Want to know the best Richard Donner movies? How about the worst Richard Donner movies? Curious about Richard Donner box office grosses or which Richard Donner movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Richard Donner movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Richard Donner (1930-2021) was an American director. Born Richard Donald Schwartzberg, he wanted to be an actor but Martin Ritt convinced him to be a director instead. His IMDB page shows 82 directing credits from 1960 to 2006. This page will rank Richard Donner movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles, and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings.
Richard Donner Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.
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| 1980 | Superman II (1980) |  |
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| 1978 | Superman (1978) | |
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| 1987 | Lethal Weapon (1987) |  |
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| 1976 | The Omen (1976) | |
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| 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) | |
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| 1985 | The Goonies (1985) | |
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| 1994 | Maverick (1994) | |
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| 1997 | Conspiracy Theory (1997) | |
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| 1988 | Scrooged (1988) |  |
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| 1992 | Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) | |
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| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) | |
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| 1982 | The Toy (1982) | |
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| 1985 | Ladyhawke (1985) |  |
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| 2006 | 16 Blocks (2006) | |
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| 1980 | Inside Moves (1980) |  |
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| 1992 | Radio Flyer (1992) | |
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| 1968 | Salt and Pepper (1968) |  |
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| 1995 | Assassins (1995) |  |
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| 1970 | London Affair/Twinky (1970) |  |
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| 1961 | X-15 (1961) | |
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| 2003 | Timeline (2003) |  |
Richard Donner 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 any way you want.
- Sort Richard Donner movies by his co-stars
- Sort Richard Donner movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Richard Donner movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Richard Donner movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Richard Donner movie received.
- Sort Richard Donner movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR 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 |
| 2 | Superman II (1980) | Gene Hackman & Christopher Reeve |
111.20 | 534.6 | 1,119.00 | 3 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 1 | Superman (1978) | Marlon Brando & Christopher Reeve |
134.30 | 717.4 | 1,604.20 | 3 | 83 | 03 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 6 | Lethal Weapon (1987) | Mel Gibson & Danny Glover |
65.20 | 208.5 | 384.30 | 10 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 97.0 | |
| 3 | The Omen (1976) | Gregory Peck & Lee Remick |
86.50 | 507.6 | 507.60 | 5 | 76 | 02 / 01 | 96.9 | |
| 4 | Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) | Mel Gibson & Danny Glover |
147.30 | 463.6 | 717.40 | 4 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 7 | The Goonies (1985) | Sean Astin & Josh Brolin |
61.40 | 216.2 | 218.70 | 9 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 5 | Maverick (1994) | Mel Gibson & Jodie Foster |
101.60 | 311.4 | 560.80 | 12 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 10 | Conspiracy Theory (1997) | Mel Gibson & Julia Roberts |
76.00 | 206.9 | 373.00 | 18 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 11 | Scrooged (1988) | Bill Murray & Karen Allen |
60.30 | 183.5 | 183.50 | 13 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 8 | Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) | Mel Gibson & Danny Glover |
144.70 | 435.9 | 969.10 | 4 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 9 | Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) | Mel Gibson & Danny Glover |
130.40 | 347.7 | 760.80 | 10 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 12 | The Toy (1982) | Richard Pryor & Jackie Gleason |
47.10 | 200.3 | 200.30 | 13 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 13 | Ladyhawke (1985) | Matthew Broderick & Rutger Hauer |
18.40 | 64.9 | 64.90 | 49 | 70 | 02 / 00 | 77.6 | |
| 14 | 16 Blocks (2006) | Bruce Willis & Yasiin Bey |
36.90 | 70.1 | 124.70 | 83 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 73.2 | |
| 15 | Inside Moves (1980) | John Savage & David Morse |
2.30 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 131 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 67.7 | |
| 16 | Radio Flyer (1992) | Ben Johnson & Tom Hanks |
4.70 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 126 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 55.9 | |
| 17 | Salt and Pepper (1968) | Sammy Davis, Jr. & Peter Lawford |
5.00 | 47.7 | 47.70 | 64 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 42.2 | |
| 18 | Assassins (1995) | Sylvester Stallone & Antonio Banderas |
30.30 | 87.1 | 239.40 | 60 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 19 | London Affair/Twinky (1970) | Charles Bronson | 1.30 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 136 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 19.2 | |
| 20 | X-15 (1961) | David McLean & Charles Bronson |
2.00 | 33.8 | 33.80 | 96 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | |
| 21 | Timeline (2003) | Paul Walker & Gerard Butler |
19.50 | 40.4 | 91.10 | 110 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 8.1 |
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I’ve seen 19.
Hey Dan….I am right behind you with 17 seen. Thanks for the feedback.