Want to know the best Kevin Spacey movies? How about the worst Kevin Spacey movies? Curious about Kevin Spacey box office grosses or which Kevin Spacey movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Kevin Spacey movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Kevin Spacey (1959-) is a two-time Oscar® winning American actor. His IMDb page shows 83 acting credits from 1986-2017. This page will rank 45 Kevin Spacey movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.
Kevin Spacey Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Kevin Spacey movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Kevin Spacey movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Kevin Spacey movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Kevin Spacey movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Kevin Spacey movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Kevin Spacey movie won.
- Sort Kevin Spacey movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
Stats and Possibly Interesting Things From The Above Kevin Spacey Table
- Nine Kevin Spacey movies crossed the magical $100 million domestic gross mark. That is a percentage of 21.43% of his movies listed. A Bug’s Life (1998) was his biggest box office hit when looking at adjusted domestic box office gross.
- An average Kevin Spacey movie grosses $64.60 million in adjusted box office gross.
- Using RottenTomatoes.com’s 60% fresh meter. 27 of Kevin Spacey movies are rated as good movies…or 64.28% of his movies. L.A. Confidential (1997) is his highest rated movie while Nine Lives (2017) was his lowest rated movie.
- Ten Kevin Spacey movies received at least one Oscar® nomination in any category…..or 23.80% of his movies.
- Three Kevin Spacey movies won at least one Oscar® in any category…..or 7.14% of his movies.
- An average Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score is 40.00. 15 Kevin Spacey movies scored higher than that average….or 35.71% of his movies. American Beauty (1999) got the the highest UMR Score while A Show of Force (1990) got the lowest UMR Score.
Ten Possibly Interesting Facts About Kevin Spacey
1. Kevin Spacey Fowler was born in South Orange, New Jersey in 1959.
2. Kevin Spacey went to high school with Val Kilmer and Mare Winningham.
3. Kevin Spacey’s Spacey’s first professional stage appearance was as a spear carrier in a performance of Henry VI, Part 1 in 1981. He made his film debut in 1986’s Heartburn…he played a subway thief.
4. Kevin Spacey’s acting idols: Spencer Tracy, Henry Fonda, James Stewart, Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, and Jason Robards.
5. Kevin Spacey has never married or had children. He does have a labrador named Legacy.
6. Kevin Spacey is 2 for 2 when it goes to Oscars®. Two nominations and two wins.
7. As of 2013, he is only one of 6 actors who have a 2-0 winning record when nominated for an acting Oscar. The others are Luise Rainer for The Great Ziegfeld (1936) and The Good Earth (1937); Vivien Leigh for Gone with the Wind (1939) and A Streetcar Named Desire (1951); Helen Hayes for The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931) and Airport (1970); Hilary Swank for Boys Don’t Cry (1999) and Million Dollar Baby (2004); and Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Django Unchained (2012)
8. Kevin Spacey won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar® for 1997’s The Usual Suspects and a Best Actor Oscar® for 1995’s American Beauty.
9. Roles Kevin Spacey either turned down or was seriously considered for: Richard Gere role in Chicago, Bill Pullman role in Independence Day, Jim Carrey role in Man on the Moon and Steve Martin role in The Pink Panther.
10. Check out Kevin Spacey’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
HI BRUCE
1 Thanks for the feedback. If you get a chance please look in on my 15 June post to Steve about his Russell Crowe video on Russell’s pwn Cogerson page. I would be interested in your take on Mr Mumbles sending the pugilistic Crowe a book about “gentle” men.
2 Also surprising me was Russell’s claim that the Brando friend who delivered the poetry volume said that Bud regarded Crowe as his favourite actor and so wanted him to have the book. I read elsewhere that DeNiro was MB’s favourite US actor and that TV performer Peter Bowles was Marlon’s best liked British actor..
3 Perhaps old Mumbles took a leaf from the book of English TV performer Sir Bruce Forsyth who when interviewing all of the contestants on his television dance show told each and every one of them in turn “YOU are my favourite!”
4 We’ve miss your feedbacks but your health comes first. I remember my surgeon telling me
“I’ll help you all I can but the person who first and foremost has responsibility for ensuring your good health is YOU.” Anyway I hope the neck is feeling better.
I was out on the Eastern end of Long Island couple of days and the internet was terrible. Kevin Spacey is # 346 on the 2016 Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are all the people on the list he has appeared in a film with.
