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Birthdate: August 28, 1969

Jack Black

ACTOR RANKINGS:

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All-time

of 196,423

377
All-time Actor

of 38,412

221
Decades
- 1990s
  
  of 71,584
  
  2,094
- 2000s
  
  of 82,682
  
  87
Genres
- Action
  
  of 41,607
  
  511
- Adventure
  
  of 25,528
  
  1,227
- Animation
  
  of 1,984
  
  77
- Christmas
  
  of 1,656
  
  220
- Comedy
  
  of 84,814
  
  133
- Crime
  
  of 34,304
  
  2,216
- Drama
  
  of 107,138
  
  151
- Family
  
  of 15,339
  
  3,440
- Fantasy
  
  of 17,834
  
  15,846
- Music
  
  of 9,326
  
  21
- Mystery
  
  of 16,953
  
  12,549
- Romance
  
  of 37,234
  
  425
- Scifi
  
  of 24,983
  
  904
- Sports
  
  of 9,435
  
  1,338
- Teen
  
  of 8,454
  
  624
- Thriller
  
  of 49,528
  
  397
- Western
  
  of 7,069
  
  6,493

CAREER SPAN

Decade

Movie Score

# Movies

1990s

2.2416

2000s

2.9497

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.

Overall Actor Score: Jack Black is ranked overall as 2.7107 of of 4 stars

2.7107

Jack Black Movie Rankings

King Kong (2005)

3.3536

A remake of the 1933 classic. A film crew goes to a remote island, captures a giant ape and brings him back to New York for exhibition. When Kong escapes he reeks havoc on the crowded city. ...more about King Kong

DVD from $5.99

(22 sellers)

Dead Man Walking (1995)

3.1371

A caring nun receives a desperate letter from a death row inmate trying to find help to avoid execution for murder. ...more about Dead Man Walking

DVD from $4.86

(13 sellers)

School of Rock, The (2003)

3.1057

Down and out rock star Dewey Finn (Black) gets fired from his band, and he faces a mountain of debts and depression. ...more about School of Rock

Actor Awards

Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Teen Choice Awards - Choice Movie Actor - Comedy

DVD from $6.95

(14 sellers)

Tropic Thunder (2008)

3.0136

Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying. ...more about Tropic Thunder

Not Available on DVD

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

2.9860

"Kung Fu Panda" features Jack Black as Po the Panda, a lowly waiter in a noodle restaurant, who is a kung fu fanatic but whose shape doesn't exactly lend itself to kung fu fighting. In fact, Po's defining characteristic appears to be that he is the laziest of all the animals in ancient China. ...more about Kung Fu Panda

Not Available on DVD

High Fidelity (2000)

2.9820

Based on the cult novel of the same name by Nick Hornby, High Fidelity follows the 'mid-life' crisis of Rob (Cusack), a thirty-something record-store owner who must face the undeniable facts - he's growing up. ...more about High Fidelity

Actor Awards

American Comedy Awards, USA - Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Supporting Actor - Comedy/Romance
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Supporting Actor

DVD from $7.02

(11 sellers)

Enemy of the State (1998)

2.9207

A successful lawyer finds himself the target of a treacherous NSA official and his goons after receiving evidence to a politically motivated murder, the only man that can help him is a former government operative turned surveillance expert. ...more about Enemy of the State

DVD from $7.02

(13 sellers)

Jesus' Son (1999)

2.9030

A gentle and usually mellow young man, who sometimes knows things before they happen and gets vibes of premonition, tell us his story: how he met Michelle in Iowa in 1971, how he got the name Fuckhead, how she introduced him to heroin and their falling ...more about Jesus' Son

DVD from $9.59

(6 sellers)

Mars Attacks! (1996)

2.8419

The Martians decide to attack our planet and devastate everything. ...more about Mars Attacks!

DVD from $5.99

(12 sellers)

Cradle Will Rock (1999)

2.7754

In 1930s New York Orson Welles tries to stage a musical on a steel strike under the Federal Theater Program despite pressure from an establishment fearful of industrial unrest and red activity. ...more about Cradle Will Rock

DVD from $7.47

(10 sellers)

Orange County (2002)

2.7654

Stanford hopeful, Shaun, is rejected when his SAT scores are mixed up with another student's. ...more about Orange County

DVD from $3.90

(11 sellers)

Shallow Hal (2001)

2.7616

Following the advice of his dying father, Hal dates only women who are physically beautiful. One day, however, he runs into self-help guru Tony Robbins, who hypnotizes him into recognizing only the inner beauty of women. ...more about Shallow Hal

Actor Awards

Teen Choice Awards - Film - Choice Actor, Comedy

DVD from $4.25

(13 sellers)

Waterworld (1995)

2.7400

The polar ice caps have melted, and the earth is covered by water. The remaining people travel the seas, in search of survival. Several different societies exist. ...more about Waterworld

DVD from $4.52

(14 sellers)

Run Ronnie Run (2002)

2.6874

Run Ronnie Run is a heart warming spin-off from the cult hit HBO series "Mr. Show". It is the story of Ronwell Quincy Dobbs (David Cross), who has a unique talent for getting arrest. ...more about Run Ronnie Run

DVD from $12.71

(9 sellers)

Jackal, The (1997)

2.6347

Russian mobster Terek Murad has declared open season on the Russian militia and the FBI over the shooting of his brother in a Moscow nightclub. He hires the Jackal, a nasty assassin whom nobody has even seen, to kill the Director of the FBI. ...more about Jackal

