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Jacob Vargas

Actor · 37 credits · 26 in highly-rated films

Best known for Traffic (2000)

Frequent collaborators: Edward James Olmos, Esai Morales

Best Jacob Vargas movies by genre

Movies (36 total, ranked by score)

  1. Traffic

    2000 · ★ 7.1 (2,476 votes)

    Thriller, Drama, Crime

    1

  2. Selena

    1997 · ★ 7.7 (1,322 votes)

    Drama, Music, History

    2

  3. Death Race

    2008 · ★ 6.3 (4,221 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

    3

  4. The 33

    2015 · ★ 6.4 (1,005 votes)

    Drama, History

    4

  5. My Family

    1995 · ★ 7.4 (87 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    5

  6. Heaven Is for Real

    2014 · ★ 6.8 (898 votes)

    Drama

    6

  7. Devil

    2010 · ★ 6.1 (3,167 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Thriller

    7

  8. Flight of the Phoenix

    2004 · ★ 6.0 (961 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Drama

    8

  9. Next Friday

    2000 · ★ 6.5 (657 votes)

    Comedy

    9

  10. Water & Power

    2014 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    10

  11. Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

    2016 · ★ 6.9 (458 votes)

    Family, Comedy

    11

  12. Cesar Chavez

    2014 · ★ 6.2 (64 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. Airborne

    1993 · ★ 5.9 (82 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Comedy

    13

  14. The Principal

    1987 · ★ 6.4 (309 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Crime

    14

  15. Gas Food Lodging

    1992 · ★ 6.3 (74 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    15

  16. The Public

    2019 · ★ 6.5 (84 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. Mi Vida Loca

    1994 · ★ 6.6 (37 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    17

  18. The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

    1990 · ★ 6.7 (20 votes)

    Drama, Action, TV Movie

    18

  19. The Hills Have Eyes 2

    2007 · ★ 5.6 (1,648 votes)

    Horror

    19

  20. The Hi-Lo Country

    1998 · ★ 6.1 (99 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Western

    20

  21. The Tell-Tale Heart

    2016 · ★ 5.1 (7 votes)

    Thriller, Horror

    21

  22. The Journey of a Female Comic

    2014 · ★ 6.2 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    22

  23. Sleep Dealer

    2008 · ★ 5.9 (129 votes)

    Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

    23

  24. Love Lies Bleeding

    2008 · ★ 6.1 (42 votes)

    Action, Crime, Thriller

    24

  25. Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story

    1986 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    25

  26. Santa Fe

    1997 · ★ 3.0 (4 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    26

  27. Fatal Instinct

    1993 · ★ 5.5 (167 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    27

  28. The Odds

    2010

    Crime, Drama

    28

  29. Memoirs of an Evil Stepmother

    2004 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    29

  30. Come and Take It Day

    2001

    Action, Drama, History

    30

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