The Best Ryan O'Neal Movies, Ranked
32 credits from 1970 to 2018, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Love Story (1970) with $107M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Ryan O'Neal Box Office Hits
Ryan O'Neal's films have made $315M worldwide in total. Love Story (1970) is the biggest hit at $107M, ahead of A Bridge Too Far (1977) ($50.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Love Story 1970 · Drama $107M $107M dom. - 2
A Bridge Too Far 1977 · Drama $50.8M $50.8M dom. - 3
The Main Event 1979 · Romance $42.8M $42.8M dom. - 4
Man of the House 1995 · Family $40.1M $40.1M dom. - 5
Malibu's Most Wanted 2003 · Comedy $34.6M $34.4M dom. - 6
Chances Are 1989 · Fantasy $16.3M $16.3M dom. - 7
Irreconcilable Differences 1984 · Drama $12.4M $12.4M dom. - 8
People I Know 2003 · Drama $5.48M $127K dom. - 9
Faithful 1996 · Drama $2.1M $2.1M dom. - 10
Zero Effect 1998 · Mystery $2.09M $2.09M dom.
The Best Ryan O'Neal Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ryan O'Neal has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 10 films, and Love Story (1970) is the pick of them.
- Drama 10 films Love Story 1970
- Comedy 7 films Malibu's Most Wanted 2003
- Romance 3 films The Main Event 1979 · as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
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Adventure 2 films Barry Lyndon 1975 -
Action 2 films The Driver 1978 - Mystery 1 film Zero Effect 1998 · as Gregory Stark
- Family 1 film Man of the House 1995 · as Man with Kite (uncredited)
- Fantasy 1 film Chances Are 1989
The Best Ryan O'Neal Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Ryan O'Neal's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2000s.
Most Awarded Ryan O'Neal Movies
Ryan O'Neal's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Love Story (1970) leads with 6 wins from 15 nominations.
The Latest Ryan O'Neal Movies
The most recent films Ryan O'Neal is credited on, newest first — starting with People I Know (2003). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- People I Know 2003 · Drama
- Malibu's Most Wanted 2003 · Comedy
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Epoch 2001 · Allen Lysander - Zero Effect 1998 · Gregory Stark
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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn 1997 · James Edmunds - Faithful 1996 · Jack Connor
- Man of the House 1995 · Man with Kite (uncredited)
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The Man Upstairs 1992 · Mooney Polaski - Chances Are 1989 · Fantasy
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Small Sacrifices 1989 · Lew Lewiston -
Tough Guys Don’t Dance 1987 · Tim Madden -
Fever Pitch 1985 · Drama
The Best Ryan O'Neal Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ryan O'Neal films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Ryan O'Neal movie?
Love Story (1970) made the most at the box office, with $107M worldwide, followed by A Bridge Too Far (1977) with $50.8M. Together, Ryan O'Neal's films with box office figures have made $315M.
Which Ryan O'Neal movie won the most awards?
Love Story (1970) is the most decorated Ryan O'Neal film, with 6 wins from 15 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Ryan O'Neal drama movie?
Love Story (1970) is the best-rated of Ryan O'Neal's drama films. In other genres: Malibu's Most Wanted (comedy), The Main Event (romance) and Barry Lyndon (adventure).
What is the newest Ryan O'Neal movie?
The newest film on Ryan O'Neal's filmography is Filmworker (2018), with Ryan O'Neal as Self.
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