The Best D.B. Sweeney Movies, Ranked
13 credits from 1987 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Captive State (2019) comes out on top with a score of 63. The biggest box office hit is Dinosaur (2000) with $350M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated D.B. Sweeney Movies
The 5 highest-rated films D.B. Sweeney is credited on. Captive State (2019) leads with 63, followed by Haymaker (2021) at 61. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest D.B. Sweeney Box Office Hits
D.B. Sweeney's films have made $452M worldwide in total. Dinosaur (2000) is the biggest hit at $350M, ahead of Memphis Belle (1990) ($27.4M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Dinosaur 2000 · Adventure $350M $138M dom. - 2
Memphis Belle 1990 · Action $27.4M $27.4M dom. - 3
The Cutting Edge 1992 · Drama $25.1M $25.1M dom. - 4
Fire in the Sky 1993 · Sci-Fi $19.9M $19.9M dom. - 5
Megalopolis 2024 · Drama $14.4M $7.63M dom. - 6
Captive State 2019 · Sci-Fi $8.81M $5.96M dom. - 7
No Man's Land 1987 · Drama $2.88M $2.88M dom. - 8
Chi-Raq 2015 · Drama $2.72M $2.65M dom. - 9
Extraction 2015 · Action $711K $16.8K dom. - 10
Haymaker 2021 · Action $12.6K
The Best D.B. Sweeney Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre D.B. Sweeney has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 5 films, and Megalopolis (2024) is the pick of them.
- Drama 5 films Megalopolis 2024 · as Commissioner Stanley Hart Movie Echo Score: 35
- Action 4 films Haymaker 2021 Movie Echo Score: 61
- Sci-Fi 2 films Captive State 2019 · as Levitt Movie Echo Score: 63
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Thriller 1 film Dead on Arrival 2018 · as Detective Spiro Movie Echo Score: 38 - Adventure 1 film Dinosaur 2000
The Best D.B. Sweeney Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of D.B. Sweeney's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest D.B. Sweeney Movies
The most recent films D.B. Sweeney is credited on, newest first — starting with Protector (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Protector 2026 · Captain Michaels - Megalopolis 2024 · Commissioner Stanley Hart
- Haymaker 2021 · Action
- Captive State 2019 · Levitt
- Dead on Arrival 2018 · Detective Spiro
- Extraction 2015 · Action
- Chi-Raq 2015 · Drama
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K-11 2013 · Drama - Dinosaur 2000 · Adventure
- Fire in the Sky 1993 · Sci-Fi
- The Cutting Edge 1992 · Drama
- Memphis Belle 1990 · Action
The Best D.B. Sweeney Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest D.B. Sweeney films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best D.B. Sweeney movie?
Captive State (2019) is the best-rated D.B. Sweeney film, with a Movie Echo Score of 63, ahead of Haymaker (2021) (61) and Protector (2026) (55). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Captive State: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing D.B. Sweeney movie?
Dinosaur (2000) made the most at the box office, with $350M worldwide, followed by Memphis Belle (1990) with $27.4M. Together, D.B. Sweeney's films with box office figures have made $452M.
What is the best D.B. Sweeney drama movie?
Megalopolis (2024) is the best-rated of D.B. Sweeney's drama films, with a score of 35. In other genres: Haymaker (action), Captive State (sci-fi) and Dead on Arrival (thriller).
What is the newest D.B. Sweeney movie?
The newest film on D.B. Sweeney's filmography is Protector (2026), with D.B. Sweeney as Captain Michaels.
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