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Actor: Samuel L. Jackson

Def by Temptation (1990)

27 February 200127 December 2022

Rating: ★

Demonic Temptress

Director: James Bond III
Actors: James Bond III, Kadeem Hardison, Samuel L. Jackson, Bill Nunn
Category: Horror

Jurassic Park (1993)

9 May 200112 January 2023

Rating: ★★★★

Genetically-Engineered Dinosaurs Amok

Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, …
Category: Science Fiction

Fluke (1995)

24 November 200212 August 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Man Reincarnates as a Dog

Director: Carlo Carlei
Actors: Matthew Modine, Nancy Travis, Eric Stoltz, Samuel L. Jackson, …
Category: Fantasy

Eve’s Bayou (1997)

10 May 200914 April 2022

Rating: ★★★★

Backwater Louisiana Childhood/Voodoo

Director: Kasi Lemmons
Actors: Lynn Whitfield, Samuel L. Jackson, Debbi Morgan, Meagan Good, …
Category: Fantasy

Sphere (1998)

16 December 199924 May 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Crashed UFO Underwater/Michael Crichton Adaptation

Director: Barry Levinson
Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Coyote, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Red Violin (1998)

19 July 20006 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Stories of a Cursed Violin

Director: Francois Girard
Actors: Jason Flemyng, Samuel L. Jackson, Colm Feore, Greta Scacchi, …
Category: Fantasy

Deep Blue Sea (1999)

31 July 199912 June 2024

Rating: ★★

Genetically-Engineered Killer Sharks

Director: Renny Harlin
Actors: Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane, LL Cool J, Samuel L. Jackson, …
Category: Science Fiction

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)

6 June 199918 March 2020

Rating: ★★

Space Opera

Director: George Lucas
Actors: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, …
Category: Science Fiction

Unbreakable (2000)

26 November 200022 October 2020

Rating: ★★½

Ordinary Superhero

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Actors: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Spencer Treat Clark, Robin Wright, …
Category: Fantasy, Science Fiction

xXx (2002)

19 October 20027 June 2020

Rating: 0­

Extreme Adventure Sports Spy

Director: Rob Cohen
Actors: Vin Diesel, Asia Argento, Marton Csokas, Samuel L. Jackson
Category: Science Fiction

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

20 June 200224 March 2025

Rating: ★★

Space Opera

Director: George Lucas
Actors: Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Christopher Lee, …
Category: Science Fiction

Twisted (2004)

25 July 200425 March 2024

Rating: ★

Serial Killer Thriller

Director: Philip Kaufman
Actors: Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson, Andy Garcia, David Strathairn, …
Category: Horror

The Incredibles (2004)

28 December 200430 August 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Pixar Animation/Superhero Spoof

Director: Brad Bird
Actors: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Vowell, …
Category: Science Fiction

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

22 May 200521 May 2022

Rating: ★★★

Space Opera

Director: George Lucas
Actors: Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Ian McDiarmid, …
Category: Science Fiction

Snakes on a Plane (2006)

10 November 20064 June 2020

Rating: ★★★

Snakes Amok

Director: David R. Ellis
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Nathan Phillips, Flex Alexander, …
Category: Horror

1408 (2007)

3 November 20076 February 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Haunted Hotel Room/Stephen King Adaptation

Director: Mikael Håfström
Actors: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Tony Shalhoub, …
Category: Horror

Jumper (2008)

23 February 20085 February 2022

Rating: ★★

Mental Teleportation Abilities

Director: Doug Liman
Actors: Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell, Samuel L. Jackson, Rachel Bilson, …
Category: Science Fiction

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

9 October 200830 June 2024

Rating: ★★

Space Opera/Animation

Director: Dave Filoni
Actors: Matt Lanter, Christopher Lee, James Arnold Taylor, Nika Futterman, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Spirit (2008)

11 January 200917 July 2019

Rating: ★★★½

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Frank Miller
Actors: Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes, Scarlett Johansson, …
Category: Fantasy

Astro Boy (2009)

14 November 200924 September 2019

Rating: ★★½

Anime TV Series Remake/Android Boy

Director: Dave Bowers
Actors: Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland, Kristen Bell, …
Category: Science Fiction

Iron Man 2 (2010)

21 May 201017 July 2021

Rating: ★★½

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Jon Favreau
Actors: Robert Downey Jr, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, …
Category: Science Fiction

