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
Cell (2016)
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
A mysterious transmission hijacks every cellular network simultaneously, transforming billions of users into violent, frenzied killers. In New England, a handful of survivors emerge from the wreckage, struggling to comprehend...
Score
4.7
2
The Prince (2014)
Action
Thriller
When his estranged daughter vanishes without a trace, a seemingly ordinary man confronts a past he'd worked hard to bury. Years removed from his life as a brutal enforcer for...
Score
4.9
3
The Bag Man (2014)
Crime
Drama
Thriller
A hired killer holes up in a decrepit motel, clutching a bag of cash and waiting for his employer to collect it. But when the boss fails to arrive, paranoia...
Score
5.3
4
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
5
The Paperboy (2012)
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
Back in his humid hometown, an ambitious journalist digs into the case of a man languishing on death row, convinced of his innocence. As he reconstructs a murder from decades...
Score
5.5
6
The Raven (2012)
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
When a serial killer begins recreating murders straight from Edgar Allan Poe's published works, Baltimore's finest turn to the literary master himself. Aging, ailing, and haunted by his own dark...
Score
6.3
7
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
8
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
9
1408 (2007)
Horror
Mystery
Mike Enslin has made a career dismissing ghost stories and supernatural claims, but the Dolphin Hotel's room 1408 presents a different kind of problem. Checking in to investigate the legendary...
Score
6.7
10
The Contract (2006)
Action
Crime
Drama
A retired lawman takes his son into the wilderness seeking solace after a family tragedy, only to find their secluded retreat disrupted by an assassin on the run. What begins...
Score
5.8
11
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
12
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
13
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
A struggling puppeteer discovers a concealed passageway that grants him direct access to the consciousness of celebrated actor John Malkovich. What begins as a solitary curiosity transforms into an obsession,...
Score
7.4
14
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
15
Con Air (1997)
Action
Crime
Thriller
Cameron Poe has paid his debt and earned parole, but his journey home takes a sinister turn when the prison transport plane carrying him becomes a airborne battleground. A coalition...
Score
6.8
16
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
17
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 Cell, The Prince, and The Bag Man.
How many movies and TV shows has John Cusack starred in?
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 17 titles starring John Cusack, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
Are the movies starring John Cusack worth watching?
Yes! The overall filmography starring John Cusack maintains a strong average user rating of 6.4 out of 10 across all tracked titles.