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Sam Elliott

Actor · 59 credits · 40 in highly-rated films

Best known for Tombstone (1993)

Frequent collaborators: Katharine Ross, J.K. Simmons, Stephen Lang

Best Sam Elliott movies by genre

Movies (59 total, ranked by score)

  1. Tombstone

    1993 · ★ 7.6 (2,522 votes)

    Western, Action

    1

  2. A Star Is Born

    2018 · ★ 7.5 (12,351 votes)

    Music, Drama, Romance

    2

  3. We Were Soldiers

    2002 · ★ 7.1 (2,342 votes)

    Action, History, War

    3

  4. The Good Dinosaur

    2015 · ★ 6.7 (6,124 votes)

    Adventure, Animation, Family

    4

  5. Up in the Air

    2009 · ★ 6.9 (4,088 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    5

  6. Thank You for Smoking

    2005 · ★ 7.2 (2,457 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    6

  7. Mask

    1985 · ★ 7.3 (505 votes)

    Drama

    7

  8. Gettysburg

    1993 · ★ 7.0 (335 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    8

  9. 1883: The Road West

    2022

    Documentary, History, Western

    9

  10. Road House

    1989 · ★ 6.8 (1,557 votes)

    Action, Thriller

    10

  11. Hulk

    2003 · ★ 5.6 (6,375 votes)

    Science Fiction, Adventure, Action

    11

  12. Draft Day

    2014 · ★ 6.7 (1,007 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. Fail Safe

    2000 · ★ 6.9 (88 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

    13

  14. Ghost Rider

    2007 · ★ 5.6 (6,569 votes)

    Thriller, Action, Fantasy

    14

  15. Barnyard

    2006 · ★ 6.0 (1,219 votes)

    Animation, Comedy, Family

    15

  16. The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen

    1988

    Documentary

    16

  17. The Quick and the Dead

    1987 · ★ 6.3 (45 votes)

    Action, Drama, Western

    17

  18. November Christmas

    2011 · ★ 7.5 (40 votes)

    TV Movie, Drama

    18

  19. Conagher

    1991 · ★ 6.7 (33 votes)

    TV Movie, Western

    19

  20. The Hero

    2017 · ★ 6.1 (259 votes)

    Drama

    20

  21. The Alibi

    2006 · ★ 5.7 (124 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, Drama

    21

  22. The Desperate Trail

    1994 · ★ 4.8 (20 votes)

    Western, Action, Drama

    22

  23. Prancer

    1989 · ★ 6.0 (105 votes)

    Family, Drama, Fantasy

    23

  24. The Final Cut

    1995 · ★ 5.9 (21 votes)

    Action

    24

  25. I'll See You in My Dreams

    2015 · ★ 6.3 (188 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    25

  26. Travis McGee

    1983 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)

    Action, Drama, Mystery

    26

  27. The Coen Brothers Story

    2025 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    27

  28. Rock Dog

    2016 · ★ 6.2 (318 votes)

    Animation, Adventure, Comedy

    28

  29. The Shadow Riders

    1982 · ★ 6.5 (55 votes)

    Western, TV Movie

    29

  30. Houston: The Legend of Texas

    1986 · ★ 7.2 (11 votes)

    Western, Drama, History

    30

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