30 Best Samuel L. Jackson Movies Ranked – And How to Watch Them All

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Samuel L. Jackson is one of the most instantly recognizable faces in Hollywood. He is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time and a cultural icon known for his sharp delivery and popular leading roles. Read on to discover a guide to Samuel L. Jackson’s best movies and performances. We also provide you with all the information needed to stream these titles on services like Max, Disney+, Netflix and many more!

After key cameos in Coming to America, Goodfellas, and Jurassic Park, Samuel L. Jackson made his name early by featuring in three Spike Lee joints back to back. His lead role in Jungle Fever earned him his first award at the Cannes Film Festival for Best Actor.

1994’s Pulp Fiction was the breakout role of Samuel L. Jackson's career. The character Jules was specifically written for him by Quentin Tarantino who saw Jackson steal the show with thunderous soliloquies. The rest of the '90s saw him rise to prominence. He took roles in Die Hard with a Vengeance, A Time to Kill, and another smash-hit with Quentin Tarantino with Jackie Brown. Capping off the decade, Samuel L. Jackson appeared in Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace, unforgettably portraying Jedi Master Mace Windu.

Samuel L. Jackson continued the role of Mace Windu for another two Star Wars movies, between starring in the remake of Shaft and the M. Night Shyamalan-directed Unbreakable. Proving his versatility, Jackson featured in Coach Carter which saw him take on a sentimental role before the absurd cult classic, Snakes on a Plane. The role that has come to define him in the latter part of his career is that of Nick Fury, leader of S.H.I.E.LD. in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He appeared in the initial Iron Man movie before playing a much larger role in The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Where to watch the best Samuel L. Jackson movies online

While we wait for more chances to see this legendary actor on the big screen again, these are Samuel L. Jackson’s best movies ranked and where you can watch them in the United States!

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  1. Jackie Brown

    Jackie Brown

    1997

    #1

    Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep the money for herself.

  2. Pulp Fiction

    Pulp Fiction

    1994

    #2

    A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

  3. The Hateful Eight

    The Hateful Eight

    2015

    #3

    Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.

  4. Coach Carter

    Coach Carter

    2005

    #4

    Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.

  5. Django Unchained

    Django Unchained

    2012

    #5

    With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.

  6. Unbreakable

    Unbreakable

    2000

    #6

    An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed. The answer to this mystery could lie with the mysterious Elijah Price, a man who suffers from a disease that renders his bones as fragile as glass.

  7. Hard Eight

    Hard Eight

    1997

    #7

    A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

  8. Glass

    Glass

    2019

    #8

    In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. Meanwhile, the shadowy presence of Elijah Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.

  9. The Avengers

    The Avengers

    2012

    #9

    When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!

  10. The Incredibles

    The Incredibles

    2004

    #10

    Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume.

  11. A Time to Kill

    A Time to Kill

    1996

    #11

    A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.

  12. Die Hard: With a Vengeance

    #12

    New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration.

  13. Jurassic Park

    Jurassic Park

    1993

    #13

    A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.

  14. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

    #14

    Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate a mysterious plot that could change the galaxy forever.

  15. Changing Lanes

    Changing Lanes

    2002

    #15

    A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to dismantle the other's life in a reckless effort to reclaim something he has lost.

  16. The Long Kiss Goodnight

    #16

    An amnesiac schoolteacher (Davis) sets out to recover her identity with the help of a private detective (Jackson) when they discover a dark conspiracy. Samantha Caine, suburban homemaker, is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter Caitlin. She lives in Honesdale, PA, is a school teacher and makes the best Rice Krispie treats in town. But when she receives a bump on her head, she begins to remember small parts of her previous life as a lethal, top-secret agent.

  17. Shaft

    Shaft

    2000

    #17

    New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.

  18. Incredibles 2

    Incredibles 2

    2018

    #18

    Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three children.

  19. Chi-Raq

    Chi-Raq

    2015

    #19

    A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.

  20. Snakes on a Plane

    Snakes on a Plane

    2006

    #20

    FBI agent Neville Flynn boards a flight from Honolulu, Hawaii to Los Angeles, escorting a key witness to testify against a mob boss at an upcoming trial. An on-board assassin releases a crate full of hundreds of deadly venomous snakes in an attempt to eliminate the witness. Flynn and a host of frightened passengers and crew must band together to survive the slithery threat.