Alan Arkin Movie Rankings
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 3.2172 out of 4 stars for Wait Until Dark
3.2172
A blind woman, stranded alone in her apartment, is menaced by a pair of henchmen who believe that some drugs have been planted there. ... more about Wait Until Dark
DVD from $7.49 
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 3.2034 out of 4 stars for Glengarry Glen Ross
3.2034
Times are tough in a New York office; the salesmen (Shelley Levene, Ricky Roma, Dave Moss, and George Aaronow) are given a strong incentive by Blake to succeed in a sales contest. ... more about Glengarry Glen Ross
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 3.0914 out of 4 stars for Little Miss Sunshine
3.0914
When Olive is chosen to compete in the Little Miss Sunshine Beauty Pageant, her slightly dysfunctional family sets off on a road trip to fulfill one little girl's dream. ... more about Little Miss Sunshine
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
BAFTA Awards - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Supporting Actor
Satellite Awards - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
DVD from $3.49 
(6 sellers)
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 3.0256 out of 4 stars for Edward Scissorhands
3.0256
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 Supporting Actor
DVD from $3.27 
(6 sellers)
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.9496 out of 4 stars for Grosse Pointe Blank
2.9496
Martin Blank is a professional assassin. He is sent on a mission to a small Detroit suburb, Grosse Pointe, and, by coincidence, his ten-year high school reunion party is taking place there at the same time. ... more about Grosse Pointe Blank
DVD from $3.00 
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.9433 out of 4 stars for Gattaca
2.9433
Gattaca Corp. is an aerospace firm in the future. During this time society analyzes your DNA and determines where you belong in life. ... more about Gattaca
DVD from $2.00 
(2 sellers)
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.9375 out of 4 stars for Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
2.9375
A man approaching middle age decides to change his life. A rising young attorney's plans are thrown into disarray as the result of a single act. A woman faces her husband's infidelity. An envious businessman seeks revenge on a cheerful coworker. ... more about Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Actor Awards
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards - Best Supporting Actor
Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Supporting Actor
DVD from $5.12 
(4 sellers)
8
Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.9144 out of 4 stars for Slums of Beverly Hills
2.9144
Vivian's family are penniless nomads, moving from one cheap flat to another in Beverly Hills so she and her brothers can attend the city's schools. Uncle Mickey sends them money to survive. ... more about Slums of Beverly Hills
DVD from $2.00 
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.8834 out of 4 stars for Last Unicorn
2.8834
The Unicorn, throughout her journey, is constantly confronted by the terrible Red Bull. ... more about Last Unicorn
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.8658 out of 4 stars for Rocketeer
2.8658
Straight from the pages of a pulp comic from a past era, the Rocketeer recreates 1930's Hollywood, complete with gangsters, Nazi spies, and the growth of the Age of Aviation. ... more about Rocketeer
DVD from $6.53 
(5 sellers)
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.8624 out of 4 stars for Catch-22
2.8624
A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way cope with a crazy situation. Catch-22 is a parody of a "military mentality" and of a bureaucratic society in general. ... more about Catch-22
DVD from $3.90 
(5 sellers)
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.6578 out of 4 stars for America's Sweethearts
2.6578
In the midst of a nasty public breakup of married movie stars, a studio publicist scrambles to put a cap on the escalating situation as the couple's latest film has found it's only print kidnapped by the director. ... more about America's Sweethearts
DVD from $1.38 
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13
Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.5965 out of 4 stars for Get Smart
2.5965
The spy spoof series gets the screen treatment with this action comedy starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. Agents 86 (Carell), 99 (Hathaway), and 23 (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) lead Control against the evil entity KAOS. ... more about Get Smart
DVD from $1.32 
(8 sellers)
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.5848 out of 4 stars for Marley & Me
2.5848
An ambitious young reporter, John Grogan, and his wife, Jenny, also a reporter, move to a Florida, buy a house and adopt a Labrador puppy they name Marley. Marley quickly becomes a rollicking force of nature in their lives. ... more about Marley & Me
DVD from $6.49 
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.5280 out of 4 stars for Mother Night
2.5280
