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Michael Shannon (1974-) is an Oscar®-nominated American actor and musician. In our minds he is this generation’s Christopher Walken. In other words one of the best character actors working in movies today. Not only is he one of the best….he is one the busiest actors working today. Since 2010 he has made 20 movies! Generally, Shannon is a supporting character in his big budget movies and the leading man in his lower budgeted movies.
Shannon’s IMDb page shows over 90 acting credits since 1992. This page will rank Michael Shannon movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies (there are many) that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.
Michael Shannon 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
2017
The Shape Of Water (2017)
AA Best Picture Win
1993
Groundhog Day (1993)
2019
Knives Out (2019)
2002
8 Mile (2002)
2013
Man of Steel (2013)
2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
2001
Vanilla Sky (2001)
2023
The Flash (2023)
2001
Pearl Harbor (2001)
2006
World Trade Center (2006)
2022
Bullet Train (2022)
2003
Bad Boys II (2003)
2012
Mud (2012)
2008
Revolutionary Road (2008)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
2018
12 Strong (2018)
2015
The Night Before (2015)
2007
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
2011
Take Shelter (2011)
2016
Loving (2016)
2012
Premium Rush (2012)
2024
The Bikeriders (2024)
2016
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
2014
99 Homes (2014)
2007
Shotgun Stories (2007)
2025
Nuremberg (2025)
NP
2004
The Woodsman (2004)
2016
Midnight Special (2016)
2002
High Crimes (2002)
2018
What They Had (2018)
1999
Jesus' Son (1999)
2009
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
2010
The Runaways (2010)
2016
Elvis & Nixon (2016)
2006
Bug (2006)
2012
The Iceman (2012)
2003
Kangaroo Jack (2003)
2004
Criminal (2004)
2000
Tigerland (2000)
2000
Cecil B. Demented (2000)
2019
The Current War: The Director's Cut (2019)
2009
The Missing Person (2009)
2022
Amsterdam (2022)
1997
Chicago Cab (1997)
2021
Heart of Champions (2021)
2011
Return (2011)
2017
Pottersville (2017)
2009
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
2016
Frank and Lola (2016)
Film Festival Circuit Only
2011
Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
2014
Young Ones (2014)
2009
The Greatest (2009)
2015
Freeheld (2015)
2016
Complete Unknown (2016)
2014
She's Funny That Way (2014)
1996
Chain Reaction (1996)
2007
Lucky You (2007)
2006
Let's Go to Prison (2006)
2018
Fahrenheit 451 (2018)
HBO Movie
2000
The Photographer (2000)
Film Festival Circuit Only
2018
State Like Sleep (2018)
2010
Jonah Hex (2010)
2022
Abandoned (2022)
Limited Release
Michael Shannon 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 by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Michael Shannon movie received.
- Sort Michael Shannon movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort Michael Shannon 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 |
| 1 | The Shape Of Water (2017) AA Best Picture Win |
Sally Hawkins | 63.80 | 88.9 | 270.30 | 46 | 89 | 13 / 04 | 99.0 | |
| 2 | Groundhog Day (1993) | Bill Murray & Directed by Harold Ramis |
70.90 | 214.1 | 214.10 | 13 | 87 | 00 / 00 | 98.5 | |
| 3 | Knives Out (2019) | Daniel Craig & Chris Evans |
165.40 | 225.7 | 417.10 | 15 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 4 | 8 Mile (2002) | Eminem & Kim Basinger |
116.80 | 251.6 | 529.70 | 23 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 5 | Man of Steel (2013) | Henry Cavill & Russell Crowe |
291.00 | 447.5 | 1,027.10 | 5 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 6 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) | Ben Affleck & Amy Adams |
330.40 | 477.4 | 1,261.90 | 8 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 9 | Vanilla Sky (2001) | Tom Cruise & Kurt Russell |
100.60 | 222.6 | 450.00 | 20 | 53 | 01 / 00 | 89.1 | |
| 8 | The Flash (2023) | Ezra Miller & Michael Keaton |
108.10 | 125.4 | 310.80 | 24 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 88.2 | |
| 7 | Pearl Harbor (2001) | Ben Affleck & Alec Baldwin |
198.50 | 439.3 | 993.90 | 7 | 44 | 04 / 01 | 86.9 | |
| 12 | World Trade Center (2006) | Nicolas Cage & Directed by Oliver Stone |
70.30 | 133.5 | 309.60 | 37 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 86.4 | |
| 11 | Bullet Train (2022) | Sandra Bullock & Brad Pitt |
103.40 | 115.3 | 266.60 | 18 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 85.8 | |
| 10 | Bad Boys II (2003) | Will Smith & Directed by Michael Bay |
138.60 | 287.3 | 566.60 | 11 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 13 | Mud (2012) | Matthew McConaughey & Reese Witherspoon |
21.60 | 33.9 | 51.20 | 103 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
