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List of Emilio Estevez Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. The Breakfast Club (1985)
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19
The Breakfast Club
TV-14
70
19

A disparate group of five students of the same school – a snob, a geek, a jock, a punk and a kook – are forced to spend one Saturday together in detention in their school library. Despite having almost nothing in common, after spending nine hours together, they begin to look at each other differently and become good friends.

Role:
Andrew Clark
Directed By:
John Hughes
2. Seventeen Going on Nowhere (1980)
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4
Seventeen Going on Nowhere
8
4
Starring:
Ramon Bieri, Phil Mogg, Andy Parker, Michael Schenker
3. The Way (2010)
14
5
The Way
PG-13
14
5

American ophthalmologist Tom Avery reaches France to claim the body of his estranged son Daniel, who died during a storm in Pyrenees while walking the Camino de Santiago. As he decides to walk the pilgrimage that Daniel had commenced on, the inexperienced trekker meets others along the way, and learns the difference between ‘the life we live and the life we choose.’ 

Role:
Daniel
Starring:
Martin Sheen, Deborah Kara Unger, James Nesbitt, Yorick van Wageningen
Directed By:
Emilio Estevez
4. The Outsiders (1983)
24
8
The Outsiders
PG
24
8

In an Oklahoma town during the mid-1960s, two rival teen gangs, working-class ‘Greasers’ and well-to-do ‘Socials’ are frequently at loggerheads with each other. One night, Socs gang attacks two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, who fight back, killing a Socs member in the scuffle. As they hide in an abandoned church, this incidence leads to a chain of grim events involving all the Greasers.

Role:
Two-Bit Matthews
Directed By:
6. Repo Man (1984)
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6
Repo Man
R
17
6

Repo Man is an action comedy crime film, which tells the story of a young slacker, who gets fired from his job. Shortly after, he finds himself working for a car repossession agency, and is in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu wanted for a $ 20,000 bounty and has something otherworldly stashed in its trunk as well.  

Role:
Otto
Starring:
Harry Dean Stanton, Tracey Walter, Sy Richardson, Olivia Barash
Directed By:
Alex Cox
7. The War at Home (1996)
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3
The War at Home
R
12
3
Role:
Jeremy Collier
Starring:
Carla Gugino, Kathy Bates, Martin Sheen, Corin Nemec, Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Directed By:
Emilio Estevez
8. Young Guns (1988)
21
7
Young Guns
R
21
7

When John Tunstall, the distinguished British gentleman and cattle rancher in New Mexico, is gunned down by his competitor Lawrence Murphy, the young and wayward gunmen he had hired to work in his ranch, decide to take revenge. Based on a true story, the film retells the adventures of Billy the Kid, who leads the group to avenge their mentor.  

Role:
William H. 'Billy the Kid' Bonney
Directed By:
Christopher Cain
9. Stakeout (1987)
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5
Stakeout
R
13
5

Stakeout is an action comedy film which revolves around two detectives who are assigned to keep an eye on a convict’s ex-girlfriend after he escapes from prison, as the police believe he will eventually return to her. However, things get extremely complicated when one of the detectives start falling for her.

Role:
Bill Reimers
Starring:
Richard Dreyfuss, Forest Whitaker, Aidan Quinn, Madeleine Stowe, Dan Lauria
Directed By:
John Badham
10. Judgment Night (1993)
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4
Judgment Night
R
15
4

Four young friends are going for a boxing match. But since there is too much traffic on the way, they decide to take a shortcut. However, they soon end up in a dangerous neighborhood, and become witnesses to a murder by Fallon, a gang leader. Now, they have to run for their lives, as Fallon doesn’t want to leave any witnesses.  

Role:
Frank Wyatt
Starring:
Directed By:
Stephen Hopkins
11. The Mighty Ducks (1992)
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9
The Mighty Ducks
PG
15
9

After being pulled over for drunk driving, attorney Gordon Bombay, is sentenced to community service, which involves being a coach for a very weak hockey team. 

