The Best James Gandolfini Movies

Updated June 11, 2019 1.0k votes 170 voters 22.3k views42 items

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List of the best James Gandolfini movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. James Gandolfini's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top James Gandolfini movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated James Gandolfini movies will be at the top of the list. James Gandolfini has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest James Gandolfini movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining James Gandolfini films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best James Gandolfini role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest James Gandolfini performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

Items here include everything from The Incredible Burt Wonderstone to New World.

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Get Shorty
John Travolta, John Wayne
Get Shorty is a 1995 comedy-thriller film based on Elmore Leonard's novel of the same name.... more
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Romance & Cigarettes
Kate Winslet, Mandy Moore
Romance & Cigarettes is a 2005 American musical romantic comedy film written and directed by... more
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Crimson Tide
Denzel Washington, Viggo Mortensen
Crimson Tide is a 1995 American submarine film directed by Tony Scott. On a U.S. nuclear... more
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#5 of 51 The Best Submarine Movies Of All Time#357 of 440 Your Favorite Movies of the 1990s
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The Taking of Pelham 123
John Travolta, Denzel Washington
The Taking of Pelham 123 is a 2009 American thriller film directed by Tony Scott, and starring... more
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The Mexican
Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts
The Mexican is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Brad Pitt... more
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8mm
Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix
8mm is a 1999 American-German mystery thriller film directed by Joel Schumacher and written by... more
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The Juror
Demi Moore, Alec Baldwin
The Juror is a 1996 American romantic thriller film based on the 1995 novel by George Dawes... more
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A Civil Action
John Travolta, Robert Duvall
A Civil Action is a 1998 American drama film that was directed by Steven Zaillian, that stars... more
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All the King's Men
Kate Winslet, Sean Penn
All the King's Men is a 2006 film adaptation of the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All the... more
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Night Falls on Manhattan
Richard Dreyfuss, James Gandolfini
Night Falls on Manhattan is a 1997 American crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, set and... more

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In the Loop
James Gandolfini, Anna Chlumsky
In the Loop is a 2009 British satirical black comedy directed by Armando Iannucci as a... more
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#13 of 62 The Funniest Movies About Politics#221 of 340 The Best Political Films Ever Made
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Down the Shore
Famke Janssen, James Gandolfini
Down the Shore is a 2011 film directed by Harold Guskin starring James Gandolfini and Famke... more
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12 Angry Men
Jack Lemmon, James Gandolfini
12 Angry Men is a 1997 television film directed by William Friedkin, adapted from the Reginald... more
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Surviving Christmas
Ben Affleck, Jennifer Morrison
Surviving Christmas is a 2004 comedy film, directed by Mike Mitchell and starring Ben Affleck,... more
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Welcome to the Rileys
Kristen Stewart, James Gandolfini
"Trauma transforms us. Years after their teenage daughter’s death, Lois and Doug Riley, an... more
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The Mighty
Sharon Stone, Gillian Anderson
The Mighty is a 1998 drama film directed by Peter Chelsom and based on the book Freak the... more
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Killing Them Softly
Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini
This film is a 2012 American neo-noir film directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Brad Pitt,... more
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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Olivia Wilde, Jim Carrey
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Don Scardino and... more
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Zero Dark Thirty
Jessica Chastain, Chris Pratt
Zero Dark Thirty is a 2012 American war thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow. A chronicle... more
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Cleaver
James Gandolfini, Drea de Matteo
Cleaver is a metafictional film within a TV-series that serves as an important plot element... more

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Perdita Durango
Javier Bardem, James Gandolfini
Perdita Durango, released as Dance with the Devil in the United States, is a 1997 Spanish... more
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Cinema Verite
Diane Lane, Tim Robbins
Cinema Verite is a 2011 HBO drama film directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini.... more
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Stories of Lost Souls
Keira Knightley, Hugh Jackman
Stories of Lost Souls is a compilation of eight cinematic stories of lonely souls in... more
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New World
Alicia Silverstone, James Gandolfini
Le Nouveau monde is a 1995 French drama film directed by Alain Corneau about post-World War II... more
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Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
James Gandolfini
Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq is a 2007 documentary television film featuring interviews... more

Down the Shore

Surviving Christmas

Cleaver

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq