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Mickey Rourke (1958-) is an Oscar® nominated American actor. Rourke has been appearing in movies for over 40 years, covering 6 different decades. His IMDb page shows over 90 acting credits since 1976. This page will rank Mickey Rourke movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, videos, games, and movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences and get some award recognition.
Mickey Rourke Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Mickey Rourke Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Possibly Interesting Facts On Mickey Rourke
1. Philip Andre “Mickey” Rourke Jr. was born in Schenectady, New York in 1958.
2. Mickey Rourke was an amateur boxer before acting. He had a 27-3 record. He briefly returned to boxing, this time as a professional boxer in the 1990s. His record was 4-0-2 (4 wins, 0 losses and 2 draws). As a boxer, his nickname was “El Marielito”.
3. Roles turned down my Mickey Rourke: Bruce Willis role in Pulp Fiction, Eddie Murphy role in Beverly Hills Cop, lead roles in Highlander, The Untouchables and Rain Man. Also rumored to turn down roles in 48 Hrs., Platoon , Top Gun and Tombstone.
4. Mickey Rourke’s favorite movies: The Deer Hunter (1978), The Godfather (1972) & The Godfather: Part II (1974), Lonely Are the Brave (1962), On the Waterfront (1954) and Gilda (1946).
5. Speaking about On The Waterfront. On the Waterfront (1954) director Elia Kazan said that Rourke’s student audition was the best audition piece he’d seen in 30 years.
Check out Mickey Rourke’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
Mickey Rourke is the # 63 most connected actor of the 1980’s.
saw 13 including 9 of top 10.missed the wrestler his one nominated lead. 10 and favorite man on fire. 9 not favorite body heat. no hidden gems. he is only billed in top 5( per letterboxd) in one of his five efforts that broke 100,000,000 dom adj b.o. and in one of his top 4 UMR. it is unbelievable the list of roles he turned down including 4 of my favorites and 1 hidden gem(I am thankful he turned them down). I feel he was an okay supporting villain with a handful of disappointing leading roles.
Hey bob cox….thanks for the thoughts on Mickey Rourke and his movies. 90% of the Top 10 is a great %. I think pretty much avoiding the rest of his 46 movies is a pretty wise move. His role in Body Heat is very small…but pretty memorable. Man on Fire has developed a nice following over the years. Sounds like you think if he had made those favorites….they would not be favorites anymore….lol. Good stuff.
A Mickey Rourke page at UMR, nice. Thanks for the video link, always appreciated.
I’ve seen 23 of the 56 films on the chart. Favorites include – Year of the Dragon, Angel Heart, 1941, Man on Fire, Iron Man 2, Sin City 1 & 2, Expendables, Immortals, Once Upon a Time in Mexico and The Wrestler.
Top rated I haven’t seen include – Barfly, Diner and The Pledge.
Looking at the trivia, Rourke turned down some interesting roles.
Good choices in his favorite films, not sure why he likes ‘Gilda’ unless he had the hots for Rita Hayworth, I would have opted for ‘Laura’ instead.
Nice work Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve…your video got me motivated to do a page on him…..all of his low budget movies took awhile to research….and it was not fun research…after about 10 movies with a rating of about 40 earning about 5 bucks…it got a little boring…lol. So my new tally count is 34. I have seen all of your favorites. Surprised Sin City 2 made your favorites list….I loved the first one….did not like the sequel at all. Of the ones you have missed…I loved Diner. Added bonus you get Kevin Bacon and one of the most memorable R rated lines ever. It is Bacon’s approach to dating…which would get the #MeToo movement fired up. Good stuff as always.
Mickey Rourke is # 217 on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the other actors on the list he appeared with.
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE 1941 (1979)
5 MICHAEL CAINE Get Carter (2000)
6 ROBERT DE NIRO Angel Heart (1987)
8 JOHN HURT Heaven’s Gate (1980)
9 WILLEM DAFOE Animal Factory (2000)
9 WILLEM DAFOE Heaven’s Gate (1980)
9 WILLEM DAFOE Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
9 WILLEM DAFOE White Sands (1992)
11 SAMUEL L. JACKSON Iron Man 2 (2010)
11 SAMUEL L. JACKSON White Sands (1992)
15 ANTHONY HOPKINS Desperate Hours (1990)
19 DENNIS HOPPER Rumble Fish (1983)
20 SYLVESTER STALLONE Get Carter (2000)
20 SYLVESTER STALLONE The Expendables (2010)
22 RUTGER HAUER Eureka (1983)
22 RUTGER HAUER Sin City (2005)
23 VANESSA REDGRAVE The Pledge (2001)
26 MICHAEL MADSEN Sin City (2005)
26 MICHAEL MADSEN SKIN TRAFFIK (2015)
29 NED BEATTY 1941 (1979)
33 MORGAN FREEMAN Johnny Handsome (1989)
35 HARRY DEAN STANTON The Pledge (2001)
43 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Domino (2005)
43 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Heaven’s Gate (1980)
43 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Homeboy (1988)
43 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Man on Fire (2004)
54 JACK NICHOLSON The Pledge (2001)
58 HELEN MIRREN The Pledge (2001)
59 ANTONIO BANDERAS Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
62 JAMES CAAN 1941 (1979)
63 ED HARRIS Masked and Anonymous (2003)
66 BRUCE WILLIS Sin City (2005)
66 BRUCE WILLIS SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR (2014)
66 BRUCE WILLIS The Expendables (2010)
68 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR (2014)
74 GENE HACKMAN Eureka (1983)
79 BRUCE DERN Masked and Anonymous (2003)
82 LIAM NEESON A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
86 DANNY TREJO Animal Factory (2000)
86 DANNY TREJO Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
86 DANNY TREJO Point Blank (1998)
98 JOHN GOODMAN Masked and Anonymous (2003)
106 BRAD DOURIF Heaven’s Gate (1980)
108 M. EMMET WALSH The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
108 M. EMMET WALSH White Sands (1992)
114 CHARLOTTE RAMPLING Angel Heart (1987)
116 VAL KILMER Masked and Anonymous (2003)
118 STEVE BUSCEMI Animal Factory (2000)
119 DEAN STOCKWELL The Rainmaker (1997)
128 DAVID WARNER Shergar (1999)
132 PETER STORMARE Spun (2002)
133 IAN HOLM Shergar (1999)
136 JOHNNY DEPP Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
145 DAN AYKROYD 1941 (1979)
147 TOM SIZEMORE Get Carter (2000)
147 TOM SIZEMORE Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
149 BOB HOSKINS A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
157 MATT DAMON The Rainmaker (1997)
160 DANNY GLOVER The Rainmaker (1997)
161 NICOLAS CAGE Rumble Fish (1983)
166 JON VOIGHT The Rainmaker (1997)
174 ANJELICA HUSTON Buffalo ’66 (1998)
175 BEN GAZZARA 13 (2010/I)
175 BEN GAZZARA Buffalo ’66 (1998)
177 LANCE HENRIKSEN Johnny Handsome (1989)
183 FOREST WHITAKER Johnny Handsome (1989)
183 FOREST WHITAKER The Follow (2001)
192 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Heaven’s Gate (1980)
194 GIANCARLO GIANNINI Man on Fire (2004)
202 ERIC ROBERTS SKIN TRAFFIK (2015)
202 ERIC ROBERTS Spun (2002)
202 ERIC ROBERTS The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
204 ELIAS KOTEAS Desperate Hours (1990)
211 BILL NIGHY Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006)
213 DANNY DEVITO The Rainmaker (1997)
215 STACY KEACH SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR (2014)
221 GEOFFREY LEWIS Heaven’s Gate (1980)
223 JEFF BRIDGES Heaven’s Gate (1980)
223 JEFF BRIDGES Masked and Anonymous (2003)
224 JACQUELINE BISSET Domino (2005)
224 JACQUELINE BISSET Wild Orchid (1989)
231 TREAT WILLIAMS 1941 (1979)
235 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER The Expendables (2010)
236 FAYE DUNAWAY Barfly (1987)
243 HAL HOLBROOK Killshot (2008)
