TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of John Cassavetes.

John Cassavetes
Birthdate: December 9, 1929
Death date: February 3, 1989

John Cassavetes

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1950s
1.8271
6
total ranking of 1.8271
1960s
2.3131
8
total ranking of 2.3131
1970s
2.6192
5
total ranking of 2.6192
1980s
2.1582
7
total ranking of 2.1582
1990s
No Reviews
0
2000s
0.7034
1
total ranking of 0.7034
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: John Cassavetes is ranked overall as 2.5124 of of 4 stars2.5124

John Cassavetes Movie Rankings

1
John Cassavetes starring in Rosemary's Baby
John Cassavetes scores a combined 3.1258 out of 4 stars for Rosemary's Baby3.1258
Rosemary is pregnant with what seems like a normal baby, but when her friendly, but nosey neighbors start micromanaging her welfare she becomes suspicious of their motives. Soon she begins to believe her pregnancy is the work of evil devil worshipers. ...more about Rosemary's Baby
2
John Cassavetes starring in Dirty Dozen
John Cassavetes scores a combined 2.9508 out of 4 stars for Dirty Dozen2.9508
A Major with an attitude problem and a history of getting things done is told to interview military prisoners with death sentences or long terms for a dangerous mission; To parachute behind enemy lines and cause havoc for the German Generals at a rest ...more about Dirty Dozen
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Supporting Actor
4
Killers, The (1964)
John Cassavetes scores a combined 2.6952 out of 4 stars for Killers2.6952
Supposedly based on the short story by Ernest Hemingway. In this film noir, two hitmen want to find out why their latest victim (a race car driver!) "just stood there and took it" when they came to shoot him. ...more about Killers
5
Fury, The (1978)
John Cassavetes scores a combined 2.6292 out of 4 stars for Fury2.6292
A secret US agency behind the unscrupulous Childres gathers children with parapsychologic abilities and trains them to become killers in war situations. ...more about Fury
6
Incubus, The (1981)
John Cassavetes scores a combined 2.5587 out of 4 stars for Incubus2.5587
In the small New England town of Galen, a young teenage boy claims he has dreams of young women being brutally raped and murdered. ...more about Incubus
7
Night Holds Terror, The (1955)
John Cassavetes scores a combined 2.4095 out of 4 stars for Night Holds Terror2.4095
A group of escaped convicts take over a suburban home to evade the ongoing police manhunt, making the lives of the family living there a nightmare. ...more about Night Holds Terror
  • Not Available on DVD
8
Love Streams (1984)
John Cassavetes scores a combined 2.3868 out of 4 stars for Love Streams2.3868
The film describes a few days in the life of the writer Robert Harmon (John Cassavetes) and his sister Sarah (Gena Rowlands). ...more about Love Streams
Actor Awards
  • Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists - Best Actor - Foreign Film (Migliore Attore Straniero)
  • Not Available on DVD
9
Brass Target (1978)
John Cassavetes scores a combined 2.1849 out of 4 stars for Brass Target2.1849
General Patton tries to transfer the German gold stock to Frankfurt. But someone foils his plan. The military police begin to find the guilty... ...more about Brass Target
  • Not Available on DVD
10
Opening Night (1977)
John Cassavetes scores a combined 2.1819 out of 4 stars for Opening Night2.1819
A young woman gets killed in an accident trying to meet her favorite actress Myrtle Gordon after a play. Then Myrtle Gordon felt responsible for the killing leading her down to an emotional crisis that interferes with her professional work as an actress. ...more about Opening Night
11
Edge of the City (1957)
John Cassavetes scores a combined 2.0640 out of 4 stars for Edge of the City2.0640
  • Not Available on DVD
12
Constant Forge, A (2000)
John Cassavetes scores a combined 2.0036 out of 4 stars for Constant Forge2.0036
  • Not Available on DVD
13
Two-Minute Warning (1976)
John Cassavetes scores a combined 1.7702 out of 4 stars for Two-Minute Warning1.7702
A psychotic man, armed with a hunting rifle and acting alone, goes on a sniping spree and is hunted by the police and a SWAT team. ...more about Two-Minute Warning
14
Saddle the Wind (1958)
John Cassavetes scores a combined 1.7154 out of 4 stars for Saddle the Wind1.7154
Steve Sinclair (Robert Taylor) is a world a world-weary former gunslinger, now living as a peaceful farmer. Things go wrong when his wild younger brother Tony (John Cassavetes) arrives on the scene with his new bride Joan Blake (Julie London). ...more about Saddle the Wind
  • Not Available on DVD
15
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
John Cassavetes scores a combined 1.7061 out of 4 stars for Whose Life Is It Anyway?1.7061
Ken Harrison is an artist that makes sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck. All he can do is talk, and he wants to die. ...more about Whose Life Is It Anyway?
  • Not Available on DVD
16
Crime in the Streets (1956)
John Cassavetes scores a combined 1.6606 out of 4 stars for Crime in the Streets1.6606
  • Not Available on DVD
17
Tempest (1982)
John Cassavetes scores a combined 1.5569 out of 4 stars for Tempest1.5569
John Cassavetes plays husband to his real-life wife, Gena Rowland, and father of Molly Ringwald. His marriage on the rocks, he searches for a more meaningful experience returning to his roots in Greece. ...more about Tempest
18
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
John Cassavetes scores a combined 1.4533 out of 4 stars for If It's Tuesday1.4533
A group of travelers from the United States race through seven countries in 18 days. ...more about If It's Tuesday
  • Not Available on DVD
19
Marvin & Tige (1983)
John Cassavetes scores a combined 1.4199 out of 4 stars for Marvin & Tige1.4199
Marvin, a heavy-drinking widower who has seen better days and now ekes out a living at odd jobs, meets Tige, an 11-year-old black boy about to kill himself because his mother has just died. ...more about Marvin & Tige
  • Not Available on DVD
20
Affair in Havana (1957)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
21
Devil's Angels (1967)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
22
Haircut, The (1982)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
23
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes - the Man and His Work (1984)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
24
Intoccabili, Gli (1968)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
25
Mia and Roman (1968)
No Reviews Available
26
Virgin Island (1958)
No Reviews Available
Evan and Tina want to live their lives differently. They go to live on an island. Tina's mother is concerned about her daughter's future. There is smuggling going on on the island. ...more about Virgin Island
  • Not Available on DVD
27
Webster Boy, The (1962)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD