The Best John Amos Movies, Ranked
34 credits from 1958 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Last Rifleman (2024) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is The Players Club (1998) with $23.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest John Amos Box Office Hits
John Amos's films have made $50.9M worldwide in total. The Players Club (1998) is the biggest hit at $23.3M, ahead of Ricochet (1991) ($21.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Players Club 1998 · Drama $23.3M $23M dom. - 2
Ricochet 1991 · Action $21.8M $21.8M dom. - 3
Countdown 2004 · Action $4.39M - 4
American Flyers 1985 · Drama $1.42M $1.42M dom. - 5
For Better or Worse 1995 · Comedy $41.6K $41.6K dom. - 6
Mac 1992 · Drama $39.4K $39.4K dom. - 7
The Last Rifleman 2024 · Drama $10.1K
The Best John Amos Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre John Amos has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 9 films, and The Last Rifleman (2024) is the pick of them.
The Best John Amos Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of John Amos's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 3 films The Last Rifleman 2024 · as Lincoln Jefferson Adams Movie Echo Score: 75
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2010s 2 films Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All in the Family” and “Good Times” 2019 · as Fred Davis Movie Echo Score: 73 - 2000s 5 films Countdown 2004 · as Admiral Melory
- 1990s 7 films The Players Club 1998 · as Freeman
- 1980s 6 films American Flyers 1985
The Latest John Amos Movies
The most recent films John Amos is credited on, newest first — starting with The Last Rifleman (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Last Rifleman 2024 · Lincoln Jefferson Adams
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Block Party 2022 · Dennis -
Coming 2 America 2021 · Comedy - Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All in the Family” and “Good Times” 2019 · Fred Davis
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Zombie Hamlet 2012 · Edgar Mortimer -
Voodoo Moon 2006 · Dutch -
Shadowboxing 2005 · Хилл - Countdown 2004 · Admiral Melory
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Disappearing Acts 2000 · Mr. Swift -
Something to Sing About 2000 · Rev. Washington - The Players Club 1998 · Freeman
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The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda 1997 · Booker Hutch
The Best John Amos Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest John Amos films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best John Amos movie?
The Last Rifleman (2024) is the best-rated John Amos film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All in the Family” and “Good Times” (2019) (73) and Coming 2 America (2021) (55). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Last Rifleman: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing John Amos movie?
The Players Club (1998) made the most at the box office, with $23.3M worldwide, followed by Ricochet (1991) with $21.8M. Together, John Amos's films with box office figures have made $50.9M.
What is the best John Amos drama movie?
The Last Rifleman (2024) is the best-rated of John Amos's drama films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All in the Family” and “Good Times” (comedy) and Ricochet (action).
What is the newest John Amos movie?
The newest film on John Amos's filmography is The Last Rifleman (2024), with John Amos as Lincoln Jefferson Adams.
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