TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of James Remar.

James Remar
Birthdate: December 31, 1953

James Remar

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1970s
2.4189
2
total ranking of 2.4189
1980s
1.7204
12
total ranking of 1.7204
1990s
2.0643
20
total ranking of 2.0643
2000s
2.1257
14
total ranking of 2.1257
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: James Remar is ranked overall as 2.1516 of of 4 stars2.1516

James Remar Movie Rankings

1
James Remar starring in Warriors
James Remar scores a combined 3.2899 out of 4 stars for Warriors3.2899
The Warriors are wrongly accused of killing a rival gang leader in NYC during an "all gang meeting" where several gangs were planning to unite and take over the city. Avoiding angry gang members and the police the Warriors have one night to get home from enemy territory. ...more about Warriors
2
James Remar starring in Drugstore Cowboy
James Remar scores a combined 3.0250 out of 4 stars for Drugstore Cowboy3.0250
A group of drug users in the 1970's help finance their habit by robbing drug stores. Matt Dillon's character is very superstitious and eventually his luck runs out. ...more about Drugstore Cowboy
3
James Remar starring in 48 Hrs.
James Remar scores a combined 2.9154 out of 4 stars for 48 Hrs.2.9154
Oddball cop and tough guy, Jack Cates is the only survivor of a cop shooting and in hunting down the murderer collects Reggie Hammond from jail for 48 hours. Hammond is oddly motivated to help. The killer is searching for his stash of cash. ...more about 48 Hrs.
4
What Lies Beneath (2000)
James Remar scores a combined 2.7406 out of 4 stars for What Lies Beneath2.7406
Norman Spencer, a university research scientist, is growing more and more concerned about his wife, Claire, a retired concert cellist who a year ago was involved in a serious auto accident, and who has just sent off her daughter Caitlin (Norman's ...more about What Lies Beneath
5
Psycho (1998)
James Remar scores a combined 2.6766 out of 4 stars for Psycho2.6766
Marion Crane steals a lot of cash from a man whom her boss is in business with. On the way to see her boyfriend, she stops off by an old motel, run by the odd Norman Bates. She is murdered in the shower. ...more about Psycho
6
Cotton Club, The (1984)
James Remar scores a combined 2.6629 out of 4 stars for Cotton Club2.6629
The Cotton Club was a famous night club in Harlem. The story follows the people that visited the club, those that ran it, and is peppered with the Jazz music that made it so famous. ...more about Cotton Club
7
Cruising (1980)
James Remar scores a combined 2.6576 out of 4 stars for Cruising2.6576
A serial killer brutally slays and dismembers several gay men in New York's S&M and leather districts. The young police officer Steve Burns is sent undercover onto the streets as decoy for the murderer. ...more about Cruising
  • Not Available on DVD
8
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
James Remar scores a combined 2.6524 out of 4 stars for Tales from the Darkside: The Movie2.6524
This is really three shorter movies, bound together by a fourth tale in which the other three stories are read. ...more about Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
9
Girl Next Door, The (2004)
James Remar scores a combined 2.6294 out of 4 stars for Girl Next Door2.6294
An ambitious high school senior, Matthew (Hirsch), with dreams of a career in politics is overjoyed to discover that his new neighbor, 19-year-old Danielle (Cuthbert), is absolutely beautiful, and they fall in love quickly, head over heels. ...more about Girl Next Door
10
Boys on the Side (1995)
James Remar scores a combined 2.5898 out of 4 stars for Boys on the Side2.5898
Jane is a night club singer, out of work and looking for a ride-share to accompany her to Los Angeles. Her advertisement is answered by Robin, a shy young lady very unlike the brash Jane. ...more about Boys on the Side
11
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
James Remar scores a combined 2.5769 out of 4 stars for Miracle on 34th Street2.5769
In this new holiday "miracle", based on the 1947 film classic, a little girl discovers dreams do come true if you really believe. Six-year-old Susan has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle - Santa Claus. ...more about Miracle on 34th Street
12
Phantom, The (1996)
James Remar scores a combined 2.5577 out of 4 stars for Phantom2.5577
The 21st successor to the role of Bengalla's resident superhero must travel to New York to prevent a rich madman from obtaining three magic skulls that would give him the secret to ultimate power. ...more about Phantom
13
Blink (1994)
James Remar scores a combined 2.5426 out of 4 stars for Blink2.5426
