George Clooney - His Top 25 Best Movies Ranked

George Clooney may be Hollywood royalty now, but he wasn’t an overnight success story. He toiled away for about a decade in bit parts until he found fame on TV’s ER, which was followed by a leading role in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s 1996 romp From Disk Till Dawn. After that the Clooney rollercoaster took off. I have collected all the scores for all Clooneys movies and crunched the data to find his best rated 25 movies… here are the results.

25 – Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

They can’t keep their hands off each others assets.

IMDb:

6.2

RT Users:

4.8

Letterboxd:

5.82

5.61

Comedy, Crime, Romance

Directed by:

Joel Coen

Top Billed Cast:

George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Edward Herrmann, Geoffrey Rush, Richard Jenkins, Billy Bob Thornton

SYNOPSIS:

Miles Massey (George Clooney) is an exceptional divorce lawyer who specializes in saving cheating husbands from having to pay expensive settlements. Unchallenged, he wearies of his life — until he meets the cunning Marylin Rexroth (Catherine Zeta-Jones). When Massey’s representation of her husband in court denies her any divorce compensation, Marylin vows to get revenge, enlisting the help of an oil baron (Billy Bob Thornton), and the two vie for the advantage in a flirtatious duel of wits.

24 – Hail, Caesar! (2016)

Lights. Camera. Abduction.

IMDb:

6.3

RT Users:

4.4

Letterboxd:

6.42

5.71

Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Directed by:

Joel Coen

Top Billed Cast:

Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Channing Tatum, Frances McDormand, Jonah Hill

SYNOPSIS:

In the early 1950s, Eddie Mannix is busy at work trying to solve all the problems of the actors and filmmakers at Capitol Pictures. His latest assignments involve a disgruntled director, a singing cowboy, a beautiful swimmer and a handsome dancer. As if all this wasn’t enough, Mannix faces his biggest challenge when Baird Whitlock gets kidnapped while in costume for the swords-and-sandals epic “Hail, Caesar!” If the studio doesn’t pay $100,000, it’s the end of the line for the movie star.

23 – Money Monster (2016)

Not every conspiracy is a theory.

IMDb:

6.5

RT Users:

5.0

Letterboxd:

6.00

5.83

Drama, Thriller

Directed by:

Jodie Foster

Top Billed Cast:

George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Caitríona Balfe, Giancarlo Esposito

SYNOPSIS:

Lee Gates is a Wall Street guru who picks hot stocks as host of the television show “Money Monster.” Suddenly, during a live broadcast, disgruntled investor Kyle Budwell storms onto the set and takes Gates hostage. He tells Lee that he lost everything on one of his tips. As Gates tries to plead with Kyle, he’s also using an earpiece to communicate with his longtime producer in the control room. Together, they must figure out a way to defuse the situation and disarm the angry young man.

22 – Solaris (2002)

How far will you go for a second chance?

IMDb:

6.2

RT Users:

5.9

Letterboxd:

6.34

6.15

Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction

Directed by:

Steven Soderbergh

Top Billed Cast:

George Clooney, Natascha McElhone, Viola Davis, Jeremy Davies, Ulrich Tukur, Michael Ensign

SYNOPSIS:

Based on the classic science fiction novel by Stanislaw Lem, “Solaris” centers on a psychologist (George Clooney) sent to investigate unexplained behavior of key scientists on a space station orbiting the planet Solaris. Once aboard he, too, falls victim to this unique world’s mysteries — as well as to an erotic obsession with someone he thought he had left behind.

21 – The Perfect Storm (2000)

The storm is coming.

IMDb:

6.4

RT Users:

6.4

Letterboxd:

6.00

6.27

Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Directed by:

Wolfgang Petersen

Top Billed Cast:

George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, John C. Reilly, William Fichtner, John Hawkes

SYNOPSIS:

Based on a true story, the film tells of the courageous men and women who risk their lives every working day, pitting their fishing boats and rescue vessels against the capricious forces of nature. Their worst fears are realized at sea on Halloween of 1991, when they are confronted by three raging weather fronts which unexpectedly collide to produce the greatest, fiercest storm in modern history — “The Perfect Storm.”

20 – Ocean’s Twelve (2004)

Twelve is the new eleven.

