The Best Ted Levine Movies

Updated June 11, 2019 593 votes 68 voters 5.9k views32 items

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List of the best Ted Levine movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Ted Levine'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 Ted Levine movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Ted Levine movies will be at the top of the list. Ted Levine has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Ted Levine movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Ted Levine films to end the squabble once and for all.

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

This list features films like Nowhere to Run and Birth.

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American Gangster
Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe
Released: 2007
Directed by: Ridley Scott
American Gangster is a 2007 American biographical crime film directed by Ridley Scott, based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas. An outcast New York City cop (Russell Crowe) is charged with... more
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Heat
Natalie Portman, Al Pacino
Released: 1995
Directed by: Michael Mann
Heat is a 1995 American crime thriller film written, produced and directed by Michael Mann, and starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Val Kilmer. The film was released in the United States on... more
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The Hills Have Eyes
Emilie de Ravin, Vinessa Shaw
Released: 2006
Directed by: Alexandre Aja
The Hills Have Eyes is a 2006 American horror film and remake of Wes Craven's 1977 film The Hills Have Eyes. Written by filmmaking partners Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur of the French horror... more
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Brad Pitt, Zooey Deschanel
Released: 2007
Directed by: Andrew Dominik
This film is a 2007 American western drama film written and directed by Andrew Dominik. Adaptated from Ron Hansen's 1983 novel of the same name, the film dramatizes the relationship between James and... more
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The Silence of the Lambs
Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins
Released: 1991
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American thriller film that blends elements of the crime and horror genres. Directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, and Scott Glenn,... more
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Mad City
John Travolta, Dustin Hoffman
Released: 1997
Directed by: Costa-Gavras
Mad City is a 1997 hostage thriller film written by Tom Matthews and Eric Williams, directed by Costa-Gavras, and starring Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta, Mia Kirshner, Alan Alda, Blythe Danner, Ted... more
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Flubber
Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden
Released: 1997
Directed by: Les Mayfield
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Wild Wild West
Salma Hayek, Will Smith
Released: 1999
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
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The Mangler
Robert Englund, Ted Levine
Released: 1995
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
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The Truth About Charlie
Mark Wahlberg, Thandie Newton
Released: 2002
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
The Truth About Charlie is a 2002 remake of the 1963 classic film Charade. It is also an homage to François Truffaut's 1960 film Shoot the Piano Player complete with that film's star, Charles... more
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The Killing Floor
Alfre Woodard, Ted Levine
Released: 1985
Directed by: Bill Duke
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The Fast and the Furious
Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez
Released: 2001
Directed by: Rob Cohen
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Switchback
Jared Leto, Dennis Quaid
Released: 1997
Directed by: Jeb Stuart
Switchback is a 1997 western thriller starring Dennis Quaid, Danny Glover, Jared Leto, Ted Levine, William Fichtner and R. Lee Ermey, set in Amarillo, Texas and moving through New Mexico & Southern... more
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Shutter Island
Leonardo DiCaprio, Michelle Williams
Released: 2010
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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Harlan County War
Holly Hunter, Stellan Skarsgård
Released: 2000
Directed by: Tony Bill
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Deep Dark Canyon
Justine Bateman, Matthew Lillard
Released: 2012
Directed by: Abe Levy, Silver Tree
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You Can Thank Me Later
Ellen Burstyn, Mary McDonnell
Released: 1998
Directed by: Shimon Dotan
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Love at Large
Bernard Shakey, Tom Berenger
Released: 1990
Directed by: Alan Rudolph
Love at Large is a 1990 American romance and mystery film directed by Alan Rudolph and starring Tom Berenger, Elizabeth Perkins and Anne Archer.... more
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The Manchurian Candidate
Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber
Released: 2004
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
The Manchurian Candidate is a 2004 American thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme. The film, based on Richard Condon's 1959 novel of the same name and a re-imagining of the previous 1962 film,... more
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Georgia
Jennifer Jason Leigh, John C. Reilly
Released: 1995
Directed by: Ulu Grosbard
Georgia is a 1995 American independent film starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Mare Winningham. In the film, Leigh played Sadie Flood, a punky barroom singer who has a complicated, jealous but loving... more

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Evolution
Julianne Moore, Sarah Silverman
Released: 2001
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Evolution is a 2001 American science fiction comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Julianne Moore and Ted Levine. In the United States,... more
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The L.A. Riot Spectacular
Snoop Dogg, Emilio Estevez
Released: 2006
Directed by: Marc Klasfeld
The L.A. Riot Spectacular is a satire film about the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Written and directed by music video director Marc Klasfeld, the film stars Emilio Estevez, Snoop Dogg, Charles S. Dutton,... more
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Wonderland
Paris Hilton, Christina Applegate
Released: 2003
Directed by: James Cox
Wonderland is a 2003 American drama film co-written and directed by James Cox. The film stars Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Dylan McDermott, Carrie Fisher, Lisa Kudrow, Josh Lucas, Christina Applegate,... more
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Nowhere to Run
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette
Released: 1993
Directed by: Robert Harmon
Nowhere to Run is a 1993 American action drama film directed by Robert Harmon, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette, Kieran Culkin, Ted Levine and Joss Ackland.... more
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Little Boy
Ali Landry, Kevin James
Released: 2015
Directed by: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Little Boy is an upcoming American war comedy-drama film directed by Alejandro Gómez Monteverde and written by Monteverde and Pepe Portillo. The film stars Jakob Salvati, David Henrie, Kevin James,... more

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