The Best David Carpenter Movies, Ranked
18 credits from 1973 to 2013, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Crimes of the Heart (1987) with $22.9M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest David Carpenter Box Office Hits
David Carpenter's films have made $64.2M worldwide in total. Crimes of the Heart (1987) is the biggest hit at $22.9M, ahead of Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) ($13.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Crimes of the Heart 1987 · Drama $22.9M $22.9M dom. - 2
Ghosts of Mississippi 1996 · History $13.3M $13.3M dom. - 3
Gettysburg 1993 · Drama $10.8M $10.8M dom. - 4
Warlock 1989 · Action $9.09M $9.09M dom. - 5
Fearless 1993 · Drama $7M $7M dom. - 6
Come See the Paradise 1990 · Drama $947K $947K dom. - 7
Music from Another Room 1998 · Drama $118K $118K dom.
The Best David Carpenter Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre David Carpenter has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 6 films, and Crimes of the Heart (1987) is the pick of them.
The Latest David Carpenter Movies
The most recent films David Carpenter is credited on, newest first — starting with Outside Ozona (1998). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Outside Ozona 1998 · Trucker - Music from Another Room 1998 · Konrad
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Journey of the Heart 1997 · Sheriff Henry - Ghosts of Mississippi 1996 · Bill Walter
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Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight 1994 · Harry Manning - Fearless 1993 · Chester Tucker
- Gettysburg 1993 · Col. Thomas C. Dean
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Return to Lonesome Dove 1993 · Needle Nelson -
Warlock 1991 · Action - Come See the Paradise 1990 · Army Captain
- Warlock 1989 · Pastor
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Margaret Bourke-White 1989 · G.I. Doug
The Best David Carpenter Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest David Carpenter films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing David Carpenter movie?
Crimes of the Heart (1987) made the most at the box office, with $22.9M worldwide, followed by Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) with $13.3M. Together, David Carpenter's films with box office figures have made $64.2M.
What is the best David Carpenter drama movie?
Crimes of the Heart (1987) is the best-rated of David Carpenter's drama films. In other genres: Warlock (action) and Ghosts of Mississippi (history).
What is the newest David Carpenter movie?
The newest film on David Carpenter's filmography is Barefoot in the Kitchen (2013), with David Carpenter as (archive footage).
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