Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Birthday:Dec 21, 1948
Place of birth:Washington, D.C., USA

Filmography

1997
Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown

Crime Drama Thriller Con Artist Crime Modern Noir Thriller
7.5

19972h 34min

United States

Director: Quentin Tarantino

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.


Eve's Bayou

Eve's Bayou

Drama
7.2

19971h 49min

United States

Director: Kasi Lemmons

Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve endured.


One Eight Seven

One Eight Seven

Drama Thriller
6.6

19971h 59min

United States

Director: Kevin Reynolds

After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher. The education system, where violent bullies control the classrooms and the administration is afraid of lawsuits, slowly drives Garfield mad. He then moves to California to be a sub for a predominantly Native Hispanic/Latin-American high school in Los Angeles. He is tormented by members of a Native Hispanic/Latino-American tag crew named K.O.S. (Kappin’ off Suckaz).


Hard Eight

Hard Eight

Drama Crime
7.1

19971h 42min

United States

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

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

1996
The Long Kiss Goodnight

The Long Kiss Goodnight

Crime Action Mystery Thriller
6.8

19962h 1min

United States

Director: Renny Harlin

Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and a violent home invasion trigger flashes of her past, she discovers she used to be a deadly CIA assassin. Teaming up with a wisecracking private investigator, Samantha must return to her old ways to take down the people who tried to erase her.


A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

Crime Drama Thriller
7.5

19962h 29min

United States

Director: Joel Schumacher

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.


Trees Lounge

Trees Lounge

Drama Comedy
7.1

19961h 35min

United States

Director: Steve Buscemi

Tommy has lost his job, his love and his life. He lives in a small apartment above the Trees Lounge, a bar which he frequents along with a few other regulars without lives. He gets a job driving an ice cream truck and ends up getting involved with the seventeen-year-old niece of his ex-girlfriend. This gets him into serious trouble with her father.

1995
Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Action Thriller Buddy Action Investigation Suspense
7.6

19952h 8min

United States

Director: John McTiernan

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.


Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

Crime Thriller Drama
6.0

19951h 41min

United States

Director: Barbet Schroeder

Jimmy Kilmartin's an ex-con who's trying to go straight. But he can't say no to a quick driving job because his so-called friend's life is threatened. The job is for Little Junior Brown, a violent and powerful villain. When things go wrong, Jimmy is left to do the time, and his whole life is turned upside-down, but if that wasn't enough, the cops won't leave Jimmy alone when he gets out... They want Little Junior Brown.


Losing Isaiah

Losing Isaiah

Drama
6.4

19951h 46min

United States

Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal

Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.