4 SAMUEL L. JACKSON A Time to Kill (1996)
4 SAMUEL L. JACKSON The Negotiator (1998)
9 DONALD SUTHERLAND A Time to Kill (1996)
9 DONALD SUTHERLAND Horrible Bosses (2011)
9 DONALD SUTHERLAND Outbreak (1995)
10 MICHAEL CAINE Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
12 MORGAN FREEMAN Edison (2005)
12 MORGAN FREEMAN Outbreak (1995)
12 MORGAN FREEMAN Se7en (1995)
25 RICHARD RIEHLE Iron Will (1994)
28 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN NINE LIVES (2016)
33 FRANK WELKER A Bug’s Life (1998)
36 JOHN GOODMAN Beyond the Sea (2004)
41 GARY OLDMAN Henry & June (1990)
45 STANLEY TUCCI Margin Call (2011)
49 CLINT HOWARD Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
53 PAUL GIAMATTI Fred Claus (2007)
53 PAUL GIAMATTI The Negotiator (1998)
54 HARRISON FORD Working Girl (1988)
55 THOMAS ROSALES JR. L.A. Confidential (1997)
56 BRIAN COX Iron Will (1994)
61 TINY LISTER JR. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
63 ED HARRIS Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
65 ROBERT LOGGIA Shrink (2009)
71 ROBERT DUVALL A Show of Force (1990)
76 ALEC BALDWIN Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
76 ALEC BALDWIN Looking for Richard (1996)
76 ALEC BALDWIN Working Girl (1988)
79 BRAD PITT Se7en (1995)
83 ROBERT MIANO Edison (2005)
90 JOHN CUSACK Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
91 JAMES EARL JONES Looking for Richard (1996)
99 ALAN ARKIN Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
103 F. MURRAY ABRAHAM Looking for Richard (1996)
106 MARK BOONE JUNIOR Se7en (1995)
108 KATHY BATES Fred Claus (2007)
114 FOREST WHITAKER Consenting Adults (1992)
115 M. EMMET WALSH A Time to Kill (1996)
117 JACK MCGEE 21 (2008)
117 JACK MCGEE Father of Invention (2011)
118 GABRIEL BYRNE The Usual Suspects (1995)
120 ANDY GARCIA A Show of Force (1990)
121 BOB HOSKINS Beyond the Sea (2004)
125 VANESSA REDGRAVE Looking for Richard (1996)
130 AL SAPIENZA MARGIN CALL (2011)
141 ROBIN WILLIAMS Shrink (2009)
146 FRANK LANGELLA Superman Returns (2006)
149 OLIVER PLATT A Time to Kill (1996)
149 OLIVER PLATT Working Girl (1988)
155 DUSTIN HOFFMAN Outbreak (1995)
162 DANNY DEVITO Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
162 DANNY DEVITO L.A. Confidential (1997)
162 DANNY DEVITO The Big Kahuna (1999)
163 JAMES CROMWELL L.A. Confidential (1997)
165 JONATHAN PRYCE Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
167 J. K. SIMMONS The Ref (1994)
170 SCOTT GLENN The Shipping News (2001)
172 MICHAEL YORK Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
174 TOM CRUISE Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
175 JULIANNE MOORE The Shipping News (2001)
176 TOMAS ARANA L.A. Confidential (1997)
178 LAURENCE FISHBURNE 21 (2008)
179 ROBERT PATRICK The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
188 GEORGE CLOONEY The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
195 VINCENT PASTORE The Ref (1994)
196 RICHARD PORTNOW Se7en (1995)
203 SIGOURNEY WEAVER Working Girl (1988)
208 RICHARD SCHIFF Se7en (1995)
211 JOHN HEARD Edison (2005)
219 DAVID STRAITHAIRN L.A. Confidential (1997)
222 EWAN MCGREGOR The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
223 GREG BRONSON MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL (1997)
227 CARY ELWES Edison (2005)
228 SEAN PENN Hurlyburly (1998)
229 BOB PEPPER 21 (2008)
231 BILL PULLMAN Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
234 TOM BOWER The Negotiator (1998)
235 BENICIO DEL TORO Swimming with Sharks (1994)
235 BENICIO DEL TORO The Usual Suspects (1995)
236 JEREMY IRONS Margin Call (2011)
238 JOEL THINGVALL IRON WILL (1994)
248 GLENN MORSHOWER The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
249 STEPHEN ROOT The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
259 GEORGE CHEUNG Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
261 MARC MACAULAY Father of Invention (2011)
263 HEATHER GRAHAM Father of Invention (2011)
