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James Spader

Actor

Filmography (All Films)

 
Tuff TurfTuff 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 StreetWall Street (1987) Recommended
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 ZeroLess 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…
MannequinMannequin (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 BackJack'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 VideotapeSex, Lies and Videotape (1989) Aro Favourite
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 PalaceWhite Palace (1990) Recommended
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 InfluenceBad Influence (1990) Recommended
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…
StoryvilleStoryville (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 ColoursTrue 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, TheMusic of Chance, The (1993) Aro Favourite
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…
StargateStargate (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…
CrashCrash (1996) Aro Favourite
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 ValleyTwo Days in the Valley (2 Days in the Valley) (1996) Aro Favourite
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 TulsaKeys 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 CareCritical 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…
SupernovaSupernova (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, TheWatcher, 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…
SecretarySecretary (2002) Aro Favourite
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, TheStick 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)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) 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) 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 WitnessI 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) 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)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…
ShortsShorts (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…
LincolnLincoln (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…

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