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Tim Matheson (1947-) is an American actor. Some of Matheson’s best-known acting roles include the title character of the 1960s animated Jonny Quest TV series, Eric “Otter” Stratton in the 1978 comedy film National Lampoon’s Animal House, and a recurring role on the 2000s NBC drama The West Wing, which earned him 2 Primetime Emmy® Award nominations His IMDb page shows over 190 acting credits since 1961. This page will rank Tim Matheson movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. 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.
Tim Matheson 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 |
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| 1978 | Animal House (1978) |  |
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| 2017 | Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle (2017) | |
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| 1973 | Magnum Force (1973) | |
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| 1985 | Fletch (1985) | |
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| 1968 | Yours, Mine and Ours (1968) | |
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| 1967 | Divorce American Style (1967) |  |
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| 1999 | She's All That (1999) | |
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| 1979 | The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) | |
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| 1979 | 1941 (1979) |  |
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| 2011 | No Strings Attached (2011) | |
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| 1996 | Black Sheep (1996) | |
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| 1983 | To Be or Not to Be (1983) | |
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| 1996 | A Very Brady Sequel (1996) |  |
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| 2019 | Child's Play (2019) | |
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| 1984 | Up the Creek (1984) |  |
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| 1976 | The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976) | |
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| 2018 | The Etruscan Smile (2018) | |
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| 1978 | Almost Summer (1978) |  |
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| 2005 | Don't Come Knocking (2005) | |
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| 1999 | The Story of Us (1999) | |
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| 1969 | How To Commit Marriage (1969) | |
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| 1979 | Dreamer (1979) |  |
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| 2000 | Chump Change (2000) | |
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| 2018 | 6 Balloons (2018) Netflix |
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| 1982 | A Little Sex (1982) | |
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| 2002 | Van Wilder: Party Liaison (2002) | |
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| 1984 | Impulse (1984) | |
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| 1989 | Cannonball Fever (1989) | |
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| 1991 | Drop Dead Fred (1991) |  |
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| 1990 | Solar Crisis (1990) | |
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| 2007 | Redline (2007) | |
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| 1998 | A Very Unlucky Leprechaun (1998) | |
Tim Matheson Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Tim Matheson movie received.
- Sort Tim Matheson movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
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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
Animal House (1978)
John Belushi &
Donald Sutherland139.80
747.0
747.00
2
84
00 / 00
98.0
2
Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle (2017)
Dwayne Johnson &
Kevin Hart404.50
563.7
1,340.20
4
78
00 / 00
96.7
3
Magnum Force (1973)
Clint Eastwood &
Written by Michael Cimino44.20
312.3
312.30
9
74
00 / 00
95.7
4
Fletch (1985)
Chevy Chase &
Joe Don Baker50.60
178.2
178.20
12
72
00 / 00
93.2
4
Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
Lucille Ball &
Henry Fonda33.20
316.5
316.50
9
59
00 / 00
90.9
6
