The Best John Kavanagh Movies, Ranked
28 credits from 1970 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Riverdance: The Animated Adventure (2022) comes out on top with a score of 55. The biggest box office hit is Widows’ Peak (1994) with $6.24M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest John Kavanagh Box Office Hits
John Kavanagh's films have made $17.9M worldwide in total. Widows’ Peak (1994) is the biggest hit at $6.24M, ahead of Into the West (1993) ($4.79M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Widows’ Peak 1994 · Thriller $6.24M $6.24M dom. - 2
Into the West 1993 · Adventure $4.79M $4.79M dom. - 3
Dancing at Lughnasa 1998 · Drama $2.29M $2.29M dom. - 4
The Butcher Boy 1997 · Drama $2M $2M dom. - 5
Closing the Ring 2007 · Romance $1.45M - 6
Some Mother’s Son 1996 · History $671K $671K dom. - 7
Bellman and True 1987 · Action $227K $227K dom. - 8
Fools of Fortune 1990 · Romance $83.5K $83.5K dom. - 9
Cal 1984 · Romance $7.34K
The Best John Kavanagh Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre John Kavanagh has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 7 films, and Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) is the pick of them.
- Drama 7 films Dancing at Lughnasa 1998 · as Father Carlin
- Romance 4 films Closing the Ring 2007 · as Reverend Smith
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Comedy 3 films Supervized 2019 Movie Echo Score: 46 - Action 2 films Bellman and True 1987 · as Donkey
- Thriller 2 films Widows’ Peak 1994 · as Canon Murtagh
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Fantasy 1 film Riverdance: The Animated Adventure 2022 · as The Gatekeeper Movie Echo Score: 55 - History 1 film Some Mother’s Son 1996 · as Cardinal
- Adventure 1 film Into the West 1993
The Best John Kavanagh Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of John Kavanagh's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 2 films Riverdance: The Animated Adventure 2022 · as The Gatekeeper Movie Echo Score: 55
- 2010s 1 film Supervized 2019 Movie Echo Score: 46
- 2000s 5 films Closing the Ring 2007 · as Reverend Smith
- 1990s 12 films Widows’ Peak 1994 · as Canon Murtagh
- 1980s 5 films Bellman and True 1987 · as Donkey
The Latest John Kavanagh Movies
The most recent films John Kavanagh is credited on, newest first — starting with Baltimore (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Baltimore 2023 · Sir Alfred Beit - Riverdance: The Animated Adventure 2022 · The Gatekeeper
- Supervized 2019 · Comedy
- Closing the Ring 2007 · Reverend Smith
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The Halo Effect 2004 · Stan -
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor 2003 · Judge Shippen -
Sinners 2002 · Frank -
Puckoon 2002 · Haggerty -
Pete’s Meteor 1998 · Sergeant Maloney - Dancing at Lughnasa 1998 · Father Carlin
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Painted Lady 1998 · Michael Longley - The Butcher Boy 1997 · Dr. Boyd
The Best John Kavanagh Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest John Kavanagh films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best John Kavanagh movie?
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure (2022) is the best-rated John Kavanagh film, with a Movie Echo Score of 55, ahead of Supervized (2019) (46). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing John Kavanagh movie?
Widows’ Peak (1994) made the most at the box office, with $6.24M worldwide, followed by Into the West (1993) with $4.79M. Together, John Kavanagh's films with box office figures have made $17.9M.
What is the best John Kavanagh drama movie?
Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) is the best-rated of John Kavanagh's drama films. In other genres: Closing the Ring (romance), Supervized (comedy) and Bellman and True (action).
What is the newest John Kavanagh movie?
The newest film on John Kavanagh's filmography is Baltimore (2023), with John Kavanagh as Sir Alfred Beit.
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