Samuel L. Jackson's 8 Best Movies, Ranked

Ranked by movie.guru score, with the role that made each one. No Snakes on a Plane. The data has standards.

Number one is the role he'll be quoted on forever.

1. 8
   Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)6.7

   A Bond villain with a lisp and a backwards cap. Iconic.

   As Valentine, a tech billionaire who gets queasy around violence, he steals a movie critics only rank above 56% of notable movies. $414.4 million worldwide. People noticed.
2. 7
   Captain Marvel (2019)6.3

   A digitally de-aged Nick Fury cooing at a cat. Worth it.

   $1.13 billion worldwide, and the best scenes are young Nick Fury and Goose the cat. The rest of the 123 minutes is a Blockbuster Video nostalgia trip.
3. 6
   Jackie Brown (1997)7.1

   Tarantino's most underrated movie, and Ordell is why.

   Guru's Take gives it an 8.4, way above its 6.9 movie.guru score. As Ordell Robbie, he's funny, scary and talking nonstop for 154 minutes. Pam Grier still owns it.
4. 5
   The Hateful Eight (2015)6.9

   One snowy room, way too long, and he owns every minute.

   As Major Marquis Warren, a bounty hunter with a very famous letter, he runs the room for 168 minutes. 7.8 on IMDb from 733,255 votes, but Tarantino needed an editor.
5. 4
   Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)7.3

   Purple lightsaber, zero patience. Best Jedi in the prequels.

   $905.6 million worldwide on a $113 million budget. As Mace Windu, he acts like the Jedi Council owes him money. He's the only Jedi who seems fully awake.
6. 3
   Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)8.2

   Nick Fury as the world's grumpiest field trip chaperone.

   $1.13 billion worldwide, basically tied with Captain Marvel, and audiences rank it above 85% of notable movies. Fury bossing a teenager around Europe is the funniest he's ever been.
7. 2
   Django Unchained (2012)8.6

   Ranked second, and it's his bravest performance.

   As Stephen, he plays an enslaved man fiercely loyal to the man who owns him, and it's the most chilling work he's done. 8.5 on IMDb from 1.92 million votes.
8. 1
   Pulp Fiction (1994)8.8

   Jules Winnfield. The role everyone else gets measured against.

   8.8 on IMDb from 2.48 million votes, the most on this list, and a 9.2 Guru's Take. As Jules, he turns a breakfast visit into a monologue people still recite word for word.

$73.19 says you've done his voice at a party and it was not as good as you think.

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