The Best Stephen Hunter Movies, Ranked
14 credits from 1986 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Two Heads Creek (2019) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) with $959M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Stephen Hunter Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Stephen Hunter is credited on. Two Heads Creek (2019) leads with 75, followed by Escape from Pretoria (2020) at 71. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Stephen Hunter Box Office Hits
Stephen Hunter's films have made $1B worldwide in total. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) is the biggest hit at $959M, ahead of Deceived (1991) ($28.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2013 · Adventure $959M $258M dom. - 2
Deceived 1991 · Thriller $28.7M $28.7M dom. - 3
A New Life 1988 · Romance $7.72M $7.72M dom. - 4
Bullies 1986 · Action $3M $3M dom. - 5
Escape from Pretoria 2020 · Thriller $2.43M - 6
Killing Ground 2017 · Thriller $80.1K - 7
Two Heads Creek 2019 · Comedy $6.25K
The Best Stephen Hunter Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Stephen Hunter has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Thriller leads with 4 films, and Escape from Pretoria (2020) is the pick of them.
- Thriller 4 films Escape from Pretoria 2020 · as Peter Movie Echo Score: 71
- Comedy 2 films Two Heads Creek 2019 · as Clive Movie Echo Score: 75
- Adventure 2 films The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2013
- Romance 2 films A New Life 1988 · as Ultrasound Doctor
- Action 1 film Bullies 1986 · as Clay Morris
The Best Stephen Hunter Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Stephen Hunter's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Stephen Hunter Movies
The most recent films Stephen Hunter is credited on, newest first — starting with Ruby's Choice (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Ruby's Choice 2024 · Doug -
The Party Job 2022 · Chester - Escape from Pretoria 2020 · Peter
- Two Heads Creek 2019 · Clive
- Killing Ground 2017 · Thriller
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Blue World Order 2017 · MadCap -
MESSiAH 2016 · Moylan -
unINDIAN 2015 · Detective Thompson -
Field Punishment No.1 2014 · Aussie Bill - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2013 · Adventure
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Liar’s Edge 1992 · Dr. Morris - Deceived 1991 · Tony
The Best Stephen Hunter Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Stephen Hunter films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Stephen Hunter movie?
Two Heads Creek (2019) is the best-rated Stephen Hunter film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of Escape from Pretoria (2020) (71) and Killing Ground (2017) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Two Heads Creek: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Stephen Hunter movie?
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) made the most at the box office, with $959M worldwide, followed by Deceived (1991) with $28.7M. Together, Stephen Hunter's films with box office figures have made $1B.
What is the best Stephen Hunter thriller movie?
Escape from Pretoria (2020) is the best-rated of Stephen Hunter's thriller films, with a score of 71. In other genres: Two Heads Creek (comedy), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (adventure) and A New Life (romance).
What is the newest Stephen Hunter movie?
The newest film on Stephen Hunter's filmography is Ruby's Choice (2024), with Stephen Hunter as Doug.
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