John Malkovich

December 9, 1953 (age 72) Christopher, Illinois, USA
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John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor. He has received several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Malkovich started his career as a charter member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago in 1976. He moved to New York City, acting in a Steppenwolf production of the Sam Shepard play True West (1980). He made his Broadway debut as Biff in the revival of the Arthur Miller play Death of a Salesman (1984). He directed the Harold Pinter play The Caretaker(1986) and acted in Lanford Wilson's Burn This(1987). Malkovich has received two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor nominations for his performances in Places in the Heart (1984) and In the Line of Fire (1993). Other films include The Killing Fields (1984), Empire of the Sun (1987), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Of Mice and Men (1992), Con Air (1997), Rounders (1998), Being John Malkovich (1999), Shadow of the Vampire (2000), Ripley's Game (2002), Johnny English (2003), Burn After Reading (2008), and Red (2010). He has also produced films such as Ghost World (2001), Juno (2007), and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012). For his work on television, he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for Death of a Salesman (1985). His other Emmy-nominated roles were for portraying Herman J. Mankiewicz in RKO 281 (1999) and Charles Talleyrand in Napoléon (2002). Other television roles include  Crossbones (2014), Billions (2018–19), The New Pope (2020), and Space Force (2020–2022).

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Last updated: June 14, 2026

109 titles
Community avg: 7.51 /10
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    2018December 2018 by Susanne Bier
    Horror, Thriller, Drama
    Horror, Thriller, Drama
    7.73 Excellent-
  • 2
    2
    RED
    2010October 2010 by Robert Schwentke
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 3
    3
    2013January 2013 by Jonathan Levine
    Horror, Comedy, Romance
    Horror, Comedy, Romance
    7.41 Good++
  • 4
    4
    2008October 2008 by Clint Eastwood
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    8.50 Masterpiece--
  • 5
    5
    2013July 2013 by Dean Parisot
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    7.47 Good++
  • 6
    6
    2016September 2016 by Peter Berg
    Drama, Action
    Drama, Action
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 7
    7
    1999October 1999 by Spike Jonze
    Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
    Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
    8.32 Excellent++
  • 8
    8
    1997June 1997 by Simon West
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    7.71 Excellent-
  • 9
    9
    2011June 2011 by Michael Bay
    Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
    Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
    7.18 Good+
  • 10
    10
    2008September 2008 by Ethan Coen
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.61 Excellent--
  • 11
    11
    1998March 1998 by Randall Wallace
    Adventure, Action, Drama
    Adventure, Action, Drama
    7.59 Excellent--
  • 12
    12
    2014November 2014 by Simon J. Smith
    Family, Animation, Adventure
    Family, Animation, Adventure
    7.47 Good++
  • 13
    13
    Ava
    2020July 2020 by Tate Taylor
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    6.80 Good-
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    2003March 2003 by Peter Howitt
    Adventure, Action, Comedy
    Adventure, Action, Comedy
    7.25 Good+
  • 15
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    2006December 2006 by Stefen Fangmeier
    Fantasy, Action, Adventure
    Fantasy, Action, Adventure
    6.15 Decent+
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    2007November 2007 by Robert Zemeckis
    Adventure, Action, Animation
    Adventure, Action, Animation
    6.87 Good-
  • 17
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    1987December 1987 by Steven Spielberg
    Drama, History, War
    Drama, History, War
    8.42 Excellent++
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    2005April 2005 by Garth Jennings
    Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
    Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
    7.62 Excellent--
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    1993July 1993 by Wolfgang Petersen
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    7.90 Excellent
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    2018August 2018 by Peter Berg
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.19 Good+
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    1999October 1999 by Luc Besson
    Adventure, Drama, Action
    Adventure, Drama, Action
    7.38 Good++
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    2010June 2010 by Jimmy Hayward
    Western, Fantasy, Thriller
    Western, Fantasy, Thriller
    6.06 Decent
  • 23
    23
    2019May 2019 by Joe Berlinger
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.93 Excellent
  • 24
    24
    1988December 1988 by Stephen Frears
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    8.11 Excellent+
  • 25
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    1998September 1998 by John Dahl
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.95 Excellent
  • 26
    26
    1992September 1992 by Gary Sinise
    Drama
    Drama
    8.20 Excellent+
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    2000August 2000 by E. Elias Merhige
    Drama, Horror
    Drama, Horror
    7.62 Excellent--
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    2019February 2019 by Dan Gilroy
    Thriller, Mystery, Horror
    Thriller, Mystery, Horror
    6.39 Decent++
  • 29
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    2017April 2017 by Michael Apted
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.24 Good+
  • 30
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    2020–2022 by Greg Daniels
