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Birthdate: January 2, 1968
Cuba Gooding Jr.
ACTOR RANKINGS:
CAREER SPAN
Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1980s
1.1654
3
1990s
2.6876
13
2000s
2.2389
18
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: 
2.6465
2.6465
Cuba Gooding Jr. Movie Rankings
1
3.1344Three friends face the struggles and hardships associated with neighborhood gangs and violence in South Central LA. Each struggling to find their place in the world. ...more about Boyz N the Hood
DVD from $7.65
(14 sellers)
2
3.0699One of the most ruthless sports agents in the industry has a revelation, questioning the ethics of his job. As an independent agent, Jerry reevaluates his work and personal life finding love and meaning from his only remaining client and the one woman that believes in his cause. ...more about Jerry Maguire
Actor Awards
- Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- American Comedy Awards, USA - Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Supporting Actor - Comedy/Romance
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
- Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
- Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- Image Awards - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture
- Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
- Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
DVD from $9.32
(14 sellers)
3
3.0327New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. ...more about As Good As It Gets
Actor Awards
- Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
DVD from $3.95
(14 sellers)
4
2.9344
It is the 21st birthday of Prince Akeem of Zamunda and he is to marry a woman he never saw before. Now the prince breaks with tradition and travels to America to look for the love of his life. ...more about Coming to America
DVD from $9.99
(3 sellers)
5
2.8228
After the death of their two children, Dr. Chris Nielson ('Robin Williams' (qv)) and his wife Annie ('Annabella Sciorra' (qv)) find continuing their lives fraught with difficulties, especially for Annie. ...more about What Dreams May Come
Actor Awards
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama/Romance
- Image Awards - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
DVD from $6.29
(14 sellers)
6
2.8142
One man is dead. Two are accused of murder. The entire Marine Corps is on trial. ...more about Few Good Men
DVD from $3.95
(15 sellers)
7
2.7331
The story ultimately revolves around two "men of honor"; their relationship, their individual and joint failures and triumphs. Carl Brashear is determined to be the first African American Navy Diver in a time where racism is strife. ...more about Men of Honor
Actor Awards
- Black Reel Awards - Theatrical - Best Actor
- Image Awards - Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
DVD from $4.84
(13 sellers)
8
2.7242
Male supermodel Derek Zoolander is on his way down after three years of continuously winning the "Male Model of the Year" award. When he is beaten by the hot newcomer Hansel, Derek starts searching for a new meaning in his life. ...more about Zoolander
DVD from $3.87
(12 sellers)
9
2.6383
Set during the time of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, two friends (Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett) are caught up in the events that draw the United States into World War II. One of them enlists with the U.S. ...more about Pearl Harbor
DVD from $7.99
(17 sellers)
10
2.6231
A group of billionaires led by a Las Vegas casino owner (John Cleese) search for things to bet on. They decide to pull a group of six strangers together to race from Vegas to Silver City, New Mexico to retrieve $2 million hidden in a locker. ...more about Rat Race
DVD from $3.90
(15 sellers)
11
2.5341
When an eviction notice shows up at the gates of the Patch of Heaven dairy farm, three cows take it upon themselves to prevent their home from being taken away. ...more about Home on the Range
DVD from $9.99
(11 sellers)
12
2.5317
A New York advertising executive (Gooding) must return to his Georgia hometown when his aunt dies. He soon finds that he must help the local gospel choir with a competition in order to collect his inheritance. ...more about Fighting Temptations
Actor Awards
- Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
DVD from $5.49
(14 sellers)
13
2.5230
An African-American baby, abandoned by his crack addicted mother is adopted by a white social worker and her husband. Several years later, the baby's mother finds out her son is not dead, as she thought before and goes to court to get him back. ...more about Losing Isaiah
DVD from $7.01
(6 sellers)
14
2.4673
Nearly two years after having gone amiss in Africa, renowned anthropologist Dr. Ethan Powell is caught committing a crime and subsequently imprisoned in a Florida mental institution, where aspiring psychologist Dr. ...more about Instinct
DVD from $7.02
(11 sellers)
15
2.4473
