MRQE Ranks: Brad Pitt's Best to Worst Movies

1

Se7en (1995)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, R. Lee Ermey, Richard Roundtree

Director: David Fincher

Synopsis: Director David Fincher's dark, stylish thriller ranks as one of the decade's most influential box-office successes. Set in a hellish vision of a Ne... [MORE]

2

Fight Club (1999)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf Aday, Jared Leto

Director: David Fincher

Synopsis: In this darkly comic drama, Edward Norton stars as a depressed young man (named in the credits only as "Narrator") who has become a small cog in t... [MORE]

3

Moneyball (2011)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Chris Pratt

Director: Bennett Miller

Synopsis: Brad Pitt stars in the real-life tale of Major League Baseball general manager Billy Beane, who built up a winning team despite a decreased budget ... [MORE]

4

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Synopsis: A group of hardened Nazi killers stalk their prey in Nazi-occupied France as a Jewish cinema owner plots to take down top-ranking SS officers durin... [MORE]

5

Thelma & Louise (1991)

Cast: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Brad Pitt

Director: Ridley Scott

Synopsis: Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon play Thelma and Louise, two working-class friends who together have planned a weekend getaway from the men in their ... [MORE]

6

Twelve Monkeys (1995)

Cast: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer, Jon Seda

Director: Terry Gilliam

Synopsis: An intense film about time travel, this sci-fi entry was directed by Terry Gilliam, a member of the comedy troupe Monty Python. The film stars Bruc... [MORE]

7

The Tree of Life (2011)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken, Laramie Eppler

Director: Terrence Malick

Synopsis: The eldest son of a 1950s-era Midwestern family sets out on an existential journey that leads him to question his faith while seeking the answers t... [MORE]

8

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Jason Flemyng, Julia Ormond, Taraji P. Henson

Director: David Fincher

Synopsis: David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's story, re-teams the director with Brad Pitt, who takes ... [MORE]

9

True Romance (1993)

Cast: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman

Director: Tony Scott

Synopsis: Quentin Tarantino scripted this wild and wooly blend of action and dark comedy, which reached theaters a year before his breakthrough hit Pulp Fict... [MORE]

10

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Mary-Louise Parker, Brooklyn Proulx, Sam Rockwell

Director: Andrew Dominik

Synopsis: Brad Pitt stars as legendary Wild West outlaw Jesse James in Chopper director Andrew Dominik's cinematic rendering of the events that would eventua... [MORE]

11

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Cast: George Clooney, Andy Garcia, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: A rag-tag group of con artists and ex-cons team up for the heist to end all heists in this high-profile remake of the 1960 Rat Pack favorite. As wi... [MORE]

12

Burn After Reading (2008)

Cast: Brad Pitt, George Clooney, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand

Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Synopsis: Joel and Ethan Coen's jet-black comedy Burn After Reading begins with CIA agent Osborne Cox (John Malkovich) losing his job. This prompts his long-... [MORE]

13

Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Bernie Mac, Don Cheadle

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: Cinema icon Al Pacino joins a powerhouse cast headed by of George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, and series ... [MORE]

14

Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

Cast: Brad Pitt, David Thewlis, B.D. Wong, Mako, Danny Denzongpa

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud

Synopsis: Typically impressive natural vistas from director Jean-Jacques Annaud (some secretly filmed on location in Tibet) highlight this adaptation of the ... [MORE]

15

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)

Cast: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Christian Slater, Kirsten Dunst, Stephen Rea

Director: Neil Jordan

Synopsis: Anne Rice's best-selling romantic horror tale about the origins of a centuries-old vampire inspired this popular, atmospheric chiller. One of direc... [MORE]

16

A River Runs Through It (1992)

Cast: Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Lloyd

Director: Robert Redford

Synopsis: Robert Redford's lyrical direction sets the tone for this evocative adaptation of author Norman MacLean's memoir of his idyllic Montana youth. The ... [MORE]

17

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)

Cast: Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Rutger Hauer

Director: George Clooney

Synopsis: Chuck Barris is best known to most Americans as the guy who used to host The Gong Show. He was also the creator and producer of The Dating Game, Th... [MORE]

