The Best Gene Simmons Movies

Updated June 11, 2019 1.1k votes 138 voters 20.8k views30 items

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

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

This list includes Extract, Fuse Fest: Voodoo 2009 and more films.

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Kiss: Konfidential & X-Treme Close Up
Gene Simmons
Released: 1975
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Kiss: Exposed
Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley
Released: 2002
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The Runaway
Kirstie Alley, Tom Selleck
Released: 2000
Directed by: Michael Crichton, Arthur Allan Seidelman
Runaway is a 1984 science fiction action film starring Tom Selleck, Gene Simmons, Cynthia Rhodes and features Kirstie Alley in one of her early roles.... more
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Never Too Young to Die
Gene Simmons, John Stamos
Released: 1986
Directed by: Gil Bettman
Never Too Young To Die is a 1986 B movie, starring John Stamos as Lance Stargrove, a young man who, with the help of secret-agent Danja Deering must avenge the death of his secret-agent father at the... more
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Extract
Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck
Released: 2009
Directed by: Mike Judge
Extract is a 2009 American comedy film written and directed by Mike Judge. The film stars Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, Dustin Milligan, J. K. Simmons, and Ben Affleck. This was said to be... more
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Kiss Loves You
Gene Simmons, Sebastian Bach
Released: 2007
Directed by: Jim Heneghan
Ten years in the making, KISS Loves You is a film that began back in 1994 when the band KISS was at a career low and KISS fans around the world were starting tribute bands, uniting at unofficial KISS... more
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Detroit Rock City
Emmanuelle Chriqui, Edward Furlong
Released: 1999
Directed by: Adam Rifkin
Detroit Rock City is a 1999 American comedy film directed by Adam Rifkin and written by Carl V. Dupré. It tells of four teenage boys in a KISS cover band who try to see their idols in concert in... more
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Kiss: The Second Coming
Gene Simmons, Dimebag Darrell
Released: 1998
Directed by: Tommy Thayer
The Second Coming is a documentary video collection released by the band Kiss in 1998. The video is focused around the reunion of the original Kiss line-up and subsequent Alive/Worldwide Tour tour,... more
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At Any Cost
James Franco, Gene Simmons
Released: 2000
Directed by: Charles Winkler
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Wanted: Dead or Alive
Gene Simmons, Rutger Hauer
Released: 1987
Directed by: Gary Sherman
Wanted: Dead or Alive is a 1987 film directed by Gary Sherman and starring Rutger Hauer as Nick Randall, the descendant of the character Josh Randall, played by Steve McQueen in the 1958 television... more

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Kiss: You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best! Unauthorized
Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley
Released: 2003
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Kiss: Resurrection
Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley
Released: 2008
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Trick or Treat
Ozzy Osbourne, Gene Simmons
Released: 1986
Directed by: Charles Martin Smith
Trick or Treat is a 1986 horror film by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, starring Marc Price, Tony Fields, and Lisa Orgolini, with special appearances by Gene Simmons and Ozzy Osbourne.... more
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Detroit Metal City
Gene Simmons, Masami Nagasawa
Released: 2008
Directed by: Toshio Lee
Detroit Metal City is a vulgar comedy manga series by Kiminori Wakasugi, serialized in Young Animal from 2005 to 2010. An anime OVA series, twelve episodes of approximately 13 minutes each, was... more
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Wish You Were Dead
Christopher Lloyd, Gene Simmons
Released: 2002
Directed by: Valerie McCaffrey
Wish You Were Dead is a crime comedy about two femme fatales fighting over one man in a back-stabbing, money-grabbing, insurance-hustling, double-dealing, two-timing caper.... more
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The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
Ozzy Osbourne, Gene Simmons
Released: 1988
Directed by: Penelope Spheeris
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years is a documentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris about the Los Angeles heavy metal scene from 1986 to 1988. It is the second film of a... more
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My First Mister
John Goodman, Pauley Perrette
Released: 2001
Directed by: Christine Lahti
My First Mister is a 2001 film written by Jill Franklyn and directed by Christine Lahti. The film is the story of an alienated teen who forms an unlikely friendship with a lonely clothing store... more
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KISS: Rock and Roll Legends
Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley
Released: 2001
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Rockin' the Corps
Ted Nugent, Gene Simmons
Released: 2005
Directed by: Daniel Catullo, Lawrence Jordan
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KISS: Live in Las Vegas
Gene Simmons
Released: 2002

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The New Guy
Zooey Deschanel, Eliza Dushku
Released: 2002
Directed by: Ed Decter
The New Guy is a 2002 American teen comedy film directed by Ed Decter. The film tells the story of high school loser Dizzy Gillespie Harrison. Dizzy is an unpopular, high school band geek going... more
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Expecting Mary
Gene Simmons, Cybill Shepherd
Released: 2012
Directed by: Dan Gordon
Expecting Mary is a 2010 comedy-drama film starring Elliott Gould, Linda Gray, Lainie Kazan, Cloris Leachman, Della Reese, Olesya Rulin, Cybill Shepherd, Gene Simmons, and Fred Willard. It was... more
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KISS: Live at the Sydney Showgrounds
Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley
Released: 1980
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KISS: Immortals
Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley
Released: 1992
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Kiss: Krazy Killer
Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley
Released: 1994