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Burt Reynolds
Birthdate: February 11, 1936

Burt Reynolds

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1960s
0.6227
7
total ranking of 0.6227
1970s
2.2533
20
total ranking of 2.2533
1980s
2.1156
22
total ranking of 2.1156
1990s
2.1550
18
total ranking of 2.1550
2000s
1.9306
21
total ranking of 1.9306
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Burt Reynolds is ranked overall as 2.7868 of of 4 stars2.7868

Burt Reynolds Movie Rankings

1
Burt Reynolds starring in Player
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 3.2943 out of 4 stars for Player3.2943
A studio executive, Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins), is the person able to make films possible by reviewing pitches that are presented to him. When he rejects a writer’s work, the writer is upset and sends threatening postcards to Griffin. ...more about Player
2
Burt Reynolds starring in Boogie Nights
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 3.1984 out of 4 stars for Boogie Nights3.1984
Eddie is an aspiring actor who gets discovered by Jack Horner, a porn director that considers his job an artform. Eddie then changes his name to Dirk Diggler and gets sucked in the lifestyle and relationships of the porn industry of the late-seventies. ...more about Boogie Nights
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  • Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA - Best Supporting Actor
  • New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Drama
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
3
Burt Reynolds starring in Deliverance
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 3.1782 out of 4 stars for Deliverance3.1782
Canoeing down a river, four city men run into some unfriendly locals. Unable to escape from the gorge in which the river runs, the locals become more and more of a threat. ...more about Deliverance
4
Longest Yard, The (1974)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.9491 out of 4 stars for Longest Yard2.9491
A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. ...more about Longest Yard
Actor Awards
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
5
Pups (1999)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.9081 out of 4 stars for Pups2.9081
Two teens (Cameron Van Hoy, Mischa Barton) impulsively decide to rob a bank, ala Bonnie & Clyde. Quickly they find themselves in over their heads as they are forced to take a bankful of hostages and the FBI are at the door. ...more about Pups
6
Citizen Ruth (1996)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.8413 out of 4 stars for Citizen Ruth2.8413
Ruth Stoops is a poor indigent drug-user (a huffer - inhaling glue and paint for a high) whose down and out existence is complicated once more by becoming pregnant (she has had and lost four children already). ...more about Citizen Ruth
7
Hustle (1975)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.7193 out of 4 stars for Hustle2.7193
Reynolds stars as Phil Gaines, a bitter, cynical cop who investigates the case of a dead stripper/porno actress found on the beach. ...more about Hustle
8
Sherman's March (1986)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.6938 out of 4 stars for Sherman's March2.6938
Ross McElwee sets out to make a documentary about the lingering effects of General Sherman's march of destruction through the South during the Civil War, but is continually sidetracked by women who come and go in his life, his recurring dreams of nuclear ...more about Sherman's March
9
Bean (1997)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.6558 out of 4 stars for Bean2.6558
Bean works as a caretaker at Britain's formidable Royal National Gallery, and his bosses want to fire him because he sleeps at work all the time, but can't because the chairman of the gallery's board defends him. ...more about Bean
10
Sharky's Machine (1981)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.6322 out of 4 stars for Sharky's Machine2.6322
Sharky is a narcotics cop in Atlanta who, while chasing a dealer, gets involved in a shootout that doesn't please the top brass. As a result, he's sent down to the Vice division, which he considers the lowest rung on the ladder. ...more about Sharky's Machine
11
Mystery, Alaska (1999)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.5473 out of 4 stars for Mystery2.5473
When Mystery, Alaska's amateur hockey team accepts a challenge to play against the New York Rangers, the entire population must put their petty differences aside and pull together as their small town becomes the center of a nationally televised event. ...more about Mystery
12
Driven (2001)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.4575 out of 4 stars for Driven2.4575
Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly (Kip Pardue) has started losing his focus and begins to slip in the race rankings. ...more about Driven
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Supporting Actor
13
Longest Yard, The (2005)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.4334 out of 4 stars for Longest Yard2.4334
Paul "Wrecking" Crewe was a revered football superstar back in his day, but that time has since faded. ...more about Longest Yard
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Supporting Actor
14
Cannonball Run, The (1981)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.3411 out of 4 stars for Cannonball Run2.3411
A wild, illegal, and popular cross-country car is organized, and the eccentric entrants will do anything to win, including low-down, dirty tricks. ...more about Cannonball Run
15
Crew, The (2000)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.3231 out of 4 stars for Crew2.3231
Four former made men (Reynolds, Cassell, Dreyfuss, and Hedaya), struggling to get by in a rundown Miami hotel, come up with a plot to drive out all of the young tenants that are slowly taking over the beach-front hotel and driving up their rent. ...more about Crew
16
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.3158 out of 4 stars for Smokey and the Bandit2.3158
