Samuel L. Jackson – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 16, 2026

Pulp Fiction gets quoted line for line, Jackie Brown is quieter and more controlled with the same intensity, and The Avengers introduced him to a new generation as Nick Fury. A Time to Kill puts a father on trial for revenge, Shaft updates the blaxploitation icon with total confidence, Snakes on a Plane became a gloriously self-aware cult phenomenon, and Kingsman: The Secret Service gives him a lisping tech billionaire villain. Unbreakable, Die Hard with a Vengeance and Django Unchained round out the list.

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 75% Metacritic 60

A street kid is recruited into a secret, impeccably dressed spy organisation.

Directed by Matthew Vaughn · 2h 09m · Rated R

11 wins & 36 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: FXNow · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Shaft (2000)

TMDB ★ 6.0

Samuel L. Jackson plays a modern update to the blaxploitation icon with total confidence.

Directed by John Singleton · 1h 39m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, MGM Plus, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Time to Kill (1996)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A young lawyer defends a Black father who killed the men who assaulted his daughter, igniting racial tension in a Southern town.

Directed by Joel Schumacher · 2h 29m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Snakes on a Plane (2006)

TMDB ★ 5.5

Samuel L. Jackson stars in a gloriously self-aware action-horror that became a cult phenomenon.

Directed by David R. Ellis · 1h 45m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Unbreakable (2000)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Bruce Willis gives a quiet, restrained turn as a man discovering he might be indestructible.

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan · 1h 46m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 60% Metacritic 58

A bomber forces John McClane through an escalating citywide scavenger hunt.

Directed by John McTiernan · 2h 08m · Rated R

2 wins & 3 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Jackie Brown (1997)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Michael Keaton plays a relentless ATF agent trying to outmanoeuvre a flight attendant smuggling cash for a gun dealer.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 2h 34m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Avengers (2012)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 91% Metacritic 69

Earth's mightiest heroes assemble for the first time to stop an alien invasion.

Directed by Joss Whedon · 2h 23m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar40 wins & 81 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, Hulu · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Django Unchained (2012)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 87% Metacritic 81

A freed slave partners with a bounty hunter to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 2h 45m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars58 wins & 158 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, Starz Apple TV channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Pulp Fiction (1994)

IMDb ★ 8.8 RT 92% Metacritic 95

Two hitmen, a boxer and a gangster's wife weave through a nonlinear crime saga in Los Angeles.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 2h 34m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar69 wins & 72 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

Samuel L. Jackson – 10 Best Movies

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

Shaft (2000)

A Time to Kill (1996)

Snakes on a Plane (2006)

Unbreakable (2000)

Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)

Jackie Brown (1997)

The Avengers (2012)

Django Unchained (2012)

Pulp Fiction (1994)

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