Special Report

Best and Worst Movies of Robin Williams' Career

The prolific actor and comedian Robin Williams died in 2014, depriving the world of his artistic genius. Known for his wildly improvisational style, Williams could make you laugh, cry, or sometimes both at the same time.

Fortunately, he built a substantial body of work during his all-too-brief career that we can still enjoy today. 24/7 Tempo has ranked 45 movies in which Williams starred, from the lowest- to highest-rated by both critics and audiences.

The full range of his talents are on full display in these movies, from the hilarity of “Mrs. Doubtfire” to his dramatic turns in “Good Will Hunting”; “Good Morning, Vietnam”; “The Fisher King”; and “Dead Poets Society.” His roles in each of those four films all netted him an Oscar nomination, and he won for Best Supporting Actor in 1998 for Good Will Hunting. (For an actor with more even nominations, see 29 Biggest Meryl Streep Movies, Ranked Worst to Best.)

Williams could even play a villian, as he did with the obsessed photo clerk in “One Hour Photo,” reminding filmgoers that the usually sunny Williams had a dark side. (The role, however, didn’t put Williams on the list of 50 most popular villains of all time.)

Click here to see 45 Robin Williams movies, from worst to best

To rank the 45 Robin Williams movies in our database, 24/7 Tempo created an index composed of each film’s rating on IMDb, an online movie database owned by Amazon, as well as its Audience Score and Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes, an online movie and TV review aggregator. Data on domestic box office came from The Numbers, an online movie database owned by consulting firm Nash Information Services, and has not been adjusted for inflation. Cast information comes from IMDb.

Whatever the role, Williams brought his unique energy to the screen, and every one of his movies, even those that scored less well on our list or brought in disappointing receipts, are well worth seeing.

Courtesy of Lions Gate Films

45. The Final Cut (2004)
> Combined score: 0.61 — #13,959 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Mimi Kuzyk
> Domestic box office: $548,000

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Courtesy of Lionsgate

44. The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)
> Combined score: 0.94 — #11,009 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Mila Kunis, Peter Dinklage, Melissa Leo
> Domestic box office: Data not available

Courtesy of Warner Bros.

43. Club Paradise (1986)
> Combined score: 0.95 — #10,975 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Peter O’Toole, Rick Moranis, Jimmy Cliff
> Domestic box office: $12.3 million

Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

42. Old Dogs (2009)
> Combined score: 1.01 — #10,686 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: John Travolta, Seth Green, Kelly Preston
> Domestic box office: $49.5 million

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Courtesy of Warner Bros.

41. Fathers’ Day (1997)
> Combined score: 1.01 — #10,654 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Billy Crystal, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nastassja Kinski
> Domestic box office: $28.7 million

Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures

40. Flubber (1997)
> Combined score: 1.07 — #10,382 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Marcia Gay Harden, Christopher McDonald, Ted Levine
> Domestic box office: $93 million

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Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

39. The Survivors (1983)
> Combined score: 1.09 — #10,291 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Walter Matthau, Jerry Reed, James Wainwright
> Domestic box office: $14 million

Courtesy of Warner Bros.

38. License to Wed (2007)
> Combined score: 1.11 — #10,197 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Mandy Moore, John Krasinski, Eric Christian Olsen
> Domestic box office: $43.8 million

Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

37. Toys (1992)
> Combined score: 1.17 — #9,853 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright
> Domestic box office: $21.5 million

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Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

36. RV (2006)
> Combined score: 1.22 — #9,554 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Cheryl Hines, Kristin Chenoweth, JoJo
> Domestic box office: $71.7 million

Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures

35. Jack (1996)
> Combined score: 1.24 — #9,437 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Diane Lane, Brian Kerwin, Jennifer Lopez
> Domestic box office: $58.6 million

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Courtesy of Universal Pictures

34. Man of the Year (2006)
> Combined score: 1.28 — #9,196 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Laura Linney, Lewis Black, Christopher Walken
> Domestic box office: $37.4 million

Courtesy of Universal Pictures

33. The Best of Times (1986)
> Combined score: 1.32 — #8,912 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Kurt Russell, Pamela Reed, Holly Palance
> Domestic box office: $7.8 million

Courtesy of Miramax

32. The Night Listener (2006)
> Combined score: 1.33 — #8,871 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Toni Collette, Rory Culkin, Joe Morton
> Domestic box office: $7.8 million

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Courtesy of IFC Films

31. The Face of Love (2013)
> Combined score: 1.36 — #8,704 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Jess Weixler
> Domestic box office: $385,000

Courtesy of Starz Digital Media

30. Boulevard (2014)
> Combined score: 1.39 — #8,496 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Roberto Aguire, Kathy Baker, Bob Odenkirk
> Domestic box office: $126,150

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Courtesy of Orion Pictures

29. Cadillac Man (1990)
> Combined score: 1.41 — #8,310 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Tim Robbins, Pamela Reed, Fran Drescher
> Domestic box office: $27.3 million

