All Jeff Bridges Movies Ranked by Tomatometer
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Jeff Bridges, son of Lloyd, struck it big with his first major role in 1971’s The Last Picture Show, where he was Oscar-nominated for his role as a graduating high school student in a prospectless Texas town. Afterwards, Bridges became a steady, comforting fixture in American cinema, appearing across action-thrillers (Thunderbolt & Lightfoot, Cutter’s Way), big-budget remakes (1975’s King Kong, The Vanishing), magnificent bombs (Heaven’s Gate), science-fiction (TRON, Starman), theater adaptations (The Iceman Cometh), and additional fine-tuned dramas (The Fisher King).
Bridges’ eclectic career choices primed him to become a beloved Hollywood statesman, all but confirmed with 1998’s The Big Lebowski. Wearing his personal wardrobe on-screen (including the jelly sandals) and directed by the Coen brothers, Bridges as Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski in a state of perpetual befuddled zen has rooted himself into pop culture with his generation-defining comedy performance. And Lebowski has only paved the way for later milestones and hits, including True Grit, Hell or High Water, and a take-home Best Actor Oscar for Crazy Heart, his big win out of seven nominations overall.
And now we do believe you shall abide as we take a trip through all Jeff Bridges movies, ranked by Tomatometer.
#62
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Jeff Bridges plays Matthew Scudder, an LA sheriff who loses his job due to his inability to stay away from… [More]
#61
Adjusted Score: 16.045%
Critics Consensus: Seventh Son squanders an excellent cast and some strange storyline ingredients, leaving audiences with one disappointingly dull fantasy adventure.
Synopsis: In a time long past, an evil is about to be unleashed that will reignite the war between the forces… [More]
#60
Adjusted Score: 16.504%
Critics Consensus: It has its moments — most of them courtesy of Jeff Bridges’ rootin’ tootin’ performance as an undead Wild West sheriff — but R.I.P.D. is ultimately too dim-witted and formulaic to satisfy.
Synopsis: Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds headline the 3D supernatural action-adventure R.I.P.D. as two cops dispatched by the otherworldly Rest In… [More]
#59
Adjusted Score: 25.749%
Critics Consensus: Unintelligible and self-indulgent Bob Dylan vehicle.
Synopsis: Set somewhere, sometime in an unnamed country, torn by civil war with unclear battle lines, impresario Uncle Sweetheart is scheming… [More]
#58
Adjusted Score: 27.121%
Critics Consensus: Critics say Simpatico’s lengthy plot is too unfocused; the movie becomes confusing and tedious to watch.
Synopsis: Old rivalries lead to new betrayals in this Sam Shepard drama with comic undertones. Vinnie (Nick Nolte) and Carter (Jeff… [More]
#57
Adjusted Score: 7.47%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake, and Mary Steenburgen star in writer/director Michael Meredith’s tale of a young man looking to reconnect… [More]
#56
Adjusted Score: 32.005%
Critics Consensus: Tideland is a disturbing, and mostly unwatchable effort from Terry Gilliam.
Synopsis: A young girl named Jeliza-Rose is transported to her grandparents’ farm following her mother’s drug overdose. Once there, she embarks… [More]
#55
Adjusted Score: 33.863%
Critics Consensus: Director Jessica Bendinger is unable to transfer her winning Bring It On formula to the world of gymnastics, despite Missy Peregrym’s strong lead performance.
Synopsis: Haley Graham is a rebellious 17 year-old who is forced to return to the regimented world of gymnastics after a… [More]
#54
Adjusted Score: 37.042%
Critics Consensus: Narratively messy and cloying, The Only Living Boy in New York is a romantic trifle that audiences won’t want to give a second date.
Synopsis: Thomas Webb (Callum Turner), the son of a publisher and his artistic wife, has just graduated from college and is… [More]
#53
Adjusted Score: 41.408%
Critics Consensus: Phillip Noyce directs The Giver with visual grace, but the movie doesn’t dig deep enough into the classic source material’s thought-provoking ideas.
Synopsis: The haunting story of THE GIVER centers on Jonas (Brenton Thwaites), a young man who lives in a seemingly ideal,… [More]
#52
Adjusted Score: 39.814%
Critics Consensus: A decent performance from Pegg in a disappointing film. Neither sharp nor satirical, Weide’s adaptation relies too heavily on slapstick, and misses the point of the source material in the process.
Synopsis: Frequent Curb Your Enthusiasm director Robert B. Weide makes his feature directorial debut with this screen adaptation of British writer… [More]
#51
Adjusted Score: 38.602%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Tommy Lee Jones and Jeff Bridges star respectively as a psychotic (but creative!) explosives expert and a bomb-disposal cop out… [More]
#50
Adjusted Score: 46.476%
Critics Consensus: For those who have seen One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest or Starman, K-Pax may not hold anything new. The movie works best as a showcase for Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges.
