Richard Jenkins films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor · 59 films and 2 TV shows on Boxlist

Known for Spotlight, The Shape of Water and Bone Tomahawk.

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Starring Richard Jenkins

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022 · TV
8.0/10 · TMDB
This series examines the gruesome and horrific true crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and the systemic failures that enabled one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in plain sight for over a decade.
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Spotlight
2015 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
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Nightmare Alley
2021 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
An ambitious young carny with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is.
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The Man Who Wasn't There
2001 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to...
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Hannah and Her Sisters
1986 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
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IF
2024 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
A young girl who goes through a difficult experience begins to see everyone's imaginary friends who have been left behind as their real-life friends have grown up.
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The Shape of Water
2017 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
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North Country
2005 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
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The Visitor
2007 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.
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Silverado
1985 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the...
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Dear John
2010 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah, who promises to write...
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DTF St. Louis
2026 · TV
6.9/10 · TMDB
A love triangle among three adults experiencing middle-age malaise leads to one of them ending up dead.
Bone Tomahawk
2015 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
During a shootout in a saloon, Sheriff Hunt injures a suspicious stranger. The doctor's assistant, wife of the local foreman, tends to him in prison. That night, the town is attacked and they both disappear—only the arrow of a cannibal...
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Let Me In
2010 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian. A remake of the movie “Let The Right One In” which was an adaptation of a book.
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Friends with Benefits
2011 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Dylan and Jamie think it's going to be easy to add the simple act of sex to their friendship, despite what Hollywood romantic comedies would have them believe. They soon discover however that getting physical really does always lead to...
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The Humans
2021 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Erik Blake has gathered three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside and eerie things start to go bump in the night, the group’s deepest...
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The Cabin in the Woods
2012 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Five college friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.
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Burn After Reading
2008 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of gym employees, Linda and Chad, they see a chance to make enough money for Linda to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. Predictably, events whirl out of control...
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There's Something About Mary
1998 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom date, only to run up against other suitors including the sleazy detective he hired to find...
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Step Brothers
2008 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Brennan Huff and Dale Doback might be grown men. But that doesn't stop them from living at home and turning into jealous, competitive stepbrothers when their single parents marry. Brennan's constant competition with Dale strains his mom's...
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Me, Myself & Irene
2000 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Rhode Island State Trooper Charlie Baileygates has a multiple personality disorder. One personality is crazy and aggressive, while the other is more friendly and laid back. Both of these personalities fall in love with the same woman named...
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Absolute Power
1997 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of The United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the President.
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Sea of Love
1989 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town...
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Jack Reacher
2012 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: "Get Jack Reacher!" So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher...
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Kong: Skull Island
2017 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
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The Witches of Eastwick
1987 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
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It Could Happen to You
1994 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi, Lang offers her half the winnings of his lottery ticket. Amazingly, the ticket happens to be a winner, in the sum of $4...
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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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Liberal Arts
2012 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to...
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The Indian in the Cupboard
1995 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
A nine-year-old boy gets a plastic Indian and a cupboard for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life and befriends him.
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Cheaper by the Dozen
2003 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Mary, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work...
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I ♥ Huckabees
2004 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means.
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Shall We Dance?
2004 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, a bored and overworked estate lawyer signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.
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Flirting with Disaster
1996 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Adopted as a child, new father Mel Colpin decides he cannot name his son until he knows his birth parents, and determines to make a cross-country quest to find them. Accompanied by his wife, Nancy, and an inept yet gorgeous adoption agent...
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The Hollars
2016 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Aspiring New York City artist, John Hollar returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery. Joined by his girlfriend, eight months pregnant with their first child, John is forced to navigate the crazy world...
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Fun with Dick and Jane
2005 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty good at robbing...
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Turbo
2013 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
The tale of an ordinary garden snail who dreams of winning the Indy 500.
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Eat Pray Love
2010 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house and a successful career – yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly...
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The Company You Keep
2012 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.
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Kajillionaire
2020 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Two con artists have spent 26 years training their only daughter to swindle, scam and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger into joining them, only to have their entire world turned...
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Changing Lanes
2002 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete...
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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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Undercover Blues
1993 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
When fun-loving American agents Dennis Quaid and Kathleen Turner are called back from maternity leave for a special assignment in New Orleans, the spy parents decide to skip the sitter and give their bouncing baby girl the adventure of a...
Killing Them Softly
2012 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
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The Tale of Despereaux
2008 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing...
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The Rum Diary
2011 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the...
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Intolerable Cruelty
2003 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.
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Waiting for Forever
2010 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
A Hollywood-set romantic tale of a guy who is content to live his life without a job yet with the love of his life, a young actress.
God's Pocket
2014 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complicate matters.
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Blue Steel
1990 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
Megan Turner, a female rookie cop, gets involved in an armed robbery that goes awry. A witness becomes obsessed with her.
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The Last Shift
2020 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
Stanley, an aging fast food worker, prepares to work his final graveyard shift after 38 years. When he's asked to train his replacement, Jevon, Stanley's weekend takes an unexpected turn.
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The Core
2003 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to come apart at the seams with...
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Hall Pass
2011 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
When best buds Rick and Fred begin to show signs of restlessness at home, their wives take a bold approach to revitalize their marriages, they grant the guys a 'hall pass'—one week of freedom to do whatever they want. At first, it seems...
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Rumor Has It...
2005 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
Sarah Huttinger's return home with her fiance convinces her that the sedate, proper, country-club lifestyle of her family isn't for her – and that maybe the Huttinger family isn't even hers – as she uncovers secrets that suggest the...
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Eddie
1996 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations...
A.C.O.D.
2013 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
A grown man is still caught in the crossfire of his parents' 15 year divorce. He discovers he was unknowingly part of a study on divorced children and is enlisted in a follow-up years later, which wreaks new havoc on his family.
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What Planet Are You From?
2000 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
A highly-evolved planet, whose denizens feel no emotion and reproduce by cloning, plans to take over Earth from the inside by sending an operative, fashioned with a humming, mechanical penis, to impregnate an earthling and stay until the...
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Random Hearts
1999 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDB
After the death of their loved ones in a tragic plane crash, Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas find each other's keys in each other's loved ones' possessions and realize that the two were having an affair and they must figure out all...
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Stealing Harvard
2002 · Film
4.8/10 · TMDB
John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds out his niece has been accepted at Harvard, and he's reminded of his promise to pay for...
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Say It Isn't So
2001 · Film
4.8/10 · TMDB
Boy meets girl; boy falls in love (and had wild, non-stop sex) with girl; boy loses girl... when they discover they are brother and sister! But when he learns that he's the victim of the ultimate case of mistaken identity, the lovesick...
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The Mod Squad
1999 · Film
4.3/10 · TMDB
Three minor delinquints (Danes, Ribisi, and Epps) are recruited by a cop (Farina) working undercover to bust a cop/drug ring. When the officer who recruited them is killed, they go above and beyond the call of duty to solve the murder; and...
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