James Woods
Actor · 85 credits · 53 in highly-rated films
Best known for Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Frequent collaborators: Jamie Foxx, David Cronenberg, Elizabeth McGovern, Josh Keaton, Melanie Griffith
Best James Woods movies by genre
- James Woods Drama Movies 47
- James Woods Crime Movies 19
- James Woods Thriller Movies 16
- James Woods TV Movie Movies 16
- James Woods Documentary Movies 12
- James Woods Comedy Movies 12
- James Woods Romance Movies 8
- James Woods Action Movies 8
- James Woods Animation Movies 7
- James Woods Mystery Movies 7
- James Woods Adventure Movies 6
- James Woods Family Movies 5
Movies (84 total, ranked by score)
1Once Upon a Time in America
1984 · ★ 8.4 (6,165 votes)
Drama, Crime
2Casino
1995 · ★ 8.0 (6,686 votes)
Crime, Drama
3Hercules
1997 · ★ 7.5 (8,050 votes)
Animation, Family, Fantasy
4Contact
1997 · ★ 7.4 (5,076 votes)
Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
5John Q
2002 · ★ 7.1 (2,688 votes)
Drama, Thriller, Crime
6The Virgin Suicides
2000 · ★ 7.1 (3,681 votes)
Drama, Romance
7Videodrome
1983 · ★ 7.3 (2,544 votes)
Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery
8Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
2010 · ★ 7.3 (783 votes)
Animation, Science Fiction, Fantasy
9Surf's Up
2007 · ★ 6.5 (2,811 votes)
Animation, Comedy, Family
10White House Down
2013 · ★ 6.5 (5,184 votes)
Action, Drama, Thriller
11Any Given Sunday
1999 · ★ 6.8 (1,843 votes)
Drama
12True Crime
1999 · ★ 6.5 (879 votes)
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
13Night Moves
1975 · ★ 6.7 (375 votes)
Thriller, Crime, Drama
14Salvador
1986 · ★ 7.0 (411 votes)
Drama, Thriller, War
15Riding in Cars with Boys
2001 · ★ 6.7 (487 votes)
Drama, Comedy
16Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
2009 · ★ 7.2 (164 votes)
Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction
17Cat's Eye
1985 · ★ 6.7 (754 votes)
Horror, Thriller
18The General's Daughter
1999 · ★ 6.4 (1,058 votes)
Thriller, Mystery, Crime
19Scary Movie 2
2001 · ★ 5.8 (5,360 votes)
Comedy
20Vampires
1998 · ★ 6.3 (1,387 votes)
Action, Fantasy, Horror
21Indictment: The McMartin Trial
1995 · ★ 7.0 (68 votes)
TV Movie, Drama
22The Specialist
1994 · ★ 6.0 (1,480 votes)
Action, Thriller
23Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001 · ★ 6.2 (1,641 votes)
Action, Adventure, Animation
24Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014 · ★ 6.7 (120 votes)
Documentary
25Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004 · ★ 7.1 (42 votes)
History, Documentary
26Jamesy Boy
2014 · ★ 6.4 (178 votes)
Crime, Drama, Romance
27Diggstown
1992 · ★ 6.3 (128 votes)
Comedy, Drama
28Cop
1988 · ★ 6.3 (139 votes)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
29Best Seller
1987 · ★ 5.9 (150 votes)
Action, Crime, Drama
30True Believer
1989 · ★ 6.2 (120 votes)
Crime, Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.