The Best Jon Avnet Movies, Ranked
15 credits from 1986 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Last Rodeo (2025) comes out on top with a score of 65. The biggest box office hit is Fried Green Tomatoes (1992) with $119M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Jon Avnet Box Office Hits
Jon Avnet's films have made $379M worldwide in total. Fried Green Tomatoes (1992) is the biggest hit at $119M, ahead of Up Close & Personal (1996) ($101M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Fried Green Tomatoes 1992 · Drama $119M $82.4M dom. - 2
Up Close & Personal 1996 · Romance $101M $51.1M dom. - 3
Righteous Kill 2008 · Drama $79.5M $40.1M dom. - 4
88 Minutes 2008 · Drama $32.6M $17.2M dom. - 5
Red Corner 1997 · Drama $22.5M $22.5M dom. - 6
The War 1994 · Drama $16.9M $16.9M dom. - 7
The Last Rodeo 2025 · Drama $6.93M $4.8M dom. - 8
Three Christs 2017 · Drama $36.7K $36.7K dom. - 9
Uprising 2001 · Drama $9.27K
The Best Jon Avnet Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jon Avnet's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Jon Avnet Movies
The most recent films Jon Avnet is credited on, newest first — starting with The Last Rodeo (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Last Rodeo 2025 · Director
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Justified: City Primeval 2023 · Director -
Three Christs 2020 · Director - Three Christs 2017 · Director
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Have a Little Faith 2011 · Director - Righteous Kill 2008 · Director
- 88 Minutes 2008 · Director
- Uprising 2001 · Director
- Red Corner 1997 · Director
- Up Close & Personal 1996 · Director
- The War 1994 · Director
- Fried Green Tomatoes 1992 · Director
The Best Jon Avnet Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jon Avnet films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Jon Avnet movie?
The Last Rodeo (2025) is the best-rated Jon Avnet film, with a Movie Echo Score of 65, ahead of Three Christs (2020) (51). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Last Rodeo: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Jon Avnet movie?
Fried Green Tomatoes (1992) made the most at the box office, with $119M worldwide, followed by Up Close & Personal (1996) with $101M. Together, Jon Avnet's films with box office figures have made $379M.
What is the best Jon Avnet drama movie?
The Last Rodeo (2025) is the best-rated of Jon Avnet's drama films, with a score of 65. In other genres: Up Close & Personal (romance).
What is the newest Jon Avnet movie?
The newest film on Jon Avnet's filmography is The Last Rodeo (2025), directed by Jon Avnet.
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