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Patrick Swayze
Birthdate: August 18, 1952

Patrick Swayze

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1970s
No Reviews
1
1980s
2.2349
10
total ranking of 2.2349
1990s
2.6110
9
total ranking of 2.6110
2000s
2.1546
13
total ranking of 2.1546
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Patrick Swayze is ranked overall as 2.5363 of of 4 stars2.5363

Patrick Swayze Movie Rankings

1
Patrick Swayze starring in Donnie Darko
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 3.0393 out of 4 stars for Donnie Darko3.0393
Donnie narrowly escapes death from a falling jet engine, when he begins to see hallucinations of a 6-foot bunny. He tells Donnie the end will come in 28 days and compels him to commit various acts of vandalism in his sleep. ...more about Donnie Darko
2
Patrick Swayze starring in Overnight
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 2.8835 out of 4 stars for Overnight2.8835
The rags-to-riches-to-rags story of Troy Duffy, a blue collar Boston twenty something that struck a dream movie deal with Miramax in 1997 to direct the $15 million project "Boondock Saints" from his own script. ...more about Overnight
3
Patrick Swayze starring in Outsiders
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 2.8440 out of 4 stars for Outsiders2.8440
After a deadly confrontation with a rival gang, Ponyboy and Johnny go on the run from the cops. Quickly, the two learn what life is really about and how insignificant their petty differences really are. ...more about Outsiders
4
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 2.7955 out of 4 stars for Dirty Dancing2.7955
In the summer of 1963, Baby's whole life changes when she meets the dance instructor at her family's expensive summer resort. He and his partner do performances for extra money, but when she can't dance Baby takes her place at Johnny's side and the two fall in love. ...more about Dirty Dancing
Actor Awards
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
5
Ghost (1990)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 2.7462 out of 4 stars for Ghost2.7462
Sam and Molly are a very happy couple and deeply in love. Walking back to their new apartment after a night out at the theatre, they encounter a thief in a dark alley, and Sam is murdered. ...more about Ghost
Actor Awards
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
6
Point Break (1991)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 2.7119 out of 4 stars for Point Break2.7119
In the coastal town of Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers call themselves the ex-presidents. commit their crimes while wearing masks of ex-presidents Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. The F.B.I. ...more about Point Break
7
11:14 (2003)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 2.6620 out of 4 stars for 11:142.6620
Tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. ...more about 11:14
8
Keeping Mum (2005)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 2.6494 out of 4 stars for Keeping Mum2.6494
Walter Goodfellow, the vicar for the small English country parish of Little Wallop, has allowed his marriage to Gloria go stale and he is so detached from his family that he has not taken notice that his 17-year-old daughter Holly is going through a ...more about Keeping Mum
9
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 2.6193 out of 4 stars for To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything2.6193
After Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson win a major New York drag contest and a trip to Hollywood, they are persuaded to take the inexperienced drag princess Chi-Chi with them. ...more about To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything
Actor Awards
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
10
Road House (1989)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 2.5997 out of 4 stars for Road House2.5997
Dalton is the Cooler in bars; He backs up and directs the bouncers. He takes a job in a Road House that has gotten far too rough. His attempts to clean things up put him in conflict with Brad Wesley, the town bully and rich person. Things heat up. ...more about Road House
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
11
City of Joy (1992)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 2.5479 out of 4 stars for City of Joy2.5479
Hazari Pal lives in a small village in Bihar, India, with his dad, mom, wife, Kamla, daughter, Amrita, and two sons, Shambhu and Manooj. ...more about City of Joy
12
Tall Tale (1995)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 2.5229 out of 4 stars for Tall Tale2.5229
A young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight an evil land baron in the old west who wants to steal his family's farm and destroy their idyllic community. ...more about Tall Tale
  • Not Available on DVD
13
Green Dragon (2001)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 2.4397 out of 4 stars for Green Dragon2.4397
A tale about Vietnamese refugees sent to an orientation camp on the Camp Pendleton Marine Base in California, 'Green Dragon' focuses on a young boy and his sister. ...more about Green Dragon
14
Three Wishes (1995)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 2.4100 out of 4 stars for Three Wishes2.4100