| 16 | Revolutionary Road (2008) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet |
22.90 | 39.9 | 131.00 | 112 | 73 | 03 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 18 | 12 Strong (2018) | Chris Hemsworth | 45.50 | 62.1 | 85.50 | 64 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 19 | The Night Before (2015) | Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Seth Rogen |
43.00 | 63.8 | 77.70 | 63 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 72.9 | |
| 15 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) | Philip Seymour Hoffman & Directed by Sidney Lumet |
7.10 | 12.9 | 12.90 | 154 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 72.9 | |
| 17 | Take Shelter (2011) | Jessica Chastain | 1.70 | 2.7 | 4.90 | 180 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 72.3 | |
| 17 | Loving (2016) | Ruth Negga & Joel Edgerton |
7.70 | 11.1 | 18.60 | 152 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 70.1 | |
| 22 | Premium Rush (2012) | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | 20.30 | 31.8 | 48.80 | 105 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 68.1 | |
| 20 | The Bikeriders (2024) | Tom Hardy & Austin Butler |
21.70 | 21.7 | 35.60 | 59 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 20 | Nocturnal Animals (2016) | Amy Adams & Jake Gyllenhaal |
10.70 | 15.4 | 43.50 | 139 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 67.1 | |
| 21 | 99 Homes (2014) | Andy Garfield & Laura Dern |
1.40 | 2.2 | 2.20 | 177 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 23 | Shotgun Stories (2007) | Douglas Ligon | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 385 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 64.9 | |
| 26 | Nuremberg (2025) | Russell Crowe & Rami Malek |
14.20 | 14.2 | 31.40 | 90 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 64.2 | NP |
| 24 | The Woodsman (2004) | Kevin Bacon | 1.60 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 190 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 62.9 | |
| 25 | Midnight Special (2016) | Adam Driver & Sam Shepard |
3.70 | 5.4 | 9.00 | 184 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 62.1 | |
| 30 | High Crimes (2002) | Morgan Freeman & Ashley Judd |
41.50 | 89.5 | 137.50 | 58 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 62.0 | |
| 26 | What They Had (2018) | Hilary Swank | 0.30 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 233 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 60.1 | |
| 30 | Jesus' Son (1999) | Jack Black & Denis Leary |
1.30 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 188 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 59.6 | |
| 31 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) | Nicolas Cage | 1.70 | 2.8 | 17.60 | 184 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 55.8 | |
| 32 | The Runaways (2010) | Kristen Stewart & Dakota Fanning |
3.60 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 148 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 31 | Elvis & Nixon (2016) | Kevin Spacey | 1.10 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 210 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 49.3 | |
| 32 | Bug (2006) | Ashley Judd | 7.00 | 13.3 | 15.80 | 176 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 49.1 | |
| 33 | The Iceman (2012) | Chris Evans | 2.00 | 3.1 | 3.10 | 174 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 46.8 | |
| 37 | Kangaroo Jack (2003) | Christopher Walken | 66.90 | 138.8 | 138.80 | 42 | 23 | 00 / 00 | 45.4 | |
| 34 | Criminal (2004) | John C. Reilly & Diego Luna |
0.90 | 1.9 | 1.90 | 207 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 44.2 | |
| 35 | Tigerland (2000) | Colin Farrell | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 249 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | |
| 38 | Cecil B. Demented (2000) | Melanie Griffith & Directed by John Waters |
1.30 | 3.0 | 4.50 | 176 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 38.1 | |
| 39 | The Current War: The Director's Cut (2019) | Benedict Cumberbatch & Tom Holland |
6.00 | 8.2 | 14.80 | 132 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 36.4 | |
| 40 | The Missing Person (2009) | Amy Ryan | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 382 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.1 | |
| 43 | Amsterdam (2022) | Christian Bale & Margot Robbie |
14.90 | 17.7 | 34.80 | 60 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 35.5 | |
| 41 | Chicago Cab (1997) | Julianne Moore & John Cusack |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 314 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.3 | |
