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Samuel L. Jackson

53%
40%
61%
N/A
N/A
53 %
Rotten
Movies Counted: 59
Fresh: 31  Rotten:28
Average Rating: 5.5/10
How does the celebrity Tomatometer work?
RT's celebrity Tomatometer measures the percentage of all the rated movies in a celebrity's filmography that are "fresh." [-]
Range of Movie T-meters: 2% - 97%
Number of Movies: 100
Box Office Since 2001: $1910M
Bio: For other people named Samuel Jackson, see Samuel Jackson (disambiguation) Samuel Leroy Jackson (December 21, 1948) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. Jackson came to fame in the early 1990s, after a series of well-reviewed [More...]
 
 

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Highest Rated
 
 
The Incredibles (2004)
The Incredibles (2004)
97%
Fresh
Credit: Voice Actor
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Lowest Rated
 
 
Twisted (2004)
Twisted (2004)
2%
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Credit: Actor
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Filmography

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Filmography
Rating Title Credit Trailers Photos Box Office Year
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Afro Samurai: Resurrection

Voice Actor

0

0

N/A

2009

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John Grisham Courtroom Collection

Actor

0

Array

N/A

2008

16%
16%

Jumper

Actor

7

18

$80,055,499

2008

47%
47%

Lakeview Terrace

Actor

6

23

$39,263,506

2008

45%
45%

Soul Men

Actor

10

7

$11,966,888

2008

15%
15%

The Spirit

Actor

15

98

$19,781,879

2008

19%
19%

The Clone Wars

Voice Actor

9

65

$35,089,551

2008

78%
78%

1408

Actor

1

9

$71,912,310

2007

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Afro Samurai

Voice Actor

0

0

N/A

2007

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Afrosamurai

Actor

0

0

N/A

2007

65%
65%

Black Snake Moan

Actor

4

28

$9,262,318

2007

18%
18%

Cleaner

Actor

0

0

N/A

2007

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Extras: Seasons 1 & 2 Giftset

Actor

0

Array

N/A

2007

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Ken Burns - The War

Voice Actor

0

0

N/A

2007

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Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story

Narrator

0

0

N/A

2007

59%
59%

Resurrecting the Champ

Actor

6

17

$2,930,900

2007

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Triple Play: Action

Actor

0

Array

N/A

2007

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Farce of the Penguins

Voice Actor

0

0

N/A

2006

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History Channel Presents: Honor Deferred

Narrator

0

Array

N/A

2006

23%
23%

Home of the Brave

Actor

1

13

N/A

2006

69%
69%

Snakes on a Plane

Actor

30

40

$33,886,034

2006

64%
64%

Coach Carter

Actor

1

19

$67,169,549

2005

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Extras - The Complete Seasons 1 & 2

Featured

0

0

N/A

2005

23%
23%

Freedomland

Actor

1

19

$12,260,586

2005

23%
23%

In My Country

Actor

1

13

N/A

2005

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