The Best Matthew Modine Movies, Ranked
90 credits from 1983 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Hard Miles (2024) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) with $75.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Matthew Modine Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Matthew Modine is credited on. Hard Miles (2024) leads with 80, followed by Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal (2021) at 80. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
-
#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Hard Miles 2024 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 2021 · Crime -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 79 My Love Affair with Marriage 2023 · Animation -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Sicario: Day of the Soldado 2018 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Foster Boy 2019 · Thriller -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 47 Meters Down 2017 · Adventure -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Wrong Turn 2021 · Thriller -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Foster Boy 2020 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 An Actor Prepares 2018 · Comedy -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Protector 2026 · Action -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Miss Virginia 2019 · Drama -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 Breaking News in Yuba County 2021 · Drama
Biggest Matthew Modine Box Office Hits
Matthew Modine's films have made $416M worldwide in total. Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) is the biggest hit at $75.8M, ahead of 47 Meters Down (2017) ($62.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Sicario: Day of the Soldado 2018 · Action $75.8M $50.1M dom.
- 2 47 Meters Down 2017 · Adventure $62.2M $44.3M dom.
- 3
Full Metal Jacket 1987 · Action $50.2M $46.4M dom. - 4
Pacific Heights 1990 · Thriller $44.9M $29.4M dom. - 5
Jobs 2013 · Biography $42.1M $16.1M dom. - 6
Memphis Belle 1990 · Action $27.4M $27.4M dom. - 7
Retribution 2023 · Action $18.7M $6.94M dom. - 8
Private School 1983 · Comedy $14M $14M dom. - 9
Vision Quest 1985 · Drama $13M $13M dom. - 10
Bye Bye Love 1995 · Comedy $12.1M $12.1M dom.
The Best Matthew Modine Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Matthew Modine has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 31 films, and Hard Miles (2024) is the pick of them.
- Drama 31 films Hard Miles 2024 · as Greg Townsend Movie Echo Score: 80
- Comedy 12 films An Actor Prepares 2018 · as Charlie Movie Echo Score: 60
- Action 8 films Sicario: Day of the Soldado 2018 · as James Riley Movie Echo Score: 73
- Thriller 3 films Foster Boy 2019 · as Michael Trainer Movie Echo Score: 68
- Animation 2 films My Love Affair with Marriage 2023 · as Bo Movie Echo Score: 79
- Crime 2 films Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 2021 · as Rick Singer Movie Echo Score: 80
- Adventure 2 films 47 Meters Down 2017 Movie Echo Score: 63
- Biography 1 film Jobs 2013
The Best Matthew Modine Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Matthew Modine's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Matthew Modine Movies
The most recent films Matthew Modine is credited on, newest first — starting with Protector (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Protector 2026 · Colonel Joseph Lavelle
-
The Better Sister 2025 · Bill Braddock - Hard Miles 2024 · Greg Townsend
- My Love Affair with Marriage 2023 · Bo
-
The Martini Shot 2023 · Steve - Retribution 2023 · Anders Müller
- Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 2021 · Rick Singer
- Breaking News in Yuba County 2021 · Karl Buttons
- Wrong Turn 2021 · Thriller
- Foster Boy 2020 · Drama
-
Chance 2020 · Coach Mike -
Guardians of Life 2020 · Drama
The Best Matthew Modine Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Matthew Modine films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Matthew Modine movie?
Hard Miles (2024) is the best-rated Matthew Modine film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal (2021) (80) and My Love Affair with Marriage (2023) (79). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Hard Miles: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Matthew Modine movie?
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) made the most at the box office, with $75.8M worldwide, followed by 47 Meters Down (2017) with $62.2M. Together, Matthew Modine's films with box office figures have made $416M.
What is the best Matthew Modine drama movie?
Hard Miles (2024) is the best-rated of Matthew Modine's drama films, with a score of 80. In other genres: An Actor Prepares (comedy), Sicario: Day of the Soldado (action) and Foster Boy (thriller).
What is the newest Matthew Modine movie?
The newest film on Matthew Modine's filmography is Protector (2026), with Matthew Modine as Colonel Joseph Lavelle.
More Movie Rankings & Collections
Best-of lists by year, decade and genre, all-time box office records and the films on the trending list.
Best-Rated Movie Rankings
Best-rated, biggest and most-awarded
New Movies & Top Genres
New releases, popular films and the best of every genre