James Spader
Actor
- Tuff Turf (1985)
- Dir. Fritz Kiersch
Feat. James Spader, Robert Downey Jnr., Claudette Nevins
- High school turf wars commence in this posturing 80s melodrama, about a pretty boy (Spader) who takes on a gang of hoodlums in order to win the girl…
- Wall Street (1987)
- Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Daryl Hannah…
- Quintessential 1980s drama is a compelling morality tale with Michael Douglas in an Oscar–winning turn as a carnivorous corporate raider.…
- Less Than Zero (1987)
- Dir. Marek Kanievska
Feat. Andrew McCarthy, Robert Downey Jnr., Jami Gertz…
- A slick, rather thin adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ cult–novel set among the bored, coke–snorting youth of 1980s upper–crust…
- Mannequin (1987)
- Dir. Michael Gottlieb
Feat. Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Estelle Getty…
- Andrew McCarthy stars as a department store window–dresser who discovers that one of his mannequins (Kim Cattrall) is actually a woman from…
- Jack's Back (1988)
- Dir. Rowdy Herrington
Feat. James Spader
- James Spader plays a reincarnated Jack the Ripper plaguing the streets of modern–day L.A.
- Sex, Lies and Videotape (1989)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. James Spader, Peter Gallagher, Andie MacDowell…
- Palm d'or winning exploration of modern sexuality concerns an enigmatic drifter who affects the dysfunctional lives of an old college pal, his wife…
- White Palace (1990)
- Dir. Luis Mandoki
Feat. James Spader, Susan Sarandon
- An uptight yuppie unwittingly falls in love with a 43–year–old hamburger waitress. James Spader and Susan Sarandon are perfectly…
- Bad Influence (1990)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Rob Lowe, James Spader
- A shady Rob Lowe encourages mild–mannered yuppie James Spader to liberate himself from polite formality. A nightmarish journey ensues as…
- Storyville (1991)
- Dir. Mark Frost
Feat. James Spader, Joanne Whalley, Jason Robards Jr.…
- The directing debut from TWIN PEAKS' co–creator. Upstart political candidate James Spader becomes involved in illicit activity. A gumbo of red…
- True Colours (1991)
- Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. John Cusack, James Spader, Imogen Stubbs…
- Political drama in which John Cusack and James Spader's law school friendship turns to sour grapes when they graduate to Washington's corridors of…
- Music of Chance, The (1993)
- Dir. Philip Haas
Feat. James Spader, Mandy Patinkin, Charles Durning…
- Impressively cast against type, James Spader's slimy card shark entices broken family man Mandy Patinkin to accept a poker challenge by two eccentric…
- Stargate (1994)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson
- Kurt Russell and James Spader headline this big–budget spectacle. Promising start evokes the epic adventure intrigue of a LAWRENCE OF ARABIA,…
- Wolf (1994)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader
- Jack Nicholson moons through this as a timid book editor–turned–lycanthrope. This is an 'adult' reworking of familiar material that can't…
- Crash (1996)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. James Spader, Holly Hunter, Deborah Kara Unger…
- Auteur David Cronenberg's latest vision is an anti–fable about accident victims James Spader and Holly Hunter, who become sexually obsessed…
- Two Days in the Valley (2 Days in the Valley) (1996)
- Dir. John Herzfeld
Feat. James Spader, Danny Aiello, Teri Hatcher…
- Devilishly hip comedy fires off rounds of tension and big laughs with oozy confidence. A ruddy collection of LA stereotypes – hitmen, hustlers…
- Driftwood (1996)
- Dir. Ronan O'Leary
Feat. James Spader
- A washed–up, amnesiac James Spader is beachcombed in remote Ireland by borderline obsessive Anne Brochet, who gets rather possessive when he…
- Keys to Tulsa (1997)
- Dir. Leslie Greif
Feat. Eric Stoltz, James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger…
- A strong ensemble cast enliven this archetypal 90's crime film set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, making up the mostly unsavoury characters who complicate the…
- Critical Care (1999)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. James Spader, Helen Mirren, Kyra Sedgwick
- Veteran dir. Sidney Lumet (NETWORK) elevates a potentially humdrum comedy about hospital ethics into smart satire. James Spader plays an intern who…
- Supernova (1999)
- Dir. Thomas Lee
Feat. Troy Larsen, Robert Forster, James Spader…
- Aboard the hospital spaceship 'Nightingale', psycho–patient Troy Larsen is on the loose after gaining super–powers from an alien…
- Watcher, The (2000)
- Dir. Joe Charbanic
Feat. James Spader, Keanu Reeves, Marisa Tomei
- Breakneck–paced cat–and–mouse thriller has FBI agent James Spader tormented by psycho Keanu Reeves, who sends him photographs of…
- Secretary (2002)
- Dir. Steven Shainberg
Feat. James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies…
- A spanking good black comedy detailing the bizarre relationship between a peculiar, ill–tempered lawyer and the meek secretary he…
- Stick Up, The (2002)
- Dir. Rowdy Herrington
Feat. James Spader, David Keith, Leslie Stefanson
- James Spader robs a small–town bank wearing a clown mask, in this heist thriller with a few noir pretensions. Another one that has fallen…
- Boston Legal - Season 1 (TV Series) (2004-2005)
- Feat. James Spader, William Shatner, Monica Potter…
- Irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE adds a thwack of biting comedy to some familiar courtroom antics, chiefly courtesy of star turns from James Spader…
- Boston Legal - Season 2 (TV Series) (2005-2006)
- Feat. James Spader, William Shatner
- Further episodes from the irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE, based around the cases and happenings of the civil law section of a renowned Boston…
- Boston Legal - Season 3 (TV Series) (2006-2007)
- Feat. James Spader, William Shatner
- Further episodes from the irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE, based around the cases and happenings of the civil law section of a renowned Boston…
- I Witness (2007)
- Dir. Rowdy Herrington
Feat. Portia de Rossi, Jeff Daniels, James Spader…
- When the bodies of 27 Mexican factory workers are found in an underpass, an American human rights activist gets embroiled in Tijuana's political and…
- Boston Legal - Season 4 (TV Series) (2007-2008)
- Feat. James Spader, William Shatner
- Further episodes from the irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE, based around the cases and happenings of the civil law section of a renowned Boston…
- Boston Legal - Season 5 (TV Series) (2008-2009)
- Feat. James Spader, William Shatner
- Further episodes from the irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE, based around the cases and happenings of the civil law section of a renowned Boston…
- Shorts (2009)
- Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Jimmy Bennett, Jon Cryer, Leslie Mann…
- Another worthy excuse for dir. Robert Rodriguez (SPY KIDS) to go to town on CG effects, this high–energy fantasy spins the…
- Lincoln (2012)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn…
- Daniel Day–Lewis portrays the famed U.S. President between 1861 and 1865 as he dealt with personal demons and politics during the Civil War in…