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

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

Harry Burnview
Harry Burnview

Published on July 10, 2023

Updated on June 29, 2024

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!

01

Jackie Brown
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.

02

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

04

Coach Carter
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.

05

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

06

Unbreakable
Unbreakable

Unbreakable

2000

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.

07

Hard Eight
Hard Eight

Hard Eight

1997

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

08

Glass
Glass

Glass

2019

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.

09

The Avengers
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
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.

About this list

Titles

30

Total Watch Cost

$75.37

Total Watch Time

63h 14min

Genres

Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Action & Adventure

Where can I watch this list online?

Find out which streaming services have the most titles from this list below.

There are 30 titles in this list and you can watch 7 of them on Philo. 40 other streaming services also have titles available to stream today.

  1. 7 titles Philo
  2. 5 titles Peacock Premium
  3. 5 titles Peacock Premium Plus
  4. 5 titles Hoopla
  5. 5 titles Disney Plus