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Tommy Lee Jones Movies

tlj1111Want 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.
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 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.

Year Movie (Year) Rating S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
2007 No Country for Old Men (2007)
AA Best Picture Win
2012 Lincoln (2012)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1993 The Fugitive (1993)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Win
1991 JFK (1991)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1980 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
AA Best Picture Nom
1997 Men in Black (1997)
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
1994 The Client (1994)
2012 Men in Black 3 (2012)
1992 Under Siege (1992)
2000 Space Cowboys (2000)
2016 Jason Bourne (2016)
1999 Double Jeopardy (1999)
1995 Batman Forever (1995)
1994 Natural Born Killers (1994)
2002 Men in Black II (2002)
2012 Hope Springs (2012)
2000 Rules of Engagement (2000)
1998 Small Soldiers (1998)
Voice Only
1997 Volcano (1997)
1998 U.S. Marshals (1998)
1977 Rolling Thunder (1977)
2019 Ad Astra (2019)
2006 A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
1978 Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
2005 Three Burials (2005)
2023 The Burial (2023)
Amazon
2003 The Missing (2003)
2007 In the Valley of Elah (2007)
AA Best Actor Nom
2014 The Homesman (2014)
1978 The Betsy (1978)
1994 Blue Sky (1994)
1989 The Package (1989)
2010 The Company Men (2010)
1994 Blown Away (1994)
2003 The Hunted (2003)
1993 Heaven & Earth (1993)
1981 Back Roads (1981)
2013 The Family (2013)
1983 Nate and Hayes (1983)
1976 Jackson County Jail (1976)
1994 Cobb (1994)
1993 House of Cards (1993)
1988 Stormy Monday (1988)
1984 The River Rat (1984)
1986 Black Moon Rising (1986)
1973 Life Study (1973)
1988 Gotham (1988)
Showtime Movies
2009 In The Electric Mist (2009)
2016 Criminal (2016)
1987 The Big Town (1987)
2025 The Comeback Trail (2025)
Limited Release
2005 Man of the House (2005)
2016 Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
2012 Emperor (2012)
2023 Finestkind (2023)
Paramount Plus
1975 Eliza's Horoscope (1975)
2017 Shock and Awe (2017)
1990 Fire Birds (1990)
2017 Just Getting Started (2017)

