List of the best John Alberto Leguizamo movies: The Babysitters(2007), Summer of Sam(1999), Critical Thinking(2020), Nothing Like the Holidays(2008), King of the Jungle(2000), The Pest(1997), The Ministers(2009), Fugly!(2013), Cronicas(2004), Spun(2002), Land of the Dead(2005), Moulin Rouge(2001) ... ...
Drama
USA
2007
90 Minutes
John Alberto Leguizamo Katherine Waterston Cynthia Nixon Spencer Treat Clark Andy Comeau Lauren Birkell Ann Dowd Jason Dubin Alexie Gilmore Halley Wegryn Gross Louisa Krause
teen girl father madam prostitute babysitter teacher crafty quirky house car cabin affair prostitution sex marriage baby-sitting business scheme forbidden love transformation 2000s
Utilizing hours of unseen archival footage, The Beales is a new take on the women of Grey Gardens.
Drama
USA
1999
142 Minutes
John Alberto Leguizamo Adrien Brody Mira Sorvino Jennifer Esposito Anthony LaPaglia Bebe Neuwirth Patti LuPone Ben Gazzara Joe Lisi Michael Badalucco Michael Rispoli
serial killer husband wife punk rocker porn star gritty tense emotional new york city bronx, n.y. serial murders friendship hedonism infidelity city life sex mystery wretched excess fall 1970s
Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
Drama
USA
2020
117 Minutes
Director
John Alberto Leguizamo Rachel Bay Jones Michael Kenneth Williams Corwin C. Tuggles Jorge Lendeborg Jr. Angel Bismark Curiel Will Hochman Zora Casebere
teacher student friend drug dealer parent african-american confident emotional passionate uplifting intense moving school chess tournament family home inner city united states city apartment chess inner-city life
The true story of the Miami Jackson High School chess team which was the first inner city team to win the U.S. National Chess Championship.
Other, Comedy, Drama
USA
2008
98 Minutes
John Alberto Leguizamo Freddy Rodriguez Elizabeth Peña Alfred Molina Debra Messing Vanessa Ferlito Luis Guzman Melonie Diaz Jay Hernandez
marine brother sister fiancé priest tender amusing chicago house bar hospital neighborhood family christmas cancer lost loves veterans discovery love 2000s
A Puerto Rican family living in the area of Humboldt Park in west Chicago face what may be their last Christmas together.
Drama
USA
2000
86 Minutes
John Alberto Leguizamo Rosie Perez Julie Carmen Cliff Gorman Michael Rapaport Marisa Tomei Justin Pierce Annabella Sciorra
Seymour's happy New York existence comes to a tragic end after he witnesses the murder of his mother, a renowned civil rights activist. When he finds a firearm in the home of his best friend, he embarks on a deranged quest for revenge.
Comedy
USA
1997
82 Minutes
John Alberto Leguizamo Jeffrey Jones Edoardo Ballerini Freddy Rodriguez Tammy Townsend Aries Spears Joe Morton Charles Hallahan Tom McCleister Ivonne Coll Pat Skipper
con artist mobster neo-nazi racist executive madcap cheeky miami florida island hunting racism latin american culture disguise survival debt escape pursuit 1990s
A Miami con man agrees to be the human target for a Neo-Nazi manhunter in order to collect $50,000 if he survives.
Crime, Drama
USA
2009
89 Minutes
John Alberto Leguizamo Harvey Keitel Florencia Lozano Diane Venora Manny Perez Wanda De Jesus Saul Stein Benny Nieves
cab driver father police officer dark mine church vengeance unsolved murder occult pursuit
A NYPD detective attempts to avenge the death of her father, but unwittingly becomes involved with one of his killers.
Comedy
USA
2013
100 Minutes
John Alberto Leguizamo Radha Mitchell Rosie Perez Griffin Dunne Yul Vazquez Perrey Reeves Tomas Milian Olga Merediz Ally Sheedy Tom Tammi Donna Mitchell
A Latino comic's near-death experience forces him to revisit his personal and professional highs and lows.
Crime, Drama
2004
98 Minutes
John Alberto Leguizamo Leonor Watling Damián Alcázar José María Yazpik Alfred Molina Andrés Crespo Jaime Estrada Hugo Idrovo
reporter young boy salesman murderer rapist father dark frenetic gripping ecuador jail television studio airport woods tabloid journalism crime media murder quest adventure
To help secure his release from prison, a man (Damián Alcázar) tells a tabloid reporter (John Alberto Leguizamo) that he has information about a child killer.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
101 Minutes
Jason Schwartzman John Alberto Leguizamo Mena Suvari Patrick Fugit Brittany Murphy Mickey Rourke Peter Stormare Alexis Arquette Deborah Harry Eric Roberts Chloe Hunter
A drug dealer introduces one of his customers, a 'speed freak', to the man who runs the meth lab. A crazy three-day adventure ensues.
Horror
France|Canada|USA
2005
93 Minutes
Simon Baker-Denny John Alberto Leguizamo Asia Argento Robert Joy Dennis Hopper Eugene Clark Jennifer Baxter Boyd Banks Joanne Boland Krista Bridges Pedro Miguel Arce
rebel zombie capitalist mercenary prostitute commander bleak gory raw suspenseful gas station pittsburgh armored vehicle street stronghold zombies apocalypse class distinctions government rebellion
The living dead have taken over the world, and the last humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they come to grips with the situation.
Musical, Drama
Australia|USA
2001
126 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Ewan McGregor John Alberto Leguizamo Jim Broadbent Richard Roxburgh Garry McDonald Jacek Koman Matthew Whittet Kerry Walker Caroline O'Connor David Wenham
poet duke courtesan singer dancer creative quirky frenetic hedonistic nightclub theater paris love triangle romance song and dance poetry illness deception forbidden love rivalry
A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
115 Minutes
Jon Favreau Sofía Vergara John Alberto Leguizamo Scarlett Johansson Dustin Hoffman Emjay Anthony Robert Downey Jr. Oliver Platt Bobby Cannavale Amy Sedaris
owner chef ex-wife best friend son customer charming confident creative amusing heartwarming los angeles restaurant miami truck apartment food truck change new life challenge
A head chef quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Biography, Drama
UK|USA
2016
127 Minutes
Bryan Cranston Diane Kruger John Alberto Leguizamo Amy Ryan Jason Isaacs Joseph Gilgun Olympia Dukakis Yul Vazquez Art Malik Carsten Hayes Benjamin Bratt
federal agent undercover agent drug czar businessman pablo escobar lieutenant brooding emotional intense florida drug house club office cemetery airplane undercover operations drug cartel money laundering trust betrayal
A U.S. Customs official uncovers a money laundering scheme involving Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
France|USA
2005
109 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Laurence Fishburne John Alberto Leguizamo Maria Bello Ja Rule Drea de Matteo Matt Craven Brian Dennehy Gabriel Byrne Aisha Hinds Dorian Harewood
police officers criminal drug addict counterfeiter thief dark suspenseful thrilling police station detroit siege blizzard corruption showdown confinement rivalry escape 2000s
A police sergeant must rally the cops and prisoners together to protect themselves on New Year's Eve, just as corrupt policeman surround the station with the intent of killing all to keep their deception in the ranks.
Comedy, Action
USA
2014
99 Minutes
Ice Cube Kevin Hart John Alberto Leguizamo Bruce McGill Tika Sumpter Bryan Callen Laurence Fishburne Dragos Bucur Gary Owen Jacob Latimore Jay Pharoah
security guard police officer sister fiancée criminal henchman frenetic tense amusing thrilling brash hilarious atlanta police academy family home street hideout warehouse police work siblings
Security guard Ben must prove himself to his girlfriend's brother, top police officer James. He rides along James on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta.
