The Best Gary Basaraba Movies, Ranked
25 credits from 1985 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. American Animals (2018) comes out on top with a score of 87. The biggest box office hit is Sound of Freedom (2023) with $251M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Gary Basaraba Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Gary Basaraba is credited on. American Animals (2018) leads with 87, followed by Suburbicon (2017) at 45. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Gary Basaraba Box Office Hits
Gary Basaraba's films have made $440M worldwide in total. Sound of Freedom (2023) is the biggest hit at $251M, ahead of Fried Green Tomatoes (1992) ($119M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Sound of Freedom 2023 · Action $251M $184M dom. - 2
Fried Green Tomatoes 1992 · Drama $119M $82.4M dom. - 3
The War 1994 · Drama $16.9M $16.9M dom. - 4
One Magic Christmas 1985 · Family $13.7M $13.7M dom. - 5
Suburbicon 2017 · Drama $12.8M $5.78M dom. - 6
No Mercy 1986 · Drama $12.3M $12.3M dom. - 7
Sweet Dreams 1985 · Biography $9.09M $9.09M dom. - 8
American Animals 2018 · Drama $4.08M $2.86M dom. - 9
Little Italy 2018 · Comedy $1.36M $990K dom.
The Best Gary Basaraba Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Gary Basaraba has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and American Animals (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 8 films American Animals 2018 · as Warren Lipka Senior Movie Echo Score: 87
- Comedy 3 films Little Italy 2018 · as Vince Campo Movie Echo Score: 29
- Action 2 films Sound of Freedom 2023 · as Earl Backman Movie Echo Score: 43
- Family 1 film One Magic Christmas 1985 · as Jack Grainger
- Biography 1 film Sweet Dreams 1985
The Best Gary Basaraba Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Gary Basaraba's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Gary Basaraba Movies
The most recent films Gary Basaraba is credited on, newest first — starting with Sound of Freedom (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Sound of Freedom 2023 · Earl Backman
- Little Italy 2018 · Vince Campo
- American Animals 2018 · Warren Lipka Senior
- Suburbicon 2017 · Drama
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The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow 2013 · Hefty Smurf (voice) -
Hornet’s Nest 2012 · Seth -
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol 2011 · Hefty (voice) -
Recount 2008 · Clay Roberts -
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise 2006 · Norman Shaw -
K-9: P.I. 2002 · Pete Timmons -
Holy Joe 1999 · Ernie Blevins -
Lifebreath 1997 · John
The Best Gary Basaraba Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Gary Basaraba films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Gary Basaraba movie?
American Animals (2018) is the best-rated Gary Basaraba film, with a Movie Echo Score of 87, ahead of Suburbicon (2017) (45) and Sound of Freedom (2023) (43). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
American Animals: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Gary Basaraba movie?
Sound of Freedom (2023) made the most at the box office, with $251M worldwide, followed by Fried Green Tomatoes (1992) with $119M. Together, Gary Basaraba's films with box office figures have made $440M.
What is the best Gary Basaraba drama movie?
American Animals (2018) is the best-rated of Gary Basaraba's drama films, with a score of 87. In other genres: Little Italy (comedy), Sound of Freedom (action) and One Magic Christmas (family).
What is the newest Gary Basaraba movie?
The newest film on Gary Basaraba's filmography is Sound of Freedom (2023), with Gary Basaraba as Earl Backman.
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