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John Ritter

Actor · 60 credits · 22 in highly-rated films

Best known for Sling Blade (1996)

Frequent collaborators: Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Yasbeck, Harry Morgan, Nicollette Sheridan

Best John Ritter movies by genre

Movies (60 total, ranked by score)

  1. Sling Blade

    1996 · ★ 7.5 (879 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. Noises Off...

    1992 · ★ 7.2 (227 votes)

    Comedy

    2

  3. Bad Santa

    2003 · ★ 6.6 (2,420 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Crime

    3

  4. Bride of Chucky

    1998 · ★ 6.1 (2,153 votes)

    Horror, Comedy

    4

  5. The Flight of Dragons

    1982 · ★ 6.7 (113 votes)

    Animation, Fantasy, Family

    5

  6. Problem Child

    1990 · ★ 6.2 (937 votes)

    Comedy

    6

  7. The Stone Killer

    1973 · ★ 6.2 (85 votes)

    Crime, Action

    7

  8. Ringo

    1978 · ★ 5.6 (7 votes)

    Music, Comedy, TV Movie

    8

  9. My Brother's Wife

    1989

    Drama, TV Movie, Romance

    9

  10. Nickelodeon

    1976 · ★ 6.2 (54 votes)

    Comedy

    10

  11. The Real Story of O Christmas Tree

    1991 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Animation, Family

    11

  12. The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

    2003 · ★ 9.4 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body

    1980 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie, Documentary

    13

  14. The Goldie Hawn Special

    1978

    Comedy, Music, Documentary

    14

  15. Stay Tuned

    1992 · ★ 6.2 (193 votes)

    Comedy, Fantasy

    15

  16. Problem Child 2

    1991 · ★ 5.9 (691 votes)

    Comedy, Family

    16

  17. Real Men

    1987 · ★ 6.1 (87 votes)

    Comedy, Science Fiction, Action

    17

  18. Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

    2003

    Documentary, Western

    18

  19. They All Laughed

    1981 · ★ 5.9 (60 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    19

  20. The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

    1992

    Documentary

    20

  21. The Lie

    1973 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    21

  22. The Dreamer of Oz

    1990 · ★ 7.6 (10 votes)

    Family, Drama, Fantasy

    22

  23. Strong Kids, Safe Kids

    1984 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    23

  24. Terror Tract

    2000 · ★ 6.0 (47 votes)

    Horror, Thriller, Comedy

    24

  25. Robin Williams: Off the Wall

    1978 · ★ 7.7 (6 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie, Documentary

    25

  26. The Barefoot Executive

    1971 · ★ 5.6 (47 votes)

    Comedy, Family

    26

  27. Loss of Faith

    1998 · ★ 4.0 (3 votes)

    Thriller, Drama, TV Movie

    27

  28. A Child's Wish

    1997 · ★ 6.3 (6 votes)

    Drama, Family

    28

  29. Nuncrackers

    2001 · ★ 9.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    29

  30. The Summer My Father Grew Up

    1991 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    30

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