Susan Sarandon Movies

Want to know the best Susan Sarandon movies?  How about the worst Susan Sarandon movies?  Curious about Susan Sarandon box office grosses or which Susan Sarandon movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Susan Sarandon movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

Do you realize that Susan Sarandon has been appearing in movies for over 50 years? Her first movie appearance was in the surprise box office hit Joe in 1970.  Since then she has been appearing in one great movie after another…..and she is still going strong as she currently has 8 acting roles in different levels of production listed on IMDb.com.  Career highlights for Susan Sarandon would include: 1974’s The Front Page, 1975’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1981’s Atlantic City, 1987’s The Witches of Eastwick, 1988’s Bull Durham, 1991’s Thelma and Louise, 1994’s The Client, 1995’s Dead Man Walking, and 2007’s Enchanted.

Her IMDb page shows over 150 acting credits since 1970. This page will rank Susan Sarandon movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings.  To do well in our 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.

Susan Sarandon in 1981's Atlantic City...her first Oscar nominated performance
Susan Sarandon in 1981’s Atlantic City…her first Oscar nominated performance

Susan Sarandon Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

Susan Sarandon 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 Susan Sarandon movies by co-stars of her movies
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  • Sort Susan Sarandon movies by 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 Susan Sarandon movie received.
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Susan Sarandon Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses

Susan Sarandon in 1991's Thelma and Louise
Susan Sarandon in 1991’s Thelma and Louise

Possibly Interesting Facts About Susan Sarandon

1.  Susan Abigail Tomalin was born in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City in 1946. She was the oldest of 9 children.

2. Susan Sarandon’s very first job as an actress came almost by accident. She accompanied her husband to a casting call; he didn’t get the part-she was offered one instead. That role was in 1970’s Joe.

3.  The husband in fact #2 was Chris “Princess Bride” Sarandon.  They were married in 1967.  In 1979 they got divorced, but she kept “Sarandon” as her stage name.  To date this is the only marriage for Sarandon.

4. Susan Sarandon has received 5 Oscar® nominations and 7 Golden Globe® nominations for her movie roles.  She won the Best Actress Oscar® for 1995’s Dead Man Walking.

5.  Susan Sarandon keeps her Oscar® in her bathroom.

6.  Roles Susan Sarandon turned down or was seriously considered for:  Michelle Pfeiffer part in Batman Returns, Meryl Streep role in Kramer vs Kramer, Julie Andrews role in The Princess Diaries, JoBeth Williams role in Poltergeist and Talia Shire role in Rocky.

7.  In 2006, Sarandon received the Action Against Hunger Humanitarian Award.  Sarandon is well known for providing support for many political and social organizations like EMILY’s List, MADRE, Code Pink, UNICEF and True Majority.

8.  Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins fell in love while making 1988’s Bull Durham.  Their relationship lasted over 20 years and produced two sons.  She also has a daughter with film director Franco Amurri.

9.  When researching Susan Sarandon’s co-stars we were amazed by how many Oscar® winners she had worked with during her career.  Just looking at the co-stars listed in the above table she has been in movies with 33 different performers who have won an Oscar®.

10. Check out Susan Sarandon‘s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

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24 thoughts on “Susan Sarandon Movies”

  1. Hi
    Sarandon has been around for so long that you forget how good she really is. Personally I think she’s as good as Streep. I first noticed her in 1987 in The Witches of Eastwick and then Bull Durham, but without doubt my favourite would be Thelma and Louise. I’m really surprised it’s not number 1. It was unfortunate that she up against Jodie Foster for the Oscars that year.
    I’m also surprised at its low box office considering it is such an iconic film.
    I also liked The Client and Shall We Dance. The one film I wasn’t so keen on was her Oscar winning performance in Dead Men Walking. I just thought it was too preachy. Nevertheless she is a very beautiful and talented lady. It would be nice to see her get another few hits.

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    1. Hey Chris…I agree that since she has been around for so long that people have forgotten how good an actress she is. It is amazing that Sarandon and Streep have not made a movie together…especially since they have been appearing in movies for the last 35 plus years. I liked her in Witches of Eastwick too. Not been a fan of Thelma and Louise….but I have only seen it once…maybe it is time for a revisit. I also agree with you about Dead Men Walking. Not sure how many hits she has left. Tammy made money but it was awful….and somewhat depressing seeing her in the grandmother role. Thanks for the comment and the visit.

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  2. Lots of facts and stats on a respected actress Bruce, nice work. I think I first saw her in Tony Scott’s vampire tale The Hunger. I didn’t see Rocky Horror until later on video rental. Let’s see I’ve seen…. 15 of the 64 films you’ve listed, wow less than a quarter of the total.
    The Client tops the moviescore, I haven’t seen that film in ages. Rocky Horror no.1 tops the box office chart, I read somewhere that it still plays in certain theaters around the world with the audience dressing up as the characters and singing along with it.
    I remember Sarandon and Tim Robbins being booed at the Oscars when they started complaining about President Bush before presenting an Oscar. Not really the place for that sort of thing. Voted Up.

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    1. Hey Steve
      1. Thanks for the visit and the comment.
      2. I have fond memories of The Hunger. As a teenager that was a movie that I liked to watched every time it came on late night cable. Apparently she was having an affair with David Bowie while making that movie.
      3. 15 for you…let me count my Sarandon movies watched. I am at 43 movies watched…once again when it comes to current performers my tally counts are pretty good….hurting my arm as I pat myself on the back.
      4. The Rocky Horror Picture Show plays at a theater about 10 miles from the house…every 4th Friday….I saw it there when I was going to college so many years ago….I still find it shocking that is still playing.
      5. I remember her and Robbins getting booed too…..not one of the great Oscar highlights.
      6. As always thanks for stopping by and talking movies.

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  3. She has been a favorite of mine for years. My favorite Susan movies would be Thelma and Loise. Bull Durham. And Shall We Dance.

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    1. Hey Kelly….glad I did a page on one of your favorites. I really like Bull Durham too. I thought Thelma and Louise was somewhat overrated…I still do not understand the ending of that movie. I have to say that I have not seen Shall We Dance yet. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

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  4. Shocking that she has been around so long. I have never even heard of Joe. I find that Rocky Horror Picture show being 40 years old is even more shocking.

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    1. Hey Tanner….thanks for stopping by. Before you know it…she will be celebrating her 50 years in the movie business. Rocky Horror is 40 but still being shown in theaters….now that is some serious lasting power.

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