The Best Richard Gere Movies, Ranked
70 credits from 1975 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Cotton Club Encore (2019) comes out on top with a score of 70. The biggest box office hit is Pretty Woman (1990) with $463M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Richard Gere Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Richard Gere is credited on. The Cotton Club Encore (2019) leads with 70, followed by Oh, Canada (2024) at 61. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Richard Gere Box Office Hits
Richard Gere's films have made $2.8B worldwide in total. Pretty Woman (1990) is the biggest hit at $463M, ahead of Runaway Bride (1999) ($309M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Pretty Woman 1990 · Comedy $463M $178M dom. - 2
Runaway Bride 1999 · Comedy $309M $152M dom. - 3
Chicago 2002 · Drama $307M $171M dom. - 4
Shall We Dance? 2004 · Drama $170M $57.9M dom. - 5
The Jackal 1997 · Action $159M $54.9M dom. - 6
Sommersby 1993 · Thriller $140M $50.1M dom. - 7
An Officer and a Gentleman 1982 · Drama $130M $130M dom. - 8
First Knight 1995 · Action $128M $37.6M dom. - 9
Unfaithful 2002 · Drama $119M $52.8M dom. - 10
Primal Fear 1996 · Drama $103M $56.1M dom.
The Best Richard Gere Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Richard Gere has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 39 films, and The Cotton Club Encore (2019) is the pick of them.
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Drama 39 films The Cotton Club Encore 2019 Movie Echo Score: 70 -
Comedy 5 films Maybe I Do 2023 · as Howard Movie Echo Score: 40 - Action 5 films The Jackal 1997
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Adventure 2 films Amelia 2009 -
Crime 2 films The Flock 2007 · as Erroll Babbage - Thriller 1 film Sommersby 1993 · as John Robert Sommersby / Horace Townsend
The Best Richard Gere Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Richard Gere's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Richard Gere Movies
Richard Gere's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Chicago (2002) leads with 18 wins from 42 nominations.
- Awards: 18 wins Chicago 2002 · 42 nominations
- Awards: 3 wins An Officer and a Gentleman 1982 · 19 nominations
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Awards: 2 wins Days of Heaven 1978 · 7 nominations -
Awards: 2 wins Yanks 1979 · 9 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Time Out of Mind 2015 · 1 nominations -
Awards: 1 win The Cotton Club 1984 · 6 nominations - Awards: 1 win Primal Fear 1996 · 3 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Pretty Woman 1990 · 9 nominations
The Latest Richard Gere Movies
The most recent films Richard Gere is credited on, newest first — starting with Oh, Canada (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Oh, Canada 2024 · Leo Fife -
Longing 2024 · Daniel Bloch - Maybe I Do 2023 · Howard
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Three Christs 2020 · Dr. Stone - The Cotton Club Encore 2019 · Drama
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MotherFatherSon 2019 · Max Finch -
Three Christs 2017 · Dr. Alan Stone -
The Benefactor 2016 · Drama - Time Out of Mind 2015 · Drama
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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2015 · Drama -
Henry & Me 2014 · Henry -
Movie 43 2013 · Comedy
The Best Richard Gere Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Richard Gere films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Richard Gere movie?
The Cotton Club Encore (2019) is the best-rated Richard Gere film, with a Movie Echo Score of 70, ahead of Oh, Canada (2024) (61) and Three Christs (2020) (51). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Cotton Club Encore: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Richard Gere movie?
Pretty Woman (1990) made the most at the box office, with $463M worldwide, followed by Runaway Bride (1999) with $309M. Together, Richard Gere's films with box office figures have made $2.8B.
Which Richard Gere movie won the most awards?
Chicago (2002) is the most decorated Richard Gere film, with 18 wins from 42 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Richard Gere drama movie?
The Cotton Club Encore (2019) is the best-rated of Richard Gere's drama films, with a score of 70. In other genres: Maybe I Do (comedy), The Jackal (action) and Amelia (adventure).
What is the newest Richard Gere movie?
The newest film on Richard Gere's filmography is Oh, Canada (2024), with Richard Gere as Leo Fife.
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