Portrait of John Malkovich

Acting

John Malkovich

Career

Active from 1983 to 2099, with a break from 2028 to 2098, busiest in 2008 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
86
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Being John Malkovich
Being John Malkovich
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 122 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Malkovich Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    2.5, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.8, average 2.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.5, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    2.2, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 11
  • Character Study 8
  • Moral Ambiguity 8
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Historical Drama 7
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Biographical Drama 5
  • Psychological Depth 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Atmospheric 4
  • Psychological Drama 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

158
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

4 titles
Lost and Found in Paris
Lost and Found in Paris

as Wim Waldemar

A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf

as Unferth

Bishop
Bishop

TV show · as Lincoln Graves

A Winter's Journey
A Winter's Journey

as Leiermann

2090s

1 title
100 Years
100 Years (2099)

as Hero (Male)

2020s

31 titles · average score 52
Wild Horse Nine
Wild Horse Nine (2026)
GoodWatch score 74

as Chris

Sacrifice
Sacrifice (2026)
GoodWatch score 40

as Gunnar

Opus
Opus (2025)
GoodWatch score 46

as Alfred Moretti

The Yellow Tie
The Yellow Tie (2025)
GoodWatch score 81

as Sergiu Celibidache

Mr. Blake at Your Service!
Mr. Blake at Your Service! (2023)
GoodWatch score 62

as Andrew Blake

One Ranger
One Ranger (2023)
GoodWatch score 29

as Geddes

Mindcage
Mindcage (2022)
GoodWatch score 34

as The Artist

White Elephant
White Elephant (2022)
GoodWatch score 30

as Glen Follett

Savage Salvation
Savage Salvation (2022)
GoodWatch score 45

as Peter

Space Force
Space Force (2020)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Dr. Adrian Mallory

Ava
Ava (2020)
GoodWatch score 37

as Duke

The New Pope
The New Pope (2020)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Giovanni Paolo III / Sir John Brannox

2010s

42 titles · average score 56
Bird Box
Bird Box (2018)
GoodWatch score 59

as Douglas

The ABC Murders
The ABC Murders (2018)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Hercule Poirot

The Wilde Wedding
The Wilde Wedding (2017)
GoodWatch score 30

as Laurence

Bullet Head
Bullet Head (2017)
GoodWatch score 52

as Walker

Deepwater Horizon
Deepwater Horizon (2016)
GoodWatch score 73

as Donald Vidrine

Crossbones
Crossbones (2014)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Blackbeard

Penguins of Madagascar
Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dave (voice)

Cut Bank
Cut Bank (2014)
GoodWatch score 47

as Sheriff Vogel

RED 2
RED 2 (2013)
GoodWatch score 54

as Marvin Boggs

RED
RED (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

as Marvin Boggs

Secretariat
Secretariat (2010)
GoodWatch score 66

as Lucien Laurin

Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex (2010)
GoodWatch score 30

as Turnbull

2000s

37 titles · average score 60
Changeling
Changeling (2008)
GoodWatch score 69

as Rev. Gustav Briegleb

The Great Buck Howard
The Great Buck Howard (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

as Buck Howard

In Tranzit
In Tranzit (2008)
GoodWatch score 52

as Pavlov

Disgrace
Disgrace (2008)
GoodWatch score 70

as David Lurie

Afterwards
Afterwards (2008)
GoodWatch score 52

as Joseph Kay

Art School Confidential
Art School Confidential (2006)
GoodWatch score 50

as Professor Sandiford

The Libertine
The Libertine (2004)
GoodWatch score 50

as Charles II

Napoleon
Napoleon (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Charles de Talleyrand

Ripley's Game
Ripley's Game (2002)
GoodWatch score 79

as Tom Ripley

The Dancer Upstairs
The Dancer Upstairs (2002)
GoodWatch score 59

as Abimael Guzman (uncredited)

Shadow of the Vampire
Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
GoodWatch score 73

as F. W. Murnau

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (2000)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Javert

1990s

26 titles · average score 60
Being John Malkovich
Being John Malkovich (1999)
GoodWatch score 86

as John Horatio Malkovich

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
GoodWatch score 52

as Charles VII

The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
GoodWatch score 51

as Athos

Rounders
Rounders (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

as Teddy KGB

Con Air
Con Air (1997)
GoodWatch score 62

as Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom

The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
GoodWatch score 57

as Gilbert Osmond

Mary Reilly
Mary Reilly (1996)
GoodWatch score 45

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde

In the Line of Fire
In the Line of Fire (1993)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mitch Leary

Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

as Lennie Small

Shadows and Fog
Shadows and Fog (1991)
GoodWatch score 58

as Clown

The Object of Beauty
The Object of Beauty (1991)
GoodWatch score 51

as Jake Bartholomew

The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky (1990)
GoodWatch score 57

as Port

1980s

16 titles · average score 72
Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
GoodWatch score 79

as Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont

Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

as Basie

Making Mr. Right
Making Mr. Right (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jeff Peters / Ulysses

The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie (1987)
GoodWatch score 69

as Tom Wingfield

Santabear's High Flying Adventure
Santabear's High Flying Adventure (1987)

as Santa Claus (voice)

Rocket to the Moon
Rocket to the Moon (1986)

as Ben Stark

Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman (1985)
GoodWatch score 86

as Biff Loman

Eleni
Eleni (1985)
GoodWatch score 75

as Nicholas 'Nick' Gage

The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields (1984)
GoodWatch score 81

as Al Rockoff

Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

as Mr. Will

True West
True West (1984)
GoodWatch score 83

as Lee

Say Goodnight, Gracie
Say Goodnight, Gracie (1983)

as Steve

1970s

1 title · average score 66
A Wedding
A Wedding (1978)
GoodWatch score 66

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)