Howard W. Campbell, Jr., an American expatriate playwright, Nazi radio propagandist, and Allied spy, writes his memoirs during his pre-trial confinement in 1961 Haifa and learns that people are what they pretend to be. ... more about Mother Night
DVD from $2.69 
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.4938 out of 4 stars for Jakob the Liar
2.4938
In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out after curfew. While waiting for the German Kommondant, Jakob overhears a German radio broadcast about Russian troop movements. ... more about Jakob the Liar
DVD from $3.92 
(6 sellers)
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.4517 out of 4 stars for Firewall
2.4517
A bank security expert (Ford) and his family find themselves in jeopardy when a ruthless criminal mastermind (Bettany) attempts to infiltrate the bank’s computer system. ... more about Firewall
DVD from $1.49 
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.4478 out of 4 stars for Rendition
2.4478
A CIA analyst questions his assignment after witnessing an unorthodox interrogation at a secret detention facility outside the US. ... more about Rendition
Not Available on DVD
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.4253 out of 4 stars for Seven-Per-Cent Solution
2.4253
Concerned about his friend's cocaine use, Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into travelling to Vienna, where Holmes enters the care of Sigmund Freud. ... more about Seven-Per-Cent Solution
DVD from $165.00 
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.3208 out of 4 stars for Steal Big Steal Little
2.3208
Ruben and Robby are twin brothers, adopted by Mona, one of the wealthiest - and most eccentric - women in Santa Barbara. Ruben is devoted to Mona, but Robby is more devoted to her money. ... more about Steal Big Steal Little
DVD from $11.09 
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.2780 out of 4 stars for Little Murders
2.2780
A girl brings home her latest boyfriend to meet her parents. This is done against the background of random shootings that had just begun in NYC at the time the play was written. ... more about Little Murders
DVD from $8.14 
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.2176 out of 4 stars for Indian Summer
2.2176
A group of childhood friends, now in their thirties, reunite at Camp Tamakwa. Only a few of the original campers show up, but they still have a good time reminiscing. The people share experiences and grow while at the camp. ... more about Indian Summer
DVD from $3.74 
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.1757 out of 4 stars for Noel
2.1757
In the Christmas Eve in New York, the lonely divorced publisher Rose Harrison (Susan Sarandon) expects for a miracle to improve the health of her mother, interned in a hospital with Alzheimer. ... more about Noel
DVD from $0.01 
(6 sellers)
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.1605 out of 4 stars for Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
2.1605
When a Soviet submarine captain comes up for a look at America (off the coast of a small island in Massachusetts) he runs aground. He sends his two English speaking crewmen to procure a boat with enough power to pull them off. ... more about Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
DVD from $4.99 
(6 sellers)
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.1537 out of 4 stars for Inspector Clouseau
2.1537
Further adventures of the famed detective (this time with Arkin in the title role) as he must uncover a ring of bank robbers. ... more about Inspector Clouseau
DVD from $2.70 
(2 sellers)
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 2.0034 out of 4 stars for North
2.0034
Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. ... more about North
Not Available on DVD
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 1.9750 out of 4 stars for Jerky Boys
1.9750
When two unemployed telephone pranksters decide to use their vocal "talents" to impersonate a Chicago mob boss and curry favor with organized crime in New York, the trouble begins. ... more about Jerky Boys
Not Available on DVD
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 1.9657 out of 4 stars for Eros
1.9657
Three visionary directors, three stories of love. ... more about Eros
Not Available on DVD
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 1.9013 out of 4 stars for Hearts of the West
1.9013
Lewis Tater writes Wild West dime novels and dreams of actually becoming a cowboy. When he goes west to find his dream he finds himself in possession of the loot box of two crooks who tried to rob him. ... more about Hearts of the West
Actor Awards
New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Supporting Actor
Not Available on DVD
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 1.8534 out of 4 stars for Last of the Red Hot Lovers
1.8534
A middle aged restaurateur begins to feel the desire to roam and realizes that one day each week, his mother's apartment will be empty all afternoon. ... more about Last of the Red Hot Lovers
DVD from $0.75 
(4 sellers)
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 1.7879 out of 4 stars for Havana
1.7879
Cuba, December 1958: The professional gambler Jack visits Havana to organize a big Poker game. On the ship he meets Roberta and falls in love with her. ... more about Havana
