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Kris Kristofferson
Birthdate: June 22, 1936

Kris Kristofferson

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1970s
2.5029
13
total ranking of 2.5029
1980s
1.8901
8
total ranking of 1.8901
1990s
2.1789
16
total ranking of 2.1789
2000s
2.2847
25
total ranking of 2.2847
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Kris Kristofferson is ranked overall as 2.5819 of of 4 stars2.5819

Kris Kristofferson Movie Rankings

1
Kris Kristofferson starring in Lone Star
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 3.1440 out of 4 stars for Lone Star3.1440
John Sayles' murder-mystery explores interpersonal and interracial tensions in Rio County, Texas. Sam Deeds is the local sheriff who is called to investigate a 40-year-old skeleton found in the desert.... ...more about Lone Star
2
Kris Kristofferson starring in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 3.0005 out of 4 stars for Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid3.0005
Former outlaw Pat Garrett is now town sheriff. When Billy the Kid escapes from jail Garrett is commissioned to rally a gang and catch his former riding buddy. Garrett is forced to choose between his former loyalties and his new oath. ...more about Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
3
Kris Kristofferson starring in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.9226 out of 4 stars for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore2.9226
When Alice's husband dies, she has no money but must support her 12 year old son. She decides she wants to move to Monterey, California, to be a singer. ...more about Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
4
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.8879 out of 4 stars for Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia2.8879
A family scandal causes a wealthy and powerful Mexican rancher to make the pronouncement--'Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia!' Two of the bounty-hunters thus dispatched encounter a local piano-player in their hunt for information. ...more about Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
5
Blade (1998)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.8676 out of 4 stars for Blade2.8676
When Blade's mother was bitten by a vampire during pregnancy, she did not know that she gave her son a special gift while dying: All the good vampire attributes in combination with the best human skills. ...more about Blade
Actor Awards
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Supporting Actor - Horror
6
Blade II (2002)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.8233 out of 4 stars for Blade II2.8233
A rare mutation has occurred within the vampire community. The Reaper. A vampire so consumed with an insatiable bloodlust that they prey on vampires as well as humans, transforming victims who are unlucky enough to survive into Reapers themselves. ...more about Blade II
7
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.7949 out of 4 stars for Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story2.7949
Ben Crane (Kurt Russell) believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale (Dakota Fanning) adopt the horse (in fact is a mare)and save it of being sacrificed by the owner (David Morse). ...more about Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
8
Payback (1999)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.7707 out of 4 stars for Payback2.7707
A thief plots revenge when he is betrayed by his wife and best friend. ...more about Payback
9
Dance with Me (1998)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.7688 out of 4 stars for Dance with Me2.7688
Rafael goes to Houston to meet his estranged father. While there, Rafael meets and falls for an ambitious young dancer. They go to Las Vegas for World Open Dance Championships and although they are assigned to different partners, they feel a connection stronger than the music. ...more about Dance with Me
11
Soldier's Daughter Never Cries, A (1998)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.7665 out of 4 stars for Soldier's Daughter Never Cries2.7665
This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotionless slice-of-life story. ...more about Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
  • Not Available on DVD
12
Ballad of Ramblin' Jack, The (2000)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.7043 out of 4 stars for Ballad of Ramblin' Jack2.7043
With the help of her mother, family, friends, and fellow musicians, Aiyana Elliott reaches for her father, legendary cowboy troubadour, Ramblin' Jack Elliott. She explores who he is and how he got there. ...more about Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
13
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.7008 out of 4 stars for Planet of the Apes2.7008
It is the year 2029: Astronaut Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) boards a pod cruiser on a Space Station for a "routine" reconnaissance mission. ...more about Planet of the Apes
14
Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt (2005)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.6848 out of 4 stars for Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt2.6848
A documentary portrait of Townes Van Zandt, the ultimate songwriter's songwriter who had a profound impact on generations of musicians. ...more about Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt
  • Not Available on DVD
16
Cisco Pike (1972)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.6181 out of 4 stars for Cisco Pike2.6181
Cisko is an ex-rockstar who has become a drug addict. A corrupt cop blackmails Cisco to sell marijuana for him. Cisco has one weekend to sell it to his friends. ...more about Cisco Pike
17
Star Is Born, A (1976)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.5770 out of 4 stars for Star Is Born2.5770
Talented rock star John Norman Howard (Kris Kristofferson) has seen his career begin to decline. Too many years of concerts and managers and life on the road have made him cynical and the monotony has taken its toll. ...more about Star Is Born
Actor Awards
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
18
Millennium (1989)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.5751 out of 4 stars for Millennium2.5751