Comedy
USA
2006
98 Minutes
Ed Burns Brittany Murphy John Alberto Leguizamo Jay Mohr Matthew Lillard Donal Logue Heather Burns Shari Albert
groom groomsman bride alcoholic brother friend amusing endearing witty winsome new york city island beach church garage street commitment bonding wedding coming out
A groom (Ed Burns) and his four attendants wrestle with issues related to friendship and maturity a week before the big day.
Action
USA
1990
94 Minutes
Steve James Reb Brown John Alberto Leguizamo Valarie Pettiford Frank Vincent Tom Wright Richie Havens Richard Panebianco Sam Coppola Thom Christopher Emilio Del Pozo
Logan Blade is a tough ex police officer turned bounty hunter who has to confront a street gang led by young Angel and his ruthless bodyguard, Colonel Walsh.
Drama
USA
2015
94 Minutes
Emory Cohen William H. Macy John Alberto Leguizamo Felicity Huffman Mike Epps Heather Lind Paul Sparks Chance Kelly
teenager death father emotional court prison cars crime recovery growing up
A rebellious teenager navigates his way through the juvenile court system.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2016
97 Minutes
Patrick Wilson Ian McShane John Alberto Leguizamo Lynn Collins James Belushi Karli Hall David Stevens Derek Boone Yolanda Wood Michael Flynn Craig Clyde
lawman sheriff gang leader hitman thrilling suspenseful spirited patriotic united states border town investigation drug cartel assassination botched crime discovery pursuit 2010s
A new sheriff of a small town along the U.S. & Mexico border investigates a drug cartel deal that went horribly wrong.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|India
2008
89 Minutes
Mark Wahlberg Zooey Deschanel John Alberto Leguizamo Betty Buckley Ashlyn Sanchez Spencer Breslin Robert Bailey Jr. Frank Collison Jeremy Strong Alan Ruck M. Night Shyamalan
teacher wife young girl colleague police officer scientist dark suspenseful somber creepy school central park train car philadelphia new jersey mysterious deaths epidemic toxic chemicals suicide
A science teacher, his wife, and a young girl struggle to survive a plague that causes those infected to commit suicide.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2017
84 Minutes
Frank Grillo Dianna Agron John Alberto Leguizamo Minnie Driver Ed Westwick Maggie Q AnnaSophia Robb Mary McCormack Christopher McDonald
White-collar criminals are enlisted by the secretary of the treasury to prevent a cyber-attack that would derail the world's economy.
Comedy, Drama
1991
89 Minutes
Doug E. Doug Mario Joyner John Alberto Leguizamo Nestor Serrano Kimberly Russell
actor clerk militant ladies' man police officer amusing bronx, n.y. new york city street car nightclub friendship race relations male bonding ambition growing up quest transformation 1990s
Willie (Doug E. Doug), Tom (Mario Joyner), Johnny (John Alberto Leguizamo) and Vinny are fast-talkers from the South Bronx looking for a party.
Romance, Drama
USA|Mexico|UK
2007
138 Minutes
Javier Bardem Giovanna Mezzogiorno Benjamin Bratt John Alberto Leguizamo Catalina Sandino Moreno Liev Schreiber Laura Harring Héctor Elizondo Fernanda Montenegro
poet lover father grandfather niece doctor passionate melodramatic emotional colombia bedroom church bathtub household sex romance family loveless marriage heartbreak class distinctions
Florentino, rejected by the beautiful Fermina at a young age, devotes much of his adult life to carnal affairs as a desperate attempt to heal his broken heart.
Drama, Romance
USA
2019
100 Minutes
Yara Shahidi Charles Melton Anais Lee John Alberto Leguizamo Gbenga Akinnagbe Miriam A. Hyman Jordan Williams Jake Choi Keong Sim Cathy Shim Shamika Cotton
college student young man young woman family member friend student amusing charming emotional cool heartwarming tense new york city café subway park office jamaica love immigration
A hopeless romantic ambivalent about his future in medical school falls for a hard-luck young woman who doesn't believe in love.
