(Photo by CBS Films/Courtesy Everett Collection)
Christopher Walken‘s first significant appearance in a movie, Annie Hall, may have been brief but it was certainly memorable (he played Annie’s possibly psychotic brother) – so memorable that studios began casting him in seemingly everything that possibly could. And, indeed, Walken has since been in nearly 100 movies across a six-decade career, a performer whose intense presence and halting speech cadence makes him perfectly suited for dramatics, comedy, and villainy.
Walken has collaborated with some of the biggest name directors out there, including Steven Spielberg (Catch Me If You Can), Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction), Clint Eastwood (Jersey Boys), Tim Burton (Batman Returns, Sleepy Hollow, The Dead Zone), Martin McDonagh (Seven Psychopaths), Abel Ferrara (The King of New York, New Rose Hotel), and Michael Cimino. Cimino’s The Deer Hunter got Walken his first Oscar nomination and win for Best Supporting Actor. Another nomination in the same category came over 20 years later for Catch Me If You Can.
An unparalleled workhorse, Walken has averaged three movie releases a year over the recent decades, crediting his robust resume to having no hobbies. And you can re-visit his work now as we rank all Christopher Walken movies by Tomatometer!
#88
Adjusted Score: 11.287%
Critics Consensus: Bizarre and clumsily plotted, Gigli is a mess. As for its stars, Affleck and Lopez lack chemistry.
#87
Adjusted Score: 10.908%
Critics Consensus: Jack Black and Ben Stiller fail to wring laughs from a script that's essentially one extended poop joke.
#86
Adjusted Score: 10.9%
Critics Consensus: The humor is gratingly dumb, and Kangaroo Jack contains too much violence and sexual innuendo for a family movie.
#85
Adjusted Score: 4.224%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#84
Adjusted Score: 11.97%
Critics Consensus: If you fall within the target audience of Joe Dirt, you may find it funny. Otherwise, the jokes will seem like a tired retread.
#83
Adjusted Score: 16.077%
Critics Consensus: Not meow, not ever.
#82
Adjusted Score: 16.391%
Critics Consensus: A film about court intrigue, The Affair of the Necklace turns out to be more dull than juicy. Swank seems flat and miscast in the central role of Jeanne.
#81
Adjusted Score: 18.194%
Critics Consensus: Success has many fathers, but failure is Father Figures.
#80
Adjusted Score: 4.245%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#79
Adjusted Score: 23.054%
Critics Consensus: The life story of model-turned- bounty-hunter Domino Harvey struggles to get out of this overwrought and excessive biopic.
#78
Adjusted Score: 15.547%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#77
Adjusted Score: 7.571%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#76
Adjusted Score: 21.134%
Critics Consensus: The Jesus Rolls limply into the gutter in its misguided attempt to belatedly explore the saga of a supporting character better left on the margins.
#75
Adjusted Score: 25.058%
Critics Consensus: Tasteless, yet harmless, Balls of Fury nevertheless fails to generate enough laughs despite its lowbrow intentions.
#74
Adjusted Score: 25.746%
Critics Consensus: Weakened by second-half attempts at thriller and romance, this presidential comedy also fails to hit any sharp political notes, resulting in a confused and unsatisfying mess.
#73
Adjusted Score: 30.795%
Critics Consensus: In exchanging the chilling satire of the original into mindless camp, this remake has itself become Stepford-ized.
#72
Adjusted Score: 26.985%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#71
Adjusted Score: 20.521%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#70
Adjusted Score: 33.549%
Critics Consensus: Fitfully funny but mostly misguided, The War with Grandpa will leave audiences with a handful of chuckles -- and a lot of questions about what this talented cast was thinking.
#69
Adjusted Score: 7.935%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#68
Adjusted Score: 31.245%
Critics Consensus: Around the Bend sets a destination of earnest generational drama, but settles for the most derivative route to get there, veering off course into trite sentimentality.
#67
Adjusted Score: 34.122%
Critics Consensus: Fatally undermined by dodgy accents and a questionable story, Wild Mountain Thyme is a baffling misfire for a talented filmmaker and impressive cast.
#66
Adjusted Score: 32.845%
Critics Consensus: Despite all the celebrities on hand, this spin-off from a theme park attraction still feels tired and hokey.
#65
Adjusted Score: 33.347%
Critics Consensus: It isn't the worst '90s action thriller, but by bungling a story pitting Johnny Depp against Christopher Walken, the rote Nick of Time ranks among the most disappointing.
