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Cuba Gooding Jr.

Actor · 58 credits · 42 in highly-rated films

Best known for American Gangster (2007)

Frequent collaborators: Sarah Ann Schultz, Laurence Fishburne, Regina King

Best Cuba Gooding Jr. movies by genre

Movies (57 total, ranked by score)

  1. American Gangster

    2007 · ★ 7.6 (6,171 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    1

  2. Boyz n the Hood

    1991 · ★ 7.6 (2,319 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    2

  3. As Good as It Gets

    1997 · ★ 7.4 (4,191 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    3

  4. What Dreams May Come

    1998 · ★ 7.2 (2,591 votes)

    Drama, Fantasy, Romance

    4

  5. The Butler

    2013 · ★ 7.3 (3,066 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. Jerry Maguire

    1996 · ★ 7.0 (3,832 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    6

  7. Gladiator

    1992 · ★ 7.6 (414 votes)

    Drama

    7

  8. Radio

    2003 · ★ 7.3 (881 votes)

    Drama

    8

  9. Outbreak

    1995 · ★ 6.6 (2,551 votes)

    Action, Drama, Science Fiction

    9

  10. The Tuskegee Airmen

    1995 · ★ 7.1 (136 votes)

    War, History, Drama

    10

  11. Rat Race

    2001 · ★ 6.3 (2,030 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy

    11

  12. Instinct

    1999 · ★ 6.5 (660 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    12

  13. Home on the Range

    2004 · ★ 6.1 (2,197 votes)

    Animation, Family

    13

  14. Judgment Night

    1993 · ★ 6.5 (385 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    14

  15. Red Tails

    2012 · ★ 6.7 (722 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    15

  16. Atlas King

    2026 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Thriller

    16

  17. A Line of Fire

    2025 · ★ 5.8 (85 votes)

    Action, Thriller

    17

  18. Snow Dogs

    2002 · ★ 5.6 (791 votes)

    Comedy, Family, Adventure

    18

  19. Freedom

    2014 · ★ 5.5 (27 votes)

    Drama, Music

    19

  20. Norbit

    2007 · ★ 5.7 (2,656 votes)

    Comedy

    20

  21. The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

    2011

    Documentary

    21

  22. The Hit List

    2011 · ★ 6.0 (294 votes)

    Action, Thriller

    22

  23. The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends

    2007 · ★ 6.2 (183 votes)

    Animation, Family, Adventure

    23

  24. Linewatch

    2008 · ★ 5.3 (53 votes)

    Crime, Action, Adventure

    24

  25. Dog Patrol: Operation Santa Paws

    2025 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Family

    25

  26. Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace

    2024 · ★ 5.9 (86 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Fantasy

    26

  27. For NYC

    2020

    27

  28. Timmy Muldoon and the Search for the Shadoweyes Bandit

    2013 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy

    28

  29. End Game

    2006 · ★ 5.4 (104 votes)

    Thriller, Action, Crime

    29

  30. Firelight

    2012 · ★ 6.1 (15 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.