The Best Peter Coyote Movies, Ranked
115 credits from 1967 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Etruscan Smile (2019) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) with $797M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Peter Coyote Box Office Hits
Peter Coyote's films have made $965M worldwide in total. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) is the biggest hit at $797M, ahead of Outrageous Fortune (1987) ($52.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 1982 · Adventure $797M $439M dom. - 2
Outrageous Fortune 1987 · Comedy $52.9M $52.9M dom. - 3
Jagged Edge 1985 · Drama $40.5M $40.5M dom. - 4
Sphere 1998 · Sci-Fi $37M $37M dom. - 5
Femme Fatale 2002 · Thriller $16.8M $6.63M dom. - 6
The Girl Who Believes in Miracles 2021 · Family $3.24M $3.16M dom. - 7
The Legend of Billie Jean 1985 · Action $3.1M $3.1M dom. - 8
A Time for Dancing 2002 · Music $2.91M - 9
Unforgettable 1996 · Sci-Fi $2.82M $2.82M dom. - 10
Moonlight and Valentino 1995 · Romance $2.48M $2.48M dom.
The Best Peter Coyote Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Peter Coyote has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 25 films, and The Etruscan Smile (2019) is the pick of them.
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Drama 25 films The Etruscan Smile 2019 · as Professor Movie Echo Score: 75 - Thriller 10 films Femme Fatale 2002
- Action 5 films The Legend of Billie Jean 1985
- Romance 4 films Moonlight and Valentino 1995 · as Paul
- Sci-Fi 4 films Sphere 1998
- Comedy 3 films Outrageous Fortune 1987
- Adventure 2 films E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 1982
- Music 2 films A Time for Dancing 2002 · as Wyn Michaels
- Family 1 film The Girl Who Believes in Miracles 2021 · as Sam Donovan Movie Echo Score: 65
The Best Peter Coyote Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Peter Coyote's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Peter Coyote Movies
The most recent films Peter Coyote is credited on, newest first — starting with The Girl Who Believes in Miracles (2021). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Girl Who Believes in Miracles 2021 · Sam Donovan
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The Comey Rule 2020 · Robert Mueller - The Etruscan Smile 2019 · Professor
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No Deposit 2015 · Police Chief Williams -
Girl on the Edge 2015 · Hank Taylor -
The Spoils Before Dying 2015 · Dizzy the Cat -
Bangkok, We Have A Problem! 2014 · Burt Lowell -
Hemingway & Gellhorn 2012 · Maxwell Perkins -
The Gundown 2011 · Thomas Morgan -
Last Will 2011 · Judge Garner -
DiDi Hollywood 2010 · Michael McLean -
Adopt a Sailor 2008 · Richard
The Best Peter Coyote Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Peter Coyote films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Peter Coyote movie?
The Etruscan Smile (2019) is the best-rated Peter Coyote film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of The Girl Who Believes in Miracles (2021) (65). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Etruscan Smile: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Peter Coyote movie?
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) made the most at the box office, with $797M worldwide, followed by Outrageous Fortune (1987) with $52.9M. Together, Peter Coyote's films with box office figures have made $965M.
Which Peter Coyote movie won the most awards?
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) is the most decorated Peter Coyote film, with 9 wins from 36 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Peter Coyote drama movie?
The Etruscan Smile (2019) is the best-rated of Peter Coyote's drama films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Femme Fatale (thriller), The Legend of Billie Jean (action) and Moonlight and Valentino (romance).
What is the newest Peter Coyote movie?
The newest film on Peter Coyote's filmography is The American Revolution (2025), with Peter Coyote as Self - Narrator (voice).
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