The Best Joseph Ruben Movies, Ranked
15 credits from 1974 to 2017, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) with $175M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Joseph Ruben Box Office Hits
Joseph Ruben's films have made $423M worldwide in total. Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) is the biggest hit at $175M, ahead of The Forgotten (2004) ($118M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Sleeping with the Enemy 1991 · Thriller $175M $102M dom. - 2
The Forgotten 2004 · Sci-Fi $118M $67.1M dom. - 3
The Good Son 1993 · Horror $60.6M $44.8M dom. - 4
Money Train 1995 · Comedy $35.4M $35.4M dom. - 5
Dreamscape 1984 · Action $12.1M $12.1M dom. - 6
True Believer 1989 · Drama $8.74M $8.74M dom. - 7
Return to Paradise 1998 · Drama $8.34M $8.34M dom. - 8
The Stepfather 1987 · Thriller $2.49M $2.49M dom. - 9
Our Winning Season 1978 · Romance $2M $2M dom. - 10
The Ottoman Lieutenant 2017 · Drama $414K $241K dom.
The Best Joseph Ruben Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Joseph Ruben has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 4 films, and True Believer (1989) is the pick of them.
- Drama 4 films True Believer 1989 · Director
- Thriller 3 films Sleeping with the Enemy 1991 · Director
- Comedy 3 films Money Train 1995 · Director
- Sci-Fi 1 film The Forgotten 2004 · Director
- Horror 1 film The Good Son 1993 · Director
- Action 1 film Dreamscape 1984 · Director
- Romance 1 film Our Winning Season 1978 · Director
The Best Joseph Ruben Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Joseph Ruben's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2010s.
The Latest Joseph Ruben Movies
The most recent films Joseph Ruben is credited on, newest first — starting with The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Ottoman Lieutenant 2017 · Director
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Penthouse North 2013 · Director - The Forgotten 2004 · Director
- Return to Paradise 1998 · Director
- Money Train 1995 · Director
- The Good Son 1993 · Director
- Sleeping with the Enemy 1991 · Director
- True Believer 1989 · Director
- The Stepfather 1987 · Director
- Dreamscape 1984 · Director
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Gorp 1980 · Director - Our Winning Season 1978 · Director
The Best Joseph Ruben Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Joseph Ruben films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Joseph Ruben movie?
Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) made the most at the box office, with $175M worldwide, followed by The Forgotten (2004) with $118M. Together, Joseph Ruben's films with box office figures have made $423M.
What is the best Joseph Ruben drama movie?
True Believer (1989) is the best-rated of Joseph Ruben's drama films. In other genres: Sleeping with the Enemy (thriller), Money Train (comedy) and The Forgotten (sci-fi).
What is the newest Joseph Ruben movie?
The newest film on Joseph Ruben's filmography is The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017), directed by Joseph Ruben.
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