Role:
Gordon Bombay
Starring:
Joshua Jackson, Joss Ackland, Jussie Smollett, Lane Smith, Heidi Kling, Josef Sommer
Directed By:
Stephen Herek
12. Young Guns II (1990)
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6
Young Guns II
PG-13
16
6

An elderly man approaches Charles Phalen, an attorney, and claims that he is the famous outlaw named Billy the Kid. He also explains why and how a bounty was put on his head.

Role:
William H. 'Billy the Kid' Bonney
Starring:
Jon Bon Jovi, Christian Slater, Viggo Mortensen, James Coburn, Alan Ruck, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips
Directed By:
Geoff Murphy
13. Tex (1982)
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3
Tex
PG
7
3
Starring:
Matt Dillon, Meg Tilly, Jim Metzler, Bill McKinney
Directed By:
Tim Hunter
14. In the Custody of Strangers (1982)
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4
In the Custody of Strangers
7
4
Role:
Danny Caldwell
Starring:
Martin Sheen, Jane Alexander, Ed Lauter, Kenneth McMillan
Directed By:
Robert Greenwald
15. St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
13
6
St. Elmo's Fire
R
13
6

St. Elmo’s Fire is a romantic drama film which revolves around a group of self-centered friends who just graduated from college. As they struggle with adulthood, they begin to realize that life is not as easy as they expected. 

Role:
Kirby Keger
Starring:
Demi Moore, Andrew McCarthy, Mare Winningham, Andie MacDowell, Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson
Directed By:
16. Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
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7
Loaded Weapon 1
PG-13
14
7

The satirical film features about-to-retire LAPD detective Wes Luger and worn-out cop Jack Colt who follow a trail of cookie crumbs to solve Luger’s former-partner’s murder. The trail leads them to Wilderness Girls cookie factory and mastermind Vietnam War veteran General Mortars and Jigsaw, who conspire to mix hard drug in cookies. The two must stop them before it is too late.

Role:
Jack Colt
Starring:
Tim Curry, Samuel L. Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Denise Richards, Erik Estrada, James Thomas Patrick Walsh, F. Murray Abraham
Directed By:
Gene Quintano
17. That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)
10
4
That Was Then... This Is Now
R
10
4
Role:
Mark Jennings
Starring:
Morgan Freeman, Craig Sheffer, Jill Schoelen, Larry B. Scott
Directed By:
Christopher Cain
18. D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
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6
D2: The Mighty Ducks
PG
12
6

An international competition for junior league hockey is taking place at Los Angeles. Coach Gordon Bombay is picked to lead Team US. He reunites the members of the `Mighty Ducks’, a group of teens whom he once helped achieve victory. 

Role:
Coach Gordon Bombay
Starring:
Kenan Thompson, Mike Vitar, Joshua Jackson, Kathryn Erbe, Michael Tucker, Jan Rubes, Carsten Norgaard
Directed By:
Sam Weisman
19. Men at Work (1990)
10
5
Men at Work
PG-13
10
5

Two garbage men find themselves in a very complicated situation when they discover a dead body in a trash bin.  They try to hide the body, as well as find the real killer, but they soon find themselves in the middle of a conspiracy.

Role:
James St. James
Starring:
Keith David, Charlie Sheen, Leslie Hope, Dean Cameron
Directed By:
Emilio Estevez
20. Rated X (2000)
6
4
Rated X
R
6
4
Role:
Jim Mitchell
Starring:
Charlie Sheen, Rafer Weigel, Tracy Hutson, Megan Ward
Directed By:
Emilio Estevez
21. Wisdom (1987)
8
4
Wisdom
R
8
4
Role:
John Wisdom
Starring:
Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Demi Moore, Charlie Sheen
Directed By:
Emilio Estevez
22. Nightmares (1983)
6
5
Nightmares
R
6
5
Starring:
Veronica Cartwright, Cristina Raines, Joe Lambie, Raleigh Bond, Anthony James
Directed By:
Joseph Sargent
23. Another Stakeout (1993)
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6
Another Stakeout
PG-13
7
6

Luella Delano is a witness against the Mafia, who is being secretly held until the trial. However, she disappears after a violent attack, where several of her guards and her husband are killed. Soon, information is found that she is being held at a lakeside home. Due to their excellent surveillance record, two detectives named Chris and Bill are called upon, but they are joined by a pesky assistant district attorney.

