Movies by James Spader
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Shorts (2009)
Cast: Jimmy Bennett, Jake Short, Kat Dennings …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
When the residents of a tight-knit community learn that 11-year-old Toe Thompson (Jimmy Bennett) has discovered a mysterious multicolored rock that grants the wishes of whomever possesses it,…
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Discovery Atlas: China Revealed (2006)
Cast: James Spader
Through breathtaking cinematography and personal stories from locals, delve into the people, culture and landscape that make up China, and witness the enormous changes happening in a…
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Shadow of Fear (2004)
Cast: James Spader, Matthew Davis, Robin Tunney …
Directed by: Rich Cowan
When Harrison French (Matthew Davis) accidentally kills someone, he turns to powerful attorney William Ashbury (James Spader) for help, and there are consequences as well as a score to…
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Alien Hunter (2003)
Cast: James Spader, Janine Eser, John Lynch …
Directed by: Ron Krauss
Julian Rome (James Spader) is in Antarctica doing botanical research. When a strange signal emitted from deep within the ice turns out to be a deadly and ancient warning from alien…
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The Pentagon Papers (2003)
Cast: James Spader, Claire Forlani, Paul Giamatti …
Directed by: Rod Holcomb
This compelling political drama is based on the true story of high-ranking Pentagon official Daniel Ellsberg (James Spader), who, during the Nixon era, strove to preserve American democracy…
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I Witness (2003)
Cast: Jeff Daniels, James Spader, Portia de Rossi …
Directed by: Rowdy Herrington
Jeff Daniels stars in this gripping drama as James Rhodes, whose job is to investigate human rights violations. Sent to Mexico to ensure that an election to pick union representatives at a…
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Secretary (2002)
Cast: James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies …
Directed by: Steven Shainberg
Recently released from a mental hospital, a young woman who cuts herself gets a job working as a secretary for an egotistical attorney, and the two forge a unique relationship charged with…
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The Stickup (2002)
Cast: James Spader, Leslie Stefanson, David Keith …
Directed by: Rowdy Herrington
Crime has hit the small town of Vidalia: A local bank's been robbed, and the thief has run off with half a million dollars. It's up to a mysterious ex-cop named Parker (James…
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Speaking of Sex (2001)
Cast: James Spader, Melora Walters, Jay Mohr …
Directed by: John McNaughton
After struggling to make things work in the bedroom, Melinda (Melora Walters) and Dan (Jay Mohr) seek the help of licensed professionals to save their sinking marriage -- only to find out…
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Supernova (2000)
Cast: James Spader, Angela Bassett, Robert Forester …
Directed by: Walter Hill, James Thomas Lee Knight
When the deep-space rescue ship &NFi;Nightingale 229&NFi_; answers a distress call from a mining planet, the crew -- led by pilot Nick Vanzant (James Spader) -- leaps light-years to find a…
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The Watcher (2000)
Cast: James Spader, Marisa Tomei, Keanu Reeves …
Directed by: Joe Charbanic, Jeff Jensen
Burned out after failing to bust a sadistic serial killer in Los Angeles, FBI agent Joel Campbell (James Spader) retires to Chicago. But the killer (Keanu Reeves) refuses to leave the lawman…
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Slow Burn (1999)
Cast: Minnie Driver, Josh Brolin, Stuart Wilson …
Directed by: Christian Ford
Obsessive and driven, Trina McTeague (Minnie Driver) spends her life in the desert in a self-imposed quest: to find a priceless cache of diamonds an ancestor was carrying when she died. Just…
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Curtain Call (1997)
Cast: James Spader, Michael Caine, Sam Shepard …
Directed by: Peter Yates
Stevenson Lowe (James Spader) is a book publisher with commitment issues in this romantic comedy. While Lowe's girlfriend (Polly Walker) wants to get married, he wants to buy a house --…
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Critical Care (1997)
Cast: James Spader, Kyra Sedgwick, Helen Mirren …
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Dr. Ernst (James Spader) has a decision to make: a wealthy man in a coma will never wake up, so should he be kept alive while his daughters, Felicia (Kyra Sedgwick) and Connie (Margo…
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Keys to Tulsa (1997)
Cast: Eric Stoltz, James Spader, Cameron Diaz …
Directed by: Leslie Greif
Richter Boudreau (Eric Stoltz) is on one bad streak: He languishes in the shadow of his celebrity mother, loses his job as a film critic for the town paper, and now he's been approached…
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Driftwood (1997)
Cast: James Spader, Anne Brochet, Barry McGovern …
Directed by: Ronan O'Leary
When she discovers an unconscious man (James Spader) abandoned on a lonely stretch of beach, the desperately single Sarah (Anne Brochet) takes him into her care and nurses him back to health.…
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Crash (1996)
Cast: James Spader, Holly Hunter, Elias Koteas …
Directed by: David Cronenberg
After a near-fatal collision, television director James Ballard finds his soul mate in fellow crash victim Helen Remington in this provocative drama. Together, the pair probes the eroticism…
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2 Days in the Valley (1996)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Greg Cruttwell, Jeff Daniels …
Directed by: John Herzfeld
The lives of several strange characters intersect in John Herzfeld's quirky crime comedy. A depressed has-been director (Paul Mazursky), an arrogant art dealer and his long-suffering…
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Wolf (1994)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Nebbish magazine executive Will Randall (Jack Nicholson) is fighting for his job. After he's bitten by a wolf, he becomes more competitive and energetic -- good news for his career, but…
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Stargate (1994)
Cast: Kurt Russell, James Spader, Alexis Cruz …
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Dr. Daniel Jackson (James Spader), a scholar of ancient hieroglyphics, signs on to help the Air Force (led by Kurt Russell) unlock the mystery of a stone archway that's really a portal…
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Dream Lover (1994)
Cast: James Spader, Mädchen Amick, Fredric Lehne …
Directed by: Nicholas Kazan
Despite an inauspicious meeting at a party, Ray Reardon (James Spader), a recently divorced architect, wins over and quickly marries Lena (Madchen Amick), a radiantly mysterious and alluring…
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Bob Roberts (1992)
Cast: Tim Robbins, Giancarlo Esposito, Alan Rickman …
Directed by: Tim Robbins
Taking aim at political skullduggery, false populism and press manipulation, this caustic mockumentary stars Tim Robbins as the titular Bob Roberts, a folk-singing right-winger trying to…
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Storyville (1992)
Cast: James Spader, Joanne Whalley, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Mark Frost
Based on a novel by Fran Galbally and Robert Macklin, this story finds Clay Fowler (James Spader), the heir apparent to a political family's dynasty, at a crossroads: His political…
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True Colors (1991)
Cast: John Cusack, James Spader, Imogen Stubbs …
Directed by: Herbert Ross
In this absorbing morality play, two law-school roommates fulfill their ambitions by taking different paths, as one accepts a job at the Department of Justice, while the other enters the…
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White Palace (1990)
Cast: Susan Sarandon, James Spader, Jason Alexander …
Directed by: Luis Mandoki
This movie equivalent of a romance novel sees uptight yuppie Max (James Spader) become involved with older, blue-collar waitress Nora (Susan Sarandon). They meet by chance, fall into bed on a…
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Bad Influence (1990)
Cast: Rob Lowe, James Spader, Lisa Zane …
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Financial analyst Michael Boll (James Spader) is young, smart, successful and engaged to the perfect woman. Then he befriends Alex (Rob Lowe), a handsome drifter who lives by no rules, who…
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sex, lies, and videotape (1989)
Cast: James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher …
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Director Steven Soderbergh's voyeuristic indie drama paints an intense, intimate portrait of discord among a frigid housewife (Andie MacDowell), her philandering husband (Peter…
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The Rachel Papers (1989)
Cast: Dexter Fletcher, Ione Skye, Jonathan Pryce …
Directed by: Damian Harris
A study in adolescence, Rachel (Ione Skye) and Charles (Dexter Fletcher) are a couple of English college kids who fall in love in this 1980s update of Matin Amis's novel. James Spader is…
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Wall Street (1987)
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas, Tamara Tunie …
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Enterprising stockbroker Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) falls under the enticing spell of Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), an unabashedly greedy Wall Street arbitrageur who tutors him in the…
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Baby Boom (1987)
Cast: Diane Keaton, Sam Shepard, Harold Ramis …
Directed by: Charles Shyer
In this light-hearted comedy, high-powered management consultant J.C. Wiatt (Diane Keaton) claims her inheritance from a distant relative, only to find out it's a baby. Children are not…
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Mannequin (1987)
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Estelle Getty …
Directed by: Michael Gottlieb
Jonathan (Andrew McCarthy), a struggling artist who can't hold down a job, builds a beautiful, realistic-looking mannequin who just happens to be a reincarnated Egyptian princess. But…
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Less Than Zero (1987)
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, Robert Downey Jr. …
Directed by: Marek Kanievska
When Clay (Andrew McCarthy) comes home from college, he finds that his former girlfriend (Jami Gertz) and his best friend (Robert Downey Jr.) have established a relationship -- and with it, a…
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Pretty in Pink (1986)
Cast: Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Jon Cryer …
Directed by: Howard Deutch
When Andie (Molly Ringwald), who lives with her unemployed father (Harry Dean Stanton), and Blane (Andrew McCarthy), who is rich and popular, strike up a romance, Blane meets resistance from…
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Tuff Turf (1985)
Cast: James Spader, Kim Richards, Paul Mones …
Directed by: Fritz Kiersch
Morgan is the new kid in school. Unfortunately for him, he has a history of trouble, along with a cool, rebellious attitude. And to make matters worse, Morgan also has eyes for the hottie…
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The New Kids (1985)
Cast: Shannon Presby, Lori Loughlin, James Spader …
Directed by: Sean S. Cunningham
Hell hath no fury like a madman scorned, apparently, in this creepy thriller that stars Lori Loughlin as Abby McWilliams, a new student pursued by a high school classmate Eddie Dutra (James…
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Starcrossed (1985)
Cast: James Spader, Belinda Bauer, Peter Kowanko …
Directed by: Jeffrey Bloom
In this made-for-television sci-fi drama, an alien with special powers named Mary (Belinda Bauer) arrives on Earth in danger, as menacing aliens search for her. In the meantime, a car…
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Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983)
Cast: Dennis Weaver, Karen Grassle, Pamela Bellwood …
Directed by: Paul Wendkos
Aging and uptight, former top real estate agent Eddie Gant (Dennis Weaver) laments his fall from grace by drinking, much to the chagrin of his frustrated wife, Barbara (Karen Grassle), and…