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William H. Macy (1950-) is an Oscar®-nominated American actor and director. If there was a Hall of Fame for supporting actors, William H. Macy, would be in that musuem. His IMDb page shows over 158 assorted credits since 1978. This page will rank William H. Macy movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition.
William H. Macy 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
2003
Seabiscuit (2003)
AA Best Picture Nom
1995
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
1997
Air Force One (1997)
1994
The Client (1994)
1996
Fargo (1996)
AA Best Picture Nom
2024
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
1997
Wag the Dog (1997)
2001
Jurassic Park III (2001)
1998
A Civil Action (1998)
1997
Boogie Nights (1997)
1998
Pleasantville (1998)
2011
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
1999
Magnolia (1999)
2007
Wild Hogs (2007)
1987
Radio Days (1987)
1985
The Last Dragon (1985)
2005
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
1993
Benny & Joon (1993)
1993
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
2013
The Wind Rises (2013)
1991
Barton Fink (1991)
2012
Ernest & Celestine (2012)
2012
The Sessions (2012)
2005
Sahara (2005)
1999
Mystery Men (1999)
1991
Homicide (1991)
2008
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
1987
House of Games (1987)
1995
Murder in the First (1995)
2004
Cellular (2004)
2000
State and Main (2000)
1983
Without a Trace (1983)
1988
Things Change (1988)
2003
The Cooler (2003)
2000
Panic (2000)
1996
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
2006
Inland Empire (2006)
2025
The Running Man (2025)
NP
2016
Blood Father (2016)
2025
Train Dreams (2025)
Film Festival Circuit Only
1980
Somewhere in Time (1980)
1996
Down Periscope (1996)
2004
Spartan (2004)
2025
Soul on Fire (2025)
NP
1980
Foolin' Around (1980)
1995
Roommates (1995)
1999
Happy, Texas (1999)
2014
Rudderless (2014)
Director
1994
Oleanna (1994)
1995
Tall Tale (1995)
2005
Edmond (2005)
2006
Bobby (2006)
2001
Focus (2001)
2009
Shorts (2009)
1993
Twenty Bucks (1993)
2007
He Was a Quiet Man (2007)
1995
Above Suspicion (1995)
1998
Jerry And Tom (1998)
1992
A Private Matter (1992)
HBO Movie
1991
Shadows and Fog (1991)
1998
Psycho (1998)
2002
Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
2008
Bart Got a Room (2008)
2006
Everyone's Hero (2006)
2008
The Deal (2008)
2013
A Single Shot (2013)
2013
Trust Me (2013)
2014
Cake (2014)
2015
Walter (2015)
Limited Release
2024
Ricky Stanicky (2024)
Amazon
2023
Maybe I Do (2023)
2015
Stealing Cars (2015)
1996
Hit Me (1998)
2009
The Maiden Heist (2009)
2015
Dial a Prayer (2015)
Limited Release
2014
Two-Bit Waltz (2014)
Limited Release
2017
Krystal (2017)
1994
Being Human (1994)
2010
Dirty Girl (2010)
2010
Marmaduke (2010)
2006
Doogal (2006)
| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
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| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
| 2003 | Seabiscuit (2003) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1995 | Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) | |
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| 1997 | Air Force One (1997) | |
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| 1994 | The Client (1994) | |
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| 1996 | Fargo (1996) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2024 | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) | |
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| 1997 | Wag the Dog (1997) | |
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| 2001 | Jurassic Park III (2001) | |
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| 1998 | A Civil Action (1998) | |
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| 1997 | Boogie Nights (1997) | |
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| 1998 | Pleasantville (1998) | |
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| 2011 | The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) | |
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| 1999 | Magnolia (1999) | |
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| 2007 | Wild Hogs (2007) | |
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| 1987 | Radio Days (1987) | |
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| 1985 | The Last Dragon (1985) | |
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| 2005 | Thank You for Smoking (2005) | |
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| 1993 | Benny & Joon (1993) | |
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| 1993 | Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) | |
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| 2013 | The Wind Rises (2013) | |
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| 1991 | Barton Fink (1991) | |
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| 2012 | Ernest & Celestine (2012) | |
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| 2012 | The Sessions (2012) | |
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| 2005 | Sahara (2005) | |
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| 1999 | Mystery Men (1999) | |
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| 1991 | Homicide (1991) | |
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| 2008 | The Tale of Despereaux (2008) | |
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| 1987 | House of Games (1987) | |
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| 1995 | Murder in the First (1995) | |
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| 2004 | Cellular (2004) | |
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| 2000 | State and Main (2000) | |
