Matt Reeves - All His Movies Ranked

Short Biography:

Matt Reeves (born April 27, 1966) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He first gained recognition for the WB drama series Felicity (1998–2002), which he co-created with J. J. Abrams. Reeves came to widespread attention for directing the hit monster film Cloverfield (2008). He also directed the romantic vampire drama Let Me In (2010), and the critically acclaimed science fiction sequels Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017). He directed the superhero film The Batman (2022), which stars Robert Pattinson as the title character.

Here is a rundown of his movies, with the score based on the average from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes (public votes only) and Letterboxd, from lowest ranked to highest:

Number of Qualifying Films:

Career Average Rating:

7.41

Total Career Box Office:

$ 2,177,344,652

Total Combined Budgets:

$ 555,000,000

Total Career Profit or [Loss]:

$ 1,622,344,652

Average Career Return on Every $1 Spent:

$ 3.72 (MEDIAN)

6 – The Pallbearer (1996)

IMDb:

5.00

RT Users:

1.80

Letterboxd:

4.54

3.78

Comedy, Romance

Top Billed Cast:

David Schwimmer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Michael Rapaport, Toni Collette, Carol Kane, Michael Vartan

SYNOPSIS:

Aspiring architect Tom Thompson is told by mysterious Ruth Abernathy that his best friend, “Bill,” has taken his own life. Except that Tom has never met Bill and neither have his incredulous friends. So when Tom foolishly agrees to give the eulogy at Bill’s funeral, it sets him on a collision course with Ruth — who is revealed to be Bill’s oversexed mother — and Julie DeMarco, the longtime crush Tom hasn’t seen since they were teens.

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 5,656,388

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 5,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 656,388

RETURN ON EVERY $1 SPENT:

$ 1.13

5 – Cloverfield (2008)

IMDb:

7.00

RT Users:

6.80

Letterboxd:

6.64

6.81

Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

Top Billed Cast:

Michael Stahl-David, T.J. Miller, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, Odette Annable

SYNOPSIS:

Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives.

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 172,394,180

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 25,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 147,394,180

RETURN ON EVERY $1 SPENT:

$ 6.90

4 – Let Me In (2010)

IMDb:

7.10

RT Users:

7.60

Letterboxd:

6.60

7.10

Drama, Horror, Mystery

Top Billed Cast:

Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Grace Moretz, Richard Jenkins, Elias Koteas, Sasha Barrese

SYNOPSIS:

A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian. A remake of the movie “Let The Right One In” which was an adaptation of a book.

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 27,093,592

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 20,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 7,093,592

RETURN ON EVERY $1 SPENT:

$ 1.35

3 – War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

IMDb:

7.40

RT Users:

8.40

Letterboxd:

7.34

7.71

Drama, Science Fiction

Top Billed Cast:

Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Karin Konoval, Michael Adamthwaite, Toby Kebbell

SYNOPSIS:

Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 490,719,763

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 150,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 340,719,763

RETURN ON EVERY $1 SPENT:

$ 3.27

2 – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

IMDb:

7.60

RT Users:

8.80

Letterboxd:

7.50

7.97

Action, Drama, Science Fiction

Top Billed Cast:

Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell

SYNOPSIS:

A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 710,644,566

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 170,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 540,644,566

RETURN ON EVERY $1 SPENT:

$ 4.18

1 – The Batman (2022)

IMDb:

7.90

RT Users:

8.70

Letterboxd:

8.18

8.26

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Top Billed Cast:

Robert Pattinson, Paul Dano, Zoë Kravitz, John Turturro, Colin Farrell, Andy Serkis, Jeffrey Wright, Peter Sarsgaard

SYNOPSIS:

In his second year of fighting crime, Batman ventures into Gotham City’s underworld when a sadistic killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues. As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator’s plans become clear, he must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued the metropolis.

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 770,836,163

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 185,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 585,836,163

RETURN ON EVERY $1 SPENT:

$ 4.17