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Louis Gossett Jr.

Actor · 109 credits · 46 in highly-rated films

Best known for A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

Frequent collaborators: Dennis Quaid, Norman Jewison, Sidney Poitier, Cicely Tyson, Katharine Houghton

Best Louis Gossett Jr. movies by genre

Movies (108 total, ranked by score)

  1. A Raisin in the Sun

    1961 · ★ 7.7 (151 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    1

  2. An Officer and a Gentleman

    1982 · ★ 7.0 (1,219 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    2

  3. IF

    2024 · ★ 6.9 (1,676 votes)

    Comedy, Fantasy, Family

    3

  4. Enemy Mine

    1985 · ★ 7.0 (1,085 votes)

    Drama, Science Fiction

    4

  5. Sidney

    2022 · ★ 7.0 (47 votes)

    Documentary

    5

  6. Toy Soldiers

    1991 · ★ 6.5 (394 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Thriller

    6

  7. The Grace Card

    2011 · ★ 7.3 (53 votes)

    Drama

    7

  8. Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    2016 · ★ 8.0 (16 votes)

    Documentary

    8

  9. Diggstown

    1992 · ★ 6.3 (128 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    9

  10. The Deep

    1977 · ★ 6.0 (263 votes)

    Mystery, Thriller, Adventure

    10

  11. The Punisher

    1989 · ★ 5.8 (693 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    11

  12. King of the Dancehall

    2017 · ★ 7.6 (9 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. The Inspectors

    1998 · ★ 5.9 (12 votes)

    Mystery, Crime, TV Movie

    13

  14. Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

    1995

    Mystery, TV Movie

    14

  15. The Laughing Policeman

    1973 · ★ 6.2 (79 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    15

  16. The Reason

    2020 · ★ 7.8 (12 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. Iron Eagle

    1986 · ★ 5.6 (346 votes)

    Action

    17

  18. Foster Boy

    2019 · ★ 6.7 (28 votes)

    Drama, Mystery, Thriller

    18

  19. The New Girl

    1960

    19

  20. Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing

    1995

    Documentary, TV Movie

    20

  21. The White Dawn

    1974 · ★ 6.6 (18 votes)

    History, Adventure, Drama

    21

  22. Club Soda

    2006

    Drama

    22

  23. Solar Attack

    2006 · ★ 5.2 (45 votes)

    Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

    23

  24. For Love of Olivia

    2001

    Drama, TV Movie

    24

  25. Freeman

    1977 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    25

  26. The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die

    1983 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    26

  27. Lawman Without a Gun

    1979

    Drama, TV Movie

    27

  28. The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

    2007

    Documentary, TV Movie

    28

  29. Breaking Brooklyn

    2018 · ★ 7.8 (14 votes)

    Drama, Family, Music

    29

  30. Zora is My Name!

    1990

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    30

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