List of the best James Earl Jones movies: Cry, the Beloved Country(1995), Conan the Barbarian(1982), Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins(2008), Rebound -- The Legend of Earl The Goat Manigault(1996), Field of Dreams(1989), Coming 2 America(2021), Coming to America(1988), End of the Road(1970), Gimme Shelter(2014), Sommersby(1993), The Angriest Man in Brooklyn(2014), Warning Shot(2018) ... ...
Drama
South Africa|USA
1995
111 Minutes
Rev Stephen Kumalo
James Earl Jones Richard Harris Vusi Kunene Leleti Khumalo Charles S. Dutton Eric Miyeni Dambisa Kente Ian Robers Jack Robinson
priest bigot son preacher father bleak emotional powerful south africa johannesburg, south africa village farm apartheid murder case healing redemption fall sacrifice love transformation
A South African preacher goes to search for his wayward son, who has committed a crime in the big city.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|Mexico|Spain
1982
129 Minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger James Earl Jones Sandahl Bergman Gerry Lopez Mako Ben Davidson Sven-Ole Thorsen Max von Sydow Valerie Quennessen Cassandra Gaviola William Smith
warrior archer sorcerer king princess necromancer thrilling melodramatic campy europe north africa temple survival violence cult battle family honor revenge pursuit love
A young boy, Conan, becomes a slave after his parents are killed and tribe destroyed by a savage warlord and sorcerer, Thulsa Doom. When he grows up he becomes a fearless, invincible fighter. Set free, he plots revenge against Thulsa Doom.
Comedy
USA
2008
114 Minutes
Martin Lawrence James Earl Jones Margaret Avery Joy Bryant Cedric Kyles Nicole Parker Michael Clarke Duncan Mike Epps Mo'Nique Damani Roberts Brooke Lyons
talk show host girlfriend son cousin mother father hilarious lighthearted los angeles deep south house airport anniversary rivalry family transformation adventure 2000s
Dr. RJ Stevens is a talk show host who visits his family in the deep south. While there he reunites with his brother Otis, his sister Betty, his cousin/rival Clyde and his childhood love interest Lucinda Allen.
Biography
1996
111 Minutes
Don Cheadle James Earl Jones Michael Beach Loretta Devine Clarence Williams III Forest Whitaker Eriq La Salle Nicole Parker Colin Cheadle Ronny Cox Monica Calhoun
The Harlem playground legend (Don Cheadle) picks himself back up after drugs and despair ruin his '60s basketball career.
Fantasy
USA
1989
106 Minutes
Terence Mann
Kevin Costner Amy Madigan James Earl Jones Gaby Hoffmann Ray Liotta Timothy Busfield Burt Lancaster Frank Whaley Dwier Brown
farmer baseball player author ghost wife shoeless joe jackson creative heartwarming touching incredible baseball field iowa farm cornfield small town boston father/son relationship magic family baseball
Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.
Comedy
USA
2021
Minutes
Jaffe Joffer
Eddie Murphy Arsenio Hall James Earl Jones Wesley Snipes Tracy Morgan Leslie Jones Shari Headley John Amos Louie Anderson Jermaine Fowler Luenell
The African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet this unexpected heir and build a relationship with his son.
Comedy
USA
1988
116 Minutes
King Jaffe Joffer
Eddie Murphy Arsenio Hall John Amos James Earl Jones Shari Headley Madge Sinclair Eriq La Salle Allison Dean Paul Bates Louie Anderson Clint Smith
prince king queen restaurant owner daughter assistant lighthearted hilarious positive new york city queens, n.y. africa zamunda waldorf astoria hotel culture clash marriage royal life courtship disguise love
An extremely pampered African Prince travels to Queens, New York, and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and will.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1970
110 Minutes
Doctor D
Stacy Keach Harris Yulin Dorothy Tristan James Earl Jones Grayson Hall Ray Brock James Coco M. Emmet Walsh
After a catatonic episode on a railway station platform, Jacob Horner is taken to "The Farm", a bizarre insane asylum run by Doctor D. After being cured, Jacob takes a job as an English ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2014
100 Minutes
Frank McCarthy
Vanessa Hudgens Rosario Dawson Brendan Fraser James Earl Jones Ann Dowd Dascha Polanco Stephanie Szostak Emily Meade Tashiana Washington
A pregnant teenager flees her abusive mother in search of her father, only to be rejected by her stepmother and forced to survive on the streets until a compassionate stranger offers a hopeful alternative.
