Best John Badham movies by genre
Directed movies (32 total, ranked by score)
1WarGames
1983 · ★ 7.1 (2,204 votes)
Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
2Saturday Night Fever
1977 · ★ 6.7 (2,124 votes)
Drama
3Short Circuit
1986 · ★ 6.6 (1,658 votes)
Science Fiction, Comedy, Family
4Stakeout
1987 · ★ 6.5 (461 votes)
Action, Comedy, Romance
5Blue Thunder
1983 · ★ 6.2 (569 votes)
Drama, Action, Thriller
6Bird on a Wire
1990 · ★ 6.2 (1,063 votes)
Comedy, Romance, Adventure
7Point of No Return
1993 · ★ 6.2 (765 votes)
Action, Crime, Thriller
8American Flyers
1985 · ★ 6.2 (132 votes)
Drama
9Nick of Time
1995 · ★ 6.2 (820 votes)
Thriller, Crime, Action
10Whose Life Is It Anyway?
1981 · ★ 7.1 (45 votes)
Drama
11Dracula
1979 · ★ 6.4 (289 votes)
Romance, Drama, Fantasy
12The Jack Bull
1999 · ★ 6.4 (98 votes)
Western, TV Movie
13The Gun
1974 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
14Isn't It Shocking?
1973 · ★ 6.1 (9 votes)
Mystery, TV Movie, Horror
15Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1974
TV Movie, Drama, Romance
16The Hard Way
1991 · ★ 6.1 (467 votes)
Action, Comedy, Crime
17Drop Zone
1994 · ★ 5.7 (452 votes)
Action, Thriller, Crime
18The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976 · ★ 5.9 (21 votes)
Comedy
19Another Stakeout
1993 · ★ 5.4 (256 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Action
20The Last Debate
2000
Drama, TV Movie
21Incognito
1997 · ★ 5.8 (63 votes)
Crime, Thriller, Romance
22The Law
1974
Drama, TV Movie
- 23
The Impatient Heart
1971
Drama, TV Movie
24Reflections of Murder
1974 · ★ 6.3 (7 votes)
Thriller, TV Movie
25The Godchild
1974 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)
Western, TV Movie
26The Keegans
1976
Drama, TV Movie
27Evel Knievel
2004 · ★ 4.9 (8 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
28Floating Away
1998 · ★ 5.0 (3 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
29Footsteps
2003 · ★ 5.3 (8 votes)
Thriller, TV Movie
30Obsessed
2002 · ★ 5.2 (16 votes)
Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.