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Hal Holbrook (1925-2021) was an Oscar®-nominated American actor. Holbrook first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show he developed, Mark Twain Tonight! His movie career spanned over 6 decades. His IMDb page shows 136 acting credits from 1955 to 2021. This page will rank Hal Holbrook 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.
Hal Holbrook 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
2012
Lincoln (2012)
AA Best Picture Nom
1976
All the President's Men (1976)
AA Best Picture Nom
1977
Julia (1977)
AA Best Picture Nom
1997
Hercules (1997)
1973
Magnum Force (1973)
1993
The Firm (1993)
1976
Midway (1976)
1977
Capricorn One (1977)
1987
Wall Street (1987)
2007
Into the Wild (2007)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1982
Creepshow (1982)
1980
The Fog (1980)
1968
Wild in The Streets (1968)
2000
Men of Honor (2000)
2011
Water for Elephants (2011)
1970
The Great White Hope (1970)
1966
The Group (1966)
1989
Fletch Lives (1989)
2009
That Evening Sun (2009)
2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
1983
The Star Chamber (1983)
1997
Cats Don't Dance (1997)
1973
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
1997
Eye Of God (1997)
2000
Waking the Dead (2000)
1979
Natural Enemies (1979)
1996
Carried Away (1996)
2001
The Majestic (2001)
1998
Walking To The Waterline (1998)
1972
They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
1999
The Florentine (1999)
2003
Shade (2003)
2012
Promised Land (2012)
1999
The Bachelor (1999)
2013
Savannah (2013)
2011
Good Day For It (2011)
1988
The Unholy (1988)
2010
Flying Lessons (2010)
1980
The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
2008
Killshot (2008)
1974
The Girl From Petrovka (1974)
1998
Hush (1998)
1982
Girls Nite Out (1982)
2015
Blackway (2015)
Hal Holbrook 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 any way you want.
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- Sort Hal Holbrook movies 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 Hal Holbrook movie received.
- Sort Hal Holbrook movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR 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 | Lincoln (2012) AA Best Picture Nom |
Daniel Day-Lewis & Sally Field |
182.20 | 246.8 | 372.80 | 13 | 89 | 12 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | All the President's Men (1976) AA Best Picture Nom |
Robert Redford & Dustin Hoffman |
90.90 | 460.1 | 460.10 | 4 | 83 | 08 / 04 | 99.5 | |
| 3 | Julia (1977) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jane Fonda & Vanessa Redgrave |
35.30 | 170.6 | 170.60 | 26 | 71 | 11 / 03 | 97.4 | |
| 4 | Hercules (1997) | Danny DeVito & James Woods |
99.10 | 232.8 | 593.50 | 16 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 5 | Magnum Force (1973) | Clint Eastwood | 44.20 | 269.3 | 269.30 | 9 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 6 | The Firm (1993) | Tom Cruise & Jeanne Tripplehorn |
158.30 | 412.3 | 703.70 | 4 | 69 | 02 / 00 | 95.4 | |
| 7 | Midway (1976) | Charlton Heston & Robert Mitchum |
65.50 | 331.4 | 331.40 | 7 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 8 | Capricorn One (1977) | Elliott Gould & Telly Savalas |
32.40 | 156.8 | 156.80 | 27 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 89.2 | |
| 9 | Wall Street (1987) | Michael Douglas & Charlie Sheen |
43.80 | 120.9 | 120.90 | 26 | 71 | 01 / 01 | 88.2 | |
| 10 | Into the Wild (2007) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Vince Vaughn & Sean Penn |
18.40 | 28.8 | 88.10 | 111 | 82 | 02 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 11 | Creepshow (1982) | Ted Danson & Leslie Nielsen |
21.00 | 77.1 | 77.10 | 33 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 12 | The Fog (1980) | Jamie Lee Curtis & Janet Leigh |
21.40 | 88.6 | 88.60 | 34 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 79.1 | |
| 13 | Wild in The Streets (1968) | Shelley Winters & Richard Pryor |
11.40 | 94.0 | 94.00 | 35 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 77.6 | |
| 14 | Men of Honor (2000) | Charlize Theron & Robert DeNiro |
48.80 | 97.6 | 164.70 | 51 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 76.2 | |
| 15 | Water for Elephants (2011) | Robert Pattinson & Reese Witherspoon |
58.70 | 79.8 | 159.20 | 57 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 75.1 | |
| 16 | The Great White Hope (1970) | James Earl Jones & Jane Alexander |
8.50 | 59.0 | 59.00 | 38 | 66 | 02 / 00 | 74.6 | |
| 16 | The Group (1966) | Candice Bergen & Joan Hackett |
7.20 | 71.0 | 71.00 | 38 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 17 | Fletch Lives (1989) | Chevy Chase | 35.20 | 95.4 | 107.10 | 35 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 69.7 | |
| 18 | That Evening Sun (2009) | Ray McKinnon | 0.30 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 241 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 64.3 | |
| 19 | Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014) | Dane Cook & Ed Harris |
59.20 | 78.1 | 199.70 | 58 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 62.4 | |
