The Best John Carroll Lynch Movies, Ranked
27 credits from 1996 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Sorry, Baby (2025) comes out on top with a score of 89. The biggest box office hit is The Founder (2017) with $24.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated John Carroll Lynch Movies
The 9 highest-rated films John Carroll Lynch is credited on. Sorry, Baby (2025) leads with 89, followed by The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) at 89. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 89 Sorry, Baby 2025 · Comedy -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 89 The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 86 Private Life 2018 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Kiss Me Kosher! 2020 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Babes 2024 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Outlaw Posse 2024 · Western -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 The Highwaymen 2019 · Biography -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 She Rides Shotgun 2025 · Thriller -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Anything 2018 · Drama
Biggest John Carroll Lynch Box Office Hits
John Carroll Lynch's films have made $40.7M worldwide in total. The Founder (2017) is the biggest hit at $24.1M, ahead of A Thousand Acres (1997) ($7.94M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Founder 2017 · Biography $24.1M $12.8M dom. - 2
A Thousand Acres 1997 · Drama $7.94M $7.94M dom. - 3 Babes 2024 · Comedy $3.9M $3.8M dom.
- 4 Sorry, Baby 2025 · Comedy $3.45M $2.42M dom.
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Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World 2006 · Comedy $916K $889K dom. - 6
Mozart and the Whale 2005 · Comedy $84.4K $36K dom. - 7
Camp X-Ray 2014 · Drama $79.6K $13.3K dom. - 8 She Rides Shotgun 2025 · Thriller $76.1K
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Restaurant 1998 · Drama $75.2K $75.2K dom. - 10 Anything 2018 · Drama $22.5K $19K dom.
The Best John Carroll Lynch Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre John Carroll Lynch has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 11 films, and The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 11 films The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020 Movie Echo Score: 89
- Comedy 7 films Sorry, Baby 2025 · as Pete Movie Echo Score: 89
- Thriller 2 films She Rides Shotgun 2025 · as Houser Movie Echo Score: 68
- Biography 2 films The Highwaymen 2019 · as Lee Simmons Movie Echo Score: 73
- Western 1 film Outlaw Posse 2024 · as Carson Movie Echo Score: 74
The Best John Carroll Lynch Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of John Carroll Lynch's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest John Carroll Lynch Movies
The most recent films John Carroll Lynch is credited on, newest first — starting with She Rides Shotgun (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- She Rides Shotgun 2025 · Houser
- Sorry, Baby 2025 · Pete
- Babes 2024 · Dr. Morris
- Outlaw Posse 2024 · Carson
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020 · Drama
- Kiss Me Kosher! 2020 · Ron Shalev
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Be Absolute for Death 2020 - The Highwaymen 2019 · Lee Simmons
- Private Life 2018 · Charlie Grimes
- Anything 2018 · Early Landry
- The Founder 2017 · Biography
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The Architect 2016 · Conway
The Best John Carroll Lynch Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest John Carroll Lynch films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best John Carroll Lynch movie?
Sorry, Baby (2025) is the best-rated John Carroll Lynch film, with a Movie Echo Score of 89, ahead of The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) (89) and Private Life (2018) (86). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Sorry, Baby: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing John Carroll Lynch movie?
The Founder (2017) made the most at the box office, with $24.1M worldwide, followed by A Thousand Acres (1997) with $7.94M. Together, John Carroll Lynch's films with box office figures have made $40.7M.
Which John Carroll Lynch movie won the most awards?
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) is the most decorated John Carroll Lynch film, with 15 wins from 34 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best John Carroll Lynch drama movie?
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) is the best-rated of John Carroll Lynch's drama films, with a score of 89. In other genres: Sorry, Baby (comedy), She Rides Shotgun (thriller) and The Highwaymen (biography).
What is the newest John Carroll Lynch movie?
The newest film on John Carroll Lynch's filmography is She Rides Shotgun (2025), with John Carroll Lynch as Houser.
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