James Earl Jones Movie Rankings
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 3.2694 out of 4 stars for Conan the Barbarian
3.2694
As a child, Conan is enslaved by the warriors that killed his parents. When he is released from slavery, he is taught the ancient ways of the warrior and seeks to find and kill the man that murdered his family. ... more about Conan the Barbarian
DVD from $5.66 
(4 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 3.2255 out of 4 stars for Lion King
3.2255
After his father's death a young lion cub is forced to leave the kingdom by his evil uncle hoping to ascend to his brother's throne. Presumed dead the cub is forced to survive in the jungle on his own, until the day he overthrows his uncle and reclaims his rightful place. ... more about Lion King
DVD from $8.99 
(2 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 3.1809 out of 4 stars for Field of Dreams
3.1809
An Iowa farmer begins to hear a voice telling him to build a baseball field. When his task is accomplished the seven, ban Chicago White Socks from 1919 use the field to play the game they love. ... more about Field of Dreams
DVD from $3.46 
(5 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 3.0594 out of 4 stars for Hunt for Red October
3.0594
Attempting to defect, a technologically advanced Soviet submarine, lead by Captain Marko Ramius, is headed straight for American waters. However, the United States is skeptical of his intentions and prepares for an attack. The only person that believes the Captain is CIA operative Jack Ryan. ... more about Hunt for Red October
DVD from $3.90 
(8 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 2.9642 out of 4 stars for Clear and Present Danger
2.9642
Based upon the Tom Clancy novel of the same name, Jack Ryan, a CIA analyst, is thrust right in the middle of a power struggle within the Colombian drug cartel after one of the President's "life long" friends is murdered, apparently in retaliation for ... more about Clear and Present Danger
DVD from $3.42 
(5 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 2.9549 out of 4 stars for Fantasia 2000
2.9549
In this update of Disney's masterpiece film mixture of animation and music, new interpretations of great works of music are presented. It begins with an abstract battle of light and darkness set to the music of Beethoveen's Fifth Symphony. ... more about Fantasia 2000
DVD from $19.75 
(1 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 2.8556 out of 4 stars for Looking for Richard
2.8556
Director Al Pacino juxtaposes scene's from Richard III, scenes of rehearsals for Richard III, and sessions where parties involved discuss the play, the times that shaped the play and the events that happened at the time the play is set. ... more about Looking for Richard
DVD from $21.49 
(2 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 2.8227 out of 4 stars for Sneakers
2.8227
Martin Bishop is the head of a group of experts who specialise in testing security systems. When he is blackmailed by Government agents into stealing a top secret black box, the team find themselves embroiled in a game of danger and intrigue. ... more about Sneakers
DVD from $2.00 
(5 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 2.8204 out of 4 stars for Patriot Games
2.8204
Jack Ryan, the hero of Tom Clancy's techno-thriller series, returns in the sequel to _The Hunt for Red October_. Ryan is on vacation in England when he spoils an assassination attempt on an important member of the Royal Family. ... more about Patriot Games
DVD from $3.88 
(5 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 2.8168 out of 4 stars for Earth
2.8168
The story of three animal families and their amazing journeys across the planet we all call home. The film combines rare action, unimaginable scale and impossible locations by capturing the most intimate moments of our planet's wildest and most elusive creatures. ... more about Earth
DVD from $16.99 
(0 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 2.8032 out of 4 stars for Cry
2.8032
Actor Awards
Image Awards - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
DVD from $4.51 
(4 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 2.7465 out of 4 stars for Coming to America
2.7465
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 $9.00 
(0 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 2.7208 out of 4 stars for Family Thing
2.7208
Bowlegged cracker, Earl Pilcher Jr., runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. ... more about Family Thing
DVD from $7.03 
(2 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 2.6992 out of 4 stars for Sandlot
2.6992
Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood with his mom and stepdad, and wants to learn to play baseball. The neighborhood baseball guru Rodriquez takes Smalls under his wing, and soon he's part of the local baseball buddies. ... more about Sandlot
DVD from $1.94 
(7 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 2.6864 out of 4 stars for Lion King II: Simba's Pride
2.6864
Simba is now the king of the beasts, with his mate Nala by his side and newborn Kiara. Kiara proves to be a free spirit, and wanders in the forbidden Outlands where she meets Kovu. Kovu is the son of evil Zira, and begins by helping his mother plot to destroy Simba. ... more about Lion King II: Simba's Pride
DVD from $12.99 
(0 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 2.6132 out of 4 stars for Flight of Dragons
2.6132
This is an animated movie based on the book by Peter Dickinson. In this movie the realm of magic is being threatened by the realm of logic, so Carolinus, the green wizard decides to shield it for all time. Ommedon, the evil red wizard, stands in his way. ... more about Flight of Dragons
Not Available on DVD
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 2.5617 out of 4 stars for Gang Related
2.5617
Two cops kill an undercover DEA agent by mistake, and frantically try to cover their tracks by framing a homeless man for the crime. That involves juggling evidence, coaching witnesses, and improvising to keep their desperate scheme from unraveling. ... more about Gang Related