IMDb:

6.5

RT Users:

6.0

Letterboxd:

6.42

6.31

Crime, Thriller

Directed by:

Steven Soderbergh

Top Billed Cast:

George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andy García, Don Cheadle

SYNOPSIS:

After successfully robbing five casinos in one night, Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his crew of thieves have big problems. Despite pulling off one of the biggest heists in Las Vegas history, the members of the gang have already spent much of the money they stole. Casino owner Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) demands that Ocean return the money, plus millions more in interest. Unable to come up the cash, the crew is forced to come together to pull off another series of heists, this time in Europe.

19 – One Fine Day (1996)

She was having a perfectly bad day… Then he came along and spoiled it.

IMDb:

6.5

RT Users:

6.6

Letterboxd:

6.20

6.43

Comedy, Romance

Directed by:

Michael Hoffman

Top Billed Cast:

Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney, Mae Whitman, Alex D. Linz, Charles Durning, Joe Grifasi

SYNOPSIS:

Melanie Parker (Michelle Pfeiffer) is an architect who needs to give a very important presentation. Jack Taylor (George Clooney) is a reporter looking to land a big scoop for his story. Both are single parents whose children, Sammy (Alex D. Linz) and Maggie (Mae Whitman), respectively, miss the bus for a field trip. Left with their kids on such a hectic day, Parker and Taylor decide to put aside their bickering and juggle baby-sitting duties, but the rambunctious children don’t make it easy.

18 – Ocean’s Thirteen (2007)

What are the odds of getting even? 13 to one.

IMDb:

6.9

RT Users:

7.5

Letterboxd:

5.60

6.67

Crime, Thriller

Directed by:

Steven Soderbergh

Top Billed Cast:

George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy García, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac

SYNOPSIS:

Danny Ocean’s team of criminals are back and composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank doublecrosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean vows that he and his team will do anything to bring down Willy Bank along with everything he’s got. Even if it means asking for help from an enemy.

17 – Syriana (2005)

Everything is connected.

IMDb:

6.9

RT Users:

6.7

Letterboxd:

6.50

6.70

Drama, Thriller

Directed by:

Stephen Gaghan

Top Billed Cast:

George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, Amanda Peet, William Hurt

SYNOPSIS:

The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday (Jeffrey Wright) is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman (Matt Damon), a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes (George Clooney) uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.

16 – Burn After Reading (2008)

Intelligence is relative.

IMDb:

7.0

RT Users:

6.5

Letterboxd:

7.10

6.87

Comedy, Drama

Directed by:

Joel Coen

Top Billed Cast:

George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins

SYNOPSIS:

When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst (John Malkovich) falls into the hands of Linda Litzke (Frances McDormand) and Chad Feldheimer (Brad Pitt), the two gym employees see a chance to make enough money for her to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. Predictably, events whirl out of control for the duo doofuses and those in their orbit.

15 – The Ides of March (2011)

Ambition seduces. Power corrupts.

IMDb:

7.1

RT Users:

7.3

Letterboxd:

6.58

6.99

Drama

Directed by:

George Clooney

Top Billed Cast:

Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei

SYNOPSIS:

As Ohio’s Democratic primary nears, charming Gov. Mike Morris (George Clooney) seems a shoo-in for the nomination over his opponent, Sen. Pullman (Michael Mantell). Morris’ idealistic press secretary, Stephen Meyers (Ryan Gosling), believes in his candidate’s integrity and the democratic process. But Meyers’ meeting with Pullman’s campaign manager (Paul Giamatti) and a dalliance with a young intern (Evan Rachel Wood) set in motion events that threaten Morris’ election chances.

14 – Ticket to Paradise (2022)

They’re in this together for better or worse.

IMDb:

6.2

RT Users:

8.8

Letterboxd:

6.00

7.00

Comedy, Romance

Directed by:

Ol Parker

Top Billed Cast:

Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Kaitlyn Dever, Maxime Bouttier, Billie Lourd, Lucas Bravo

SYNOPSIS:

A man (George Clooney) and his ex-wife (Julia Roberts) race to Bali, Indonesia, to stop their daughter from marrying a seaweed farmer. As they desperately try to sabotage the wedding, the bickering duo soon find themselves rekindling old feelings that once made them happy together.

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