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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

Movies (60 total, ranked by score)

  1. Gramps

    1995 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)

    Thriller, TV Movie

    31

  2. The Making of High Noon

    1992 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    32

  3. Clifford's Really Big Movie

    2004 · ★ 6.0 (40 votes)

    Family, Adventure, Animation

    33

  4. Montana

    1998 · ★ 5.7 (32 votes)

    Drama, Action, Comedy

    34

  5. Dead Husbands

    1998 · ★ 5.7 (6 votes)

    Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

    35

  6. Scandalous John

    1971 · ★ 6.1 (8 votes)

    Western, Comedy, Drama

    36

  7. Mercenary

    1996 · ★ 5.5 (23 votes)

    Action, Thriller

    37

  8. Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

    2005 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    38

  9. Tadpole

    2002 · ★ 5.7 (106 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    39

  10. The Comeback Kid

    1980 · ★ 6.0 (12 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    40

  11. Chance of a Lifetime

    1998 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    41

  12. The Only Way Out

    1993 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

    42

  13. The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

    1982 · ★ 8.3 (3 votes)

    TV Movie, Music, Comedy

    43

  14. The Colony

    1995 · ★ 5.5 (8 votes)

    Thriller, Drama

    44

  15. Holy Joe

    1999 · ★ 3.2 (4 votes)

    Drama

    45

  16. Man of the Year

    2002 · ★ 4.5 (3 votes)

    Drama, Action, Comedy

    46

  17. I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

    1998 · ★ 5.0 (20 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    47

  18. For Hope

    1996 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Drama

    48

  19. Leave Yesterday Behind

    1978 · ★ 5.2 (9 votes)

    Drama

    49

  20. The Secret World of the Very Young

    1984

    Family

    50

  21. The Last Fling

    1987 · ★ 4.5 (8 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    51

  22. Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade

    2002

    52

  23. In Love with an Older Woman

    1982 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, TV Movie

    53

  24. It Came from the Sky

    1999 · ★ 5.1 (16 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, TV Movie

    54

  25. Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

    2000 · ★ 5.0 (6 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    55

  26. Sink Or Swim

    1997 · ★ 4.8 (5 votes)

    Comedy

    56

  27. Sunset Limousine

    1983 · ★ 4.5 (8 votes)

    Comedy

    57

  28. Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up

    2006 · ★ 3.2 (2 votes)

    Animation, Family, Western

    58

  29. A Gun, a Car, a Blonde

    1997 · ★ 4.5 (9 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    59

  30. TripFall

    2000 · ★ 4.8 (6 votes)

    Thriller, Thriller

    60

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