John Saxon
Actor · 120 credits · 62 in highly-rated films
Best known for A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Frequent collaborators: Bruce Lee, Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Lynne Griffin, Wes Craven
Best John Saxon movies by genre
- John Saxon Drama Movies 40
- John Saxon Action Movies 30
- John Saxon Thriller Movies 27
- John Saxon Horror Movies 24
- John Saxon Crime Movies 16
- John Saxon Documentary Movies 13
- John Saxon TV Movie Movies 13
- John Saxon Comedy Movies 12
- John Saxon Western Movies 11
- John Saxon Science Fiction Movies 10
- John Saxon Mystery Movies 8
- John Saxon Adventure Movies 6
Movies (118 total, ranked by score)
1A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 · ★ 7.3 (5,877 votes)
Horror
2Enter the Dragon
1973 · ★ 7.4 (2,147 votes)
Action
3Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010 · ★ 7.8 (172 votes)
Documentary
4Black Christmas
1974 · ★ 7.0 (966 votes)
Horror, Mystery, Crime
5Tenebre
1982 · ★ 6.8 (714 votes)
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
6Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994 · ★ 6.4 (1,635 votes)
Horror, Mystery, Fantasy
7The Best of the Martial Arts Films
1990 · ★ 8.8 (30 votes)
Documentary, Action
8The Girl Who Knew Too Much
1963 · ★ 6.9 (190 votes)
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
9Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 · ★ 5.9 (2,189 votes)
Action, Comedy, Crime
10The Unforgiven
1960 · ★ 6.2 (235 votes)
Western, Drama, Romance
11Clarkworld
2009 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
12The Electric Horseman
1979 · ★ 6.1 (170 votes)
Drama, Romance, Comedy
13Joe Kidd
1972 · ★ 6.4 (416 votes)
Western, Drama
14The Cardinal
1963 · ★ 6.6 (49 votes)
Drama, History, War
15The Appaloosa
1966 · ★ 6.4 (76 votes)
Western
16Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
2012 · ★ 7.7 (16 votes)
Documentary
17The Reluctant Debutante
1958 · ★ 6.7 (43 votes)
Comedy, Romance
18Posse from Hell
1961 · ★ 6.2 (31 votes)
Western
19Raid on Entebbe
1976 · ★ 6.0 (58 votes)
Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
20War Hunt
1962 · ★ 6.4 (26 votes)
Drama, War
21Final Payback
2001 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)
Action
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Bottom Feeders
1998 · ★ 7.3 (7 votes)
Action, Thriller
23Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962 · ★ 6.5 (97 votes)
Family, Comedy
24Lucky Luke 2
1992 · ★ 5.2 (12 votes)
Western, Comedy
25God's Ears
2008
Drama
26One Dollar Too Many
1968 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)
Western, Comedy
27Battle Beyond the Stars
1980 · ★ 5.4 (232 votes)
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
28Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974 · ★ 4.4 (5 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
29The Unguarded Moment
1956 · ★ 6.5 (13 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
30Portrait in Black
1960 · ★ 5.7 (26 votes)
Drama, Thriller
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.