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John Ashton

Actor · 41 credits · 19 in highly-rated films

Best known for Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Frequent collaborators: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Tony Nardi

Best John Ashton movies by genre

Movies (41 total, ranked by score)

  1. Beverly Hills Cop

    1984 · ★ 7.2 (4,670 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Action

    1

  2. Gone Baby Gone

    2007 · ★ 7.3 (4,286 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Mystery

    2

  3. Midnight Run

    1988 · ★ 7.2 (1,311 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Thriller

    3

  4. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

    2024 · ★ 6.6 (1,487 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Crime

    4

  5. Some Kind of Wonderful

    1987 · ★ 6.8 (553 votes)

    Romance, Comedy

    5

  6. Beverly Hills Cop II

    1987 · ★ 6.5 (2,863 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Crime

    6

  7. Instinct

    1999 · ★ 6.5 (660 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    7

  8. Uncle John

    2015 · ★ 5.8 (43 votes)

    Mystery, Drama, Crime

    8

  9. The Deliberate Stranger

    1986 · ★ 6.3 (26 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Thriller

    9

  10. The Day Lincoln Was Shot

    1998 · ★ 6.8 (5 votes)

    Drama, History, TV Movie

    10

  11. Once Upon a River

    2019 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)

    Drama

    11

  12. Lawman Without a Gun

    1979

    Drama, TV Movie

    12

  13. Trapped in Paradise

    1994 · ★ 5.6 (286 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Adventure

    13

  14. She's Having a Baby

    1988 · ★ 6.0 (225 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    14

  15. Reign of the Gargoyles

    2007 · ★ 5.9 (18 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Fantasy

    15

  16. Psycho Sisters

    1974 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Horror, TV Movie

    16

  17. The Psychedelic Furs: Live From House Of Blues

    2001

    Music, Documentary

    17

  18. Lonesome Soldier

    2023 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Drama, War, Thriller

    18

  19. The Last Big Save

    2019 · ★ 7.3 (3 votes)

    Drama

    19

  20. Little Big League

    1994 · ★ 5.9 (120 votes)

    Comedy, Family

    20

  21. The Joke Thief

    2018 · ★ 5.8 (5 votes)

    Drama

    21

  22. Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2

    —

    Action, Family, Western

    22

  23. Death in Texas

    2022 · ★ 5.2 (4 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Action

    23

  24. My Father's House

    1975 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    24

  25. Making a Deal with the Devil

    2019

    Drama

    25

  26. For Which He Stands

    1996 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Thriller

    26

  27. I Want to Go Home

    1989 · ★ 4.8 (23 votes)

    Comedy

    27

  28. Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link

    1984 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Mystery

    28

  29. Fast Money

    1996 · ★ 5.0 (5 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Crime

    29

  30. A Letter to Dad

    2009 · ★ 3.5 (2 votes)

    Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.