246 WILLIAM HURT Body Heat (1981)
252 ROSARIO DAWSON Killshot (2008)
252 ROSARIO DAWSON Sin City (2005)
252 ROSARIO DAWSON SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR (2014)
265 ROBBIE COLTRANE Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006)
272 DENZEL WASHINGTON Man on Fire (2004)
276 SEYMOUR CASSEL Animal Factory (2000)
280 JULIETTE LEWIS Picture Claire (2001)
292 CHEECH MARIN Masked and Anonymous (2003)
292 CHEECH MARIN Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
303 MARK MARGOLIS The Wrestler (2008)
305 JOSEPH COTTEN Heaven’s Gate (1980)
306 JOHN LEGUIZAMO Spun (2002)
319 PETER JASON Johnny Handsome (1989)
327 DARYL HANNAH SKIN TRAFFIK (2015)
327 DARYL HANNAH The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
328 MIRANDA RICHARDSON Get Carter (2000)
329 JOHN HEARD Animal Factory (2000)
333 CHRISTIAN SLATER Masked and Anonymous (2003)
335 KEVIN DUNN ASHBY (2015)
337 BILLY BOB THORNTON The Informers (2008)
343 JON POLITO Homeboy (1988)
345 BRUCE GREENWOOD Wild Orchid (1989)
346 MICHAEL MCKEAN 1941 (1979)
347 DIANE LANE Killshot (2008)
347 DIANE LANE Rumble Fish (1983)
357 ADRIEN BRODY Bullet (1996)
362 KEVIN POLLAK Buffalo ’66 (1998)
364 RAY LIOTTA SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR (2014)
366 ISABELLE HUPPERT Heaven’s Gate (1980)
371 DOLPH LUNDGREN The Expendables (2010)
371 DOLPH LUNDGREN WAR PIGS (2015)
382 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Iron Man 2 (2010)
385 LAURENCE FISHBURNE Rumble Fish (1983)
390 BURT YOUNG The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
394 ED LAUTER Eureka (1983)
394 ED LAUTER Out in Fifty (1999)
397 KEIRA KNIGHTLEY Domino (2005)
398 MICHAEL SHANNON 13 (2010/I)
404 SCOTT WILSON Johnny Handsome (1989)
406 GARY CARLOS CERVANTES 1941 (1979)
409 MICHAEL LERNER ASHBY (2015)
429 DON CHEADLE Iron Man 2 (2010)
434 ROY SCHEIDER The Rainmaker (1997)
435 ROBERT STACK 1941 (1979)
445 DABNEY COLEMAN Domino (2005)
447 STEPHEN FRY ALEX RIDER: OPERATION STORMBREAKER (2006)
450 KEVIN BACON Diner (1982)
454 JAMES GAMMON Point Blank (1998)
455 ROSANNA ARQUETTE Buffalo ’66 (1998)
468 EWAN MCGREGOR Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006)
472 JACK KEHLER White Sands (1992)
472 JACK KEHLER Year of the Dragon (1985)
477 TRACEY WALTER Masked and Anonymous (2003)
477 TRACEY WALTER Rumble Fish (1983)
478 STEVEN BERKOFF Another Nine & a Half Weeks (1997)
480 KEVIN CORRIGAN Buffalo ’66 (1998)
482 JOHN C. MCGINLEY Get Carter (2000)
489 DICK MILLER 1941 (1979)
491 MARIO ADORF Francesco (1989)
493 SAM WATERSTON Heaven’s Gate (1980)
500 JOSH BROLIN SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR (2014)
505 ELIJAH WOOD Sin City (2005)
506 PENELOPE CRUZ Masked and Anonymous (2003)
507 TOM ARNOLD Animal Factory (2000)
522 WINONA RYDER The Informers (2008)
525 FRED WARD Masked and Anonymous (2003)
536 KIM BASINGER BLACK NOVEMBER (2014)
536 KIM BASINGER Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)
536 KIM BASINGER The Informers (2008)
550 JAMES REBHORN Desperate Hours (1990)
550 JAMES REBHORN White Sands (1992)
557 JEREMY PIVEN SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR (2014)
564 MATT DILLON Rumble Fish (1983)
571 LUKE WILSON Masked and Anonymous (2003)
572 CHRISTINA RICCI Buffalo ’66 (1998)
587 CHRIS PENN Masked and Anonymous (2003)
587 CHRIS PENN Rumble Fish (1983)
588 ALAN CUMMING Get Carter (2000)
595 SLIM PICKENS 1941 (1979)
604 JASON STATHAM 13 (2010/I)
604 JASON STATHAM The Expendables (2010)
605 LIONEL STANDER 1941 (1979)
617 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
626 GWYNETH PALTROW Iron Man 2 (2010)
632 JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME Double Team (1997)
638 SALMA HAYEK Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
649 BENICIO DEL TORO Sin City (2005)
