Top 30 Joe Don Baker Movies
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1. Mud (2012)
PG-13 | 130 min | Adventure, Drama
Two young boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the vigilantes that are on his trail and to reunite him with his true love.
Director: Jeff Nichols | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Sam Shepard
Votes: 188,912 | Gross: $21.59M
2. GoldenEye (1995)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Years after a friend and fellow 00 agent is killed on a joint mission, a secret space based weapons program known as "GoldenEye" is stolen. James Bond is assigned to stop a Russian crime syndicate from using the weapon.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco, Famke Janssen
Votes: 270,306 | Gross: $106.60M
3. The Living Daylights (1987)
PG | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond is sent to investigate a KGB policy to kill all enemy spies, and uncovers an arms deal that potentially has major global ramifications.
Director: John Glen | Stars: Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Jeroen Krabbé, Joe Don Baker
Votes: 105,889 | Gross: $51.19M
4. Cape Fear (1991)
R | 128 min | Crime, Thriller
A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis
Votes: 216,806 | Gross: $79.10M
5. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond sets out to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.
Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher
Votes: 204,743 | Gross: $125.33M
6. Welcome Home Soldier Boys (1971)
R | 91 min | Drama
A group of Green Berets return from Viet Nam and go on a cross country road trip which will result in a shocking conclusion.
Director: Richard Compton | Stars: Joe Don Baker, Paul Koslo, Alan Vint, Elliott Street
Votes: 208
7. To Kill a Cop (1978 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 186 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Earl Eischied is a man with his hands full. As the Chief of Detectives in New York City, he is trying to break up a group of black militants that are on a crime spree, including the killing of a police officer.
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Joe Don Baker, Desi Arnaz Jr., Christine Belford, Scott Brady
Votes: 90
8. Felony (1994)
R | 93 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A reality cop show films a police raid on a drug ring that goes awry and results in the massacre of 11 policemen. All of this gets taped by the cameraman who tries to sell the tape to the ... See full summary »
Director: David A. Prior | Stars: Jeffrey Combs, Ashley Laurence, Leo Rossi, Charles Napier
Votes: 350
9. The Outfit (1973)
PG | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Earl Macklin robs a bank owned by the mob, serves his prison time and is released, only to start a private war against the crime outfit that owned the bank.
Director: John Flynn | Stars: Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker, Robert Ryan
Votes: 4,807
10. Adam at Six A.M. (1970)
R | 100 min | Drama
After a relative dies, a professor goes to the funeral, gets himself a job there working with power lines, and soon sees his entire life changing before his eyes.
Director: Robert Scheerer | Stars: Michael Douglas, Lee Purcell, Joe Don Baker, Louise Latham
Votes: 428
11. Walking Tall (1973)
R | 125 min | Action, Biography, Crime
Based on the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser, who almost single-handily cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own life.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Hartman, Leif Garrett, Dawn Lyn
Votes: 6,751 | Gross: $4.75M
12. Framed (1975)
R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A gambler kills a sheriff in self defense. But as everyone in conspiring against him, he is condemned to a long sentence in prison.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Joe Don Baker, Conny Van Dyke, Gabriel Dell, John Marley
Votes: 738 | Gross: $2.12M
13. The Shadow of Chikara (1977)
PG | 114 min | Horror, Western
Two former Confederate captains set out to recover diamonds hidden in the mountains of Arkansas but a native spirit named Chikara is said to protect the sacred mountains against intruders.
Director: Earl E. Smith | Stars: Joe Don Baker, Sondra Locke, Ted Neeley, Joy N. Houck Jr.
Votes: 463
14. Speedtrap (1977)
PG | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a wave of unsolved car thefts, an insurance company calls in private investigator Pete Novick to solve the case. While the chief of police isn't thrilled about having an outsider come... See full summary »
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Joe Don Baker, Tyne Daly, Richard Jaeckel, Robert Loggia
Votes: 242
15. The Pack (1977)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
The residents of vacation spot Seal Island find themselves terrorized by a pack of dogs -- the remnants of discarded pets by visiting vacationers.
