Want to know the best Owen Wilson movies? How about the worst Owen Wilson movies? Curious about Owen Wilson’s box office grosses or which Owen Wilson movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Owen Wilson movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
In 1996, Owen Wilson (1968-) debuted as an actor in Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket. In this low budget movie, Wilson played a lovable loser named Dignan. In my opinion, Dignan is one of the best movie characters in the last 20 years. Bottle Rocket did very little at the box (failed to gross over one million dollars) but it got Wilson at least one huge fan….besides me. That fan was Ben Stiller who immediately gave Wilson a role in the Ben Stiller directed movie The Cable Guy.
Since The Cable Guy, Wilson and Stiller have appeared in another 9 movies together. Some of their movies together have been huge hits, all three Meet the Parents movies, all three Night at the Museum movies, and Starsky and Hutch. He has also starred in the critically acclaimed movies The Royal Tenenbaums and Midnight in Paris. When Owen Wilson goes it alone, without Stiller, the results have been mixed. He has megahits like Marley and Me, The Wedding Crashers, and Cars. But he has had numerous disappointments like Drillbit Taylor, How Do You Know, Marmaduke, I Spy, and The Big Bounce.
His IMDb page shows 59 acting credits from 1994-2015. This page will rank 43 Owen Wilson movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.
Owen Wilson 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
2000
Meet the Parents (2000)
2006
Cars (2006)
2005
Wedding Crashers (2005)
2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
AA Best Picture Nom
2017
Wonder (2017)
2008
Marley & Me (2008)
2011
Midnight in Paris (2011)
AA Best Picture Nom
2017
Cars 3 (2017)
2011
Cars 2 (2011)
Voice Only
2006
Night at the Museum (2006)
1998
Armageddon (1998)
2000
Shanghai Noon (2000)
2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
2001
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
AA Best Writing Nom
2004
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
1996
The Cable Guy (1996)
2014
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
2003
Shanghai Knights (2003)
2010
Little Fockers (2010)
1999
The Haunting (1999)
2001
Zoolander (2001)
1997
Anaconda (1997)
2001
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
2014
Inherent Vice (2014)
2006
You, Me and Dupree (2006)
2021
The French Dispatch (2021)
2007
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
2004
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
1996
Bottle Rocket (1996)
2022
Marry Me (2022)
2023
Haunted Mansion (2023)
2011
Hall Pass (2011)
2013
The Internship (2013)
2017
Lost In London (2017)
2015
No Escape (2015)
1999
The Minus Man (1999)
2013
Free Birds (2013)
1998
Permanent Midnight (1998)
2008
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
2016
Masterminds (2016)
2010
How Do You Know (2010)
2002
I Spy (2002)
2021
Bliss (2021)
Amazon
2014
She's Funny That Way (2014)
2011
The Big Year (2011)
2023
Paint (2023)
2016
Zoolander 2 (2016)
2014
The Hero of Color City (2014)
2017
Father Figures (2017)
2013
Are You Here (2013)
2022
Secret Headquarters (2022)
Paramount Plus
2005
The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
2004
The Big Bounce (2004)
2010
Marmaduke (2010)
Voice Only
Owen Wilson Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Owen Wilson movies by co-stars of her movies
- Sort Owen Wilson movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
- Sort Owen Wilson movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Owen Wilson movies by how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Owen Wilson movie received.