Action, Comedy
USA
2012
91 Minutes
Katherine Heigl Jason O'Mara Daniel Sunjata John Alberto Leguizamo Sherri Shepherd Debbie Reynolds Nate Mooney Ryan Michelle Bathe Debra Monk Adam Paul Fisher Stevens
divorcée bail bondsman cousin high-school sweetheart criminal grandmother airy amusing madcap thrilling outlandish new jersey apartment street office alley home second chance unemployment fugitives
Unemployed and newly-divorced Stephanie Plum lands a job at her cousin's bail-bond business, where her first assignment puts her on the trail of a wanted local cop from her romantic past.
Comedy
USA
2019
96 Minutes
John Cena Judy Greer Keegan-Michael Key John Alberto Leguizamo Brianna Hildebrand Dennis Haysbert Christian Convery Finley Rose Slater Tyler Mane
superintendent fire chief firefighter sibling child charming cheery hilarious lighthearted family home firehouse city truck firefighters firefighting baby-sitting children children vs. adults work adventure
A crew of rugged firefighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids.
Drama
USA
2014
85 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Ed Harris Milla Jovovich John Alberto Leguizamo Penn Badgley Dakota Johnson Anton Yelchin Peter Gerety Kevin Corrigan Vondie Curtis-Hall Bill Pullman
kingpin baron outlaw thrilling street city anarchy empire war rivalry
A gritty story of a take-no-prisoners war between dirty cops and an outlaw biker gang. A drug kingpin is driven to desperate measures.
Drama, Romance
1996
120 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Claire Danes Brian Dennehy John Alberto Leguizamo Pete Postlethwaite Paul Sorvino Diane Venora Harold Perrineau Paul Rudd Jesse Bradford Dash Mihok
romeo juliet mother father cousin suitor thrilling passionate outlandish sad california beach church mansion ballroom street young love family feud passion murder
Twentieth-century teenagers (Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes) fall in love, despite feuding families, in an update of the classic tragedy.
Crime, Drama
USA
1993
144 Minutes
Al Pacino Sean Penn Penelope Ann Miller Luis Guzman John Alberto Leguizamo Ingrid Rogers James Rebhorn Joseph Siravo Viggo Mortensen Richard Foronjy Jorge Porcel
ex-convict lawyer friend dancer girlfriend gangster tense gritty emotional new york city nightclub courtroom big city criminal underworld crime shady dealings drugs gangsters murder ex-convicts
A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.
Drama
USA
1999
101 Minutes
Noah Fleiss Val Kilmer Karen Young Ethan Hawke John Alberto Leguizamo Austin Pendleton Max Ligosh James Costa
A disadvantaged, abused, neglected, exploited but basically decent kid slips into criminality while trying to cope with his harsh, inescapable reality.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1992
103 Minutes
Annabella Sciorra Jamey Sheridan Anthony LaPaglia Jill Clayburgh John Alberto Leguizamo Deborah Kara Unger Alan Alda Anthony Heald Jacqueline Brookes Gene Canfield
psychiatrist beautiful woman lover killer mentor sultry suspenseful new york city office sex psychiatry sadomasochism murder obsession mystery discovery 1990s
Eve tells her shrink, Ann, about kinky sex with a man. Ann learns that it's the same man, she's been seeing lately. Eve finds out and explodes. A murder follows.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1998
115 Minutes
Barbara Hershey Robbie Coltrane Harry Hamlin Ian Hart John Alberto Leguizamo Lisa Marie Debi Mazar Ron Perlman Clarence Williams III Zak Kerkoulas Sabrina Passuntino
Eva is a legit actress, who also does debt collecting jobs on the side for her ex-husband, loan shark Al. She doesn't want to go on with collecting, but Al asks her to do one last job, finding a missing $600,000 stolen from him by Flav.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2018
87 Minutes
Andrea Riseborough J. Smith-Cameron Steve Buscemi Ann Dowd John Alberto Leguizamo
couple daughter husband wife missing girl investigator dark intricate tense uneasy house store parking lot woods bedroom missing persons mistaken identity fraud family psychology
Craving connections with others, a woman creates elaborate identities and hoaxes by using pseudonyms on the internet. When she meets a couple whose daughter went missing 30 years earlier, she becomes convinced that these strangers are her parents.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2011
119 Minutes
Matthew McConaughey Marisa Tomei Ryan Phillippe Josh Lucas William H. Macy John Alberto Leguizamo Michael Peña Bob Gunton Frances Fisher Bryan Cranston Trace Adkins
lawyer ex-wife daughter suspect playboy investigator confident tense los angeles car courtroom household trial investigation murder deception crime mystery pursuit discovery
A lawyer defending a wealthy man begins to believe his client is guilty of more than just one crime.
