Tom Clancy's literary character Jack Ryan has appeared in several film and television projects over the years and has been played by such actors as Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, Chris Pine, and John Krasinski.
The first movie based on the TV series ‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan’ starring Krasinski, entitled ‘Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War’, premieres on Prime Video May 20th.
In honor the new film, Moviefone is counting down and ranking every Jack Ryan movies and TV show ever made.
Let's begin!
7. 'The Sum of All Fears' (2002)
When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot (Morgan Freeman) recruits a young analyst (Ben Affleck) to supply insight and advice on the situation. Then the unthinkable happens: a nuclear bomb explodes in a U.S. city, and America is quick to blame the Russians.
6. 'Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit' (2014)
Jack Ryan (Chris Pine), as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.
5. 'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan' (2018-2023)
When CIA analyst Jack Ryan (John Krasinski) stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a rising terrorist figurehead preparing for a massive attack against the US and her allies.
4. 'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War' (2026)
When an international covert mission unravels a deadly conspiracy, Jack Ryan (John Krasinski) is forced back into the world of espionage to confront a rogue black-ops unit.
3. 'Patriot Games' (1992)
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
2. 'Clear and Present Danger' (1994)
CIA Analyst Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.
1. 'The Hunt for Red October' (1990)
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius (Sean Connery). The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. A lone CIA analyst (Alec Baldwin) has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find him, too. The hunt is on!
