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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. Death of an Angel

    1986 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    61

  2. Pottersville

    2017 · ★ 4.9 (134 votes)

    Comedy

    62

  3. The Harvest

    2015 · ★ 6.0 (216 votes)

    Horror, Thriller, Mystery

    63

  4. Afterward

    1983 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, TV Movie

    64

  5. American Gun

    2005 · ★ 5.6 (41 votes)

    Drama

    65

  6. Wolves

    2016 · ★ 5.8 (72 votes)

    Drama

    66

  7. The Missing Person

    2009 · ★ 5.8 (38 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Mystery

    67

  8. A Little White Lie

    2023 · ★ 5.7 (53 votes)

    Comedy

    68

  9. The End

    2024 · ★ 5.2 (81 votes)

    Drama, Music

    69

  10. Complete Unknown

    2016 · ★ 5.1 (191 votes)

    Drama, Mystery, Thriller

    70

  11. Pride and Extreme Prejudice

    1990 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)

    Thriller, TV Movie, Action

    71

  12. Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter

    2013 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    72

  13. Bob Dylan: Trouble No More

    2017 · ★ 6.4 (9 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    73

  14. Love Letter to Texas

    2026

    74

  15. Mullitt

    2000 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    75

  16. 30 Years to Life

    1998 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Science Fiction, Thriller, TV Movie

    76

  17. Kangaroo Jack

    2003 · ★ 5.3 (1,014 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Crime

    77

  18. Night's End

    2022 · ★ 4.3 (25 votes)

    Horror

    78

  19. Water

    2004 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Crime, Horror

    79

  20. National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    2018 · ★ 4.5 (4 votes)

    Drama

    80

  21. Paparazzo

    1995

    Drama

    81

  22. Beyond the Movie: Pearl Harbor

    2001 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, History, War

    82

  23. Overexposed

    1992 · ★ 1.0 (3 votes)

    Thriller, TV Movie

    83

  24. Choose You

    2013 · ★ 5.4 (8 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    84

  25. Fix

    2021 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Music, Drama

    85

  26. Night Watch

    1995 · ★ 4.7 (39 votes)

    Action, Adventure, TV Movie

    86

  27. Fahrenheit 451

    2018 · ★ 5.4 (927 votes)

    Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

    87

  28. The Quarry

    2020 · ★ 5.2 (132 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, Thriller

    88

  29. The Broken Tower

    2012 · ★ 4.7 (24 votes)

    Drama, History

    89

  30. State Like Sleep

    2019 · ★ 4.7 (36 votes)

    Drama

    90

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 1, 2026.