The Best John Heard Movies

Updated September 23, 2019 1.0k votes 97 voters 8.7k views73 items

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

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

List contains films like Waterland and Freak Weather.

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Home Alone
Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci
Released: 1990
Directed by: Chris Columbus
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The Pelican Brief
Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington
Released: 1993
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
The Pelican Brief is a 1993 legal thriller based on the novel of the same name by John Grisham. Directed by Alan J. Pakula, the film stars Julia Roberts in the role of young law student Darby Shaw... more
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Awakenings
Robert De Niro, Robin Williams
Released: 1990
Directed by: Penny Marshall
Awakenings is a 1990 American drama film based on Oliver Sacks' 1973 memoir of the same title. It tells the true story of British neurologist Oliver Sacks, fictionalized as American Malcolm Sayer,... more
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Chilly Scenes of Winter
Peter Riegert, Gloria Grahame
Released: 1979
Directed by: Joan Micklin Silver
Chilly Scenes of Winter is a 1979 romantic comedy film, written and directed by Joan Micklin Silver. The film is an adaptation of the 1976 novel Chilly Scenes of Winter by Ann Beattie.... more
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Beaches
Bette Midler, Mayim Bialik
Released: 1988
Directed by: Garry Marshall
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Donald Trump, Macaulay Culkin
Released: 1992
Directed by: Chris Columbus
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The Trip to Bountiful
Rebecca De Mornay, Geraldine Page
Released: 1985
Directed by: Peter Masterson
The Trip to Bountiful is a 1985 film starring Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford and Rebecca De Mornay. Geraldine Page won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her... more
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Cutter's Way
Jeff Bridges, John Heard
Released: 1981
Directed by: Ivan Passer
Cutter's Way is a 1981 thriller directed by Ivan Passer. The film stars Jeff Bridges, John Heard, and Lisa Eichhorn. The screenplay was by Jeffrey Alan Fiskin, based on the novel Cutter and Bone by... more
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After Hours
Martin Scorsese, Teri Garr
Released: 1985
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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Betrayed
Tom Berenger, Debra Winger
Released: 1988
Directed by: Costa-Gavras
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My Fellow Americans
Lauren Bacall, Dan Aykroyd
Released: 1996
Directed by: Peter Segal
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The Seventh Sign
Demi Moore, Michael Biehn
Released: 1988
Directed by: Carl Schultz
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White Chicks
Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans
Released: 2004
Directed by: Keenen Ivory Wayans
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Radio Flyer
Tom Hanks, Elijah Wood
Released: 1992
Directed by: Richard Donner, David M. Evans
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First Love
Susan Dey, Beverly DAngelo
Released: 1977
Directed by: Joan Darling
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The Chumscrubber
Ralph Fiennes, Camilla Belle
Released: 2005
Directed by: Arie Posin
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The Scarlet Letter
John Heard, Meg Foster
Released: 1979
Directed by: Rick Hauser
The Scarlet Letter is a 1979 miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Nathaniel Hawthorne: it aired on WGBH from March 3, 1979 to March 24, 1979. The series is four episodes long, 60 minutes... more
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Before and After
Meryl Streep, Liam Neeson
Released: 1996
Directed by: Barbet Schroeder
Before and After is a 1996 film based on the 1992 novel of the same title by American writer Rosellen Brown. The movie was directed by Barbet Schroeder and starred Meryl Streep as Dr. Carolyn Ryan,... more
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The Great Debaters
Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker
Released: 2007
Directed by: Denzel Washington
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Deceived
Goldie Hawn, John Heard
Released: 1991
Directed by: Damian Harris
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Big
Tom Hanks, Jon Lovitz
Released: 1988
Directed by: Penny Marshall
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Rambling Rose
Robert Duvall, Laura Dern
Released: 1991
Directed by: Martha Coolidge
Rambling Rose is a 1991 American drama film set in Georgia during the Great Depression starring Laura Dern and Robert Duvall in leading roles with Lukas Haas, John Heard and Diane Ladd in supporting... more
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Heaven Help Us
Patrick Dempsey, Donald Sutherland
Released: 1985
Directed by: Michael Dinner
Heaven Help Us is a 1985 comedy-drama film starring Andrew McCarthy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kevin Dillon, Donald Sutherland, Wallace Shawn, Stephen Geoffreys, John Heard, and Patrick Dempsey.... more
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The Package
Tommy Lee Jones, Gene Hackman
Released: 1989
Directed by: Andrew Davis
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One Eight Seven
Samuel L. Jackson, Method Man
Released: 1997
Directed by: Kevin Reynolds
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