The Best Ron Lea Movies, Ranked
69 credits from 1984 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Apprentice (2024) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is The Apprentice (2024) with $17.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Ron Lea Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Ron Lea is credited on. The Apprentice (2024) leads with 78, followed by Christmas Jars (2019) at 72. 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 78 The Apprentice 2024 · Biography -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Christmas Jars 2019 · Comedy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Georgetown 2019 · Crime -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Northern Lights of Christmas 2018 · Tv movie -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Georgetown 2021 · Biography -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Nostalgic Christmas 2019 · Romance -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Unlocking Christmas 2020 · Romance -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 Nowhere to Be Found 2019 · Tv movie -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 33 Cooking Up Love 2021 · Family
Biggest Ron Lea Box Office Hits
Ron Lea's films have made $43M worldwide in total. The Apprentice (2024) is the biggest hit at $17.3M, ahead of Bon Cop Bad Cop (2006) ($12.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The Apprentice 2024 · Biography $17.3M $4M dom.
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Bon Cop Bad Cop 2006 · Comedy $12.7M $12.7M dom. - 3
Criminal Law 1988 · Drama $9.97M $9.97M dom. - 4
Jesus of Montreal 1989 · Romance $1.6M $1.6M dom. - 5
A Different Loyalty 2004 · Thriller $575K - 6 Christmas Jars 2019 · Comedy $558K $459K dom.
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Imaginaerum 2012 · Drama $191K - 8 Georgetown 2019 · Crime $39.2K
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Summer With The Ghosts 2003 $18.9K
The Best Ron Lea Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ron Lea has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 13 films, and Criminal Law (1988) is the pick of them.
- Drama 13 films Criminal Law 1988 · as Gary Hull
- Tv movie 11 films Northern Lights of Christmas 2018 · as Doyle Hathaway Movie Echo Score: 70
- Thriller 7 films A Different Loyalty 2004 · as Jack Hewitt
- Comedy 5 films Christmas Jars 2019 · as Adam Maxwell Movie Echo Score: 72
- Romance 5 films Nostalgic Christmas 2019 · as Bill Garrison Movie Echo Score: 60
- Family 4 films Cooking Up Love 2021 · as Grampa Morgan Movie Echo Score: 33
- Crime 4 films Georgetown 2019 · as Detective Reid Movie Echo Score: 71
- Biography 2 films The Apprentice 2024 · as Victor Palmieri Movie Echo Score: 78
The Best Ron Lea Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Ron Lea's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Ron Lea Movies
The most recent films Ron Lea is credited on, newest first — starting with The Lost Episode (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Lost Episode 2025 · Horror - The Apprentice 2024 · Victor Palmieri
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Family History Mysteries: Buried Past 2023 · Harry -
A Tiny Home Christmas 2022 · Mr. Adams -
It Takes a Christmas Village 2021 · Art Foster - Georgetown 2021 · Detective Reid
- Cooking Up Love 2021 · Grampa Morgan
- Unlocking Christmas 2020 · Arnold Matthews
- Christmas Jars 2019 · Adam Maxwell
- Nostalgic Christmas 2019 · Bill Garrison
- Georgetown 2019 · Detective Reid
- Nowhere to Be Found 2019 · Sheriff Doug Mosley
The Best Ron Lea Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ron Lea films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ron Lea movie?
The Apprentice (2024) is the best-rated Ron Lea film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Christmas Jars (2019) (72) and Georgetown (2019) (71). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Apprentice: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ron Lea movie?
The Apprentice (2024) made the most at the box office, with $17.3M worldwide, followed by Bon Cop Bad Cop (2006) with $12.7M. Together, Ron Lea's films with box office figures have made $43M.
What is the best Ron Lea drama movie?
Criminal Law (1988) is the best-rated of Ron Lea's drama films. In other genres: Northern Lights of Christmas (tv movie), A Different Loyalty (thriller) and Christmas Jars (comedy).
What is the newest Ron Lea movie?
The newest film on Ron Lea's filmography is The Lost Episode (2025).
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