The Best Michael Bowen Movies, Ranked
45 credits from 1982 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2025) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Iron Eagle (1986) with $24.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Michael Bowen Box Office Hits
Michael Bowen's films have made $71.3M worldwide in total. Iron Eagle (1986) is the biggest hit at $24.2M, ahead of Valley Girl (1983) ($17.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Iron Eagle 1986 · Action $24.2M $24.2M dom. - 2
Valley Girl 1983 · Comedy $17.3M $17.3M dom. - 3
Less Than Zero 1987 · Drama $12.4M $12.4M dom. - 4
The Wild Life 1984 · Drama $11M $11M dom. - 5
The Work and the Glory II: American Zion 2005 · Western $2.03M $2.03M dom. - 6
The Waterdance 1992 · Drama $1.72M $1.72M dom. - 7
The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided 2006 · Drama $1.33M $1.33M dom. - 8
The Taking of Beverly Hills 1991 · Action $939K $939K dom. - 9
Private Resort 1985 · Comedy $332K $332K dom.
The Best Michael Bowen Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Michael Bowen has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 16 films, and Less Than Zero (1987) is the pick of them.
The Best Michael Bowen Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Michael Bowen's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Michael Bowen Movies
The most recent films Michael Bowen is credited on, newest first — starting with Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair 2025 · Buck -
A Soldier’s Revenge 2020 · Feldman -
Duke 2018 · Sgt. Roman -
House by the Lake 2017 · Harry -
Triple Fisher: The Lethal Lolitas of Long Island 2012 · Paul Makely (archive footage from "Casualties of Love") -
Soda Springs 2012 · Larry -
Brawler 2011 · Rex Baker -
The Hessen Affair 2009 · -Ben Cassidy -
The Death and Life of Bobby Z 2007 · Duke - The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided 2006 · Robert Johnson
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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair 2006 · Buck - The Work and the Glory II: American Zion 2005 · Robert Johnson
The Best Michael Bowen Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Michael Bowen films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Michael Bowen movie?
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2025) is the best-rated Michael Bowen film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of A Soldier’s Revenge (2020) (35). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Michael Bowen movie?
Iron Eagle (1986) made the most at the box office, with $24.2M worldwide, followed by Valley Girl (1983) with $17.3M. Together, Michael Bowen's films with box office figures have made $71.3M.
What is the best Michael Bowen drama movie?
Less Than Zero (1987) is the best-rated of Michael Bowen's drama films. In other genres: Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (action), Valley Girl (comedy) and A Soldier’s Revenge (western).
What is the newest Michael Bowen movie?
The newest film on Michael Bowen's filmography is Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2025), with Michael Bowen as Buck.
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