Synopsis: A mysterious and extraordinary mental patient, named Prot, convinces both staff and fellow patients that he comes from a utopian… [More]
#49
Adjusted Score: 44.914%
Critics Consensus: Crowded with talent on either side of the camera, Wild Bill shoots itself in the foot with a surprisingly muddled take on the story of the titular folk hero.
Synopsis: This film is the tale of how Wild Bill Hickok finally got his in Deadwood, but director Walter Hill tells… [More]
#48
Adjusted Score: 45.031%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Set in Austin Texas in 1954, this comedy chronicles the exploits of a pregnant beauty operator who rushes to her… [More]
#47
Adjusted Score: 51.395%
Critics Consensus: The Vanishing copies the form of its pulse-pounding predecessor but loses much of its thrilling function along the way, leaving American audiences with one more rote remake.
Synopsis: After his girlfriend Saskia disappears at a rest stop, Rex spends the good part of three years searching for her…. [More]
#46
Adjusted Score: 10.058%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A small-time crook who worships Steve McQueen gets in over his head in French music video director Dominique Forma’s debut… [More]
#45
Adjusted Score: 57.413%
Critics Consensus: Tron Legacy boasts dazzling visuals, but its human characters and story get lost amidst its state-of-the-art production design.
Synopsis: The Master Control Program is booted back up in this revamped Tron continuation that sees the return of original star… [More]
#44
Adjusted Score: 57.986%
Critics Consensus: Though The Men Who Stare at Goats is a mostly entertaining, farcical glimpse of men at war, some may find its satire and dark humor less than edgy.
Synopsis: Reporter Bob Wilton is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady, a shadowy figure who… [More]
#43
Adjusted Score: 64.01%
Critics Consensus: Kingsman: The Golden Circle offers more of everything that made its predecessor so much fun, but lacks the original’s wild creative spark.
Synopsis: «Kingsman: The Secret Service» introduced the world to Kingsman – an independent, international intelligence agency operating at the highest level… [More]
#42
Adjusted Score: 56.906%
Critics Consensus: King Kong represents a significant visual upgrade over the original, but falls short of its classic predecessor in virtually every other respect.
Synopsis: Famed producer Dino De Laurentiis tries to steal the thunder from Jaws, then the top-grossing film of all-time, in this… [More]
#41
Adjusted Score: 55.991%
Critics Consensus: Despite quirky and original writing, the subject matter feels too removed to produce laughs.
Synopsis: Actor/writer/director Albert Brooks turns his satiric gaze on the film industry in this comedy about a screenwriter who has hit… [More]
#40
Adjusted Score: 54.863%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: This film is a somewhat contrived pairing of two divorcees who are giving it a second go. They’re up against… [More]
#39
Adjusted Score: 55.923%
Critics Consensus: An impressive array of talent on either side of the camera helps compensate for Texasville’s inability to live up to its classic predecessor, but it isn’t quite enough.
Synopsis: Texasville is Peter Bogdanovich’s much-delayed sequel to The Last Picture Show. Adapted from Larry McMurtry’s novel and told as a… [More]
#38
Adjusted Score: 56.22%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: In this romantic comedy, middle-aged English professor Rose Morgan is homely and shy. Professor Gregory Larkin has had one failed… [More]
#37
Adjusted Score: 61.738%
Critics Consensus: Heaven’s Gate contains too many ideas and striking spectacle to be a disaster, but this western buckles under the weight of its own sprawl.
Synopsis: A notorious artistic and financial failure, Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate was blamed for critically wounding the movie Western and definitively… [More]
#36
Adjusted Score: 59.421%
Critics Consensus: Though it gets occasionally bogged down by touchy-feely sentiment, White Squall benefits greatly from Jeff Bridges’ assured lead performance and Ridley Scott’s visceral, exciting direction.
Synopsis: Based on a true incident from 1960, White Squall is the story of the tragic sinking of the Albatross, a… [More]
#35
Adjusted Score: 64.032%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: In this excellent thriller, crisply directed by Sidney Lumet, Alex Sternbergen (Jane Fonda), a washed-up, alcoholic actress who never quite… [More]
#34
Adjusted Score: 66.656%
Critics Consensus: A suspenseful thriller led by strong cast performances built around a somewhat implausible story.
Synopsis: In this taut thriller, Michael Faraday is a college professor whose wife, an FBI agent, was killed by members of… [More]
#33
Adjusted Score: 67.84%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: This comedy drama centers on a blue-blooded Southerner’s attempt to buy a popular gym as part of a crucial real… [More]
#32
Adjusted Score: 70.754%
Critics Consensus: Though uneven in tone, this is one of the better adaptations of John Irving’s novels, with Jeff Bridges giving one of his best performances.