266 DON CHEADLE The United States of Leland (2003)
271 ROBERT WAGNER Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
273 BOB GUNTON Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
279 MERYL STREEP Heartburn (1986)
283 UMA THURMAN Henry & June (1990)
285 GWYNETH PALTROW Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
285 GWYNETH PALTROW Se7en (1995)
292 SPENCER GARRETT (I) 21 (2008)
296 BETH GRANT A Time to Kill (1996)
297 FRED WARD Henry & June (1990)
305 JEFF BRIDGES K-PAX (2001)
305 JEFF BRIDGES The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
306 ADAM LEFEVRE The Ref (1994)
315 GEOFFREY LEWIS Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
318 DAN HEDAYA The Usual Suspects (1995)
322 MICHAEL SHANNON ELVIS & NIXON (2016)
331 CATE BLANCHETT The Shipping News (2001)
333 JOHN ROTHMAN Heartburn (1986)
340 KEVIN POLLAK The Usual Suspects (1995)
341 RICHARD KIND A Bug’s Life (1998)
344 RUSSELL CROWE L.A. Confidential (1997)
347 CLYDE KUSATSU The United States of Leland (2003)
359 KIEFER SUTHERLAND A Time to Kill (1996)
366 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO The Usual Suspects (1995)
374 JUDE LAW Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
376 R. LEE ERMEY Se7en (1995)
378 CUBA GOODING JR. Outbreak (1995)
379 MICHAEL PENA THE UNITED STATES OF LELAND (2003)
384 NAEEM UZIMANN MARGIN CALL (2011)
387 AL PACINO Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
387 AL PACINO Looking for Richard (1996)
389 JOHN DIEHL A Time to Kill (1996)
397 MARTIN KLEBBA AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER (2002)
401 JEFF DANIELS Heartburn (1986)
402 CHEECH MARIN It’s Tough to Be a Bug (1998)
407 ROBERT PETERS The United States of Leland (2003)
409 JOHN TRAVOLTA Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
410 ALLISON JANNEY AMERICAN BEAUTY (1999)
415 RAYMOND J. BARRY THE REF (1994)
416 JOHN C. MCGINLEY Se7en (1995)
418 CHRIS COOPER A Time to Kill (1996)
418 CHRIS COOPER American Beauty (1999)
422 MICHAEL SHAMUS WILES THE NEGOTIATOR (1998)
428 ETHAN HAWKE Dad (1989)
429 DALE DYE Outbreak (1995)
432 COLIN FARRELL Horrible Bosses (2011)
432 COLIN FARRELL Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
438 JOHN RATZENBERGER A Bug’s Life (1998)
440 WINONA RYDER Looking for Richard (1996)
442 MELANIE GRIFFITH Working Girl (1988)
457 PARKER POSEY Superman Returns (2006)
466 HARRIS YULIN Looking for Richard (1996)
470 OCTAVIA SPENCER A TIME TO KILL (1996)
472 OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Dad (1989)
472 OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Working Girl (1988)
473 MIRANDA RICHARDSON Fred Claus (2007)
476 DAVID MORSE THE NEGOTIATOR (1998)
477 MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY A Time to Kill (1996)
488 RHYS IFANS THE SHIPPING NEWS (2001)
490 VIRGINIA MADSEN Father of Invention (2011)
491 JACK NICHOLSON Heartburn (1986)
493 TONY SHALHOUB HEARTBURN (1986)
496 JUDI DENCH The Shipping News (2001)
498 SAM ROCKWELL Moon (2009)
506 RACHEL WEISZ Fred Claus (2007)
507 TED LEVINE LOOKING FOR RICHARD (1996)
511 JOAN CUSACK WORKING GIRL (1988)
517 RICHARD ROUNDTREE Se7en (1995)
518 KEVIN KLINE Consenting Adults (1992)
518 KEVIN KLINE Looking for Richard (1996)
519 VINCE VAUGHN Fred Claus (2007)
529 CHRIS WILSON TELSTAR: THE JOE MEEKS STORY (2008)
540 GRIFFIN DUNNE SHRINK (2009)
545 ROBIN WRIGHT Hurlyburly (1998)
561 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) L.A. Confidential (1997)
561 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) Looking for Richard (1996)
561 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) The Negotiator (1998)
562 STOCKARD CHANNING Heartburn (1986)
564 STEPHEN BALDWIN FRED CLAUS (2007)
564 STEPHEN BALDWIN THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995)
569 JAMES GANDOLFINI MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL (1997)
573 KATE WINSLET The Life of David Gale (2003)
578 FRANK WHALEY Swimming with Sharks (1994)