Director: Robert Clouse | Stars: Joe Don Baker, Hope Alexander-Willis, Richard B. Shull, R.G. Armstrong
Votes: 1,276
16. Golden Needles (1974)
PG | 92 min | Action, Drama
Various factions are fighting each other to gain possession of a very special statue. The statue itself is not worth much, the needles inside it are the true prize. These "golden needles" ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Clouse | Stars: Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Ashley, Jim Kelly, Burgess Meredith
Votes: 460
17. Charley Varrick (1973)
PG | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A man, his wife and their friend stage a bloody bank robbery without realizing they are stealing from the Mob.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia Farr, Andrew Robinson
Votes: 14,128
18. The Natural (1984)
PG | 138 min | Drama, Sport
A middle-aged unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost supernatural talent.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger
Votes: 52,484 | Gross: $47.95M
19. Getting Even (1986)
R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
A soldier-of-fortune steals some Russian nerve gas from Afghanistan, and brings it to the U.S. to be analyzed. A greedy millionaire rancher finds out about it and sets out to steal it.
Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Edward Albert, Audrey Landers, Joe Don Baker, Rod Pilloud
Votes: 368
20. The Abduction of Kari Swenson (1987 TV Movie)
PG | 104 min | Drama, Sport, Thriller
Olympic biathlete Kari Swenson is abducted by father-and-son mountain men, planning to start their own mountain colony. This based-on-actual-events tele-movie traces her abduction; ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal | Stars: Joe Don Baker, M. Emmet Walsh, Ronny Cox, Michael Bowen
Votes: 176
21. Criminal Law (1988)
R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Boston defense attorney gets his wealthy client off for murder, then suspects him of killing again.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Tess Harper, Karen Young
Votes: 4,625 | Gross: $9.97M
22. The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Crime
A conman discovers during a "job" that US Congress is where the money is. "Name recognition" gets him elected. Will he develop a conscience?
Director: Jonathan Lynn | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Lane Smith, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Joe Don Baker
Votes: 16,933 | Gross: $46.67M
23. The Children (1990)
115 min | Drama
Rose Sellars (Kim Novak) is a middle-aged woman who falls in love with a widower (Sir Ben Kingsley). However, his children believe that their father is too old to start a new relationship.
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Kim Novak, Siri Neal, Geraldine Chaplin
Votes: 128
24. Congo (1995)
PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
When an expedition to the African Congo ends in disaster, a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong.
Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: Laura Linney, Tim Curry, Dylan Walsh, Ernie Hudson
Votes: 48,690 | Gross: $81.02M
25. Ring of Steel (1994)
R | 94 min | Action, Drama
A champion fencer accidentally kills an opponent in a match. Disgraced, he is blackballed from the fencing community, until a mysterious stranger saves his life one night from a gang of ... See full summary »
Director: David Frost | Stars: Joe Don Baker, Carol Alt, Robert Chapin, Darlene Vogel
Votes: 322
26. Complex of Fear (1993 TV Movie)
120 min | Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Condominium residents are terrified when they learn that two of their neighbors have been brutally raped and that the culprit may be living in their midst. A police manhunt ensues. One ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Grant | Stars: Hart Bochner, Joe Don Baker, Chelsea Field, Brett Cullen
Votes: 217
27. Citizen Cohn (1992 TV Movie)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama
As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves.
Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: James Woods, Joe Don Baker, Joseph Bologna, Ed Flanders
Votes: 1,517
28. The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996 TV Movie)
192 min | Drama, History
A mini-series dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal agents on the Idaho home of Randy Weaver, a white separatist. The ten-day siege, begun over a minor gun charge, ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Young | Stars: Laura Dern, Randy Quaid, Kirsten Dunst, Darren E. Burrows
Votes: 699
29. Mars Attacks! (1996)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Annette Bening
Votes: 243,626 | Gross: $37.77M
30. George Wallace (1997)
TV-14 | 178 min | Biography, Drama
Following Alabama governor George Wallace through segregation, presidential elections, an assassination attempt and personal trauma.
Stars: Gary Sinise, Angelina Jolie, Stieven Davidson, Richard Yett
Votes: 1,601
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