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Ethan Hawke (1970-) is a four-time Oscar® nominated American actor, writer and director. He made his film debut with the 1985 science fiction feature Explorers, before making a breakthrough appearance in the 1989 drama Dead Poets Society. His IMDb page shows 80 acting credits since 1985. In the table below, Ultimate Movie Rankings ranks 60 of his movies in 6 different sortable columns. Television roles, cameos, shorts and straight to DVD movies were not included in the rankings on the table.
Ethan Hawke Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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Ethan Hawke is # 533 on the December 15, 2018 Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the others on the list he has appeared with.
4 DONALD SUTHERLAND Lord of War (2005)
6 ROBERT DE NIRO Great Expectations (1998)
8 JOHN HURT New York, I Love You (2009)
9 WILLEM DAFOE Daybreakers (2009)
12 MAX VON SYDOW Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
14 ERNEST BORGNINE Gattaca (1997)
19 DENNIS HOPPER Search and Destroy (1995)
22 RUTGER HAUER 24 HOURS TO LIVE (2017)
22 RUTGER HAUER VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS (2017)
27 FRANK WELKER Explorers (1985)
34 ALFRED MOLINA White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)
42 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) Quiz Show (1994)
43 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Search and Destroy (1995)
46 KEITH DAVID Reality Bites (1994)
50 VERNON DOBTCHEFF Before Sunset (2004)
62 JAMES CAAN New York, I Love You (2009)
63 ED HARRIS CYMBELINE (2015)
66 BRUCE WILLIS Fast Food Nation (2006)
69 ALAN ARKIN Gattaca (1997)
72 KIEFER SUTHERLAND Taking Lives (2004)
80 JOHN MALKOVICH Alive (1993)
83 RICHARD JENKINS Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
88 SAM NEILL Daybreakers (2009)
99 JOHN TURTURRO Quiz Show (1994)
99 JOHN TURTURRO Search and Destroy (1995)
100 ELI WALLACH New York, I Love You (2009)
116 VAL KILMER Joe the King (1999)
118 STEVE BUSCEMI Floundering (1994)
126 SCOTT GLENN Training Day (2001)
133 IAN HOLM Lord of War (2005)
139 JAMES HONG Mystery Date (1991)
152 JEREMY IRONS Waterland (1992)
161 NICOLAS CAGE Lord of War (2005)
161 NICOLAS CAGE VENGEANCE: A LOVE STORY (2017)
163 JAMES CROMWELL Explorers (1985)
163 JAMES CROMWELL Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
164 GABRIEL BYRNE Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
171 LIEV SCHREIBER Hamlet (2000)
179 XANDER BERKELEY Gattaca (1997)
185 JOHN CUSACK Floundering (1994)
187 JULIE CHRISTIE New York, I Love You (2009)
192 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Chelsea Walls (2001)
192 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Fast Food Nation (2006)
199 BILL MURRAY Hamlet (2000)
204 ELIAS KOTEAS Gattaca (1997)
221 GEOFFREY LEWIS White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)
226 RICHARD GERE Brooklyn’s Finest (2009)
234 TOM BERENGER Training Day (2001)
238 TONY SHALHOUB GATTACA (1997)
239 ANGELINA JOLIE Taking Lives (2004)
252 ROSARIO DAWSON Chelsea Walls (2001)
262 WALLACE SHAWN MAGGIE’S PLAN (2016)
267 ROBIN WILLIAMS Dead Poets Society (1989)
272 DENZEL WASHINGTON THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (2016)
272 DENZEL WASHINGTON Training Day (2001)
275 PAUL GIAMATTI THE PHENOM (2016)
276 SEYMOUR CASSEL Little New York (2009)
276 SEYMOUR CASSEL White Fang (1991/I)
278 AUSTIN PENDLETON Joe the King (1999)
281 CLORIS LEACHMAN New York, I Love You (2009)
