Highest-ranked title
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James Earl Jones has 33 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1960s through the 2020s. 4 sit in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
1998
Drama · Romance
The Lion King
1994 · Movie · Voice
Top 1%Disney+ · Included
The Sandlot
1993 · Movie · Actor
Top 7%Disney+ · Included
The Lion King
2019 · Movie · Voice
Top 11%Disney+ · Included
Coming to America
1988 · Movie · Actor
Top 20%Tubi · Free w/ ads
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998 · Movie · Voice
Top 20%Disney+ · Included
Best of the Best
1989 · Movie · Actor
Top 38%Tubi · Free w/ ads
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.
Dir. George Lucas · With Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.
Dir. Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff · With Matthew Broderick, Moira Kelly, Jeremy Irons
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor.
Dir. Richard Marquand · With Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher
as Lt. Lothar Zogg
After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.
Dir. Stanley Kubrick · With Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!
Dir. John McTiernan · With Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn
During a summer of friendship and adventure, one boy becomes a part of the gang, nine boys become a team and their leader becomes a legend by confronting the terrifying mystery beyond the right field wall.
Dir. David Mickey Evans · With Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna
Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.
Dir. Jon Favreau · With Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Oliver, Donald Glover
An epic story of adventure, starring some of the most magnificent and courageous creatures alive, awaits you in EARTH. Disneynature brings you a remarkable story of three animal families on a journey across our planet – polar bears, elephants and humpback whales.
Dir. Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield · With Patrick Stewart, Constantino Romero, James Earl Jones
An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.
Dir. John Landis · With Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Shari Headley
The circle of life continues for Simba, now fully grown and in his rightful place as the king of Pride Rock. Simba and Nala have given birth to a daughter, Kiara who's as rebellious as her father was. But Kiara drives her parents to distraction when she catches the eye of Kovu, the son of the evil lioness, Zira. Will Kovu steal Kiara's heart?
Dir. Darrell Rooney · With Matthew Broderick, Neve Campbell, Jason Marsden
as Self
From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy.
Dir. Edith Becker, Kevin Burns · With Robert Clotworthy, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
Dir. John Sayles · With Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell
A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.
Dir. John Milius · With Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow
Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play.
Dir. Phil Alden Robinson · With Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffmann
On his first day after being released from jail for 14 armed bank robberies, Lucas finds himself caught up in someone else's robbery. Perry has decided to hold up the local bank to raise money so that he can keep his daughter, Meg, and get her the treatment she needs. Dugan, a detective, assumes Lucas helped plan the robbery, and hence Lucas, Perry and Meg become three fugitives.
Dir. Francis Veber · With Nick Nolte, Martin Short, Sarah Rowland Doroff
A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?
Dir. Robert Radler · With Eric Roberts, Phillip Rhee, James Earl Jones
After murdering an undercover DEA agent, two corrupt cops scramble to cover up what they've done.
Dir. Jim Kouf · With Jim Belushi, Tupac Shakur, Lela Rochon
Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince, Akeem and Semmi set off to America once again.
Dir. Craig Brewer · With Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
Dir. Phillip Noyce · With Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Thora Birch
After running away from her abusive mother, a streetwise teen seeks refuge with her father, but he rejects her when he learns that she's pregnant.
Dir. Ron Krauss · With Vanessa Hudgens, Rosario Dawson, Brendan Fraser
Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.
Dir. James Algar, Gaëtan Brizzi, Pixote Hunt, Eric Goldberg, Paul Brizzi, Hendel Butoy, Don Hahn, Francis Glebas · With Steve Martin, Itzhak Perlman, Quincy Jones
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."
Dir. Al Pacino · With Al Pacino, Winona Ryder, Kevin Spacey
When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!
Dir. Malcolm D. Lee · With Martin Lawrence, James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery
One minute Josh Baker is meeting the woman of his dreams. The next, he's watching her whisked away by a mysterious ambulance that never arrives at the local hospital. Doubted by the police, Josh is forced to carry on a one-man crusade that leads to a discovery more frightening than his worst fears.
Dir. Larry Cohen · With Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Megan Gallagher
as Ommadon (voice) · Voice
The realm of magic is being threatened by the realm of logic, so the green wizard, Carolinus, decides to shield it for all time. Ommadon, the evil red wizard, stands in his way. Carolinus then calls for a quest that is to be led by a man named Peter Dickinson, who is the first man of both the realms of science and magic. It is Peter's job to defeat Ommadon.
Dir. Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr. · With Harry Morgan, James Gregory, John Ritter
One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the information in any book ... for about thirty seconds. Now his friends and family want him to protect their community from the dreaded Golden Lords.
Dir. Robert Townsend · With Robert Townsend, Marla Gibbs, Eddie Griffin
Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he suddenly returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an imposter. Laurel herself is unsure, but willing to take the man into her home, and perhaps later into her heart.
Dir. Jon Amiel · With Jodie Foster, Richard Gere, Bill Pullman
At Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam era, veteran sergeant Clell Hazard trains young soldiers while mourning those lost in combat. Unable to return to war himself, he mentors Jackie Willow—the idealistic son of a fallen comrade—hoping to prepare him for the realities of Vietnam and the cost of duty.
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola · With James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones
A white prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qualify for an African-American scholarship at Harvard. He soon gets more than he bargained for, as he begins to learn what life is really like for blacks in America.
Dir. Steve Miner · With C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Arye Gross
After learning that a brain aneurysm will kill him in about 90 minutes, a perpetually unhappy man struggles to come to terms with his fate and make amends with everyone he has ever hurt.
Dir. Phil Alden Robinson · With Robin Williams, Mila Kunis, Peter Dinklage
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