| 44 | Heart of Champions (2021) | Alexander Ludwig | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 341 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.3 | |
| 45 | Return (2011) | Linda Cardellini | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 369 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.6 | |
| 46 | Pottersville (2017) | Judy Greer | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 450 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.1 | |
| 47 | My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009) | Willem Dafoe | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 354 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.3 | |
| 48 | Frank and Lola (2016) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Imogen Potts | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 410 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.5 | |
| 47 | Machine Gun Preacher (2011) | Gerard Butler | 0.50 | 0.8 | 5.30 | 205 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 23.4 | |
| 49 | Young Ones (2014) | Nicholas Hoult | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.30 | 318 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.2 | |
| 51 | The Greatest (2009) | Pierce Brosnan | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.80 | 264 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.8 | |
| 50 | Freeheld (2015) | Julianne Moore & Steve Carell |
0.60 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 187 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.9 | |
| 51 | Complete Unknown (2016) | Rachel Weisz & Danny Glover |
0.20 | 0.3 | 0.40 | 233 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.5 | |
| 52 | She's Funny That Way (2014) | Owen Wilson & Jennifer Aniston |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 220 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | |
| 55 | Chain Reaction (1996) | Morgan Freeman & Keanu Reeves |
21.20 | 60.0 | 170.30 | 76 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 14.8 | |
| 53 | Lucky You (2007) | Robert Duvall & Robert Downey Jr. |
5.80 | 10.5 | 15.20 | 166 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 14.6 | |
| 57 | Let's Go to Prison (2006) | Dax Shepard & Will Arnett |
4.60 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 189 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 10.8 | |
| 56 | Fahrenheit 451 (2018) HBO Movie |
Michael B. Jordan | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 454 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 7.1 | |
| 57 | The Photographer (2000) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Maggie Gyllenhaal | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 287 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.2 | |
| 58 | State Like Sleep (2018) | Katherine Waterston & Luke Evans |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 402 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 3.9 | |
| 59 | Jonah Hex (2010) | Josh Brolin & Michael Fassbender |
10.50 | 16.7 | 17.30 | 128 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 2.8 | |
| 60 | Abandoned (2022) Limited Release |
Emma Roberts | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 248 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 2.0 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Michael Shannon
1. Michael Corbett Shannon was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1974.
2. Michael Shannon is the grandson of Raymond Corbett Shannon. Raymond Shannon was an American entomologist who specialized in Diptera and medical entomology. Raymond was famous enough to get his own Wiki page….plus it might be a reason why Michael made Bug.
3. Michael Shannon first theatrical movie was the classic Groundhog Day (1993). Not a bad start to a movie career!
4. Michael Shannon formed the indie rock band Corporal in 2002. Shannon sings and writes lyrics for the band. Ray Rizzo and Rob Beitzel make up the rest of the band.
5. Michael Shannon played Nelson Van Alden in the HBO, Martin Scorsese produced television series Boardwalk Empire from 2010 to 2014.
6. Michael Shannon’s favorite films are 1965’s Alphaville, 1982’s The King of Comedy, 1989’s Dekalog, 1994’s Crumb and 1998’s I Stand Alone.
7. Michael Shannon has been nominated for two Best Supporting Actor Oscars®: 2008’s Revolutionary Road and 2016’s Nocturnal Animals. He has a Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe® nomination for 2014’s 99 Homes.
8. Michael Shannon has never beenmarried. He is in a long term relationship with actress, Kate Arrington. They have two children.
9. We have always thought Christopher Walken and Michael Shannon could be related. Are we crazy or do you see the resemblance?
10. Check out Michael Shannon’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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