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Tommy Lee Jones (1946-) is an American Oscar® winning actor and filmmaker. He has received four Oscar® nominations, winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar® for 1993’s The Fugitive. His IMDb page shows over 85 credits since 1970. This page ranks Tommy Lee Jones movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, bit parts, shorts, video games and movies not released in North America were not included in the rankings.
Drivel part of the page: This request comes all the way from Australia…..it was a request by Rendon. Of the 51 movies listed here…..40 of them were already in our database….that is 78.43%. Only having to research 11 movies is making writing these pages pretty easy. Thank you UMR database.
Tommy Lee Jones in 1993;s The Fugitive
Tommy Lee Jones 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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Lincoln (2012) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom
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Lincoln (2012) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom
Tommy Lee Jones has played Agent Kay in three Men In Black movies
Possibly Interesting Facts About Tommy Lee Jones
1. Tommy Lee Jones was born in San Saba, Texas in 1946.
2. Tommy Lee Jones attended Harvard College. He was a member of Harvard’s undefeated 1968 varsity football team (offensive lineman) and was nominated as a first-team All-Ivy League selection. As a freshman at Harvard he lived across the hall from future Vice President Al Gore.
3. Tommy Lee Jones’ first appearance was in the monster box office hit…Love Story (1970). Love Story is currently the 37th biggest hit of all-time when looking at adjusted box office numbers. Since his part was very brief….it is not included in the previous rankings.
4. One of Tommy Lee Jones’ first starring roles was in 1977’s Rolling Thunder. Quentin Tarantino is such a huge fan of this movie that he named one of his distributing companies, Rolling Thunder Pictures.
5. Tommy Lee Jones has been nominated for 4 Oscars®: 1991’s JFK, 1993’s The Fugitive, 2007’s In The Valley of Elah and 2012’s Lincoln. He won for The Fugitive.
6. Tommy Lee Jones has been married 3 times….he has two children.
7. Tommy Lee Jones Is an avid polo player. He even bought a house in a polo country club in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
8. In 1995’s Batman Forever, Tommy Lee Jones’ character of “Two-Face” flips a coin to see if his victims should live or die. Twelve years later he played a sheriff in 2007’s No Country for Old Men pursuing an assassin who kills random victims by asking them to call a coin toss.
9. Tommy Lee Jones has appeared in six films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar®: 1970’s Love Story, 1980’s Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1991’s JFK, 1993’s The Fugitive, 2007’s No Country for Old Men and 2012’s Lincoln. No Country for Old Men won.
10. Tommy Lee Jones was the original choice to play Snake Plisken in John Carpenter’s Escape from New York (1981). The studio was reluctant to cast Kurt Russell, who ultimately got the part, because of his previous work.
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35 thoughts on “Tommy Lee Jones Movies”
Glad to see you back….I thought it was going to be awhile before we heard from you again. So now that I know you are back….I figure I would update the Glenn Ford page….and pick one of your classic requests for the next page. My mom will represent Canada this time around….lol.
Although I have not signed in to TCM because I do not want to be commenting, I did notice that you have changed your avatar to your latest actor who is dead in alphabetical order of actors whom you want to see all the films of them and that it is Burt Lancaster. Great since their westerns on TCM this month.
Hey Larry….you are on top….back to a possible gold….though it was very close.
Larry from USA 40
Cogerson from USA 39
Steve from England 29
BERN1960 from Canada 18
Flora from Canada 10
Thanks for checking out our latest page.
Ah this is more like it. One of my favorite actors and still alive too! 🙂
I was watching TLJ recently in a new film titled ‘Criminal’ which also stars Kevin Costner, Ryan Reynolds and Gary Oldman. An interesting but predictable action movie.
Tommy Lee Jones has played heroes, villains, leading men and supporting roles, he has also directed too. Looking at the trivia – 4 Oscar nominations and 1 win for The Fugitive, not bad.
I have seen… 1,2,3… 29 of the 51 films listed. Favorite movies include – Under Siege, The Fugitive, Men in Black trilogy, Batman Forever, Captain America, NBK and JFK.
Top rated movies I’ve missed include – Mrs. Miniver, sorry wrong page, Coal Miner’s Daughter, Three Burials, Hope Springs and Blue Sky.
JFK 4th on the UMR chart, hmmm it’s arguably the most important film on the page. I wasn’t impressed with Senor Spielbergo’s Lincoln, maybe if Oliver Stone had directed it…
Black Moon Rising is worth a look, an 80s action film starring a wrinkle-free TLJ and also stars Sarah Connor aka Linda Hamilton. One highly unlikely car stunt between two skyscrapers predates a similar one in Fast and Furious 7 by nearly 30 years.
