The Best Aaron Eckhart Movies

Updated September 21, 2019 678 votes 135 voters 12.9k views31 items

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List of the best Aaron Eckhart movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Aaron Eckhart's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Aaron Eckhart movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Aaron Eckhart movies will be at the top of the list. Aaron Eckhart has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Aaron Eckhart movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Aaron Eckhart films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Aaron Eckhart role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Aaron Eckhart performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

List films include Thank You for Smoking, Molly and many more.

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The Dark Knight
Christian Bale, Michael Caine
Released: 2008
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
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Any Given Sunday
Cameron Diaz, Al Pacino
Released: 1999
Directed by: Oliver Stone
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Erin Brockovich
Julia Roberts, Marg Helgenberger
Released: 2000
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
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I, Frankenstein
Yvonne Strahovski, Bill Nighy
Released: 2014
Directed by: Stuart Beattie
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Nurse Betty
Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock
Released: 2000
Directed by: Neil LaBute
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Possession
Gwyneth Paltrow, Lena Headey
Released: 2002
Directed by: Neil LaBute
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Love Happens
Jennifer Aniston, Martin Sheen
Released: 2009
Directed by: Brandon Camp
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Meet Bill
Jessica Alba, Elizabeth Banks
Released: 2007
Directed by: Melisa Wallick, Bernie Goldmann
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The Rum Diary
Johnny Depp, Amber Heard
Released: 2011
Directed by: Bruce Robinson
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Thank You for Smoking
Katie Holmes, Robert Duvall
Released: 2006
Directed by: Jason Reitman
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Suspect Zero
Ben Kingsley, Carrie-Anne Moss
Released: 2004
Directed by: E. Elias Merhige
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Neverwas
Ian McKellen, Nick Nolte
Released: 2005
Directed by: Joshua Michael Stern
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The Black Dahlia
Scarlett Johansson, Rose McGowan
Released: 2006
Directed by: Brian De Palma
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Conversations with Other Women
Olivia Wilde, Helena Bonham Carter
Released: 2006
Directed by: Hans Canosa
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Slaughter of the Innocents
Aaron Eckhart, Kevin Sorbo
Released: 1994
Directed by: James Glickenhaus
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The Wicker Man
Nicolas Cage, James Franco
Released: 2006
Directed by: Neil LaBute
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No Reservations
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Zoë Kravitz
Released: 2007
Directed by: Scott Hicks
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Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
John Krasinski, Aaron Eckhart
Released: 2007
Directed by: Richard E. Robbins
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Thursday
Mickey Rourke, Paulina Porizkova
Released: 1998
Directed by: Skip Woods
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Rabbit Hole
Nicole Kidman, Sandra Oh
Released: 2010
Directed by: John Cameron Mitchell
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The Geography of Hope
Ed Harris, Aaron Eckhart
Released: 2012
Directed by: Neil LaBute
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The Core
Hilary Swank, Stanley Tucci
Released: 2003
Directed by: Jon Amiel
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Towelhead
Maria Bello, Toni Collette
Released: 2007
Directed by: Alan Ball
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In the Company of Men
Aaron Eckhart, Matt Malloy
Released: 1997
Directed by: Neil LaBute
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The Missing
Cate Blanchett, Evan Rachel Wood
Released: 2003
Directed by: Ron Howard
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