James Spader films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor · 21 films and 1 TV show on Boxlist

Known for VisionQuest, Lincoln and Sex, Lies, and Videotape.

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Starring James Spader

VisionQuest
2026 · TV
8.6/10 · TMDB
With a bounty on his head, Vision must confront his nature and resist Ultron's influence to survive.
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The...
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Wall Street
1987 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider whom takes the youth under his wing.
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Stargate
1994 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
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Lincoln
2012 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery...
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Sex, Lies, and Videotape
1989 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
A sexually repressed woman's husband is having an affair with her sister. The arrival of a visitor with a rather unusual fetish changes everything.
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Secretary
2002 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
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Pretty in Pink
1986 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie...
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Mannequin
1987 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Jonathan Switcher, an unemployed artist, finds a job as an assistant window dresser for a department store. When Jonathan happens upon a beautiful mannequin he previously designed, she springs to life and introduces herself as Emmy, an...
The Homesman
2014 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
When three women living on the edge of the American frontier are driven mad by harsh pioneer life, the task of saving them falls to the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy. Transporting the women by covered wagon to Iowa, she soon...
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Bob Roberts
1992 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a difference: He offers tunes that protest welfare chiselers, liberal whining, and the like. As the...
Less Than Zero
1987 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
A college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.
Baby Boom
1987 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
The life of super-yuppie J.C. is thrown into turmoil when she inherits a baby from a distant relative.
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2 Days in the Valley
1996 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale...
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White Palace
1990 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Max Baron is a Jewish advertising executive in his 20s who's still getting over the death of his wife. Nora Baker is a 40-something diner waitress who enjoys the wilder side of life. Mismatched or not, their attraction is instant and...
Brats
2024 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over Hollywood after a string of successful teen movies. However, when the New York magazine cover story in 1985 dubs them the Brat Pack, stars in...
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Wolf
1994 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
Publisher Will Randall becomes a werewolf and has to fight to keep his job.
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Bad Influence
1990 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Wimpy young executive, Michael is about to get pulverised by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in—and then disappears. Later that night, Michael runs into a stranger on a pier, who wheedles his way...
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Shorts
2009 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
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Endless Love
1981 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
Two young kids fall in love with each other. But the passion is too consuming for the parents of Jade. The parents try to stop them from seeing each other. But when this doesn't work, David burns down the house and is sent away. This...
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The Watcher
2000 · Film
5.0/10 · TMDB
FBI agent Joel Campbell, burnt-out and shell-shocked after years spent chasing serial killers, flees L.A. to begin a new life for himself in Chicago. But five months later, Joel's best laid plans are abruptly cut short when his new...
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Supernova
2000 · Film
5.0/10 · TMDB
Set in the 22nd century, when a battered salvage ship sends out a distress signal, the seasoned crew of the rescue hospital ship Nova-17 responds. What they find is a black hole--that threatens to destroy both ships--and a mysterious...
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