Gerard Butler Movies Ranked: His 30 Best Films and How to Watch Them Right Now

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Throughout his career, Gerard Butler has played a variety of interesting characters. From Leonidas I to Erik (a.k.a The Phantom), you can find a complete breakdown of his best movies and where to watch them all with this guide.

What are Gerard Butler's best movies?

Butler is best known for his role as King Leonidas in the epic Zack Snyder adaptation of the graphic novel, 300 – which still stands up as one of the actor's greatest performances. The film earned a whopping $456 million worldwide on a $65 million budget and solidified Butler’s place as one of Hollywood’s leading action stars. Butler also gained hard-earned recognition for his lead role in the Joel Schumacher's 2004 adaptation of the iconic stage production, The Phantom of the Opera, which paired him with Emmy Rossum.

Following 300, he continued to diversify his acting portfolio with roles in P.S. I Love You, Nim’s Island, The Ugly Truth and the animated fantasy, How to Train Your Dragon trilogy. He remained a dedicated force in the action genre with Gamer, Law Abiding Citizen, the Has Fallen series, Geostorm, Greenland and Plane.

However, the Scottish actor also took on several supporting roles from the late 1990s into the 2000s you might have missed. These include appearances in 1997's Mrs. Brown with Dame Judi Dench, the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies, and Dracula 2000. He also joined Angelina Jolie in 2003’s Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, the sequel to the 2001 film adaptation of the popular video game character that went on to earn over $160 million at the worldwide box office.

Where can I watch Gerard Butler movies online?

Whether you want to stream 300 online faster than you can scream "This. Is. Sparta!", or looking forward to Butler's powerful performance in The Phantom of the Opera, we've got you covered with a complete streaming guide. Below you'll find viewing options for Gerard Butler's best movies – including offers to buy, rent and stream on all major streaming services in the United States.

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  1. Coriolanus

    Coriolanus

    2011

    #1

    Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protecting Rome from its enemies. Pushed by his ambitious mother to seek the position of consul, Coriolanus is at odds with the masses and unpopular with certain colleagues. When a riot results in his expulsion from Rome, Coriolanus seeks out his sworn enemy, Tullus Aufidius. Together, the pair vow to destroy the great city.

  2. 300

    300

    2007

    #2

    Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.

  3. Mrs Brown

    Mrs Brown

    1997

    #3

    When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John Brown. But their relationship also brings scandal and turmoil to the monarchy.

  4. How to Train Your Dragon

    #4

    A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.

  5. How to Train Your Dragon 2

    #5

    Five years have passed since Hiccup and Toothless united the dragons and Vikings of Berk. Now, they spend their time charting unmapped territories. During one of their adventures, the pair discover a secret cave that houses hundreds of wild dragons -- and a mysterious dragon rider who turns out to be Hiccup's mother, Valka. Hiccup and Toothless then find themselves at the center of a battle to protect Berk from a power-hungry warrior named Drago.

  6. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

    #6

    As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind.

  7. Copshop

    Copshop

    2021

    #7

    On the run from a lethal assassin, a wily con artist devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station. However, when the hit man turns up at the precinct, an unsuspecting rookie cop finds herself caught in the crosshairs.

  8. The Phantom of the Opera

    #8

    Deformed since birth, a bitter man known only as The Phantom lives in the sewers underneath the Paris Opera House. He falls in love with the obscure chorus singer Christine, and privately tutors her while terrorizing the rest of the crew.

  9. Dear Frankie

    Dear Frankie

    2004

    #9

    Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father, telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress around the globe, he discovers that it is due to dock in his hometown. With the real HMS Accra arriving in only a fortnight, Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth or finding the perfect stranger to play Frankie's father for just one day...

  10. The Vanishing

    The Vanishing

    1988

    #10

    Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation. They stop at a busy service station and Saskia is abducted. After three years and no sign of Saskia, Rex begins receiving letters from the abductor.

  11. Greenland

    Greenland

    2020

    #11

    John Garrity, his estranged wife and their young son embark on a perilous journey to find sanctuary as a planet-killing comet hurtles toward Earth. Amid terrifying accounts of cities getting levelled, the Garritys experience the best and worst in humanity. As the countdown to the global apocalypse approaches zero, their incredible trek culminates in a desperate and last-minute flight to a possible safe haven.

  12. RocknRolla

    RocknRolla

    2008

    #12

    When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and Johnny Quid, a druggie rock-star, try to claim their slice.

  13. Plane

    Plane

    2023

    #13

    After a heroic job of successfully landing his storm-damaged aircraft in a war zone, a fearless pilot finds himself between the agendas of multiple militias planning to take the plane and its passengers hostage.

  14. The Cherry Orchard

    #14

    Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled aging aristocratic lady, who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial, she continues living in the past, deluding herself and her family, while the beautiful cherry trees are being axed down by the re-possessor Lopakhin (Teale), her former serf, who has his own agenda.

  15. Nim's Island

    Nim's Island

    2008

    #15

    A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.

  16. Olympus Has Fallen

    Olympus Has Fallen

    2013

    #16

    When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.

  17. Harrison's Flowers

    #17

    1991. Harrison Lloyd, a renowned photojournalist covering the war in Yugoslavia, is reported missing. Sarah, his wife, convinced that he is not dead, decides to go to Bosnia to find him.

  18. Beowulf & Grendel

    Beowulf & Grendel

    2005

    #18

    The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Heads will roll. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar, the much respected Lord of the Danes, Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to rid a village of the marauding monster.

  19. Reign of Fire

    Reign of Fire

    2002

    #19

    In post-apocalyptic England, an American volunteer and a British survivor team up to fight off a brood of fire-breathing dragons seeking to return to global dominance after centuries of rest underground. The Brit -- leading a clan of survivors to hunt down the King of the Dragons -- has much at stake: His mother was killed by a dragon, but his love is still alive.

  20. Den of Thieves

    Den of Thieves

    2018

    #20

    A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.