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Cuba Gooding Jr. (1968-) is an Oscar®-winning American actor. Gooding, Jr. first gained notice with his role in 1991’s Boyz N The Hood. He won the Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actor for his role in 1996’s Jerry Maguire. His IMDb page shows over 85 acting credits since 1986. This page will rank Cuba Gooding Jr. movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles, and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings.
Cuba Gooding Jr. Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1996
Jerry Maguire (1996)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Win
1992
A Few Good Men (1992)
AA Best Picture Nom
2007
American Gangster (2007)
1997
As Good as It Gets (1997)
1991
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
1995
Outbreak (1995)
1988
Coming to America (1988)
2013
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013)
2014
Selma (2014)
AA Best Picture Nom
2001
Pearl Harbor (2001)
1998
What Dreams May Come (1998)
2001
Rat Race (2001)
2001
Zoolander (2001)
2000
Men of Honor (2000)
2002
Snow Dogs (2002)
2013
Don Jon (2013)
2004
Home on the Range (2004)
2003
Radio (2003)
2007
Norbit (2007)
2003
The Fighting Temptations (2003)
2012
Red Tails (2012)
1995
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
HBO Movie
1999
Instinct (1999)
1994
Lightning Jack (1994)
1989
Sing (1989)
2013
Life of a King (2013)
2020
Life in a Year (2020)
Amazon
1995
Losing Isaiah (1995)
2014
Freedom (2014)
1993
Judgment Night (1993)
2024
The Firing Squad (2024)
2008
Hero Wanted (2008)
1999
Chill Factor (1999)
2006
End Game (2006)
2007
What Love Is (2007)
2008
Harold (2008)
Limited Release
2013
Machete Kills (2013)
1992
Gladiator (1992)
2005
Dirty (2005)
1993
Daybreak (1993)
HBO Movie
1998
Welcome to Hollywood (1998)
2018
Bayou Caviar (2018)
2001
In The Shadows (2001)
Video On Demand
2011
Sacrifice (2011)
2002
Boat Trip (2002)
2005
Shadowboxer (2005)
2007
Daddy Day Camp (2007)
Cuba Gooding Jr. Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CreditRank | 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 | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | Jerry Maguire (1996) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Win |
Tom Cruise & Jay Mohr |
154.00 | 435.4 | 773.6 | 4 | 82 | 05 / 01 | 99.1 | |
| 2 | A Few Good Men (1992) AA Best Picture Nom |
Tom Cruise & Demi Moore |
141.30 | 425.7 | 732.7 | 5 | 76 | 04 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 4 | American Gangster (2007) | Denzel Washington & Russell Crowe |
130.20 | 236.5 | 484.1 | 18 | 81 | 02 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 3 | As Good as It Gets (1997) | Jack Nicholson & Helen Hunt |
148.50 | 404.4 | 855.6 | 6 | 73 | 07 / 02 | 97.2 | |
| 7 | Boyz N the Hood (1991) | Ice Cube & Laurence Fishburne |
57.50 | 170.7 | 170.8 | 22 | 84 | 02 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 9 | Outbreak (1995) | Dustin Hoffman & Morgan Freeman |
67.70 | 194.4 | 545.6 | 24 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 92.6 | |
| 5 | Coming to America (1988) | Eddie Murphy | 128.20 | 389.8 | 878.2 | 3 | 62 | 02 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 10 | Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) | Forest Whitaker & Robin Williams |
116.60 | 179.3 | 271.5 | 29 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 91.7 | |
| 9 | Selma (2014) AA Best Picture Nom |
David Oyelowo & Oprah Winfrey |
52.10 | 79.7 | 102.2 | 64 | 86 | 02 / 01 | 90.2 | |
| 8 | Pearl Harbor (2001) | Ben Affleck & Kate Beckinsale |
198.50 | 439.3 | 993.9 | 7 | 44 | 04 / 01 | 86.9 | |
| 11 | What Dreams May Come (1998) | Robin Williams | 55.40 | 147.6 | 190.3 | 39 | 57 | 02 / 01 | 84.9 | |
| 12 | Rat Race (2001) | Amy Smart & Whoopi Goldberg |
56.60 | 125.3 | 191.6 | 44 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 13 | Zoolander (2001) | Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson |
45.20 | 99.9 | 134.5 | 55 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 80.3 | |
| 15 | Men of Honor (2000) | Charlize Theron & Robert DeNiro |
48.80 | 113.2 | 191.0 | 51 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 78.1 | |
| 17 | Snow Dogs (2002) | James Coburn | 81.20 | 174.9 | 247.9 | 32 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 76.7 | |
| 14 | Don Jon (2013) | Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Scarlett Johansson |
24.50 | 37.6 | 46.8 | 102 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 74.8 | |
| 16 | Home on the Range (2004) | Steve Buscemi & Judi Dench |
50.00 | 100.7 | 100.7 | 65 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 73.1 | |
| 18 | Radio (2003) | Ed Harris & Debra Winger |
52.30 | 108.5 | 110.5 | 56 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 69.4 | |
| 21 | Norbit (2007) | Eddie Murphy | 95.70 | 173.8 | 289.5 | 29 | 25 | 01 / 00 | 67.5 | |