Role:
Bill Reimers
Starring:
Rosie O'Donnell, Miguel Ferrer, Richard Dreyfuss, Dennis Farina, Marcia Strassman
Directed By:
John Badham
24. Maximum Overdrive (1986)
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6
Maximum Overdrive
R
10
6

A radiation storm, caused by the tail of Rhea-M rogue comet passing through Earth’s atmosphere, brings all machines to life, turning them homicidal. A gang of 18-wheeler semi-trailers is holding a group of survivors hostage in an isolated Truck Stop. As the machines turn more demonic, those trapped-in must fight for their lives and destroy the machines before the machines destroy them. 

Role:
Bill Robinson
Starring:
Marla Maples, Yeardley Smith, Laura Harrington, Pat Hingle, John Short
Directed By:
Stephen King
25. D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
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7
D3: The Mighty Ducks
PG
8
7

An unruly team of hockey misfits manage to earn a scholarship to a prestigious school named Eden Hall Academy. With the help of their coach, they soon take on the arrogant varsity team of the school.    

Role:
Gordon Bombay
Starring:
Joshua Jackson, Kenan Thompson, Joss Ackland, Mike Vitar, Jeffrey Nordling, David Selby, Heidi Kling
Directed By:
Robert Lieberman
26. Freejack (1992)
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5
Freejack
R
9
5

Alex is a race car driver who is brought into the future by bounty hunters, just before he is about to die in an accident. He finds himself hunted by Victor, a mercenary, whose goal is to install the mind of a deceased billionaire into his body.

Role:
Alex Furlong
Starring:
Jerry Hall, Rene Russo, Jonathan Banks, Amanda Plummer, Anthony Hopkins, Mick Jagger
Directed By:
Geoff Murphy
27. The Public (2018)
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5
The Public
7
5
Role:
Stuart Goodson
Starring:
Jena Malone, Taylor Schilling, Michael K. Williams, Alec Baldwin, Christian Slater, Michael Kenneth Williams
Directed By:
Emilio Estevez
28. Nightbreaker (1989)
7
4
Nightbreaker
7
4
Role:
Dr. Alexander Brown - Past
Starring:
Joe Pantoliano, Martin Sheen, Lea Thompson, Melinda Dillon
Directed By:
Peter Markle
29. To Climb a Mountain (1982)
6
4
To Climb a Mountain
6
4
Starring:
Joshua Bryant, Shavar Ross, Brian Whitely
Directed By:
Michael Ray Rhodes
30. Late Last Night (1999)
6
5
Late Last Night
R
6
5
Role:
Dan
Starring:
Lisa Robin Kelly, Sarah Silverman, Steven Weber, Kelly Rowan, Leah Lail
Directed By:
Steven Brill
31. Dollar for the Dead (1998)
6
4
Dollar for the Dead
TV-14
6
4
Role:
Cowboy
Starring:
Jonathan Banks, William Forsythe, Jordi Mollà, Joaquim de Almeida
Directed By:
Gene Quintano
32. The L.A. Riot Spectacular (2005)
4
5
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
R
4
5
Role:
Officer Powell
Starring:
Charles Durning, Snoop Dogg, T.K. Carter, Charles S. Dutton, George Hamilton
Directed By:
Marc Klasfeld
33. Sand (2000)
4
5
Sand
R
4
5
Starring:
Norman Reedus, Michael Vartan, Denis Leary, Harry Dean Stanton, Kari Wuhrer, John Hawkes
Directed By:
Matt Palmieri

Director

The Way (2010)
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7
The Way
PG-13
19
7

American ophthalmologist Tom Avery reaches France to claim the body of his estranged son Daniel, who died during a storm in Pyrenees while walking the Camino de Santiago. As he decides to walk the pilgrimage that Daniel had commenced on, the inexperienced trekker meets others along the way, and learns the difference between ‘the life we live and the life we choose.’ 

