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Tom Atkins

Actor · 35 credits · 17 in highly-rated films

Best known for Lethal Weapon (1987)

Frequent collaborators: Adrienne Barbeau, John Carpenter, Doug Bradley, Stacey Nelkin

Best Tom Atkins movies by genre

Movies (35 total, ranked by score)

  1. Lethal Weapon

    1987 · ★ 7.3 (5,170 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Crime

    1

  2. Escape from New York

    1981 · ★ 7.0 (3,608 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

    2

  3. The Fog

    1980 · ★ 6.7 (1,791 votes)

    Horror

    3

  4. Night of the Creeps

    1986 · ★ 6.8 (598 votes)

    Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction

    4

  5. In Search of Darkness

    2019 · ★ 7.5 (103 votes)

    Documentary, Horror

    5

  6. In Search of Darkness: Part II

    2020 · ★ 7.7 (48 votes)

    Documentary, Horror

    6

  7. Blind Justice

    1986

    Drama

    7

  8. Striking Distance

    1993 · ★ 5.9 (982 votes)

    Crime, Action, Mystery

    8

  9. In Search of Darkness: Part III

    2022 · ★ 7.5 (24 votes)

    Documentary, Horror

    9

  10. Drive Angry

    2011 · ★ 5.5 (2,077 votes)

    Fantasy, Thriller, Action

    10

  11. My Bloody Valentine

    2009 · ★ 5.6 (1,346 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    11

  12. Lemon Sky

    1988 · ★ 7.6 (9 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. Maniac Cop

    1988 · ★ 6.1 (546 votes)

    Action, Horror, Mystery

    13

  14. Skag

    1980

    Drama, TV Movie

    14

  15. Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'

    2007 · ★ 6.6 (14 votes)

    Horror, Documentary

    15

  16. James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

    2008 · ★ 6.6 (5 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    16

  17. Fantasm

    2013 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    17

  18. Halloween III: Season of the Witch

    1982 · ★ 5.2 (1,576 votes)

    Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery

    18

  19. Serpico: The Deadly Game

    1976

    Action, Crime, Drama

    19

  20. Stand Alone: The Making of Halloween III: Season of the Witch

    2012 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    20

  21. Trapped

    2009 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    21

  22. Bruiser

    2000 · ★ 5.6 (148 votes)

    Thriller, Horror, Mystery

    22

  23. The Chief

    2010

    Drama

    23

  24. Judy's Dead

    2014

    Comedy, Drama

    24

  25. Trick

    2019 · ★ 5.8 (159 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    25

  26. Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann

    1991 · ★ 5.0 (10 votes)

    TV Movie, Drama, Thriller

    26

  27. Dead Man Out

    1989 · ★ 7.2 (4 votes)

    Crime, Drama, TV Movie

    27

  28. The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...

    1996 · ★ 7.0 (6 votes)

    Crime, TV Movie, Mystery

    28

  29. Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

    1996 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    29

  30. Turn of Faith

    2002 · ★ 2.8 (4 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    30

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