Bandit and Cledus are two truck-driving southerners who accept a dare from big-shots Big and Little Enos to pick up a truckload of beer from Texas and return it to them within a specified amount of time. ...more about Smokey and the Bandit
17
Silent Movie (1976)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.2708 out of 4 stars for Silent Movie2.2708
Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. ...more about Silent Movie
18
Malone (1987)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.2612 out of 4 stars for Malone2.2612
Ex-CIA hit-man running from his past (Malone) finds just how difficult it is to retire when he runs accross a small town controlled by mercenaries and a family that's resisting their control. ...more about Malone
  • Not Available on DVD
19
Without a Paddle (2004)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.2163 out of 4 stars for Without a Paddle2.2163
This is the story of three friends (Green, Lillard, Shepard) from the big city of Philadelphia who go canoeing together out in the woods and mountains of Oregon State after the death of a friend, Billy. ...more about Without a Paddle
20
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.2080 out of 4 stars for All Dogs Go to Heaven2.2080
When a casino owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven basically by default since all dogs to heaven. ...more about All Dogs Go to Heaven
21
Breaking In (1989)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.1950 out of 4 stars for Breaking In2.1950
Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as good as Ernie. ...more about Breaking In
22
Dukes of Hazzard, The (2005)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.1655 out of 4 stars for Dukes of Hazzard2.1655
Cousins Bo (Seann William Scott) and Luke (Johnny Knoxville) Duke, with the assistance of their sexy cousin Daisy (Jessica Simpson) and Uncle Jesse (Willie Nelson), must save the Duke family farm from destruction by the town's corrupt and evil ...more about Dukes of Hazzard
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Supporting Actor
23
Physical Evidence (1989)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.0571 out of 4 stars for Physical Evidence2.0571
Extortionist Jake Farley is found strangled, and the clues lead directly to former detective Joe Paris, who insists on his innocence but can't provide an alibi. ...more about Physical Evidence
  • Not Available on DVD
24
Striptease (1996)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 2.0319 out of 4 stars for Striptease2.0319
Erin Grant loses care and custody of her daughter when she's divorced from her husband Darrell, a small-time thief. ...more about Striptease
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Supporting Actor
26
Nickelodeon (1976)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.8957 out of 4 stars for Nickelodeon1.8957
This homage to the childhood days of the motion pictures starts in 1910, when the young attorney Leo Harrigan by chance meets a motion picture producer. Immediately he's invited to become a writer for him - the start of a sensational career. ...more about Nickelodeon
  • Not Available on DVD
27
Switching Channels (1988)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.8841 out of 4 stars for Switching Channels1.8841
A remake of Front Page. Sully is the producer of a cable news network program. Christy is his ex-wife and best reporter. Her desire to quit the news business and marry Blaine, a sporting goods manufacturer comes as an innocent man is about to be executed. ...more about Switching Channels
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
  • Not Available on DVD
28
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.8103 out of 4 stars for Smokey and the Bandit II1.8103
It's been a few years since Cletus and the Bandit made their famous 28-hour run to Texas for a few cases of Coors. ...more about Smokey and the Bandit II
29
Tempted (2001)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.7981 out of 4 stars for Tempted1.7981
A deadly thriller set in New Orleans, about a wealthy businessman, Charlie Le Blanc (Burt Reynolds), who discovers that he only has a short time to live. ...more about Tempted
30
Hotel (2003)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.7511 out of 4 stars for Hotel1.7511
Like Figgis's "Time Code," this experimental ensemble piece splits the screen between four simultaneous storylines: the filming of a period movie "The Duchess of Malfi," a sleazy documentary about the making of that movie, a ...more about Hotel
  • Not Available on DVD
31
Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, The (1973)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.7496 out of 4 stars for Man Who Loved Cat Dancing1.7496
  • Not Available on DVD
32
Starting Over (1979)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.7451 out of 4 stars for Starting Over1.7451
Actor Awards
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
33
Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.7091 out of 4 stars for Meet Wally Sparks1.7091
Wally Sparks is a tabloid TV show reporter who's trying to boost ratings on his show. He goes to the governor's mansion to uncover a sex scandal. ...more about Meet Wally Sparks
34
Angel Baby (1961)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.6816 out of 4 stars for Angel Baby1.6816
A woman who believes she has been chosen by God to heal people is taken in by a greedy promoter and his shrewish wife to make the rounds of the rural South - she to save souls and heal the sick, he to make as much money as he possibly can. ...more about Angel Baby
  • Not Available on DVD
35
End Game (2006)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.6751 out of 4 stars for End Game1.6751
A secret Service agent and a news reporter investigate the conspiracy behind the assassination of the President. ...more about End Game
37
Broken Bridges (2006)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.6653 out of 4 stars for Broken Bridges1.6653