Starring:
Martin Sheen, Deborah Kara Unger, James Nesbitt, Yorick van Wageningen
Directed By:
Emilio Estevez
Bobby (2006)
21
8
Bobby
R
21
8

Bobby is a musical romantic drama film, which tells the story of a Raja, and Bobby, who fall in love. However, Raja, is the son of a rich Hindu businessman, while Bobby is the daughter of a poor Catholic fisherman. Therefore their families try to keep them apart.  

Starring:
William H. Macy, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Elijah Wood, Harry Belafonte, Laurence Fishburne, Sharon Stone, Anthony Hopkins
Directed By:
Emilio Estevez
The War at Home (1996)
9
3
The War at Home
R
9
3
Starring:
Carla Gugino, Kathy Bates, Martin Sheen, Corin Nemec, Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Directed By:
Emilio Estevez
The Public (2018)
8
4
The Public
8
4
Starring:
Jena Malone, Taylor Schilling, Michael K. Williams, Alec Baldwin, Christian Slater, Michael Kenneth Williams
Directed By:
Emilio Estevez
Men at Work (1990)
13
8
Men at Work
PG-13
13
8

Two garbage men find themselves in a very complicated situation when they discover a dead body in a trash bin.  They try to hide the body, as well as find the real killer, but they soon find themselves in the middle of a conspiracy.

Starring:
Keith David, Charlie Sheen, Leslie Hope, Dean Cameron
Directed By:
Emilio Estevez
Rated X (2000)
8
4
Rated X
R
8
4
Starring:
Charlie Sheen, Rafer Weigel, Tracy Hutson, Megan Ward
Directed By:
Emilio Estevez
Wisdom (1987)
6
4
Wisdom
R
6
4
Starring:
Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Demi Moore, Charlie Sheen
Directed By:
Emilio Estevez
Culture Clash in AmeriCCa (2005)
4
4
Culture Clash in AmeriCCa
4
4
Starring:
Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas, Herbert Siguenza
Directed By:
Emilio Estevez

Animation Movies

The Wonderful World of Disney
9
3
The Wonderful World of Disney
9
3
Starring:
Vivica A. Fox, Ed Begley Jr., Blythe Danner, Mary-Kate Olsen, Jonathan Pryce, Kevin Nealon, Micky Dolenz
Directed By:
Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)
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15
Arthur et les Minimoys
PG
23
15

Ten-year-old Arthur finds his family’s home in danger of being demolished by a real estate developer. He goes looking for help in the land of Minimoys, a group of tiny fairy-like creatures, who live in harmony with nature.

Role:
Ferryman (voice)
Starring:
Jimmy Fallon, Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro, Anthony Anderson, Mia Farrow, Erik Per Sullivan, Jason Bateman
Directed By:
Los reyes magos (2003)
4
4
Los reyes magos
4
4
Role:
Jimmy (voice)
Starring:
Martin Sheen, Imanol Arias, Javier Gurruchaga, Juan Echanove, Jose Coronado
Directed By:
Antonio Navarro
Dear Dracula (2012)
4
4
Dear Dracula
4
4
Role:
Myro (voice)
Starring:
Tara Strong, Troy Baker, Marion Ross, Ray Liotta, Ariel Winter, Isaac Wilson
Directed By:
Chad Van De Keere
Abominable Christmas (2012)
4
4
Abominable Christmas
4
4
Role:
Mr. Winterbottom (voice)
Starring:
Ariel Winter, Drake Bell, Ray Liotta, Jane Lynch, Matthew Lillard
Directed By:
Chad Van De Keere

Special Appearance/Cameo

Badlands (1973)
10
3
Badlands
PG
10
3

During 1950s in a small town of South Dakota, teenaged Holly and somewhat-older garbage-collector, Kit, fall in love. Kit fatally shoots Holly’s father when he takes objection to their relationship. Holly leaves with Kit, making it appear that they died in house fire. But a bounty is declared on their head as they continue killing people while heading towards Badlands of Montana. 

