The Best James Best Movies, Ranked
55 credits from 1950 to 2021, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Hooper (1978) with $78M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
The Best James Best Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre James Best has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Western leads with 14 films, and Winchester ’73 (1950) is the pick of them.
The Latest James Best Movies
The most recent films James Best is credited on, newest first — starting with The Sweeter Side of Life (2013). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Sweeter Side of Life 2013 · Paddy Kerrigan -
Return of the Killer Shrews 2012 · Thorne Sherman -
Hot Tamale 2006 · Hank Larson -
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller 2002 · Sgt. David Brent (archive footage) (uncredited) -
The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood 2000 · Rosco P. Coltrane -
Death Mask 1998 · Wilbur Johnson -
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! 1997 · Boss / Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane -
Hooper 1978 · Action -
Rolling Thunder 1977 · Drama -
The Savage Bees 1976 · Pellegrino -
Ode to Billy Joe 1976 · Dewey Barksdale -
Savages 1974 · Sheriff Bert Hamilton
The Best James Best Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest James Best films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing James Best movie?
Hooper (1978) made the most at the box office, with $78M worldwide, followed by Winchester ’73 (1950) with $3.17K. Together, James Best's films with box office figures have made $78M.
What is the best James Best western movie?
Winchester ’73 (1950) is the best-rated of James Best's western films. In other genres: Rolling Thunder (drama) and Hooper (action).
What is the newest James Best movie?
The newest film on James Best's filmography is Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021), with James Best as Self.
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