# Robert Zemeckis's films, ranked

Time machines, toons and a man on a desert island: Zemeckis's films ordered from Gold Derby and Yahoo's ranking, with Back to the Future on top.

- 45 votes · 14 items
- May 19, 2025 · amy_matinee
- https://even.best/en/l/3453/robert-zemeckis-s-films-ranked

## Top 14

1. **Back to the Future (1985)** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — Michael J. Fox and a DeLorean.
2. **Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Live action and animation side by side.
3. **Death Becomes Her (1992)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn chasing eternal youth.
4. **Flight (2012)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Denzel Washington as a pilot hiding his addiction.
5. **Contact (1997)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Jodie Foster hears a signal from Vega, from Carl Sagan.
6. **Back to the Future Part III (1990)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Marty and Doc in the Old West.
7. **The Polar Express (2004)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Performance-captured Christmas train ride.
8. **Forrest Gump (1994)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Tom Hanks; six Oscars including Best Picture and Director.
9. **Cast Away (2000)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Tom Hanks and Wilson on a desert island.
10. **Romancing the Stone (1984)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas in the Colombian jungle.
11. **The Walk (2015)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Philippe Petit between the Twin Towers.
12. **What Lies Beneath (2000)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford in a haunted house.
13. **Back to the Future Part II (1989)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Hill Valley in 2015.
14. **Used Cars (1980)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Kurt Russell as a car salesman.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.