Comedy, Action
USA|Switzerland
2015
96 Minutes
Jesse Eisenberg Kristen Stewart Topher Grace Connie Britton Walton Goggins John Alberto Leguizamo Bill Pullman Tony Hale Stuart Greer Michael Papajohn Monique Ganderton
stoner cia agent girlfriend assassin amusing confident cool gripping suspenseful thrilling small town convenience store parking lot neighborhood apartment building air force base comic books assassination cia transformation
A stoner - who is in fact a government agent - is marked as a liability and targeted for extermination. But he's too well-trained and too high for them to handle.
Drama
USA
2015
95 Minutes
Olivia Wilde Luke Wilson Giovanni Ribisi Elisabeth Moss Ty Simpkins John Alberto Leguizamo Kevin Corrigan Merritt Wever Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi Mark Feuerstein Juno Temple
couple police officer mother son bleak touching new york disappearance loss healing acceptance mystery 2010s
A year after their son goes missing, a couple handle the loss in varying ways, growing apart from one another and their reality.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2015
97 Minutes
Peter Sarsgaard Winona Ryder Dennis Haysbert Jim Gaffigan Taryn Manning Kellan Lutz John Alberto Leguizamo Anton Yelchin Anthony Edwards Lori Singer Edoardo Ballerini
professor wife psychologist test subject student frightening new york city yale university university home human nature unintended consequences ethics life story consequences authority discovery 1960s
In 1961, famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted a series of radical behavior experiments that tested ordinary humans' willingness to obey authority.
Comedy, Action
UK|USA|Japan
2013
103 Minutes
Aaron Taylor-Johnson Christopher Mintz-Plasse Chloë Grace Moretz Clark Duke Morris Chestnut Donald Faison John Alberto Leguizamo Jim Carrey Claudia Lee Olga Kurkulina Augustus Prew
teen boy teen girl superhero boss nemesis brash cheeky spirited new york city high school crimefighting adolescence partnership good versus evil underdog rescue 2010s
Following Kick-Ass' heroics, other citizens are inspired to become masked crusaders. But Red Mist leads his own group of evil supervillains to get revenge, kill Kick-Ass and destroy everything he stands for.
Comedy, Drama
Netherlands|USA
2006
90 Minutes
Steve Coogan Matt Checkowski Rebecca Romijn Selma Blair James Brolin Sam Elliott Jaime King John Alberto Leguizamo James Marsden Debi Mazar Henry Rollins
con artist assistant wealthy man assassin police officer boyfriend witty suspenseful small town office false accusations murder case alibi misunderstanding new life one last job discovery pursuit quest revenge
A man who runs an alibi service for adulterous husbands gets into a jam with a new client. In trying to remedy the situation, he must rely on an alluring woman who gets his heart racing.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Mexico
2002
109 Minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger Elias Koteas Francesca Neri Cliff Curtis Miguel Sandoval Harry Lennix John Alberto Leguizamo John Turturro Michael Milhoan Lindsay Frost Raymond Cruz
firefighter special agent terrorist drug trafficker wife father thrilling engaging dense gripping suspenseful government building colombia jungle waterfall terrorism investigation drug smuggling kidnapping prison break
After his family is killed by a terrorist act, a firefighter goes in search of the one responsible.