- Sort Owen Wilson movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking (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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Meet the Parents (2000) | Ben Stiller & Robert De Niro |
166.20 | 332.5 | 660.90 | 7 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 97.4 | |
| 2 | Cars (2006) | Paul Newman | 244.10 | 399.9 | 756.90 | 3 | 76 | 02 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 3 | Wedding Crashers (2005) | Vince Vaughn & Bradley Cooper |
209.30 | 352.5 | 480.30 | 6 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.6 | |
| 4 | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) AA Best Picture Nom |
Bill Murray & Directed by Wes Anderson |
59.30 | 78.2 | 230.60 | 57 | 86 | 09 / 04 | 94.0 | |
| 6 | Wonder (2017) | Julia Roberts | 132.40 | 159.1 | 359.00 | 23 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 5 | Marley & Me (2008) | Jennifer Aniston | 143.20 | 214.9 | 364.40 | 15 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 8 | Midnight in Paris (2011) AA Best Picture Nom |
Rachel McAdams & Directed by Woody Allen |
56.80 | 77.2 | 220.90 | 59 | 88 | 04 / 01 | 92.2 | |
| 9 | Cars 3 (2017) | Chris Cooper | 152.90 | 183.8 | 457.30 | 21 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 7 | Cars 2 (2011) Voice Only |
Michael Caine | 191.50 | 260.3 | 764.10 | 8 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 91.1 | |
| 9 | Night at the Museum (2006) | Ben Stiller & Robin Williams |
250.90 | 411.0 | 941.20 | 2 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 10 | Armageddon (1998) | Bruce Willis & Ben Affleck |
201.60 | 463.3 | 1,272.70 | 2 | 48 | 04 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 13 | Shanghai Noon (2000) | Jackie Chan | 56.90 | 113.9 | 198.50 | 46 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 11 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) | Ben Stiller & Robin Williams |
177.20 | 254.8 | 593.80 | 14 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 14 | The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) AA Best Writing Nom |
Ben Stiller & Directed by Wes Anderson |
52.40 | 99.9 | 136.30 | 48 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 15 | Starsky & Hutch (2004) | Ben Stiller & Vince Vaughn |
88.20 | 153.2 | 295.60 | 26 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 16 | The Cable Guy (1996) | Jim Carrey & Directed by Ben Stiller |
60.20 | 146.9 | 250.80 | 23 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 85.4 | |
| 17 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) | Ben Stiller & Robin Williams |
113.70 | 150.1 | 479.20 | 28 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
| 18 | Shanghai Knights (2003) | Jackie Chan | 60.50 | 108.1 | 157.90 | 47 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 20 | Little Fockers (2010) | Ben Stiller & Robert DeNiro |
148.40 | 202.8 | 424.40 | 16 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 80.4 | |
| 21 | The Haunting (1999) | Liam Neeson | 91.40 | 194.7 | 377.70 | 23 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 19 | Zoolander (2001) | Ben Stiller | 45.20 | 86.2 | 116.00 | 55 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 22 | Anaconda (1997) | Jennifer Lopez | 65.90 | 154.7 | 321.50 | 21 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 77.8 | |
| 24 | Behind Enemy Lines (2001) | Gene Hackman | 58.90 | 112.3 | 175.10 | 40 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 23 | Inherent Vice (2014) | Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Witherspoon |
8.10 | 10.7 | 19.40 | 142 | 78 | 02 / 00 | 70.7 | |
| 27 | You, Me and Dupree (2006) | Kate Hudson & Matt Dillon |
75.60 | 123.9 | 213.70 | 31 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 69.0 | |
| 25 | The French Dispatch (2021) | Bill Murray | 16.10 | 17.1 | 47.30 | 49 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 66.0 | |
| 26 | The Darjeeling Limited (2007) | Bill Murray & Directed by Wes Anderson |
11.90 | 18.6 | 55.00 | 133 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 63.9 | |
| 28 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) | Bill Murray & Directed by Wes Anderson |
24.00 | 41.7 | 60.40 | 95 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 63.9 | |
| 29 | Bottle Rocket (1996) | James Caan & Directed by Wes Anderson |
0.60 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 217 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 60.4 | |
| 30 | Marry Me (2022) | Jennifer Lopez | 22.30 | 22.9 | 50.20 | 48 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 59.2 | |
| 31 | Haunted Mansion (2023) | LaKeith Stanfield & Danny DeVito |
67.70 | 67.7 | 114.80 | 36 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 53.2 | |
| 31 | Hall Pass (2011) | Jason Sudeikis | 45.10 | 61.3 | 113.00 | 72 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
| 33 | The Internship (2013) | Vince Vaughn | 44.70 | 59.2 | 124.00 | 72 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 42.4 | |
| 32 | Lost In London (2017) | Woody Harrelson & Daniel Radcliffe |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 380 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.9 | |
| 35 | No Escape (2015) | Lake Bell & Pierce Brosnan |
27.30 | 34.9 | 69.60 | 84 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 36.0 | |
