The Best Jack Thompson Movies, Ranked
55 credits from 1971 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. High Ground (2021) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is The Man from Snowy River (1982) with $20.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Jack Thompson Box Office Hits
Jack Thompson's films have made $51.7M worldwide in total. The Man from Snowy River (1982) is the biggest hit at $20.7M, ahead of A Far Off Place (1993) ($12.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Man from Snowy River 1982 · Adventure $20.7M $20.7M dom. - 2
A Far Off Place 1993 · Drama $12.9M $12.9M dom. - 3
Wind 1992 · Action $5.52M $5.52M dom. - 4
Poker Face 2022 · Action $2.63M - 5
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence 1983 · Drama $2.38M $2.31M dom. - 6
High Ground 2021 · Action $2.31M - 7
Man-Thing 2005 · Horror $1.12M - 8
Never Too Late 2020 · Drama $830K - 9
Turtle Beach 1992 · Thriller $779K $779K dom. - 10
The Sum of Us 1994 · Drama $766K $766K dom.
The Best Jack Thompson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jack Thompson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 21 films, and Never Too Late (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 21 films Never Too Late 2020 · as Angus Wilson Movie Echo Score: 52
- Thriller 7 films Turtle Beach 1992 · as Ralph
- Action 4 films High Ground 2021 · as Moran Movie Echo Score: 78
- Adventure 4 films The Man from Snowy River 1982
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Comedy 2 films Ruben Guthrie 2015 · as Peter Guthrie -
Mystery 2 films Mystery Road 2013 - Horror 1 film Man-Thing 2005 · as Schist
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Family 1 film The Magic Pudding 2000 · as Buncle (voice)
The Best Jack Thompson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jack Thompson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
The Latest Jack Thompson Movies
The most recent films Jack Thompson is credited on, newest first — starting with Faraway Downs (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Faraway Downs 2023 · Kipling Flynn - Poker Face 2022 · Shaman Bill (Paje)
- High Ground 2021 · Moran
- Never Too Late 2020 · Angus Wilson
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Don’t Tell 2017 · Bob Myers -
Blue World Order 2017 · Harris - Ruben Guthrie 2015 · Peter Guthrie
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Around the Block 2013 · Mr. O'Donnell - Mystery Road 2013 · Mystery
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Blinder 2013 · Charlie "Chang" Hyde -
The Telegram Man 2011 · Bill Williams -
Mao’s Last Dancer 2009 · US Federal Judge
The Best Jack Thompson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jack Thompson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Jack Thompson movie?
High Ground (2021) is the best-rated Jack Thompson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Never Too Late (2020) (52) and Poker Face (2022) (40). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
High Ground: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Jack Thompson movie?
The Man from Snowy River (1982) made the most at the box office, with $20.7M worldwide, followed by A Far Off Place (1993) with $12.9M. Together, Jack Thompson's films with box office figures have made $51.7M.
Which Jack Thompson movie won the most awards?
High Ground (2021) is the most decorated Jack Thompson film, with 1 win from 11 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Jack Thompson drama movie?
Never Too Late (2020) is the best-rated of Jack Thompson's drama films, with a score of 52. In other genres: Turtle Beach (thriller), High Ground (action) and The Man from Snowy River (adventure).
What is the newest Jack Thompson movie?
The newest film on Jack Thompson's filmography is Faraway Downs (2023), with Jack Thompson as Kipling Flynn.
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