581 ELIZABETH BANKS Fred Claus (2007)
586 PETER GERETY K-PAX (2001)
592 JOHN GIELGUD Looking for Richard (1996)
595 VINCENT LARESCA K-PAX (2001)
599 NICKY KATT A TIME TO KILL (1996)
606 PAUL BETTANY MARGIN CALL (2011)
621 STEVEN WEISZ MARGIN CALL (2011)
623 JAMES KAREN Superman Returns (2006)
624 KIM BASINGER L.A. Confidential (1997)
630 SETH GREEN AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER (2002)
631 JAMIE FOXX Horrible Bosses (2011)
631 JAMIE FOXX HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 (2014)
635 JOHN CAPODICE See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
645 JOHN MICHAEL HIGGINS FRED CLAUS (2007)
647 CAROLINE AARON BEYOND THE SEA (2004)
647 CAROLINE AARON HEARTBURN (1986)
647 CAROLINE AARON WORKING GIRL (1988)
652 GRETA SCACCHI Beyond the Sea (2004)
656 MICHAEL BYRNE BEYOND THE SEA (2004)
659 ALLAN GRAF L.A. Confidential (1997)
661 MATT MALLOY THE UNITED STATES OF LELAND (2003)
662 DEREK JACOBI Looking for Richard (1996)
663 CHARLES S. DUTTON A TIME TO KILL (1996)
663 CHARLES S. DUTTON SE7EN (1995)
667 PETE POSTLEWAITE The Shipping News (2001)
667 PETE POSTLEWAITE The Usual Suspects (1995)
670 SANDRA BULLOCK A Time to Kill (1996)
674 STEPHEN LANG THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS (2009)
683 MARTIN DONOVAN THE UNITED STATES OF LELAND (2003)
685 PETER GALLAGHER American Beauty (1999)
688 KEVIN COONEY AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER (2002)
693 RICHARD E. GRANT Henry & June (1990)
698 JAMES MARSDEN SUPERMAN RETURNS (2006)
731 CLARK GREGG THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995)
742 AIDAN QUINN Looking for Richard (1996)
743 JUDE CICCOLELLA GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (1992)
745 LAURA LINNEY THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE (2003)
748 JIM PIDDOCK AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER (2002)
752 JORGA CAYE HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 (2014)
768 PATRICIA CLARKSON ROCKET GIBRALTAR (1988)
769 LARRY PINE THE SHIPPING NEWS (2001)
771 FEODOR ATKINE HENRY & JUNE (1990)
783 NORA DUNN WORKING GIRL (1988)
787 JACK CONLEY L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (1997)
789 WENDELL PIERCE HORRIBLE BOSSES (2011)
793 ALEX ROCCO A Bug’s Life (1998)
813 CHRISTOPH WALTZ HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 (2014)
813 CHRISTOPH WALTZ ORDINARY DECENT CRIMINAL (2000)
818 RICHARD MASUR Heartburn (1986)
822 GUY PEARCE L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (1997)
830 DEAN NORRIS THE NEGOTIATOR (1998)
833 DEMI MOORE Margin Call (2011)
834 REX LINN IRON WILL (1994)
842 PAUL GRACE AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER (2002)
849 PATRICK DEMPSEY Outbreak (1995)
864 CHAZZ PALMINTERI HURLYBURLY (1998)
864 CHAZZ PALMINTERI THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995)
868 MAGGIE WAGNER WORKING GIRL (1988)
883 DENIS LEARY A BUG’S LIFE (1998)
883 DENIS LEARY HURLYBURLY (1998)
883 DENIS LEARY THE REF (1994)
889 MATT CRAVEN THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE (2003)
899 EDIE MCCLURG A Bug’s Life (1998)
902 PATRICK KEARNS ELVIS & NIXON (2016)
913 FRANK COLLISON K-PAX (2001)
922 LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS A SHOW OF FORCE (1990)
937 ROBERT EASTON Working Girl (1988)
942 BRETT RICE Father of Invention (2011)
953 ALFIE WOODARD K-PAX (2001)
954 LANCE E. NICHOLS K-PAX (2001)
964 LENA OLIN The United States of Leland (2003)
974 ASHLEY JUDD A TIME TO KILL (1996)
977 GABRIEL MANN THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE (2003)
979 DYLAN MCDERMOTT EDISON (2005)
985 ARTHUR J. NASCARELLA THE REF (1994)
986 J.T. WALSH Dad (1989)
986 J.T. WALSH Outbreak (1995)
986 J.T. WALSH The Negotiator (1998)
995 ROB LOWE AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER (2002)
1000 LELAND ORSER SE7EN (1995)
I count 43 Oscar winners Kevin worked with in a film.
