The Best Alan Ruck Movies, Ranked
30 credits from 1983 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Freaky (2020) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) with $70.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Alan Ruck Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Alan Ruck is credited on. Freaky (2020) leads with 78, followed by The Burial (2023) at 76. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Freaky 2020 · Thriller -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 The Burial 2023 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 My Dinner with Hervé 2018 · Tv movie -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Captive State 2019 · Sci-Fi -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 War Machine 2017 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Corporate Retreat 2026 · Horror -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 People We Meet on Vacation 2026 · Romance -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Sierra Burgess Is a Loser 2018 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 Gringo 2018 · Action
Biggest Alan Ruck Box Office Hits
Alan Ruck's films have made $230M worldwide in total. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) is the biggest hit at $70.7M, ahead of Young Guns II (1990) ($44.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986 · Comedy $70.7M $70.1M dom. - 2
Young Guns II 1990 · Action $44.1M $44.1M dom. - 3
Three Fugitives 1989 · Action $40.6M $40.6M dom. - 4
Class 1983 · Drama $21.7M $21.7M dom. - 5 Freaky 2020 · Thriller $18.1M $9.03M dom.
- 6 Gringo 2018 · Action $11M $4.97M dom.
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Bad Boys 1983 · Drama $9.19M $9.19M dom. - 8 Captive State 2019 · Sci-Fi $8.81M $5.96M dom.
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Born to Be Wild 1995 · Drama $3.73M $3.73M dom. - 10
Three for the Road 1987 · Drama $1.54M $1.54M dom.
The Best Alan Ruck Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Alan Ruck has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 10 films, and The Burial (2023) is the pick of them.
- Drama 10 films The Burial 2023 · as Mike Allred Movie Echo Score: 76
- Horror 3 films Corporate Retreat 2026 · as Arthur Movie Echo Score: 61
- Sci-Fi 3 films Captive State 2019 · as Charles Rittenhouse Movie Echo Score: 63
- Action 3 films Gringo 2018 Movie Echo Score: 51
- Romance 2 films People We Meet on Vacation 2026 · as Jimmy Movie Echo Score: 59
- Tv movie 2 films My Dinner with Hervé 2018 · as Stu Masters Movie Echo Score: 73
- Comedy 2 films Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986
- Thriller 1 film Freaky 2020 · as Mr. Bernardi Movie Echo Score: 78
The Best Alan Ruck Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Alan Ruck's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Alan Ruck Movies
The most recent films Alan Ruck is credited on, newest first — starting with Corporate Retreat (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Corporate Retreat 2026 · Arthur
- People We Meet on Vacation 2026 · Jimmy
- The Burial 2023 · Mike Allred
- Freaky 2020 · Mr. Bernardi
- Captive State 2019 · Charles Rittenhouse
- My Dinner with Hervé 2018 · Stu Masters
- Sierra Burgess Is a Loser 2018 · Stephen Burgess
- Gringo 2018 · Action
- War Machine 2017 · Drama
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Fixed 2017 · Dr. Ken -
Deathly 2015 · Richard -
Zombie Night 2013 · Joseph
The Best Alan Ruck Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Alan Ruck films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Alan Ruck movie?
Freaky (2020) is the best-rated Alan Ruck film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of The Burial (2023) (76) and My Dinner with Hervé (2018) (73). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Freaky: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Alan Ruck movie?
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) made the most at the box office, with $70.7M worldwide, followed by Young Guns II (1990) with $44.1M. Together, Alan Ruck's films with box office figures have made $230M.
Which Alan Ruck movie won the most awards?
Young Guns II (1990) is the most decorated Alan Ruck film, with 1 win from 2 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Alan Ruck drama movie?
The Burial (2023) is the best-rated of Alan Ruck's drama films, with a score of 76. In other genres: Corporate Retreat (horror), Captive State (sci-fi) and Gringo (action).
What is the newest Alan Ruck movie?
The newest film on Alan Ruck's filmography is Corporate Retreat (2026), with Alan Ruck as Arthur.
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