Ethan Hawke
Actor · 103 credits · 72 in highly-rated films
Best known for Dead Poets Society (1989)
Frequent collaborators: Julie Delpy, Richard Linklater, Vincent D'Onofrio, James Ransone, Chris Cooper
Best Ethan Hawke movies by genre
- Ethan Hawke Drama Movies 55
- Ethan Hawke Thriller Movies 22
- Ethan Hawke Comedy Movies 15
- Ethan Hawke Action Movies 14
- Ethan Hawke Documentary Movies 14
- Ethan Hawke Romance Movies 14
- Ethan Hawke Crime Movies 10
- Ethan Hawke Adventure Movies 7
- Ethan Hawke Science Fiction Movies 7
- Ethan Hawke History Movies 6
- Ethan Hawke Mystery Movies 6
- Ethan Hawke Horror Movies 5
Movies (95 total, ranked by score)
1Dead Poets Society
1989 · ★ 8.3 (12,880 votes)
Drama
2Before Sunrise
1995 · ★ 8.0 (4,823 votes)
Drama, Romance
3Gattaca
1997 · ★ 7.6 (7,094 votes)
Science Fiction, Drama
4Before Sunset
2004 · ★ 7.8 (3,888 votes)
Drama, Romance
5Training Day
2001 · ★ 7.5 (6,761 votes)
Action, Crime, Drama
6Boyhood
2014 · ★ 7.5 (5,580 votes)
Drama
7Before Midnight
2013 · ★ 7.5 (2,768 votes)
Romance, Drama
8Predestination
2014 · ★ 7.4 (7,259 votes)
Science Fiction, Thriller
9The Black Phone
2022 · ★ 7.5 (6,014 votes)
Horror, Thriller
10The Northman
2022 · ★ 7.0 (5,224 votes)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
11Lord of War
2005 · ★ 7.3 (5,411 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
12The Magnificent Seven
2016 · ★ 6.5 (6,528 votes)
Adventure, Action, Western
13Maudie
2016 · ★ 7.8 (602 votes)
Drama, Romance, History
14Sinister
2012 · ★ 6.9 (6,136 votes)
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
15Waking Life
2001 · ★ 7.5 (968 votes)
Animation, Drama, Fantasy
16Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007 · ★ 7.1 (1,765 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
17Alive
1993 · ★ 6.9 (1,612 votes)
Adventure, Drama, History
18Black Phone 2
2025 · ★ 6.6 (1,293 votes)
Horror, Thriller
19Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017 · ★ 6.7 (8,138 votes)
Adventure, Science Fiction, Action
20Blue Moon
2025 · ★ 6.6 (321 votes)
Music, History, Drama
21First Reformed
2018 · ★ 7.0 (1,474 votes)
Drama
22White Fang
1991 · ★ 6.8 (672 votes)
Action, Adventure, Drama
23Great Expectations
1998 · ★ 6.6 (707 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
24Leave the World Behind
2023 · ★ 6.4 (3,339 votes)
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
25The Guilty
2021 · ★ 6.4 (3,200 votes)
Drama, Thriller
26The Purge
2013 · ★ 6.2 (8,922 votes)
Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller
27Assault on Precinct 13
2005 · ★ 6.2 (1,233 votes)
Thriller, Action, Adventure
28Taking Lives
2004 · ★ 6.4 (1,793 votes)
Thriller
29Daybreakers
2010 · ★ 6.3 (2,240 votes)
Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction
30Tape
2001 · ★ 6.9 (245 votes)
Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.