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Winona Ryder
Birthdate: October 29, 1971

Winona Ryder

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1980s
2.2789
6
total ranking of 2.2789
1990s
3.1284
13
total ranking of 3.1284
2000s
2.6078
8
total ranking of 2.6078
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Winona Ryder is ranked overall as 2.9578 of of 4 stars2.9578

Winona Ryder Movie Rankings

1
Winona Ryder starring in Heathers
Winona Ryder scores a combined 3.1316 out of 4 stars for Heathers3.1316
Veronica is fed up with her mean, manipulative girlfriends, The Heathers. As a practical joke, she and her boyfriend, JD, set out for revenge against the lead Heather. ...more about Heathers
2
Winona Ryder starring in Little Women
Winona Ryder scores a combined 3.0764 out of 4 stars for Little Women3.0764
With their father away fighting in the Civil War, Joe, Meg, Beth and Amy grow up with their mother in somewhat reduced circumstances. They are a close family who inevitably have their squabbles and tragedies. ...more about Little Women
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Leading Role
  • Chlotrudis Awards - Best Actress
  • Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actress
3
Winona Ryder starring in Age of Innocence
Winona Ryder scores a combined 3.0304 out of 4 stars for Age of Innocence3.0304
Newland Archer is drawn to his fiancé’s cousin, Countess Ellen Olenska and her unconventional disregard for New York society life. However, honor and ethics outweighs passion, until years later he accidentally meets the Countess on the street and he can no longer deny his love for her. ...more about Age of Innocence
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Supporting Role
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Actress in a Supporting Role
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  • National Board of Review, USA - Best Supporting Actress
  • Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actress
4
Beetlejuice (1988)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 3.0246 out of 4 stars for Beetlejuice3.0246
A recently dead couple refuses to allow a new family to move into their house. To scare them off they enlist the help of an expert, renegade haunter, Beetlejuice. ...more about Beetlejuice
5
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 3.0211 out of 4 stars for Edward Scissorhands3.0211
A modern day fairy tale which tells the story of Edward, the man created by an inventor, who died before finishing him and left Edward with scissors where he should have hands. ...more about Edward Scissorhands
Actor Awards
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actress
  • Sant Jordi Awards - Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera)
6
Crucible, The (1996)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 2.9604 out of 4 stars for Crucible2.9604
The movie is centered around the Salem Massachusetts witch trials of 1692. The movie is based on the play "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. He also wrote the screen play adaptation. ...more about Crucible
7
Looking for Richard (1996)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 2.8510 out of 4 stars for Looking for Richard2.8510
Director Al Pacino juxtaposes scene's from Richard III, scenes of rehearsals for Richard III, and sessions where parties involved discuss the play, the times that shaped the play and the events that happened at the time the play is set. ...more about Looking for Richard
8
Scanner Darkly, A (2006)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 2.8120 out of 4 stars for Scanner Darkly2.8120
"A Scanner Darkly" is set in suburban Orange County, California in the future. ...more about Scanner Darkly
9
Reality Bites (1994)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 2.8114 out of 4 stars for Reality Bites2.8114
In this study of Generation X manners, Lelaina, the valedictorian of her college class, camcords her friends in a mock documentary of posteducation life. Troy is her best friend, a perpetually unemployed musical slacker. ...more about Reality Bites
10
Alien: Resurrection (1997)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 2.7607 out of 4 stars for Alien: Resurrection2.7607
200 years after the conclusion of Alien 3, the company is able to resurrect Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) through the process of cloning and the scientists successfully take the Queen Alien out of her. ...more about Alien: Resurrection
Actor Awards
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Supporting Actress
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Supporting Actress - Sci-Fi
11
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 2.7168 out of 4 stars for Girl2.7168
Susanna is rushed to the hospital. Afterwards she discusses this with a psychiatrist. She had been having some delusions. She had also been having an affair with the husband of her parents' friend. ...more about Girl
Actor Awards
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Actress - Drama
12
S1m0ne (2002)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 2.6214 out of 4 stars for S1m0ne2.6214
