The Best James Craven Movies, Ranked
33 credits from 1940 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Tuscaloosa (2020) comes out on top with a score of 65. The biggest box office hit is Les Miserables (1952) with $281K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
The Best James Craven Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre James Craven has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 10 films, and Tuscaloosa (2020) is the pick of them.
The Best James Craven Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of James Craven's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1940s to 2020s.
The Latest James Craven Movies
The most recent films James Craven is credited on, newest first — starting with The Salt Path (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Salt Path 2026 · Male Youth -
Blue Eyed Girl 2025 · Lyle -
Downtown Owl 2024 · Marvin -
Hideous 2022 · The Heroic Assistant -
Tuscaloosa 2020 · Latham -
Blood Widow 2020 · Detective Valentine -
Tiger Cruise 2004 · Tiger -
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor 1991 · Captain Wyler -
Project Moon Base 1953 · Commodore Carlson -
East of Sumatra 1953 · Drake -
Against All Flags 1952 · Captain Hornsby -
Les Miserables 1952 · Vero (uncredited)
The Best James Craven Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest James Craven films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best James Craven movie?
Tuscaloosa (2020) is the best-rated James Craven film, with a Movie Echo Score of 65, ahead of Downtown Owl (2024) (62). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Tuscaloosa: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing James Craven movie?
Les Miserables (1952) made the most at the box office, with $281K worldwide, followed by Monsieur Verdoux (1947) with $65.7K. Together, James Craven's films with box office figures have made $352K.
What is the best James Craven drama movie?
Tuscaloosa (2020) is the best-rated of James Craven's drama films, with a score of 65. In other genres: Les Miserables (adventure) and Blood Widow (horror).
What is the newest James Craven movie?
The newest film on James Craven's filmography is The Salt Path (2026), with James Craven as Male Youth.
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