The Best Kristy Swanson Movies, Ranked
51 credits from 1986 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Psych 2: Lassie Come Home (2020) comes out on top with a score of 77. The biggest box office hit is Higher Learning (1995) with $38.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Kristy Swanson Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Kristy Swanson is credited on. Psych 2: Lassie Come Home (2020) leads with 77, followed by Killer Under The Bed (2018) at 42. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Kristy Swanson Box Office Hits
Kristy Swanson's films have made $123M worldwide in total. Higher Learning (1995) is the biggest hit at $38.3M, ahead of The Program (1993) ($23M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Higher Learning 1995 · Drama $38.3M $38.3M dom. - 2
The Program 1993 · Action $23M $23M dom. - 3
The Phantom 1996 · Action $17.3M $17.3M dom. - 4
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1992 · Action $16.6M $16.6M dom. - 5
Flowers in the Attic 1987 · Drama $15.2M $15.2M dom. - 6
Deadly Friend 1986 · Sci-Fi $8.99M $8.99M dom. - 7
Mannequin: On the Move 1991 · Fantasy $3.75M $3.75M dom. - 8
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home 2020 · Crime $62.4K - 9
Soul Assassin 2001 · Action $39K - 10
Highway to Hell 1991 · Action $26.1K $26.1K dom.
The Best Kristy Swanson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kristy Swanson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 7 films, and Just Another Dream (2021) is the pick of them.
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Action 7 films Just Another Dream 2021 · as Cindy Miller Movie Echo Score: 30 -
Drama 7 films Trafficked: A Parent’s Worst Nightmare 2021 · as Joanna Riley Movie Echo Score: 26 -
Horror 4 films Killer Under The Bed 2018 · as Sarah Movie Echo Score: 42 - Crime 2 films Psych 2: Lassie Come Home 2020 · as Marlowe Viccellio Movie Echo Score: 77
- Sci-Fi 2 films Deadly Friend 1986
- Fantasy 1 film Mannequin: On the Move 1991
The Best Kristy Swanson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kristy Swanson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Kristy Swanson Movies
The most recent films Kristy Swanson is credited on, newest first — starting with Just Another Dream (2021). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Just Another Dream 2021 · Cindy Miller
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Courting Mom and Dad 2021 · Sarah Lambert - Trafficked: A Parent’s Worst Nightmare 2021 · Joanna Riley
- Psych 2: Lassie Come Home 2020 · Marlowe Viccellio
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The Green Ribbon 2019 · Samantha Pringle (archive footage) - Killer Under The Bed 2018 · Sarah
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Mimesis: Nosferatu 2018 · Max's Mother -
PawParazzi 2018 · Latte (voice) -
Winter’s Dream 2018 · Kat -
Bad Stepmother 2018 · Louise -
A Mother’s Sacrifice 2017 · Kathrin -
Crowning Jules 2017 · Victoria
The Best Kristy Swanson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kristy Swanson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kristy Swanson movie?
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home (2020) is the best-rated Kristy Swanson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 77, ahead of Killer Under The Bed (2018) (42) and Just Another Dream (2021) (30). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kristy Swanson movie?
Higher Learning (1995) made the most at the box office, with $38.3M worldwide, followed by The Program (1993) with $23M. Together, Kristy Swanson's films with box office figures have made $123M.
What is the best Kristy Swanson action movie?
Just Another Dream (2021) is the best-rated of Kristy Swanson's action films, with a score of 30. In other genres: Trafficked: A Parent’s Worst Nightmare (drama), Killer Under The Bed (horror) and Psych 2: Lassie Come Home (crime).
What is the newest Kristy Swanson movie?
The newest film on Kristy Swanson's filmography is I Am Luke Perry (2025), with Kristy Swanson as Self.
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