.50 | 49 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 58.9 | |
| 25 | Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) | Tracy Arnold | 0.60 | 1.9 | 1.90 | 178 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 57.1 | |
| 27 | The Replacement Killers (1998) | Yun-Fat Chow & Mira Sorvino |
19.20 | 51.2 | 51.20 | 85 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 51.1 | |
| 26 | Brightburn (2019) | Elizabeth Banks | 17.30 | 23.6 | 44.90 | 104 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 50.8 | |
| 29 | The Dark Half (1993) | Timothy Hutton & Amy Madigan |
10.60 | 32.0 | 32.00 | 106 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 49.1 | |
| 29 | Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Jennifer Jason Leigh | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 279 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.5 | |
| 30 | Light of Day (1987) | Michael J. Fox & Gena Rowlands |
10.50 | 33.5 | 33.50 | 81 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 47.2 | |
| 31 | Deceiver (1997) | Tim Roth & Chris Penn |
0.60 | 1.6 | 1.60 | 201 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.7 | |
| 32 | Undisputed (2002) | Peter Falk & Wesley Snipes |
12.80 | 27.5 | 27.50 | 136 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 42.1 | |
| 33 | Super (2010) | Rainn Wilson & Ellen Page |
0.30 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 217 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.4 | |
| 34 | Blood Done Sign My Name (2010) | Natalie Alyn Lind | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 246 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.0 | |
| 35 | The Belko Experiment (2016) | John Gallagher Jr. & Tony Goldwyn |
10.20 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 141 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 29.3 | |
| 36 | The Trigger Effect (1996) | Kyle MacLachlan & Elisabeth Shue |
3.60 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 165 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 29.1 | |
| 37 | Mallrats (1995) | Jason Lee & Kevin Smith |
2.10 | 6.1 | 6.10 | 175 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 38 | Afterburn (1992) HBO Movie |
Laura Dern & Robert Loggia |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 265 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.8 | |
| 39 | Brown's Requiem (2000) | Jennifer Coolidge | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 323 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.2 | |
| 40 | Fantasy Island (2020) | Michael Pena | 26.40 | 36.0 | 64.40 | 13 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 14.3 | |
| 41 | Here on Earth (2000) | Josh Hartnett | 10.50 | 24.4 | 24.40 | 124 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 9.8 | |
| 42 | White Elephant (2022) AMC Plus |
Bruce Willis | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 269 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.9 | |
| 43 | The Out-Laws (2023) Netflix |
Adam Devine & Pierce Brosnan |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 254 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.2 | |
| 44 | Corrective Measures (2022) | Bruce Willis | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 253 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.5 | |
| 45 | Meet Wally Sparks (1997) | Burt Reynolds & Rodney Dangerfield |
4.10 | 11.1 | 11.10 | 148 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 2.1 | |
| 46 | Keys to Tulsa (1997) | James Coburn & James Spader |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 260 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 1.0 | |
| 47 | Rent-a-Cop (1987) | Burt Reynolds & Liza Minnelli |
0.30 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 212 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 0.8 | |
| 48 | Super Capers (2009) | Tom Sizemore | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 445 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 0.6 |
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Below are the 30 Oscar winning actors he has appeared with along with anyone else ever to be in any of the top 100’s down the years.
