The Best William Forsythe Movies, Ranked
79 credits from 1978 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Vault (2019) comes out on top with a score of 87. The biggest box office hit is Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) with $92.9M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated William Forsythe Movies
The 11 highest-rated films William Forsythe is credited on. Vault (2019) leads with 87, followed by Run with the Hunted (2019) at 63. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 87 Vault 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Run with the Hunted 2019 · Thriller -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 I Am Fear 2020 · Thriller -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 Cold Pursuit 2019 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Run with the Hunted 2020 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 God’s Not Dead: We The People 2020 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 Awake 2019 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 42 Just Breathe 2025 · Thriller -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 42 Ida Red 2021 · Action -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 The Little Mermaid 2018 · Fantasy -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 30 Roe v. Wade 2019 · Drama
Biggest William Forsythe Box Office Hits
William Forsythe's films have made $363M worldwide in total. Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) is the biggest hit at $92.9M, ahead of Halloween (2007) ($80.5M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo 1999 · Comedy $92.9M $65.5M dom. - 2
Halloween 2007 · Horror $80.5M $58.3M dom. - 3 Cold Pursuit 2019 · Action $76.4M $32.1M dom.
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Out for Justice 1991 · Action $39.7M $39.7M dom. - 5
The Substitute 1996 · Action $14.8M $14.8M dom. - 6
Extreme Prejudice 1987 · Action $11.3M $11.3M dom. - 7
Stone Cold 1991 · Action $9.15M $9.15M dom. - 8
Firestorm 1998 · Adventure $8.17M $8.17M dom. - 9
Dead Bang 1989 · Action $8.13M $8.13M dom. - 10
Once Upon a Time in America 1984 · Drama $5.48M $5.32M dom.
The Best William Forsythe Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre William Forsythe has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 20 films, and Cold Pursuit (2019) is the pick of them.
- Action 20 films Cold Pursuit 2019 Movie Echo Score: 52
- Drama 13 films Vault 2019 · as Buddy Providence Movie Echo Score: 87
- Thriller 11 films Run with the Hunted 2019 · as Augustus Movie Echo Score: 63
- Comedy 6 films Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo 1999
- Horror 6 films Halloween 2007 · as Ronnie White
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Crime 3 films 9 Windows 2024 · as Detective Tim Boyle -
Mystery 3 films The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag 1992 · as Beaudeen - Fantasy 2 films The Little Mermaid 2018 Movie Echo Score: 38
- Adventure 2 films Firestorm 1998 · as Randall Shaye
The Best William Forsythe Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of William Forsythe's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest William Forsythe Movies
The most recent films William Forsythe is credited on, newest first — starting with The Roaring Game (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Roaring Game 2026 · Coach - Just Breathe 2025 · Tony
- 9 Windows 2024 · Detective Tim Boyle
- Ida Red 2021 · Lawrence Twilley
- Run with the Hunted 2020 · Augustus
- God’s Not Dead: We The People 2020 · Senator Robert Benson
- I Am Fear 2020 · Marco
- Run with the Hunted 2019 · Augustus
- Awake 2019 · Roger Bower
- Vault 2019 · Buddy Providence
- Roe v. Wade 2019 · Justice Potter Stewart
- Cold Pursuit 2019 · Action
The Best William Forsythe Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest William Forsythe films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best William Forsythe movie?
Vault (2019) is the best-rated William Forsythe film, with a Movie Echo Score of 87, ahead of Run with the Hunted (2019) (63) and I Am Fear (2020) (55). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Vault: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing William Forsythe movie?
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) made the most at the box office, with $92.9M worldwide, followed by Halloween (2007) with $80.5M. Together, William Forsythe's films with box office figures have made $363M.
Which William Forsythe movie won the most awards?
Once Upon a Time in America (1984) is the most decorated William Forsythe film, with 2 wins from 7 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best William Forsythe action movie?
Cold Pursuit (2019) is the best-rated of William Forsythe's action films, with a score of 52. In other genres: Vault (drama), Run with the Hunted (thriller) and Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (comedy).
What is the newest William Forsythe movie?
The newest film on William Forsythe's filmography is The Roaring Game (2026), with William Forsythe as Coach.
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