DVD from $5.49 
(0 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 2.4871 out of 4 stars for Sommersby
2.4871
Set in the south of the United States just after the Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband Jack, believed killed in the Civil War. ... more about Sommersby
DVD from $8.13 
(5 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 2.3725 out of 4 stars for Gardens of Stone
2.3725
A touching, insightful look at stateside military life during the Vietnam War at Ft. Meyer and Arlington National Cemetery (the Garden). ... more about Gardens of Stone
DVD from $3.95 
(4 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 2.2792 out of 4 stars for Clean Slate
2.2792
Pogue is a private eye with a problem: every morning when he wakes up, he has total amnesia, waking up with a 'blank slate'. Since he is in the middle of a hot investigation and has a developing romance, this is less than convenient. ... more about Clean Slate
DVD from $2.37 
(2 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 2.0675 out of 4 stars for Finder's Fee
2.0675
After finding a wallet in the street, Tepper calls the owner the owner in order to return it. After making the call, however, he discovers that the lottery ticket inside is a $6 million winner. ... more about Finder's Fee
Actor Awards
DVD Exclusive Awards - Best Actor in a DVD Premiere Movie
DVD from $7.49 
(1 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.9872 out of 4 stars for Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1.9872
After his brother Robeson disappears without a trace while exploring Africa in search of a legendary 'white tribe', Alan Quatermain decides to follow in his footsteps to learn what became of him. ... more about Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
DVD from $3.78 
(2 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.9675 out of 4 stars for Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1.9675
Tired of the slave-like treatment of his team's owner, charismatic star Negro League pitcher Bingo Long takes to the road with his band of barnstormers through the small towns of the Midwest in the 1930's. ... more about Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
DVD from $3.95 
(4 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.9653 out of 4 stars for Ambulance
1.9653
Josh Baker meets a very special woman, Cheryl, in the streets of New York. Suddenly she collapses, and she's picked up by an ambulance. When Josh wants to visit her in the hospital, it appears that she hasn't been admitted in the hospital. ... more about Ambulance
Not Available on DVD
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.9625 out of 4 stars for Meteor Man
1.9625
One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the information in any book ... for about fifteen minutes. ... more about Meteor Man
DVD from $3.00 
(2 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.9161 out of 4 stars for Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
1.9161
A successful talk show host leaves Los Angeles to reunite with his family in the Deep South. ... more about Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
DVD from $3.00 
(5 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.8689 out of 4 stars for Claudine
1.8689
Claudine tries to provide for her six children in Harlem while on welfare. She has a romance with Roop, a cheerful garbageman she meets while working on the side as a maid. ... more about Claudine
Actor Awards
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
DVD from $4.11 
(5 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.8200 out of 4 stars for Best of the Best
1.8200
Team USA gets rid of personal ghosts while fighting Team Korea in Taekwondo championship. "Adversity overcome" formula with excellent fighting scenes. ... more about Best of the Best
DVD from $3.00 
(5 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.7946 out of 4 stars for Exorcist II: The Heretic
1.7946
The demon is back in this the second film of the three part series as a new priest played by Richard Burton tries to find the demon still living inside Regan (Linda Blair). ... more about Exorcist II: The Heretic
DVD from $1.95 
(6 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.7259 out of 4 stars for Black Indians: An American Story
1.7259
James Earl Jones narrates a stunning and informative documentary "Black Indians: An American Story", which explores issues of racial identity between the mixed-descent peoples of both Native American and African American heritage. ... more about Black Indians: An American Story
Not Available on DVD
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.7255 out of 4 stars for Last Remake of Beau Geste
1.7255
The priceless Blue Water sapphire is coveted by the heirs of Sir Hector Geste - his new wife, Flavia; his daughter, Isabel; and his adopted twin sons, heroic Beau and pathetic Digby. ... more about Last Remake of Beau Geste
Not Available on DVD
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.6605 out of 4 stars for Grim Prairie Tales
1.6605
Two travellers, one a well to do young clark on the way to a reunion with his wife, the other a scruffy, feral bounty hunter meet at sundown on a lonely prairie and agree to swap stories to pass the time. ... more about Grim Prairie Tales
Not Available on DVD
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.6031 out of 4 stars for Blood Tide
1.6031
Not Available on DVD
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.5819 out of 4 stars for Comedians
1.5819
Set in the Haiti of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, The Comedians tells the story of a sardonic white hotel owner and his encroaching fatalism as he watches Haiti sink into barbarism. ... more about Comedians
DVD from $31.95 
(4 sellers)
39
James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.5689 out of 4 stars for Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1.5689
A continuation of the well-known tale sets the wooden puppet-turned-boy loose in a mysterious carnival. ... more about Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Not Available on DVD
