The Best Buster Keaton Movies, Ranked
141 credits from 1917 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Image Book (2019) comes out on top with a score of 79. The biggest box office hit is Sunset Boulevard (1950) with $310K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Buster Keaton Box Office Hits
Buster Keaton's films have made $581K worldwide in total. Sunset Boulevard (1950) is the biggest hit at $310K, ahead of The Image Book (2019) ($132K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Sunset Boulevard 1950 · Drama $310K $300K dom. - 2
The Image Book 2019 · Drama $132K $94.2K dom. - 3
Limelight 1952 · Drama $9.29K - 4
The General 1926 · Comedy $1.39K - 5
The Cameraman 1928 · Romance $698 - 6
Sherlock Jr. 1924 · Comedy $399 - 7
Go West 1925 · Comedy $358 - 8
Seven Chances 1925 · Comedy $268 - 9
Our Hospitality 1923 · Comedy $248 - 10
Beach Blanket Bingo 1965 · Comedy $32
The Best Buster Keaton Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Buster Keaton has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 83 films, and The General (1926) is the pick of them.
The Best Buster Keaton Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Buster Keaton's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1920s to 2010s.
The Latest Buster Keaton Movies
The most recent films Buster Keaton is credited on, newest first — starting with Navigators (2022). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Navigators 2022 · History - The Image Book 2019 · Un acteur
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Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends 2016 · (archive footage) -
4 Clowns 1970 · (archive footage) -
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1966 · Erronius -
War Italian Style 1965 · Gen. von Kassler -
Film 1965 · The Man -
Sergeant Deadhead 1965 · Airman Blinken -
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini 1965 · Bwana -
The Railrodder 1965 · The Man - Beach Blanket Bingo 1965 · Buster
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Pajama Party 1964 · Chief Rotten Eagle
The Best Buster Keaton Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Buster Keaton films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Buster Keaton movie?
The Image Book (2019) is the best-rated Buster Keaton film, with a Movie Echo Score of 79. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Image Book: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Buster Keaton movie?
Sunset Boulevard (1950) made the most at the box office, with $310K worldwide, followed by The Image Book (2019) with $132K. Together, Buster Keaton's films with box office figures have made $581K.
Which Buster Keaton movie won the most awards?
Limelight (1952) is the most decorated Buster Keaton 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 Buster Keaton comedy movie?
The General (1926) is the best-rated of Buster Keaton's comedy films. In other genres: The Image Book (drama) and The Cameraman (romance).
What is the newest Buster Keaton movie?
The newest film on Buster Keaton's filmography is Navigators (2022).
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