Musician Toby Keith plays a man returning to his hometown in this bittersweet drama. On arrival he meets his childhood sweetheart and is also introduced to a young girl who turns out to be his daughter. ...more about Broken Bridges
38
Best Friends (1982)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.6528 out of 4 stars for Best Friends1.6528
When a professional couple who have lived & worked together for many years finally decide to marry, their sudden betrothal causes many unexpectedly funny and awkward difficulties. ...more about Best Friends
39
Cop and ˝ (1993)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.6412 out of 4 stars for Cop and ˝1.6412
Devon Butler is an eight-year old who dreams of being a cop. He watches police TV shows, knows police procedures, and plays cops and robbers with his friend Ray. One day, while snooping around in a warehouse, he witnesses a murder. ...more about Cop and ˝
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
41
City Heat (1984)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.6071 out of 4 stars for City Heat1.6071
Kansas City in the 1930s: Private investigator Mike Murphy's partner is brutally slayed, when he tries to blackmail a mobster with his secret accounting records. ...more about City Heat
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
42
End, The (1978)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.5944 out of 4 stars for End1.5944
Wendell Lawson has only 6 months to live. Not wanting to live his last few months of life waiting for the end, he decides to take his own life. ...more about End
43
Hotel (2001)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.5685 out of 4 stars for Hotel1.5685
While a British film crew are shooting a version of The Duchess Of Malfi in Venice, they in turn are being filmed by a sleasy documentary primadonna while the strange staff share meals which consist of human meat. ...more about Hotel
44
Shamus (1973)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.5601 out of 4 stars for Shamus1.5601
New York private eye Shamus McCoy likes girls, drink and gambling, but by the look of his flat business can't be too hot. So an offer of $10,000 to finds some diamonds stolen in a daring raid with a flame-thrower is too good to miss. ...more about Shamus
45
Stroker Ace (1983)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.5386 out of 4 stars for Stroker Ace1.5386
Stroker Ace, a champion NASCAR driver, is standing at the top of his career, but is getting fed up with having to do as he's told. ...more about Stroker Ace
46
Lucky Lady (1975)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.5122 out of 4 stars for Lucky Lady1.5122
  • Not Available on DVD
47
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.4939 out of 4 stars for W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings1.4939
W.W. is a happy-go-lucky crook who makes his living robbing gas stations through the drive-up windows. The Dixie Dancekings are a country music band trying to get their first big break. W.W. ...more about W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
  • Not Available on DVD
48
Cloud 9 (2006)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.4657 out of 4 stars for Cloud 91.4657
49
Mad Dog Time (1996)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.4259 out of 4 stars for Mad Dog Time1.4259
Mob boss Vic returns to business from madhouse. Meanwhile his best and quickest assistant Mickey Holliday is having an affair with Vic's girl Grace Everly and, at the same time, with her sister Rita Everly. ...more about Mad Dog Time
50
Paternity (1981)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.4199 out of 4 stars for Paternity1.4199
  • Not Available on DVD
51
At Long Last Love (1975)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.3592 out of 4 stars for At Long Last Love1.3592
This film was Peter Bogdanovich's honor to musical comedies of the 1930s. A millionaire named Michael Oliver Pritchard III and a singer named Kitty O'Kelly meet and fall in love. ...more about At Long Last Love
  • Not Available on DVD
53
Stick (1985)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.3545 out of 4 stars for Stick1.3545
Ernest (Stick) Stickley returns from prison, and very soon he gets involved with his old friend in a drug-running deal that goes sour. ...more about Stick
  • Not Available on DVD
54
Last Producer, The (2000)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.3500 out of 4 stars for Last Producer1.3500
Burt Reynolds plays an aging Hollywood producer. ...more about Last Producer
  • Not Available on DVD
55
Hooper (1978)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.3402 out of 4 stars for Hooper1.3402
Aging stuntman Sonney Hooper is still on top as one of the best stuntmen in the business. But up and coming Ski is starting to do bigger and better stunts. ...more about Hooper
56
Shark! (1969)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.3163 out of 4 stars for Shark!1.3163
57
Rent-a-Cop (1987)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.1612 out of 4 stars for Rent-a-Cop1.1612
When call-girl Della (Liza Minnelli) gets caught in the middle of a drug bust at a hotel where she was meeting a trick, she is held hostage by a robber that busted in on the drug agents and the drug dealers. ...more about Rent-a-Cop
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
58
Deal (2008)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.0519 out of 4 stars for Deal1.0519
As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition. ...more about Deal
  • Not Available on DVD
59
Fuzz (1972)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.0465 out of 4 stars for Fuzz1.0465
Detectives Steve Carella, Meyer Meyer, and Bert Kling are part of the 87th Precinct's team investigating a murder-extortion racket run by a mysterious deaf man. ...more about Fuzz
60
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.0273 out of 4 stars for Smokey and the Bandit Part 31.0273
Big Enos and Little Enos have opened a seafood restaurant and want to promote it in their usual fashion. The Bandit is unavailable this time, though, so they enlist Buford. ...more about Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
