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Tom Berenger (1949-) is an Oscar®-nominated American actor. Beatty is best known for his roles in the Major League and Sniper movie franchises. He earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar® nomination for his role in 1986’s Platoon. His IMDb page shows 167 acting credits since 1975. This page will rank Tom Berenger 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.
Tom Berenger 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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Hey Bob. Good feedback. I agree with you 100%….I thought his career was going to be much more successful as he got older……but like you point out that has not been the case. But…he had a great 1980s….Platoon, The Big Chill, Major League and Shoot To Kill were all movies that I saw and enjoyed in theaters. I first noticed him in Butch and Sundance The Early Years……I thought it really looked like a young Paul Newman. I actually do not even remember his part in either Training Day or Inception. I have seen both of those movies one time…and have never gone back and re-visited them. Inception might be one of the few Michaal Caine movies I have only seen one time….though I have no plans to re-watch Tenet anytime soon either. Good stuff as always.
HI BRUCE
Thanks for the comprehensive feedback – always welcome from busy people like yourself.
As I mentioned in my post to Steve I like the movie Someone to Watch over Me as much if not more-so for the title song as I do for the film itself as the song is one of my own all-time classic faves.
It is a 1926 song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, assisted by Howard Dietz who penned the title. It was written for the musical “Oh, Kay” and as a song-writing team George and Ira could be regarded as the Kasha and Hirschhorn of their day.***
There’s a somebody
I’m longing to see
I hope that he turns
Out to be
Someone to watch over me
Won’t you tell him please
To put on some speed
Follow my lead
Oh, how I need
Someone to watch over me.
***Sadly since I last mentioned him on this site – I was the one who HAD to do it: nobody else was going to the whole preoccupation from others being with Al’s songwriting junior partner! – Albert “Al” Kasha died in Sept 2020 aged 83. RIP Al.
Tom Berenger, good UMR subject, a charismatic actor, his star sadly faded by the late 1990s.
I’ve seen 13 of the 52 films on the chart, less than I expected. Favorites are – Platoon, Shattered, Inception, Someone to Watch Over Me, Training Day, Born on the 4th of July, The Dogs of War, Shoot to Kill and The Sentinel.
Platoon tops all the charts. Berenger was memorable as the evil Sgt. Barnes, and was Oscar nominated for the role.
Shattered is worth a look if you haven’t seen it. Great twist at the end I did not see coming.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
STEVE:
I agree with you about Shattered and its twist at end and it’s really my kind of film – a psychological mystery thriller. I don’t like people galloping all over the place in movies I watch!
At the time it was made [1991] Greta Scacchi was just 31 and her stock-in-trade in those days was the playing of sexy temptresses.
I have watched her recently in the TV series The Terror and in it as a 61 year old she is reduced to the small role of a dumpy little middle-aged housewife.
My own fave among Tom’s film is though Someone to Watch over Me – not so much for the wider content of the movie itself but because the title son is one of my all time favourites.
“son” in the final para of my last post should of course be “song” – apologies.
Hey Bob….wow….you are the third person to praise Shattered….I will have to check that one out. As for Greta Scacchi….she was an actress I really liked when she first came onto to the scene….I remember first noticing her in The Coco-Cola Kid with Eric Roberts. Wow….that movie is now 36 years old! Interesting about Someone To Watch Over Me. Good stuff as always.
Hey Steve. Thanks for the feedback on our Tom Berenger page. Tally count….13 for you and 24 for me. I have seen his two almost unknown movies with Stallone….I See You and Reach Me. I agree his star faded pretty quickly. I have seen all of your favorites with the exception of Shattered and The Sentinel. I will have to check out Shattered……3 UMR Hall of Famers (you, Bob and G. Vandross) are giving that movie a “thumbs up”. I have not even heard of it. Of your favorites…Platoon and Shoot To Kill would make my Top 5….joined by Major League, Butch and Sundance The Early Years and The Big Chill (though the last time I watched that one….I was not nearly as impressed). Good stuff as always.