Courtesy of Ascendant Pictures

28. The Big White (2005)
> Combined score: 1.50 — #7,759 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Giovanni Ribisi, Holly Hunter, Tim Blake Nelson
> Domestic box office: Data not available

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

27. Popeye (1980)
> Combined score: 1.52 — #7,620 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley
> Domestic box office: $49.8 million

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Courtesy of Lions Gate Films

26. House of D (2004)
> Combined score: 1.54 — #7,539 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: David Duchovny, Téa Leoni, Anton Yelchin
> Domestic box office: $388,000

Courtesy of TriStar Pictures

25. Jakob the Liar (1999)
> Combined score: 1.59 — #7,208 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Hannah Taylor Gordon, Éva Igó, István Bálint
> Domestic box office: $5 million

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Courtesy of Warner Bros.

24. Happy Feet Two (2011)
> Combined score: 1.63 — #6,947 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Elijah Wood, Pink, Carlos Alazraqui
> Domestic box office: $64 million

Courtesy of Universal Pictures

23. Patch Adams (1998)
> Combined score: 1.64 — #6,849 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Daniel London, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman
> Domestic box office: $135 million

Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures

22. Bicentennial Man (1999)
> Combined score: 1.65 — #6,842 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill, Oliver Platt
> Domestic box office: $58.2 million

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Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

21. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
> Combined score: 1.66 — #6,771 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson
> Domestic box office: $113.7 million

Courtesy of Warner Bros.

20. Death to Smoochy (2002)
> Combined score: 1.72 — #6,373 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Edward Norton, Catherine Keener, Danny DeVito
> Domestic box office: $8.4 million

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Courtesy of TriStar Pictures

19. Hook (1991)
> Combined score: 1.75 — #6,225 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins
> Domestic box office: $119.7 million

Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

18. Robots (2005)
> Combined score: 1.80 — #5,896 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Mel Brooks
> Domestic box office: $128.2 million

Courtesy of TriStar Pictures

17. Jumanji (1995)
> Combined score: 1.89 — #5,360 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Kirsten Dunst, Bonnie Hunt, Jonathan Hyde
> Domestic box office: $100.5 million

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Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

16. FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
> Combined score: 1.94 — #5,055 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Samantha Mathis, Christian Slater, Tim Curry
> Domestic box office: $21.1 million

Courtesy of Village Roadshow Entertainment

15. Happy Feet (2006)
> Combined score: 2.10 — #4,084 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman
> Domestic box office: $198.0 million

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Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

14. Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
> Combined score: 2.11 — #4,072 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Maria Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks, Alejandro Rey
> Domestic box office: $25.1 million

Courtesy of Polygram Filmed Entertainment

13. What Dreams May Come (1998)
> Combined score: 2.11 — #4,015 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Annabella Sciorra, Max von Sydow
> Domestic box office: $55.5 million

Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures

12. One Hour Photo (2002)
> Combined score: 2.16 — #3,664 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Dylan Smith
> Domestic box office: $31.6 million

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11. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
> Combined score: 2.20 — #3,423 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein
> Domestic box office: $219.2 million

Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

10. World’s Greatest Dad (2009)
> Combined score: 2.26 — #3,047 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Daryl Sabara, Morgan Murphy, Naomi Glick
> Domestic box office: $221,000

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Courtesy of Warner Bros.

9. The World According to Garp (1982)
> Combined score: 2.28 — #2,900 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close, John Lithgow
> Domestic box office: $30.2 million

Courtesy of United Artists

8. The Birdcage (1996)
> Combined score: 2.35 — #2,373 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest
> Domestic box office: $124.1 million

Courtesy of Warner Bros.

7. Insomnia (2002)
> Combined score: 2.44 — #1,807 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Al Pacino, Hilary Swank, Martin Donovan
> Domestic box office: $67.3 million

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Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures

6. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
> Combined score: 2.48 — #1,528 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Forest Whitaker, Tom. T. Tran, Chintara Sukapatana
> Domestic box office: $123.9 million

Courtesy of TriStar Pictures

5. The Fisher King (1991)
> Combined score: 2.48 — #1,497 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Jeff Bridges, Adam Bryant, Paul Lombardi
> Domestic box office: $41.8 million

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Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

4. Awakenings (1990)
> Combined score: 2.59 — #822 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Robert De Niro, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson
> Domestic box office: $51.6 million

Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

3. Dead Poets Society (1989)
> Combined score: 2.62 — #651 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles
> Domestic box office: $95.9 million

Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures

2. Aladdin (1992)
> Combined score: 2.72 — #212 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Scott Weinger, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman
> Domestic box office: $217.4 million

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Courtesy of Miramax

1. Good Will Hunting (1997)
> Combined score: 2.80 — #46 highest out of all movies
> Co-starring: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård
> Domestic box office: $138.4 million

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