Best Sean Astin Movies, Ranked
Sean Astin's best films, ranked by the people who watched them rather than by box office. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King leads at 8.5, with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers close behind. The list runs from 1985 to 2025 and covers the roles actually worth seeking out.
30 titles · average score 6.7 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
★ 8.5 · 27,105 ratingsAs armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the…
- 2
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
★ 8.4 · 28,115 ratingsYoung hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to…
- 3
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
★ 8.4 · 24,367 ratingsFrodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard…
- 4
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)
★ 8.2 · 1,609 ratingsEarth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes. Now the remaining bastions of good – the Justice League, Teen Titans, Suicide…
- 5
The Goonies (1985)
★ 7.5 · 6,345 ratingsYoung teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. However, on their quest to find the treasure, they run into a family of…
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How this list is ranked
Ranked by average audience score across Sean Astin's screen credits, with anything under 150 ratings filtered out so a single obscure short can't outrank a career-defining film. Updated daily from TMDB.
Frequently asked questions
What is Sean Astin's best movie?
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), rated 8.5 by 27K viewers — the highest-scoring film they appear in. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers come next.
How many Sean Astin movies are listed here?
30, spanning 1985 to 2025. Credits with fewer than 150 ratings are left out so the ranking is not skewed by obscure or uncredited work.
Is this list updated?
Yes — it rebuilds every day from TMDB, so newly released movies appear as soon as enough people have rated them. You do not need an account to browse it, and there is no paywall on anything at MovieAI.