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Samuel L. Jackson

Actor · 186 credits · 131 in highly-rated films

Best known for Pulp Fiction (1994)

Frequent collaborators: Bruce Willis, Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Keaton

Movies (186 total, ranked by score)

  1. Unthinkable

    2010 · ★ 6.8 (1,490 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    31

  2. The Red Violin

    1998 · ★ 7.3 (452 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Mystery

    32

  3. The Long Kiss Goodnight

    1996 · ★ 6.6 (1,386 votes)

    Crime, Action, Mystery

    33

  4. Glass

    2019 · ★ 6.7 (9,111 votes)

    Thriller, Drama, Science Fiction

    34

  5. Patriot Games

    1992 · ★ 6.7 (1,847 votes)

    Drama, Action, Thriller

    35

  6. Black Snake Moan

    2006 · ★ 6.8 (998 votes)

    Drama

    36

  7. Life Itself

    2018 · ★ 7.2 (628 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    37

  8. Hard Eight

    1997 · ★ 6.8 (1,001 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    38

  9. Fresh

    1994 · ★ 7.2 (239 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    39

  10. The Sunset Limited

    2011 · ★ 7.2 (497 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    40

  11. Fluke

    1995 · ★ 7.1 (277 votes)

    Drama, Adventure, Family

    41

  12. The Other Guys

    2010 · ★ 6.3 (4,655 votes)

    Comedy, Action, Crime

    42

  13. Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

    2021 · ★ 6.6 (2,664 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Crime

    43

  14. Juice

    1992 · ★ 7.2 (462 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    44

  15. Turbo

    2013 · ★ 6.3 (3,765 votes)

    Animation, Family

    45

  16. Eddie Murphy Raw

    1987 · ★ 7.3 (376 votes)

    Comedy

    46

  17. One Eight Seven

    1997 · ★ 6.7 (643 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    47

  18. xXx

    2002 · ★ 6.0 (5,004 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Thriller

    48

  19. African Cats

    2011 · ★ 7.3 (256 votes)

    Documentary, Adventure

    49

  20. The Protégé

    2021 · ★ 6.5 (1,176 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Crime

    50

  21. xXx: Return of Xander Cage

    2017 · ★ 6.1 (9,299 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Crime

    51

  22. An Audience with Adele

    2021 · ★ 8.4 (43 votes)

    Music, Documentary, TV Movie

    52

  23. The Legend of Tarzan

    2016 · ★ 5.9 (6,592 votes)

    Fantasy, Action, Adventure

    53

  24. Jumper

    2008 · ★ 6.2 (6,379 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

    54

  25. Jungle Fever

    1991 · ★ 6.4 (326 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    55

  26. Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

    2022 · ★ 6.6 (336 votes)

    Animation, Adventure, Comedy

    56

  27. Deep Blue Sea

    1999 · ★ 6.0 (2,722 votes)

    Action, Horror, Science Fiction

    57

  28. Basic

    2003 · ★ 6.5 (1,159 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Crime

    58

  29. Mother and Child

    2009 · ★ 6.6 (165 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    59

  30. The Marvels

    2023 · ★ 5.9 (3,586 votes)

    Science Fiction, Adventure, Action

    60

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