The Best John Doe Movies, Ranked
34 credits from 1986 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Quantum Cowboys (2023) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is Pure Country (1992) with $15.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest John Doe Box Office Hits
John Doe's films have made $29.9M worldwide in total. Pure Country (1992) is the biggest hit at $15.2M, ahead of Great Balls of Fire! (1989) ($13.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Pure Country 1992 · Drama $15.2M $15.2M dom. - 2
Great Balls of Fire! 1989 · Biography $13.7M $13.7M dom. - 3
Slam Dance 1987 · Mystery $407K $407K dom. - 4
Touch 1997 · Drama $387K $387K dom. - 5
Roadside Prophets 1992 · Action $148K $148K dom. - 6
The Last Time I Committed Suicide 1997 · Drama $46.4K $46.4K dom. - 7
Live Freaky! Die Freaky! 2006 · Comedy $11.3K $11.3K dom.
The Best John Doe Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre John Doe has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and All Creatures Here Below (2019) is the pick of them.
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Drama 8 films All Creatures Here Below 2019 · as Uncle Doug Movie Echo Score: 62 - Comedy 3 films Live Freaky! Die Freaky! 2006 · as Tex (voice)
- Action 2 films Roadside Prophets 1992 · as Joe Mosley
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Animation 1 film Quantum Cowboys 2023 · as John the Gunslinger, John the Bartender, John the Businessman Movie Echo Score: 84 - Biography 1 film Great Balls of Fire! 1989
- Mystery 1 film Slam Dance 1987
The Best John Doe Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of John Doe's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 2 films Quantum Cowboys 2023 · as John the Gunslinger, John the Bartender, John the Businessman Movie Echo Score: 84
- 2010s 4 films All Creatures Here Below 2019 · as Uncle Doug Movie Echo Score: 62
- 2000s 5 films Live Freaky! Die Freaky! 2006 · as Tex (voice)
- 1990s 12 films Pure Country 1992 · as Earl Blackstock
- 1980s 4 films Great Balls of Fire! 1989
The Latest John Doe Movies
The most recent films John Doe is credited on, newest first — starting with Quantum Cowboys (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Quantum Cowboys 2023 · John the Gunslinger, John the Bartender, John the Businessman
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D.O.A. 2022 · Frank Bigelow - All Creatures Here Below 2019 · Uncle Doug
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Zombex 2013 · Seamus O'Connor -
Ring of Fire 2013 · A.P. Carter -
Song 1 2012 · Man -
Ten Inch Hero 2007 · Trucker - Live Freaky! Die Freaky! 2006 · Tex (voice)
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Lucky 13 2005 · Mr. Baker -
Wuthering Heights 2003 · Earnshaw -
The Red Right Hand 2001 · Jake Stabler -
Black Cat Run 1998 · Martin James
The Best John Doe Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest John Doe films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best John Doe movie?
Quantum Cowboys (2023) is the best-rated John Doe film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of All Creatures Here Below (2019) (62). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Quantum Cowboys: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing John Doe movie?
Pure Country (1992) made the most at the box office, with $15.2M worldwide, followed by Great Balls of Fire! (1989) with $13.7M. Together, John Doe's films with box office figures have made $29.9M.
What is the best John Doe drama movie?
All Creatures Here Below (2019) is the best-rated of John Doe's drama films, with a score of 62. In other genres: Live Freaky! Die Freaky! (comedy), Roadside Prophets (action) and Quantum Cowboys (animation).
What is the newest John Doe movie?
The newest film on John Doe's filmography is Quantum Cowboys (2023), with John Doe as John the Gunslinger, John the Bartender, John the Businessman.
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