Divorce American Style (1967)
Debbie Reynolds &
Dick Van Dyke13.80
142.0
142.00
22
68
01 / 00
87.6
7
She's All That (1999)
Freddie Prinze Jr. &
Rachael Leigh Cook63.40
156.5
254.90
37
55
00 / 00
84.4
8
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
Tim Conway &
Don Knotts24.90
124.1
124.10
40
59
00 / 00
81.3
9
1941 (1979)
John Belushi &
Dan Aykroyd31.80
158.1
460.40
27
43
03 / 00
78.9
9
No Strings Attached (2011)
Natalie Portman
70.70
111.4
235.20
52
56
00 / 00
77.3
10
Black Sheep (1996)
David Spade
32.40
91.7
91.70
50
62
00 / 00
76.5
13
To Be or Not to Be (1983)
Mel Brooks &
Anne Bancroft13.00
51.7
51.70
53
69
01 / 00
72.3
14
A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
Shelley Long &
Gary Cole21.40
60.6
60.60
74
60
00 / 00
64.4
15
Child's Play (2019)
Mark Hamill &
Aubrey Plaza29.20
39.9
57.70
81
64
00 / 00
61.0
17
Up the Creek (1984)
Dan Monahan
11.70
43.6
43.60
69
56
00 / 00
49.1
16
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976)
Kurt Russell
0.00
0.1
0.10
180
68
00 / 00
46.4
17
The Etruscan Smile (2018)
Brian Cox
0.10
0.1
0.20
472
66
00 / 00
43.5
19
Almost Summer (1978)
Bruno Kirby
5.80
30.9
30.90
78
55
00 / 00
39.1
18
Don't Come Knocking (2005)
Sam Shepard &
Eva Marie Saint0.40
0.9
0.90
241
64
00 / 00
38.9
21
The Story of Us (1999)
Bruce Willis &
Michelle Pfeiffer27.10
66.9
145.50
74
42
00 / 00
36.4
20
How To Commit Marriage (1969)
Bob Hope &
Jackie Gleason2.90
25.2
25.20
77
55
00 / 00
34.6
22
Dreamer (1979)
Jack Warden
2.10
10.5
10.50
118
55
00 / 00
25.9
23
Chump Change (2000)
Jerry Stiller
0.00
0.1
0.10
337
56
00 / 00
22.8
24
6 Balloons (2018)
NetflixDave Franco
0.00
0.1
0.10
511
54
00 / 00
18.5
25
A Little Sex (1982)
Kate Capshaw &
Edward Herrmann2.40
10.1
10.10
116
49
00 / 00
15.5
27
Van Wilder: Party Liaison (2002)
Ryan Reynolds &
Tara Reid21.30
45.9
82.50
105
37
00 / 00
15.4
26
Impulse (1984)
Bill Paxton
2.80
10.3
10.30
127
46
00 / 00
12.4
28
Cannonball Fever (1989)
John Candy
3.10
9.7
9.70
130
45
00 / 00
11.0
29
Drop Dead Fred (1991)
Phoebe Cates &
Carrie Fisher13.90
41.2
41.20
84
33
00 / 00
8.7
30
Solar Crisis (1990)
Charlton Heston
0.10
0.2
0.20
243
41
00 / 00
4.6
31
Redline (2007)
Nathan Phillips
6.90
12.5
15.20
157
33
00 / 00
2.6
32
A Very Unlucky Leprechaun (1998)
Warwick Davis
0.00
0.1
0.10
345
26
00 / 00
0.3
Tim Matheson’s Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Toy Story 3 (2010) AA Best Picture Nom Voice Only |
Tom Hanks & Tim Allen |
1,692.30 | |
| Toy Story 4 (2019) Voice Only |
Tom Hanks & Keanu Reeves |
1,464.80 | |
| The Living Daylights (1987) | James Bond Movies & Joe Don Baker |
611.20 | |
| Licence to Kill (1989) | James Bond Movies & Robert Davi |
491.70 | |
| The Tourist (2010) | Johnny Depp & Angelina Jolie |
441.00 | |
| Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) | Steve Martin & Brendan Fraser |
113.10 | |
| Secret of the Wings (2012) | Anjelica Huston | 105.40 | |
| American Outlaws (2001) | Colin Farrell & Scott Caan |
30.30 |
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Great UMR Page
‘Otter’ gets his UMR page, nice. I was a huge fan of Animal House back in my video renting days. I saw it at the cinema a couple of times.
I’ve seen 10 of the 32 films on the chart. Favorites are – Magnum Force, Solar Crisis, To Be or Not to Be, Jumanji, Fletch, 1941 and Animal House.
I’ve also seen Van Wilder, No Strings Attached and Drop Dead Fred.
Animal House tops all the charts, as it should.
Good work Bruce. Vote Up!
Just watched The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again for the first time in 42 years.
I always thought Tim played college frats till he was too old in the tooth. He’s 31 in Animal House and 37 (!) in Up the Creek.
I thought he made a lot more theatrical pics but I get him mixed up with Treat Williams (who is listed with him in 2 films below)..
I question the title “The Captive” The Longest Drive 2″. I know the IMDB lists it as cinema film but the first film is listed as a Made for TV flick. It’s also a 2 part episode of a short lived series called The Quest starring Tim with Kurt Russell. I believe Kurt is floating around in a few other 2 part episodes of TV series made into features for TV packages.
I’ve seen 25 of Tim’s films. The highest ranked I have not seen is Child’s Play.
Speed Zone is a/k/a Cannonball Fever.
Tim has never been on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000. These are the actors on the 2020 list he has appeared with.
