The Best Michael Rooker Movies, Ranked
62 credits from 1986 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) with $864M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Michael Rooker Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Michael Rooker is credited on. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) leads with 85, followed by Love and Monsters (2020) at 85. 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 85 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 85 Love and Monsters 2020 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special 2022 · Sci-Fi -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 2024 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 The Suicide Squad 2021 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Superman 2025 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Vivo 2021 · Adventure -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Bolden 2019 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 F9: The Fast Saga 2021 · Action -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 54 F9 2021 · Crime -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 42 Fast X 2023 · Action -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 White Elephant 2022 · Action
Biggest Michael Rooker Box Office Hits
Michael Rooker's films have made $3.38B worldwide in total. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) is the biggest hit at $864M, ahead of F9: The Fast Saga (2021) ($726M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017 · Action $864M $390M dom.
- 2 F9: The Fast Saga 2021 · Action $726M $173M dom.
- 3 Fast X 2023 · Action $705M $146M dom.
- 4 Superman 2025 · Action $619M $354M dom.
- 5 The Suicide Squad 2021 · Action $169M $55.8M dom.
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Sea of Love 1989 · Crime $111M $58.6M dom. - 7
Blumhouse's Fantasy Island 2020 · Adventure $49.4M $27.3M dom. - 8
Fantasy Island 2020 · Fantasy $49.4M $27.3M dom. - 9 Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 2024 · Drama $38.8M $29M dom.
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Slither 2006 · Sci-Fi $12.8M $7.8M dom.
The Best Michael Rooker Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Michael Rooker has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 17 films, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) is the pick of them.
- Action 17 films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017 Movie Echo Score: 85
- Drama 9 films Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 2024 · as Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan Movie Echo Score: 75
- Sci-Fi 6 films The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special 2022 · as Yondu Movie Echo Score: 83
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Thriller 6 films Whisper 2007 · as Sydney Braverman - Crime 4 films F9 2021 · as Buddy Movie Echo Score: 54
- Adventure 2 films Vivo 2021 · as Lutador Movie Echo Score: 72
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Comedy 2 films Meet Wally Sparks 1997 · as Michael Rooker - Fantasy 1 film Fantasy Island 2020 · as Damon Movie Echo Score: 34
The Best Michael Rooker Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Michael Rooker's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Michael Rooker Movies
The most recent films Michael Rooker is credited on, newest first — starting with Superman (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Superman 2025 · Superman Robot #1
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 2024 · Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan
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The Out-Laws 2023 · Agent Oldham - Fast X 2023 · Action
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special 2022 · Yondu
- White Elephant 2022 · Gabriel Tancredi
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Corrective Measures 2022 · Overseer Walton Devlin - The Suicide Squad 2021 · Savant
- Vivo 2021 · Lutador
- F9: The Fast Saga 2021 · Action
- F9 2021 · Buddy
- Love and Monsters 2020 · Clyde
The Best Michael Rooker Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Michael Rooker films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Michael Rooker movie?
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) is the best-rated Michael Rooker film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Love and Monsters (2020) (85) and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) (83). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Michael Rooker movie?
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) made the most at the box office, with $864M worldwide, followed by F9: The Fast Saga (2021) with $726M. Together, Michael Rooker's films with box office figures have made $3.38B.
What is the best Michael Rooker action movie?
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) is the best-rated of Michael Rooker's action films, with a score of 85. In other genres: Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (drama), The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (sci-fi) and Whisper (thriller).
What is the newest Michael Rooker movie?
The newest film on Michael Rooker's filmography is Superman (2025), with Michael Rooker as Superman Robot #1.
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