AL PACINO Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
AL PACINO Looking for Richard (1996)
ALAN ARKIN Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
BENICIO DEL TORO Swimming with Sharks (1994)
BENICIO DEL TORO The Usual Suspects (1995)
BURT LANCASTER Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
CATE BLANCHETT The Shipping News (2001)
CHRIS COOPER A Time to Kill (1996)
CHRIS COOPER American Beauty (1999)
CHRISTOPH WALTZ HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 (2014)
CHRISTOPH WALTZ ORDINARY DECENT CRIMINAL (2000)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN NINE LIVES (2016)
CUBA GOODING JR. Outbreak (1995)
DUSTIN HOFFMAN Outbreak (1995)
EVA MARIE SAINT Superman Returns (2006)
F. MURRAY ABRAHAM Looking for Richard (1996)
FOREST WHITAKER Consenting Adults (1992)
GEORGE CLOONEY The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
GWYNETH PALTROW Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
GWYNETH PALTROW Se7en (1995)
HELEN HUNT Pay It Forward (2000)
J. K. SIMMONS The Ref (1994)
JACK LEMMON Dad (1989)
JACK LEMMON Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
JACK NICHOLSON Heartburn (1986)
JAMIE FOXX Horrible Bosses (2011)
JAMIE FOXX HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 (2014)
JEFF BRIDGES K-PAX (2001)
JEFF BRIDGES The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
JEREMY IRONS Margin Call (2011)
JOHN GIELGUD Looking for Richard (1996)
JUDI DENCH The Shipping News (2001)
JULIANNE MOORE The Shipping News (2001)
KATE WINSLET The Life of David Gale (2003)
KATHY BATES Fred Claus (2007)
KEVIN KLINE Consenting Adults (1992)
KEVIN KLINE Looking for Richard (1996)
KIM BASINGER L.A. Confidential (1997)
KIM HUNTER Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY A Time to Kill (1996)
MAUREEN STAPLETON Heartburn (1986)
MERYL STREEP Heartburn (1986)
MICHAEL CAINE Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
MORGAN FREEMAN Edison (2005)
MORGAN FREEMAN Outbreak (1995)
MORGAN FREEMAN Se7en (1995)
OCTAVIA SPENCER A TIME TO KILL (1996)
OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Dad (1989)
OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Working Girl (1988)
ROBERT DUVALL A Show of Force (1990)
ROBIN WILLIAMS Shrink (2009)
RUSSELL CROWE L.A. Confidential (1997)
SANDRA BULLOCK A Time to Kill (1996)
SEAN PENN Hurlyburly (1998)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Looking for Richard (1996)
Hey Dan….good lists as always….I greatly appreciate the information. Surprised he has only worked with 3 of the Top 10. 43 Oscar winning co-stars is a pretty good total. Have you noticed not many if these stars reach 50? Good feedback.
I know your pain of having terrible internet service when away on trips or vacations. Just think only 20 years ago internet service was not even remotely close to being an issue when thinking about traveling….ah the addiction of being connected…lol.
Age?
Oscar winning co-stars. Caine and a few others reach 50 and above…but most like Spacey are between 30 and 46 Oscar co-stars.
Hey Bruce, Thanks for another page on a very talented actor – I am wondering if Kevin Spacey is coming up now because you are planning a Top Stars of the 90s page 😉
In some ways, many of the comments on William Hurt on his recent page can apply to Spacey though 10 years later. Spacey was very successful and critically acclaimed in the 1990s, particularly during the end of the decade, but after the first few years in the 2000s, his film career seemed to dip, though he was active in the theater and of course later earned more success TV with the House of Cards. Unlike Hurt, Spacey is often in rather unsympathetic roles, which probably has not helped his popularity. Still, I have seen 14 of his films and he always gives a great performance.
Hey Phil….you are correct….a 90s decade page is one of the reasons I got a Spacey and McGregor page out so quickly. The 1990s are proving somewhat difficult….since I keep finding people that should be on the list…that do not have UMR pages.
