John Cusack

John Cusack

John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American actor. Cusack began acting in films during the 1980s, starring in coming-of-age dramedies such as Sixteen Candles (1984), Better Off Dead (1985), The Sure Thing (1985), Stand by Me (1986), and Say Anything… (1989). In the 1990s, he then started appearing in independent films and had leading men roles in Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Con Air (1997), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), The Thin Red Line (1998), Being John Malkovich (1999), High Fidelity (2000), America’s Sweethearts (2001), Max (2002), and Runaway Jury (2003).

Cusack has been nominated for several awards, including a Golden Globe for his role starring in High Fidelity. He won the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Maps to the Stars. He is a son of filmmaker Dick Cusack and the younger brother of actors Bill, Joan and Ann Cusack.

In 2012, Cusack was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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John Cusack Movies

Discover the best John Cusack movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring John Cusack ranked by year and score.

1

The Butler (2013)

Drama
Born into the brutal indignities of sharecropping, Cecil Gaines learns early that survival means being invisible. That skill carries him from a Georgia cotton field to the White House itself,...
Score 7.3
2

Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)

Adventure Comedy Science Fiction
Four men with nothing going right for them stumble into a ski resort weekend that becomes something far stranger than any of them bargained for. After a booze-soaked night in...
Score 6.0
3

2012 (2009)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
Solar activity is tearing the planet apart from the inside out, and a small circle of scientists and world leaders already know it. While governments secretly construct massive arks to...
Score 5.9
4

Identity (2003)

Mystery Thriller
A Nevada rainstorm forces a mismatched group of strangers off the highway and into a rundown motel where the rooms fill up and the body count follows. Someone among them...
Score 7.2
5

Serendipity (2001)

Comedy Romance
A single night in New York City, a shared pair of gloves, and two people who probably should have exchanged numbers. Instead, Sara and Jonathan leave their reunion to fate,...
Score 7.0
6

The Thin Red Line (1998)

Drama History War
Terrence Malick turns the Pacific campaign at Guadalcanal into something closer to a philosophical reckoning than a conventional war film. C-for-Charlie Company arrives expecting resistance and finds something worse: a...
Score 7.4
7

Stand by Me (1986)

Crime Drama
Four boys in small-town Oregon hear a rumor that a dead kid is lying somewhere in the woods beyond town, and they decide to go find him. What starts as...
Score 7.8
8

Better Off Dead… (1985)

Comedy Romance
When Lane Meyer gets dumped for the school's star skier, his suburban teenage world falls apart in spectacular, absurd fashion. His only apparent path to redemption involves conquering a dangerous...
Score 6.6

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the highest-rated movies starring John Cusack? +
According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring John Cusack are The Butler, Hot Tub Time Machine, and 2012.
How many movies and TV shows has John Cusack starred in? +
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 8 titles starring John Cusack, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
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Yes! The overall filmography starring John Cusack maintains a strong average user rating of 6.9 out of 10 across all tracked titles.