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.49 Good++
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    2013February 2013 by Gabriele Salvatores
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.74 Excellent-
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    1984November 1984 by Roland Joffé
    Drama, History, War
    Drama, History, War
    8.40 Excellent++
  • 33
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    2010August 2010 by Randall Wallace
    Drama
    Drama
    8.29 Excellent+
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    2017December 2017 by Paul Solet
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    6.15 Decent+
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    2002September 2002 by Liliana Cavani
    Crime, Thriller
    Crime, Thriller
    7.42 Good++
  • 36
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    2004September 2004 by Laurence Dunmore
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    6.97 Good
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    2008January 2008 by Sean McGinly
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.10 Good
  • 38
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    2022December 2022 by Mauro Borrelli
    Mystery, Thriller, Crime
    Mystery, Thriller, Crime
    6.98 Good
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    1996February 1996 by Stephen Frears
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
    6.90 Good
  • 40
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    1991December 1991 by Woody Allen
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime
    7.66 Excellent--
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    2020 by Paolo Sorrentino
    Drama, Italian
    Drama, Italian
    8.45 Excellent++
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    42
    1990October 1990 by Bernardo Bertolucci
    Drama, Adventure
    Drama, Adventure
    7.51 Excellent--
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    43
    2014October 2014 by Matt Shakman
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    6.87 Good-
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    2008August 2008 by Simon Hunter
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    6.45 Decent++
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    1996October 1996 by Jane Campion
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.10 Good
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    46
    2020May 2020 by Clark Duke
    Crime, Thriller, Action
    Crime, Thriller, Action
    6.87 Good-
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    2018
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    7.54 Excellent--
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    48
    2022December 2022 by Randall Emmett
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.21 Good+
  • 49
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    2025March 2025 by Mark Anthony Green
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
    6.91 Good
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    2001November 2001 by David Levien
    Crime, Thriller
    Crime, Thriller
    7.10 Good
  • 51
    51
    1992November 1992 by Bruce Robinson
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    7.14 Good+
  • 52
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    2021June 2021 by Jon Keeyes
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    6.83 Good-
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    2008October 2008 by Gilles Bourdos
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    6.84 Good-
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    2006May 2006 by Terry Zwigoff
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.19 Good+
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    2019
    Documentary, Spanish
    Documentary, Spanish
    8.42 Excellent++
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    1984September 1984 by Robert Benton
    Drama
    Drama
    8.05 Excellent
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    57
    2023November 2023 by Gilles Legardinier
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.51 Excellent--
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    58
    1985August 1985 by Volker Schlöndorff
    Drama
    Drama
    7.85 Excellent-
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    59
    1996April 1996 by Lee Tamahori
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    7.08 Good
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    2022June 2022 by Jesse V. Johnson
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    7.04 Good
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    2022January 2022 by Luis Prieto
    Thriller, Horror, Crime
    Thriller, Horror, Crime
    6.92 Good
  • 62
    62
    2008September 2008 by Steve Jacobs
    Drama
    Drama
    7.43 Good++
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    2005October 2005 by Brian W. Cook
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.11 Good+
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    2014 by Neil Cross
    Drama
    Drama
    7.32 Good++
  • 65
    65
    2006March 2006 by Raúl Ruiz
    Drama, Romance, German
    Drama, Romance, German
    6.83 Good-
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    66
    2000 by Josée Dayan
    Drama, War & Politics, French
    Drama, War & Politics, French
    7.87 Excellent-
  • 67
    67
    2021December 2021 by Jon Keeyes
    Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
    Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
    6.26 Decent+
  • 68
    68
    2023May 2023 by Jesse V. Johnson
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.34 Good++
  • 69
    69
    1995October 1995 by Michelangelo Antonioni
    Drama, Romance, French
    Drama, Romance, French
    7.34 Good++
  • 70
    70
    2008November 2008 by Damian Harris
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.42 Good++
  • 71
    71
    2017September 2017 by Louis C.K.
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.08 Good
  • 72
    72
    2017September 2017 by Damian Harris
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.81 Good-
  • 73
    73
    1999November 1999 by Benjamin Ross
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 74
    74
    2002 by Max Gallo
    Drama, War & Politics, Action & Adventure
    Drama, War & Politics, Action & Adventure
    7.81 Excellent-
  • 75
    75
    1991April 1991 by Michael Lindsay-Hogg
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
    7.05 Good
  • 76
    76
    1996September 1996 by Volker Schlöndorff
    Drama, War, German
    Drama, War, German
    7.60 Excellent--
  • 77
    77
    2017September 2017 by Pavel Ruminov
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    7.19 Good+
  • 78
    78
    2008March 2008 by Tom Roberts
    Drama, Romance, War
    Drama, Romance, War
    7.02 Good
  • 79
    79
    1987April 1987 by Susan Seidelman
    Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
    Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
    7.10 Good+
  • 80
    80
    2024 by Todd A. Kessler
    Drama, War & Politics
    Drama, War & Politics
    8.22 Excellent+
  • 81
    81
    1999May 1999 by Raúl Ruiz
    Drama, French
    Drama, French
    7.50 Good++
  • 82
    82
    2023February 2023 by Robert Schwentke
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.18 Good+
  • 83
    83
    2017November 2017 by Stephen Nomura Schible
    Documentary, Music, Japanese
    Documentary, Music, Japanese
    8.12 Excellent+
  • 84
    84
    1993October 1993 by Nicolas Roeg
    Drama
    Drama
    7.39 Good++
  • 85
    85
    2001May 2001 by Manoel de Oliveira
    Drama, French
    Drama, French
    7.79 Excellent-
  • 86
    86
    2014March 2014 by Diego Luna
    Drama
    Drama
    7.46 Good++
  • 87
    87
    1987May 1987 by Paul Newman
    Drama
    Drama
    7.63 Excellent--
  • 88
    88
    1995September 1995 by Manoel de Oliveira
    Mystery, Drama
    Mystery, Drama
    7.31 Good++
  • 89
    89
    2020September 2020 by Lech Majewski
    Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
    Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
    7.21 Good+
  • 90
    90
    1991February 1991 by Steve Rash
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.40 Good++
  • 91
    91
    2002September 2002 by John Malkovich
    Crime, Drama, Romance
    Crime, Drama, Romance
    7.42 Good++
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    92
    2012July 2012 by Bob Meyer
    Drama
    Drama
    7.33 Good++
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    93
    2022April 2022 by Adam Sigal
    Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
    Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
    6.95 Good
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    94
    1988September 1988 by Gary Sinise
    Crime, Drama, Action
    Crime, Drama, Action
    7.12 Good+
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    95
    2018April 2018 by Zak Knutson
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.07 Good
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    96
    1985November 1985 by Peter Yates
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.65 Excellent--
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    97
    2010May 2010 by James Franco
    Comedy, Documentary
    Comedy, Documentary
    8.17 Excellent+
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    98
    2021–2023 by Steve Dildarian
    Animation, Comedy
    Animation, Comedy
    7.83 Excellent-
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    99
    1996June 1996 by Richard Martini
    Comedy, Drama, Documentary
    Comedy, Drama, Documentary
    7.45 Good++
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    100
    1999November 1999 by Gabriella Cristiani
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.33 Good++
  • 101
    101
    2024October 2024 by Ethan Berger
    Drama
    Drama
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 102
    102
    2025November 2025 by Serge Ioan Celebidachi
    Music, Drama, Adventure
    Music, Drama, Adventure
    7.99 Excellent
  • 103
    103
    2026June 2026 by Julian Schnabel
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    Needs more reviews
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    104
    2024 by John Mawson
    Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics
    Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics
    Needs more reviews
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    105
    2026November 2026 by Martin McDonagh
    Comedy, Crime, Thriller
    Comedy, Crime, Thriller
    Not released yet
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    106
    2008December 2008
    no additional tags
    no additional tags
    Needs more reviews
  • 107
    107
    1994 by Carlos Cruz
    Talk, Portuguese
    Talk, Portuguese
    Needs more reviews
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    108
    2026September 2026 by Romain Gavras
    Adventure, Comedy, Action
    Adventure, Comedy, Action
    Not released yet
  • 109
    109
    2023January 2023 by Julian Starks
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews