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James Woods

Actor, also producer · Born April 18, 1947 (79) · Vernal, Utah, USA

2 Primetime Emmys · Golden Globe winner · Oscar nominee · 3 other major award bodies

James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, and Hercules, as well as in the television legal drama Shark. He has won two Emmy Awards, and earned two Academy Award nominations.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 18, 1947 (79)
From
Vernal, Utah, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
102 on MovieCove · 137 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are James Woods' films like?

Across their 84 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama24 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
26%
Bonds
19%
Self
18%
Survival
14%
Society
10%
Power
10%
Ideas
4%
Justice21 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 80 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 17 · Serious 15 · Dark 48

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 50 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 13

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 31 · Intense 38

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 35 · Shifting 35 · Whiplash 10

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 55 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 12

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 50 · Relentless 10

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 26 · Engaged 41 · Full focus 13

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 18 · Affecting 30 · Heavy 32

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 55 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

63 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 25 of 63 analyzed roles.

Shadow
25 of 63
Hero
20 of 63
Trickster
6 of 63
Mentor
5 of 63
Herald
2 of 63
Threshold guardian
2 of 63
Ally
2 of 63
Shapeshifter
1 of 63
Show the 63 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
56
Melancholic
35
Dread
19
Hopeful
23
Contemplative
17
Other
70

How their films linger

Thought-provoking32 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet40
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous14
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch James Woods' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 65 of their 102 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (30).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for James Woods' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

137 credits, 102 with a MovieCove page; 33 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Eddington(2025)

    as James Woods (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Studio(2023)

    as Hades (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Oppenheimer(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Justice League Action(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lex Luthor (voice) · as Lex Luthor / Repulse (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • First Contact(2016)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Bling(2016)

    as Victor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Jamesy Boy(2014)

    as Lt. Falton

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Jobs(2013)

    as Jack Dudman

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Ray Donovan(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · as Patrick "Sully" Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • White House Down(2013)

    as Walker

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Max Renn

  • Mary and Martha(2013)

    as Mary's Father

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Officer Down(2013)

    as Captain Verona

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Coma(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Howard Stark

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Too Big to Fail(2011)

    as Dick Fuld

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Straw Dogs(2011)

    as Tom Heddon

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths(2010)

    as Owlman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as James Woods as General Veers (voice)

  • An American Carol(2008)

    as Todd Grosslight

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Surf's Up(2007)

    as Reggie Belafonte (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Shark(2006)

    Show 38 episodes · as Sebastian Stark

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • End Game(2006)

    as Agent Vaughn Stevens

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Free as a Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Ark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jallak (voice)

  • Buddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator

  • Be Cool(2005)

    as Tommy Athens

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Pretty Persuasion(2005)

    as Hank Joyce

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • This Girl's Life(2003)

    as Pops

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction(2004)

    as Toreno (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Easter Egg Adventure(2004)

    as Grab Takit (voice)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as James Woods

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Northfork(2003)

    Producer · as Walter O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story(2003)

    as Rudy Giuliani

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Mickey's House of Villains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Hades (voice)

  • Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun(2002)

    as Gloomius Maximus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Stuart Little 2(2002)

    as Falcon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • John Q(2002)

    as Dr. Raymond Turner

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Race to Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Dr. Wilhelm von Huber

  • Riding in Cars with Boys(2001)

    as Leonard Donofrio

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Scary Movie 2(2001)

    as Father McFeely

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within(2001)

    as General Hein (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Recess: School's Out(2001)

    as Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Disney's House of Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 5 episodes · as Hades (voice)

  • Founding Fathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as John Adams (voice)

  • Clerks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Major Baklava (voice)

  • Dirty Pictures(2000)

    as Dennis Barrie

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Virgin Suicides(1999)

    as Mr. Lisbon

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Sensational Cities: New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Narrator

  • Play It to the Bone(1999)

    as James Woods (Ringside Fan)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Any Given Sunday(1999)

    as Dr. Harvey Mandrake

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Hercules: Zero to Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Hades (voice) (archive sound)

  • The General's Daughter(1999)

    as Colonel Robert Moore

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • True Crime(1999)

    as Alan Mann

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · as Family Guy James Woods / Simpsons James Woods (voice) · as James Woods (voice) · as James Woods as General Veers (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Another Day in Paradise(1998)

    Producer · as Mel

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Vampires(1998)

    as Jack Crow

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Hercules(1998)

    Show 65 episodes · as Hades (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 10 episodes · as Narrator

