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The Best Richard Norton Movies, Ranked

42 credits from 1977 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Black Creek (2024) comes out on top with a score of 88. The biggest box office hit is The Octagon (1980) with $19M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Worldwide gross

Biggest Richard Norton Box Office Hits

Richard Norton's films have made $51.2M worldwide in total. The Octagon (1980) is the biggest hit at $19M, ahead of Mr. Nice Guy (1997) ($18.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 The Octagon (1980) movie poster The Octagon 1980 · Action $19M $19M dom.
  2. 2 Mr. Nice Guy (1997) movie poster Mr. Nice Guy 1997 · Action $18.8M $12.7M dom.
  3. 3 Forced Vengeance (1982) movie poster Forced Vengeance 1982 · Adventure $6.66M $6.66M dom.
  4. 4 Gymkata (1985) movie poster Gymkata 1985 · Action $5.73M $5.73M dom.
  5. 5 The Blood of Heroes (1989) movie poster The Blood of Heroes 1989 · Sci-Fi $882K $882K dom.
One pick per genre

The Best Richard Norton Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Richard Norton has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 24 films, and The Octagon (1980) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Richard Norton Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Richard Norton's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.

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The Best Richard Norton Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Richard Norton films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Richard Norton movie?

Black Creek (2024) is the best-rated Richard Norton film, with a Movie Echo Score of 88. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

Black Creek: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Richard Norton movie?

The Octagon (1980) made the most at the box office, with $19M worldwide, followed by Mr. Nice Guy (1997) with $18.8M. Together, Richard Norton's films with box office figures have made $51.2M.

What is the best Richard Norton action movie?

The Octagon (1980) is the best-rated of Richard Norton's action films. In other genres: Black Creek (drama), Forced Vengeance (adventure) and The Blood of Heroes (sci-fi).

What is the newest Richard Norton movie?

The newest film on Richard Norton's filmography is Black Creek (2024), with Richard Norton as Damien Sinclair.

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