- Films
- 21
- Avg rating
- 6.24
- Peak run
- 1999’23
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
John by the numbers
Average
6.24
14 rated films
Vote weighted
6.37
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±1.13
rating spread
Career
41y
1984 to 2024
Total votes
1M
across every film
Best
7.6
Gone Baby Gone
Worst
4.0
King Kong Lives
Newest first
Filmography
| 2024 |  Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F | Chief John Taggart | 6.4 | 88,618 |
| 2023 | All Happy Families | Roy Landry | · | 341 |
| 2023 | Lonesome Soldier | Macroberts | 6.7 | 2,834 |
| 2019 | Once Upon a River | Smoke | · | 309 |
| 2019 | American Christmas | Rob | · | 269 |
| 2017 | The Neighborhood | Matt Krivinsky | 5.8 | 2,721 |
| 2015 | Uncle John | John | 6.2 | 1,837 |
| 2007 |  Gone Baby Gone | Nick Poole | 7.6 | 314K |
| 1999 |  Instinct | Guard Dacks | 6.6 | 35,738 |
| 1999 | Avalanche | Kemp | · | 717 |
| 1998 | Meet the Deedles | Capt. Douglas Pine | 4.2 | 3,378 |
| 1996 | Fast Money | Lt. Diego | · | 723 |
| 1995 | Hidden Assassin | Alex Reed | 5.1 | 2,586 |
| 1994 |  Little Big League | Mac Macnally | 6.2 | 12,586 |
| 1989 | I Want to Go Home | Harry Dempsey | · | 888 |
| 1988 |  Midnight Run | Marvin Dorfler | 7.5 | 106K |
| 1987 |  Beverly Hills Cop II | John Taggart | 6.6 | 149K |
| 1987 |  Some Kind of Wonderful | Cliff Nelson | 7.0 | 38,122 |
| 1986 | King Kong Lives | Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt | 4.0 | 7,584 |
| 1986 | Last Resort | Phil Cocoran | · | 880 |
Better together?
John Ashton's regulars
- Eddie MurphyCo-star · 3 films · 6.80 avg▲+0.70
- Judge ReinholdCo-star · 3 films · 6.80 avg▲+0.80
- Haroula RoseDirector and actor · 2 films
- Martin BrestDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.45 avg▲+1.00
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On John Ashton
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.