| 34 | The Minus Man (1999) | Brian Cox | 0.40 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 217 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.6 | |
| 38 | Free Birds (2013) | Woody Harrelson | 55.80 | 73.9 | 146.40 | 63 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 31.9 | |
| 36 | Permanent Midnight (1998) | Ben Stiller | 1.20 | 2.7 | 2.70 | 188 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 30.4 | |
| 40 | Drillbit Taylor (2008) | Leslie Mann | 32.90 | 49.3 | 74.60 | 86 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 28.4 | |
| 39 | Masterminds (2016) | Zach Galifianakis & Kristen Wiig |
17.40 | 21.6 | 21.60 | 118 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 26.9 | |
| 41 | How Do You Know (2010) | Paul Rudd & Jack Nicholson |
30.20 | 41.3 | 66.50 | 96 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 24.8 | |
| 42 | I Spy (2002) | Eddie Murphy | 33.60 | 62.4 | 94.30 | 78 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 20.9 | |
| 42 | Bliss (2021) Amazon |
Salma Hayak | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 231 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.8 | |
| 43 | She's Funny That Way (2014) | Jennifer Aniston & Will Forte |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 219 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.1 | |
| 45 | The Big Year (2011) | Steve Martin & Jack Black |
7.20 | 9.8 | 10.40 | 150 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 17.8 | |
| 44 | Paint (2023) | Stephen Root | 0.80 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 159 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.7 | |
| 47 | Zoolander 2 (2016) | Ben Stiller & Will Ferrell |
28.80 | 36.0 | 69.80 | 95 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | |
| 48 | The Hero of Color City (2014) | Christina Ricci | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 343 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.6 | |
| 49 | Father Figures (2017) | Chrisopher Walken & Glenn Close |
17.50 | 21.0 | 27.60 | 106 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 13.4 | |
| 50 | Are You Here (2013) | Zach Galifianakis | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 298 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.2 | |
| 51 | Secret Headquarters (2022) Paramount Plus |
Michael Pena | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 263 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.1 | |
| 52 | The Wendell Baker Story (2005) | Luke Wilson | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.30 | 290 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.0 | |
| 53 | The Big Bounce (2004) | Morgan Freeman & Charlie Sheen |
6.50 | 11.3 | 11.80 | 156 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 4.3 | |
| 54 | Marmaduke (2010) Voice Only |
Emma Stone | 33.60 | 46.0 | 114.40 | 86 | 25 | 00 / 00 | 3.8 |
Owen Wilson Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
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Owen Wilson, is the # 9 most connected actor of the 2000’s, and the # 49 most connected of the 2010’s.
This page popped up briefly yesterday and I noticed there was no comment from me or any of the regulars. Looking at the dates on the available comments, all date from 2015. Strange!
I’ve seen 27 of the 45 films on the chart. Favorites are – Armageddon, Night at the Museum trilogy, Meet the Parents, The Life Aquatic, The Royal Tenenbaums, Cars trilogy, Wedding Crashers and The Grand Budapest Hotel.
He’s never been able to top Armageddon at the box office.
The Grand Budapest Hotel tops both UMR and Critics charts, no complaints here, it was another enjoyable slice of quirkiness from Wes Anderson.
Nice work Bruce. Vote Up!
** tumbleweed rolling across the prairie **
Hey Steve. Funny comment.
Hey Taylor…I agree….Steve has shared some pretty funny comments over the years.
Hey Steve…..hmmmmm. Well…..I missed your November 19th comment….caught you November 22nd comment. Interesting point about some missing Owen Wilson comments. Owen was a “Hub Page” selection…so it has been around awhile. There were a couple of pages that I accidentally deleted when flipping from one website to another. I am betting Owen joins Cary Grant and George Clooney as examples of that happening. I might have to return to the Way Back Machine to find those missing comments.
Thanks for the tally count, visit and comment. Tally count: You 27 and me….counting…42 for me…I have missed his snake movie (Anaconda), his dog movie (Marmaduke) and his Aniston movie (She’s Funny That Way). Of your favorites….I also put Armageddon, The Royal Tenenbaums and Wedding Crashers in my Top 5. They would be joined by Bottle Rocket and No Escape.
At this point in his career….not thinking he will ever beat Armageddon when it comes to box office numbers…that is a fun movie for sure. Glad you have no issues on The Grand Budapest Hotel topping many of the lists. Goood stuff as always.
lucky guy, got to work with Jackie Chan a few times
Hey Shelly….yep he was lucky indeed to work with Jackie twice….I have always preferred Shanghai Nights over Shanghai Noon…..as I think the story is better and filled with lots of little tidbits….like Charlie Chaplain and the Jack the Ripper being mentioned but not being huge parts of the movie. Thanks for stopping by….and thanks for reminding me that this hub needs a remodel.