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James Brown

Actor · 121 credits · 24 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Blues Brothers (1980)

Frequent collaborators: Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Marvin Gaye, Dan Aykroyd, Ray Charles

Movies (115 total, ranked by score)

  1. Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular

    2001

    Documentary, Music

    31

  2. 20,000 Eyes

    1961 · ★ 3.5 (2 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    32

  3. Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

    2023 · ★ 6.5 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    33

  4. James Brown: Body Heat

    2004 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    34

  5. Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends

    1995 · ★ 5.6 (20 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    35

  6. When the Clock Strikes

    1961 · ★ 6.4 (5 votes)

    Drama

    36

  7. Woman They Almost Lynched

    1953 · ★ 6.6 (24 votes)

    Western

    37

  8. Chain Lightning

    1950 · ★ 6.3 (25 votes)

    Drama, Action, War

    38

  9. The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1977

    2007 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    39

  10. James Brown - Live At Chastain Park

    1985 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Music

    40

  11. After Armageddon

    2010 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Documentary, Drama

    41

  12. Our Hearts Were Growing Up

    1946 · ★ 6.2 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    42

  13. The Gallant Legion

    1948 · ★ 7.2 (4 votes)

    Western

    43

  14. Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

    2006

    Documentary, Music

    44

  15. Soulmates

    1997 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    45

  16. Legends of Rock 'n' Roll

    1989 · ★ 9.0 (2 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    46

  17. Missing Women

    1951 · ★ 6.2 (6 votes)

    Crime, Thriller

    47

  18. Reward Unlimited

    1944

    Drama

    48

  19. The Sports Pages

    2001 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    49

  20. The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

    1958 · ★ 9.5 (2 votes)

    Western

    50

  21. UB40: Homegrown In Holland Live

    2004 · ★ 10.0 (2 votes)

    Music

    51

  22. The Man Who Met Himself

    2005 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Thriller

    52

  23. Hazard House

    1954

    53

  24. Who Killed the KLF?

    2023 · ★ 7.1 (7 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    54

  25. Gun Street

    1961 · ★ 3.7 (3 votes)

    Western

    55

  26. Gun Fight

    1961 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)

    Western

    56

  27. Madchester: The Sound of the North

    1990

    Documentary, Music

    57

  28. The Merger

    2015 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    58

  29. The Pride of St. Louis

    1952 · ★ 6.9 (8 votes)

    Drama

    59

  30. When the Music's Over

    1983

    Documentary, Music

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.