Tom Berenger is # 272 on the 2020 Oracle of Bacon list; these are the other actors on the list he has appeared with.
6 MARTIN SHEEN Gettysburg (1993)
8 JOHN HURT The Field (1990)
16 DENNIS HOPPER Chasers (1994)
19 WILLEM DAFOE Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
19 WILLEM DAFOE Platoon (1986)
23 ROD STEIGER The Hollywood Sign (2001)
31 ROBERT DUVALL The Gingerbread Man (1998)
33 SYLVESTER STALLONE D-Tox (2002)
33 SYLVESTER STALLONE REACH ME (2014)
43 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
44 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN The Dogs of War (1980)
44 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN The Sentinel (1977)
48 JOHNNY DEPP Platoon (1986)
58 ELI WALLACH The Sentinel (1977)
61 BURT REYNOLDS The Hollywood Sign (2001)
68 JOHN CARRADINE The Sentinel (1977)
76 DEAN STOCKWELL Chasers (1994)
80 MARTIN LANDAU Sliver (1993)
89 DANNY TREJO GONE ARE THE DAYS (2018)
89 DANNY TREJO REACH ME (2014)
117 RICHARD HARRIS The Field (1990)
119 JIM BROADBENT The Dogs of War (1980)
121 WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Hollywood Sign (2001)
132 WILLIAM HURT The Big Chill (1983)
134 ERIC ROBERTS DOC HOLLIDAY’S REVENGE (2014)
136 SHANE RIMMER The Dogs of War (1980)
142 LANCE HENRIKSEN GONE ARE THE DAYS (2018)
145 BOB HOSKINS Shattered (1991)
149 JEFF GOLDBLUM The Big Chill (1983)
149 JEFF GOLDBLUM The Sentinel (1977)
150 KEITH DAVID Charlie Valentine (2009)
150 KEITH DAVID Platoon (1986)
155 SCOTT GLENN Training Day (2001)
157 GRETA SCACCHI Shattered (1991)
167 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON D-Tox (2002)
176 STEPHEN LANG AN OCCASIONAL HELL (1996)
176 STEPHEN LANG GETTYSBURG (1993)
177 KATHY BATES At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
180 FERNANDO REY Rustlers’ Rhapsody (1985)
199 MARCELLO MASTROIANNI Beyond the Door (1982)
200 MARTIN BALSAM The Sentinel (1977)
202 FOREST WHITAKER Platoon (1986)
204 MIKE STARR Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
207 JEFF COREY Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
212 SHARON STONE Sliver (1993)
221 SEYMOUR CASSEL Chasers (1994)
234 RANDY QUAID Major League II (1994)
241 GEOFFREY LEWIS An Occasional Hell (1996)
244 ED LAUTER Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
250 BILLY ZANE BATTLE OF THE BULGE: WINTER WAR (2020)
250 BILLY ZANE Sniper (1993)
250 BILLY ZANE SNIPER: ULTIMATE KILL (2017)
253 RANCE HOWARD D-Tox (2002)
260 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY One Man’s Hero (1999)
264 ARMAND ASSANTE Breaking Point (2009)
267 TOM SIZEMORE Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
267 TOM SIZEMORE REACH ME (2014)
267 TOM SIZEMORE Stiletto (2008/II)
268 BURGESS MEREDITH The Sentinel (1977)
270 GLENN CLOSE The Big Chill (1983)
273 SAM ELLIOTT Gettysburg (1993)
283 RICHARD DREYFUSS The Sentinel (1977)
286 TOM CRUISE Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
293 DENZEL WASHINGTON Training Day (2001)
297 RICHARD GERE Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
300 JOE PANTOLIANO Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
304 JOHN HEARD Betrayed (1988)
304 JOHN HEARD Rush It (1976)
306 JOSE FERRER The Sentinel (1977)
313 AVA GARDNER The Sentinel (1977)
319 CLANCY BROWN SHOOT TO KILL (1988)
323 BRIAN DENNEHY Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
