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While he was a known for his novels ranging from "Red Storm Rising" to "Rainbow Six," some of his most popular works from his "Jack Ryan" series were also turned into successful box office hits throughout the '90s and early 2000s.
Granted - there aren't a lot of them - but every was a box office success. And they're all movies you're likely to have seen.
In honor of the author's legacy, we've pulled ratings from both film sites IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes to rank his four films.
4. "The Sum of All Fears"ParamountRelease Date: May 31, 2002Box Office: $193.9 million worldwideProduction Budget: $68 million IMDB rating: 6.3/10Rotten Tomatoes: 59% / 51%*The thriller may be one of Clancy's highest-grossing films in theaters and starred Ben Affleck and Morgan Freeman, but critics and audiences agreed it wasn't their favorite adaptation.3. "Patriot Games" ParamountRelease Date: June 5, 1992Box Office: $178 million worldwideProduction Budget: $45 millionIMDB rating: 6.8/10Rotten Tomatoes: 74% / 69%The sequel to "The Hunt for Red October" didn't go over as well, probably because for one thing there were different actors in the lead roles. Harrison Ford took over as Clancy's beloved Jack Ryan character.2. "Clear and Present Danger" ParamountRelease Date: August 5, 1994Box Office: $215.9 million worldwideProduction Budget: $62 millionIMDB rating: 6.8/10Rotten Tomatoes: 82% / 69%Ford returns as the CIA's Acting Deputy Director Jack Ryan going after a Colombian drug cartel with the help of Willem Dafoe. 1. "The Hunt for Red October"ParamountRelease date: March 2, 1990 Box Office: $200.5 million worldwideProduction Budget: $30 millionIMDB rating: 7.6/10Rotten Tomatoes:95% / 84%Who didn't love watching Alec Baldwin go after Sean Connery as he set course toward America in a Soviet submarine?In 1990, it was one of the top grossing films of the year. Roger Ebert called the "The Hunt for Red October" "a skillful, efficient film."Also worth noting: "NetForce"Not an actual movie, but instead a made-for-TV movie that's based on an entire series of books from the late '90s and 2000s. The thriller, which aired on ABC, followed an FBI division that tracked down Internet crime. Pretty relevant to today.*Scores denote critic and audience scores
