Gerard Butler Movies, Ranked

Disaster Dad Division

16 films, ranked on my own star ratings by Arwin Edward Bagaslao. Updated 2026-09-09.

My Gerard Butler ranking from watched films: disaster survival, shouting-as-therapy, action-dad loyalty, and movies built like stress balls with explosions. Ranked by stars first, then by rewatch pull, emotional clarity, performance impact,

1. 1
   How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

   ★★★★½

   Watched it twice, once in a regular cinema for the story and again in IMAX for the visuals.

2. 2
   Angel Has Fallen (2019)

   ★★★★½
3. 3
   London Has Fallen (2016)

   ★★★★½
4. 4
   Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

   ★★★★
5. 5
   How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

   ★★★★
6. 6
   How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

   ★★★★
7. 7
   300 (2006)

   ★★★½
8. 8
   Greenland (2020)

   ★★★½
9. 9
   Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003)

   ★★★½
10. 10
    Den of Thieves (2018)

    ★★★½
11. 11
    Kandahar (2023)

    ★★★½

    This movie is a solid cat and mouse war thriller elevated by strong cinematography and tension driven action.

12. 12
    Geostorm (2017)

    ★★★
13. 13
    How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

    ★★★
14. 14
    Gods of Egypt (2016)

    ★★★
15. 15
    Greenland 2: Migration (2026)

    ★★½

    A dark, atmosphere driven disaster film that leans more on mood than spectacle.

16. 16
    In the Hand of Dante (2025)

    ★★

    My main issue is that the movie is extremely poetic and metaphorically dense.