| 19 | The Fighting Temptations (2003) | Beyoncé | 30.30 | 62.7 | 62.7 | 92 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 62.0 | |
| 22 | Red Tails (2012) | Bryan Cranston & Gerald McRaney |
49.90 | 78.3 | 79.1 | 65 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 58.1 | |
| 20 | The Tuskegee Airmen (1995) HBO Movie |
Laurence Fishburne & John Lithgow |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 246 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 57.9 | |
| 25 | Instinct (1999) | Anthony Hopkins & Donald Sutherland |
34.10 | 84.3 | 90.7 | 59 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 54.2 | |
| 24 | Lightning Jack (1994) | Paul Hogan & Cuba Gooding Jr. |
16.80 | 51.5 | 51.5 | 85 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 50.4 | |
| 23 | Sing (1989) | Lorraine Bracco & Peter Dobson |
2.30 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 134 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 50.1 | |
| 26 | Life of a King (2013) | Dennis Haysbert | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 382 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.5 | |
| 26 | Life in a Year (2020) Amazon |
Jaden Smith | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 304 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
| 28 | Losing Isaiah (1995) | Jessica Lange & Halle Berry |
7.60 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 125 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 34.0 | |
| 29 | Freedom (2014) | William Sadler | 0.00 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 428 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.3 | |
| 29 | Judgment Night (1993) | Emilio Estevez & Denis Leary |
12.50 | 37.8 | 37.8 | 95 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 27.9 | |
| 30 | The Firing Squad (2024) | Kevin Sorbo | 1.80 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 144 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.5 | |
| 32 | Hero Wanted (2008) | Ray Liotta | 0.10 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 341 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.0 | |
| 33 | Chill Factor (1999) | Peter Firth & David Paymer |
11.30 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 117 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 17.7 | |
| 34 | End Game (2006) | Burt Reynolds | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 369 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 16.0 | |
| 34 | What Love Is (2007) | Sean Astin | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 439 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.9 | |
| 35 | Harold (2008) Limited Release |
Spencer Breslin | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 398 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.4 | |
| 35 | Machete Kills (2013) | Mel Gibson & Charlie Sheen |
8.00 | 12.3 | 23.1 | 137 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 14.1 | |
| 36 | Gladiator (1992) | James Marshall | 9.20 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 98 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 13.4 | |
| 38 | Dirty (2005) | Frank Alvarez & Clifton Collins Jr. |
0.30 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 260 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.0 | |
| 40 | Daybreak (1993) HBO Movie |
Moira Kelly | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 260 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.4 | |
| 41 | Welcome to Hollywood (1998) | Dennis Hopper & Peter Fonda |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 296 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.3 | |
| 40 | Bayou Caviar (2018) | Richard Dreyfuss | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 341 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.4 | |
| 42 | In The Shadows (2001) Video On Demand |
James Caan & Matthew Modine |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 288 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.5 | |
| 43 | Sacrifice (2011) | Christian Slater | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 419 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.4 | |
| 44 | Boat Trip (2002) | Horatio Sanz | 8.60 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 145 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 3.6 | |
| 46 | Shadowboxer (2005) | Helen Mirren | 0.40 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 249 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.7 | |
| 46 | Daddy Day Camp (2007) | Lochlyn Munro | 13.20 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 128 | 22 | 00 / 00 | 0.7 |
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Remember Cuba Gooding Sr.? He was the lead singer of the 1970’s group of “Eveyrbody Plays the Fool” ands “Just Don’t Want to be Lonely” fame.
