The Best Rubén Blades Movies, Ranked
33 credits from 1983 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Red Pill (2021) comes out on top with a score of 69. The biggest box office hit is Predator 2 (1990) with $57.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Rubén Blades Box Office Hits
Rubén Blades's films have made $151M worldwide in total. Predator 2 (1990) is the biggest hit at $57.1M, ahead of Critical Condition (1987) ($20.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Predator 2 1990 · Action $57.1M $30.7M dom. - 2
Critical Condition 1987 · Comedy $20.2M $20.2M dom. - 3
Color of Night 1994 · Mystery $19.7M $19.7M dom. - 4
The Milagro Beanfield War 1988 · Drama $13.8M $13.8M dom. - 5
Fatal Beauty 1987 · Comedy $12M $12M dom. - 6
The Super 1991 · Comedy $11M $11M dom. - 7
Disorganized Crime 1989 · Action $7.72M $7.72M dom. - 8
The Lemon Sisters 1989 · Comedy $3.47M $3.47M dom. - 9
Chinese Box 1997 · Drama $2.18M $2.18M dom. - 10
Secuestro express 2005 · Action $1.9M $307K dom.
The Best Rubén Blades Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Rubén Blades has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 11 films, and The Milagro Beanfield War (1988) is the pick of them.
The Best Rubén Blades Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Rubén Blades's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Rubén Blades Movies
The most recent films Rubén Blades is credited on, newest first — starting with Salsa Lives (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Salsa Lives 2025 · Ruben Blades -
Red Pill 2021 · Rocky -
Outlaws - For Greater Glory 2012 · Président Calles - Secuestro express 2005 · Action
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Imagining Argentina 2004 · Drama -
Spin 2003 · Ernesto -
Assassination Tango 2003 · Drama -
The Maldonado Miracle 2003 · Cruz - Chinese Box 1997 · Jim
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Scorpion Spring 1996 · Border Patrolman Sam Zaragosa - Color of Night 1994 · Mystery
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Miracle on Interstate 880 1993 · Pastor Beruman
The Best Rubén Blades Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Rubén Blades films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Rubén Blades movie?
Red Pill (2021) is the best-rated Rubén Blades film, with a Movie Echo Score of 69. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Red Pill: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Rubén Blades movie?
Predator 2 (1990) made the most at the box office, with $57.1M worldwide, followed by Critical Condition (1987) with $20.2M. Together, Rubén Blades's films with box office figures have made $151M.
What is the best Rubén Blades drama movie?
The Milagro Beanfield War (1988) is the best-rated of Rubén Blades's drama films. In other genres: Critical Condition (comedy), Predator 2 (action) and Red Pill (thriller).
What is the newest Rubén Blades movie?
The newest film on Rubén Blades's filmography is Salsa Lives (2025), with Rubén Blades as Ruben Blades.
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