Drama
France|USA
1993
112 Minutes
Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
Richard Gere Jodie Foster Bill Pullman James Earl Jones William Windom Brett Kelley Richard Hamilton Maury Chaykin Lanny Flaherty Frankie Faison Wendell Wellman
wife soldier son lover judge impostor eerie engaging tennessee farm courtroom rural community impersonation marriage fraud mystery american civil war presumed dead forbidden love mystery
A farmer returns home from the Civil War, but his wife begins to suspect that the man is an impostor.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
84 Minutes
Ruben
Robin Williams Mila Kunis Peter Dinklage James Earl Jones Melissa Leo Hamish Linklater Sutton Foster Richard Kind Lee Garlington Olga Merediz Isiah Whitlock Jr.
robin williams sick person doctor brother lawyer estranged wife amusing heartwarming inspiring emotional melodramatic moving united states new york city brooklyn doctor's office street law firm fatal illness diagnosis
A perpetually angry man is informed he has 90 minutes to live and promptly sets out to reconcile with his family and friends in the short time he has left.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2018
90 Minutes
Pendleton
David Spade Frank Whaley Bruce Dern James Earl Jones Guillermo Díaz Tammy Blanchard Niki Koss Onata Aprile Steve Eastin Dwight Henry
single mother goon daughter grandson rival thrilling farmhouse showdown attempted rape intimidation family feud greed hostage situation sacrifice underdog 2010s
A single mother and her young daughter struggle to make ends meet until they inherit their family's farmhouse. When a business rival covets their water rights, the situation spirals out of control.
Crime, Drama
USA
1997
106 Minutes
Arthur Baylor
James Belushi Tupac Shakur Lela Rochon Dennis Quaid James Earl Jones David Paymer Wendy Crewson Gary Cole Terrence "T.C." Carson Brad Greenquist James Handy
police detective partner drug dealer dea agent homeless person lawyer tense dark gritty suspenseful los angeles drug house police station interrogation room courtroom murder drug trafficking frame-up debt working undercover
After murdering an undercover DEA agent, two corrupt cops scramble to cover up what they've done.
Comedy
USA
1977
84 Minutes
Sheikh
Ann-Margret Marty Feldman Michael York Peter Ustinov James Earl Jones Trevor Howard Henry Gibson Terry-Thomas Roy Kinnear Spike Milligan Avery Schreiber
An aging Sir Hector Geste (Trevor Howard) takes a young greedy wife who's after his famed Blue Water sapphire, but his sons hide the gem and join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa.
Biography
UK|USA
1977
101 Minutes
Malcolm X
Ernest Borgnine John Marley Robert Duvall James Earl Jones Roger E. Mosley Ben Johnson Paul Winfield Lloyd Haynes Dina Merrill David Clennon
Muhammad Ali stars as himself in this dramatized version of his life story up to the late 1970s. It includes his Olympic triumphs as Cassius Clay, his conversion to Islam, his refusal of ... See full summary »
Fantasy
USA
1993
99 Minutes
Earnest Moses
Robert Townsend Marla Gibbs Eddie Griffin Robert Guillaume James Earl Jones Roy Fegan Cynthia Belgrave Marilyn Coleman Don Cheadle Bill Cosby Frank Gorshin
superhero teacher mother father gang leader criminal amusing endearing washington, d.c. neighborhood school street superhuman abilities social change gangs crimefighting inner-city life superheroes quest transformation
A high school teacher from a troubled inner city Washington D.C. neighborhood becomes a super-powered hero and takes on the gang that has been terrorizing his streets.
Comedy
UK|USA
1964
93 Minutes
Lt. Lothar Zogg
Peter Sellers George C. Scott Keenan Wynn Slim Pickens Peter Bull Tracy Reed James Earl Jones Jack Creley Frank Berry Glenn Beck Shane Rimmer
military officer russian general president pilot scientist witty creative airplane white house washington, d.c. diplomacy politics suicide communism nuclear attack cold war pursuit fall 1950s
An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a War Room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
Horror
USA|UK
1977
117 Minutes
Older Kokumo
Linda Blair Richard Burton Louise Fletcher Max von Sydow Kitty Winn Paul Henreid James Earl Jones Ned Beatty Belinda Beatty Rose Portillo Barbara Cason
cardinal priest psychiatrist scientist teen girl dark creepy new york city psychiatrist's office africa washington, d.c. georgetown demonic possession catholic church exorcism supernatural phenomenon discovery quest 1970s
A teenage girl once possessed by a demon finds that it still lurks within her. Meanwhile, a priest investigates the death of the girl's exorcist.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Mexico
1994
141 Minutes
Harrison Ford Willem Dafoe Anne Archer Joaquim de Almeida Henry Czerny Harris Yulin Donald Moffat Miguel Sandoval Benjamin Bratt Raymond Cruz Dean Jones
cia agent secret agent drug lord president admiral daughter intense patriotic thrilling suspenseful washington, d.c. south america colombia government offices jungle boat drug cartel assassination conspiracy cia
CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.