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.5121 out of 4 stars for Soul Man
1.5121
Mark doesn't expect any problems in going to college: he and his friend have reserved places in Harvard and his parents have the money to pay for his education there. ... more about Soul Man
DVD from $2.94 
(4 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.4790 out of 4 stars for End of the Road
1.4790
After a catatonic episode on a railway station platform, Jacob Horner is taken to "The Farm", a bizarre insane asylum run by Doctor D. ... more about End of the Road
Not Available on DVD
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.3831 out of 4 stars for Man
1.3831
When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to ... more about Man
Not Available on DVD
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.3101 out of 4 stars for City Limits
1.3101
Years after a mysterious plague has wiped out most of the adult population, the surviving children have grown up to form violent motorcycle gangs. ... more about City Limits
Not Available on DVD
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.2247 out of 4 stars for Excessive Force
1.2247
A group of Chicago cops are involved in a raid from which $3,000,000 disappears. The local mob go after them and the body count starts to rise. ... more about Excessive Force
DVD from $2.92 
(1 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 1.1552 out of 4 stars for True Identity
1.1552
True Identity is a comedy about a black actor named Miles Pope (Lenny Henry) who wants to play a part in Othello. ... more about True Identity
Not Available on DVD
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 0.9995 out of 4 stars for Piece of the Action
0.9995
Dave Anderson and Manny Durrell are two high-class sneak thieves who have never been caught. Joshua Burke is a retired detective who has enough evidence on the both of them to put them behind bars. ... more about Piece of the Action
DVD from $4.99 
(4 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 0.9753 out of 4 stars for Three Fugitives
0.9753
On his first day after being released from jail for 14 armed bank robberies, Lucas finds himself caught up in someone else's robbery. ... more about Three Fugitives
DVD from $4.31 
(4 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 0.9155 out of 4 stars for Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street
0.9155
Principal Prickley gets his car stuck in a snowbank and decides it has to be the fault of the Recess gang, but the kids' teachers look back over the kids' misadventures and remember all the good times they've had with T.J., Spinelli, and all the rest. ... more about Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street
DVD from $3.00 
(3 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 0.8584 out of 4 stars for Annihilation of Fish
0.8584
Stumbling over the obstacles they've each created in their imaginary lives, an unlikely pair finds love and fulfillment in a reality that finally transcends their fantasies. ... more about Annihilation of Fish
Not Available on DVD
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
0.0001
This documentary explores the growth and development of black theatre from its earliest roots, also examining its close ties with the civil rights movement. ... more about Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Not Available on DVD
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Convicts
0.0001
In 1902 Texas, 13-year-old Horace goes to work on old Soll's farm to earn enough money to buy a headstone for his father's grave. ... more about Convicts
DVD from $4.47 
(4 sellers)
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Creation
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Deadly Hero
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Dreamrider
0.0001
A young man (Matthew Geriak) loses his leg in a motorcycle accident. While rehabilitating, he takes up cycling. He becomes determined to become the first one-legged person to cycle across the U.S. ... more about Dreamrider
Not Available on DVD
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Ennis' Gift
0.0001
Ennis William Cosby was dyslexic. As a boy, he struggled to learn in school. And he didn't know why. Eventually, Ennis came to understand that he simply learned differently and that he could succeed in school. ... more about Ennis' Gift
Not Available on DVD
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Great Year
0.0001
The Great Year is a compelling documentary that explores the possibility that the fall of ancient civilizations around the globe, and the rise of modern civilization, might be related to our Sun's motion around a companion star. ... more about Great Year
Not Available on DVD
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for My Little Girl
0.0001
A young girl agrees to work in a center for girls who can't stay with their parents. She gets wrapped up in the plights of several of the girls, and tries to help them, but only gets herself into trouble with her parents and supervisor. ... more about My Little Girl
Not Available on DVD
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James Earl Jones scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Scorchers
0.0001
Bayou La Teche, Louisiana sizzles as the Cajun town celebrates the wedding of Splendid and Dolan. The trouble comes on the wedding night when Splendid is determined to maintain her innocence. ... more about Scorchers
DVD from $3.00 
(2 sellers)
 
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James Earl Jones
Birthdate:
January 17, 1931

James Earl Jones

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1960s
1
total ranking of 0.3028  0.3028
1970s
13
total ranking of 1.7017  1.7017
1980s
16
total ranking of 2.2460  2.2460
1990s
27
total ranking of 2.5699  2.5699
2000s
10
total ranking of 1.7762  1.7762
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
2.4976
James Earl Jones is ranked overall as 2.4976 of of 4 stars
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