#64
Adjusted Score: 33.22%
Critics Consensus: Struggling to find a romantic spark in a seedy premise, Excise Baggage is weighed down by a lot of comedic dead weight.
#63
Adjusted Score: 28.038%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#62
Adjusted Score: 36.631%
Critics Consensus: Despite its famous cast, the movie lacks sympathetic characters and is only funny in spurts.
#61
Adjusted Score: 22.486%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#60
Adjusted Score: 34.044%
Critics Consensus: Just watch a Tarantino movie instead -- and buy a Warren Zevon record while you're at it.
#59
Adjusted Score: 33.289%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#58
Adjusted Score: 33.439%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#57
Adjusted Score: 12.729%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#56
Adjusted Score: 19.093%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#55
Adjusted Score: 35.077%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#54
Adjusted Score: 39.802%
Critics Consensus: This latest Adam Sandler vehicle borrows shamelessly from It's A Wonderful Life and Back To The Future, and fails to produce the necessary laughs that would forgive such imitation.
#53
Adjusted Score: 39.66%
Critics Consensus: Stand Up Guys largely wastes its talented cast in a resolutely mediocre comedy hampered by messy direction and a perfunctory script.
#52
Adjusted Score: 41.128%
Critics Consensus: Absurd even by Bond standards, A View to a Kill is weighted down by campy jokes and a noticeable lack of energy.
#51
Adjusted Score: 38.025%
Critics Consensus: Last Man Standing's brooding atmosphere and bursts of artfully arranged action prove intriguing yet ultimately insufficient substitutes for a consistently compelling story.
#50
Adjusted Score: 42.596%
Critics Consensus: Man on Fire starts out well, but goes over the top in the violent second half.
#49
Adjusted Score: 40.279%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#48
Adjusted Score: 43.22%
Critics Consensus: Mouse Hunt gets trapped under the weight of its excessive slapstick antics.
#47
Adjusted Score: 48.138%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#46
Adjusted Score: 47.645%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#45
Adjusted Score: 17.258%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#44
Adjusted Score: 10.086%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#43
Adjusted Score: 59.756%
Critics Consensus: Jersey Boys is neither as inventive nor as energetic as it could be, but there's no denying the powerful pleasures of its musical moments.
#42
Adjusted Score: 53.299%
Critics Consensus: This movie musical aims for fun and modern, but Romance and Cigarettes is too scattered and uneven to achieve either.
#41
Adjusted Score: 53.282%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#40
Adjusted Score: 54.165%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#39
Adjusted Score: 56.053%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#38
Adjusted Score: 44.299%
Critics Consensus: Allison Williams and company do their best, but no amount of clapping or pixie dust can keep Peter Pan Live! afloat.
Directed By:
#37
Adjusted Score: 61.142%
Critics Consensus: Cute idea, but not consistently funny.
#36
Adjusted Score: 62.799%
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.
#35
Adjusted Score: 60.796%
Critics Consensus: Arguably Robert Redford's most inchoate work, The Milagro Beanfield War has plenty of beautiful moments, but they don't quite add up to a worthwhile whole.
#34
Adjusted Score: 60.854%
Critics Consensus: Though it's not as good as it could have been, Scotland PA shows cleverness at utilizing its premise.
#33
Adjusted Score: 63.086%
Critics Consensus: The characters are still endearing, but the jokes in Wayne's World 2 are more hit-and-miss the second time around.
#32
Adjusted Score: 22.713%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#31
Adjusted Score: 62.899%
Critics Consensus: Kill the Irishman may not add much in the way of new ingredients to its crowded genre, but the admirable efforts of a solidly assembled cast add extra depth to a familiar story.
#30
Adjusted Score: 68.982%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#29
Adjusted Score: 68.89%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#28
Adjusted Score: 73.144%
Critics Consensus: The Rundown doesn't break any new ground, but it's a smart, funny buddy action picture with terrific comic chemistry between Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Seann William Scott.
#27
Adjusted Score: 74.239%
Critics Consensus: It isn't Tim Burton's best work, but Sleepy Hollow entertains with its stunning visuals and creepy atmosphere.
#26
Adjusted Score: 72.301%
Critics Consensus: Typically misanthropic yet curiously satisfying and incisive, Dark Horse is a movie that preaches to the cynical converted.