Emma is an attractive girl in her 20s who has been blind for 20 years. A new type of eye operation partially restores her sight, but she is having problems: sometimes she doesn't "remember" what she's seen until later. ...more about Blink
14
Blade: Trinity (2004)
James Remar scores a combined 2.4741 out of 4 stars for Blade: Trinity2.4741
As an apocalyptic event takes place that could shift the control of the planet Earth from the hands of humanity to the claws of vampires, the Daywalker, Blade (Snipes) is the only person who can turn the tide of the crisis against the undead blood ...more about Blade: Trinity
15
Duplex (2003)
James Remar scores a combined 2.4662 out of 4 stars for Duplex2.4662
Alex Rose (Stiller) and Nancy Kendricks (Barrymore) are a young, professional, New York couple in search of their dream home. When they finally find the perfect Brooklyn brownstone they are giddy with anticipation. ...more about Duplex
16
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
James Remar scores a combined 2.4590 out of 4 stars for 2 Fast 2 Furious2.4590
Paul Walker returns as former cop Brian O'Conner who teams up with his ex-con pal Roman Pearce (Tyrese) to transport a shipment of 'dirty' money for shady Miami-based import-export dealer Carter Verone (Hauser), while actually working with undercover ...more about 2 Fast 2 Furious
17
Wild Bill (1995)
James Remar scores a combined 2.3762 out of 4 stars for Wild Bill2.3762
Wild Bill Hickok, famed lawman and gunman of the Old West, is haunted by his past and his reputation. He is loved by, but cannot love, Calamity Jane. ...more about Wild Bill
18
Fear X (2003)
James Remar scores a combined 2.3440 out of 4 stars for Fear X2.3440
19
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
James Remar scores a combined 2.3412 out of 4 stars for Mortal Kombat: Annihilation2.3412
Where the original movie left off finds Liu Kang, Sonya Blade, Rayden, Princess Kitana and Johnny Cage up against emperor Shao Kahn and his extermination squad led by Ermac, Motaro, Sheeva and Rain. ...more about Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
20
Dream Team, The (1989)
James Remar scores a combined 2.0409 out of 4 stars for Dream Team2.0409
Dr. Weitzman works with patients in a sanitarium. Convinced that all that his "group" needs is a some fresh air and some time away from the sanitarium, he pursuades the administration to allow him to take them to a ballgame. ...more about Dream Team
21
Rites of Passage (1999)
James Remar scores a combined 1.9953 out of 4 stars for Rites of Passage1.9953
When lawyer DJ Farraday discovers his father has been having an affair, the two drive out to the remote family cabin to talk things over. ...more about Rites of Passage
22
Quest, The (1996)
James Remar scores a combined 1.9862 out of 4 stars for Quest1.9862
Chris embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery that spans the globe. ...more about Quest
23
Band of the Hand (1986)
James Remar scores a combined 1.9861 out of 4 stars for Band of the Hand1.9861
In an attempt of resocialisation, five hopeless juvenile criminals are sent away from prison into the Everglades for a survival training under the Indian Joe. When this is successful, they move back to Miami. ...more about Band of the Hand
  • Not Available on DVD
24
White Fang (1991)
James Remar scores a combined 1.8584 out of 4 stars for White Fang1.8584
Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him. ...more about White Fang
25
Exquisite Tenderness (1995)
James Remar scores a combined 1.7975 out of 4 stars for Exquisite Tenderness1.7975
Dr. Julian Mater is suspended and gets his license revoked for performing experiments on dying patients in cellular regeneration. ...more about Exquisite Tenderness
  • Not Available on DVD
26
Fear X (2005)
James Remar scores a combined 1.7232 out of 4 stars for Fear X1.7232
This psychological thriller stars John Turturro as a security guard whose wife is murdered in the mall where he works. ...more about Fear X
  • Not Available on DVD
27
Clan of the Cave Bear, The (1986)
James Remar scores a combined 1.5550 out of 4 stars for Clan of the Cave Bear1.5550
At a time in prehistory when Neanderthals shared the Earth with early Homo sapiens, a band of cave-dwellers adopt blond and blue-eyed Ayla, a child of the "Others". ...more about Clan of the Cave Bear
28
Guardian (2000)
James Remar scores a combined 1.5123 out of 4 stars for Guardian1.5123
With a spate of violence that rocks the inner city, L.A.P.D. and ex-Marine John Kross investigates its cause: a new drug called Chaos. ...more about Guardian
29
Blowback (2000)
James Remar scores a combined 1.4976 out of 4 stars for Blowback1.4976