323 BRIAN DENNEHY Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
333 DANNY AIELLO REACH ME (2014)
340 MELANIE GRIFFITH Fear City (1984)
340 MELANIE GRIFFITH Shadow of Doubt (1998)
345 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. The Gingerbread Man (1998)
346 GARY BUSEY Chasers (1994)
370 DARYL HANNAH At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
370 DARYL HANNAH Diplomatic Siege (1999)
370 DARYL HANNAH The Gingerbread Man (1998)
378 MICHEL PICCOLI Beyond the Door (1982)
384 BEVERLY D’ANGELO The Sentinel (1977)
392 KAREN BLACK In Praise of Older Women (1978)
408 BOB GUNTON Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
410 JEFF DANIELS Gettysburg (1993)
416 JIM CARTER RUSTLERS’ RHAPSODY (1985)
417 VINCENT SCHIAVELLI Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
433 CHARLIE SHEEN Major League (1989)
433 CHARLIE SHEEN Major League II (1994)
433 CHARLIE SHEEN Platoon (1986)
436 BARBARA HERSHEY Last of the Dogmen (1995)
437 SEAN BEAN THE FIELD (1990)
445 JAMES GAMMON Major League (1989)
445 JAMES GAMMON Major League II (1994)
445 JAMES GAMMON One Man’s Hero (1999)
448 HARRIS YULIN Training Day (2001)
454 VALERIA GOLINO An Occasional Hell (1996)
459 ROBERT DAVI An Occasional Hell (1996)
463 JURGEN PROCHNOW Sinners and Saints (2010)
486 JOHN LITHGOW At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
499 CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD Takedown (2000)
500 WILLIAM FORSYTHE Stiletto (2008/II)
500 WILLIAM FORSYTHE The Substitute (1996)
545 TIMOTHY HUTTON Betrayed (1988)
548 WESLEY SNIPES Major League (1989)
557 LUIS GUZMAN The Substitute (1996)
558 MICHAEL WINCOTT Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
559 RICHARD SCHIFF Major League II (1994)
576 TED LEVINE BETRAYED (1988)
576 TED LEVINE LOVE AT LARGE (1990)
590 ETHAN HAWKE Training Day (2001)
594 PAUL FREEMAN THE DOGS OF WAR (1980)
599 BRENDAN GLEESON THE FIELD (1990)
606 TONY PLANA Shadow of Doubt (1998)
621 COLLEEN CAMP Sliver (1993)
623 BRION JAMES Diplomatic Siege (1999)
631 DIANE KEATON Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
636 MICHAEL BIEHN Stiletto (2008/II)
641 SNOOP DOGG TRAINING DAY (2001)
648 RICHARD JORDAN Gettysburg (1993)
655 KEVIN KLINE The Big Chill (1983)
657 RICHARD MASUR Shoot to Kill (1988)
671 SYLVIA MILES THE SENTINEL (1977)
673 C. THOMAS HOWELL Gettysburg (1993)
690 CRISPIN GLOVER CHASERS (1994)
702 PAUL DOOLEY Last Rites (1988)
708 ERNIE HUDSON The Substitute (1996)
712 FRANKIE FAISON Breaking Point (2009)
731 LILI TAYLOR Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
732 RICHARD EDSON An Occasional Hell (1996)
732 RICHARD EDSON Platoon (1986)
743 WILLIAM MORGAN SHEPPARD Gettysburg (1993)
744 ANNE ARCHER Love at Large (1990)
752 SUSAN STRASBERG In Praise of Older Women (1978)
758 ROBERT PROSKY D-Tox (2002)
761 WILFORD BRIMLEY LAST OF THE DOGMEN (1995)
765 JOHN C. MCGINLEY Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
765 JOHN C. MCGINLEY Platoon (1986)
769 RONALD PICKUP THE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE OF JONATHAN TOOMEY (2007)
776 MARK MOSES BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989)
776 MARK MOSES ONE MAN’S HERO (1999)
776 MARK MOSES PLATOON (1986)
776 MARK MOSES SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (1987)
789 MARK BOONE JUNIOR Last of the Dogmen (1995)
790 ELYA BASKIN Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
