Movies starring Samuel L. Jackson

Biography: 
Samuel L. Jackson usually played bad guys and drug addicts before becoming an action hero, as the character Mitch Henessey, in "The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)" and in "Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)". From character player to leading man. His performance in "Pulp Fiction (1994)" gave him an Oscar nomination for his character Jules Winnfield. He was active in the black student movement. In the s ...  show all 

Juice (1992)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Omar Epps | Tupac Shakur | Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins | Khalil Kain | Cindy Herron | Vincent Laresca | Samuel L. Jackson | George Gore II | Grace Garland | Queen Latifah | Bruklin Harris | Victor Campos | Eric Payne | Sharon Cook | Darien Berry
Directors: Ernest R. Dickerson
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4 Harlem teens, Q, Bishop, Raheem and Steel, are out skipping school one day when they find out an old friend was killed in a shootout at a bar. After this, Bishop tells his friends that they have no respect, or juice. To get some, they rob a corner grocery store, but the lunatic Bishop intentionally shoots the clerk for no apparent reason. They run into an alley where Raheem tells Bishop to give him the gun, they fight, and Raheem gets shot. Only the other 3 know what happened, and Bishop wants to get rid of them too.

Black Snake Moan (2006)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson | Christina Ricci | Justin Timberlake | S. Epatha Merkerson | John Cothran Jr. | David Banner | Michael Raymond-James | Adriane Lenox | Kim Richards | Neimus K. Williams | Leonard L. Thomas | Ruby Wilson | Claude Phillips | Amy Lavere | Clare Grant
Directors: Craig Brewer
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A God-fearing bluesman (Jackson) takes to a wild young woman (Ricci) who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, looks everywhere for love, never quite finding it.

1408 (2007)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: John Cusack | Samuel L. Jackson | Mary McCormack | Chris Carey | Len Cariou | Peter Conboy | Walter Lewis | Noah Lee Margetts | Thomas A. McMahon | Tyler Nilson | Ike Ononye | Andrew Lee Potts | Drew Powell | Jasmine Jessica Anthony | Jessica Cail
Directors: Mikael Håfström
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Based on the short Stephen King horror story of the same name, 1408 surrounds supernatural writer Mike Enslin, an author of two hit books focusing on supernatural phenomena. As research for his latest book, Enslin is determined to check out the notorious room 1408 in a New York City hotel by personally staying as a guest in the fabled room. With the intention that 1408 is just a myth perpetuated by stories and rumor that Enslin has collected for his past works. However, hotel manager Mr. Olin has strong objections to Enslin’s stay and only warns him of possible danger to come. But Enslin is determined to go through and convinced that the horrific past of 1408 is just mere coincidence and a myth. But what Mike Enslin is about to experience is no myth, as 1408 truly is a room where the guests don’t check out by noon.

The Man (2005)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson | Eugene Levy | Luke Goss | Miguel Ferrer | Susie Essman | Anthony Mackie | Gigi Rice | Rachael Crawford | Philip Akin | Christopher Murray | Joel S. Keller | John Hemphill | Kathryn Greenwood | Carrie Cain-Sparks | George Ghali
Directors: Les Mayfield
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Snakes on a Plane (2006)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson | Julianna Margulies | Nathan Phillips | Rachel Blanchard | Flex Alexander | Kenan Thompson | Keith Dallas | Lin Shaye | James Bruce | Sunny Mabrey | Casey Dubois | Daniel Hogarth | Gerard Plunkett | Terry Chen | Elsa Pataky
Directors: David R. Ellis
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When Sean Jones witnesses a murder, he is asked to fly from Hawaii to Los Angeles to testify against the notorious gangster Eddie Kim. However, Kim has paid an assassin to release a crate-full of deadly snakes loose when the plane is 30,000 feet in the air. Only FBI agent Neville Flynn can protect Sean and rally the passengers together in hope of landing in L.A. alive.

Mo’ Better Blues (1990)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Music
Countries: USA
Actors: Denzel Washington | Wesley Snipes | Giancarlo Esposito | Robin Harris | Joie Lee | Bill Nunn | John Turturro | Dick Anthony Williams | Cynda Williams | Nicholas Turturro | Jeff 'Tain' Watts | Samuel L. Jackson | Leonard L. Thomas | Charles Q. Murphy
Directors: Spike Lee
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Opens with Bleek as a child learning to play the trumpet, his friends want him to come out and play but mother insists he finish his lessons. Bleek grows into adulthood and forms his own band - The Bleek Gilliam Quartet. The story of Bleek’s and Shadow’s friendly rivalry on stage which spills into their professional relationship and threatens to tear apart the quartet.

Patriot Games (1992)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Harrison Ford | Anne Archer | Patrick Bergin | Sean Bean | Thora Birch | James Fox | Samuel L. Jackson | Polly Walker | J. E. Freeman | James Earl Jones | Richard Harris | Alex Norton | Hugh Fraser | David Threlfall | Alun Armstrong
Directors: Phillip Noyce
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Jack Ryan, the hero of Tom Clancy’s techno-thriller series, returns in the sequel to _The Hunt for Red October_. Ryan is on vacation in England when he spoils an assassination attempt on an important member of the Royal Family. Ryan gets drawn back into the CIA when the same splinter faction of the IRA targets him and his family.

Basic (2003)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: John Travolta | Connie Nielsen | Samuel L. Jackson | Timothy Daly | Giovanni Ribisi | Brian Van Holt | Taye Diggs | Dash Mihok | Cristián de la Fuente | Roselyn Sanchez | Harry Connick Jr. | Georgia Hausserman | Margaret Travolta | Dena Johnston | Nick Loren
Directors: John McTiernan
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An Army sergeant (Samual Jackson) takes six of his special troops on a training mission into the rain-soaked Colombian jungles and only two come out alive. When the rescue mission arrives, they see one soldier (Brian Van Holt) killing another and carrying a wounded comrade (Giovanni Ribisi). As the interrogation begins, the soldier refuses to talk to anyone other than another Ranger. The investigating officer (Connie Nielsen) protests, but her commanding officer (Timothy Daly) nonetheless brings in a former Ranger and current DEA agent (John Travolta) to help. The agent is currently on suspension from DEA for allegedly accepting a bribe. From this point on, the plot continues to twist and turn and offers numerous surprises that keeps the story interesting.

Freedomland (2006)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson | Julianne Moore | Edie Falco | Ron Eldard
Directors: Joe Roth
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When her son disappears and is believed to be dead, a single mother blames an African-American man from the projects for the kidnapping, creating a racial controversy. An African-American detective (Jackson) and a white missing child researcher team up to investigate the case, which they discover may be more complicated than they expected.

Shaft (2000)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson | Vanessa L. Williams | Jeffrey Wright | Christian Bale | Busta Rhymes | Dan Hedaya | Toni Collette | Richard Roundtree | Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Josef Sommer | Lynne Thigpen | Philip Bosco | Pat Hingle | Lee Tergesen | Daniel von Bargen
Directors: John Singleton
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Cool and deadly NYPD detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade, Jr. in a racially-motivated slaying. The eye witness disappears, Wade jumps bail for Switzerland, and Shaft is livid. Two years later, Wade returns to face trial, confident his father’s money and influence (and racial politics) guarantee an innocent verdict. Shaft looks hard for the witness, so Wade wants someone to kill her. He turns to a ghetto drug king, Peoples Hernandez, who’s willing to kill for money, use Wade as a route to rich drug customers, and shaft Shaft. Can Shaft find the witness, convince her to testify, and shepherd her through the hail of bullets that Peoples is sure to let fly?