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The Best Ethan Hawke Movies

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List of the best Ethan Hawke movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Ethan Hawke'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 Ethan Hawke movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Ethan Hawke movies will be at the top of the list. Ethan Hawke has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Ethan Hawke movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Ethan Hawke films to end the squabble once and for all.

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

This list is made up of films like Training Day and Brooklyn's Finest.

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Reality Bites
Winona Ryder, Renée Zellweger
Reality Bites is a 1994 romantic comedy-drama film written by Helen Childress and directed by... more
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#506 of 1,139 The Absolute Funniest Movies Of All Time#228 of 306 The Best Ensemble Movies
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Dead Poets Society
Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke
Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American drama film written by Tom Schulman, directed by Peter... more
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#42 of 246 The Best Rainy Day Movies#198 of 1,506 The Most Rewatchable Movies
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Gattaca
Uma Thurman, Jude Law
Gattaca is a 1997 American science fiction film written and directed by Andrew Niccol. It... more
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'Gattaca' Is An Underrated '90s Classic That NASA Called The Most Plausible Sci-Fi Film Of All Time#100 of 230 The Best Psychological Thrillers of All Time
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Before Sunrise
Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
Before Sunrise is a 1995 American romantic drama film directed by Richard Linklater and... more
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#109 of 126 The Greatest Date Movies Of All Time#334 of 372 'Old' Movies Every Young Person Needs To Watch In Their Lifetime
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Training Day
Eva Mendes, Snoop Dogg
Training Day is a 2001 American thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua, written by David... more
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Before Sunset
Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
Before Sunset is a 2004 American romantic drama film, the sequel to Before Sunrise. Like its... more
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#14 of 32 The Best Movies That Take Place in Real Time#72 of 89 The Greatest Guilty Pleasure Romance Movies
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Boyhood
Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette
Boyhood is a 2014 American independent coming-of-age drama film, written and directed by... more
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A Midnight Clear
Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise
A Midnight Clear is a 1992 American war film directed by former actor Keith Gordon with an... more
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White Fang
Ethan Hawke, James Remar
White Fang is a 1991 American adventure film directed by Randal Kleiser, starring Ethan Hawke,... more
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#86 of 95 The Best Film Adaptations Of Young Adult Novels#26 of 109 The Best Disney Live-Action Movies
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Marisa Tomei, Ethan Hawke
This film is a 2007 drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. The film was written by Kelly... more
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Alive
John Malkovich, Ethan Hawke
Alive is a 1993 American biographical survival drama film based upon Piers Paul Read's 1974... more
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#29 of 318 The Greatest Disaster Movies of All Time#12 of 37 The Best Snowy Thriller Movies, Ranked
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Great Expectations
Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert De Niro
Great Expectations is a 1998 contemporary film adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel of the... more
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First Reformed
Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried
First Reformed is a 2017 American drama thriller film directed by Paul Schrader. Grieving over... more

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Tape
Uma Thurman, Ethan Hawke
Tape is a 2001 American camcorder drama film directed by Richard Linklater and written by... more
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What Doesn't Kill You
Amanda Peet, Mark Ruffalo
What Doesn't Kill You is a 2008 film directed by Brian Goodman.... more
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New York, I Love You
Natalie Portman, Blake Lively
New York, I Love You is a 2008 American romantic comedy-drama anthology consisting of eleven... more
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Fast Food Nation
Avril Lavigne, Bruce Willis
Fast Food Nation is a 2006 American-British comedy-drama film directed by Richard Linklater.... more
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Staten Island
Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio
Staten Island is a 2009 crime film written and directed by James DeMonaco in his directorial... more
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Juliet, Naked
Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke
Juliet, Naked is a 2018 British-American comedy-drama film directed by Jesse Peretz, based on... more
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Sinister
Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio
Sinister is a 2012 supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and written by... more
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#35 of 713 The Best Horror Movies Of All Time#11 of 157 The Best and Scariest Psychological Thrillers of All Time
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Lion's Den
Ethan Hawke, Dylan Kussman
Lion's Den is a 1988 short film directed by Bryan Singer and editor/composer John Ottman. It... more
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The Woman in the Fifth
Ethan Hawke, Kristin Scott Thomas
The Woman in the Fifth is a 2011 French-British-Polish drama film directed and written by... more
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Quiz Show
Ralph Fiennes, Martin Scorsese
Quiz Show is a 1994 American historical drama film produced and directed by Robert Redford,... more
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The Hottest State
Michelle Williams, Alexandra Daddario
The Hottest State is a 2006 drama film directed and written by Ethan Hawke, which he based on... more
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Tesla
Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson
Tesla is a 2020 American biographical drama film directed by Michael Almereyda. A stylistic... more

First Reformed

Staten Island

Juliet, Naked

Lion's Den