DVD from $4.49

(12 sellers)

Bob Roberts (1992)

2.5863

Documentary-style look at the fictional Senatorial campaign of Bob Roberts, an arch-conservative folk singer turned politician. ...more about Bob Roberts

DVD from $7.15

(8 sellers)

Shark Tale (2004)

2.5817

The sea underworld is shaken up when the son of the shark mob boss is found dead and a young fish named Oscar is found at the scene. Being a bottom feeder, Oscar takes advantage of the situation and makes himself look like he killed the finned mobster. ...more about Shark Tale

DVD from $4.00

(19 sellers)

Nacho Libre (2006)

2.5647

Nacho (Jack Black) is a young man who was raised in a Mexican monastery in Oaxaca and now works there as the cook, and takes it upon himself to rescue the holy place from financial ruin by joining a local Lucha Libre tournament and becoming one of the ...more about Nacho Libre

DVD from $5.99

(18 sellers)

Holiday, The (2006)

2.5331

Two women 6000 miles apart suffer romantic loses. They agree to switch places and live in each other's home for Christmas. While there, they both meet men that will change their lives forever. ...more about Holiday

DVD from $4.95

(20 sellers)

Be Kind, Rewind (2008)

2.5306

A man (Black) whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. ...more about Be Kind

DVD from $18.85

(4 sellers)

Margot at the Wedding (2007)

2.5054

Margot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is getting married to less-than-impressive Malcolm. In short order, the storm the sisters create leaves behind a a mess of thrashed relationships and exposed family secrets. ...more about Margot at the Wedding

Not Available on DVD

Demolition Man (1993)

2.5000

Frozen in 1996, Phoenix, a convicted killer is "thawed" out for parole well into the 21st century. Revived into a crime free society, Phoenix resumes his murderous rampage, and no one can stop him. ...more about Demolition Man

DVD from $4.99

(13 sellers)

Fan, The (1996)

2.4512

Three-times MVP baseball player Bobby Rayburn joins San Fransisco Giants, and obsessive fan, whose profession is selling hunting knives, Gil Renard is excited over that. ...more about Fan

DVD from $2.12

(13 sellers)

Bye Bye Love (1995)

2.4390

This is a story about the breakup of the family. In particular, it focuses on the lifestyle of three divorced men. ...more about Bye Bye Love

DVD from $6.39

(9 sellers)

Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (2006)

2.3655

Jack Black and Kyle Gass form the band Tenacious D. On their journey for success they notice every band on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine is holding the same guitar pick. They embark on a mission to possess the pick and be the greatest band on earth. ...more about Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny

DVD from $7.38

(13 sellers)

Saving Silverman (2001)

2.2378

Two dim-witted former high school buddys and Neil Diamond fanactics, Wayne and J.D. ...more about Saving Silverman

DVD from $4.90

(10 sellers)

Envy (2004)

1.9900

Ben Stiller and Jack Black star as Tim and Nick, best friends, neighbors and co-workers, whose equal footing is suddenly tripped up when one of Nick's harebrained get-rich-quick schemes actually succeeds: Vapoorizer, a spray that literally makes dog ...more about Envy

DVD from $6.13

(10 sellers)

Johnny Skidmarks (1998)

1.9208

Johnny Scardino is working for blackmailers, photographing wealthy guys in seedy motels. One such assignment turns the wrong way and blackmailers die one by one. ...more about Johnny Skidmarks

DVD from $9.59

(5 sellers)

Bongwater (1997)

1.7533

David is an aspiring artist and a pot dealer, and he falls in love with constantly smoking Serena. Serena gets jealous and goes off to New York with heroin-addicted Tommy, and David wants her back. ...more about Bongwater

DVD from $19.99

(1 sellers)

Bio-Dome (1996)

1.5484

Bud and Doyle's girlfriends just dumped them. Now the two friends get trapped in the "Bio-Dome" trying to show their girlfriends that they to are environmentally correct. ...more about Bio-Dome

DVD from $9.59

(10 sellers)

Crossworlds (1996)

1.4961

A young man discovers that his father was from another dimension and that he is the key to the operation of a crystal that can be the deciding factor in a war crossing the dimensions. ...more about Crossworlds

DVD from $7.21

(8 sellers)

Frank's Book (2001)

1.4931

Not Available on DVD

Blind Justice (1994)

1.2511

Canaan, a mysterious gunfighter left nearly blind from Civil War combat, roams through Mexico with a baby he has sworn to protect. On his way to a town where a family will supposedly adopt the baby, Canaan passes through a border town where U.S. ...more about Blind Justice

DVD from $5.99

(9 sellers)

NeverEnding Story III, The (1994)

1.2115

While the first two movies were based on the novel by Michael Ende, this one is only based "on the characters." It transfers Fantasia into the "real" world. ...more about NeverEnding Story III

DVD from $7.35

(9 sellers)

Danny Roane: First Time Director (2006)

1.0837

A television actor (Andy Dick) drinks too much and gets blackballed from the industry, and then he decides to break back in by directing his own movie. ...more about Danny Roane: First Time Director

Not Available on DVD

Airborne (1993)

0.7717

Mitchell Goosen (Shane McDermott) is sixteen/seventeen year old kid from California who loves to surf and rollerblade. Yet, his parents, who are two zoologists were given a grant to work in Australia. The only problem was: Mitchell couldn't go with them. ...more about Airborne

Not Available on DVD

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