When Jane Holman is driving with her two sons, Tom and Gunny, she accidentally runs into a drifter, named Jack McCloud, who breaks his leg. Feeling sorry for him, Jane invites Jack and his dog Betty Jane to stay at her home until his leg has healed. ...more about Three Wishes
  • Not Available on DVD
15
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 2.2869 out of 4 stars for Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights2.2869
An American girl (Garai) and her parents arrive in Cuba right before the Revolution breaks out. She meets a local boy (Luna) who instantly notices her dancing abilities and romances her. ...more about Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
16
Black Dog (1998)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 2.1929 out of 4 stars for Black Dog2.1929
An ex-con takes a job driving a truck cross country. What he doesn't know is that the truck is filled with illegal weapons and now he must fight to survive and save his family. ...more about Black Dog
17
Fox and the Hound 2, The (2006)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 2.1323 out of 4 stars for Fox and the Hound 22.1323
A young fox named Tod and a bloodhound named Copper are the best of friends. When Copper bemoans the fact that he can't seem to do anything right, Tod reassures him that eventually he'll find something at which he excels and invites him to the fair. ...more about Fox and the Hound 2
18
Next of Kin (1989)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 2.1083 out of 4 stars for Next of Kin2.1083
Truman, a Chicago cop, sets out to find the killer of his brother. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself. ...more about Next of Kin
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
19
Waking Up in Reno (2002)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 2.0122 out of 4 stars for Waking Up in Reno2.0122
Roy & Candy and Lonnie Earl & Darlene are two married couples who thought they knew one another, until they decided to take their dream vacation together. ...more about Waking Up in Reno
20
Red Dawn (1984)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 2.0016 out of 4 stars for Red Dawn2.0016
At the outbreak of World War III, midwestern high school students turned refugees slowly organized themself into an effective guerilla force to turn back the tide of Soviet invaders. ...more about Red Dawn
21
Youngblood (1986)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 1.5523 out of 4 stars for Youngblood1.5523
A skilled young hockey prospect hoping to attract the attention of professional scouts is pressured to show that he can fight if challenged during his stay in a Canadian minor hockey town. ...more about Youngblood
22
Letters from a Killer (1998)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 1.5098 out of 4 stars for Letters from a Killer1.5098
A man is falsely convicted of the murder of his wife. During his time in jail, he finds comfort from four women with whom he corresponds. ...more about Letters from a Killer
23
Steel Dawn (1987)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 1.4869 out of 4 stars for Steel Dawn1.4869
24
Special Thanks to Roy London (2005)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 1.4748 out of 4 stars for Special Thanks to Roy London1.4748
  • Not Available on DVD
25
Uncommon Valor (1983)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 1.3309 out of 4 stars for Uncommon Valor1.3309
A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese. ...more about Uncommon Valor
26
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 1.2693 out of 4 stars for Grandview1.2693
Life in the small town of Grandview, Illinois is one that is just like any other city or town. Tim Pearson, soon to be graduating high school wants to go to Florida to study oceanography. He meets Michelle "Mike" Cody and is attracted to her. ...more about Grandview
  • Not Available on DVD
27
Forever Lulu (2000)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 1.1445 out of 4 stars for Forever Lulu1.1445
Lulu McAfee lives in a San Francisco home for mentally-ill adults. In June 1999, she bolts for L.A. and contacts Ben Clifton, an old flame, now unhappily writing for TV and unhappily married to a psychiatrist, Claire. ...more about Forever Lulu
29
One Last Dance (2003)
Patrick Swayze scores a combined 0.1142 out of 4 stars for One Last Dance0.1142
When a New York dance company's brilliant artistic director dies, three former stars of the company are brought back in hopes of saving the company by resurrecting a dance piece that was created for them years ago, but never performed - the very dance ...more about One Last Dance
30
Abby Singer (2003)
No Reviews Available
Abby Singer chronicles a schizophrenic casting director, Curtis Clemens, hell-bent on ending his life in the aftermath of losing the love of a girl to the seething underbelly of the Sundance Film Festival. ...more about Abby Singer
  • Not Available on DVD
31
George and the Dragon (2004)
No Reviews Available
The first crusade to free the Holy Land has ended. A mass of weary knights, squires, soldiers of fortune and priests are making their way home across a Europe that has changed forever. ...more about George and the Dragon
  • Not Available on DVD
32
Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
33
Tiger Warsaw (1988)
No Reviews Available