Want to know the best John Grisham movies? How about the worst John Grisham movies? Curious about John Grisham box office grosses or which John Grisham movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which John Grisham movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place…. because we have all of that information.
John Grisham (1955-) is an American lawyer turned author. His IMDb page shows over 15 credits since 1991. This page will rank John Grisham movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.
John Grisham 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 |
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| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
| 1993 | The Firm (1993) |  |
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| 1994 | The Client (1994) | |
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| 1996 | A Time to Kill (1996) | |
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| 1993 | The Pelican Brief (1993) | |
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| 1997 | The Rainmaker (1997) |  |
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| 2003 | Runaway Jury (2003) | |
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| 2004 | Christmas with the Kranks (2004) |  |
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| 1998 | The Gingerbread Man (1998) |  |
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| 2003 | A Painted House (2003) Hallmark Movie |
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| 2004 | Mickey (2004) |  |
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| 1996 | The Chamber (1996) | |
John Grisham 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.
- Sort John Grisham movies by his co-stars
- Sort John Grisham movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort John Grisham movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort John Grisham 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 John Grisham movie received.
- Sort John Grisham 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
The Firm (1993)
Tom Cruise &
Gene Hackman158.30
412.3
703.70
4
69
02 / 00
95.4
2
The Client (1994)
Susan Sarandon &
Tommy Lee Jones92.10
243.4
310.80
13
70
01 / 00
95.4
3
A Time to Kill (1996)
Matthew McConaughey &
Sandra Bullock108.80
265.3
371.40
10
66
00 / 00
94.2
4
The Pelican Brief (1993)
Denzel Washington &
Julia Roberts100.80
262.4
508.50
8
61
00 / 00
92.7
5
The Rainmaker (1997)
Matt Damon &
Danny DeVito45.90
107.8
117.50
44
78
00 / 00
88.5
6
Runaway Jury (2003)
Gene Hackman &
Dustin Hoffman49.40
88.4
143.30
59
71
00 / 00
82.9
7
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
Tim Allen &
Jamie Lee Curtis73.80
128.1
167.60
39
38
00 / 00
65.6
8
The Gingerbread Man (1998)
Robert Downey Jr. &
Robert Duvall1.70
3.9
3.90
180
63
00 / 00
39.6
9
A Painted House (2003)
Hallmark MovieScott Glenn
0.00
0.1
0.10
320
56
00 / 00
22.5
10
Mickey (2004)
Baseball Movies &
Harry Connick Jr.0.30
0.5
0.50
243
54
00 / 00
19.0
11
The Chamber (1996)
Gene Hackman &
Faye Dunaway14.60
35.5
35.50
101
40
00 / 00
14.7
John Grisham Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| The Firm (1993) | Tom Cruise & Gene Hackman |
703.70 | |
| The Pelican Brief (1993) | Denzel Washington & Julia Roberts |
508.50 | |
| A Time to Kill (1996) | Matthew McConaughey & Sandra Bullock |
371.40 | |
| The Client (1994) | Susan Sarandon & Tommy Lee Jones |
310.80 | |
| Christmas with the Kranks (2004) | Tim Allen & Jamie Lee Curtis |
167.60 | |
| Runaway Jury (2003) | Gene Hackman & Dustin Hoffman |
143.30 | |
| The Rainmaker (1997) | Matt Damon & Danny DeVito |
117.50 |
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I have seen 9 of his films. The highest rated I haven’t seen is A Painted House. Also haven’t seen or even heard of Mickey.
Hey Dan…..that could by comment as well. I find it interesting that Hollywood made 11 of his books into movies during a 11-year time frame (1993-2004) and then nothing since. 18 years since the last big budget Grisham movie. Even stranger….how can The Firm the movie be 30 years old next year? Seems that when Gene Hackman retired he took the Grisham movies wiht him…lol.