The Best Joe Sawyer Movies, Ranked
95 credits from 1931 to 1993, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1993) with $253K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Joe Sawyer Box Office Hits
Joe Sawyer's films have made $265K worldwide in total. Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1993) is the biggest hit at $253K, ahead of Gilda (1946) ($6K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Joe Sawyer Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Joe Sawyer has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 26 films, and Deadline - U.S.A. (1952) is the pick of them.
The Best Joe Sawyer Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Joe Sawyer's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1940s to 1990s.
The Latest Joe Sawyer Movies
The most recent films Joe Sawyer is credited on, newest first — starting with Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1993). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
-
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey 1993 · Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited) -
North to Alaska 1960 · Land Commissioner -
The Killing 1956 · Drama -
The Kettles in the Ozarks 1956 · Bancroft Baines -
Johnny Dark 1954 · Carl Svenson -
Riding Shotgun 1954 · Tom Biggert -
Taza, Son of Cochise 1954 · Sgt. Hamma -
It Came from Outer Space 1953 · Frank Daylon -
Deadline - U.S.A. 1952 · Whitey Franks (uncredited) -
Indian Uprising 1952 · Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh -
Comin’ Round the Mountain 1951 · Kalem McCoy -
The Flying Missile 1950 · Fuss Payne
The Best Joe Sawyer Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Joe Sawyer films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Joe Sawyer movie?
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1993) made the most at the box office, with $253K worldwide, followed by Gilda (1946) with $6K. Together, Joe Sawyer's films with box office figures have made $265K.
Which Joe Sawyer movie won the most awards?
The Informer (1935) is the most decorated Joe Sawyer film, with 4 wins from 6 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Joe Sawyer drama movie?
Deadline - U.S.A. (1952) is the best-rated of Joe Sawyer's drama films. In other genres: Gilda (romance), Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (music) and It Came from Outer Space (sci-fi).
What is the newest Joe Sawyer movie?
The newest film on Joe Sawyer's filmography is Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1993), with Joe Sawyer as Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited).
More Movie Rankings & Collections
Best-of lists by year, decade and genre, all-time box office records and the films on the trending list.
Best-Rated Movie Rankings
Best-rated, biggest and most-awarded
New Movies & Top Genres
New releases, popular films and the best of every genre