Role:
Boy Under Lamppost (uncredited)
Starring:
Sissy Spacek, Martin Sheen, Terrence Malick, Charlie Sheen, Warren Oates
Directed By:
Mission: Impossible (1996)
19
7
Mission: Impossible
PG-13
19
7

The first installment in the Mission: Impossible film series, the movie follows Ethan Hunt and his mission to expose the mole who has framed him for the murders of many of his Impossible Missions Force (IMF) team. A commercial success, it became one of the highest-grossing films of 1996.  

Role:
Jack Harmon (uncredited)
Starring:
Ving Rhames, Jean Reno, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jon Voight, Vanessa Redgrave, Tom Cruise, Emmanuelle Béart
Directed By:
Never on Tuesday (1989)
3
4
Never on Tuesday
R
3
4
Role:
Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)
Starring:
Gilbert Gottfried, Nicolas Cage, Judd Nelson, Charlie Sheen, Claudia Christian, Andrew Lauer
Directed By:
Adam Rifkin

TV Shows

The West Wing
19
2
The West Wing
TV-14
19
2
Starring:
Matthew Perry, Alan Alda, Nick Offerman, Hal Holbrook, Mako Iwamatsu, Mark Harmon, Danica McKellar
Directed By:
Christopher Misiano, Alex Graves, Thomas Schlamme, Lesli Linka Glatter, Laura Innes
Insight
7
2
Insight
7
2
Starring:
William Christopher, John Ritter, Audra Lindley, Celeste Holm, Irene Dunne, Peter Fonda, Carol Burnett
Directed By:
Richard C. Bennett, Paul Stanley, Hal Cooper, Ralph Senensky, Michael Ray Rhodes
Cold Case
10
3
Cold Case
TV-14
10
3
Starring:
Michael B. Jordan, Paul Wesley, John Aniston, Patrick J. Adams, Keke Palmer, Megan Boone, Jennifer Lawrence
Directed By:
Emilio Estevez, Alex Zakrzewski, Kevin Bray, Paris Barclay, Holly Dale
The Guardian
7
3
The Guardian
7
3
Starring:
Zac Efron, Rita Moreno, Corey Feldman, Chris Pine, Aaron Paul, Farrah Fawcett, Will Ferrell
Directed By:
Two and a Half Men
33
13
Two and a Half Men
TV-14
33
13
Starring:
Ashton Kutcher, Brooke Shields, Aisha Tyler, Lucy Lawless, Heather Locklear, Cloris Leachman, Patton Oswalt
Directed By:
John Parr: St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) (1985)
6
3
John Parr: St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)
6
3
Role:
Kirby Keger
Starring:
Judd Nelson, Rob Lowe, Mare Winningham, Ally Sheedy, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore
CSI: NY
11
5
CSI: NY
TV-14
11
5
Starring:
Ne-Yo, Meghan Markle, Craig T. Nelson, Ed Asner, Rumer Willis, Lee Majors, Dianna Agron
Directed By:
Rob Bailey, Alex Zakrzewski, Christine Moore, Oz Scott, Duane Clark
Numb3rs
10
5
Numb3rs
10
5
Starring:
Jon Bernthal, Josh Gad, Sarah Wayne Callies, Len Cariou, Missi Pyle, Marilu Henner, Gary Cole
Directed By:
Close to Home
6
3
Close to Home
6
3
Starring:
Shailene Woodley, Jennette McCurdy, Eric Stoltz, Ann Cusack, Lyndsy Fonseca, Joe Manganiello, Jessica Chastain
Directed By:
Emilio Estevez, Kevin Dowling, Lewis Gould, Charles Beeson, Matt Earl Beesley
Making the Grade
5
3
Making the Grade
5
3
Starring:
Forest Whitaker, James Naughton, Graham Jarvis, Alley Mills, Steven Peterman
Directed By:
Mel Damski
Bon Jovi: Say It Isn't So (2000)
5
3
Bon Jovi: Say It Isn't So
5
3
Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Claudia Schiffer, Matt LeBlanc, Jon Bon Jovi, Bon Jovi, David Bryan
Directed By:
Wayne Isham