37 Patrick Swayze Movies & TV Shows, Ranked Best to Worst

This Richard Kelly’s science fiction psychological thriller film is about a troubled high-school student who is frequently visited by Frank, a huge six-foot rabbit, visible only to him. Frank pushes him to carry out a series of dangerous pranks and also tells him that the world will be over in 28 days.

Young federal agent Johnny Utah infiltrates a group of surfers suspected to be The Ex-Presidents, a bank robbery gang which commits crimes donning masks of previous American presidents. Johnny persuades competent female surfer Tyler to teach him to surf and befriends the group's leader Bodhi, but is conflicted about his orders after confirming that they are the criminals.

Sam Wheat, a banker is killed in front of his girlfriend Molly Jensen, a potter, in an apparent mugging gone wrong, arranged by his co-worker Carl Brunner. Now a ghost, only able to communicate through psychic Oda Mae Brown, Sam must bring Carl to justice and save Molly. 

In an Oklahoma town during the mid-1960s, two rival teen gangs, working-class ‘Greasers’ and well-to-do ‘Socials’ are frequently at loggerheads with each other. One night, Socs gang attacks two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, who fight back, killing a Socs member in the scuffle. As they hide in an abandoned church, this incidence leads to a chain of grim events involving all the Greasers.

In a small American suburb, Middletown, apparently random yet interconnected series of incidents involving different sets of people come together at exactly the same time during early hours of night. The unrelated and peculiar stories of 5 different groups of people, though not connected at first, converge to revolve around 2 automobile accidents, both happening at 11:14.  

While spending a summer in a resort in the Catskill Mountains with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman, who is from a privileged background, falls in love with the working class dance instructor Johnny Castle. She goes against her father's wishes to continue her relationship with Johnny and gives a climactic performance with him at the end-of-season talent show.

Keeping Mum is a British black comedy film, which tells the story of a pastor who gets so preoccupied writing the perfect sermon that he becomes completely oblivious to the fact that there are problems in his own house, which includes his sexually dissatisfied wife and his promiscuous teen daughter. 

James Dalton is a professional bouncer, who has been lured away from his job in New York City to take over the security of Double Deuce, a club-cum-bar in Missouri. There he meets Brad Wesley, a local business, who seems to have a strong hold on the town. Trouble starts when Dalton refuses Wesley’s offer to work for him. 

Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson win New York’s ‘Drag Queen’ contest and an entry into National pageant in Hollywood. Taking inexperienced Drag Princess Chi-Chi Rodriguez along, they set out on a road trip to Los Angeles. As their car breaks down in the tiny Midwestern town, Snydersville, they are faced with Sheriff Dollard, a homophobic racist lawman who is out to get them. 

Hasari Pal is an Indian farmer who moves with his family to Calcutta, hoping to start a new life, after losing his farm to a moneylender. He soon meets a doctor named Max, who was assaulted and left lying in the street. Hasan takes him to his district, and they soon become friends.

When Soviet and Cuban paratroopers invade Colorado, a group of teenagers engage in guerilla warfare with the invading forces, having nowhere to escape. 

Colonel Rhodes is a retired officer whose son had gone missing ten years ago. Eventually, he decides to assemble a team, with the help of a wealthy man, hoping that he can find Americans who are held in POW camps in Laos, as he feels that his son might be held in one of them.

This drama film revolves around a former hitman who tries to track down his daughter Jessica, after serving 25 years in prison. Circumstances bring him and three other people together on Christmas Eve.

Dean Youngblood is a young ice hockey player with exceptional skills, and he wants to make a name in the Canadian Junior Hockey circuit. However, problem arise when he meets Carl Racki, a thuggish player, who plays dirty and has injured his teammate and friend, Derek.

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights is a musical romantic drama film which tells the story of Katey and her parents who move to Havana, Cuba, to begin a new life. Katey soon finds herself attracted to a guy named Javier. However, an oncoming revolution completely changes their lives.

Next of Kin is a crime thriller action film which tells the story of Truman, a police officer in Chicago, whose brother is killed by the mob. Therefore, he sets out on a mission to find the killer. Meanwhile, Briar, another one of his brothers, decides to look for the killer on his own.

An ex-convict truck driver takes up a delivery job to support his family, only to discover that the rig is stocked with assault weapons. Things take an ugly turn when he learns that failing to get the job done would put his wife and child’s life in danger.    

Waking Up in Reno is a romantic comedy film which revolves around Candy and Lonnie, who are madly in love with one another. However, problem is that they are both married to different people. Both couples eventually decide to take a vacation together, and they soon hit the road in a brand new SUV. However, when evidence of the affection between Candy and Lonnie start to surface, things get extremely complicated.       

This American comedy musical film is set in a local roller disco rink called Skatetown, U.S.A. in Los Angeles. Released in 1979, the movie features many popular TV stars of the 1960s and 1970s and follows the rivalry of two skaters who eventually become friends.

The Player is an American satirical black comedy film, which tells the story of Hollywood film producer Griffin Mill, who starts receiving threats anonymously. However, he is certain that David, a scriptwriter is behind it. He invites the latter to sort things out, but things take an ugly turn, and he ends up murdering him.