The Best Tom Skerritt Movies, Ranked
69 credits from 1962 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Broke (2025) comes out on top with a score of 87. The biggest box office hit is Top Gun (1986) with $357M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Tom Skerritt Box Office Hits
Tom Skerritt's films have made $678M worldwide in total. Top Gun (1986) is the biggest hit at $357M, ahead of Alien (1979) ($109M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Top Gun 1986 · Action $357M $180M dom. - 2
Alien 1979 · Horror $109M $84.2M dom. - 3
Steel Magnolias 1989 · Drama $96.8M $84.6M dom. - 4
The Turning Point 1977 · Drama $25.9M $25.9M dom. - 5
The Rookie 1990 · Action $21.6M $21.6M dom. - 6
Whiteout 2009 · Action $18M $10.3M dom. - 7
Poltergeist III 1988 · Thriller $14.1M $14.1M dom. - 8
Maid to Order 1987 · Comedy $9.87M $9.87M dom. - 9
SpaceCamp 1986 · Adventure $9.7M $9.7M dom. - 10
Wisdom 1987 · Drama $5.72M $5.72M dom.
The Best Tom Skerritt Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Tom Skerritt has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 24 films, and Broke (2025) is the pick of them.
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Drama 24 films Broke 2025 · as Cliff Movie Echo Score: 87 -
Action 9 films East of the Mountains 2021 · as Ben Givens Movie Echo Score: 72 - Comedy 6 films Maid to Order 1987 · as Charles Montgomery
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Crime 6 films Fighting Back 1982 · as John D'Angelo - Thriller 4 films Poltergeist III 1988
- Horror 2 films Alien 1979
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Mystery 1 film Knight Moves 1992 · as Frank Sedman - Adventure 1 film SpaceCamp 1986
The Best Tom Skerritt Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Tom Skerritt's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Tom Skerritt Movies
Tom Skerritt's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Turning Point (1977) leads with 2 wins from 19 nominations.
The Latest Tom Skerritt Movies
The most recent films Tom Skerritt is credited on, newest first — starting with Broke (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Broke 2025 · Cliff
- East of the Mountains 2021 · Ben Givens
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Catch the Bullet 2021 · Dex -
The Phantom 52 2019 · The Phantom -
Journey Back to Christmas 2016 · Tobias Cook -
Wings: Sky Force Heroes 2014 · Colonel (voice) -
At Middleton 2014 · Comedy -
Redwood Highway 2013 · Pete Peterson -
Soda Springs 2012 · Walt Jackson -
Your Love Never Fails 2011 · Jack Connors - Whiteout 2009 · Action
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Killer Wave 2007 · Victor Bannister
The Best Tom Skerritt Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Tom Skerritt films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Tom Skerritt movie?
Broke (2025) is the best-rated Tom Skerritt film, with a Movie Echo Score of 87, ahead of East of the Mountains (2021) (72) and Catch the Bullet (2021) (13). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Broke: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Tom Skerritt movie?
Top Gun (1986) made the most at the box office, with $357M worldwide, followed by Alien (1979) with $109M. Together, Tom Skerritt's films with box office figures have made $678M.
Which Tom Skerritt movie won the most awards?
The Turning Point (1977) is the most decorated Tom Skerritt film, with 2 wins from 19 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Tom Skerritt drama movie?
Broke (2025) is the best-rated of Tom Skerritt's drama films, with a score of 87. In other genres: East of the Mountains (action), Maid to Order (comedy) and Fighting Back (crime).
What is the newest Tom Skerritt movie?
The newest film on Tom Skerritt's filmography is Broke (2025), with Tom Skerritt as Cliff.
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