The Best Eric Roberts Movies, Ranked
339 credits from 1943 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Dying to Sleep (2023) comes out on top with a score of 91. The biggest box office hit is The Specialist (1994) with $170M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Eric Roberts Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Eric Roberts is credited on. Dying to Sleep (2023) leads with 91, followed by Down Below (2024) at 90. 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 91 Dying to Sleep 2023 · Thriller -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 90 Down Below 2024 · Horror -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 90 Protocol-7 2024 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 85 Sallywood 2024 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Fyre Rises 2024 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Death on the Border 2023 · Thriller -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 81 Hard Luck Love Song 2021 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Heaven 2020 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Things Like This 2025 · Comedy -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 After Masks 2021 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Reboot Camp 2020 · Comedy -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Deported 2020 · Comedy
Biggest Eric Roberts Box Office Hits
Eric Roberts's films have made $438M worldwide in total. The Specialist (1994) is the biggest hit at $170M, ahead of The Cable Guy (1996) ($103M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Specialist 1994 · Action $170M $57.4M dom. - 2
The Cable Guy 1996 · Drama $103M $60.2M dom. - 3
Babylon 2022 · Drama $65.3M $15.7M dom. - 4
Final Analysis 1992 · Drama $28.6M $28.6M dom. - 5
Runaway Train 1986 · Action $7.68M $7.68M dom. - 6
Compadres 2016 · Action $7.35M $3.13M dom. - 7
King of the Gypsies 1978 · Drama $7.33M $7.33M dom. - 8
The Pope of Greenwich Village 1984 · Comedy $6.84M $6.84M dom. - 9
Best of the Best 2 1993 · Crime $6.61M $6.61M dom. - 10
Star 80 1983 · Biography $6.47M $6.47M dom.
The Best Eric Roberts Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Eric Roberts has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 70 films, and Protocol-7 (2024) is the pick of them.
- Drama 70 films Protocol-7 2024 · as Errani Movie Echo Score: 90
- Thriller 54 films Dying to Sleep 2023 · as Dr. Ted Palmer Movie Echo Score: 91
- Action 45 films Fyre Rises 2024 · as Commander Cowley Movie Echo Score: 83
- Horror 38 films Down Below 2024 · as Dr. Rockeby Movie Echo Score: 90
- Comedy 27 films Sallywood 2024 · as Clem the Agent Movie Echo Score: 85
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Crime 16 films When It Rains in LA 2024 · as Nate Movie Echo Score: 63 -
Sci-Fi 14 films Greatland 2020 · as Alpha Altruist Movie Echo Score: 72 -
Mystery 11 films Hide in the Light 2018 · as Father Wes Movie Echo Score: 48 -
Adventure 8 films The Firing Squad 2024 · as Adam Markman Movie Echo Score: 43
The Best Eric Roberts Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Eric Roberts's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
- 2020s 101 films Dying to Sleep 2023 · as Dr. Ted Palmer Movie Echo Score: 91
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2010s 122 films Inside the Rain 2019 · as Montgomery "Monty" Pennington Movie Echo Score: 71 -
2000s 41 films One Way 2006 · as Nick Swell - 1990s 38 films The Specialist 1994 · as Tomas Leon
- 1980s 14 films Runaway Train 1986
- 1970s 2 films King of the Gypsies 1978
The Latest Eric Roberts Movies
The most recent films Eric Roberts is credited on, newest first — starting with Clika (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Clika 2026 · Angelo -
My Deadly Affair 2025 · Barry Tillman -
Shakey Grounds 2025 · Lou Bernstein - Things Like This 2025 · Paul Mandel
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The Lost Princess 2025 · The Shaman -
Stand Your Ground 2025 · Earl -
MMA Cop 2025 · Dallas Stonebridge -
The Comic Shop 2025 · Mr. Hamford -
The Arkansas Pigman Massacre 2025 · Tracey’s father -
Sarogeto 2024 · Doctor Ross Langely - When It Rains in LA 2024 · Nate
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Desert Fiends 2024 · Joey
The Best Eric Roberts Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Eric Roberts films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Eric Roberts movie?
Dying to Sleep (2023) is the best-rated Eric Roberts film, with a Movie Echo Score of 91, ahead of Down Below (2024) (90) and Protocol-7 (2024) (90). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Dying to Sleep: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Eric Roberts movie?
The Specialist (1994) made the most at the box office, with $170M worldwide, followed by The Cable Guy (1996) with $103M. Together, Eric Roberts's films with box office figures have made $438M.
Which Eric Roberts movie won the most awards?
Babylon (2022) is the most decorated Eric Roberts film, with 4 wins from 33 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Eric Roberts drama movie?
Protocol-7 (2024) is the best-rated of Eric Roberts's drama films, with a score of 90. In other genres: Dying to Sleep (thriller), Fyre Rises (action) and Down Below (horror).
What is the newest Eric Roberts movie?
The newest film on Eric Roberts's filmography is Clika (2026), with Eric Roberts as Angelo.
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