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Fred Ward

Actor · 50 credits · 37 in highly-rated films

Best known for Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

Frequent collaborators: Julianne Moore, Lily Tomlin, Michael Gross

Best Fred Ward movies by genre

Movies (48 total, ranked by score)

  1. Escape from Alcatraz

    1979 · ★ 7.5 (3,233 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    1

  2. The Right Stuff

    1983 · ★ 7.4 (992 votes)

    Drama, History

    2

  3. The Player

    1992 · ★ 7.2 (968 votes)

    Mystery, Drama, Thriller

    3

  4. Tremors

    1990 · ★ 6.9 (3,627 votes)

    Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

    4

  5. Short Cuts

    1993 · ★ 7.2 (695 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    5

  6. 2 Guns

    2013 · ★ 6.5 (4,570 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Crime

    6

  7. Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

    1994 · ★ 6.5 (2,593 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    7

  8. Silkwood

    1983 · ★ 6.9 (363 votes)

    Drama

    8

  9. Dangerous Beauty

    1998 · ★ 7.0 (296 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    9

  10. Southern Comfort

    1981 · ★ 6.9 (362 votes)

    Thriller, War

    10

  11. Sweet Home Alabama

    2002 · ★ 6.4 (1,747 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    11

  12. Road Trip

    2000 · ★ 6.2 (2,215 votes)

    Comedy, Adventure

    12

  13. Secret Admirer

    1985 · ★ 6.7 (202 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    13

  14. Enough

    2002 · ★ 6.6 (1,251 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    14

  15. Thunderheart

    1992 · ★ 6.4 (328 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, Thriller

    15

  16. Tremors 2: Aftershocks

    1996 · ★ 6.4 (1,081 votes)

    Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

    16

  17. Uncommon Valor

    1983 · ★ 6.3 (227 votes)

    Drama, War, Action

    17

  18. Big Business

    1988 · ★ 6.4 (305 votes)

    Comedy

    18

  19. Chain Reaction

    1996 · ★ 5.8 (1,234 votes)

    Thriller, Action, Science Fiction

    19

  20. Cast a Deadly Spell

    1991 · ★ 6.1 (127 votes)

    TV Movie, Mystery, Comedy

    20

  21. Farewell

    2009 · ★ 6.5 (138 votes)

    Thriller, Drama

    21

  22. Miami Blues

    1990 · ★ 6.0 (227 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Comedy

    22

  23. ...First Do No Harm

    1997 · ★ 6.9 (38 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    23

  24. 30 Minutes or Less

    2011 · ★ 5.8 (1,841 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Comedy

    24

  25. Exit Speed

    2008 · ★ 5.2 (55 votes)

    Action, Thriller

    25

  26. UFOria

    1984 · ★ 5.8 (14 votes)

    Comedy, Science Fiction

    26

  27. Catchfire

    1990 · ★ 5.3 (117 votes)

    Drama, Action, Thriller

    27

  28. Armored

    2009 · ★ 5.8 (707 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    28

  29. Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

    1993 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    29

  30. Two Small Bodies

    1993 · ★ 5.2 (6 votes)

    Mystery, Drama, Crime

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.