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Chris Cooper

Actor · 68 credits · 42 in highly-rated films

Best known for American Beauty (1999)

Frequent collaborators: Jeff Bridges, Catherine Keener, Tobey Maguire, Allison Janney, Kevin Spacey

Best Chris Cooper movies by genre

Movies (67 total, ranked by score)

  1. American Beauty

    1999 · ★ 8.0 (13,270 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. The Bourne Identity

    2002 · ★ 7.5 (10,312 votes)

    Action, Mystery, Thriller

    2

  3. The Town

    2010 · ★ 7.2 (5,774 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    3

  4. October Sky

    1999 · ★ 7.7 (1,461 votes)

    Drama, History, Family

    4

  5. The Patriot

    2000 · ★ 7.2 (4,447 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    5

  6. Adaptation.

    2002 · ★ 7.3 (2,816 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Drama

    6

  7. Cars 3

    2017 · ★ 6.9 (6,538 votes)

    Animation, Drama, Family

    7

  8. This Boy's Life

    1993 · ★ 7.1 (1,107 votes)

    Drama

    8

  9. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

    2019 · ★ 7.0 (1,792 votes)

    History, Family, Drama

    9

  10. Demolition

    2016 · ★ 6.9 (2,588 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    10

  11. Remember Me

    2010 · ★ 7.1 (3,780 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    11

  12. Interstate 60

    2002 · ★ 7.4 (787 votes)

    Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

    12

  13. Me, Myself & Irene

    2000 · ★ 6.6 (4,331 votes)

    Comedy

    13

  14. Seabiscuit

    2003 · ★ 7.1 (952 votes)

    Drama, History

    14

  15. The Kingdom

    2007 · ★ 6.7 (1,873 votes)

    Thriller, Action, Drama

    15

  16. Capote

    2005 · ★ 7.0 (1,672 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    16

  17. The Muppets

    2011 · ★ 6.7 (1,727 votes)

    Comedy, Family, Music

    17

  18. Lone Star

    1996 · ★ 7.0 (423 votes)

    Drama, Mystery, Western

    18

  19. August: Osage County

    2013 · ★ 6.9 (1,602 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    19

  20. Jarhead

    2005 · ★ 6.7 (3,211 votes)

    Drama, War

    20

  21. The History of Sound

    2025 · ★ 6.9 (136 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Music

    21

  22. Great Expectations

    1998 · ★ 6.6 (707 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    22

  23. Where the Wild Things Are

    2009 · ★ 6.5 (2,056 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Family

    23

  24. The Horse Whisperer

    1998 · ★ 6.9 (1,199 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Romance

    24

  25. Matewan

    1987 · ★ 7.4 (133 votes)

    Drama, History

    25

  26. Boston Strangler

    2023 · ★ 6.6 (859 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, Thriller

    26

  27. Guilty by Suspicion

    1991 · ★ 6.5 (198 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    27

  28. The Company Men

    2010 · ★ 6.5 (822 votes)

    Drama

    28

  29. Syriana

    2005 · ★ 6.4 (1,507 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    29

  30. Fastball

    2016 · ★ 7.1 (51 votes)

    Documentary

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.