Kevin Spacey films, ranked by your taste

Actor and director · 40 films on Boxlist

Known for L.A. Confidential, American Beauty and The Usual Suspects.

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L.A. Confidential
1997 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
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American Beauty
1999 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
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The Usual Suspects
1995 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that...
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Glengarry Glen Ross
1992 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
When an office full of Chicago real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to heat up. Shelley Levene, who has a sick daughter, does everything in his power to...
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Baby Driver
2017 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.
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Se7en
1995 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDB
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det...
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Moon
2009 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
With only three weeks left in his three year contract, Sam Bell is getting anxious to finally return to Earth. He is the only occupant of a Moon-based manufacturing facility along with his computer and assistant, GERTY. When he has an...
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Margin Call
2011 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis.
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Working Girl
1988 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Tess McGill is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success. When her classy, but villainous boss breaks a leg skiing, Tess takes over her office, her apartment and even her wardrobe. She creates a deal...
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A Bug's Life
1998 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.
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A Time to Kill
1996 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
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Looking for Richard
1996 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."
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Recount
2008 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
In 2000, the election of the U.S. Presidential boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida — and a recount that would add "hanging chad" to every American's vocabulary.
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Swimming with Sharks
1994 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Guy is a young film executive who's willing to do whatever it takes to make it in Hollywood. He begins working for famed producer Buddy Ackerman, a domineering, manipulative, coldhearted boss. When Guy also finds out that his cynical...
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Superman Returns
2006 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on. Luthor plots his ultimate revenge that could see millions killed and change the face of...
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Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
The world's most shagadelic spy continues his fight against Dr. Evil. This time, the diabolical doctor and his clone, Mini-Me, team up with a new foe—'70s kingpin Goldmember. While pursuing the team of villains to stop them from world...
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Horrible Bosses
2011 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice...
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The Negotiator
1998 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that might...
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Torrente for President
2026 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
Years have passed since his last adventure, but José Luis Torrente, the most politically incorrect former cop in Spain, still sees himself as a national hero.
Elvis & Nixon
2016 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
In 1970, a few days before Christmas, Elvis Presley showed up on the White House lawn seeking to be deputized into the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs by the President himself.
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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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Henry & June
1990 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin her blessing to sleep...
K-PAX
2001 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.
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Pay It Forward
2000 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1997 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
A visiting city reporter's assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, whom he befriends.
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The Shipping News
2001 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.
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The Men Who Stare at Goats
2009 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
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21
2008 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent, student at M.I.T. in Boston who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine with the desire to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the...
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Beyond the Sea
2004 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the tale of his life.
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Rebel in the Rye
2017 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, The Catcher in the Rye.
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Horrible Bosses 2
2014 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme.
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See No Evil, Hear No Evil
1989 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
A murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being fired. Outside, blind man Wally Karue hears the shot but cannot see the perpetrator. Both are arrested, but escape to form an unlikely...
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Casino Jack
2010 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
Based on a true story, a hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder.
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The United States of Leland
2003 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher...
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The Life of David Gale
2003 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.
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Shrink
2009 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients.
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Fred Claus
2007 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and...
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Billionaire Boys Club
2018 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establishes a get rich quick scam that turns deadly.
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Edison
2005 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDB
In the troubled city of Edison, a young journalist, his jaded editor, and an honest investigator from the district attorney's office join forces to gather evidence against corrupt members of an elite police unit.
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Nine Lives
2016 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.
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Kevin Spacey films, ranked by your taste

Starring Kevin Spacey

Directed by Kevin Spacey