Portrait of James Gandolfini

Acting

James Gandolfini

Career

Active from 1987 to 2014, busiest in 2006 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Sopranos
The Sopranos
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Gandolfini Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    2.5, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    1.1, average 1.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Intense 2
  • Redemption 2
  • Complex Relationships 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Relationship Dynamics 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Stylized Violence 2
  • Star-Studded Cast 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Sopranos: Season 6A
The Sopranos: Season 6A

as Tony Soprano

2010s

14 titles ยท average score 61
The Drop
The Drop (2014)
GoodWatch score 75

as Cousin Marv

Enough Said
Enough Said (2013)
GoodWatch score 79

as Albert

Violet & Daisy
Violet & Daisy (2013)
GoodWatch score 44

as Michael

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)
GoodWatch score 46

as Doug Munny

Not Fade Away
Not Fade Away (2012)
GoodWatch score 61

as Pat Damiano

Killing Them Softly
Killing Them Softly (2012)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mickey

Hemingway & Gellhorn
Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012)
GoodWatch score 52

Executive Producer

Zero Dark Thirty
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
GoodWatch score 83

as C.I.A. Director

Cinema Verite
Cinema Verite (2011)
GoodWatch score 61

as Craig Gilbert

Down the Shore
Down the Shore (2011)
GoodWatch score 44

as Bailey

Welcome to the Rileys
Welcome to the Rileys (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

as Doug Riley

Mint Julep
Mint Julep (2010)

as Mr. G

2000s

15 titles ยท average score 58
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
GoodWatch score 69

as Carol (voice)

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mayor

In the Loop
In the Loop (2009)
GoodWatch score 82

as Lt Gen. George Miller

Stories USA
Stories USA (2007)
GoodWatch score 33

as The Man (segment "Club Soda")

Lonely Hearts
Lonely Hearts (2006)
GoodWatch score 57

as Det. Charles Hilderbrandt

Romance & Cigarettes
Romance & Cigarettes (2006)
GoodWatch score 58

as Nick Murder

All the King's Men
All the King's Men (2006)
GoodWatch score 40

as Tiny Duffy

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions (2006)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

Surviving Christmas
Surviving Christmas (2004)
GoodWatch score 31

as Tom Valco

The Mexican
The Mexican (2001)
GoodWatch score 53

as Leroy

The Last Castle
The Last Castle (2001)
GoodWatch score 58

as Col. Winter

The Man Who Wasn't There
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
GoodWatch score 77

as Big Dave Brewster

1990s

24 titles ยท average score 58
The Sopranos
The Sopranos (1999)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show ยท as Tony Soprano

8MM
8MM (1999)
GoodWatch score 42

as Eddie Poole

Fallen
Fallen (1998)
GoodWatch score 58

as Lou

Night Falls on Manhattan
Night Falls on Manhattan (1997)
GoodWatch score 64

as Joey Allegretto

12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

as Juror 6

She's So Lovely
She's So Lovely (1997)
GoodWatch score 56

as Kiefer

The Juror
The Juror (1996)
GoodWatch score 36

as Eddie

Crimson Tide
Crimson Tide (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

as Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty

Get Shorty
Get Shorty (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

as Bear

The New World
The New World (1995)
GoodWatch score 60

as Will Caberra

Terminal Velocity
Terminal Velocity (1994)
GoodWatch score 30

as Ben Pinkwater

Angie
Angie (1994)
GoodWatch score 52

as Vinnie

1980s

1 title
Shock! Shock! Shock!
Shock! Shock! Shock! (1987)

as Orderly