An investigator seeking the cause of an airline disaster discovers the involvement of an organisation of time travellers from a future Earth irreparably polluted who seek to rejuvenate the human race from those about to die in the past. ...more about Millennium
19
Limbo (1999)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.5722 out of 4 stars for Limbo2.5722
Limbo tells the story of people trying to reinvent themselves in the Southeastern islands of Alaska. ...more about Limbo
20
Jacket, The (2005)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.5699 out of 4 stars for Jacket2.5699
The film centers on a wounded Gulf war veteran who returns to his native Vermont suffering from bouts of amnesia. He is hitching and gets picked up by a stranger, things go pear shaped when a cop pulls them over and is murdered by the stranger. The vet. ...more about Jacket
21
Silver City (2004)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.5578 out of 4 stars for Silver City2.5578
Set against the backdrop of a mythic "New West," a satire that follows grammatically-challenged, "user-friendly" candidate Dicky Pilager, scapegrace scion of Colorado's venerable Senator Jud Pilager, during his gubernatorial campaign. ...more about Silver City
22
Heaven's Gate (1980)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.5049 out of 4 stars for Heaven's Gate2.5049
Michael Cimino's bleak anti-western based on events in 1890s Wyoming. ...more about Heaven's Gate
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
23
Blade: Trinity (2004)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.4737 out of 4 stars for Blade: Trinity2.4737
As an apocalyptic event takes place that could shift the control of the planet Earth from the hands of humanity to the claws of vampires, the Daywalker, Blade (Snipes) is the only person who can turn the tide of the crisis against the undead blood ...more about Blade: Trinity
24
Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.3993 out of 4 stars for Big Top Pee-wee2.3993
Inferior but nevertheless enjoyable sequel to Tim Burton's Pee-wee's Big Adventure, with a better cast. This time, Pee-Wee finds himself involved with a circus who become held up in a storm in his home town. ...more about Big Top Pee-wee
25
Convoy (1978)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.3649 out of 4 stars for Convoy2.3649
27
D-Tox (2002)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.2702 out of 4 stars for D-Tox2.2702
Stallone plays a cop who comes undone after witnessing a brutal scene on the job. He checks into a rehab clinic that specializes in treating law enforcement officials. Soon, he finds that his fellow patients are being murdered one by one. ...more about D-Tox
28
Blume in Love (1973)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.2641 out of 4 stars for Blume in Love2.2641
A lawyer (Stephen Blume), specialized in divorces, lives a paradoxical situation when, having his own marriage break up, is still in love with his ex-wife. ...more about Blume in Love
29
Chelsea Walls (2001)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.1564 out of 4 stars for Chelsea Walls2.1564
In New York's storied Chelsea Hotel, a novelist, a dancer, a painter, a poet, an aged jazz singer, and a young troubadour sort out their personal and artistic lives within walls haunted by the likes of Dylan Thomas, O. Henry, and Sarah Bernhardt. ...more about Chelsea Walls
30
Trudell (2006)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.1228 out of 4 stars for Trudell2.1228
In this documentary filmmaker Heather Rae the engaging life story of Native American poet-prophet-activist John Trudell and his heartfelt message of active, personal responsibility to the earth, all of its inhabitants and our descendents. ...more about Trudell
  • Not Available on DVD
31
Last Movie, The (1971)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.0948 out of 4 stars for Last Movie2.0948
A film shoot in Peru goes badly wrong when an actor is killed in a stunt, and the unit wrangler, Kansas, decides to give up film-making and stay on in the village, shacking up with local prostitute Maria. ...more about Last Movie
  • Not Available on DVD
32
Wendell Baker Story, The (2007)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 2.0529 out of 4 stars for Wendell Baker Story2.0529
In a comedy directed by Luke and Owen Wilson, Luke stars as Wendell Baker, an ex con-man, whose latest scam only lands him in jail. This leads him to lose his longtime girlfriend Doreen (Eva Mendes) as well as his close friends. While incarcerated he makes the decision to turn his life around. ...more about Wendell Baker Story
  • Not Available on DVD
33
Fire Down Below (1997)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 1.9231 out of 4 stars for Fire Down Below1.9231
Environmental protection agent Jack Taggart is fighting big business types led by Orin Hanner who are dumping toxic waste somewhere in the Kentucky hills region. They also killed his fellow agent and are killing the nature of the region. ...more about Fire Down Below
34
Songwriter (1984)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 1.8841 out of 4 stars for Songwriter1.8841
Doc Jenkins (Willie Nelson) is a singer/songwriter who tries to leave his singer/songwriter roots to be a music "mogul", and gets tangled up in a bad publishing deal. ...more about Songwriter
36
Knights (1993)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 1.7100 out of 4 stars for Knights1.7100
  • Not Available on DVD
37
Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 1.6734 out of 4 stars for Where the Red Fern Grows1.6734
Where the Red Fern Grows is the heartwarming and adventurous tale for all ages about a young boy and his quest for his own red-bone hound hunting dogs. ...more about Where the Red Fern Grows
38
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus (1973)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 1.6629 out of 4 stars for Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus1.6629
A black-clad 'Johnny Cash (I)' (qv) appears in and narrates this version of the story of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection, which was shot on location in Israel. Cash performs a number of original songs in his signature style. ...more about Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