DVD from $3.50 
(2 sellers)
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 1.7486 out of 4 stars for Popi
1.7486
Abraham is a Puerto Rican single parent with two boys. He is becoming very worried about them living in their run down neighborhood when one day he notices that Cubans who escape are lionized and given exceptional benefits. ... more about Popi
Actor Awards
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
DVD from $6.62 
(0 sellers)
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 1.4470 out of 4 stars for Freebie and the Bean
1.4470
Freebie and Bean, two San Francisco police detectives, have one goal in life: to bring down Red Meyers, a local hijacking boss. After many fruitless months they finally collect an important piece of evidence. ... more about Freebie and the Bean
Not Available on DVD
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 1.4336 out of 4 stars for Monitors
1.4336
Unusual sci-fi invasion film, with a black-comedy twist: The Earth is taken over by The Monitors, aliens who run it like hall monitors in a 1950's high school, with overtones of Big Brother. ... more about Monitors
Not Available on DVD
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 1.4014 out of 4 stars for Fire Sale
1.4014
Benny and his wife Ruthie a getting set to drive down to Florida, but Benny needs someone to look after his store while he's gone. Though he doesn't think much of him, Benny hands the responsibility over to his son, Russel. ... more about Fire Sale
Not Available on DVD
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 1.3858 out of 4 stars for Coupe de Ville
1.3858
Three brothers, a corporal a troublemaker and a dreamer meet for the first time in five years. They have met to drive home a car they have bought for their mother's 50th birthday. During the long ride home they get to know each other once again. ... more about Coupe de Ville
Not Available on DVD
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 1.3314 out of 4 stars for Simon
1.3314
A group of scientist take Simon, a psychology professor, as a test person for a brainwash experiment. After that they try to convince him that he was a living-being from another planet. ... more about Simon
Actor Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor
Not Available on DVD
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 1.3040 out of 4 stars for Return of Captain Invincible
1.3040
In ww-ii Captain Invincible used his superpowers against the Nazis, was a hero. But then he got under suspect of supporting the communists, so he retired to Australia. Now, when a US super secret super weapon is stolen, he's asked to come back to help. ... more about Return of Captain Invincible
DVD from $6.39 
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 1.0301 out of 4 stars for Joshua Then and Now
1.0301
Based on a novel by Mordecai Richler, allegedly his autobiography, it tells the story of a Jewish writer, from his life as a young boy in Montreal to his more complicated grown-up life. ... more about Joshua Then and Now
Actor Awards
Genie Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Not Available on DVD
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Bad Medicine
0.0001
Jeff Marx wants to study medicine and become a physician. However, his grades are far from enough to get him into an American medical school. ... more about Bad Medicine
Not Available on DVD
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Improper Channels
0.0001
A father brings a young child to an emergency room to get treatment for a minor injury occurring in an innocent accident, but he gets accused of child abuse. ... more about Improper Channels
Actor Awards
Genie Awards - Best Performance by a Foreign Actor
Not Available on DVD
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Magicians
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Novice
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Samuel Beckett Is Coming Soon
0.0001
Two actors. On a road. With a tree. An effective description of the world Tony A and Tony Z find themselves inhabiting in Alan Arkin's film. "Samuel Beckett is Coming Soon...". ... more about Samuel Beckett Is Coming Soon
Not Available on DVD
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Alan Arkin scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Woman Times Seven
0.0001
Seven mini-stories of adultery: "Funeral Possession," a wayward widow at her husband's funeral; "Amateur Night," angry wife becomes streetwalker out of revenge; "Two Against One," seemingly prudish girl turns out otherwise; "Super Simone," wife vainly ... more about Woman Times Seven
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Alan Arkin
Birthdate:
March 26, 1934

Alan Arkin

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1950s
1
No Reviews
1960s
8
total ranking of 2.3024  2.3024
1970s
9
total ranking of 2.1469  2.1469
1980s
9
total ranking of 1.7700  1.7700
1990s
15
total ranking of 2.6380  2.6380
2000s
12
total ranking of 2.5437  2.5437
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
2.7745
Alan Arkin is ranked overall as 2.7745 of of 4 stars
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