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Best Crime Movies Starring Samuel L. Jackson

This collection ranks 42 crime movies starring Samuel L. Jackson. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. Pulp Fiction tops the list with a 8.5/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1991–2025.

42 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Pulp Fiction

    1994· 2h 34m· en

    8.530.7K
  3. 3

    True Romance

    1993· 2h 1m· en

    7.53.1K
  4. 4

    Jackie Brown

    1997· 2h 34m· en

    7.47.1K
  10. 10

    Patriot Games

    1992· 1h 57m· en

    6.71.8K
  11. 11

    Hard Eight

    1997· 1h 42m· en

    6.81.0K
  12. 12

    Fresh

    1994· 1h 54m· en

    7.2239
  15. 15

    Juice

    1992· 1h 36m· en

    7.2462
  16. 16

    xXx

    2002· 2h 4m· en

    6.05.0K
  17. 17

    The Protégé

    2021· 1h 49m· en

    6.51.2K
  19. 19

    Basic

    2003· 1h 38m· en

    6.51.2K
  20. 20

    S.W.A.T.

    2003· 1h 57m· en

    6.22.8K
  21. 21

    Shaft

    2019· 1h 51m· en

    6.51.9K
  22. 22

    Cleaner

    2007· 1h 28m· en

    6.1945
  26. 26

    Shaft

    2000· 1h 39m· en

    6.01.5K
  29. 29

    The Man

    2005· 1h 23m· en

    5.8637
  32. 32

    Chi-Raq

    2015· 2h 7m· en

    5.7231
  33. 33

    Twisted

    2004· 1h 37m· en

    5.6621
  34. 34

    No Good Deed

    2002· 1h 37m· en

    5.4218
  37. 37

    Damaged

    2024· 1h 38m· en

    5.6366
  38. 38

    White Sands

    1992· 1h 41m· en

    5.9180
  40. 40

    Meeting Evil

    2012· 1h 29m· en

    5.3223
  41. 41

    Freedomland

    2006· 1h 53m· en

    5.2365
  42. 42

    The Spirit

    2008· 1h 43m· en

    4.81.1K

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Frequently asked questions

How many crime movies has Samuel L. Jackson made?

42 crime movies starring Samuel L. Jackson carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these Samuel L. Jackson films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best Samuel L. Jackson crime movie?

Pulp Fiction currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which Samuel L. Jackson crime movie is the most popular?

Pulp Fiction has the largest audience (30,727 votes) among these titles.