Samuel L. Jackson

Actor

Samuel L. Jackson's films ranked by rating: 5 of 99 were hits (80/100 or higher), a .051 batting average.

Batting average
.051
Hits
5 of 99 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 38% of 2,478 actors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1987–2025

Films, ranked by rating

  1. Pulp Fiction (1994) — 97/100 · hit
  2. I Am Not Your Negro (2017) — 86/100 · hit
  3. Django Unchained (2012) — 85/100 · hit
  4. Jurassic Park (1993) — 83/100 · hit
  5. The Incredibles (2004) — 83/100 · hit
  6. Incredibles 2 (2018) — 79/100
  7. Fresh (1994) — 78/100
  8. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) — 78/100
  9. True Romance (1993) — 77/100
  10. Menace II Society (1993) — 77/100
  11. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) — 76/100
  12. Jackie Brown (1997) — 75/100
  13. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) — 75/100
  14. The Hateful Eight (2015) — 75/100
  15. Hard Eight (1997) — 74/100
  16. Trees Lounge (1996) — 73/100
  17. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) — 73/100
  18. African Cats (2011) — 72/100
  19. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) — 72/100
  20. The Banker (2020) — 72/100
  21. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) — 71/100
  22. The Red Violin (1998) — 71/100
  23. Juice (1992) — 71/100
  24. Eddie Murphy Raw (1987) — 71/100 · special, not counted
  25. The Sunset Limited (2011) — 71/100
  26. Unbreakable (2000) — 70/100
  27. Afro Samurai: Resurrection (2009) — 70/100 · TV film, not counted
  28. 1408 (2007) — 69/100
  29. Coach Carter (2005) — 69/100
  30. Unthinkable (2010) — 69/100
  31. Captain Marvel (2019) — 69/100
  32. Changing Lanes (2002) — 68/100
  33. Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) — 68/100
  34. A Time to Kill (1996) — 68/100
  35. The Negotiator (1998) — 68/100
  36. Patriot Games (1992) — 68/100
  37. The Other Guys (2010) — 68/100
  38. Iron Man 2 (2010) — 67/100
  39. Kong: Skull Island (2017) — 67/100
  40. Chi-Raq (2015) — 67/100
  41. Jungle Fever (1991) — 66/100
  42. Coming to America (1988) — 66/100
  43. Black Snake Moan (2006) — 65/100
  44. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) — 65/100
  45. The Last Full Measure (2020) — 65/100
  46. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) — 63/100
  47. Kiss of Death (1995) — 63/100
  48. Turbo (2013) — 63/100
  49. The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) — 62/100
  50. Resurrecting the Champ (2007) — 62/100
  51. The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017) — 60/100
  52. Shaft (2000) — 59/100
  53. Deep Blue Sea (1999) — 59/100
  54. Big Game (2014) — 59/100
  55. Snakes on a Plane (2006) — 58/100
  56. Death to 2020 (2020) — 58/100
  57. Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022) — 57/100
  58. Unicorn Store (2017) — 57/100
  59. The Marvels (2023) — 57/100
  60. The Protégé (2021) — 57/100
  61. The Kill Room (2023) — 57/100
  62. RoboCop (2014) — 56/100
  63. Glass (2019) — 56/100
  64. xXx (2002) — 55/100
  65. S.W.A.T. (2003) — 55/100
  66. Lakeview Terrace (2008) — 55/100
  67. One Eight Seven (1997) — 54/100
  68. Rules of Engagement (2000) — 54/100
  69. Shaft (2019) — 54/100
  70. Oldboy (2013) — 53/100
  71. The Unholy Trinity (2025) — 53/100
  72. xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017) — 52/100
  73. The Legend of Tarzan (2016) — 52/100
  74. The Garfield Movie (2024) — 51/100
  75. Basic (2003) — 50/100
  76. Cleaner (2007) — 50/100
  77. Arena (2011) — 50/100
  78. Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021) — 50/100
  79. Life Itself (2018) — 49/100
  80. Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021) — 49/100
  81. Argylle (2024) — 48/100
  82. The 51st State (2001) — 47/100
  83. Jumper (2008) — 47/100
  84. National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) — 47/100
  85. Zambezia (2012) — 47/100
  86. Barely Lethal (2015) — 47/100
  87. Sphere (1998) — 46/100
  88. Home of the Brave (2006) — 46/100
  89. The Samaritan (2012) — 46/100
  90. Freedomland (2006) — 45/100
  91. Reasonable Doubt (2014) — 45/100
  92. The Man (2005) — 43/100
  93. No Good Deed (2002) — 42/100
  94. Damaged (2024) — 42/100
  95. xXx: State of the Union (2005) — 40/100
  96. Twisted (2004) — 38/100
  97. The Spirit (2008) — 37/100
  98. Meeting Evil (2012) — 37/100
  99. Cell (2016) — 37/100
  100. Afterburn (2025) — 36/100
  101. Kite (2014) — 30/100

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Pulp Fiction (1994) — 97/100 · hit
  2. I Am Not Your Negro (2017) — 86/100 · hit
  3. Django Unchained (2012) — 85/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Kite (2014) — 30/100
  2. Afterburn (2025) — 36/100
  3. Cell (2016) — 37/100

How these numbers work: Methodology