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| 1983 | Without a Trace (1983) | |
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| 1988 | Things Change (1988) | |
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| 2003 | The Cooler (2003) | |
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| 2000 | Panic (2000) | |
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| 1996 | Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) | |
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| 2006 | Inland Empire (2006) | |
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| 2025 | The Running Man (2025) | |
NP |
| 2016 | Blood Father (2016) | |
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| 2025 | Train Dreams (2025) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1980 | Somewhere in Time (1980) | |
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| 1996 | Down Periscope (1996) | |
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| 2004 | Spartan (2004) | |
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| 2025 | Soul on Fire (2025) | |
NP |
| 1980 | Foolin' Around (1980) | |
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| 1995 | Roommates (1995) | |
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| 1999 | Happy, Texas (1999) | |
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| 2014 | Rudderless (2014) Director |
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| 1994 | Oleanna (1994) | |
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| 1995 | Tall Tale (1995) | |
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| 2005 | Edmond (2005) | |
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| 2006 | Bobby (2006) | |
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| 2001 | Focus (2001) | |
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| 2009 | Shorts (2009) | |
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| 1993 | Twenty Bucks (1993) | |
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| 2007 | He Was a Quiet Man (2007) | |
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| 1995 | Above Suspicion (1995) | |
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| 1998 | Jerry And Tom (1998) | |
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| 1992 | A Private Matter (1992) HBO Movie |
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| 1991 | Shadows and Fog (1991) | |
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| 1998 | Psycho (1998) | |
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| 2002 | Welcome to Collinwood (2002) | |
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| 2008 | Bart Got a Room (2008) | |
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| 2006 | Everyone's Hero (2006) | |
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| 2008 | The Deal (2008) | |
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| 2013 | A Single Shot (2013) | |
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| 2013 | Trust Me (2013) | |
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| 2014 | Cake (2014) | |
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| 2015 | Walter (2015) Limited Release |
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| 2024 | Ricky Stanicky (2024) Amazon |
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| 2023 | Maybe I Do (2023) | |
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| 2015 | Stealing Cars (2015) | |
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| 1996 | Hit Me (1998) | |
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| 2009 | The Maiden Heist (2009) | |
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| 2015 | Dial a Prayer (2015) Limited Release |
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| 2014 | Two-Bit Waltz (2014) Limited Release |
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| 2017 | Krystal (2017) | |
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| 1994 | Being Human (1994) | |
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| 2010 | Dirty Girl (2010) | |
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| 2010 | Marmaduke (2010) | |
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| 2006 | Doogal (2006) | |
William H. Macy Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Sort William H. Macy movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| 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 | Seabiscuit (2003) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jeff Bridges & Tobey Maguire |
120.30 | 234.4 | 289.00 | 17 | 77 | 07 / 00 | 98.5 | |
| 2 | Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) | Richard Dreyfuss & Glenne Headly |
82.60 | 223.0 | 287.10 | 14 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 96.2 | |
| 3 | Air Force One (1997) | Harrison Ford & Gary Oldman |
173.00 | 442.8 | 806.80 | 5 | 70 | 02 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 4 | The Client (1994) | Susan Sarandon & Tommy Lee Jones |
92.10 | 265.3 | 338.70 | 13 | 70 | 01 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 5 | Fargo (1996) AA Best Picture Nom |
Frances McDormand | 24.60 | 65.4 | 161.10 | 66 | 91 | 07 / 02 | 92.5 | |
| 6 | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) | 171.10 | 171.1 | 397.40 | 15 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 92.1 | ||
| 7 | Wag the Dog (1997) | Dustin Hoffman & Robert De Niro |
43.10 | 110.2 | 164.50 | 50 | 79 | 02 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 8 | Jurassic Park III (2001) | Sam Neill & Téa Leoni |
181.20 | 376.8 | 766.90 | 9 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 9 | A Civil Action (1998) | John Travolta & Robert Duvall |
56.70 | 142.1 | 142.10 | 37 | 67 | 02 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 10 | Boogie Nights (1997) | Mark Wahlberg & Burt Reynolds |