AL PACINO Sea of Love (1989) AA
ANGELINA JOLIE The Bone Collector (1999) AA
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER The 6th Day (2000)
BENICIO DEL TORO GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014) AA
BILLY ZANE Tombstone (1993)
BRAD DOURIF Brown’s Requiem (1998)
BRAD DOURIF Mississippi Burning (1988)
BRAD DOURIF The Box (2003/I)
BRIE LARSON FAST X (2023) AA
BRION JAMES Brown’s Requiem (1998)
BRUCE MCGILL Cliffhanger (1993)
BRUCE MCGILL Rosewood (1997)
BRUCE WILLIS CORRECTIVE MEASURES (2022)
BRUCE WILLIS WHITE ELEPHANT (2022)
BURT REYNOLDS Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
BURT REYNOLDS Rent-a-Cop (1987)
CARY ELWES Days of Thunder (1990)
CHARLIZE THERON F9: THE FAST SAGA (2021) AA
CHARLIZE THERON FAST X (2023) AA
CHARLTON HESTON Tombstone (1993) AA
CHRISTOPHER LLOYD Eight Men Out (1988)
CLINT HOWARD Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion (2009)
DANNY GLOVER Mysteria (2011)
DANNY HUSTON HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA – CHAPTER 1 (2024)
DANNY TREJO Chasing Ghosts (2005)
DANNY TREJO The Replacement Killers (1998)
DENZEL WASHINGTON The Bone Collector (1999) AA
DONALD SUTHERLAND JFK (1991)
ELLEN BURSTYN Deceiver (1997) AA
ERIC ROBERTS The Hard Truth (1994)
FRANCES MCDORMAND Mississippi Burning (1988) AA
GARY OLDMAN JFK (1991) AA
GENE HACKMAN Mississippi Burning (1988) AA
GREG BRONSON THE 6TH DAY (2000)
HARRY CAREY JR. Tombstone (1993)
HELEN MIRREN F9: THE FAST SAGA (2021) AA
HELEN MIRREN FAST X (2023) AA
HENRY SILVA Above the Law (1988)
JACK LEMMON JFK (1991) AA
JAMES COBURN Keys to Tulsa (1997) AA
JAMES RUSSO The Box (2003/I)
JEFF GOLDBLUM GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (2017)
JESSICA LANGE Music Box (1989) AA
JOE PESCI JFK (1991) AA
JOHN CUSACK Eight Men Out (1988)
JOHN GOODMAN Sea of Love (1989)
JOHN MALKOVICH WHITE ELEPHANT (2022)
JON VOIGHT Rosewood (1997) AA
LAURA DERN Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) AA
LIZA MINNELLI Rent-a-Cop (1987) AA
LLOYD KAUFMAN Slither (2006)
LUIS GUZMAN Table One (2000)
LUIS GUZMAN The Bone Collector (1999)
MARTIN SHEEN JFK (1991)
MICHAEL MADSEN Chasing Ghosts (2005)
MICHELLE YEOH GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (2017) AA
MIRA SORVINO The Replacement Killers (1998) AA
NICOLE KIDMAN Days of Thunder (1990) AA
PAUL SORVINO Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
PETER FALK Undisputed (2002)
PETER JASON Undisputed (2002)
PIERCE BROSNAN PETER FALK Undisputed (2002)
RENEE ZELLWEGER Deceiver (1997) AA
RICHARD JENKINS Sea of Love (1989)
RITA MORENO FAST X (2023) AA
ROBERT DUVALL Days of Thunder (1990) AA
ROBERT DUVALL The 6th Day (2000) AA
ROBERT MIANO Chasing Ghosts (2005)
ROBERT MIANO Mysteria (2011)
ROBERT MITCHUM Tombstone (1993)
RON JEREMY Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
SALLY KIRKLAND JFK (1991)
SAMUEL L. JACKSON Jumper (2008)
SAMUEL L. JACKSON Sea of Love (1989)
SHARON STONE Above the Law (1988)
SISSY SPACEK JFK (1991) AA
STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY Mississippi Burning (1988)
SYLVESTER STALLONE Cliffhanger (1993)
SYLVESTER STALLONE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (2017)
THOMAS ROSALES JR. The Hard Truth (1994)
THOMAS ROSALES JR. The Replacement Killers (1998)
TIM ROTH Deceiver (1997)
TIMOTHY HUTTON The Dark Half (1993) AA
TINY LISTER JR. Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion (2009)
TOM SIZEMORE Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion (2009)
TOMAS MILIAN JFK (1991)
TOMMY LEE JONES JFK (1991) AA
VAL KILMER Tombstone (1993)
VIOLA DAVIS THE SUICIDE SQUAD (2021) AA
WALTER MATTHAU JFK (1991) AA
WILLEM DAFOE Mississippi Burning (1988)
ZOE SALDANA GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014) AA
ZOE SALDANA GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (2017) AA
ZOE SALDANA VIVO (2021) AA
Hey Dan. Thanks for the stats on Michael Rooker. His Bacon number is pretty high, but when I think about all the low budget movies he made that did not make the table I can buy it. Tons of Oscar winners from JFK. I was actually up your way last weekend, as WoC and I traveled to New York City with a school trip. 53 people from my school got dropped off in front of the Met. We did all the tourist stuff. Central Park, Times Square, Broadway (we saw Moulin Rouge), Ghostbuster firehouse, 9-11 memorial ….just to name a few.