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

25 July 201122 March 2025

Rating: ★★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Joe Johnston
Actors: Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving, Tommy Lee Jones, …
Category: Science Fiction

Thor (2011)

7 May 201122 August 2024

Rating: ★★½

Marvel Comics Norse God Superhero

Director: Kenneth Branagh
Actors: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hiddleston, …
Category: Fantasy

The Avengers (2012)

4 May 201225 April 2025

Rating: ★★★★

Marvel Comics Superhero Team-Up

Director: Joss Whedon
Actors: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, …
Category: Science Fiction

Meeting Evil (2012)

11 April 201827 February 2025

Rating: ★★★

Road Trip with a Killer

Director: Chris Fisher
Actors: Luke Wilson, Samuel L. Jackson, Leslie Bibb, Peyton List, …
Category: Horror

Turbo (2013)

26 July 20139 May 2025

Rating: ★★

Animation/Racing Snail

Director: David Soren
Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michael Peña, Luis Guzman, …
Category: Fantasy

Oldboy (2013)

29 November 201326 September 2021

Rating: ★

Imprisonment and Revenge

Director: Spike Lee
Actors: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson, …
Category: Horror

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

5 April 201422 March 2025

Rating: ★★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Actors: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford, Samuel L. Jackson, …
Category: Science Fiction

Kite (2014)

25 January 201616 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Live-Action Anime Adaptation/Teenage Girl Vigilante

Director: Ralph Ziman
Actors: India Eisley, Samuel L. Jackson, Callan McAuliffe, Deon Lotz, …
Category: Science Fiction

RoboCop (2014)

14 February 20148 October 2020

Rating: ★★★

Cyborg Cop

Director: José Padilha
Actors: Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, …
Category: Science Fiction

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)

21 February 201523 August 2024

Rating: ★★★½

Spy Film/Comic-Book Adaptation

Director: Matthew Vaughn
Actors: Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, …
Category: Science Fiction

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

2 May 201531 January 2025

Rating: ★★½

Marvel Comics Superhero Team-Up

Director: Joss Whedon
Actors: Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

9 July 20169 February 2021

Rating: ★★★

Jungle Hero

Director: David Yates
Actors: Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, …
Category: Fantasy

Cell (2016)

16 July 20169 April 2020

Rating: ★★★

Stephen King Adaptation/Cellphone Zombies

Director: Tod Williams
Actors: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Owen Teague, …
Category: Horror

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

29 October 201617 October 2024

Rating: ★★½

Secret Home for “Gifted” Youths

Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Asa Butterfield, Eva Green, Ella Purnell, Samuel L. Jackson, …
Category: Fantasy

xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)

2 April 201729 July 2024

Rating: ★★

Extreme Adventure Sports Spy

Director: D.J. Caruso
Actors: Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Toni Collette, Ruby Rose, …
Category: Science Fiction

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

15 April 201720 December 2024

Rating: ★★★

Giant Ape

Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Actors: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly, …
Category: Science Fiction

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

3 November 201822 March 2025

Rating: ★★

Marvel Comics Superhero Team-Up

Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Actors: Robert Downey Jr, Josh Brolin, Chris Hemsworth, Benedict Cumberbatch, …
Category: Science Fiction

Incredibles 2 (2018)

2 February 201921 July 2022

Rating: ★★

Pixar Animation/Superhero Spoof

Director: Brad Bird
Actors: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huckleberry Milner, …
Category: Science Fiction

Glass (2019)

13 April 20195 September 2024

Rating: ★★

Ordinary Superhero and Villains

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Actors: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, …
Category: Fantasy

Captain Marvel (2019)

8 June 201927 January 2024

Rating: ★★

Marvel Comics Superheroine

Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Actors: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law, …
Category: Science Fiction

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

10 August 201922 March 2025

Rating: ★★

Marvel Comics Superhero Team-Up

Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Actors: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, …
Category: Science Fiction

Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)

28 September 201921 March 2024

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Jon Watts
Actors: Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, …
Category: Science Fiction

Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)

11 June 202131 October 2023

Rating: ★★

Killer’s Sadistic Games

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Actors: Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Max Minghella, Marisol Nichols, …
Category: Horror

The Marvels (2023)

27 January 202413 April 2024

Rating: 0­

Marvel Comics Superheroes

Director: Nia DaCosta
Actors: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Samuel L. Jackson, …
Category: Science Fiction

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
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  • Asylums
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  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
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  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
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  • Weird Westerns
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