61
Man Who Loved Women, The (1983)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 1.0145 out of 4 stars for Man Who Loved Women1.0145
This is the tale of a sculptor named David who has a major womanizing problem. He goes to seek help from a psychiatrist, Marianna, to cure him of his obsession with women. His story of sexual and romantic exploits with the ladies is told by Marianna. ...more about Man Who Loved Women
62
Frankenstein and Me (1996)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 0.9680 out of 4 stars for Frankenstein and Me0.9680
Earl Williams (Jamieson Boulanger) is a dreamer teenager obsessed with monsters, who fantasizes his life as if he were living in the world of the monsters of the Universal Studios. ...more about Frankenstein and Me
  • Not Available on DVD
63
Gator (1976)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 0.9323 out of 4 stars for Gator0.9323
64
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2008)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 0.8577 out of 4 stars for In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale0.8577
A man named Farmer sets out to rescue his kidnapped wife and avenge the death of his son -- two acts committed by the Krugs, a race of animal-warriors who are controlled by the evil Gallian. ...more about In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
  • Not Available on DVD
65
Heat (1986)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 0.7853 out of 4 stars for Heat0.7853
Reynolds plays an ex-soldier-of-fortunish character in Vegas, taking "Chaperone" jobs, fighting with the mob, and trying to get enough money together to move to Venice, Italy. ...more about Heat
  • Not Available on DVD
66
Cannonball Run II (1984)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 0.6498 out of 4 stars for Cannonball Run II0.6498
Our racers are back for a second cannonball run - the illegal race that takes place all over the country... Almost every star of the first film is here, along with new ones. Will J.J. ...more about Cannonball Run II
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
67
Maddening, The (1995)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 0.6073 out of 4 stars for Maddening0.6073
David and Cassie Osborne have an argument one night. So the next morning after David goes to work, Cassie runs off to her sister's house for a few days with their daughter Samantha. Only they never get there. ...more about Maddening
  • Not Available on DVD
68
Crazy Six (1998)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 0.5936 out of 4 stars for Crazy Six0.5936
Rob Lowe plays an American junkie who came to Eastern Europe to escape his problems and make some good money. They call him Crazy Six because he is the sixth child of his family and he is crazy for drugs. ...more about Crazy Six
69
Rough Cut (1980)
Burt Reynolds scores a combined 0.4930 out of 4 stars for Rough Cut0.4930
A romantic comedy with action and suspense. Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels. Despite a continuous exchange of quips they eventually become romantically involved. ...more about Rough Cut
  • Not Available on DVD
70
Waterproof (1999)
No Reviews Available
Burt Reynolds plays an aging jewish owner of a little grocery store, he is the only foreigner in the street: he lives in an African-American neighborhood. Tough and intrepid, he won't sell out his little store,and he won't give things up... ...more about Waterproof
71
4th and Life (2003)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
72
Armored Command (1961)
No Reviews Available
American army unit is trapped in a small town by a German counterattack, discovers that a spy in town is providing the Germans with military information. ...more about Armored Command
  • Not Available on DVD
73
Big City Blues (1999)
No Reviews Available
A collection of characters threaten to cross paths, unknowingly, during a night in the big city. The film focuses on two hit men (Reynolds and Forsythe) who are bound to collide with Cates, a beautiful prostitute. ...more about Big City Blues
74
Blade Rider, Revenge of the Indian Nations (1966)
No Reviews Available
An edited-down compilation of three episodes from Chuck Connors' 1965-1966 TV series, "Branded." In "Now Join the Human Race," Burt Reynolds plays an Indian who, having left the reservation, is cornered by U.S. Cavalry soldiers. ...more about Blade Rider
  • Not Available on DVD
75
Dangerous World of 'Deliverance', The (1972)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
76
Forget About It (2006)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
77
Impasse (1969/I)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
78
Keith (2006)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
79
Librarians, The (2003)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
80
Modern Love (1990)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
81
Operation C.I.A. (1965)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
82
Randy and the Mob (2006)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
83
Sam Whiskey (1969)
No Reviews Available
Sam Whiskey is an all-round talent, but when the attractive widow Laura offers him a job, he hesitates: he shall salvage gold bars, which Laura's dead husband stole recently, from a sunken ship and secretly bring them back to the mint before they are ...more about Sam Whiskey
84
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
85
Skullduggery (1970)
No Reviews Available
An expedition into the interior of Papua New Guinea comes across a tribe of ape-like people who may or may not be ancestors of early man. However, the influence of modern man is to have devastating effects upon these forgotten people. ...more about Skullduggery
  • Not Available on DVD
86
Southern Voices, American Dreams (1985)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
87
Stringer (1999)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
88
White Lightning (1973)
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