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE 1941 (1979)
5 DONALD SUTHERLAND Animal House (1978)
38 CHARLTON HESTON Solar Crisis (1990)
43 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD To Be or Not to Be (1983)
45 GEORGE KENNEDY Don’t Come Knocking (2005)
49 FRANK WELKER Up the Creek (1984)
51 BRUCE WILLIS The Story of Us (1999)
52 NED BEATTY 1941 (1979)
62 CARY ELWES No Strings Attached (2011)
79 BRUCE MCGILL Animal House (1978)
79 BRUCE MCGILL Black Sheep (1996)
94 BRIAN COX THE ETRUSCAN SMILE (2019)
96 JACK PALANCE Solar Crisis (1990)
100 JAMES CROMWELL The House of God (1984)
101 M. EMMET WALSH Fletch (1985)
114 JASON ROBARDS Divorce American Style (1967)
120 CLINT EASTWOOD Magnum Force (1973)
126 HENRY FONDA Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
140 MICKEY ROURKE 1941 (1979)
143 JACK WARDEN Dreamer (1979)
148 MICHELLE PFEIFFER The Story of Us (1999)
194 CHARLES DURNING To Be or Not to Be (1983)
209 ROSANNA ARQUETTE THE ETRUSCAN SMILE (2019)
217 WALLACE SHAWN A Little Sex (1982)
229 KURT RUSSELL The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976)
232 SAM SHEPARD Don’t Come Knocking (2005)
242 DAN AYKROYD 1941 (1979)
243 LESLIE NIELSEN How to Commit Marriage (1969)
249 TREAT WILLIAMS 1941 (1979)
249 TREAT WILLIAMS THE ETRUSCAN SMILE (2019)
269 TIM ROTH Don’t Come Knocking (2005)
279 JACK BLACK JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (2017)
291 EDWARD HERRMANN A Little Sex (1982)
299 JOE DON BAKER Fletch (1985)
306 JOSE FERRER To Be or Not to Be (1983)
319 CLANCY BROWN CHUMP CHANGE (2000)
325 ANNE BANCROFT To Be or Not to Be (1983)
343 PETER BOYLE Solar Crisis (1990)
343 PETER BOYLE Speed Zone (1989)
346 GARY BUSEY Black Sheep (1996)
394 PETER COYOTE THE ETRUSCAN SMILE (2019)
405 HAL HOLBROOK Magnum Force (1973)
406 LIONEL STANDER 1941 (1979)
445 JAMES GAMMON Don’t Come Knocking (2005)
449 MICHAEL MCKEAN 1941 (1979)
485 DICK MILLER 1941 (1979)
518 JOHN VERNON Animal House (1978)
521 NATALIE PORTMAN No Strings Attached (2011)
532 DUB TAYLOR 1941 (1979)
546 KEVIN BACON Animal House (1978)
577 ROBERT STACK 1941 (1979)
608 MARK HAMILL CHILD’S PLAY (2019)
655 KEVIN KLINE No Strings Attached (2011)
712 FRANKIE FAISON A Little Sex (1982)
717 SLIM PICKENS 1941 (1979)
729 MATT CLARK Dreamer (1979)
738 CHEVY CHASE Fletch (1985)
756 DEBBIE REYNOLDS Divorce American Style (1967)
760 LEE VAN CLEEF Speed Zone (1989)
781 WARREN OATES 1941 (1979)
786 CARRIE FISHER Drop Dead Fred (1991)
814 PETER RIEGERT Animal House (1978)
828 JACK ELAM The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
859 BOBBY CANNAVALE JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (2017)
871 JOHN GLOVER A Little Sex (1982)
895 JOHN CRAWFORD Dreamer (1979)
895 JOHN CRAWFORD The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
903 JERRY STILLER CHUMP CHANGE (2000)
954 DORIS ROBERTS DIVORCE AMERICAN STYLE (1967)
956 LEE GRANT Divorce American Style (1967)
966 GEORGE WENDT FLETCH (1985)
973 JOHN CANDY 1941 (1979)
973 JOHN CANDY Speed Zone (1989)
986 OSSIE DAVIS The House of God (1984)
990 BROOKE SHIELDS Speed Zone (1989)
1000 FRED WILLARD CHUMP CHANGE (2000)
Tim has appeared with 17 Oscar winners.
ANNE BANCROFT To Be or Not to Be (1983)
BRIE LARSON THE STORY OF US (1999)
CHARLTON HESTON Solar Crisis (1990)
EVA MARIE SAINT Don’t Come Knocking (2005)
GEENA DAVIS FLETCH (1985)
GEORGE KENNEDY Don’t Come Knocking (2005)
HENRY FONDA Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
JACK PALANCE Solar Crisis (1990)
JANE WYMAN How to Commit Marriage (1969)
JASON ROBARDS Divorce American Style (1967)
JESSICA LANGE Don’t Come Knocking (2005)
JOSE FERRER To Be or Not to Be (1983)
KEVIN KLINE No Strings Attached (2011)
LEE GRANT Divorce American Style (1967)
MARSHA MASON Drop Dead Fred (1991)
NATALIE PORTMAN No Strings Attached (2011)
RED BUTTONS The Story of Us (1999)