282 VINCENT D’ONOFRIO Brooklyn’s Finest (2009)
282 VINCENT D’ONOFRIO Chelsea Walls (2001)
282 VINCENT D’ONOFRIO Little New York (2009)
282 VINCENT D’ONOFRIO THE KID (2019)
282 VINCENT D’ONOFRIO THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (2016)
282 VINCENT D’ONOFRIO The Newton Boys (1998)
282 VINCENT D’ONOFRIO The Velocity of Gary* *(Not His Real Name) (1998)
283 PETER COYOTE GOOD KILL (2015)
284 JULIANNE MOORE MAGGIE’S PLAN (2016)
291 ANNE BANCROFT Great Expectations (1998)
295 WILL PATTON Brooklyn’s Finest (2009)
306 JOHN LEGUIZAMO Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
306 JOHN LEGUIZAMO CYMBELINE (2015)
306 JOHN LEGUIZAMO Joe the King (1999)
307 DAN HEDAYA Search and Destroy (1995)
312 HARRIS YULIN Chelsea Walls (2001)
312 HARRIS YULIN Training Day (2001)
314 BILL PULLMAN CYMBELINE (2015)
317 ANDY GARCIA New York, I Love You (2009)
324 UMA THURMAN Chelsea Walls (2001)
324 UMA THURMAN Gattaca (1997)
324 UMA THURMAN Tape (2001)
325 ALBERT FINNEY Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
325 ALBERT FINNEY Rich in Love (1993)
329 JOHN HEARD Waterland (1992)
331 CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD Quiz Show (1994)
337 BILLY BOB THORNTON Floundering (1994)
345 BRUCE GREENWOOD GOOD KILL (2015)
349 OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Dad (1989)
350 KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS The Woman in the Fifth (2012)
363 PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
385 LAURENCE FISHBURNE Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
386 TCHEKY KARYO Taking Lives (2004)
390 BURT YOUNG New York, I Love You (2009)
392 BRIAN DENNEHY Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
393 JAMES REMAR White Fang (1991/I)
398 MICHAEL SHANNON Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
399 JOHN TRAVOLTA IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE (2016)
412 DAVID PAYMER Quiz Show (1994)
426 LUIS GUZMAN Fast Food Nation (2006)
429 DON CHEADLE Brooklyn’s Finest (2009)
440 JUDE LAW Gattaca (1997)
455 ROSANNA ARQUETTE Search and Destroy (1995)
464 BEN STILLER REALITY BITES (1994)
480 KEVIN CORRIGAN Chelsea Walls (2001)
480 KEVIN CORRIGAN CYMBELINE (2015)
482 JOHN C. MCGINLEY A Midnight Clear (1992)
489 DICK MILLER Explorers (1985)
495 BO HOPKINS The Newton Boys (1998)
499 NATALIE PORTMAN New York, I Love You (2009)
502 JACK LEMMON Dad (1989)
509 DAVID THEWLIS REGRESSION (2016)
522 WINONA RYDER Reality Bites (1994)
526 MIRA SORVINO Quiz Show (1994)
539 RALPH FIENNES Quiz Show (1994)
542 PETE POSTLEWAITE Waterland (1992)
550 JAMES REBHORN Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
557 JEREMY PIVEN Floundering (1994)
559 WESLEY SNIPES Brooklyn’s Finest (2009)
572 CHRISTINA RICCI New York, I Love You (2009)
593 CARY-HIROYUKI TAGAWA SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS (1999)
602 KEVIN SPACEY Dad (1989)
603 JEFFREY WRIGHT HAMLET (2000)
609 MARTIN SCORSESE Quiz Show (1994)
609 MARTIN SCORSESE Search and Destroy (1995)
615 JOE DON BAKER Reality Bites (1994)
620 HANK AZARIA GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1998)
620 HANK AZARIA QUIZ SHOW (1994)
623 VIGGO MORTENSEN Floundering (1994)
626 GWYNETH PALTROW Great Expectations (1998)
638 SALMA HAYEK The Velocity of Gary* *(Not His Real Name) (1998)
652 LILI TAYLOR Brooklyn’s Finest (2009)
659 SAM SHEPARD Hamlet (2000)
659 SAM SHEPARD Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
667 LENA HEADEY The Purge (2013)
667 LENA HEADEY WATERLAND (1992)
670 J.T. WALSH Dad (1989)
673 CARLA GUGINO The Jimmy Show (2001)