| 20 | The Star Chamber (1983) | Michael Douglas | 5.60 | 19.0 | 19.00 | 88 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 55.3 | |
| 21 | Cats Don't Dance (1997) | Scott Bakula | 3.60 | 8.4 | 8.40 | 152 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 53.7 | |
| 22 | Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973) | Dorothy McGuire | 4.80 | 29.5 | 29.50 | 65 | 60 | 02 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 24 | Eye Of God (1997) | Richard Jenkins | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 300 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.3 | |
| 25 | Waking the Dead (2000) | Billy Crudup & Jennifer Connelly |
0.30 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 229 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.5 | |
| 26 | Natural Enemies (1979) | José Ferrer | 0.30 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 160 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | |
| 27 | Carried Away (1996) | Dennis Hopper & Amy Irving |
0.30 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 232 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.3 | |
| 30 | The Majestic (2001) | Jim Carrey & Martin Landau |
27.80 | 53.1 | 71.20 | 82 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 37.2 | |
| 28 | Walking To The Waterline (1998) | Matthew Broderick | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 348 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.4 | |
| 29 | They Only Kill Their Masters (1972) | James Garner & Katharine Ross |
3.00 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 92 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 34.7 | |
| 32 | The Florentine (1999) | Luke Perry | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 305 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.3 | |
| 32 | Shade (2003) | Sylvester Stallone & Jamie Foxx |
0.10 | 0.1 | 17.10 | 260 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.1 | |
| 33 | Promised Land (2012) | Matt Damon & Frances McDormand |
7.60 | 10.3 | 11.00 | 137 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 24.6 | |
| 35 | The Bachelor (1999) | Renée Zellweger & Peter Ustinov |
21.80 | 46.4 | 46.40 | 83 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 23.8 | |
| 34 | Savannah (2013) | Chiwetel Ejiofor | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 346 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.2 | |
| 36 | Good Day For It (2011) | Robert Patrick | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 311 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 19.8 | |
| 37 | The Unholy (1988) | Ben Cross | 6.30 | 16.6 | 16.60 | 115 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | |
| 38 | Flying Lessons (2010) | Cary Elwes | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 298 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.8 | |
| 39 | The Kidnapping of the President (1980) | William Shatner | 0.70 | 2.9 | 2.90 | 162 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 16.3 | |
| 40 | Killshot (2008) | Thomas Jane & Diane Lane |
0.00 | 0.1 | 4.50 | 355 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.3 | |
| 41 | The Girl From Petrovka (1974) | Goldie Hawn | 2.40 | 13.6 | 13.60 | 102 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 10.2 | |
| 42 | Hush (1998) | Jessica Lange & Gwyneth Paltrow |
13.60 | 31.2 | 31.20 | 103 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 8.6 | |
| 43 | Girls Nite Out (1982) | Julia Montgomery | 0.90 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 132 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 7.8 | |
| 44 | Blackway (2015) | Anthony Hopkins & Julia Stiles |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 225 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.3 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Hal Holbrook
1. Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr., was born on February 17, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio. His mother was a a vaudeville dancer.
2. Ed Sullivan saw him and gave Hal Holbrook his first national exposure on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 12, 1956. He got Sullivan’s attention for his performance in Mark Twain, Tonight! He would play Twain for the rest of his life which included over 2,000 performances.
3. The Hal Holbrook Theatre is located in the Dixie Performing Arts Center in Huntingdon, Tennessee. The Dixie was named in honor of his wife, Dixie Carter, who was from McLemoresville, a nearby town in northwest Tennessee.
4. Hal Holbrook received his only Oscar® nomination at the age of 82. At the time that was the record for oldest person to receive a nomination. That record was beaten when Christopher Plummer at the age of 88 got a Best Supporting Oscar® nomination for 2017’s All The Money In The World.
5. Hal Holbrook had appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar®: All the President’s Men (1976), Julia (1977), and Lincoln (2012).
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R.I.P. Hal
Right there with you Mike. Rest in Piece Hal Holbrook.