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John Cassavetes

Actor · 52 credits · 33 in highly-rated films

Best known for Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Frequent collaborators: Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara, Seymour Cassel, Al Ruban

Best John Cassavetes movies by genre

Movies (40 total, ranked by score)

  1. Rosemary's Baby

    1968 · ★ 7.8 (4,465 votes)

    Drama, Horror, Thriller

    1

  2. The Dirty Dozen

    1967 · ★ 7.6 (1,357 votes)

    Action, Adventure, War

    2

  3. Opening Night

    1977 · ★ 7.6 (263 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. Mikey and Nicky

    1976 · ★ 6.9 (206 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    4

  5. The Killers

    1964 · ★ 6.9 (208 votes)

    Crime, Mystery

    5

  6. Love Streams

    1984 · ★ 7.2 (145 votes)

    Drama

    6

  7. Two-Minute Warning

    1976 · ★ 6.3 (102 votes)

    Action, Thriller

    7

  8. Edge of the City

    1957 · ★ 7.2 (60 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Romance

    8

  9. Husbands

    1970 · ★ 6.7 (163 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    9

  10. The Fury

    1978 · ★ 6.3 (409 votes)

    Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

    10

  11. Peter Falk versus Columbo

    2019 · ★ 7.2 (13 votes)

    Documentary

    11

  12. A Constant Forge

    2000 · ★ 6.6 (14 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. Machine Gun McCain

    1969 · ★ 6.1 (47 votes)

    Drama, Action, Crime

    13

  14. Heroes

    1977 · ★ 6.1 (29 votes)

    Drama, Romance, War

    14

  15. Arena - John Cassavetes

    1989

    Documentary

    15

  16. The Night Holds Terror

    1955 · ★ 5.5 (20 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Drama

    16

  17. Capone

    1975 · ★ 5.9 (109 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    17

  18. Operation Dirty Dozen

    2006 · ★ 7.0 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    18

  19. The Webster Boy

    1962

    Drama

    19

  20. The Haircut

    1982 · ★ 7.4 (7 votes)

    Comedy

    20

  21. Tempest

    1982 · ★ 6.0 (46 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    21

  22. Anything for John

    1993 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    22

  23. Incubus

    1982 · ★ 5.6 (119 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    23

  24. Brass Target

    1978 · ★ 5.4 (40 votes)

    Action

    24

  25. Nederland C

    1985 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    TV Movie, Documentary

    25

  26. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

    1960 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    26

  27. Nightside

    1973 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    TV Movie, Crime, Drama

    27

  28. I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work

    1984 · ★ 8.4 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    28

  29. If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

    1969 · ★ 5.9 (36 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, Adventure

    29

  30. Bandits in Rome

    1968 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)

    Crime

    30

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