677 MARK RUFFALO What Doesn’t Kill You (2008)
720 DELROY LINDO CYMBELINE (2015)
732 CLIFF CURTIS TRAINING DAY (2001)
737 PAUL FREEMAN GETAWAY (2013/I)
747 GINA GERSHON One Last Thing… (2005)
748 TERRY CREWS TRAINING DAY (2001)
769 SNOOP DOGG TRAINING DAY (2001)
771 LAURA LINNEY THE HOTTEST STATE (2006)
775 GENA ROWLANDS Taking Lives (2004)
803 BRUCE PAYNE GETAWAY (2013/I)
806 TIM BLAKE NELSON HAMLET (2000)
817 STEPHEN MCHATTIE BORN TO BE BLUE (2016)
820 MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY The Newton Boys (1998)
828 JULIA STILES HAMLET (2000)
837 MARISA TOMEI Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
841 MILLA JOVOVICH CYMBELINE (2015)
843 CHRIS COOPER Great Expectations (1998)
843 CHRIS COOPER New York, I Love You (2009)
859 JEAN-HUGUES ANGLADE TAKING LIVES (2004)
873 MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL Waterland (1992)
900 ELLEN BARKIN Brooklyn’s Finest (2009)
921 RICHARD BRIGHT Joe the King (1999)
922 DEAN NORRIS GATTACA (1997)
947 MARY KAY PLACE EXPLORERS (1985)
951 GREG KINNEAR Fast Food Nation (2006)
971 PIPER LAURIE Rich in Love (1993)
987 KYLE MACLACHLAN HAMLET (2000)
999 JERRY STILLER REALITY BITES (1994)
HM (930) WILLIAM FICHTNER Quiz Show (1994)
HM (974) KURTWOOD SMITH Dead Poets Society (1989)
He has appeared with 27 Oscar winners.
ALAN ARKIN Gattaca (1997)
ANGELINA JOLIE Taking Lives (2004)
ANNE BANCROFT Great Expectations (1998)
CHRIS COOPER Great Expectations (1998)
CHRIS COOPER New York, I Love You (2009)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Search and Destroy (1995)
CLORIS LEACHMAN New York, I Love You (2009)
DENZEL WASHINGTON Training Day (2001)
DENZEL WASHINGTON THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (2016)
ERNEST BORGNINE Gattaca (1997)
GWYNETH PALTROW Great Expectations (1998)
JACK LEMMON Dad (1989)
JEREMY IRONS Waterland (1992)
JULIANNE MOORE MAGGIE’S PLAN (2016)
JULIE CHRISTIE New York, I Love You (2009)
KEVIN SPACEY Dad (1989)
MARISA TOMEI Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY The Newton Boys (1998)
MIRA SORVINO Quiz Show (1994)
NATALIE PORTMAN New York, I Love You (2009)
NICOLAS CAGE Lord of War (2005)
NICOLAS CAGE VENGEANCE: A LOVE STORY (2017)
OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Dad (1989)
PATRICIA ARQUETTE BOYHOOD (2004)
PATRICIA ARQUETTE FAST FOOD NATION (2006)
PAUL SCOFIELD Quiz Show (1994)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
RENEE ZELLWEGER Reality Bites (1994)
ROBERT DE NIRO Great Expectations (1998)
ROBIN WILLIAMS Dead Poets Society (1989)
Hey Dan. Thanks for the Ethan Hawke lists. I would have guessed he would have made the Top 100…..to see he did not even cross the Top 500 is very hard to believe. But…at the rate he is currently making movies, he might get there very soon. Looking at the first list…Vincent D’Onofrio jumps off the list….I think there is another movie they appeared in…Sinister….as Vincent appears on video in that one…at least I think. Thinking they must be friends off screen, to appear in that many movies together.
27 Oscar winning co-stars is pretty good. He gives Robin Williams a lot of credit for the success of his career. Williams contacted his agent about Hawke, while they were filming Dead Poet’s Society…I think Hawke still has the same agent 30 years later. As always…your lists provide an awesome amount of information. Thank you.
I see Vinnie as listed as uncredited for Sinister on the IMDB so they’re together 8 times then.
I saw 10. one 10, dead poets society, not a favorite. no favorites, no hidden gems.