When his lead actress walks off the set, a disillusioned film producer (Pacino) creates a digital star who becomes an overnight sensation. ...more about S1m0ne
13
Celebrity (1998)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 2.5974 out of 4 stars for Celebrity2.5974
Lee Simon, unsuccessful journalist and wanna-be novelist, tries to get a foot into the door with celebrities. ...more about Celebrity
14
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 2.5676 out of 4 stars for How to Make an American Quilt2.5676
Finn is a young graduate student, finishing a master's thesis, and preparing for marriage to her fiance Sam. But thoughts of the end of the free life, and a potential summer fling, intrude. ...more about How to Make an American Quilt
15
Lost Souls (2000)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 2.4513 out of 4 stars for Lost Souls2.4513
A small group of Catholics led by an ailing priest believe that Satan intends to become man, just as God did in the person of Jesus. The writings of a possessed mental patient lead them to Peter Kelson, a writer who studies serial killers. ...more about Lost Souls
16
House of the Spirits, The (1993)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 2.4025 out of 4 stars for House of the Spirits2.4025
South America before the second world war. The poor Esteban marries Clara and they get a daughter, Blanca. Esteban works hard and eventually gets money to buy a hacienda and become a local patriarch. ...more about House of the Spirits
17
Autumn in New York (2000)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 2.3988 out of 4 stars for Autumn in New York2.3988
Love story da groppo in gola per due 'belli e impossibili' di Hollywood, di quelle che ti fanno sperare per tutto il film in un eccezionale lieto fine. ...more about Autumn in New York
18
Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, The (2004)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 2.3640 out of 4 stars for Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things2.3640
"The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things" is based on JT Leroy's critically acclaimed novel of the same name. ...more about Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
  • Not Available on DVD
19
Mr. Deeds (2002)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 2.2915 out of 4 stars for Mr. Deeds2.2915
When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. ...more about Mr. Deeds
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Actress
  • Teen Choice Awards - Film - Choice Actress, Comedy
20
Lucas (1986)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 2.1254 out of 4 stars for Lucas2.1254
A young nerdy boy hopes to gain acceptance in a high school by not backing down against the school bullies, attempting to make the football team and by befriending a new popular girl. ...more about Lucas
21
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 2.0363 out of 4 stars for Great Balls of Fire!2.0363
The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. ...more about Great Balls of Fire!
Actor Awards
  • Young Artist Awards - Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture
22
Mermaids (1990)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 1.9803 out of 4 stars for Mermaids1.9803
After yet another failed relationship, Mrs. Flax (Cher) ups her family to the east coast to start all over again. ...more about Mermaids
Actor Awards
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  • National Board of Review, USA - Best Supporting Actress
  • Sant Jordi Awards - Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera)
23
Darwin Awards, The (2006)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 1.7610 out of 4 stars for Darwin Awards1.7610
  • Not Available on DVD
24
Sex and Death 101 (2008)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 1.4184 out of 4 stars for Sex and Death 1011.4184
Winona Ryder and HEATHERS scribe Daniel Waters reunite for this blackly comic film. Simon Baker (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA) stars as an altar-bound ladies' man who receives a mysterious email detailing all of his past conquests. ...more about Sex and Death 101
  • Not Available on DVD
25
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 1.3766 out of 4 stars for Welcome Home1.3766
Although Roxy left town more than fifteen years ago, her memory has never faded. Her expected return starts to impact a number of lives, including that of her ex-husband Denton Webb. ...more about Welcome Home
  • Not Available on DVD
26
1969 (1988)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 1.2023 out of 4 stars for 19691.2023
Two friends, Ralph and Scott live in a small minded town at the onset of the Vietnam war. While Scott's brother enlists, he and Ralph are outspoken in their opposition to the war. ...more about 1969
27
Square Dance (1987)
Winona Ryder scores a combined 0.8324 out of 4 stars for Square Dance0.8324
Gemma is 13 years old lives with her grandpa in the country, she has for many years. One day her mother shows up, and wants to take Gemma to the city. Her mother is married now, and can provide for Gemma. Gemma goes with her mother. ...more about Square Dance
  • Not Available on DVD