The Best John Savage Movies, Ranked
92 credits from 1972 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Three Seconds (2017) comes out on top with a score of 72. The biggest box office hit is Three Seconds (2017) with $109M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated John Savage Movies
The 9 highest-rated films John Savage is credited on. Three Seconds (2017) leads with 72, followed by Showdown at the Grand (2023) at 70. 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 72 Three Seconds 2017 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Showdown at the Grand 2023 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 The Last Full Measure 2019 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Heavenly Deposit 2019 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 The Last Full Measure 2020 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 Followed 2020 · Mystery -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 Insight 2021 · Sci-Fi -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 42 Betrayed 2018 · Crime -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 35 Gates of Darkness 2019 · Horror
Biggest John Savage Box Office Hits
John Savage's films have made $157M worldwide in total. Three Seconds (2017) is the biggest hit at $109M, ahead of Hair (1979) ($15.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Three Seconds 2017 · Drama $109M
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Hair 1979 · Drama $15.3M $15.3M dom. - 3
The Onion Field 1979 · Drama $9.89M $9.89M dom. - 4
The Amateur 1981 · Action $6.89M $6.89M dom. - 5 Followed 2020 · Mystery $4.38M $168K dom.
- 6 The Last Full Measure 2020 · Drama $3.36M $2.95M dom.
- 7 The Last Full Measure 2019 · Action $3.36M $2.95M dom.
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Beautiful Thing 1996 · Comedy $2.18M $1.55M dom. - 9
Salvador 1986 · Drama $1.5M $1.5M dom. - 10
Followed 2018 · Mystery $546K $538K dom.
The Best John Savage Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre John Savage has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 25 films, and Three Seconds (2017) is the pick of them.
- Drama 25 films Three Seconds 2017 · as тренер сборной США Генри Айба Movie Echo Score: 72
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Thriller 12 films Hotel Colonial 1987 · as Marco Venieri - Action 11 films Showdown at the Grand 2023 · as Lucky Movie Echo Score: 70
- Horror 8 films Gates of Darkness 2019 · as Joseph Movie Echo Score: 35
- Comedy 5 films Beautiful Thing 1996 · as Lenny
- Mystery 4 films Followed 2020 · as Wallace Fleischer Movie Echo Score: 45
- Sci-Fi 4 films Insight 2021 · as Frank Movie Echo Score: 45
- Crime 4 films Betrayed 2018 · as Mayor Alderman Movie Echo Score: 42
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Family 3 films We Will Be the World Champions 2015 · as William Jones
The Best John Savage Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of John Savage's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
The Latest John Savage Movies
The most recent films John Savage is credited on, newest first — starting with Death 4 Dinner (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Death 4 Dinner 2025 · Robert Rutherford - Showdown at the Grand 2023 · Lucky
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A Cloud So High 2022 · Gene 'Sackler' Sarling - Insight 2021 · Frank
- Followed 2020 · Wallace Fleischer
- The Last Full Measure 2020 · Chauncy Kepper
- The Last Full Measure 2019 · Kepper
- Gates of Darkness 2019 · Joseph
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Ovid and the Art of Love 2019 · Augustus -
Down’s Revenge 2019 · Dr Sorkin - Heavenly Deposit 2019 · Donald
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Six Children and One Grandfather 2019 · David McDoll
The Best John Savage Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest John Savage films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best John Savage movie?
Three Seconds (2017) is the best-rated John Savage film, with a Movie Echo Score of 72, ahead of Showdown at the Grand (2023) (70) and The Last Full Measure (2019) (65). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Three Seconds: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing John Savage movie?
Three Seconds (2017) made the most at the box office, with $109M worldwide, followed by Hair (1979) with $15.3M. Together, John Savage's films with box office figures have made $157M.
Which John Savage movie won the most awards?
Salvador (1986) is the most decorated John Savage film, with 1 win from 8 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best John Savage drama movie?
Three Seconds (2017) is the best-rated of John Savage's drama films, with a score of 72. In other genres: Hotel Colonial (thriller), Showdown at the Grand (action) and Gates of Darkness (horror).
What is the newest John Savage movie?
The newest film on John Savage's filmography is Death 4 Dinner (2025), with John Savage as Robert Rutherford.
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