The Best Thomas Carter Movies, Ranked
14 credits from 1976 to 2014, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Save the Last Dance (2001) with $132M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Thomas Carter Box Office Hits
Thomas Carter's films have made $284M worldwide in total. Save the Last Dance (2001) is the biggest hit at $132M, ahead of Coach Carter (2005) ($76.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Save the Last Dance 2001 · Drama $132M $91.1M dom. - 2
Coach Carter 2005 · Drama $76.7M $67.3M dom. - 3
Metro 1997 · Action $32M $32M dom. - 4
When the Game Stands Tall 2014 · Drama $30.1M $30.1M dom. - 5
Whose Life Is It Anyway? 1981 · Drama $8.21M $8.21M dom. - 6
Swing Kids 1993 · Drama $5.63M $5.63M dom.
The Best Thomas Carter Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Thomas Carter's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2010s.
The Latest Thomas Carter Movies
The most recent films Thomas Carter is credited on, newest first — starting with When the Game Stands Tall (2014). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- When the Game Stands Tall 2014 · Director
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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story 2009 · Director -
Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie 2005 · Director - Coach Carter 2005 · Director
- Save the Last Dance 2001 · Director
- Metro 1997 · Director
- Swing Kids 1993 · Director
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Under the Influence 1986 · Director -
A Year in the Life 1986 · Director -
Miami Vice: Brother’s Keeper 1984 · Director - Whose Life Is It Anyway? 1981 · Orderly John
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Full Moon High 1981 · High School Student
The Best Thomas Carter Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Thomas Carter films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Thomas Carter movie?
Save the Last Dance (2001) made the most at the box office, with $132M worldwide, followed by Coach Carter (2005) with $76.7M. Together, Thomas Carter's films with box office figures have made $284M.
What is the best Thomas Carter drama movie?
Save the Last Dance (2001) is the best-rated of Thomas Carter's drama films. In other genres: Metro (action).
What is the newest Thomas Carter movie?
The newest film on Thomas Carter's filmography is When the Game Stands Tall (2014), directed by Thomas Carter.
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