Which is the Best Bill Murray?

Ranking the Ghostbuster's greatest work.

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The 5 Greatest Bill Murray Performances

My family has always been a massive fan of Bill Murray. His comedy isn’t just one of our favorite things to watch; it has become ingrained in the snarky corners of who we are. Murray has made us chuckle with his on-point inflections, reserved snark, and energetic wit. His detached but dedicated persona wasn’t bulletproof, as demonstrated by flops like Aloha, and even the funny but mostly dull The Man Who Knew Too Little. But even in the worst of his career, his talented shields protecting somber sobriety can always get off at least a good moment or two. But enough about that “dogs and cats living together, total anarchy”! In honor of how much he’s meant to me personally, I’m counting down Murray’s greatest performances, from worst to best, in an effort to analyze what it is exactly that makes a good Bill Murray role.