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Best to Worst Movies: Sam Rockwell Addition

by BugsNobody • Created 1 year ago • Modified 4 weeks ago
Spoiler Warning: This list is based on my opinion and my opinion alone.
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  • Sam Rockwell in Moon (2009)

    1. Moon

    20091h 37mR67Metascore
    7.8 (387K)
    Astronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside his computer, GERTY, sends back to Earth parcels of a resource that has helped diminish our planet's power problems.
    DirectorDuncan JonesStarsSam RockwellKevin SpaceyDominique McElligott
  • Lawn Dogs (1997)

    2. Lawn Dogs

    19971h 41mR
    7.4 (9K)
    When Devon, a 10-year-old girl, forges a friendship with Trent, a 21-year-old outsider who mows the neighborhood lawns, things suddenly get very complicated and private.
    DirectorJohn DuiganStarsSam RockwellKathleen QuinlanMischa Barton
  • Woody Harrelson, Frances McDormand, and Sam Rockwell in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

    3. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    20171h 55mR88Metascore
    8.1 (584K)
    A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit.
    DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsFrances McDormandWoody HarrelsonSam Rockwell
  • Robert De Niro in Everybody's Fine (2009)

    4. Everybody's Fine

    20091h 39mPG-1347Metascore
    7.1 (65K)
    A widower who realized his only connection to his family was through his wife sets off on an impromptu road trip to reunite with each of his grown children.
    DirectorKirk JonesStarsRobert De NiroKate BeckinsaleSam Rockwell
  • Danny DeVito, Sam Rockwell, Chaka Khan, Phillipa Soo, and Brooklynn Prince in The One and Only Ivan (2020)

    5. The One and Only Ivan

    20201h 35mPG58Metascore
    6.6 (14K)
    A gorilla named Ivan tries to piece together his past with the help of an elephant named Ruby as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity.
    DirectorThea SharrockStarsSam RockwellBryan CranstonPhillipa Soo
  • Choke (2008)

    6. Choke

    20081h 32mR47Metascore
    6.4 (34K)
    A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.
    DirectorClark GreggStarsSam RockwellAnjelica HustonKelly Macdonald
  • Jane Fonda, Ray Liotta, Sam Rockwell, Michelle Monaghan, and Olivia Wilde in Better Living Through Chemistry (2014)

    7. Better Living Through Chemistry

    20141h 31mNot Rated40Metascore
    6.2 (16K)
    Douglas leads a simple and uneventful existence as a pharmacist in a small town.
    DirectorsGeoff MooreDavid PosamentierStarsSam RockwellOlivia WildeMichelle Monaghan
  • Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, and Alison Lohman in Matchstick Men (2003)

    8. Matchstick Men

    20031h 56mPG-1361Metascore
    7.3 (142K)
    A phobic con artist and his protégé are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the former's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsNicolas CageAlison LohmanSam Rockwell
  • Conviction (2010)

    9. Conviction

    20101h 47mR61Metascore
    7.2 (47K)
    A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.
    DirectorTony GoldwynStarsHilary SwankSam RockwellMelissa Leo
  • Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Tim Allen in Galaxy Quest (1999)

    10. Galaxy Quest

    19991h 42mPG70Metascore
    7.4 (186K)
    The alumni cast of a space opera television series have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help. However, they also have to defend both Earth and the alien race from a reptilian warlord.
    DirectorDean ParisotStarsTim AllenSigourney WeaverAlan Rickman
  • 13 Moons (2002)

    11. 13 Moons

    20021h 33mR
    5.6 (1.4K)
    Things aren't looking so good for television clown Banana's career, and the fact that his estranged wife, Suzi, has just been arrested for assaulting his girlfriend, Lily, just serves to compound Banana's despair.
    DirectorAlexandre RockwellStarsJennifer BealsElizabeth BraccoSteve Buscemi
  • Sam Rockwell and Frances O'Connor in Piccadilly Jim (2004)

    12. Piccadilly Jim

    20041h 37mTV-14
    5.8 (1.3K)
    Set in the 1930s, an American with a scandalous reputation on both sides of the Atlantic must do an about-face in order to win back the woman of his dreams.
    DirectorJohn McKayStarsSam RockwellFrances O'ConnorTom Wilkinson
  • Sam Rockwell, Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, Rebel Wilson, Thomasin McKenzie, and Roman Griffin Davis in Jojo Rabbit (2019)

    13. Jojo Rabbit

    20191h 48mPG-1358Metascore
    7.9 (469K)
    A young German boy in the Hitler Youth, whose hero and imaginary friend is the country's dictator, is shocked to discover that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.
    DirectorTaika WaititiStarsRoman Griffin DavisThomasin McKenzieScarlett Johansson
  • Toni Collette, Allison Janney, Sam Rockwell, Steve Carell, Liam James, Maya Rudolph, and AnnaSophia Robb in The Way Way Back (2013)

    14. The Way Way Back

    20131h 43mPG-1368Metascore
    7.4 (161K)
    Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.
    DirectorsNat FaxonJim RashStarsSteve CarellToni ColletteAllison Janney
  • Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Awkwafina, and Anthony Ramos in The Bad Guys (2022)

    15. The Bad Guys

    20221h 40mPG64Metascore
    6.8 (68K)
    To avoid prison, a gang of notorious animal criminals pretends to seek being rehabilitated, only for their leader to realize that he genuinely wants to change his ways.
    DirectorPierre PerifelStarsSam RockwellMarc MaronAwkwafina
  • Jerry and Tom (1998)

    16. Jerry and Tom

    19981h 37mR
    6.5 (2.1K)
    Tom and Jerry are two hit men, they work by day at a third-rate second-hand car dealership. Tom is a veteran and Jerry is a novice in their business, and their attitude toward their profession differs a lot. It shows when Tom is required to kill his old friend Karl.
    DirectorSaul RubinekStarsJoe MantegnaSam RockwellMaury Chaykin
  • Sam Rockwell in A Single Shot (2013)

    17. A Single Shot

    20131h 56mR53Metascore
    5.7 (12K)
    The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.
    DirectorDavid M. RosenthalStarsSam RockwellJeffrey WrightKelly Reilly
  • Loitering with Intent (2014)

    18. Loitering with Intent

    20141h 20mNot Rated49Metascore
    4.5 (911)
    Two male actors/close friends want to jumpstart their careers. They end up making a big shot producer think that they have a hot script that everyone wants to get their hands on. The 2 men then drive to upstate New York and hole up in a family member's country home- with 10 dedicated days to write said script. Dominic and Raphael then get derailed by a beautiful gardener, Ava and Dominic's sister, Gigi. Both women appear at the house, which was supposed to be serene enough to focus on the task at hand. But to add to the problems, Gigi's boyfriend Wayne arrives, still suffering from PTSD, and his brother Devon as well, creating even more havoc. A looming deadline and complicated personal histories create scenes that are humorous and emotional.
    DirectorAdam RappStarsIvan MartinMichael GodereMarisa Tomei
  • Box of Moonlight (1996)

    19. Box of Moonlight

    19961h 52mR
    7.1 (6.3K)
    An engineer finds his first gray hair, takes 6 days off from wife, son and work, rents a car and meets different people.
    DirectorTom DiCilloStarsJohn TurturroSam RockwellCatherine Keener
  • Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick in Mr. Right (2015)

    20. Mr. Right

    20151h 35mR52Metascore
    6.3 (64K)
    A girl falls for the "perfect" guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he's a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him.
    DirectorPaco CabezasStarsAnna KendrickSam RockwellTim Roth
  • Sam Rockwell, Keira Knightley, and Chloë Grace Moretz in Laggies (2014)

    21. Laggies

    20141h 39mR63Metascore
    6.4 (47K)
    In the throes of a quarter-life crisis, Megan panics when her boyfriend proposes. She takes an opportunity to escape for a week, hiding out in the house of her new 16-year-old friend Annika and her world-weary single dad.
    DirectorLynn SheltonStarsKeira KnightleyChloë Grace MoretzSam Rockwell
  • Blue Iguana (2018)

    22. Blue Iguana

    20181h 40mNot Rated30Metascore
    5.6 (7.1K)
    Two ex-convicts are on parole and working dead-end jobs in a New York diner until they are approached by a geeky English lawyer who enlists them in a plot to steal a very valuable diamond.
    DirectorHadi HajaigStarsSam RockwellPhoebe FoxBen Schwartz
  • Sam Rockwell, Emma Roberts, Rob Corddry, and Rooney Mara in The Winning Season (2009)

    23. The Winning Season

    20091h 44mPG-1353Metascore
    6.6 (7.4K)
    A comedy centered on a has-been coach who is given a shot at redemption when he's asked to run his local high school's girls basketball team.
    DirectorJim StrouseStarsSam RockwellEmma RobertsRob Corddry
  • Sam Rockwell and Taraji P. Henson in The Best of Enemies (2019)

    24. The Best of Enemies

    20192h 13mPG-1349Metascore
    7.3 (21K)
    Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.
    DirectorRobin BissellStarsTaraji P. HensonSam RockwellBabou Ceesay
  • Alyssa Milano, Ben Affleck, Vinnie DeRamus, and French Stewart in Glory Daze (1995)

    25. Glory Daze

    19951h 40mR
    5.6 (3.8K)
    With college graduation pending, the old gang tries to avoid the inevitability of breaking up and going forward with their lives.
    DirectorRich WilkesStarsBen AffleckSam RockwellMegan Ward

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