Comedy
Germany|USA
2005
90 Minutes
Cedric Kyles Mike Epps Gabrielle Union Regina Hall Eric Stoltz Jon Polito John Alberto Leguizamo Carol Woods Ajay Naidu Kim Chan Anne Pitoniak
bus driver best friend wife real estate developer mother emotional hilarious new york city apartment bus suburbia misfortune friendship real estate schemes marriage battle of sexes discovery pursuit 2000s
Working class New York bus driver Ralph Kramden is always coming up with get-rich-quick schemes for him and his best friend, Ed Norton, who's always around to help him get in (and out of) trouble.
Comedy
USA
2015
118 Minutes
Amy Poehler Tina Fey Maya Rudolph Ike Barinholtz James Brolin Dianne Wiest John Cena John Alberto Leguizamo Bobby Moynihan Greta Lee Madison Davenport
parent sister divorcée classmate partygoer police officer cheeky airy hilarious house yard pool store car street sibling rivalry memories party hijinks disaster
Two sisters decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their family home.
Crime, Drama
USA
2016
80 Minutes
Ben Snyder Victor Almanzar Shirley Rumierk Elizabeth Rodriguez Robin De Jesus Mike Carlsen Goya Robles Dominic Colon John Alberto Leguizamo Kareem Savinon Johnny Rivera
marine drug dealer brother thug mother love interest brooding emotional intense town apartment barbershop strip club bar street violence drugs poverty military service determination
Returning to his hometown, US Marine Nelson Sanchez finds himself trapped by the violent past he had tried to escape.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2009
95 Minutes
Gerard Butler Mark Neveldine Michael C. Hall Amber Valletta Logan Lerman Terry Crews Kyra Sedgwick Alison Lohman Chris "Ludacris" Bridges John Alberto Leguizamo Zoë Bell
prisoner teen boy talk show host game designer hacker wife brutal unrestrained thrilling factory talk show prison battlefield truck hotel virtual reality mind control death row video games shoot-out
In a future mind-controlling game, death row convicts are forced to battle in a 'Doom'-type environment. Convict Kable, controlled by Simon, a skilled teenage gamer, must survive thirty sessions in order to be set free.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Italy|Hong Kong|Canada
2017
122 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Common Laurence Fishburne Riccardo Scamarcio Ruby Rose Lance Reddick Peter Stormare Bridget Moynahan Franco Nero John Alberto Leguizamo Ian McShane
assassin widower dog enemy crime boss murderer soldier guard criminal thrilling tense suspenseful engaging gripping intense united states italy art museum city catacombs
After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|UK|China
2014
101 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Michael Nyqvist Alfie Allen Willem Dafoe Dean Winters Adrianne Palicki Omer Barnea Toby Leonard Moore Bridget Moynahan John Alberto Leguizamo Ian McShane
assassin wife mobster thug puppy fat person brooding dark intense thrilling suspenseful sad house car club office street apartment retirement murder
An ex-hit-man comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that killed his dog and took everything from him.
War, Drama, History
Italy|USA
2008
160 Minutes
Derek Luke Michael Ealy Laz Alonso Omar Benson Miller Pierfrancesco Favino Valentina Cervi Matteo Sciabordi John Turturro Joseph Gordon-Levitt John Alberto Leguizamo Kerry Washington
reporter detective veteran soldier german soldier commander gripping dark tense tuscany, italy new york city village apartment war zone battlefield world war ii behind enemy lines pow/mia investigation racial issues
Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII.
Crime, Drama
USA
2008
100 Minutes
Robert De Niro Al Pacino Curtis Jackson Carla Gugino Donnie Wahlberg Trilby Glover Shirly Brener Melissa Leo Oleg Taktarov Alan Blumenfeld Rob Dyrdek
detective drug dealer serial killer pimp priest partner emotional gripping brutal office shooting gallery courtroom manhattan, n.y. apartment crime scene investigation murder deception corruption violence
Two veteran New York City detectives work on a case of serial executions of criminals who escaped justice.