The Best Warren Oates Movies, Ranked
44 credits from 1959 to 2004, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Blue Thunder (1983) with $42.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Warren Oates Box Office Hits
Warren Oates's films have made $59.5M worldwide in total. Blue Thunder (1983) is the biggest hit at $42.3M, ahead of The Brink's Job (1978) ($7.91M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Blue Thunder 1983 · Action $42.3M $42.3M dom. - 2
The Brink's Job 1978 · Drama $7.91M $7.91M dom. - 3
The Border 1982 · Drama $6.12M $6.12M dom. - 4
Tough Enough 1983 · Action $2.43M $2.43M dom. - 5
The Wild Bunch 1969 · Action $641K $639K dom. - 6
In the Heat of the Night 1967 · Drama $27.7K - 7
Major Dundee 1965 · Western $20.8K $20.8K dom. - 8
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia 1974 · Action $18.9K - 9
There Was a Crooked Man... 1970 · Comedy $15.2K - 10
Race with the Devil 1975 · Action $163
The Best Warren Oates Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Warren Oates has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 11 films, and The Brink's Job (1978) is the pick of them.
The Best Warren Oates Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Warren Oates's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 1980s.
The Latest Warren Oates Movies
The most recent films Warren Oates is credited on, newest first — starting with Blue Thunder (1983). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Blue Thunder 1983 · Action
- Tough Enough 1983 · James Neese
- The Border 1982 · Drama
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The Blue and the Gray 1982 · Major Welles -
East of Eden 1981 · Cyrus Trask -
My Old Man 1979 · Frank Butler - The Brink's Job 1978 · Drama
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True Grit: A Further Adventure 1978 · Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn -
Black Beauty 1978 · Jerry Barker -
Sleeping Dogs 1977 · Col. Willoughby -
American Raspberry 1977 · Celebrity Sportsman -
Drum 1976 · Hammond Maxwell
The Best Warren Oates Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Warren Oates films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Warren Oates movie?
Blue Thunder (1983) made the most at the box office, with $42.3M worldwide, followed by The Brink's Job (1978) with $7.91M. Together, Warren Oates's films with box office figures have made $59.5M.
Which Warren Oates movie won the most awards?
In the Heat of the Night (1967) is the most decorated Warren Oates film, with 10 wins from 19 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Warren Oates drama movie?
The Brink's Job (1978) is the best-rated of Warren Oates's drama films. In other genres: Blue Thunder (action), Major Dundee (western) and There Was a Crooked Man... (comedy).
What is the newest Warren Oates movie?
The newest film on Warren Oates's filmography is Sam Peckinpah’s West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004), with Warren Oates as Self (archive footage).
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