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Michael Shannon

Actor · 105 credits · 61 in highly-rated films

Best known for Knives Out (2019)

Frequent collaborators: Judy Greer, Amy Ryan, Werner Herzog, Michael Peña, Shea Whigham

Movies (104 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Greatest

    2009 · ★ 6.2 (173 votes)

    Drama

    31

  2. The Night Before

    2015 · ★ 6.1 (1,852 votes)

    Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy

    32

  3. 13

    2010 · ★ 5.8 (927 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    33

  4. Bug

    2007 · ★ 6.1 (636 votes)

    Drama, Horror, Thriller

    34

  5. Criminal

    2004 · ★ 6.2 (149 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Thriller

    35

  6. Elvis & Nixon

    2016 · ★ 6.0 (442 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, History

    36

  7. My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

    2010 · ★ 6.1 (230 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    37

  8. Making Love

    1982 · ★ 6.9 (44 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    38

  9. Heart of Champions

    2021 · ★ 6.6 (84 votes)

    Drama

    39

  10. Marvelous

    2008

    40

  11. Never Never Land

    1980

    Family, Drama

    41

  12. Return

    2011 · ★ 6.4 (3,924 votes)

    Drama

    42

  13. The Author of Beltraffio

    1976

    TV Movie, Drama

    43

  14. The Ride

    1997

    Drama

    44

  15. Future Cop

    1976 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    TV Movie, Action, Science Fiction

    45

  16. Bulls

    2026 · ★ 5.7 (7 votes)

    Comedy

    46

  17. Zamboni Man

    2004 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    47

  18. Frank & Lola

    2016 · ★ 5.6 (194 votes)

    Drama, Mystery, Romance

    48

  19. The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story

    1986

    Drama

    49

  20. Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

    2017

    Documentary

    50

  21. Out of the Shadows

    1988 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    TV Movie, Thriller

    51

  22. Young Ones

    2014 · ★ 5.7 (329 votes)

    Western, Action, Drama

    52

  23. Abandoned

    2022 · ★ 5.8 (313 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Thriller

    53

  24. Lucky You

    2007 · ★ 5.7 (286 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    54

  25. The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts

    2019 · ★ 7.6 (5 votes)

    Drama

    55

  26. Herbert White

    2010 · ★ 7.1 (7 votes)

    Drama

    56

  27. The Photographer

    2000 · ★ 3.5 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    57

  28. Happy Hour

    2012

    58

  29. The Affair

    1995 · ★ 3.8 (11 votes)

    Drama, Romance, TV Movie

    59

  30. I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later

    2010

    Documentary

    60

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