#25
Adjusted Score: 72.558%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#24
Adjusted Score: 75.328%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#23
Adjusted Score: 75.244%
Critics Consensus: King of New York covers familiar narrative ground with impressive style -- and leaves plenty of room for its talented cast to deliver gripping performances.
#22
Adjusted Score: 77.196%
Critics Consensus: Abel Ferrara's 1995 horror/suspense experiment blends urban vampire adventure with philosophical analysis to create a smart, idiosyncratic, and undeniably odd take on the genre.
#21
Adjusted Score: 79.722%
Critics Consensus: An outstanding ensemble cast lends weight and depth to A Late Quartet's melodramatic script, and the result is insightful and emotionally satisfying.
#20
Adjusted Score: 82.249%
Critics Consensus: Wedding Crashers is both raunchy and sweet, and features top-notch comic performances from Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson.
#19
Adjusted Score: 79.359%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#18
Adjusted Score: 80.295%
Critics Consensus: Abel Ferrara reunites with Christopher Walken to forge another haunting gangster saga, delivering a bruising exploration of vengeance.
#17
Adjusted Score: 80.833%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#16
Adjusted Score: 34.628%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#15
Adjusted Score: 86.224%
Critics Consensus: Director Tim Burton's dark, brooding atmosphere, Michael Keaton's work as the tormented hero, and the flawless casting of Danny DeVito as The Penguin and Christopher Walken as, well, Christopher Walken make the sequel better than the first.
#14
Adjusted Score: 83.585%
Critics Consensus: A complicated little musical, Pennies from Heaven is a dazzling, tragic spectacle.
#13
Adjusted Score: 89.548%
Critics Consensus: Eddie the Eagle's amiable sweetness can't disguise its story's many inspirational clichés -- but for many viewers, it will be more than enough to make up for them.
#12
Adjusted Score: 85.505%
Critics Consensus: Layered performances from Nicole Kidman and director-star Jason Bateman add extra depth to The Family Fang's sharply observed look at domestic dysfunction.
#11
Adjusted Score: 91.152%
Critics Consensus: Seven Psychopaths delivers sly cinematic commentary while serving up a heaping helping of sharp dialogue and gleeful violence.
#10
Adjusted Score: 88.425%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#9
Adjusted Score: 92.826%
Critics Consensus: The Dead Zone combines taut direction from David Cronenberg and and a rich performance from Christopher Walken to create one of the strongest Stephen King adaptations.
#8
Adjusted Score: 98.468%
Critics Consensus: Hairspray is an energetic, wholly entertaining musical romp; a fun Summer movie with plenty of heart. Its contagious songs will make you want to get up and start dancing.
#7
Adjusted Score: 100.329%
Critics Consensus: Its greatness is blunted by its length and one-sided point of view, but the film's weaknesses are overpowered by Michael Cimino's sympathetic direction and a series of heartbreaking performances from Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, and Christopher Walken.
#6
Adjusted Score: 99.241%
Critics Consensus: One of the most influential films of the 1990s, Pulp Fiction is a delirious post-modern mix of neo-noir thrills, pitch-black humor, and pop-culture touchstones.
#5
Adjusted Score: 96.979%
Critics Consensus: Featuring a stellar voice cast, technically dazzling animation, and loads of good humor, Antz should delight both children and adults.
#4
Adjusted Score: 96.904%
Critics Consensus: Fueled by Quentin Tarantino's savvy screenplay and a gallery of oddball performances, Tony Scott's True Romance is a funny and violent action jaunt in the best sense.
#3
Adjusted Score: 106.89%
Critics Consensus: As lovely to behold as it is engrossing to watch, The Jungle Book is the rare remake that actually improves upon its predecessors -- all while setting a new standard for CGI.
#2
Adjusted Score: 104.34%
Critics Consensus: Filled with poignant performances and devastating humor, Annie Hall represents a quantum leap for Woody Allen and remains an American classic.
#1
Adjusted Score: 101.761%
Critics Consensus: With help from a strong performance by Leonardo DiCaprio as real-life wunderkind con artist Frank Abagnale, Steven Spielberg crafts a film that's stylish, breezily entertaining, and surprisingly sweet.
April 01, 2021 at 01:00AM
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/christopher-walken-movies/
All Christopher Walken Movies Ranked - Rotten Tomatoes
https://news.google.com/search?q=rotten&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en
