What is the best Kevin Costner movie?

Westerns and baseball films, political thrillers and blockbusters — Costner's filmography runs deeper than most people remember. Which one takes the top spot?

1

Dances with Wolves

Costner's 1990 Best Picture winner about a Civil War soldier who bonds with a Lakota Sioux tribe.

2

The Untouchables

Brian De Palma's 1987 crime thriller starring Costner as Eliot Ness hunting Al Capone in Prohibition-era Chicago.

3

Field of Dreams

The beloved 1989 baseball fantasy in which a farmer builds a diamond in his cornfield after hearing a mysterious voice.

4

Bull Durham

Costner's charming 1988 romantic comedy set in minor-league baseball, widely considered the best baseball film ever made.

5

JFK

Oliver Stone's 1991 epic conspiracy thriller in which Costner plays DA Jim Garrison investigating Kennedy's assassination.

6

The Bodyguard

Costner's 1992 blockbuster romantic thriller co-starring Whitney Houston, famous for its iconic soundtrack.

7

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Costner's adventurous 1991 take on the legendary outlaw, one of the highest-grossing films of its year.

8

A Perfect World

Clint Eastwood's 1993 melancholy road drama pairing Costner as a fugitive with a young boy he inadvertently takes hostage.

9

Waterworld

Costner's ambitious 1995 post-apocalyptic action epic set on a flooded future Earth.

10

Open Range

Costner's acclaimed 2003 Western about free-range cattlemen who stand up to a corrupt rancher.

11

Tin Cup

Costner's feel-good 1996 sports comedy about a driving-range pro chasing glory at the US Open.

12

13 Days

Costner's gripping 2000 political thriller dramatizing the Kennedy administration during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

13

For Love of the Game

Costner's 1999 heartfelt sports drama about an aging baseball pitcher reflecting on his career and a lost love.

14

Mr. Brooks

Costner's dark 2007 psychological thriller in which he plays a respected businessman hiding a secret life as a serial killer.

15

Horizon: An American Saga

Costner's sweeping 2024 self-directed Western epic chronicling the settlement of the American frontier.