The Best Michael Paré Movies, Ranked
135 credits from 1983 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar (2023) comes out on top with a score of 79. The biggest box office hit is Once Upon a Time in Deadwood (2019) with $392M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Michael Paré Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Michael Paré is credited on. Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar (2023) leads with 79, followed by Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (2018) at 78. 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 79 Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar 2023 · Sci-Fi -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich 2018 · Horror -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 City of Lies 2018 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Big Kill 2018 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Battle Drone 2018 · Sci-Fi -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 Painkiller 2021 · Thriller -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 Bridge of the Doomed 2022 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Once Upon a Time in Deadwood 2019 · Western -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 49 The Puppetman 2023 · Horror -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 South of Heaven 2021 · Action -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 46 Reborn 2018 · Horror -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 Renegades 2022 · Action
Biggest Michael Paré Box Office Hits
Michael Paré's films have made $426M worldwide in total. Once Upon a Time in Deadwood (2019) is the biggest hit at $392M, ahead of The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) ($8.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Once Upon a Time in Deadwood 2019 · Western $392M $143M dom.
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The Philadelphia Experiment 1984 · Adventure $8.1M $8.1M dom. - 3
Streets of Fire 1984 · Action $8.09M $8.09M dom. - 4
Mayday 2019 · Fantasy $5.01M - 5
Eddie and the Cruisers 1983 · Drama $4.79M $4.79M dom. - 6 City of Lies 2018 · Drama $2.82M $572K dom.
- 7 Reborn 2018 · Horror $1.42M
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Bad Moon 1996 · Horror $1.06M $1.06M dom. - 9
Far Cry 2008 · Thriller $784K - 10
Into the Sun 1992 · Action $642K $642K dom.
The Best Michael Paré Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Michael Paré has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 29 films, and Big Kill (2018) is the pick of them.
- Action 29 films Big Kill 2018 · as Col. Granger Movie Echo Score: 62
- Horror 23 films Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich 2018 · as Detective Brown Movie Echo Score: 78
- Thriller 18 films Painkiller 2021 · as Alan Rhodes Movie Echo Score: 59
- Drama 13 films City of Lies 2018 · as Varney Movie Echo Score: 66
- Sci-Fi 10 films Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar 2023 · as Kip Movie Echo Score: 79
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Tv movie 8 films The Wrong Friend 2018 · as Lieutenant Forni Movie Echo Score: 30 -
Crime 6 films 9 Windows 2024 · as Agent Larry Thurgood - Adventure 5 films The Philadelphia Experiment 1984
- Fantasy 2 films Mayday 2019 · as Air Marshall Adam Anderson Movie Echo Score: 27
The Best Michael Paré Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Michael Paré's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 50 films Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar 2023 · as Kip Movie Echo Score: 79
- 2010s 36 films Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich 2018 · as Detective Brown Movie Echo Score: 78
- 2000s 17 films Far Cry 2008 · as Paul Summer
- 1990s 21 films Bad Moon 1996 · as Uncle Ted
- 1980s 6 films The Philadelphia Experiment 1984
The Latest Michael Paré Movies
The most recent films Michael Paré is credited on, newest first — starting with Rocky's Galaxy: A Totally Mundane Christmas Adventure (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Rocky's Galaxy: A Totally Mundane Christmas Adventure 2025 · Comedy -
Morgan: Killer Doll 2025 · Astrid's Father -
Death 4 Dinner 2025 · Detective Noah Rafferty -
Desert Fiends 2024 · Leonard -
The Vampire and the Vigilante 2024 · Gabriel - 9 Windows 2024 · Agent Larry Thurgood
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Alien: Rubicon 2024 · President McCoy -
Kill Craft 2024 · Thomas Delon -
War of the Worlds: Extinction 2024 · General Alfaro -
Camp Pleasant Lake 2024 · Rick Rutherford -
Tall, Dark and Dangerous 2024 · Bill -
Planetquake 2024 · General West
The Best Michael Paré Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Michael Paré films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Michael Paré movie?
Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar (2023) is the best-rated Michael Paré film, with a Movie Echo Score of 79, ahead of Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (2018) (78) and City of Lies (2018) (66). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Michael Paré movie?
Once Upon a Time in Deadwood (2019) made the most at the box office, with $392M worldwide, followed by The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) with $8.1M. Together, Michael Paré's films with box office figures have made $426M.
What is the best Michael Paré action movie?
Big Kill (2018) is the best-rated of Michael Paré's action films, with a score of 62. In other genres: Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (horror), Painkiller (thriller) and City of Lies (drama).
What is the newest Michael Paré movie?
The newest film on Michael Paré's filmography is Rocky's Galaxy: A Totally Mundane Christmas Adventure (2025).
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