The Best David Rasche Movies, Ranked
43 credits from 1979 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Swallow (2020) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Best Defense (1984) with $19.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated David Rasche Movies
The 5 highest-rated films David Rasche is credited on. Swallow (2020) leads with 78, followed by Paper Spiders (2021) at 76. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest David Rasche Box Office Hits
David Rasche's films have made $87.8M worldwide in total. Best Defense (1984) is the biggest hit at $19.3M, ahead of About My Father (2023) ($18.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Best Defense 1984 · Comedy $19.3M $19.3M dom. - 2
About My Father 2023 · Comedy $18.2M $12.1M dom. - 3
That Old Feeling 1997 · Comedy $16.6M $16.6M dom. - 4
Bingo 1991 · Adventure $8.67M $8.67M dom. - 5
Delirious 1991 · Fantasy $5.55M $5.55M dom. - 6
Made in Heaven 1987 · Romance $4.57M $4.57M dom. - 7
Fighting Back 1982 · Crime $3.36M $3.36M dom. - 8
Magic in the Water 1995 · Adventure $2.68M $2.68M dom. - 9
The Good House 2022 · Drama $2.28M $2.22M dom. - 10
Just Tell Me What You Want 1980 · Comedy $2.09M $2.09M dom.
The Best David Rasche Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre David Rasche has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 13 films, and About My Father (2023) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 13 films About My Father 2023 · as Bill Movie Echo Score: 50
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Drama 11 films Swallow 2020 · as Michael Conrad Movie Echo Score: 78 - Adventure 4 films Bingo 1991 · as Hal Devlin
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Thriller 2 films Swallow 2019 · as Michael Conrad Movie Echo Score: 68 - Fantasy 2 films Delirious 1991 · as Dr. Paul Kirkwood / Dennis
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War 1 film Remembrance 2011 · as Daniel Levine - Romance 1 film Made in Heaven 1987 · as Donald Summer
- Crime 1 film Fighting Back 1982 · as Michael Taylor
The Best David Rasche Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of David Rasche's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest David Rasche Movies
The most recent films David Rasche is credited on, newest first — starting with Dying for Sex (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Dying for Sex 2025 · Dr. Pankowitz - About My Father 2023 · Bill
- The Good House 2022 · Scott
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Paper Spiders 2021 · Bill Hoffman - Swallow 2020 · Michael Conrad
- Swallow 2019 · Michael Conrad
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Revenge for Jolly! 2012 · Eichelberger - Remembrance 2011 · Daniel Levine
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Blue Eyes 2009 · Marshall -
The Girl in the Park 2007 · Doug -
Junior Pilot 2005 · Gen. Perkins -
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel 1999 · Robert Sinclair
The Best David Rasche Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest David Rasche films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best David Rasche movie?
Swallow (2020) is the best-rated David Rasche film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Paper Spiders (2021) (76) and Swallow (2019) (68). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Swallow: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing David Rasche movie?
Best Defense (1984) made the most at the box office, with $19.3M worldwide, followed by About My Father (2023) with $18.2M. Together, David Rasche's films with box office figures have made $87.8M.
What is the best David Rasche comedy movie?
About My Father (2023) is the best-rated of David Rasche's comedy films, with a score of 50. In other genres: Swallow (drama), Bingo (adventure) and Swallow (thriller).
What is the newest David Rasche movie?
The newest film on David Rasche's filmography is Dying for Sex (2025), with David Rasche as Dr. Pankowitz.
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