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Rodney Dangerfield Movies

Want to know the best Rodney Dangerfield movies?  How about the worst Rodney Dangerfield movies?  Curious about Rodney Dangerfield box office grosses or which Rodney Dangerfield movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Rodney Dangerfield 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.

Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004) was an American actor and stand-up comedian.  Dangerfield’s breakout film role came in 1980’s Caddyshack, which was followed by two more successful films in which he starred: 1983’s Easy Money and 1986’s Back to School.  His IMDb page shows 42 acting credits from 1956 to 2008. This page will rank Rodney Dangerfield 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.  Some of his movies that do not appear to have been in North American theaters were not included.

1980’s Caddyshack

Rodney Dangerfield 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
1986 Back to School (1986)
1980 Caddyshack (1980)
1995 Casper (1995)
Cameo
1994 Natural Born Killers (1994)
1983 Easy Money (1983)
2000 Little Nicky (2000)
1988 Moving (1988)
1991 Rover Dangerfield (1991)
1970 The Projectionist (1970)
2002 The 4th Tenor (2002)
2005 Angels With Angles (2005)
2004 Back By Midnight (2004)
Direct To Video Release
1992 Ladybugs (1992)
2000 My 5 Wives (2000)
1997 Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
1998 The Godson (1998)

Easy Money (1983)

Rodney Dangerfield 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.

  • Sort Rodney Dangerfield movies by co-stars of his movies.
  • Sort Rodney Dangerfield movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Rodney Dangerfield movies by yearly domestic box office rank
  • Sort Rodney Dangerfield 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 Rodney Dangerfield movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Rodney Dangerfield movie won.
  • Sort Rodney Dangerfield 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 Back to School (1986) Robert Downey Jr. 91.30 307.5 307.50 7 75 00 / 00 96.1
2 Caddyshack (1980) Bill Murray &
Chevy Chase
47.70 229.2 229.20 15 73 00 / 00 95.5
3 Casper (1995)
Cameo
Bill Pullman &
Christina Ricci
100.30 288.3 827.40 8 60 00 / 00 91.1
4 Natural Born Killers (1994) Woody Harrelson &
Juliette Lewis
50.30 154.1 154.10 25 68 00 / 00 89.0
5 Easy Money (1983) Joe Pesci 29.30 116.3 116.30 25 57 00 / 00 78.9
8 Little Nicky (2000) Adam Sandler &
Harvey Keitel
39.50 91.5 135.20 59 38 00 / 00 44.7
6 Moving (1988) Richard Pryor &
Beverly Todd
10.80 32.9 32.90 86 55 00 / 00 42.2
7 Rover Dangerfield (1991) Susan Boyd 0.10 0.1 0.10 229 62 00 / 00 32.9
9 The Projectionist (1970) Chuck McCann 0.10 0.4 0.40 186 58 00 / 00 27.0
10 The 4th Tenor (2002) Robert Davi 0.00 0.1 0.10 392 53 00 / 00 16.7
11 Angels With Angles (2005) Adam West 0.00 0.1 0.10 409 51 00 / 00 14.6
12 Back By Midnight (2004)
Direct To Video Release
Randy Quaid 0.00 0.1 0.10 344 47 00 / 00 9.7
13 Ladybugs (1992) Jackée Harry 14.80 44.6 44.60 78 30 00 / 00 6.9
12 My 5 Wives (2000) Molly Shannon 0.00 0.1 0.10 348 43 00 / 00 6.3
14 Meet Wally Sparks (1997) Burt Reynolds 4.10 11.1 11.10 148 32 00 / 00 2.1
15 The Godson (1998) Dom Deluise 0.00 0.1 0.10 319 34 00 / 00 1.6
1986’s Back To School
Check out Rodney Dangerfield’s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time

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2 thoughts on “Rodney Dangerfield Movies”

  1. Dan says:
    June 5, 2021 at 8:17 am

    The Projectionist was a favorite of mine when I was young. They used a lot of footage from old movies in it. Back to School made my 10 best of 1986.

    Reply
  2. Mike says:
    June 5, 2021 at 3:20 am

    Great UMR Page

    Reply

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