Best Samuel L. Jackson Movies, Ranked
Samuel L. Jackson's best films, ranked by the people who watched them rather than by box office. Pulp Fiction leads at 8.5, with GoodFellas and Avengers: Infinity War close behind. The list runs from 1989 to 2020 and covers the roles actually worth seeking out.
30 titles · average score 7.7 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
Pulp Fiction (1994)
★ 8.5 · 30,658 ratingsA 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…
- 2
GoodFellas (1990)
★ 8.4 · 14,625 ratingsThe true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
- 3
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
★ 8.2 · 32,600 ratingsAs the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his…
- 4
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
★ 8.2 · 28,347 ratingsAfter the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo…
- 5
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
★ 8.2 · 24,583 ratingsIn Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The…
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How this list is ranked
Ranked by average audience score across Samuel L. Jackson's screen credits, with anything under 150 ratings filtered out so a single obscure short can't outrank a career-defining film. Updated daily from TMDB.
Frequently asked questions
What is Samuel L. Jackson's best movie?
Pulp Fiction (1994), rated 8.5 by 31K viewers — the highest-scoring film they appear in. GoodFellas and Avengers: Infinity War come next.
How many Samuel L. Jackson movies are listed here?
30, spanning 1989 to 2020. Credits with fewer than 150 ratings are left out so the ranking is not skewed by obscure or uncredited work.
Is this list updated?
Yes — it rebuilds every day from TMDB, so newly released movies appear as soon as enough people have rated them. You do not need an account to browse it, and there is no paywall on anything at MovieAI.