The Best Gary Cairns Movies, Ranked
12 credits from 2008 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Channel (2023) comes out on top with a score of 66. The biggest box office hit is Hero Wanted (2008) with $677K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Gary Cairns Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Gary Cairns is credited on. The Channel (2023) leads with 66, followed by Purgatory Road (2017) at 63. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
The Best Gary Cairns Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Gary Cairns has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 5 films, and The Channel (2023) is the pick of them.
The Best Gary Cairns Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Gary Cairns's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Gary Cairns Movies
The most recent films Gary Cairns is credited on, newest first — starting with Prisoner of War (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Prisoner of War 2025 · Jonesy -
Operation Blood Hunt 2024 · BlackJack -
Day Labor 2024 · Lucas Bernard -
The Channel 2023 · Edwin Smalls -
One Ranger 2023 · Action -
Christmas Down Under 2021 · Jolly Good Drunk -
Purgatory Road 2017 · Father Vincent -
The Night Visitor 2: Heather’s Story 2016 · Cochran -
The Night Visitor 2015 · Cochrann -
Malignant 2013 · Allex -
Mad World 2010 · Cory -
Hero Wanted 2008 · Gill
The Best Gary Cairns Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Gary Cairns films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Gary Cairns movie?
The Channel (2023) is the best-rated Gary Cairns film, with a Movie Echo Score of 66, ahead of Purgatory Road (2017) (63) and Prisoner of War (2025) (61). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Channel: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Gary Cairns movie?
Hero Wanted (2008) made the most at the box office, with $677K worldwide, followed by One Ranger (2023) with $27.9K. Together, Gary Cairns's films with box office figures have made $718K.
What is the best Gary Cairns action movie?
The Channel (2023) is the best-rated of Gary Cairns's action films, with a score of 66. In other genres: Christmas Down Under (family), Purgatory Road (crime) and Hero Wanted (thriller).
What is the newest Gary Cairns movie?
The newest film on Gary Cairns's filmography is Prisoner of War (2025), with Gary Cairns as Jonesy.
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