James Woods
James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, and Hercules, as well as in the television legal drama Shark. He has won two Emmy Awards, and earned two Academy Award nominations.
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James Woods Movies
Discover the best James Woods movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring James Woods ranked by year and score.
1
Eddington (2025)
Comedy
Crime
Western
New Mexico, May 2020. A small desert town called Eddington is already fraying under the weight of pandemic fear and cable-news fury when a petty dispute between the local sheriff...
Score
6.4
2
White House Down (2013)
Action
Drama
Thriller
A Secret Service rejection stings, but Capitol Policeman John Cale decides to make the best of a bad day by bringing his daughter to tour the White House. When armed...
Score
6.5
3
Surf’s Up (2007)
Animation
Comedy
Family
A penguin from the frozen continent arrives at a prestigious surfing competition with documentary cameras capturing every wipeout. Cody's obsession with matching the legendary Big Z drives him toward increasingly...
Score
6.5
4
Be Cool (2005)
Comedy
Crime
Chili Palmer has seen enough of Hollywood to know the game is rigged, so he pivots to the music business, where the scams are louder and the egos are bigger....
Score
5.5
5
John Q (2002)
Crime
Drama
Thriller
When his son's heart condition demands an immediate transplant, John Q faces a medical system indifferent to his son's survival. Insurance denial, exhausted appeals, and the clock ticking push an...
Score
7.1
6
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
Comedy
Drama
Beverly Donofrio had a plan for her life, and a teenage pregnancy in 1965 was not part of it. Stranded in a dead-end marriage to a charming but hopelessly addicted...
Score
6.7
7
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
Action
Adventure
Animation
In a ravaged future Earth overrun by phantom alien entities, scientist Aki Ross is haunted by visions she cannot explain but refuses to ignore. Guided by the elder physicist Dr....
Score
6.2
8
The Virgin Suicides (2000)
Drama
Romance
Sofia Coppola's debut traces the quiet unraveling of five sisters trapped in suburban repression, told through the eyes of besotted neighborhood boys who construct myth from fragments of truth. What...
Score
7.1
9
Any Given Sunday (1999)
Drama
When the Miami Sharks lose their starting quarterback to injury, a forgotten third-stringer named Willie Beamen steps in and promptly rewrites everything the team thought it knew about itself. Oliver...
Score
6.8
10
Contact (1997)
Drama
Mystery
Science Fiction
Dr. Ellie Arroway has spent her career pointing radio telescopes at the sky and being told she is wasting everyone's time. Then the signal arrives. What follows in Robert Zemeckis's...
Score
7.4
11
Hercules (1997)
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
A boy raised on Earth discovers he's the son of Zeus and sets out to reclaim his rightful place among the gods. With the help of a wisecracking satyr trainer...
Score
7.5
12
Nixon (1995)
Drama
History
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...
Score
6.9
13
Casino (1995)
Crime
Drama
Las Vegas in the 1970s was a money machine, and Sam Rothstein knew exactly how to run it. Scorsese's sprawling portrait of ambition and collapse follows a mob-connected gambling boss...
Score
8.0
14
Salvador (1986)
Drama
Thriller
War
Richard Boyle is the kind of journalist who shows up where decent people leave. In 1980, he arrives in El Salvador as a civil war tears the country open, and...
Score
7.1
15
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Crime
Drama
Decades after leaving the streets of the Lower East Side behind, an aging Jewish gangster named Noodles drifts back to the neighborhood where his ambitions, his loyalties, and his worst...
Score
8.4
16
Videodrome (1983)
Horror
Mystery
Science Fiction
Max Renn runs a sleazy cable channel always hunting for content that pushes further than anyone else dares. When he stumbles onto a pirate broadcast called Videodrome, a signal devoted...
Score
7.3
17
Night Moves (1975)
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Harry Moseby is a private eye with a failing marriage and a past in professional football, neither of which prepared him for what starts as a routine job. A faded...
Score
6.7
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the highest-rated movies starring James Woods?
According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring James Woods are Eddington, White House Down, and Surf’s Up.
How many movies and TV shows has James Woods starred in?
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 17 titles starring James Woods, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
Are the movies starring James Woods worth watching?
Yes! The overall filmography starring James Woods maintains a strong average user rating of 6.9 out of 10 across all tracked titles.