As for Spacey…I think you are right….the same thoughts on Hurt work with Spacey…though I would say Spacey has maintained a higher profile than Hurt has…..but they are both quality actors.
14 is good…..but way behind me (I do not get to pound my chest too often when it comes to these tally counts) as I have seen 34 of these movies….including his worst rated UMR movie Nine Lives…which I saw in theaters..I blame having two little girls that love cats for that.
Thanks for the feedback.
An excellent actor, but I didn’t like him as Lex Luthor in Superman Returns, the tone was all wrong, ditto the film as well. Too dark, nasty and not enough humour and this was before Chris Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy adversely influenced the DC movieverse.
I’ve seen 20 of the 42 films listed – favorites include – The Usual Suspects, Outbreak, Seven, Glengarry Glen Ross, A Bug’s Life, LA Confidential and American Beauty.
I’ll recommend Elvis & Nixon to anyone wondering if it’s worth a look, it is. Michael Shannon doesn’t look anything like Elvis but he has nailed the mannerisms down pat. Kevin Spacey is superb as Nixon, again doesn’t look like him but it doesn’t matter, he brings ‘Tricky Dicky’ to life and makes him oddly sympathetic.
Good to see LA Confidential and American Beauty topping the charts here.
A great addition to your movie encyclopedia Bruce, or should that be ‘moviestatsopedia’? 🙂
Vote Up!
Hey Mr. Steveman
1. Thanks for the comment.
2. I am not a big fan of Superman Returns either….it was a one and done movie for me….and I have no plans to re-watch it anytime soon.
3. Tally counts…me 34, you 20 and Phil 14….so your combined total ties me.
4. I have seen all of your favorite Spacey movies….with Usual Supects, Seven, LA Confidential joining Swimming With Sharks and The Ref making up my Top 5. With an * by Moon….which I love as well…Spacey does the voice in that one.
5. I liked Elvis & Nixon…but not as much as you and Bob did.
6. I like ‘moviestatsopedia’
Good stuff.
1 Truly an occurrence “Worthy to be marked with a great white stone,” because Superman Returns has at last been officially listed on this site; and bubbling under the surface of this profile of Spacey there is a Dan-like join up. Bruce lists above a number of actors whom Kevin especially admires and like many of the actors of the Modern Era Kevin is on record as liking as well the work of Marlon Brando who played Jor-El in the 1978 Superman the Movie
“BY STEVE HEAD ‘I remember all of us were very excited about Marlon Brando being in Superman,’ says Kevin Spacey recalling the time he and his friends went to see the first Superman movie in 1978. “Everyone was excited about Brando being in that movie. We saw it on opening weekend and we just loved it’. “
2 In one scene in Superman Returns Kevin as Lex Luthor gets to act alongside archives footage of MB as Jor El carried over from shooting of the 1978 film but not included in that film. According to Russell Crowe HE Russell was in turn Brando’s favourite actor and of course the Dan like links are further strengthened by the fact that Crowe and Spacey appeared together in LA Confidential. “What goes around comes around,” is an old saying!
3 Spacey has given many terrific performances the most famous of which are probably in LA Confidential, American Beauty and The Usual Suspects. The author of LA Confidential James McEllroy praised Kevin’s performance in the film saying that it was the best portrayal of self-loathing that McEllroy had ever seen in the cinema. In the Usual Suspects Kevin left audiences debating if his character really was the shadowy crime lord Keyser Soze, the mystery of whose identity was the focal point throughout the film. Kevin who has to date appeared in 14 stage productions from 1981 – 2011 was as well successful on TV and I have the box sets of the earlier series of House of Cards, which has run on TV for 5 seasons since 2013, which starred Kevin as a ruthless politician and which was a reworking of the popular British television 1990 mini series starring Scottish actor Ian Richardson as the scheming politician. In addition Kevin is the executive producer of the US House of Cards. All in all therefore Spacey richly deserves this new Cogerson page.
Hey Bob
1. Sorry it took so long to respond to your Spacey comment…been a bit under the weather lately which has created some not so nice neck issues that make it hard to sit at a computer…the joys of getting older….but Bette Davis did say getting older was not for wimps.
2. Good comment on Spacey and the influence by Brando.
3. Too bad that Brando/Spacey scene did not make the final cut….if only it had then I could have included that movie on the Brando page….lol.
4. Yep his television career has been pretty impressive…..but I have completely ignored that career here…just movies baby…just movies here….lol. Though I am pretty sure I will check out House of Cards one day.
Good feedback as usual.