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Michael Murphy

Actor · 88 credits · 30 in highly-rated films

Best known for Manhattan (1979)

Frequent collaborators: René Auberjonois, Robert Altman, Keith Carradine, John Schuck

Best Michael Murphy movies by genre

Movies (82 total, ranked by score)

  1. Manhattan

    1979 · ★ 7.7 (2,649 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    1

  2. Batman Returns

    1992 · ★ 6.9 (7,213 votes)

    Action, Fantasy

    2

  3. What's Up, Doc?

    1972 · ★ 7.4 (472 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Romance

    3

  4. McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971 · ★ 7.1 (458 votes)

    Drama, Western

    4

  5. White House Down

    2013 · ★ 6.5 (5,184 votes)

    Action, Drama, Thriller

    5

  6. The Year of Living Dangerously

    1982 · ★ 6.7 (369 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    6

  7. Away from Her

    2007 · ★ 7.0 (245 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    7

  8. The Front

    1976 · ★ 7.0 (181 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    8

  9. Indian Horse

    2018 · ★ 6.9 (79 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. Phase IV

    1974 · ★ 6.3 (305 votes)

    Horror, Science Fiction

    10

  11. Cloak & Dagger

    1984 · ★ 6.4 (163 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Family

    11

  12. Tesla

    2016 · ★ 7.1 (19 votes)

    History, Documentary

    12

  13. Panama Canal

    2011

    Documentary, History

    13

  14. The Thief Who Came to Dinner

    1973 · ★ 7.0 (18 votes)

    Romance, Comedy

    14

  15. Brewster McCloud

    1971 · ★ 6.3 (98 votes)

    Comedy

    15

  16. The Arrangement

    1969 · ★ 6.5 (66 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    16

  17. H2O

    2004 · ★ 4.7 (3 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    17

  18. The Race Underground

    2017 · ★ 7.8 (6 votes)

    History, Documentary

    18

  19. Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano

    2024

    Documentary

    19

  20. Custer's Last Stand

    2012 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, History, War

    20

  21. Billy the Kid

    2012 · ★ 8.0 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    21

  22. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    2014 · ★ 7.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    22

  23. Kit Carson

    2008

    Documentary, History

    23

  24. The Day Reagan Was Shot

    2001 · ★ 6.5 (11 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    24

  25. Indiscretion of an American Wife

    1998

    TV Movie, Drama, Romance

    25

  26. Kansas City

    1996 · ★ 6.1 (98 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    26

  27. Countdown

    1967 · ★ 5.8 (60 votes)

    Science Fiction, Thriller

    27

  28. Clean Slate

    1994 · ★ 5.8 (72 votes)

    Comedy, Mystery

    28

  29. Shocker

    1989 · ★ 5.6 (469 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    29

  30. Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 - Sin City

    2005 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    History, Documentary

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.