Cuba Gooding Jr. is # 854 on the 2020 Oracle of list. For a change I’m listing all the other actors he appeared with on the list alphabetically. Don’t really like the look. The numbers to the left are the other actors rank, but it’s not symmetrical now.
226 ALEC BALDWIN Pearl Harbor (2001)
918 ANGELA BASSETT BOYZ N THE HOOD (1991)
744 ANNE ARCHER End Game (2006)
10 ANTHONY HOPKINS Instinct (1999)
264 ARMAND ASSANTE American Gangster (2007)
239 BEAU BRIDGES Jerry Maguire (1996)
570 BEN AFFLECK Pearl Harbor (2001)
520 BEN CROSS HERO WANTED (2008)
908 BETH GRANT Pearl Harbor (2001)
384 BEVERLY D’ANGELO Lightning Jack (1994)
408 BOB GUNTON Boat Trip (2002)
323 BRIAN DENNEHY Gladiator (1992)
800 BRIAN DOYLE-MURRAY As Good as It Gets (1997)
800 BRIAN DOYLE-MURRAY Daddy Day Camp (2007)
800 BRIAN DOYLE-MURRAY Snow Dogs (2002)
990 BROOKE SHIELDS Lightfield’s Home Videos (2006)
503 BRYAN CRANSTON RED TAILS (2012)
61 BURT REYNOLDS End Game (2006)
850 CARLA GUGINO American Gangster (2007)
591 CARY-HIROYUKI TAGAWA PEARL HARBOR (2001)
523 CHARLIZE THERON Men of Honor (2000)
144 CHRISTIAN SLATER Lies & Illusions (2009)
621 COLLEEN CAMP Rat Race (2001)
524 COLM FEORE PEARL HARBOR (2001)
935 DALE DYE Outbreak (1995)
242 DAN AYKROYD Pearl Harbor (2001)
885 DAVID KEITH Men of Honor (2000)
376 DAVID PAYMER Chill Factor (1999)
186 DAVID STRAITHAIRN Losing Isaiah (1995)
388 DEMI MOORE A Few Good Men (1992)
983 DENIS LEARY JUDGMENT NIGHT (1993)
293 DENZEL WASHINGTON American Gangster (2007)
600 DOLPH LUNDGREN One in the Chamber (2012)
999 DONAL LOGUE Jerry Maguire (1996)
5 DONALD SUTHERLAND Instinct (1999)
5 DONALD SUTHERLAND Outbreak (1995)
231 DUSTIN HOFFMAN Outbreak (1995)
109 ED HARRIS Radio (2003)
244 ED LAUTER Judgement (1992)
35 ELLIOTT GOULD Judgement (1992)
777 EMILY BLUNT DON JON (2013)
528 ERIC STOLTZ A Murder of Crows (1998)
528 ERIC STOLTZ Jerry Maguire (1996)
691 EWEN BREMNER PEARL HARBOR (2001)
202 FOREST WHITAKER Blown Away (1994)
202 FOREST WHITAKER Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)
712 FRANKIE FAISON Coming to America (1988)
1000 FRED WILLARD HAROLD (2008)
678 GINA GERSHON What Love Is (2007)
405 HAL HOLBROOK Men of Honor (2000)
833 HALLE BERRY Losing Isaiah (1995)
2 HARVEY KEITEL Wrong Turn at Tahoe (2009)
875 HELEN HUNT AS GOOD AS IT GETS (1997)
63 HELEN MIRREN Shadowboxer (2005)
778 J. K. SIMMONS The Way of War (2009)
940 J.T. WALSH A Few Good Men (1992)
940 J.T. WALSH Outbreak (1995)
83 JACK NICHOLSON A Few Good Men (1992)
83 JACK NICHOLSON As Good as It Gets (1997)
223 JAMES COBURN Snow Dogs (2002)
