Acting
Samuel L. Jackson
- Titles
- 248movies84TV shows
- Career
Active from 1972 to 2028, busiest in 2005 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 106top three billing
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 191 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime5.2average 3.7
- Violence5.7average 4.2
- Adrenaline6.2average 4.9
- Pop Culture3.1average 2.2
- Politics3.5average 2.6
- Mystery4.8average 4.1
- Tension6.7average 6.0
- Wit & Wordplay4.4average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Romance3.0, average 3.8
- Historical1.7, average 2.6
- Wholesome2.7, average 3.3
- Melancholy4.2, average 4.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 17
- Moral Ambiguity 10
- Psychological Thriller 10
- Moral Dilemma 8
- Visual Spectacle 8
- Fast-Paced 7
- Character-Driven 7
- Coming-of-Age 7
- Character Study 6
- Thought-Provoking 6
- Mystery 5
- Crime Investigation 5
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ernest R. DickersonCinematographerJungle Fever, Eddie Murphy Raw, Juice, Def by Temptation, Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella, +1 more
Terence BlanchardComposerEve's Bayou, Jungle Fever, The Caveman's Valentine, Chi-Raq, Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Quentin TarantinoWriterPulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, The Hateful Eight
Anthony MackieActorCaptain America: The Winter Soldier, The Banker, Freedomland, The Man
Spike LeeActorOldboy, Jungle Fever, Chi-Raq, Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
Brie LarsonActorThe Marvels, Kong: Skull Island, Captain Marvel, Unicorn Store
Walton GogginsActorDjango Unchained, The Hateful Eight, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, The Hateful Eight
Bruce WillisActorPulp Fiction, Glass, Unbreakable, Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Tim RothActorPulp Fiction, The Hateful Eight, The Hateful Eight, Jumpin' at the Boneyard
Hayden ChristensenActorStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Jumper, Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
George LucasActorStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic, George Lucas: Creating an Empire
David TattersallCinematographerStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, xXx: State of the Union, The Protégé
Movies and TV shows
222Upcoming
3 titles
as Nick DeFranco
as Morris Stokes
TV show · as Russell Lee Washington Jr.
2020s
32 titles · average score 60
as St. Christopher
as Vic (voice)
TV show · as Frank Moten
as Doaker Charles
TV show · as Nick Fury
as Gordon
as Jimbo (voice)
TV show · as Ptolemy Grey
as Darius Kincaid
as Moody
as Marcus Banks
as Joe Morris
2010s
54 titles · average score 63
as Nick Fury
as Nick Fury
as Elijah Price / Mr. Glass
as Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard
as Darius Kincaid
as Narrator (voice)
as George Washington Williams
as Valentine
as Major Marquis Warren
as Nick Fury
as Henry Harold 'H' Humphries
2000s
58 titles · average score 61
as Roland
as Tom Cutler
as Gerald Olin
TV show · as Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja (voice)
as Neville Flynn
as Agent Augustus Gibbons
as Ken Carter
as John Mills
as Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
as Elmo McElroy
as Elijah Price
as Col. Terry L. Childers
1990s
59 titles · average score 61
as Lt. Danny Roman
as Dr. Harry Adams
as Ordell Robbie
as Trevor
as Louis Batiste
as Mitch Henessey
as Carl Lee Hailey
as Zeus Carver
as Calvin Hart
as Jules Winnfield
as Sam
as Andrew Sterling
1980s
13 titles · average score 62
as Calvin Fredricks
as Mister Señor Love Daddy
as Black Guy
as Hold-Up Man
as Leeds
as Eddie's Uncle
as Bum
TV show · as Brother Elvis
TV show
as Gang Member No. 2
as Extra (uncredited)
1970s
3 titles
as Johnson Whittaker
as Sulk
as Stan