Patrick Swayze films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor · 17 films and 1 TV show on Boxlist

Known for Donnie Darko, The Player and Dirty Dancing.

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Starring Patrick Swayze

Donnie Darko
2001 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
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North and South
1985 · TV
7.6/10 · TMDB
Two friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build towards the American Civil War.
Dirty Dancing
1987 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.
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The Outsiders
1983 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
When two poor Greasers, Johnny, and Ponyboy are assaulted by a vicious gang, the Socs, and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbulent chain of events.
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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
Three New York drag queens on their way to Hollywood for a beauty pageant get stranded in a small Midwestern town for the entire weekend when their car breaks down. While waiting for parts for their Cadillac convertible, the flamboyant...
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Ghost
1990 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Sam Wheat is a banker, Molly Jensen is an artist, and the two are madly in love. However, when Sam is murdered by his friend and corrupt business partner Carl Bruner over a shady business deal, he is left to roam the earth as a powerless...
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The Player
1992 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
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Point Break
1991 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young...
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11:14
2003 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. The story follows the chain of events of five different characters and five different storylines that all converge to...
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Keeping Mum
2005 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
A pastor preoccupied with writing the perfect sermon fails to realize that his wife is having an affair and his children are up to no good.
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How to Rob a Bank
2024 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.
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Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
2004 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
In pre-revolution Cuba, Katey Miller is about to defy everyone's expectations. Instead of a parent-approved suitor, Katey is drawn to the sexy waiter, Javier, who spends his nights dancing in Havana's nightclubs. As she secretly learns to...
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Red Dawn
1984 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town—and their country—from invading Soviet forces.
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Black Dog
1998 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
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.
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Youngblood
1986 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
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. His on-ice activities are complicated by his...
The Fox and the Hound 2
2006 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
Best friends Tod, a fox kit, and Copper, a hound puppy, visit a country fair when they see a band of dogs called "The Singin' Strays". The band has five members: Dixie, Cash, Granny Rose, and twin brothers Waylon and Floyd. It is important...
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Powder Blue
2009 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
On the gritty streets of LA, the destinies of four people desperate for connection and redemption are about to collide.
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Next of Kin
1989 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
Truman Gates, a Chicago cop, sets out to find his brother's killer. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself.
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