Synopsis: Set in the beach community of East Hampton, New York, one pivotal summer in the lives of famous children’s books… [More]
#31
Adjusted Score: 69.591%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: In this comedy western, cattle rustlers Jack McKee and Cecil Carlson’s special target is taciturn rancher John Brown. Together, they… [More]
#30
Adjusted Score: 64.913%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Once past the pulse-pounding car-chase opening sequence of Against All Odds, sharp-eyed viewers will be able to figure out that… [More]
#29
Adjusted Score: 77.84%
Critics Consensus: Though perhaps not as strong dramatically as it is technologically, TRON is an original and visually stunning piece of science fiction that represents a landmark work in the history of computer animation.
Synopsis: A computer programmer is trapped in the game he’s creating…. [More]
#28
Adjusted Score: 74.315%
Critics Consensus: The Last Unicorn lacks the fluid animation to truly sparkle as an animated epic, but offbeat characters and an affecting story make it one of a kind for the true believers.
Synopsis: A brave unicorn and a magician fight an evil king who is obsessed with attempting to capture the world’s unicorns…. [More]
#27
Adjusted Score: 84.589%
Critics Consensus: Smart, stylish, and packed with solid performances, Bad Times at the El Royale delivers pure popcorn fun with the salty tang of social subtext.
Synopsis: Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe’s El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark… [More]
#26
Adjusted Score: 80.419%
Critics Consensus: The Contender wears its political heart on its sleeve, but strong performances and a solid screenplay help the end result add up to a gripping drama from either side of the aisle.
Synopsis: The hard-ball gamesmanship and casual character assassination of American politics sets the stage for this thriller from writer and director… [More]
#25
Adjusted Score: 83.873%
Critics Consensus: A life-affirming, if saccharine, epic treatment of a spirit-lifting figure in sports history.
Synopsis: For his sophomore effort, director Gary Ross re-teams with Tobey Maguire and William H. Macy, stars of his directorial debut… [More]
#24
Adjusted Score: 83.621%
Critics Consensus: Surf’s Up is a laid back, visually stunning animated movie that brings a fresh twist to some familiar conventions. Its witty mockumentary format is fun and inventive, and the CGI is breathtakingly realistic.
Synopsis: A «mockumentary» on how penguins were actually the inventors of surfing, including behind-the-scenes footage from the Penguin World Surfing Championship…. [More]
#23
Adjusted Score: 46.459%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Lamont Johnson’s subtle direction graces this true-life success story about racecar driver Junior Jackson (Jeff Bridges), based on stock-car champion… [More]
#22
Adjusted Score: 80.296%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Following up on Streetwise, his powerful documentary on the homeless kids of Seattle, director Martin Bell returned to that city… [More]
#21
Adjusted Score: 82.719%
Critics Consensus: Coolly performed and suspenseful, Jagged Edge is a satisfying enough potboiler that most audiences won’t mind if the twists don’t quite add up.
Synopsis: When his wife is brutally murdered, San Francisco newspaper mogul Jeff Bridges is the prime suspect. High-priced defense lawyer Glenn… [More]
#20
Adjusted Score: 85.673%
Critics Consensus: Though it may not be as comprehensive as some would like, Francis Ford Coppola’s cheerful biopic of the failed automotive designer features sparkling direction and a strong central performance from Jeff Bridges.
Synopsis: History tells us that would-be automobile mogul Preston Tucker was a silver-tongued con man, who misappropriated his investors’ money and… [More]
#19
Adjusted Score: 88.763%
Critics Consensus: Typically stunning visuals and sharp dialogue from the Coen Brothers, brought to life with strong performances from Goodman and Bridges.
Synopsis: The plot of this Raymond Chandler-esque comedy crime caper from the Coen Brothers (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen) pivots around… [More]
#18
Adjusted Score: 88.332%
Critics Consensus: An odd but affecting mixture of drama, comedy and fantasy, The Fisher King manages to balance moving performances from Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges with director Terry Gilliam’s typically askew universe.
Synopsis: Terry Gilliam directed this adaptation of Richard LaGravenese’s mystical (and mythical) tale of redemption in the hard-time town of New… [More]
#17
Adjusted Score: 87.06%
Critics Consensus: What initially begins as sci-fi transforms into a surprisingly sweet, offbeat drama, courtesy of John Carpenter’s careful direction.
Synopsis: Having crashed to Earth, an extraterrestrial space traveller must assume a human identity lest he be captured by the authorities…. [More]
#16
Adjusted Score: 87.578%
Critics Consensus: This underrated gem from director Peter Weir features an outstanding performance from Jeff Bridges as a man dealing with profound grief.
Synopsis: Adapted by screenwriter Rafael Yglesias from his own novel, Fearless explores the complex struggle back to mental health of post-traumatic… [More]
#15
Adjusted Score: 93.487%
Critics Consensus: Only the Brave’s impressive veteran cast and affecting fact-based story add up to a no-frills drama that’s just as stolidly powerful as the real-life heroes it honors.
Synopsis: All men are created equal… then, a few become firefighters. Only the Brave, based on the true story of the… [More]
#14
Adjusted Score: 86.17%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Hearts of the West (British title: Hollywood Cowboy) stars Jeff Bridges as Lewis Tater, a 1930s-era aspiring novelist who harbors… [More]
#13
Adjusted Score: 88.727%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: In this film, Jeff Bridges stars as the scion of a powerful Kennedyesque family, who has done his best to… [More]
#12
Adjusted Score: 92.696%
Critics Consensus: This likable buddy/road picture deftly mixes action and comedy, and features excellent work from stars Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges and first-time director Michael Cimino.
Synopsis: As much an eccentric character study as a road movie, Michael Cimino’s directorial debut follows the adventures of a quartet… [More]
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#11
Adjusted Score: 96.728%
Critics Consensus: Thanks to a captivating performance from Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart transcends its overly familiar origins and finds new meaning in an old story.
Synopsis: Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who’s had way too many marriages, far too many years on… [More]
#10
Adjusted Score: 91.278%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: This film, based on Eugene O’Neill’s 1947 Broadway play, is set in 1912 at Harry Hope’s waterfront saloon. On the… [More]
#9
Adjusted Score: 92.132%
Critics Consensus: A suitably cynical neo-noir that echoes the disillusionment of its era, Cutter’s Way relies on character-driven drama further elevated by the work of an outstanding cast.
Synopsis: When his close friend, a small-time hustler and drifter, is falsely accused of murder, disabled Vietnam veteran Alex Cutter reluctantly… [More]
#8
Adjusted Score: 92.75%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Set during the Civil War, Bad Company stars Barry Brown as a Northern boy, Drew Dixon, who heads West to… [More]
#7
Adjusted Score: 96.208%
Critics Consensus: Beautifully animated and faithful to the spirit of its classic source material, The Little Prince is a family-friendly treat that anchors thrilling visuals with a satisfying story.
Synopsis: Kung-fu Panda director Mark Osborne teams with producers Aton Soumache and Dimitri Rassam for this animated take on Antoine de… [More]
#6
Adjusted Score: 104.885%
Critics Consensus: Powered by Robert Downey Jr.’s vibrant charm, Iron Man turbo-charges the superhero genre with a deft intelligence and infectious sense of fun.
Synopsis: Billionaire industrialist and genius inventor Tony Stark is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence… [More]
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#5
Adjusted Score: 103.413%
Critics Consensus: Girded by strong performances from Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, and newcomer Hailee Steinfeld, and lifted by some of the Coens’ most finely tuned, unaffected work, True Grit is a worthy companion to the Charles Portis book.
Synopsis: Fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) joins an aging U.S. marshal (Jeff Bridges) and another lawman (Matt Damon) in tracking her… [More]
#4
Adjusted Score: 97.539%
Critics Consensus: Its story is nothing special, but The Fabulous Baker Boys glows beneath luminous performances from its perfectly cast stars.
Synopsis: Real-life siblings Beau and Jeff Bridges star as the eponymous Fabulous Baker Boys. Musical prodigies both, the Bakers have long… [More]
#3
Adjusted Score: 108.022%
Critics Consensus: Hell or High Water offers a solidly crafted, well-acted Western heist thriller that eschews mindless gunplay in favor of confident pacing and full-bodied characters.
Synopsis: Texas brothers–Toby (Chris Pine), and Tanner (Ben Foster), come together after years divided to rob branches of the bank threatening… [More]
#2
Adjusted Score: 102.501%
Critics Consensus: Fat City is a bleak, mordant, slice of life boxing drama that doesn’t pull its punches.
Synopsis: This gritty yet affectionate look at the world of small-time boxing highlights a down-and-out slugger and a young up-and-comer, both… [More]
#1
Adjusted Score: 106.043%
Critics Consensus: Making excellent use of its period and setting, Peter Bogdanovich’s small town coming-of-age story is a sad but moving classic filled with impressive performances.
Synopsis: Produced by Hollywood iconoclast BBS Productions, film critic-turned-director Peter Bogdanovich’s 1971 film pays homage to Hollywood’s classical age as it… [More]
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