803 PETER WELLER Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
803 PETER WELLER Diplomatic Siege (1999)
812 SIDNEY POITIER Shoot to Kill (1988)
830 FAMKE JANSSEN The Gingerbread Man (1998)
836 JAMES RUSSO Charlie Valentine (2009)
836 JAMES RUSSO Stiletto (2008/II)
839 KENNETH BRANAGH THE GINGERBREAD MAN (1998)
844 ELLEN BARKIN Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
847 CORBIN BERNSEN Major League (1989)
847 CORBIN BERNSEN Major League II (1994)
847 CORBIN BERNSEN Shattered (1991)
848 MICHAEL PARE Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
849 JOAQUIM DE ALMEIDA One Man’s Hero (1999)
857 KURTWOOD SMITH Last of the Dogmen (1995)
861 ROSSANO BRAZZI Fear City (1984)
878 RICHARD PORTNOW Shadow of Doubt (1998)
885 DAVID KEITH Major League II (1994)
919 AIDAN QUINN At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
925 MIMI ROGERS Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
934 RICHARD ANDERSON Gettysburg (1993)
935 DALE DYE Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
935 DALE DYE Platoon (1986)
940 J.T. WALSH Sniper (1993)
944 THOMAS JANE REACH ME (2014)
964 DIANE VENORA Stiletto (2008/II)
964 DIANE VENORA THE SUBSTITUTE (1996)
972 PEDRO ARMENDARIZ JR. The Dogs of War (1980)
987 MARY KAY PLACE THE BIG CHILL (1983)
989 KEVIN J. O’CONNOR LOVE AT LARGE (1990)
993 FREDERIC FORREST Chasers (1994)
999 DONAL LOGUE Gettysburg (1993)
999 DONAL LOGUE Takedown (2000)
Tom has appeared with 17 Oscar winners.
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN The Dogs of War (1980)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN The Sentinel (1977)
DENZEL WASHINGTON Training Day (2001)
DIANE KEATON Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
FOREST WHITAKER Platoon (1986)
JIM BROADBENT The Dogs of War (1980)
JOSE FERRER The Sentinel (1977)
KATHY BATES At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
KEVIN KLINE The Big Chill (1983)
MARTIN BALSAM The Sentinel (1977)
MARTIN LANDAU Sliver (1993)
RICHARD DREYFUSS The Sentinel (1977)
ROBERT DUVALL The Gingerbread Man (1998)
ROD STEIGER The Hollywood Sign (2001)
SIDNEY POITIER Shoot to Kill (1988)
TIMOTHY HUTTON Betrayed (1988)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Hollywood Sign (2001)
WILLIAM HURT The Big Chill (1983)
Hey Dan
1. As always….thank you for putting together all of this information.
2. Not surprised Tom Berenger has such a high Oracle ranking……though his movies are no longer “event” movies….he is still a very busy actor….which only helps those rankings
3. First list is massive…..lots of three time co-stars…..though they do not get the title of Most Frequent Oracle Co-Star…as Mark Moses gets that title…..I am not sure who he is….but if I had to guess I would go with the guy that played Berenger’s green officer in Platoon.
4. Wow only 17 Oscar winning co-stars…that is only a little more than Tracy Morgan’s 14…..I would have never guessed that.
Good stuff as always.
When I watched Major League and Platoon I was sure that Tom with his rugged good looks was booked for big things but regretfully it was not to be.
Bruce’s charts would suggest that in the past quarter-century or more Tom has been in just 2 significant hits: 2001’s Training Day and 2010’s Inception.
However his roles in those are supporting ones and he is well down the cast lists in both.
Great UMR Page
Thank you Mike.