The Best J.A. Preston Movies, Ranked
14 credits from 1973 to 2011, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Captain Ron (1992) with $22.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest J.A. Preston Box Office Hits
J.A. Preston's films have made $68.7M worldwide in total. Captain Ron (1992) is the biggest hit at $22.5M, ahead of Fire Birds (1990) ($14.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best J.A. Preston Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre J.A. Preston has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 3 films, and Fire Birds (1990) is the pick of them.
The Best J.A. Preston Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of J.A. Preston's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 1990s.
The Latest J.A. Preston Movies
The most recent films J.A. Preston is credited on, newest first — starting with Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle 1994 · Man -
MacShayne: Winner Takes All 1994 · Pete Webb -
Steel Justice 1992 · Jeremiah J. Jones -
Captain Ron 1992 · Adventure -
Aftermath: A Test of Love 1991 · Det. Boland -
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson 1990 · Wendell Smith -
Narrow Margin 1990 · Action -
Fire Birds 1990 · Action -
The George McKenna Story 1986 · Mr. McKenna -
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 1985 · Action -
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane 1980 · Alonzo -
Americathon 1979 · Morty
The Best J.A. Preston Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest J.A. Preston films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing J.A. Preston movie?
Captain Ron (1992) made the most at the box office, with $22.5M worldwide, followed by Fire Birds (1990) with $14.8M. Together, J.A. Preston's films with box office figures have made $68.7M.
What is the best J.A. Preston action movie?
Fire Birds (1990) is the best-rated of J.A. Preston's action films. In other genres: Captain Ron (adventure) and Americathon (comedy).
What is the newest J.A. Preston movie?
The newest film on J.A. Preston's filmography is Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door (2011).
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