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Top 25 James Woods Films

by brusty1 • Created 9 years ago • Modified 6 years ago
I've seen 35 James Woods Films. He used to be a good actor. Now, he is a sad, sad little man.
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  • Robert De Niro, James Woods, William Forsythe, Brian Bloom, Adrian Curran, James Hayden, Rusty Jacobs, and Scott Tiler in Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

    1. Once Upon a Time in America

    19843h 49mR75Metascore
    8.3 (395K)
    A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsRobert De NiroJames WoodsElizabeth McGovern
  • James Woods in Salvador (1986)

    2. Salvador

    19862h 2mR69Metascore
    7.3 (24K)
    A burnt-out photojournalist becomes involved in a Central American revolution.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsJames WoodsJim BelushiMichael Murphy
  • James Woods and Sean Young in The Boost (1988)

    3. The Boost

    19881h 35mR
    6.1 (2.6K)
    A real estate developer who enjoyed short-lived success seeks to regain his edge by using cocaine, but takes himself to new lows as he gets lost in the downward spiral of drug addiction.
    DirectorHarold BeckerStarsJames WoodsSean YoungJohn Kapelos
  • Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey in Contact (1997)

    4. Contact

    19972h 30mPG62Metascore
    7.5 (303K)
    Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsJodie FosterMatthew McConaugheyTom Skerritt
  • James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Vincent Kartheiser, and Natasha Gregson Wagner in Another Day in Paradise (1998)

    5. Another Day in Paradise

    19981h 41mR
    6.5 (9.5K)
    In the hope of a big score, two junkie couples team up to commit various drug robberies which go disastrously wrong, leading to dissent, violence, and murder.
    DirectorLarry ClarkStarsJames WoodsMelanie GriffithVincent Kartheiser
  • Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci in Casino (1995)

    6. Casino

    19952h 58mR73Metascore
    8.2 (593K)
    In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroSharon StoneJoe Pesci
  • Robert Downey Jr. in Chaplin (1992)

    7. Chaplin

    19922h 23mPG-1347Metascore
    7.5 (64K)
    An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp.
    DirectorRichard AttenboroughStarsRobert Downey Jr.Geraldine ChaplinPaul Rhys
  • James Woods, Glenn Close, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Kevin Dillon in Immediate Family (1989)

    8. Immediate Family

    19891h 35mPG-13
    6.0 (1.8K)
    An upscale couple unable to conceive arrange a brokered adoption with a pregnant woman who doesn't hold up her end of the deal to give up the baby.
    DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsGlenn CloseJames WoodsMary Stuart Masterson
  • Kirsten Dunst in The Virgin Suicides (1999)

    9. The Virgin Suicides

    19991h 37mR77Metascore
    7.2 (179K)
    A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s.
    DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsKirsten DunstJosh HartnettJames Woods
  • Denzel Washington in John Q (2002)

    10. John Q

    20021h 56mPG-1330Metascore
    7.1 (149K)
    John Quincy Archibald takes a hospital emergency room hostage when his insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant.
    DirectorNick CassavetesStarsDenzel WashingtonRobert DuvallGabriela Oltean
  • Drew Barrymore in Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)

    11. Riding in Cars with Boys

    20012h 12mPG-1343Metascore
    6.5 (31K)
    A single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father.
    DirectorPenny MarshallStarsDrew BarrymoreSteve ZahnAdam Garcia
  • James Woods, Jane Krakowski, and Evan Rachel Wood in Pretty Persuasion (2005)

    12. Pretty Persuasion

    20051h 44mR45Metascore
    6.4 (11K)
    A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.
    DirectorMarcos SiegaStarsEvan Rachel WoodRon LivingstonJames Woods
  • Michael Rapaport and Kevin Corrigan in Kicked in the Head (1997)

    13. Kicked in the Head

    19971h 27mR
    4.5 (1.1K)
    Redmond is on a spiritual quest in NYC. Uncle Sam gives him a bag to deliver. That and his friend Stretch bring him in the middle of shoot-outs - not good for his angst. He meets a cute stewardess.
    DirectorMatthew HarrisonStarsKevin CorriganLinda FiorentinoMichael Rapaport
  • Daniel Rodgers in Cat's Eye (1985)

