The Best Joseph Sargent Movies, Ranked
55 credits from 1957 to 2008, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Jaws: The Revenge (1987) with $51.9M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Joseph Sargent Box Office Hits
Joseph Sargent's films have made $64.3M worldwide in total. Jaws: The Revenge (1987) is the biggest hit at $51.9M, ahead of Nightmares (1983) ($6.67M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Jaws: The Revenge 1987 · Adventure $51.9M $20.8M dom. - 2
Nightmares 1983 · Horror $6.67M $6.67M dom. - 3
Coast to Coast 1980 · Comedy $4.5M $4.5M dom. - 4
Goldengirl 1979 · Drama $1.25M $1.25M dom. - 5
Skylark 1993 · Family $592 - 6
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974 · Thriller $364 - 7
Colossus: The Forbin Project 1970 · Thriller $171
The Best Joseph Sargent Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Joseph Sargent has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 21 films, and Goldengirl (1979) is the pick of them.
The Best Joseph Sargent Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Joseph Sargent's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 1990s.
The Latest Joseph Sargent Movies
The most recent films Joseph Sargent is credited on, newest first — starting with Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Sweet Nothing in My Ear 2008 · Director -
Sybil 2007 · Director -
Warm Springs 2005 · Director -
Something the Lord Made 2004 · Director -
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (re-release) 2003 · Director -
Out of the Ashes 2003 · Director -
Salem Witch Trials 2002 · Director -
Bojangles 2001 · Director -
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story 2000 · Director -
Crime and Punishment 1998 · Director -
Miss Evers’ Boys 1997 · Director -
Mandela and de Klerk 1997 · Director
The Best Joseph Sargent Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Joseph Sargent films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Joseph Sargent movie?
Jaws: The Revenge (1987) made the most at the box office, with $51.9M worldwide, followed by Nightmares (1983) with $6.67M. Together, Joseph Sargent's films with box office figures have made $64.3M.
What is the best Joseph Sargent drama movie?
Goldengirl (1979) is the best-rated of Joseph Sargent's drama films. In other genres: Jaws: The Revenge (adventure), Coast to Coast (comedy) and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (thriller).
What is the newest Joseph Sargent movie?
The newest film on Joseph Sargent's filmography is Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008), directed by Joseph Sargent.
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