The Best Kevin Bacon Movies, Ranked
92 credits from 1979 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) comes out on top with a score of 83. The biggest box office hit is Apollo 13 (1995) with $355M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Kevin Bacon Movies
The 11 highest-rated films Kevin Bacon is credited on. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) leads with 83, followed by Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All in the Family” and “Good Times” (2019) at 73. 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 83 The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special 2022 · Sci-Fi -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All in the Family” and “Good Times” 2019 · Comedy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The Toxic Avenger 2025 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 MaXXXine 2024 · Crime -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 The Best You Can 2025 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 One Way 2022 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F 2024 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Leave the World Behind 2023 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 You Should Have Left 2020 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 Space Oddity 2023 · Sci-Fi -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 They/Them 2022 · Thriller
Biggest Kevin Bacon Box Office Hits
Kevin Bacon's films have made $2.29B worldwide in total. Apollo 13 (1995) is the biggest hit at $355M, ahead of X-Men: First Class (2011) ($353M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Apollo 13 1995 · Adventure $355M $174M dom. - 2
X-Men: First Class 2011 · Action $353M $146M dom. - 3
Hollow Man 2000 · Action $190M $73.2M dom. - 4
Sleepers 1996 · Drama $166M $53.3M dom. - 5
Mystic River 2003 · Drama $157M $90.1M dom. - 6
The River Wild 1994 · Adventure $94.2M $46.8M dom. - 7
Footloose 1984 · Drama $80M $80M dom. - 8
R.I.P.D. 2013 · Action $78.3M $33.6M dom. - 9
Flatliners 1990 · Sci-Fi $61.5M $61.5M dom. - 10
Picture Perfect 1997 · Drama $44.3M $31.4M dom.
The Best Kevin Bacon Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kevin Bacon has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 34 films, and Leave the World Behind (2023) is the pick of them.
- Drama 34 films Leave the World Behind 2023 · as Danny Movie Echo Score: 55
- Action 8 films The Toxic Avenger 2025 · as Bob Garbinger (The Villain) Movie Echo Score: 70
- Comedy 7 films Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All in the Family” and “Good Times” 2019 · as Pinky Peterson Movie Echo Score: 73
- Sci-Fi 4 films The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special 2022 · as Kevin Bacon Movie Echo Score: 83
- Adventure 4 films Apollo 13 1995
- Thriller 3 films They/Them 2022 · as Owen Movie Echo Score: 38
- Crime 2 films MaXXXine 2024 · as John Labat Movie Echo Score: 65
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Mystery 2 films Wild Things 1998
The Best Kevin Bacon Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kevin Bacon's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 12 films The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special 2022 · as Kevin Bacon Movie Echo Score: 83
- 2010s 10 films Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All in the Family” and “Good Times” 2019 · as Pinky Peterson Movie Echo Score: 73
- 2000s 16 films Hollow Man 2000
- 1990s 17 films Apollo 13 1995
- 1980s 16 films Footloose 1984
Most Awarded Kevin Bacon Movies
Kevin Bacon's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Apollo 13 (1995) leads with 7 wins from 20 nominations.
The Latest Kevin Bacon Movies
The most recent films Kevin Bacon is credited on, newest first — starting with The Best You Can (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Best You Can 2025 · Stan Olszewski
- The Toxic Avenger 2025 · Bob Garbinger (The Villain)
- MaXXXine 2024 · John Labat
- Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F 2024 · Captain Cade Grant
- Leave the World Behind 2023 · Danny
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The Toxic Avenger 2023 · Bob Garbinger - Space Oddity 2023 · Jeff McAllister
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special 2022 · Kevin Bacon
- One Way 2022 · Fred Sullivan Sr.
- They/Them 2022 · Owen
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North Star 2022 · Drama - You Should Have Left 2020 · Theo, Stetler
The Best Kevin Bacon Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kevin Bacon films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kevin Bacon movie?
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) is the best-rated Kevin Bacon film, with a Movie Echo Score of 83, ahead of Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All in the Family” and “Good Times” (2019) (73) and The Toxic Avenger (2025) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kevin Bacon movie?
Apollo 13 (1995) made the most at the box office, with $355M worldwide, followed by X-Men: First Class (2011) with $353M. Together, Kevin Bacon's films with box office figures have made $2.29B.
Which Kevin Bacon movie won the most awards?
Apollo 13 (1995) is the most decorated Kevin Bacon film, with 7 wins from 20 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Kevin Bacon drama movie?
Leave the World Behind (2023) is the best-rated of Kevin Bacon's drama films, with a score of 55. In other genres: The Toxic Avenger (action), Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All in the Family” and “Good Times” (comedy) and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (sci-fi).
What is the newest Kevin Bacon movie?
The newest film on Kevin Bacon's filmography is The Best You Can (2025), with Kevin Bacon as Stan Olszewski.
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