    14. Cat's Eye

    19851h 34mPG-1370Metascore
    6.3 (29K)
    A stray cat guides us through each tale in this Stephen King-based anthology horror film.
    DirectorLewis TeagueStarsDrew BarrymoreJames WoodsAlan King
  • James Woods in Killer: A Journal of Murder (1995)

    15. Killer: A Journal of Murder

    19951h 31mR
    6.3 (2.5K)
    A prison guard at Leavenworth with lofty ideals and hopes of reform struggles to understand a violent, hateful and conscienceless convict. The result is a written testimonial to a crime that no one could have predicted.
    DirectorTim MetcalfeStarsJames WoodsRobert Sean LeonardEllen Greene
  • The Onion Field (1979)

    16. The Onion Field

    19792h 6mR57Metascore
    6.8 (6K)
    LA cop Ian Campbell is killed in the onion fields outside of Bakersfield. But legal loopholes could keep his kidnappers Greg Powell and Jimmy Smith from receiving justice, and his partner Karl Hettinger is haunted by survivor's guilt.
    DirectorHarold BeckerStarsJohn SavageJames WoodsFranklyn Seales
  • James Caan in The Gambler (1974)

    17. The Gambler

    19741h 51mR65Metascore
    7.1 (6.9K)
    Literature professor Axel Freed is a gambling addict. When he has lost his money, he borrows from his girlfriend Billie, then his mother Naomi, and finally some criminals that chase him. Despite all of this, he cannot stop gambling.
    DirectorKarel ReiszStarsJames CaanPaul SorvinoLauren Hutton
  • James Woods and Debbie Harry in Videodrome (1983)

    18. Videodrome

    19831h 27mR58Metascore
    7.2 (109K)
    A programmer at a Toronto TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.
    DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsJames WoodsDebbie HarrySonja Smits
  • Gene Hackman in Night Moves (1975)

    19. Night Moves

    19751h 40mR82Metascore
    7.1 (20K)
    Los Angeles private investigator Harry Moseby is hired by a client to find her runaway teenage daughter. Moseby tracks the daughter down, only to stumble upon something much more intriguing and sinister.
    DirectorArthur PennStarsGene HackmanJennifer WarrenEdward Binns
  • Northfork (2003)

    20. Northfork

    20031h 43mPG-1364Metascore
    6.2 (5.7K)
    Set in 1955, the residents of a small Montana community are forced to move their homes to make way for a new dam.
    DirectorMichael PolishStarsDuel FarnesNick NolteAnthony Edwards
  • Ashton Kutcher in Jobs (2013)

    21. Jobs

    20132h 8mPG-1344Metascore
    6.0 (106K)
    The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.
    DirectorJoshua Michael SternStarsAshton KutcherDermot MulroneyJosh Gad
  • Jeff Bridges and Rachel Ward in Against All Odds (1984)

    22. Against All Odds

    19842h 8mR42Metascore
    5.9 (15K)
    A gangster hires an ex-football player to find his estranged girlfriend. When he finds her, they fall in love and things get complicated.
    DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsRachel WardJeff BridgesJames Woods
  • Clint Eastwood in True Crime (1999)

    23. True Crime

    19992h 7mR64Metascore
    6.6 (40K)
    Can an over-the-hill journalist uncover the evidence that can prove a death row inmate's innocence just hours before his execution?
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodIsaiah WashingtonLisaGay Hamilton
  • True Believer (1989)

    24. True Believer

    19891h 48mR64Metascore
    6.7 (5.8K)
    A cynical former civil liberties attorney now reduced to "specializing" in defending drug dealers becomes transformed by an eight-year-old murder case.
    DirectorJoseph RubenStarsJames WoodsRobert Downey Jr.Margaret Colin
  • Sigourney Weaver and William Hurt in Eyewitness (1981)

    25. Eyewitness

    19811h 43mR61Metascore
    5.9 (6.1K)
    A janitor who claims he's seen a murder becomes romantically involved with the glamorous TV reporter covering the story.
    DirectorPeter YatesStarsWilliam HurtSigourney WeaverChristopher Plummer

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