  • America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Narrator

  • Kicked in the Head(1997)

    as Uncle Sam

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • EP Daily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Contact(1997)

    as Michael Kitz

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Hercules(1997)

    as Hades (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Ghosts of Mississippi(1996)

    as Byron De La Beckwith

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Summer of Ben Tyler(1996)

    as Temple Rayburn

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Killer: A Journal of Murder(1995)

    as Carl Panzram

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Nixon(1995)

    as H.R. Haldeman

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Casino(1995)

    as Lester Diamond

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Indictment: The McMartin Trial(1995)

    as Danny Davis

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • For Better or Worse(1995)

    as Reggie Makeshift

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Specialist(1994)

    as Ned Trent

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Nate Lennox

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Curse of the Starving Class(1994)

    as Weston Tate

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Next Door(1994)

    as Matt Coler

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Getaway(1994)

    as Jack Benyon

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Jane's House(1994)

    as Paul Clark

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Mickey Cohen

  • Chaplin(1992)

    as Joseph Scott

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Citizen Cohn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Roy Marcus Cohn

  • Diggstown(1992)

    as Gabriel Caine

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Straight Talk(1992)

    as Jack Russell

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Walter Farmer

  • The Hard Way(1991)

    as John Moss

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Dream On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Dennis Youngblood

  • Women and Men: Stories of Seduction(1990)

    as Robert (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as James Woods (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Immediate Family(1989)

    as Michael Spector

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • My Name Is Bill W.(1989)

    as Bill Wilson

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • True Believer(1989)

    as Eddie Dodd

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Boost(1988)

    as Lenny Brown

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Cop(1988)

    Producer · as Lloyd Hopkins

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Best Seller(1987)

    as Cleve

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • In Love and War(1987)

    as James B. Stockdale

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Promise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as DJ

  • Salvador(1986)

    as Richard Boyle

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Joshua Then and Now(1985)

    as Joshua Shapiro

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Cat's Eye(1985)

    as Morrison

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Badge of the Assassin(1985)

    as Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in America(1984)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Against All Odds(1984)

    as Jake Wise

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Videodrome(1983)

    as Max Renn

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Interviewee

  • Split Image(1982)

    as Charles Pratt

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Fast-Walking(1982)

    as Fast-Walking

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Eyewitness(1981)

    as Aldo Mercer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Black Marble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as The Fiddler

  • Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Len Fraker

  • The Onion Field(1979)

    as Gregory Powell

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • ...and Your Name Is Jonah(1979)

    as Danny Corelli

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel(1979)

    as Sin Eater

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Gift of Love(1978)

    as Alfred Browning

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Billion Dollar Bubble(1978)

    as Art Lewis

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Holocaust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 4 episodes · as Karl Weiss

  • The Choirboys(1977)

    as Harold Bloomguard

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Raid on Entebbe(1976)

    as Capt. Sammy Berg

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance of Aimee(1976)

    as Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Alex & the Gypsy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Crainpool

  • Distance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Larry Vincent

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood(1975)

    as Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Foster & Laurie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Walter The Addict

  • Welcome Back, Kotter(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Night Moves(1975)

    as Quentin

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Gambler(1974)

    as Bank Officer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry Kirkoff

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Caz

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Way We Were(1973)

    as Frankie McVeigh

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Great American Tragedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Rick

  • Hickey & Boggs(1972)

    as Lt. Wyatt

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Footsteps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Reporter

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Visitors(1972)

    as Bill Schmidt

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • All the Way Home(1971)

    as Andrew Lynch

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrew Lynch · as Assistant District Attorney Joseph Ryan · as Bill Wilson · as DJ · as Temple Rayburn

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 137 titles from 1951 to 2025; peak year 1998.

Biggest box office

Hercules (1997)

$253M worldwide

Highest rated

Casino (1995)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Hercules (1998)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19512025

Peak 1998 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 41 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 4 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting136 of 137: 134 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thProducing3 of 137: 1 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1970s28 · acting1980s21 · 21 acting · 1 crew1990s38 · 38 acting · 1 crew2000s32 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 21% of 67 roles
7277879297020712

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 Primetime Emmys, a Golden Globe and 1 other major award from 26 major nominations, 1980–2012.

WinNomination
  1. 2012
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  2. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
  3. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
  4. 2003
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  5. 2001
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  6. 1997
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  7. 1996
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
  8. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
Show 6 earlier years
  1. 1993
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  2. 1990
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  3. 1989
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Performance in Informational Programming
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead
  4. 1988
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead
  5. 1987
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Male Lead
  6. 1980
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do James Woods' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 90; across their 79 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 79

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 79

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 79

Midcredits score across 102 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up31
  • 50th to 74th37
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

45 of their 102 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser45
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed30

Most divisive · actor

An American Carol (2008)

96th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Oppenheimer (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 75 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is James Woods' work okay for kids?

Across up to 37 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore27 titles35–93 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity37 titles20–73 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity29 titles26–93 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs25 titles18–84 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense24 titles34–88 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does James Woods work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Woods' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Oliver Stone shares the most, 4.

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