Jones as Snake Plissken? Nah I’m glad it was Kurt Russell. I hope they don’t pick Tom Hardy for the eventual reboot. 😉
Hey Steve….maybe you do not know what Mrs. Miniver is about…..Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon go on a killing rampage and work their way through all the Nazi occupied countries….taking back all the stolen paintings…wiping out some Nazis….as they try and find Hitler. All the while Walter Winchell is reporting on their adventures…..lol.
Hey Flora….like Steve….I am somewhat stunned that Natural Born Killers made your Top 5. Granted it has a very similar story to one of your all-time favorite Martin Sheen movies…Badlands. Thanks for taking part in the Viewing Olympics….so far we have 5 tallies.
Larry from USA 40
Cogerson from USA 39
Steve from England 29
BERN1960 from Canada 18
Flora from Canada 10
I am curious if we see another sighting of Rendon….seems he checked out a few pages, made the request and has not been seen since.
Thanks for sharing your TLJ thoughts.
Hey Steve….
1. Glad this one is more to your liking.
2. I will check out Criminal soon….it seems like it was just at the cinemas (note I did not say theaters….lol). I can’t believe another Ryan Reynolds body switching movie is here.
3. I agree he has done well in all roles….I liked his bad guy in Under Siege…. I sorta of wish he would have gotten away with it….but he did not consider the ship’s cook….lol.
4. Tally count:
Larry from USA 40
Cogerson from USA 39
Steve from England 29
BERN1960 from Canada 18
Flora from Canada 10
5. I told you Mrs. Miniver is haunting you. As for the ones you missed….Coal Miner’s Daughter is probably the best….the others are ok at best…though Jessica Lange is good in Blue Sky (she did win the Oscar for that one).
6. Lincoln was a one and done movie for me….but I thought Jones was pretty good in the movie.
7. I saw Black Moon Rising years ago….I have a vague memory of the scene you mentioned…..another during that time frame that I enjoyed was Stormy Monday…..with Jones, Melanie Griffith and Sting (yes Sting) are giving good performances.
8. You have to remember back then Kurt Russell was known as the Disney boy…..AKA Dexter Riley….which is about the polar opposite of Snake.
9. Is the Escape From New York reboot back on? I thought it got pushed to the back burner.
10. Thanks for the thoughts, visit and comments.
I like him. Overall I have seen 18 of his movies. I have seen The Missing but I really did not like his character at all. I did not know that he made that many movies. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE INFORMATION ON THIS SITE.
Hey BERN1960…..thanks for stopping by and commenting and playing the tally count game. 18 is a pretty good number….we will see if can stay in the Top 3. He actually has not made as many movies as I thought….he took a few breaks….a three year break and then later a four year break. Glad you liked this UMR movie page.
BERN1960. I like him. Overall I have seen 18 of his movies. I have seen The Missing but I really did not like his character at all. I did not know that he made that many movies. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE INFORMATION ON THIS SITE.
Want to know the best Tommy Lee Jones movies? How about the worst Tommy Lee Jones movies? Curious about Tommy Lee Jones’s box office grosses or which Tommy Lee Jones movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Tommy Lee Jones 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.
Glad to see you back….I thought it was going to be awhile before we heard from you again. So now that I know you are back….I figure I would update the Glenn Ford page….and pick one of your classic requests for the next page. My mom will represent Canada this time around….lol.
I have seen 40 of the listed films, plus an additional 5 not listed. He’s one of my favorites. Great job on the page.
Excellent Larry.
Although I have not signed in to TCM because I do not want to be commenting, I did notice that you have changed your avatar to your latest actor who is dead in alphabetical order of actors whom you want to see all the films of them and that it is Burt Lancaster. Great since their westerns on TCM this month.
Hey Flora….Very interesting about Larry changing his avatar….I had not noticed that before….I have fixed your spelling error.
Looking forward to your Burt comment….I hope you enjoy the movie.
Hey Larry….you are on top….back to a possible gold….though it was very close.
Larry from USA 40
Cogerson from USA 39
Steve from England 29
BERN1960 from Canada 18
Flora from Canada 10
Thanks for checking out our latest page.
Ah this is more like it. One of my favorite actors and still alive too! 🙂
I was watching TLJ recently in a new film titled ‘Criminal’ which also stars Kevin Costner, Ryan Reynolds and Gary Oldman. An interesting but predictable action movie.
Tommy Lee Jones has played heroes, villains, leading men and supporting roles, he has also directed too. Looking at the trivia – 4 Oscar nominations and 1 win for The Fugitive, not bad.