39
Chelsea Walls (2002)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 1.6349 out of 4 stars for Chelsea Walls1.6349
The residents of the Chelsea Hotel in New York City, young and full of expectations, mingle with the old hotel ghosts and guests, ultimately becoming interchangeable. They form a community, linked by their dreams. ...more about Chelsea Walls
  • Not Available on DVD
40
Wooly Boys (2001)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 1.5753 out of 4 stars for Wooly Boys1.5753
42
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of 'Heaven's Gate' (2004)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 1.4794 out of 4 stars for Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of 'Heaven's Gate'1.4794
This documentary examines the making (and unmaking) of the notorious 1980 film Heaven's Gate. ...more about Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of 'Heaven's Gate'
  • Not Available on DVD
43
Paper Hearts (1993)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 1.3013 out of 4 stars for Paper Hearts1.3013
Henry deserted his wife (Jenny) and daughters (Samantha and Kat) over a year ago leaving them with debts that jeopardize retaining the old family home. ...more about Paper Hearts
44
Vigilante Force (1976)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 1.2930 out of 4 stars for Vigilante Force1.2930
  • Not Available on DVD
45
Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico, The (2005)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 1.2739 out of 4 stars for Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico1.2739
  • Not Available on DVD
46
Trouble in Mind (1985)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 1.2373 out of 4 stars for Trouble in Mind1.2373
  • Not Available on DVD
47
No Place to Hide (1993)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 1.1369 out of 4 stars for No Place to Hide1.1369
Detective Joe Garvey is called in to a mysterious case: a ballerina has been slayed on stage during a performance, it seems she didn't even fight. At her house Garvey finds her 14 years old precocious sister Tinsel. ...more about No Place to Hide
  • Not Available on DVD
48
Girls' Night (1998)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 1.0365 out of 4 stars for Girls' Night1.0365
Two British best friends and in-laws Dawn and Jackie work together at a factory. When Dawn is diagnosed with a brain tumor Jackie shares $100,000 she's got from her secret lover with Dawn to fulfil her dream - a visit to Las Vegas. ...more about Girls' Night
  • Not Available on DVD
49
Disappearances (2006)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 1.0137 out of 4 stars for Disappearances1.0137
Quebec Bill Bohomme is a hardy schemer and dreamer, who, desperate to raise money to preserve his endangered herd through the rapidly approaching winter, resorts to whiskey-smuggling, a traditional family occupation. ...more about Disappearances
  • Not Available on DVD
50
Welcome Home (1989)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 0.9040 out of 4 stars for Welcome Home0.9040
Jake died in Vietnam; his family mourned him, then moved on. ...more about Welcome Home
  • Not Available on DVD
51
NetForce (1999)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 0.3151 out of 4 stars for NetForce0.3151
Set in the year 2005, a division of the FBI, called "NetForce" has been initiated to investigate internet crime. A Bill Gates-type character (Reinhold) finds a loophole in his new web browser which enables him to gain control of the internet. ...more about NetForce
  • Not Available on DVD
52
Beer for My Horses (2008)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 0.2435 out of 4 stars for Beer for My Horses0.2435
Beer For My Horses is a rough-ridin', beer-swillin', sheriff-dodgin', trouble-chasin', good ol’ boys comedy-adventure written by and co-starring superstar Toby Keith and popular comedian/recording artist Rodney Carrington. ...more about Beer for My Horses
  • Not Available on DVD
53
Rollover (1981)
Kris Kristofferson scores a combined 0.1232 out of 4 stars for Rollover0.1232
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
54
Brats: Our Journey Home (2005)
No Reviews Available
American military "brats" of all ethnicities share intimate memories about their strange, but interesting childhoods - growing up on military bases around the world, then struggling to fit into an America with which they have little in common, but for ...more about Brats: Our Journey Home
  • Not Available on DVD
55
Dreamer (2005)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
56
Flashpoint (1984)
No Reviews Available
Two Texas border guards find a jeep buried for 20 years in the desert, with a skeleton, a scoped rifle, and a box with $800,000 in cash. They decide to keep the money, but quietly check up on the info they find. ...more about Flashpoint
57
Immaculate Funk (2000)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
58
Joyriders, The (1999)
No Reviews Available
A suicidal older man, Gordon Trout (Martin Landau), is kidnapped for his car and money by three runaway teenagers who live on the streets (Shawn Hatosy, Heather McComb, Elisabeth Moss). ...more about Joyriders
  • Not Available on DVD
59
Night of the Cyclone (1990)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
60
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah (2005)
No Reviews Available
PASSION & POETRY - THE BALLAD OF SAM PECKINPAH is the portrayal of a talented, influential and troubled artist: A film maker who fought his own demons and seemed to live his own legend like no other director. ...more about Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
  • Not Available on DVD
61
Pharaoh's Army (1995)
No Reviews Available
During the American Civil War, a Union Army captain leads his rag-tag cavalry troop up a misty creek to a remote farm to steal enemy (Confederate) livestock. The farm is wroked by Sarah Anders, whose husband is away fighting for the Confederate Army. ...more about Pharaoh's Army
62
Semi-Tough (1977)
No Reviews Available
A comedy about two football players and their mutual girlfriend. Includes many spoofs and parodies about various self-help groups and personal self-improvement seminars that were wildly popular during the 1970's. ...more about Semi-Tough