Whitman is a psychotic religious killer who was caught by Inspector Morell a former seminarian, whose religious knowledge led to Whitman's capture. Whitman was tried and sentenced to death. ...more about Blowback
30
Renaissance Man (1994)
James Remar scores a combined 1.4185 out of 4 stars for Renaissance Man1.4185
Danny DeVito plays an advertising man who is slowly sliding downhill. When he is fired from his job in Detroit, he signs up for unemployment. One day they find him a job; Teaching thinking skills to Army recruits. ...more about Renaissance Man
31
Betrayal (2003)
James Remar scores a combined 1.2511 out of 4 stars for Betrayal1.2511
Jayne Ferré needs to get out of Los Angeles fast. A strikingly beautiful woman, yet ruthless assassin for the mob; she is on the run with a suitcase full of a million dollars in blood money, stolen from mob boss Frank Bianci. ...more about Betrayal
  • Not Available on DVD
32
Across the Moon (1995)
James Remar scores a combined 1.2374 out of 4 stars for Across the Moon1.2374
Kathy and Carmen are two young women from Los Angeles, with nothing in common, who are forced to shack up together along with Carmen's young son in a run-down trailer deep in the California Mojave desert to be close to their boyfriends who are serving ...more about Across the Moon
  • Not Available on DVD
33
Rent-a-Cop (1987)
James Remar scores a combined 1.1612 out of 4 stars for Rent-a-Cop1.1612
When call-girl Della (Liza Minnelli) gets caught in the middle of a drug bust at a hotel where she was meeting a trick, she is held hostage by a robber that busted in on the drug agents and the drug dealers. ...more about Rent-a-Cop
34
Zwei Frauen (1989)
James Remar scores a combined 1.0547 out of 4 stars for Zwei Frauen1.0547
Fact-based story of a 19 year old ballerina (Gertz) whose collapse on stage leads to the discovery that she has cancer. Transferred to a specialty clinic, she rooms with a working class girl who is directly in conflict with the more refined girl. ...more about Zwei Frauen
  • Not Available on DVD
35
Wedlock (1991)
James Remar scores a combined 0.7808 out of 4 stars for Wedlock0.7808
Hauer's character has been convicted of stealing millions of dollars of diamonds which have not been recovered. ...more about Wedlock
36
Quiet Cool (1986)
James Remar scores a combined 0.4656 out of 4 stars for Quiet Cool0.4656
Joe Dylanne (James Remar) is a plainclothes NYC cop with a badge...and a robust personality. He always resorts to unconventional methods in order to capture the city's slickest criminals. ...more about Quiet Cool
37
Born Bad (1999)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
38
Confessions of a Hitman (1994)
No Reviews Available
A former hitman named Bruno steals some cash from his mobster uncle. ...more about Confessions of a Hitman
  • Not Available on DVD
39
Down with the Joneses (2003)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
40
Dying On the Edge (2001)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
41
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow (2005)
No Reviews Available
An exploration into the life and art of the renowned author of "Last Exit To Brooklyn" and "Requiem For A Dream." Hubert Selby Jr. ...more about Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
  • Not Available on DVD
42
On the Yard (1978)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
43
One Good Turn (1996)
No Reviews Available
Matt, a home arcade games programmer runs into an old acquaintance who saved his life years earlier from a burning automobile. The rescuer, Simon, is down on his luck, living like a bum. ...more about One Good Turn
44
Strangers (1991)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
45
Windwalker (1980)
No Reviews Available
An ancient Indian chief who believes he has died must come back from his 'death' to save his tribe from the raiding party of rival Indians in this unique story of 'Indians without a single ...more about Windwalker
  • Not Available on DVD
46
Pineapple Express (2008)
No Reviews Available
Though Judd Apatow and SUPERBAD scribes Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg seem like natural talent to be attached to this stoner film, indie drama director David Gordon Green (ALL THE REAL GIRLS) is a pleasant surprise. ...more about Pineapple Express
  • Not Available on DVD
47
Robo Warriors (1996)
James Remar scores a combined zero out of 4 stars for Robo Warriors0.0001
  • Not Available on DVD
48
Partners (1982)
James Remar scores a combined zero out of 4 stars for Partners0.0001
Benson is a police detective. After a series of murders in the Gay community he is ordered to go undercover with a gay police clerk named Kerwin as his partner. ...more about Partners
  • Not Available on DVD