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The Best Martin Kove Movies, Ranked

95 credits from 1971 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Killing Mary Sue (2025) comes out on top with a score of 77. The biggest box office hit is Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) with $300M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Ranked by Movie Echo Score

Top Rated Martin Kove Movies

The 7 highest-rated films Martin Kove is credited on. Killing Mary Sue (2025) leads with 77, followed by VFW (2020) at 74. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.

Worldwide gross

Biggest Martin Kove Box Office Hits

Martin Kove's films have made $457M worldwide in total. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) is the biggest hit at $300M, ahead of The Karate Kid Part II (1986) ($115M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) movie poster Rambo: First Blood Part II 1985 · Action $300M $150M dom.
  2. 2 The Karate Kid Part II (1986) movie poster The Karate Kid Part II 1986 · Action $115M $115M dom.
  3. 3 The Karate Kid Part III (1989) movie poster The Karate Kid Part III 1989 · Action $39M $39M dom.
  4. 4 Steele Justice (1987) movie poster Steele Justice 1987 · Action $1.33M $1.33M dom.
  5. 5 Middle Men (2009) movie poster Middle Men 2009 · Crime $754K $754K dom.
  6. 6 Queen of the Ring (2025) movie poster Queen of the Ring 2025 · Biography $658K $658K dom.
  7. 7 Ballistica (2009) movie poster Ballistica 2009 · Action $66.1K
  8. 8 The Dog Who Saved Summer (2015) movie poster The Dog Who Saved Summer 2015 · Tv movie $50.8K
  9. 9 VFW (2020) movie poster VFW 2020 · Action $23.1K
  10. 10 VFW (2019) movie poster VFW 2019 · Horror $23.1K
One pick per genre

The Best Martin Kove Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Martin Kove has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 32 films, and Killing Mary Sue (2025) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Martin Kove Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Martin Kove's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.

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The Latest Martin Kove Movies

The most recent films Martin Kove is credited on, newest first — starting with Killing Mary Sue (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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The Best Martin Kove Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Martin Kove films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Martin Kove movie?

Killing Mary Sue (2025) is the best-rated Martin Kove film, with a Movie Echo Score of 77, ahead of VFW (2020) (74) and VFW (2019) (71). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

Killing Mary Sue: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Martin Kove movie?

Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) made the most at the box office, with $300M worldwide, followed by The Karate Kid Part II (1986) with $115M. Together, Martin Kove's films with box office figures have made $457M.

What is the best Martin Kove action movie?

Killing Mary Sue (2025) is the best-rated of Martin Kove's action films, with a score of 77. In other genres: VFW (horror), A Karate Christmas Miracle (drama) and Max Reload and the Nether Blasters (sci-fi).

What is the newest Martin Kove movie?

The newest film on Martin Kove's filmography is Killing Mary Sue (2025), with Martin Kove as Knox.

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