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The Best Ricky Schroder Movies

Updated September 24, 2019 1.0k votes 280 voters 22.9k views27 items

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

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

This list below has a variety of films in it, from A Reason to Live to Detention: The Siege at Johnson High.

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The Andromeda Strain
Viola Davis, Christa Miller
Released: 2008
Directed by: Mikael Salomon
The Andromeda Strain is a 2008 science fiction miniseries, based on the novel of the same name published in 1969 by Michael Crichton about a team of scientists who investigate a deadly disease of... more
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Lonesome Dove
Anjelica Huston, Timothy Scott
Released: 1989
Directed by: Simon Wincer
Lonesome Dove is a 1989 American epic Western adventure television miniseries directed by Simon Wincer. It is a four part adaptation of the 1985 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Larry... more
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The Champ
Faye Dunaway, Jon Voight
Released: 1979
Directed by: Franco Zeffirelli
The Champ is a 1979 remake, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, of the 1931 Academy Award-winning film of the same name which was directed by King Vidor. It stars Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, and Ricky... more
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Return to Lonesome Dove
Ricky Schroder
Released: 1993
Directed by: Mike Robe
Return to Lonesome Dove, written by John Wilder, is a TV miniseries involving characters created in Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning western novel Lonesome Dove first aired November 14–17,... more
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Across the Tracks
Brad Pitt, Ricky Schroder
Released: 1991
Directed by: Sandy Tung
Across the Tracks is a 1991 American independent film drama about track and field. It was directed and written by Sandy Tung.... more
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Blood Done Sign My Name
Ricky Schroder, Michael Rooker
Released: 2010
Directed by: Jeb Stuart
Blood Done Sign My Name is 2010 drama film written and directed by Jeb Stuart.... more
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Out on the Edge
Richard Jenkins, Kelli Williams
Released: 1989
Directed by: John Pasquin
Out on the Edge is a 1989 film directed by John Pasquin.... more
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Too Young the Hero
Mary-Louise Parker, Ricky Schroder
Released: 1988
Directed by: Buzz Kulik
Too Young the Hero is a 1988 television movie starring Rick Schroder. It premiered on CBS on March 27, 1988. The film tells the true story of a 12-year old boy who forges his mother's signature to... more
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Black Cloud
Tim McGraw, Ricky Schroder
Released: 2004
Directed by: Ricky Schroder
Black Cloud is a 2004 American film directed and written by Rick Schroder.... more
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
Patrick Stewart, Alec Guinness
Released: 1980
Directed by: Jack Gold
Little Lord Fauntleroy is a 1980 film directed by Jack Gold.... more

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There Goes My Baby
Mark Ruffalo, Anne Archer
Released: 1994
Directed by: Floyd Mutrux
There Goes My Baby is a 1994 coming-of-age film written and directed by Floyd Mutrux and starring Dermot Mulroney, Rick Schroder, Noah Wyle, Lucy Deakins, and Kelli Williams. Told from the point of... more
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Ebenezer
Jack Palance, Ricky Schroder
Released: 1997
Directed by: Ken Jubenvill
Ebenezer is a 1998 Canadian television production re-telling of Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol with Jack Palance giving a performance as Ebenezer Scrooge, á la Western genre. Palance,... more
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The Earthling
William Holden, Ricky Schroder
Released: 1980
Directed by: Peter Collinson
The Earthling is a drama film starring William Holden and Ricky Schroder. It was filmed in 1979 in Australia, and released there in 1980. Peter Collinson directed this film and died of cancer shortly... more
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Consequence
Ricky Schroder, Lola Glaudini
Released: 2003
Directed by: Anthony Hickox
Consequence is a 2003 film directed by Anthony Hickox....
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Detention: The Siege at Johnson High
Henry Winkler, Freddie Prinze
Released: 1997
Directed by: Michael W. Watkins
Detention: The Siege at Johnson High is a 1997 drama thriller TV-movie based on the 1992 Lindhurst High School shooting and siege that resulted in the death of four people. The film was written by... more
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Murder at Devil's Glen
Tara Reid, Ricky Schroder
Released: 1999
Directed by: Paul Shapiro
Murder at Devil's Glen is a 1999 drama thriller film written by Eric Harlacher and directed by Paul Shapiro....
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Poolhall Junkies
Christopher Walken, Rod Steiger
Released: 2002
Directed by: Mars Callahan
Poolhall Junkies is a 2002 drama thriller film written, starring and directed by Mars Callahan. The film also stars Alison Eastwood, Michael Rosenbaum, Rick Schroder, Rod Steiger, Chazz Palminteri,... more
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Face of Terror
Eric Balfour, Ricky Schroder
Released: 2004
Directed by: Bryan Goeres
Face of Terror is a 2004 action-drama film directed by Bryan Goeres....
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Journey to the Center of the Earth
Peter Fonda, Victoria Pratt
Released: 2008
Directed by: T.J. Scott
Journey to the Center of the Earth is a 2008 television film shot on location in and around Vancouver in the summer of 2007. It is very loosely based on the novel of the same name by Jules Verne. It... more
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14 Hours
Kris Kristofferson, JoBeth Williams
Released: 2005
Directed by: Gregg Champion
14 Hours is a 2005 medical emergency docudrama produced for the TNT Network and starring JoBeth Williams. The film was set in Houston, Texas and filmed in Vancouver, Canada. Based on true-life events... more

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The Lost Battalion
Ricky Schroder, Jay Rodan
Released: 2001
Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
The Lost Battalion is a true 2001 made-for-television film about the Lost Battalion of World War I, which was cut off and surrounded by German forces in the Argonne Forest during the Meuse-Argonne... more
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A Son's Promise
Stephen Dorff, Ricky Schroder
Released: 1990
Directed by: John Korty
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Crimson Tide
Denzel Washington, Viggo Mortensen
Released: 1995
Directed by: Tony Scott
Crimson Tide is a 1995 American submarine film directed by Tony Scott. On a U.S. nuclear missile sub, a young First Officer (Denzel Washington) stages a mutiny, to prevent his trigger happy Captain... more
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The Stranger Within
Kate Jackson, Ricky Schroder
Released: 1990
Directed by: Tom Holland
The Stranger Within is a 1990 made-for-TV thriller film directed by Tom Holland, and starring Rick Schroder and Kate Jackson.... more
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A Reason to Live
Peter Fonda, Ricky Schroder
Released: 1985
Directed by: Peter Levin
A Reason to Live is a 1985 television film directed by Peter Levin.... more