I have seen… 1,2,3… 29 of the 51 films listed. Favorite movies include – Under Siege, The Fugitive, Men in Black trilogy, Batman Forever, Captain America, NBK and JFK.
Top rated movies I’ve missed include – Mrs. Miniver, sorry wrong page, Coal Miner’s Daughter, Three Burials, Hope Springs and Blue Sky.
JFK 4th on the UMR chart, hmmm it’s arguably the most important film on the page. I wasn’t impressed with Senor Spielbergo’s Lincoln, maybe if Oliver Stone had directed it…
Black Moon Rising is worth a look, an 80s action film starring a wrinkle-free TLJ and also stars Sarah Connor aka Linda Hamilton. One highly unlikely car stunt between two skyscrapers predates a similar one in Fast and Furious 7 by nearly 30 years.
Jones as Snake Plissken? Nah I’m glad it was Kurt Russell. I hope they don’t pick Tom Hardy for the eventual reboot. 😉
Another awesome movie page Bruce. Voted Up!
Actually, I do want to say that I love these films now that Steve has answered and been silly:
No order: keep in mind I won’t do rankings just overall numbers of films but top 5 favourites:
Space Cowboys
Coal Minor’s Daughter- my favourite
JFK
The Fugitive
Natural Born Killers
Overall – and I won’t go by rankings – too long a comment:
I’ve only seen 10?
WEird.
Yes, Steve – it is great to see a page on someone who is still alive but who has had a long career already.
Silly Steve tries to imagine Flora on the sofa watching NBK and enjoying it. That film’s as far from Mrs. Miniver as you can get.
Yes. Silly Steve. It was one of those things where you have to watch all the films of an actor.
Hey Flora….it has a great cast for sure.
Hey Steve….maybe you do not know what Mrs. Miniver is about…..Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon go on a killing rampage and work their way through all the Nazi occupied countries….taking back all the stolen paintings…wiping out some Nazis….as they try and find Hitler. All the while Walter Winchell is reporting on their adventures…..lol.
Hey Flora….like Steve….I am somewhat stunned that Natural Born Killers made your Top 5. Granted it has a very similar story to one of your all-time favorite Martin Sheen movies…Badlands. Thanks for taking part in the Viewing Olympics….so far we have 5 tallies.
Larry from USA 40
Cogerson from USA 39
Steve from England 29
BERN1960 from Canada 18
Flora from Canada 10
I am curious if we see another sighting of Rendon….seems he checked out a few pages, made the request and has not been seen since.
Thanks for sharing your TLJ thoughts.
Hey Steve….
1. Glad this one is more to your liking.
2. I will check out Criminal soon….it seems like it was just at the cinemas (note I did not say theaters….lol). I can’t believe another Ryan Reynolds body switching movie is here.
3. I agree he has done well in all roles….I liked his bad guy in Under Siege…. I sorta of wish he would have gotten away with it….but he did not consider the ship’s cook….lol.
4. Tally count:
Larry from USA 40
Cogerson from USA 39
Steve from England 29
BERN1960 from Canada 18
Flora from Canada 10
5. I told you Mrs. Miniver is haunting you. As for the ones you missed….Coal Miner’s Daughter is probably the best….the others are ok at best…though Jessica Lange is good in Blue Sky (she did win the Oscar for that one).
6. Lincoln was a one and done movie for me….but I thought Jones was pretty good in the movie.
7. I saw Black Moon Rising years ago….I have a vague memory of the scene you mentioned…..another during that time frame that I enjoyed was Stormy Monday…..with Jones, Melanie Griffith and Sting (yes Sting) are giving good performances.
8. You have to remember back then Kurt Russell was known as the Disney boy…..AKA Dexter Riley….which is about the polar opposite of Snake.
9. Is the Escape From New York reboot back on? I thought it got pushed to the back burner.
10. Thanks for the thoughts, visit and comments.
I like him. Overall I have seen 18 of his movies. I have seen The Missing but I really did not like his character at all. I did not know that he made that many movies. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE INFORMATION ON THIS SITE.
Hey BERN1960…..thanks for stopping by and commenting and playing the tally count game. 18 is a pretty good number….we will see if can stay in the Top 3. He actually has not made as many movies as I thought….he took a few breaks….a three year break and then later a four year break. Glad you liked this UMR movie page.
BERN1960. I like him. Overall I have seen 18 of his movies. I have seen The Missing but I really did not like his character at all. I did not know that he made that many movies. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE INFORMATION ON THIS SITE.