The Best Scott Bakula Movies, Ranked
23 credits from 1986 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Divinity (2023) comes out on top with a score of 62. The biggest box office hit is Necessary Roughness (1991) with $26.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Scott Bakula Box Office Hits
Scott Bakula's films have made $79.9M worldwide in total. Necessary Roughness (1991) is the biggest hit at $26.3M, ahead of Color of Night (1994) ($19.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Necessary Roughness 1991 · Sport $26.3M $26.3M dom. - 2
Color of Night 1994 · Mystery $19.7M $19.7M dom. - 3
Behind the Candelabra 2013 · Romance $13.4M - 4
Lord of Illusions 1995 · Horror $13.3M $13.3M dom. - 5
Major League: Back to the Minors 1998 · Comedy $3.57M $3.57M dom. - 6
Cats Don't Dance 1997 · Fantasy $3.57M $3.57M dom. - 7
Divinity 2023 · Sci-Fi $103K $103K dom. - 8
Basmati Blues 2018 · Comedy $15.6K
The Best Scott Bakula Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Scott Bakula has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 5 films, and Basmati Blues (2018) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 5 films Basmati Blues 2018 · as Eric Movie Echo Score: 48
- Sci-Fi 2 films Divinity 2023 · as Sterling Pierce Movie Echo Score: 62
- Romance 1 film Behind the Candelabra 2013 · as Bob Black
- Fantasy 1 film Cats Don't Dance 1997
- Horror 1 film Lord of Illusions 1995 · as Harry D'Amour
- Mystery 1 film Color of Night 1994
- Sport 1 film Necessary Roughness 1991
The Best Scott Bakula Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Scott Bakula's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Scott Bakula Movies
The most recent films Scott Bakula is credited on, newest first — starting with Divinity (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Divinity 2023 · Sterling Pierce
- Basmati Blues 2018 · Eric
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Sleep Cycle 2014 · Insomniac #2 - Behind the Candelabra 2013 · Bob Black
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NFL Training Video: How Not to Murder People 2013 · Referee -
Nora Roberts’ Blue Smoke 2007 · John Minger -
What Girls Learn 2001 · Nick -
A Girl Thing 2001 · Paul Morgan -
The Trial of Old Drum 2000 · George Graham Vest -
Above Suspicion 2000 · James Stockton -
Netforce 1999 · Alex Michaels - Major League: Back to the Minors 1998 · Gus Cantrell
The Best Scott Bakula Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Scott Bakula films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Scott Bakula movie?
Divinity (2023) is the best-rated Scott Bakula film, with a Movie Echo Score of 62, ahead of Basmati Blues (2018) (48). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Divinity: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Scott Bakula movie?
Necessary Roughness (1991) made the most at the box office, with $26.3M worldwide, followed by Color of Night (1994) with $19.7M. Together, Scott Bakula's films with box office figures have made $79.9M.
Which Scott Bakula movie won the most awards?
Cats Don't Dance (1997) is the most decorated Scott Bakula film, with 2 wins from 8 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Scott Bakula comedy movie?
Basmati Blues (2018) is the best-rated of Scott Bakula's comedy films, with a score of 48. In other genres: Divinity (sci-fi), Behind the Candelabra (romance) and Cats Don't Dance (fantasy).
What is the newest Scott Bakula movie?
The newest film on Scott Bakula's filmography is Divinity (2023), with Scott Bakula as Sterling Pierce.
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