Want to know the best James Spader movies? How about the worst James Spader movies? Curious about James Spader box office grosses or which James Spader movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which James Spader 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 and much more.
James Spader (1960-) is an American actor. Although Spader might be best known for his television work, his movie career is also pretty impressive. His IMDb page shows over 54 acting credits since 1978. This page will rank James Spader movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. Some of his early movies were not included in the rankings. This was due to lack of box office information.
James Spader Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 2012 | Lincoln (2012) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) |  |
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| 1994 | Wolf (1994) | |
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| 1994 | Stargate (1994) |  |
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| 1987 | Wall Street (1987) | |
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| 1986 | Pretty in Pink (1986) | |
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| 1989 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) | |
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| 1987 | Mannequin (1987) | |
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| 1987 | Baby Boom (1987) |  |
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| 1990 | White Palace (1990) |  |
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| 1981 | Endless Love (1981) | |
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| 1990 | Bad Influence (1990) | |
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| 2014 | The Homesman (2014) | |
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| 1992 | Bob Roberts (1992) | |
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| 2002 | Secretary (2002) | |
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| 1996 | 2 Days in the Valley (1996) | |
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| 1993 | The Music of Chance (1993) |  |
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| 1987 | Less Than Zero (1987) | |
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| 2000 | The Watcher (2000) | |
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| 2009 | Shorts (2009) | |
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| 2002 | The Stick Up (2002) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1993 | Dream Lover (1993) | |
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| 1996 | Crash (1996) | |
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| 1988 | Jack's Back (1988) | |
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| 1997 | Critical Care (1997) |  |
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| 1998 | Curtain Call (1998) Starz! |
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| 1985 | The New Kids (1985) | |
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| 1992 | Storyville (1992) | |
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| 1991 | True Colors (1991) | |
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| 2003 | I Witness (2003) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2001 | Speaking Of Sex (2001) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1985 | Tuff Turf (1985) | |
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| 2003 | Alien Hunter (2003) Direct To Video Release |
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| 2004 | Shadow Of Fear (2004) Direct To Video Release |
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| 2000 | Supernova (2000) | |
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| 1997 | Keys to Tulsa (1997) | |
James Spader 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 James Spader movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort James Spader movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort James Spader movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort James Spader 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 James Spader movie received and how many Oscar® wins each James Spader movie won.
- Sort James Spader 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.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Lincoln (2012) AA Best Picture Nom |
Daniel Day-Lewis & Sally Field |
182.20 | 286.1 | 432.30 | 13 | 89 | 12 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) | Robert Downey Jr. & Chris Hemsworth |
451.00 | 668.8 | 2,072.10 | 3 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.5 | |
| 3 | Wolf (1994) | Jack Nicholson & Michelle Pfeiffer |
65.00 | 199.2 | 401.40 | 19 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 5 | Stargate (1994) | Kurt Russell | 71.60 | 219.3 | 602.20 | 17 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 4 | Wall Street (1987) | Michael Douglas & Charlie Sheen |
43.80 | 140.2 | 140.20 | 26 | 71 | 01 / 01 | 88.9 | |
| 6 | Pretty in Pink (1986) | Molly Ringwald & Andrew McCarthy |
40.50 | 136.4 | 136.40 | 24 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 87.2 | |
| 7 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) | Andie MacDowell | 24.70 | 77.9 | 77.90 | 44 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 8 | Mannequin (1987) | Andrew McCarthy & Kim Cattrall |
42.70 | 136.6 | 136.60 | 27 | 58 | 01 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 9 | Baby Boom (1987) | Diane Keaton & Sam Shepard |
26.70 | 85.4 | 85.40 | 44 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 78.5 | |
