Cuba Gooding Jr. films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 37 films on Boxlist

Known for Boyz n the Hood, A Few Good Men and Jerry Maguire.

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Starring Cuba Gooding Jr.

Boyz n the Hood
1991 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.
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A Few Good Men
1992 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
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Jerry Maguire
1996 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent—willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what...
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Selma
2014 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights...
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American Gangster
2007 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East...
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As Good as It Gets
1997 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who...
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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
2009 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961 to 1987.
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Zoolander
2001 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing...
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The Butler
2013 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
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Don Jon
2013 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.
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Coming to America
1988 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new...
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Life in a Year
2020 · Film
8.4/10 · TMDB
A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.
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What Dreams May Come
1998 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Chris Neilson dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he dies, his wife, Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in hades...
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Outbreak
1995 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the...
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Rat Race
2001 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild...
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A Line of Fire
2025 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
After working as a secret agent in the FBI for ten years, Jack 'Cash' Conry left it all behind after his wife passed in order to dedicate himself to his two daughters. Despite a fulfilling life at home, Cash misses the chance to make an...
Men of Honor
2000 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true...
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Pearl Harbor
2001 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the...
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Wrong Turn at Tahoe
2009 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
A small-time crime boss kills a drug dealer without realizing that the drug dealer works for the biggest crime boss in the country.
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Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace
2024 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
When an Iraq War veteran receives a calling from a higher power, he embarks on a mission to stop a fallen angel from raising an army of the dead to take over the world.
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Radio
2003 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
High school football coach, Harold Jones befriends Radio, a mentally-challenged man who becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, South Carolina. Their friendship extends over several decades, where Radio transforms from a...
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Gladiator
1992 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight he is noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing - where punches can kill.
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Judgment Night
1993 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
While racing to a boxing match, Frank, Mike, John and Rey get more than they bargained for. A wrong turn lands them directly in the path of Fallon, a vicious, wise-cracking drug lord. After accidentally witnessing Fallon murder a disloyal...
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Home on the Range
2004 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
When a greedy outlaw schemes to take possession of the "Patch Of Heaven" dairy farm, three determined cows, a karate-kicking stallion and a colorful corral of critters join forces to save their home. The stakes are sky-high as this...
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The Fighting Temptations
2003 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on- his-luck NYC advertising exec, returns to his hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him. But before Darrin can collect the money, he must fulfill his aunt's final wish -- to...
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Blown Away
1994 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
Blown Away tells the story of Jimmy Dove who works for the Boston bomb squad. Shortly after Dove leaves the force his partner is killed by a bomb that Dove thinks might have been made by someone he knows.
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Red Tails
2012 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
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Instinct
1999 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
In a prison for the criminally insane, deranged anthropologist Ethan Powell is set to be examined by a bright young psychiatrist, Theo Caulder. Driven by ambition and a hunger for the truth, Caulder will eventually risk everything—even put...
Hero Wanted
2008 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDB
Liam Case is a garbage man whose life hasn't quite turned out the way he expected it would. In order to impress the girl of his dreams, Liam plans an elaborate heist that will culminate with him jumping in to save the day at the last...
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The Devil's Tomb
2009 · Film
4.6/10 · TMDB
Captain Mack leads an elite military unit on a search for a missing scientist, and comes face-to-face with an an ancient evil lying beneath the Middle Eastern desert. Evil that is not of this world. Evil that should never be unearthed.
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Machete Kills
2013 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
Ex-Federale agent Machete is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man – he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has hatched a...
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The Weapon
2023 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
Dallas is a one-man killing machine on a mysterious rampage. His attacks on biker gangs and meth labs anger the Vegas mob boss who’s holding Dallas’ girlfriend hostage. But who is Dallas working for? Even torture won’t make him talk, and...
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Snow Dogs
2002 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
When a Miami dentist inherits a team of sled dogs, he's got to learn the trade or lose his pack to a crusty mountain man.
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Quantum Supremacy
2026 · Film
4.1/10 · TMDB
In a future threatened by rogue robots and an all-powerful AI, Captain Monroe and his crew race to prevent humanity's downfall in Quantum Supremacy.
Norbit
2007 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
A mild-mannered guy who is engaged to a monstrous woman meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her.
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Boat Trip
2002 · Film
5.2/10 · TMDB
Two straight men mistakenly end up on a "gays only" cruise.
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Daddy Day Camp
2007 · Film
4.7/10 · TMDB
Seeking to offer his son the satisfying summer camp experience that eluded him as a child, the operator of a neighborhood daycare center opens his own camp, only to face financial hardship and stiff competition from a rival camp.
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