187 JAMES EARL JONES Coming to America (1988)
105 JAMES WOODS End Game (2006)
492 JANE FONDA Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)
110 JEFF BRIDGES Blown Away (1994)
411 JENNIFER TILLY Home on the Range (2004)
706 JEREMY PIVEN Judgment Night (1993)
976 JOE MORTON AMERICAN GANGSTER (2007)
37 JOHN CLEESE Rat Race (2001)
198 JOHN CUSACK Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)
877 JOHN HAWKES American Gangster (2007)
304 JOHN HEARD Gladiator (1992)
526 JOHN ORTIZ AMERICAN GANGSTER (2007)
866 JON LOVITZ RAT RACE (2001)
472 JON POLITO American Gangster (2007)
170 JON VOIGHT Pearl Harbor (2001)
984 JOSEPH GORDON LEVITT Don Jon (2013)
984 JOSEPH GORDON LEVITT Shadowboxer (2005)
418 JOSH BROLIN American Gangster (2007)
434 JOSH HARTNETT PEARL HARBOR (2001)
178 JUDI DENCH Home on the Range (2004)
349 JULIANNE MOORE Don Jon (2013)
302 JULIETTE LEWIS Lightfield’s Home Videos (2006)
392 KAREN BLACK Judgement (1992)
177 KATHY BATES Rat Race (2001)
150 KEITH DAVID Dirty (2005)
546 KEVIN BACON A Few Good Men (1992)
453 KEVIN CORRIGAN American Gangster (2007)
989 KEVIN J. O’CONNOR CHILL FACTOR (1999)
429 KEVIN POLLAK A Few Good Men (1992)
573 KEVIN SPACEY Outbreak (1995)
112 KIEFER SUTHERLAND A Few Good Men (1992)
391 LAURENCE FISHBURNE Boyz n the Hood (1991)
125 LIEV SCHREIBER Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)
477 LIN SHAYE Boat Trip (2002)
477 LIN SHAYE Do Me a Favor (1997)
372 LLOYD BRIDGES Blown Away (1994)
776 LUCY LIU JERRY MAGUIRE (1996)
824 LUKAS HAAS DON JON (2013)
101 M. EMMET WALSH Snow Dogs (2002)
6 MARTIN SHEEN SELMA (2014)
435 MATTHEW MODINE In the Shadows (2001)
14 MAX VON SYDOW What Dreams May Come (1998)
733 MICHAEL IRONSIDE Hardwired (2009)
563 MICHAEL SHANNON Pearl Harbor (2001)
204 MIKE STARR Blown Away (1994)
204 MIKE STARR Wrong Turn at Tahoe (2009)
20 MORGAN FREEMAN Outbreak (1995)
986 OSSIE DAVIS Gladiator (1992)
554 PAT HINGLE Lightning Jack (1994)
501 RALPH BELLAMY Coming to America (1988)
253 RANCE HOWARD Rat Race (2001)
234 RANDY QUAID Home on the Range (2004)
320 RAY LIOTTA Hero Wanted (2008)
949 RAY WINSTONE THE DEVIL’S TOMB (2009)
937 RIC YOUNG AMERICAN GANGSTER (2007)
412 RICHARD RIEHLE Do Me a Favor (1997)
412 RICHARD RIEHLE Home on the Range (2004)
412 RICHARD RIEHLE Lightning Jack (1994)
432 RICHARD ROUNDTREE Boat Trip (2002)
7 ROBERT DE NIRO Men of Honor (2000)
161 ROBERT LOGGIA Gladiator (1992)
208 ROBIN WILLIAMS Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)
208 ROBIN WILLIAMS What Dreams May Come (1998)
54 ROGER MOORE Boat Trip (2002)
72 RON PERLMAN The Devil’s Tomb (2009)