649 BENICIO DEL TORO The Pledge (2001)
659 SAM SHEPARD The Pledge (2001)
662 CLIVE OWEN Sin City (2005)
662 CLIVE OWEN The Follow (2001)
673 CARLA GUGINO Sin City (2005)
675 RHYS IFANS THE INFORMERS (2008)
678 TED LEVINE BULLET (1996)
679 RICHARD MASUR Heaven’s Gate (1980)
686 SAM ROCKWELL Iron Man 2 (2010)
691 DUB TAYLOR 1941 (1979)
704 VIRGINIA MADSEN The Rainmaker (1997)
710 SETH GREEN IRON MAN 2 (2010)
716 TOM NOONAN HEAVEN’S GATE (1980)
720 DELROY LINDO DOMINO (2005)
735 SCARLETT JOHANSSON Iron Man 2 (2010)
737 PAUL FREEMAN DOUBLE TEAM (1997)
747 GINA GERSHON Picture Claire (2001)
748 TERRY CREWS THE EXPENDABLES (2010)
749 ALAN BATES A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
758 GRACE ZABRISKIE They Crawl (2001)
773 PRUITT TAYLOR VANCE Angel Heart (1987)
773 PRUITT TAYLOR VANCE Barfly (1987)
777 HELENA BONHAM CARTER Francesco (1989)
798 LOIS SMITH Killshot (2008)
798 LOIS SMITH The Pledge (2001)
807 LUCY LIU DOMINO (2005)
811 WARREN OATES 1941 (1979)
813 DAVID MORSE DESPERATE HOURS (1990)
822 GIOVANNI RIBISI MASKED AND ANONYMOUS (2003)
837 MARISA TOMEI The Wrestler (2008)
842 DENNIS HAYSBERT SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR (2014)
849 RICHARD CRENNA Body Heat (1981)
860 TERRY O’QUINN HEAVEN’S GATE (1980)
875 PATRICIA CLARKSON THE PLEDGE (2001)
881 ELIZABETH MCGOVERN JOHNNY HANDSOME (1989)
895 TIM GUINEE IRON MAN 2 (2010)
900 ELLEN BARKIN Diner (1982)
910 MIMI ROGERS Desperate Hours (1990)
910 MIMI ROGERS White Sands (1992)
915 DAVID ARQUETTE FALL TIME (1995)
918 MIGUEL SANDOVAL WHITE SANDS (1992)
930 DANIEL STERN Diner (1982)
947 MARY KAY PLACE The Rainmaker (1997)
948 MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN SIN CITY (2005)
960 HANNS ZISCHLER FRANCESCO (1989)
968 STEVE GUTTENBERG Diner (1982)
969 BRION JAMES F.T.W. (1994)
976 RAY WINSTONE 13 (2010/I)
HM (936) THOMAS JANE KILLSHOT (2008)
HM (936) THOMAS JANE THURSDAY (1998)
HM (950) CORIN REDGRAVE EUREKA (1983)
Mickey appeared with 28 Oscar winners
ADRIEN BRODY Bullet (1996)
ANJELICA HUSTON Buffalo ’66 (1998)
ANTHONY HOPKINS Desperate Hours (1990)
BENICIO DEL TORO Sin City (2005)
BENICIO DEL TORO The Pledge (2001)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Domino (2005)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Heaven’s Gate (1980)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Homeboy (1988)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Man on Fire (2004)
DENZEL WASHINGTON Man on Fire (2004)
FAYE DUNAWAY Barfly (1987)
FOREST WHITAKER Johnny Handsome (1989)
FOREST WHITAKER The Follow (2001)
GENE HACKMAN Eureka (1983)
GERALDINE PAGE The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
GWYNETH PALTROW Iron Man 2 (2010)
HELEN MIRREN The Pledge (2001)
JACK NICHOLSON The Pledge (2001)
JEFF BRIDGES Heaven’s Gate (1980)
JEFF BRIDGES Masked and Anonymous (2003)
JESSICA LANGE Masked and Anonymous (2003)
JOE PESCI Eureka (1983)
JON VOIGHT The Rainmaker (1997)
KIM BASINGER BLACK NOVEMBER (2014)
KIM BASINGER Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)
KIM BASINGER The Informers (2008)
MARISA TOMEI The Wrestler (2008)
MICHAEL CAINE Get Carter (2000)
MORGAN FREEMAN Johnny Handsome (1989)
NICOLAS CAGE Rumble Fish (1983)
PENELOPE CRUZ Masked and Anonymous (2003)
ROBERT DE NIRO Angel Heart (1987)
SAM ROCKWELL Iron Man 2 (2010)
TERESA WRIGHT The Rainmaker (1997)
VANESSA REDGRAVE The Pledge (2001)
WILLIAM HURT Body Heat (1981)
Hey Dan. Thanks for the pretty massive lists for Mickey Rourke. Wow…he is a lot higher on the Oracle list than I would have guessed. Two excellent supporting actors Willem Dafoe and Christopher Walken are tied with most Oracle co-stars. As for the second list…..28 is on the low side of average. Not thinking he has too many more Oscar winning co-stars left in his career….as he is pushing 70. Good stuff as always.