Tommy Lee Jones Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

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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
3 No Country for Old Men (2007)
AA Best Picture Win
Woody Harrelson &
Javier Bardem
74.30 135.0 311.80 36 92 08 / 04 99.7
1 Lincoln (2012)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
Daniel Day-Lewis &
Directed by Steven Spielberg
182.20 286.1 432.30 13 89 12 / 02 99.6
2 The Fugitive (1993)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Win
Harrison Ford &
Julianne Moore
183.90 555.2 1,113.80 3 90 07 / 01 99.6
6 JFK (1991)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
Jack Lemmon &
Walter Matthau
70.40 209.0 609.90 17 81 08 / 02 99.2
4 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
AA Best Picture Nom
Sissy Spacek 81.50 391.7 391.70 6 80 07 / 01 99.0
5 Men in Black (1997) Will Smith &
Rip Torn
250.70 682.7 1,605.10 2 84 03 / 01 98.5
7 Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Chris Evans &
Hugo Weaving
176.70 278.5 584.10 12 77 00 / 00 96.6
8 The Client (1994) Susan Sarandon 92.10 282.2 360.30 13 70 01 / 00 94.9
9 Men in Black 3 (2012) Will Smith &
Josh Brolin
179.00 281.1 979.90 14 69 00 / 00 94.2
10 Under Siege (1992) Steven Seagal 83.60 251.7 471.60 13 66 02 / 00 94.0
11 Space Cowboys (2000) Clint Eastwood &
James Garner
90.50 209.8 298.90 25 68 01 / 00 94.0
11 Jason Bourne (2016) Matt Damon 162.40 234.7 600.40 15 66 00 / 00 93.5
12 Double Jeopardy (1999) Ashley Judd 116.70 288.4 439.30 15 55 00 / 00 89.4
13 Batman Forever (1995) Jim Carrey &
Drew Barrymore
184.00 528.8 967.00 2 52 03 / 00 89.1
16 Natural Born Killers (1994) Woody Harrelson &
Robert Downey Jr.
50.30 154.1 154.10 25 68 00 / 00 89.0
15 Men in Black II (2002) Will Smith 190.40 410.4 952.20 8 50 00 / 00 87.5
17 Hope Springs (2012) Meryl Streep &
Steve Carell
63.50 99.8 179.50 51 71 00 / 00 83.0
19 Rules of Engagement (2000) Samuel L. Jackson 61.30 142.2 166.40 39 55 00 / 00 82.2
20 Small Soldiers (1998)
Voice Only
Bruce Dern &
Ernest Borgnine
54.70 145.7 190.00 41 54 00 / 00 82.0
22 Volcano (1997) Don Cheadle 49.30 134.3 334.50 38 55 00 / 00 80.6
24 U.S. Marshals (1998) Robert Downey Jr. &
Wesley Snipes
57.20 152.4 272.80 35 47 00 / 00 79.5
21 Rolling Thunder (1977) William Devane 10.80 60.6 60.60 57 75 00 / 00 78.7
23 Ad Astra (2019) Brad Pitt &
Donald Sutherland
50.20 68.5 173.50 54 69 01 / 00 76.8
24 A Prairie Home Companion (2006) Meryl Streep &
Woody Harrelson
20.30 38.6 49.40 114 78 00 / 00 76.1
26 Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) Faye Dunaway 20.00 106.8 106.80 36 56 00 / 00 75.5
25 Three Burials (2005) Barry Pepper 5.00 9.8 9.80 163 80 00 / 00 69.0
27 The Burial (2023)
Amazon
Jamie Foxx 0.10 0.1 0.10 283 78 00 / 00 64.6
29 The Missing (2003) Cate Blanchett &
Directed by Ron Howard
27.00 56.0 79.50 94 61 00 / 00 63.8
27 In the Valley of Elah (2007)
AA Best Actor Nom
Susan Sarandon &
Charlize Theron
6.80 12.3 53.70 158 73 01 / 00 62.6
28 The Homesman (2014) Meryl Streep &
Hilary Swank
2.40 3.7 3.70 166 75 00 / 00 60.5
31 The Betsy (1978) Laurence Olivier &
Robert Duvall
17.40 93.2 93.20 40 46 00 / 00 60.3
30 Blue Sky (1994) Jessica Lange 3.40 10.3 10.30 153 69 01 / 01 57.3
32 The Package (1989) Gene Hackman 10.60 33.5 33.50 79 63 00 / 00 56.7
34 The Company Men (2010) Ben Affleck &
Kevin Costner
4.40 7.0 7.70 141 70 00 / 00 54.9
39 Blown Away (1994) Jeff Bridges 30.20 92.4 92.40 47 43 00 / 00 54.0
35 The Hunted (2003) Benicio Del Toro 34.20 71.0 71.00 83 49 00 / 00 53.9
36 Heaven & Earth (1993) Debbie Reynolds 5.90 17.7 17.70 134 65 00 / 00 51.8
40 Back Roads (1981) Sally Field 11.80 53.1 53.10 68 51 00 / 00 46.3
40 The Family (2013) Robert DeNiro &
Michelle Pfeiffer
36.90 56.8 120.60 80 48 00 / 00 44.3
39 Nate and Hayes (1983) Written by John Hughes 2.00 7.8 7.80 115 64 00 / 00 42.9
42 Jackson County Jail (1976) Yvette Mimieux &
Robert Carradine
7.00 40.9 40.90 72 53 00 / 00 42.6
40 Cobb (1994) Robert Wuhl 1.00 3.1 3.10 192 64 00 / 00 40.8
41 House of Cards (1993) Kathleen Turner 0.30 1.0 1.00 207 65 00 / 00 40.4
44 Stormy Monday (1988) Melanie Griffith &
Sting
1.80 5.4 5.40 164 62 00 / 00 37.7
44 The River Rat (1984) Martha Plimpton 1.10 4.3 4.30 152 61 00 / 00 34.2
46 Black Moon Rising (1986) Linda Hamilton 6.60 22.4 22.40 90 54 00 / 00 31.9
45 Life Study (1973) Bartholomew Miro Jr. 0.70 5.0 5.00 162 59 00 / 00 31.1
48 Gotham (1988)
Showtime Movies
Virginia Madsen 0.00 0.1 0.10 302 57 00 / 00 23.8
47 In The Electric Mist (2009) John Goodman 0.10 0.1 12.60 330 57 00 / 00 23.6
50 Criminal (2016) Kevin Costner &
Ryan Reynolds
14.70 21.3 56.10 124 49 00 / 00 22.1
49 The Big Town (1987) Matt Dillon &
Bruce Dern
1.70 5.5 5.50 146 54 00 / 00 22.0
52 The Comeback Trail (2025)
Limited Release
Robert De Niro &
Morgan Freeman
0.10 0.1 0.10 217 54 00 / 00 18.9
52 Man of the House (2005) R. Lee Ermey 19.70 38.5 38.50 118 41 00 / 00 17.8
53 Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) Jason Statham 21.20 30.7 181.70 108 42 00 / 00 15.6
54 Emperor (2012) Matthew Fox 3.30 5.3 5.30 157 49 00 / 00 14.6
55 Finestkind (2023)
Paramount Plus
Jenna Ortega 0.10 0.1 0.10 299 50 00 / 00 13.2
57 Eliza's Horoscope (1975) Elizabeth Moorman 0.90 5.5 5.50 142 46 00 / 00 10.2
58 Shock and Awe (2017) Woody Harrelson &
Milla Jovovich
0.10 0.1 0.30 242 46 00 / 00 8.8
59 Fire Birds (1990) Nicolas Cage 14.80 43.6 43.60 84 25 00 / 00 3.3
60 Just Getting Started (2017) Morgan Freeman 6.10 8.5 10.60 133 31 00 / 00 1.5

Tommy Lee Jones Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
Men in Black (1997) Will Smith &
Rip Torn
1,605.10
The Fugitive (1993)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Win
Harrison Ford &
Julianne Moore
1,113.80
Men in Black 3 (2012) Will Smith &
Josh Brolin
979.90
Batman Forever (1995) Jim Carrey &
Drew Barrymore
967.00
Men in Black II (2002) Will Smith 952.20
JFK (1991)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
Jack Lemmon &
Walter Matthau
609.90
Jason Bourne (2016) Matt Damon 600.40
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Chris Evans &
Hugo Weaving
584.10
Under Siege (1992) Steven Seagal 471.60
Double Jeopardy (1999) Ashley Judd 439.30
Lincoln (2012)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
Daniel Day-Lewis &
Directed by Steven Spielberg
432.30
The Client (1994) Susan Sarandon 360.30
Volcano (1997) Don Cheadle 334.50
No Country for Old Men (2007)
AA Best Picture Win
Woody Harrelson &
Javier Bardem
311.80
Space Cowboys (2000) Clint Eastwood &
James Garner
298.90
U.S. Marshals (1998) Robert Downey Jr. &
Wesley Snipes
272.80
Small Soldiers (1998)
Voice Only
Bruce Dern &
Ernest Borgnine
190.00
Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) Jason Statham 181.70
Hope Springs (2012) Meryl Streep &
Steve Carell
179.50
Ad Astra (2019) Brad Pitt &
Donald Sutherland
173.50
Rules of Engagement (2000) Samuel L. Jackson 166.40
The Family (2013) Robert DeNiro &
Michelle Pfeiffer
120.60
The Missing (2003) Cate Blanchett &
Directed by Ron Howard
79.50
Criminal (2016) Kevin Costner &
Ryan Reynolds
56.10
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
AA Best Actor Nom
Susan Sarandon &
Charlize Theron
53.70
A Prairie Home Companion (2006) Meryl Streep &
Woody Harrelson
49.40
In The Electric Mist (2009) John Goodman 12.60
Just Getting Started (2017) Morgan Freeman 10.60
The Company Men (2010) Ben Affleck &
Kevin Costner
7.70
Shock and Awe (2017) Woody Harrelson &
Milla Jovovich
0.30
.

Tommy Lee Jones has played Agent Kay in three Men In Black movies
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. Check out Tommy Lee Jones’ career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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  1. Chris says:
    July 20, 2016 at 5:14 pm

    Hi

    I first came to know of Tommy Lee Jones in The Coal Miner’s Daughter. That’s 36 years ago. The thing I love about Jones is his facial expressions. It’s a well worn face, all chiseled out from the school of hard knocks. I think that’s why he comes across very well as a sheriff or law man. I loved the bit in Lincoln where he takes off his wig and climbs into bed with his black partner.It’s a really good touch. I think he’s someone who’ll be around for a long time, all his performances are interesting, maybe that’s why he can be difficult on set.
    Cheers

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    1. Cogerson says:
      July 20, 2016 at 9:58 pm

      Hey Chris….I think we share the same exact memory of Tommy Lee Jones. Coal Miner’s Daughter used to play in HBO all the time when we first got cable. Pretty sure for years that is how identified him…..oh….the guy from Coal Miner’s.

      I agree he still has great roles left in him for sure. I wonder how close the industry projections will be for his next blockbuster Jason Bourne? That was indeed a good twist in Lincoln. I recently watched Backroads with Jones and Sally Field….apparently they did not get along at all while making that romantic comedy….I wonder what they thought 30 plus years later when they both got to go the Oscars as nominees for the same movie….Lincoln.

      As always thanks for stopping by and sharing your movie knowledge.

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  2. OU812 says:
    July 19, 2016 at 10:16 pm

    Even though I have heard he is somewhat difficult to work with it is hard to argue with his end results. I wonder if they will make a MIB4?

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    1. Cogerson says:
      July 20, 2016 at 6:30 am

      Hey OU812…I have not heard about a MIB4…..based on his small part in 3….not thinking he will have a major role in 4 if they ever make it. Thanks for the visit.

      Reply
  3. Cogerson says:
    July 19, 2016 at 8:43 pm

    Hey Stein…..wow….another person giving out their tally count. Hmmmm 26….Current Tally Counts
    Larry from USA 40
    Cogerson from USA 39
    Steve from England 29
    Stein from ???? 26….your country if you do not mind me asking?
    BERN1960 from Canada 18
    Flora from Canada 10
    So close to a Top 3 finish. I like all three of your favorites. I agree with you about Space Cowboys….I love that quartet…..Sutherland, Garner, Jones and Clint….it does not get much better than that.
    Tonight has been unusual for sure….but trust me it is not normally like this….hopefully things will return to their normal calm relax self. Thanks for checking out our latest page.

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  4. SteinHoF16 says:
    July 19, 2016 at 8:14 pm

    I love me some Tommy Lee Jones. He is like a fine wine he gets better with age. So you want a tally count? I have seen 26 of these movies. Plus there are a couple that seem like ones I have seen. My favorite Tommy movies are Captain America Part 1, Blown Away and Space Cowboys. Space Cowboys is a movie that I can watch anytime. Hope your night is going well. I was reading some comments and it seems the tempers are very active tonight.

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    1. Cogerson says:
      July 19, 2016 at 8:43 pm

      Hey Stein…..wow….another person giving out their tally count. Hmmmm 26….Current Tally Counts
      Larry from USA 40
      Cogerson from USA 39
      Steve from England 29
      Stein from ???? 26….your country if you do not mind me asking?
      BERN1960 from Canada 18
      Flora from Canada 10
      So close to a Top 3 finish. I like all three of your favorites. I agree with you about Space Cowboys….I love that quartet…..Sutherland, Garner, Jones and Clint….it does not get much better than that.
      Tonight has been unusual for sure….but trust me it is not normally like this….hopefully things will return to their normal calm relax self. Thanks for checking out our latest page.

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      1. SteinHoF16 says:
        July 20, 2016 at 4:18 pm

        I am currently in California but about to move to Arizona. So I will be yet another member of Team USA.

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  5. Humphries says:
    July 19, 2016 at 7:26 pm

    every movie he is in benefits from his presence

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    1. Cogerson says:
      July 19, 2016 at 7:33 pm

      Hey Humphries….I agree with your comment. Not sure if he has ever given a bad performance.

      Reply

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