| 10 | White Palace (1990) | Susan Sarandon | 17.50 | 51.7 | 51.70 | 67 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 65.9 | |
| 13 | Endless Love (1981) | Brooke Shields & Tom Cruise |
31.20 | 140.2 | 140.20 | 25 | 32 | 01 / 00 | 62.7 | |
| 12 | Bad Influence (1990) | Rob Lowe & Lisa Zane |
12.60 | 37.3 | 37.30 | 89 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 61.6 | |
| 11 | The Homesman (2014) | Tommy Lee Jones & Hilary Swank |
2.40 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 166 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 60.5 | |
| 13 | Bob Roberts (1992) | Tim Robbins & Jack Black |
4.50 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 127 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 57.3 | |
| 14 | Secretary (2002) | Maggie Gyllenhaal & Lesley Ann Warren |
4.10 | 8.7 | 20.30 | 167 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 16 | 2 Days in the Valley (1996) | Charlize Theron & Jeff Daniels |
11.10 | 31.5 | 31.50 | 118 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 15 | The Music of Chance (1993) | Joel Grey | 0.30 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 208 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 49.3 | |
| 18 | Less Than Zero (1987) | Robert Downey Jr. | 12.40 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 78 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 48.5 | |
| 19 | The Watcher (2000) | Keanu Reeves & Marisa Tomei |
28.90 | 67.1 | 109.60 | 83 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 44.8 | |
| 21 | Shorts (2009) | Leslie Mann & Directed by Robert Rodriguez |
20.90 | 34.9 | 49.80 | 105 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 40.2 | |
| 20 | The Stick Up (2002) Film Festival Circuit Only |
David Keith | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 365 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.9 | |
| 20 | Dream Lover (1993) | Mädchen Amick | 0.30 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 213 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.3 | |
| 23 | Crash (1996) | Holly Hunter | 2.00 | 5.8 | 5.80 | 181 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 33.3 | |
| 24 | Jack's Back (1988) | Cynthia Gibb | 0.50 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 210 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | |
| 25 | Critical Care (1997) | Kyra Sedgwick | 0.20 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 237 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.3 | |
| 26 | Curtain Call (1998) Starz! |
Michael Caine & Maggie Smith |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 354 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.6 | |
| 27 | The New Kids (1985) | Lori Loughlin | 0.20 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 182 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.6 | |
| 28 | Storyville (1992) | Joanne Whalley | 0.40 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 190 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.8 | |
| 29 | True Colors (1991) | John Cusack & Richard Widmark |
0.40 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 193 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.1 | |
| 30 | I Witness (2003) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Jeff Daniels | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 315 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.6 | |
| 31 | Speaking Of Sex (2001) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Bill Murray | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.30 | 294 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.1 | |
| 34 | Tuff Turf (1985) | Robert Downey Jr. | 9.40 | 33.0 | 33.00 | 88 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 11.0 | |
| 32 | Alien Hunter (2003) Direct To Video Release |
Janine Eser | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 337 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.2 | |
| 33 | Shadow Of Fear (2004) Direct To Video Release |
Aidan Quinn | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 367 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.3 | |
| 35 | Supernova (2000) | Peter Facinelli | 14.20 | 33.0 | 34.40 | 115 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 6.1 | |
| 36 | Keys to Tulsa (1997) | James Coburn & Eric Stoltz |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 260 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 1.0 |
James Spader Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) | Robert Downey Jr. & Chris Hemsworth |
2,072.10 | |
| Stargate (1994) | Kurt Russell | 602.20 | |
| Lincoln (2012) AA Best Picture Nom |
Daniel Day-Lewis & Sally Field |
432.30 | |
| Wolf (1994) | Jack Nicholson & Michelle Pfeiffer |
401.40 | |
| The Watcher (2000) | Keanu Reeves & Marisa Tomei |
109.60 | |
| Shorts (2009) | Leslie Mann & Directed by Robert Rodriguez |
49.80 | |
| Supernova (2000) | Peter Facinelli | 34.40 | |
| Secretary (2002) | Maggie Gyllenhaal & Lesley Ann Warren |
20.30 | |
| Speaking Of Sex (2001) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Bill Murray | 0.30 |
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In the 1980s he was a awesome movie bad guy. Less Than Zero is a movie I saw three or four times in the theater. His performance as the drug dealer was one of the better ones. Robert Downey Jr. is even better! Can you tell I just rewatched it?
Wow…three comments from SteinHoF16….I guess I should induct more Hall of Famers…..lol. Good thoughts on Less Than Zero. I need to re-watch that one….not sure if I saw after seeing it theaters oh so many years ago. Thanks for checking out our Spader page.