James Woods films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 33 films on Boxlist

Known for Once Upon a Time in America, Casino and Once Upon a Studio.

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Starring James Woods

Once Upon a Time in America
1984 · Film
8.5/10 · TMDB
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
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Casino
1995 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
In early-1970s Las Vegas, low-level mobster Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro...
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Once Upon a Studio
2023 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDB
Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.
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The Virgin Suicides
1999 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.
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Contact
1997 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Contact is a science fiction film about an encounter with alien intelligence. Based on the novel by Carl Sagan the film starred Jodie Foster as the one chosen scientist who must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth...
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Hercules
1997 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is...
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Videodrome
1983 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the...
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Salvador
1986 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
A second-rate journalist from the US tries his luck in El Salvador during the military dictatorship in the 1980s.
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Eddington
2025 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.
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Surf's Up
2007 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Cody is a surfing penguin from Shiverpool who dreams of making it big and being like his idol Big Z. On his journey, he discovers his talents are not all he thinks they are, and he must learn to accept that there is more to surfing than...
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Too Big to Fail
2011 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
An intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks.
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Nixon
1995 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking Watergate scandal that would end...
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The Way We Were
1973 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.
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Any Given Sunday
1999 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance and forces the ageing coach to reevaluate his game plans and life. A new co-owner/president...
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Cat's Eye
1985 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Three short stories by shock-meister Stephen King are linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick (James Woods) tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny...
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The Hard Way
1991 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with...
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Stuart Little 2
2002 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
Stuart, an adorable white mouse, still lives happily with his adoptive family, the Littles, on the east side of Manhattan's Central Park. More crazy mouse adventures are in store as Stuart, his human brother, George, and their mischievous...
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Chaplin
1992 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp.
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True Crime
1999 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly realized is innocent.
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White House Down
2013 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex...
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Recess: School's Out
2001 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
It's the most exciting time of year at Third Street Elementary-- the end of the School Year! But boredom quickly sets in for protagonist TJ Detweiler, as his friends are headed for Summer Camp. One day, while passing by the school on his...
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Ghosts of Mississippi
1996 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
In this film based on actual events, black activist Medgar Evers is murdered in 1963, and much of the evidence points toward white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith. However, after two trials, De La Beckwith is acquitted twice by a jury of...
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Riding in Cars with Boys
2001 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
A single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father.
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Led by a strange dream, scientist Aki Ross struggles to collect the eight spirits in the hope of creating a force powerful enough to protect the planet. With the aid of the Deep Eyes Squadron and her mentor, Dr. Sid, Aki must save the...
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Vampires
1998 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to exist in sunlight.
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The General's Daughter
1999 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
When the body of Army Capt. Elizabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill, are ordered to solve her murder. What they uncover is anything but clear-cut. Unseemly...
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John Q
2002 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of...
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The Getaway
1994 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money. Doc knows Jack Benyon, a rich "business"-man, is up to something big, so he tells his wife (Carol...
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Jobs
2013 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.
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The Specialist
1994 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
May Munro is a woman obsessed with getting revenge on the people who murdered her parents when she was still a girl. She hires Ray Quick, a retired explosives expert to kill her parent's killers. When Ned Trent, embittered ex-partner of...
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Scary Movie 2
2001 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
While the original parodied slasher flicks like Scream, Keenen Ivory Wayans's sequel to Scary Movie takes comedic aim at haunted house movies. A group of students visit a mansion called "Hell House," and murderous high jinks ensue.
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Be Cool
2005 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDB
Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.
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Play It to the Bone
1999 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
Two aging fighters in LA, friends, get a call from a Vegas promoter because his undercard fighters for a Mike Tyson bout that night are suddenly unavailable. He wants them to box each other. They agree as long as the winner gets a shot at...
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