18

Sleepers (1996)

Cast: Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Patric

Director: Barry Levinson

Synopsis: Barry Levinson directed this crime drama based on a controversial bestseller. Jason Patrick stars as Lorenzo, a New York reporter more commonly cal... [MORE]

19

Babel (2006)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal, Adriana Barraza, Rinko Kikuchi

Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu

Synopsis: The tragic aftermath of human carelessness travels around the world in this multi-narrative drama from filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu. Richa... [MORE]

20

Megamind (2010)

Cast: Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, David Cross

Director: Tom McGrath

21

Snatch. (2000)

Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Vinnie Jones, Brad Pitt, Rade Sherbedgia

Director: Guy Ritchie

Synopsis: Guy Ritchie's sophomore follow-up to his 1998 sleeper hit Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch revisits the previous film's territory of Lo... [MORE]

22

Spy Game (2001)

Cast: Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Catherine McCormack, Stephen Dillane, Larry Bryggman

Director: Tony Scott

Synopsis: Brad Pitt is reunited as a co-star with his A River Runs Through It (1992) director Robert Redford for this espionage thriller from Tony Scott. On ... [MORE]

23

Kalifornia (1993)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis, David Duchovny, Michelle Forbes, Sierra Pecheur

Director: Dominic Sena

Synopsis: This debut feature film from music video director Dominic Sena is a romp through the world of serial killing, which in its bleakness and moral bank... [MORE]

24

Troy (2004)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger, Brian Cox

Director: Wolfgang Petersen

Synopsis: Homer's sprawling tale of love and war in ancient Greece comes to the screen in all its grandeur in this epic-scale adventure. In 1193 B.C., Paris,... [MORE]

25

Legends of the Fall (1994)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond, Henry Thomas

Director: Edward Zwick

Synopsis: The sweeping, melodramatic saga of three brothers, their powerful father, and a beautiful woman, the popular period drama Legends of the Fall prese... [MORE]

26

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn, Adam Brody, Kerry Washington

Director: Doug Liman

Synopsis: Many married couples have secrets, but one pair of lovebirds discover they've both been living dangerous secret lives in this action thriller laced... [MORE]

27

The Mexican (2001)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini, Gene Hackman, J.K. Simmons

Director: Gore Verbinski

Synopsis: A clumsy criminal is put in a position where he not only has to save his own skin, but that of his girlfriend in this comedy with strong undercurre... [MORE]

28

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

Director: Patrick Gilmore, Tim Johnson

Synopsis: The legendary rogue of the seven seas confronts a new assortment of dangers and thrills in this animated action-adventure tale. Sinbad (voice of Br... [MORE]

29

Meet Joe Black (1998)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber, Marcia Gay Harden

Director: Martin Brest

Synopsis: The cycle of life on Earth hangs in the balance when Death becomes emotionally involved in this romantic fantasy. William Parrish (Anthony Hopkins)... [MORE]

30

The Devil's Own (1997)

Cast: Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Margaret Colin, Ruben Blades, Treat Williams

Director: Alan J. Pakula

Synopsis: A policeman plays Good Samaritan to a visitor from Ireland, only to discover that he has a potentially deadly secret. Belfast-born Frankie McGuire ... [MORE]

31

Ocean's Twelve (2004)

Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Bernie Mac, Don Cheadle

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: After pulling off the heist of their lives, Danny Ocean and his pals unexpectedly find themselves back in harness in this sequel to 2001's blockbus... [MORE]

32

Cool World (1992)

Cast: Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne, Brad Pitt, Michele Abrams, Deirdre O'Connell

Director: Ralph Bakshi

Synopsis: Four years after Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Ralph Bakshi tapped into the live action mixed with cell animated world in this adult-themed production ... [MORE]

33

Johnny Suede (1991)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Calvin Levels, Alison Moir, Catherine Keener, Tina Louise

Director: Tom DiCillo

Synopsis: Tom DiCillo directed this surrealistic black comedy starring Brad Pitt as Johnny Suede, a young man with an attitude and an immense pompadour, who ... [MORE]