The Best William Sadler Movies, Ranked
60 credits from 1978 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is The Grudge (2020) with $49.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated William Sadler Movies
The 10 highest-rated films William Sadler is credited on. Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) leads with 80, followed by VFW (2020) at 74. 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 80 Bill & Ted Face the Music 2020 · Adventure -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 VFW 2020 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 The Highwaymen 2019 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 VFW 2019 · Horror -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 Living Among Us 2018 · Sci-Fi -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 The Unholy 2021 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Salem's Lot 2024 · Horror -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 The Grudge 2020 · Mystery -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 She Came from the Woods 2022 · Horror -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 The Grudge 2019 · Horror
Biggest William Sadler Box Office Hits
William Sadler's films have made $317M worldwide in total. The Grudge (2020) is the biggest hit at $49.5M, ahead of The Grudge (2019) ($49.5M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The Grudge 2020 · Mystery $49.5M $21.2M dom.
- 2 The Grudge 2019 · Horror $49.5M $21.2M dom.
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Hard to Kill 1990 · Action $47.4M $47.4M dom. - 4
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey 1991 · Adventure $38M $38M dom. - 5 The Unholy 2021 · Drama $30.8M $15.5M dom.
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Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight 1995 · Action $21.1M $21.1M dom. - 7
Disturbing Behavior 1998 · Mystery $17.5M $17.5M dom. - 8
RocketMan 1997 · Comedy $15.4M $15.4M dom. - 9
Trespass 1992 · Action $13.2M $13.2M dom. - 10
Hanky Panky 1982 · Mystery $9.82M $9.82M dom.
The Best William Sadler Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre William Sadler has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and The Unholy (2021) is the pick of them.
- Drama 8 films The Unholy 2021 · as Father Hagan Movie Echo Score: 51
- Action 8 films VFW 2020 · as Walter Reed Movie Echo Score: 74
- Mystery 7 films The Grudge 2020 · as Detective Wilson Movie Echo Score: 47
- Horror 6 films VFW 2019 · as Walter Reed Movie Echo Score: 71
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Thriller 6 films Restitution 2011 · as George Youngstown - Comedy 6 films RocketMan 1997 · as Wild Bill Overbeck
- Adventure 2 films Bill & Ted Face the Music 2020 · as Death Movie Echo Score: 80
- Sci-Fi 2 films Living Among Us 2018 · as Samuel Movie Echo Score: 59
- Biography 1 film The Highwaymen 2019 · as Henry Barrow Movie Echo Score: 73
The Best William Sadler Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of William Sadler's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest William Sadler Movies
The most recent films William Sadler is credited on, newest first — starting with Salem's Lot (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Salem's Lot 2024 · Parkins Gillespie
- She Came from the Woods 2022 · Gilbert McCalister
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A Stage of Twilight 2022 · Barry - The Unholy 2021 · Father Hagan
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Alice Fades Away 2021 · James - Bill & Ted Face the Music 2020 · Death
- VFW 2020 · Walter Reed
- The Grudge 2020 · Detective Wilson
- The Grudge 2019 · Detective Wilson
- VFW 2019 · Walter Reed
- The Highwaymen 2019 · Henry Barrow
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Deadly Crush 2018 · Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
The Best William Sadler Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest William Sadler films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best William Sadler movie?
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) is the best-rated William Sadler film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of VFW (2020) (74) and The Highwaymen (2019) (73). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Bill & Ted Face the Music: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing William Sadler movie?
The Grudge (2020) made the most at the box office, with $49.5M worldwide, followed by The Grudge (2019) with $49.5M. Together, William Sadler's films with box office figures have made $317M.
What is the best William Sadler drama movie?
The Unholy (2021) is the best-rated of William Sadler's drama films, with a score of 51. In other genres: VFW (action), The Grudge (mystery) and VFW (horror).
What is the newest William Sadler movie?
The newest film on William Sadler's filmography is Salem's Lot (2024), with William Sadler as Parkins Gillespie.
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