209 ROSANNA ARQUETTE Do Me a Favor (1997)
893 RUSSELL CROWE American Gangster (2007)
12 SAMUEL L. JACKSON Coming to America (1988)
12 SAMUEL L. JACKSON Losing Isaiah (1995)
653 SCARLETT JOHANSSON Don Jon (2013)
311 SCOTT WILSON Pearl Harbor (2001)
979 SEAN ASTIN WHAT LOVE IS (2007)
693 SETH GREEN RAT RACE (2001)
585 SHIRLEY KNIGHT As Good as It Gets (1997)
508 STEPHEN DORFF Judgment Night (1993)
508 STEPHEN DORFF Shadowboxer (2005)
465 STEPHEN ROOT SELMA (2014)
130 STEVE BUSCEMI Home on the Range (2004)
576 TED LEVINE AMERICAN GANGSTER (2007)
858 THANDIE NEWTON Norbit (2007)
770 TIM BLAKE NELSON DON JON (2013)
286 TOM CRUISE A Few Good Men (1992)
286 TOM CRUISE Jerry Maguire (1996)
267 TOM SIZEMORE Pearl Harbor (2001)
139 TOM WILKINSON SELMA (2014)
210 TOMMY LEE JONES Blown Away (1994)
73 VAL KILMER Hardwired (2009)
886 WALTON GOGGINS MACHETE KILLS (2013)
121 WHOOPI GOLDBERG Rat Race (2001)
771 WILL FERRELL Boat Trip (2002)
905 WILLIAM FICHTNER Pearl Harbor (2001)
251 XANDER BERKELEY A Few Good Men (1992)
I’m going back to the old way next time.
Cuba has appeared with 30 Oscar winners.
ANNE HATHAWAY Don Jon (2013)
ANTHONY HOPKINS Instinct (1999)
BRIE LARSON DON JON (2013)
BRIE LARSON PEARL HARBOR (2001)
CHARLIZE THERON Men of Honor (2000)
DENZEL WASHINGTON American Gangster (2007)
DON AMECHE Coming to America (1988)
DUSTIN HOFFMAN Outbreak (1995)
FOREST WHITAKER Blown Away (1994)
FOREST WHITAKER Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)
HALLE BERRY Losing Isaiah (1995)
HELEN HUNT AS GOOD AS IT GETS (1997)
HELEN MIRREN Shadowboxer (2005)
J. K. SIMMONS The Way of War (2009)
JACK NICHOLSON A Few Good Men (1992)
JACK NICHOLSON As Good as It Gets (1997)
JAMES COBURN Snow Dogs (2002)
JANE FONDA Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)
JEFF BRIDGES Blown Away (1994)
JESSICA LANGE Losing Isaiah (1995)
JON VOIGHT Pearl Harbor (2001)
JUDI DENCH Home on the Range (2004)
JULIANNE MOORE Don Jon (2013)
KATHY BATES Rat Race (2001)
KEVIN SPACEY Outbreak (1995)
MORGAN FREEMAN Outbreak (1995)
REGINA KING BOYZ N THE HOOD (1991)
REGINA KING JERRY MAGUIRE (1996)
RENEE ZELLWEGER Jerry Maguire (1996)
ROBERT DE NIRO Men of Honor (2000)
ROBIN WILLIAMS Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)
ROBIN WILLIAMS What Dreams May Come (1998)
RUSSELL CROWE American Gangster (2007)
TOMMY LEE JONES Blown Away (1994)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG Rat Race (2001)
It would have been nice of me to name Cuba Sr.’s group which was the Main Ingredient.
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