Hey bob cox…..thanks for the visit, tally and comment. Tally count….Me 38, Steve 20, you 10 and Bob 2. Looks like Ethan Hawke has not made much of an impact on you. He is grown on me over the last few years. He gives good interviews. Good stuff.
Joe Dante’s Explorers must be the first time I saw Ethan Hawke on film, it’s an old classic now and co-starred River Phoenix.
I’ve seen 20 of the 60 films on the chart, one third. Favorites are – Explorers, Gattaca, Daybreakers, The Magnificent Seven, Assault on Precinct 13, Training Day and Valerian and the Planet of a Thousand Cities.
I haven’t seen any of the ‘Before’ movies… oh wait I’ve seen one – Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead. I haven’t seen Boyhood either. [Bruce faints]
Dead Poets Society was his biggest hit, surprised it was so successful, must have been when Robin WIlliams was a big draw, after Good Morning Vietnam. I’ve watched it a couple of times since it’s 1989 release, it was too downbeat for moi. Might give it another spin for Robin.
Nice work Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve…..Tally Count. Me 38, you 20 and Bob 2. Seen all of your favorites. I would put Gattaca in my Top 5. I have seen two of the Before movies…the one you saw (good movie but depressing as hell) and the Before Sunrise. Williams was at the peak of his awesome box office run when Dead Poets came out….I think any movie he made would have been big. But that one is the favorite of many teachers that I work with. Predestination is an interesting time travel movie…still not sure if I like it or not. I want to see his The Kid…..it opened in limited theaters this weekend, with so so reviews. Thanks for the feedback.
Hey Work Horse- slow down! You beaver away like a Trojan 24/7 whilst for me, being fully retired, it’s a case of “And that lucky old sun ain’t got nothing to do but roll around Heaven all day” and yet my posts can barely keep up with your new input.
Ethan Hawke has always impressed me as being one of those actors like William Hurt who acquired much prestige but overall had no great direct box office worth. Your material above tends to bear out that impression as you draw attention to Ethan’s artistic achievement such as 4 Oscar nominations but in your stats table credit him with just 8 movies with an adjusted domestic gross of over $50 million dollars – that’s just 13.33% of the 60 you’ve listed as a result of your usual obviously painstaking research.
Even when one consults your informative worldwide grosses column one sees that only 6 [approx 10%] of the 60 movies crash the 100 million dollar mark that’s normally a valued target for you on just the domestic scene alone. However the beauty of your site is that it “tells it as it is” and [people like Queen Myrna aside!] doesn’t gush sycophantically about performers as most fan magazines do but clinically reveals both the strengths and weaknesses of careers. Please keep that up – we get enough hype today.
I have already mentioned today that I am not normally a great fan of modern movies but as seemingly Ethan has done a lot of good work, it is to my shame that I’ve seen only 2 of his movies right through – Dad and Lord of War. I can’t remember Ethan in Dad but enjoyed him in the Cage flick. I started viewing Training Day on video but switched it off as I found it unwatchable despite the supporting actor nom, your own fine 75% rating for the film and the fact that one of my top 20 idols, Denzel Washington, was its star.
However Ethan has kept going and as your first table, which is very helpfully for doing chronological calculations, shows his output in very recent years has been highly prolific – 18 films in the past 5 years alone. He’s still getting top billing too as often as not, which further confirms my impression of him as a prestige actor. As I write he has a further 2 at post-production stage, and he is top billed in one of them. IMDB credits him with 59 acting awards overall and 142 noms and his net worth is reported at $55 million
Hey Bob…rarely do I put two pages out on the same day…..but have a classic star and a current star might not be a bad idea…keep all factions of the web site happy. I have been toying with a Ethan Hawke page for awhile….the fact that The Kid quietly opened this past weekend, got me to finally pull the trigger on this page.
Good breakdown on his career. I like the comparison to William Hurt. I think it shows, that dispute a great box office record….that making quality movies will keep you in the business for a very long time. I think he compares well to Jake Gylllehnalhallladdl and Colin Farrell…busy busy actors with limited box office success.
I am beginning to like the first table of movies as well….seeing the person’s movies by year has more benefits that I originally thought. I agree…he has been very busy the last few years. Thanks for the tally, comment and visit. Good stuff.