Football coach Harold Jones (Harris) befriends Radio (Gooding), a mentally-challenged student at T. L. Hanna High School in Anderson, South Carolina. ...more about Radio
Actor Awards
- Image Awards - Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
- Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
DVD from $8.75
(12 sellers)
16
2.3369
A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House. ...more about Outbreak
Actor Awards
- Image Awards - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
DVD from $4.49
(12 sellers)
17
2.2996
When Miami dentist Ted Brooks (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) learns that his birth mother has passed away and that he was named in her will, he travels to Alaska to claim his inheritance. ...more about Snow Dogs
DVD from $7.02
(13 sellers)
18
2.2549
Four pals are on their way to a boxing game, but gets stuck in heavy traffic. To get to the game in time they take the first exit they find to find another way to the game. ...more about Judgment Night
DVD from $4.49
(11 sellers)
19
2.1737
If a new biological chemical weapon is exposed to temperatures over 50 degrees Fahrenheit, it'll do something very bad. Two men (Skeet Ulrich, Cuba Gooding Jr.) try to make sure that doesn't happen, and that it doesn't get stolen by a terrorist. ...more about Chill Factor
DVD from $5.00
(7 sellers)
20
1.9999
A story of two teenagers trapped in the world of illegal underground boxing. One is fighting to save his fathers life and using the money pay off gambling debts accumulated by his father. The second is fighting for the money to get out of the ghettos. ...more about Gladiator
DVD from $2.12
(10 sellers)
21
1.9794
A film director (Adam Rifkin) decides to chart the course of a young actor (Tony Markes) as he tries to make it in Hollywood. Attempts to get him noticed and placed in roles meet with failure. ...more about Welcome to Hollywood
DVD from $5.77
(4 sellers)
22
1.7971
Actor Awards
- Black Movie Awards - Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
DVD from $13.99
(7 sellers)
23
1.7792
When a stunt man dies in Miami, his uncle, a New York mob boss, sends a hit man to tail the stunt coordinator, whom the boss wants dead. ...more about In the Shadows
DVD from $5.99
(7 sellers)
24
1.6751
A secret Service agent and a news reporter investigate the conspiracy behind the assassination of the President. ...more about End Game
DVD from $3.95
(11 sellers)
25
1.5808
Norbit, an impish little man, meets the girl of his dreams. There is only one thing stopping him from pursuing happiness, his giant, protective, overbearing fiancé. ...more about Norbit
Actor Awards
- Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
DVD from $4.95
(16 sellers)
26
1.5443
Lightning Jack Kane is an Australian outlaw in the wild west. During a bungled bank robbery he picks up mute Ben Doyle as a hostage. The two become good friends, with Jack teaching Ben how to rob banks, while they plan Jack's last heist. ...more about Lightning Jack
- Not Available on DVD
27
1.4138
A woman returns to her high school as a teacher and convinces the school punk to become involved in the schools annual production "sing". ...more about Sing
- Not Available on DVD
28
1.3295
An assassin named Rose (Helen Mirren) and her lover Mickey (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) plan one last job for Rose after she learns her own life is to be cut short by cancer in this thriller from director Lee Daniels. ...more about Shadowboxer
DVD from $13.99
(7 sellers)
29
1.2399
A sexy, uninhibited romantic comedy about following your heart…no matter where it leads you. ...more about Boat Trip
Actor Awards
- Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
DVD from $6.39
(14 sellers)
30
1.1913
Dads Charlie Hinton and Phil Ryerson take over running a summer day camp. Armed with no knowledge of the great outdoors, a dilapidated facility, and a motley group of campers, it doesn’t take long before things get out of control. ...more about Daddy Day Camp
Actor Awards
- Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
- Not Available on DVD
32
0.9548
In a city ravaged by violent crime, the police department's anti-gang task force uses any means at its disposal to get the bad guys off the streets, with cops often acting as judge, jury and executioner. ...more about Dirty
- Not Available on DVD
33
0.8696
Preparing to propose to his girlfriend Tom plans an engagement party for Valentine's Day. When he arrives home to pop the question, she has packed her things and left leaving one suitcase to retrieve soon. ...more about What Love Is
- Not Available on DVD
34
A musically talented Chicano teen (Francesco Quinn) gets involved with a gang after a music teacher throws him out of a classroom where he snuck in too practice the piano. Aligning himself with the gang, they sneak back in and destroy the music room. ...more about Judgement
- Not Available on DVD
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