26.40 | 67.6 | 110.30 | 77 | 89 | 03 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 11 | Pleasantville (1998) | Tobey Maguire & Jeff Daniels |
40.60 | 101.7 | 124.80 | 49 | 77 | 03 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 12 | The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) | Matthew McConaughey & Marisa Tomei |
58.00 | 86.0 | 111.10 | 58 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
| 13 | Magnolia (1999) | Tom Cruise & Jason Robards |
22.50 | 52.1 | 112.50 | 80 | 83 | 03 / 00 | 83.9 | |
| 14 | Wild Hogs (2007) | John Travolta & Tim Allen |
168.30 | 287.4 | 433.20 | 12 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 15 | Radio Days (1987) | Diane Keaton & Directed by Woody Allen |
14.80 | 44.5 | 44.50 | 67 | 82 | 02 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 16 | The Last Dragon (1985) | Taimak & Vanity |
25.80 | 85.2 | 85.20 | 33 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 80.6 | |
| 17 | Thank You for Smoking (2005) | Aaron Eckhart & J.K. Simmons |
24.80 | 45.5 | 73.50 | 105 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 18 | Benny & Joon (1993) | Johnny Depp & Mary Stuart Masterson |
23.30 | 66.0 | 66.00 | 64 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 80.1 | |
| 19 | Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) | Ben Kingsley & Laurence Fishburne |
7.30 | 20.6 | 20.60 | 122 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 79.6 | |
| 20 | The Wind Rises (2013) | Emily Blunt & Martin Short |
5.20 | 7.5 | 170.40 | 150 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 21 | Barton Fink (1991) | John Goodman & John Mahoney |
6.20 | 17.2 | 17.20 | 118 | 82 | 03 / 00 | 76.6 | |
| 22 | Ernest & Celestine (2012) | Forest Whitaker & Lauren Bacall |
0.30 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 236 | 88 | 01 / 00 | 76.5 | |
| 23 | The Sessions (2012) | Helen Hunt & John Hawkes & Helen Hunt |
6.00 | 8.9 | 13.50 | 144 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 76.2 | |
| 24 | Sahara (2005) | Matthew McConaughey & Delroy Lindo |
68.70 | 126.1 | 219.00 | 36 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 75.8 | |
| 25 | Mystery Men (1999) | Ben Stiller & Geoffrey Rush |
29.80 | 69.1 | 77.70 | 68 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 73.5 | |
| 26 | Homicide (1991) | Joe Mantegna | 3.00 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 137 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 72.9 | |
| 27 | The Tale of Despereaux (2008) | Dustin Hoffman & Matthew Broderick |
50.90 | 83.3 | 142.30 | 57 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 72.4 | |
| 28 | House of Games (1987) | Lindsay Crouse & Joe Mantegna |
2.60 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 131 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 70.6 | |
| 29 | Murder in the First (1995) | Christian Slater & Kevin Bacon |
17.40 | 47.0 | 47.00 | 88 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 30 | Cellular (2004) | Chris Evans & Kim Basinger & Jas |
32.00 | 60.6 | 106.80 | 87 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 31 | State and Main (2000) | Philip Seymour Hoffman & William H. Macy |
6.90 | 15.1 | 20.10 | 135 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
| 32 | Without a Trace (1983) | Kate Nelligan & Judd Hirsch |
9.60 | 35.9 | 35.90 | 67 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 33 | Things Change (1988) | Don Ameche & Joe Mantegna |
3.50 | 10.1 | 10.10 | 141 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 65.0 | |
| 34 | The Cooler (2003) | Alec Baldwin & Maria Bello & Alec Baldwin |
8.30 | 16.2 | 16.20 | 131 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 64.0 | |
| 35 | Panic (2000) | William H. Macy & Neve Campbell |
0.80 | 1.7 | 1.70 | 195 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 62.1 | |
| 36 | Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) | Alec Baldwin & James Woods |
13.30 | 35.4 | 35.40 | 107 | 63 | 02 / 00 | 60.7 | |
| 37 | Inland Empire (2006) | Jeremy Irons & Laura Dern |
0.90 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 236 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 60.3 | |
| 38 | The Running Man (2025) | Glen Powell & Directed by Edgar Wright |
28.70 | 28.7 | 50.00 | 51 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 58.7 | NP |
| 39 | Blood Father (2016) | Mel Gibson & Michael Parks |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 242 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 40 | Train Dreams (2025) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Joel Edgerton & Felicity Jones |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 221 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 54.3 | |
| 41 | Somewhere in Time (1980) | Christopher Reeve & Christopher Plummer |
9.80 | 44.1 | 44.10 | 75 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 52.1 | |
| 42 | Down Periscope (1996) | Bruce Dern & Kelsey Grammer |
25.80 | 68.5 | 68.50 | 61 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 51.7 | |
| 43 | Spartan (2004) | Val Kilmer & Derek Luke |
4.40 | 8.4 | 8.80 | 169 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 49.6 | |
| 44 | Soul on Fire (2025) | 7.20 | 7.2 | 7.20 | 91 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 49.0 | NP | |
| 45 | Foolin' Around (1980) | Gary Busey & Tony Randall |
3.00 | 13.6 | 13.60 | 127 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 48.9 | |
| 46 | Roommates (1995) | Julianne Moore & Peter Falk |
12.10 | 32.7 | 33.50 | 103 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 46.8 | |
| 47 | Happy, Texas (1999) | Jeremy Northam & Steve Zahn |
2.00 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 179 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 46.2 | |
| 48 | Rudderless (2014) Director |
Billy Crudup & Anton Yelchin |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 246 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 46.0 | |
| 49 | Oleanna (1994) | Debra Eisenstadt | 0.10 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 223 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.8 | |
| 50 | Tall Tale (1995) | Patrick Swayze & Oliver Platt |
8.20 | 22.3 | 29.80 | 120 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 42.7 | |
| 51 | Edmond (2005) | Julia Stiles | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 288 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.6 | |
| 52 | Bobby (2006) | Anthony Hopkins & Demi Moore |
11.20 | 20.1 | 37.00 | 154 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | |
| 53 | Focus (2001) | William H. Macy & Laura Dern |
0.60 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 213 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.7 | |
| 54 | Shorts (2009) | Leslie Mann & Directed by Robert Rodriguez |
20.90 | 32.8 | 46.80 | 105 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 38.6 | |
| 55 | Twenty Bucks (1993) | Linda Hunt & Brendan Fraser |
0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 227 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.2 | |
| 56 | He Was a Quiet Man (2007) | Christian Slater & Elisha Cuthbert |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 411 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.0 | |
| 57 | Above Suspicion (1995) | Christopher Reeve | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 257 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
| 58 | Jerry And Tom (1998) | Sam Rockwell | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 310 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.6 | |
| 59 | A Private Matter (1992) HBO Movie |
Aidan Quinn | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 260 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.5 | |
| 60 | Shadows and Fog (1991) | John Malkovich & Directed by Woody Allen |
2.70 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 141 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 33.8 | |
| 61 | Psycho (1998) | Vince Vaughn & Anne Heche |
21.50 | 53.8 | 93.10 | 80 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
| 62 | Welcome to Collinwood (2002) | George Clooney & Sam Rockwell |
0.30 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 231 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.1 | |
| 63 | Bart Got a Room (2008) | Steven Kaplan & Cheryl Hines |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 315 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.2 | |
| 64 | Everyone's Hero (2006) | Robin Williams & Rob Reiner |
14.50 | 25.9 | 29.70 | 136 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 28.7 | |
| 65 | The Deal (2008) | Meg Ryan | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 320 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.4 | |
| 66 | A Single Shot (2013) | Sam Rockwell & Jeffrey Wright |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 394 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 | |
| 67 | Trust Me (2013) | Sam Rockwell | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 419 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.5 | |
| 68 | Cake (2014) | Jennifer Aniston & Anna Kendrick |
2.00 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 168 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 24.9 | |
| 69 | Walter (2015) Limited Release |
Virginia Madsen | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 281 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.5 | |
| 70 | Ricky Stanicky (2024) Amazon |
Zac Efron & John Cena |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 206 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.7 | |
| 71 | Maybe I Do (2023) | Richard Gere & Diane Keaton |
1.30 | 1.4 | 4.20 | 149 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 18.2 | |
| 72 | Stealing Cars (2015) | John Leguizamo | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 265 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 16.0 | |
| 73 | Hit Me (1998) | Haing S. Ngor | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 288 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.0 | |
| 74 | The Maiden Heist (2009) | Morgan Freeman | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 446 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.6 | |
| 75 | Dial a Prayer (2015) Limited Release |
Glenne Headly | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 283 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.3 | |
| 76 | Two-Bit Waltz (2014) Limited Release |
Rebecca Pidgeon | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 260 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.4 | |
| 77 | Krystal (2017) | Rosario Dawson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 415 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 9.0 | |
| 78 | Being Human (1994) | Robin Williams & Ewan McGregor |
1.50 | 4.4 | 4.40 | 183 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 8.2 | |
| 79 | Dirty Girl (2010) | Milla Jovovich & Juno Temple |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 277 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 7.2 | |
| 80 | Marmaduke (2010) | Owen Wilson & Emma Stone |
33.60 | 50.1 | 124.70 | 86 | 25 | 00 / 00 | 4.3 | |
| 81 | Doogal (2006) | Chevy Chase & John Krasinski |
7.40 | 13.2 | 47.70 | 170 | 24 | 00 / 00 | 0.6 |
William H. Macy Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
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