List of the best Sam Rockwell movies: Moon(2009), Mr. Right(2015), Trust Me(2013), Piccadilly Jim(2005), Blue Iguana(2018), Don Verdean(2015), Poltergeist(2015), The Winning Season(2009), Richard Jewell(2019), Conviction(2010), The Best of Enemies(2019), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri(2017) ... ...
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
2009
97 Minutes
Sam Bell
Sam Rockwell Dominique McElligott Kaya Scodelario Benedict Wong Matt Berry Malcolm Stewart Robin Chalk
astronaut robot wife daughter clone doppelganger dark intricate chilling shocking melodramatic moon space station house outer space loneliness science deception paranoia daunting task
Astronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside his computer, GERTY, sends back to Earth parcels of a resource that has helped diminish our planet's power problems.
Romance, Action
USA
2015
93 Minutes
Mr. Right, Francis
Sam Rockwell Anna Kendrick Tim Roth James Ransone Anson Mount Michael Eklund RZA Katie Nehra Jaiden Kaine Douglas M. Griffin Luis Da Silva Jr.
young woman single woman single man love interest lover friend rival assassin hitman romantic interest amusing hilarious lighthearted playful quirky shocking united states romance love love at first sight
A girl falls for the "perfect" guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he's a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him.
Comedy
USA
2013
90 Minutes
Aldo
Sam Rockwell Clark Gregg William H. Macy Amanda Peet Allison Janney Saxon Sharbino Molly Shannon Felicity Huffman Paul Sparks Niecy Nash Griffin Gluck
In an attempt to sign a Hollywood starlet, struggling talent agent and former child star Howard Holloway must contend with her volatile father, a scheming long-time rival, and a producer and casting director who despise him.
Comedy
Isle Of Man|UK|USA
2005
97 Minutes
Jim Crocker
Sam Rockwell Frances O'Connor Tom Wilkinson Brenda Blethyn Allison Janney Austin Pendleton Hugh Bonneville Tom Hollander
Set in the 1930s, an American with a scandalous reputation on both sides of the Atlantic must do an about-face in order to win back the woman of his dreams.
Comedy
UK
2018
108 Minutes
Executive Producer
Sam Rockwell Ben Schwartz Phoebe Fox Simon Callow Amanda Donohoe Frances Barber Peter Polycarpou Al Weaver Peter Ferdinando Anton Valensi Andre Flynn
thief criminal lawyer ex-convict young woman british woman american man amusing cheeky thrilling united kingdom london city new york united states crime scene crime robbery burglary criminal past
Ex-jailbirds Eddie and Paul are on parole and working in a New York diner. Their lives are a dead end. That is, until English lawyer Katherine Rookwood walks into the diner with an offer they can't refuse.
Comedy
USA
2015
96 Minutes
Executive Producer
Sam Rockwell Amy Ryan Will Forte Danny McBride Jemaine Clement Leslie Bibb Stephen Park Sky Elobar PJ Boudousque Yaniv Moyal Jared Shipley
pastor archaeologist witty amusing airy holy land united states relic cover-up failure conspiracy fraud comedy adventure 21st century
A self-professed biblical archaeologist who has fallen on hard times starts to bend the truth in order to continue inspiring the faithful.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada
2015
93 Minutes
Eric Bowen
Sam Rockwell Rosemarie DeWitt Kyle Catlett Jane Adams Jared Harris Nicholas Braun Kennedi Clements Susan Heyward Saxon Sharbino
husband wife child spirit parapsychologist imaginary friend chilling dark frightening spectacular illinois suburb house office bedroom living room haunted houses supernatural paranormal good versus evil
A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2009
106 Minutes
Executive Producer
Sam Rockwell Emma Roberts Rob Corddry Shareeka Epps Emily Rios Rooney Mara Meaghan Witri Melanie Hinkle Connor Paolo Margo Martindale Jessica Hecht
A spiritual search for answers leads the documentary filmmaker to a California workshop run by a guru who promotes sexual adventure -- and the exploration of the human condition.
Drama
USA
2019
131 Minutes
Watson Bryant
Paul Walter Hauser Sam Rockwell Kathy Bates Jon Hamm Olivia Wilde Nina Arianda Ian Gomez David Moretti Wayne Duvall Charles Green Mike Pniewski
security guard fbi agent journalist survivor olympic athlete gripping engaging intense brooding atlanta bench park olympic games suspicion domestic terrorism evacuation bomb framed mystery rescue
Security guard Richard Jewell is an instant hero after foiling a bomb attack at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, but his life becomes a nightmare when the FBI leaks to the media that he is a suspect in the case.
Biography, Drama
Switzerland|UK|USA
2010
106 Minutes
Hilary Swank Sam Rockwell Minnie Driver Melissa Leo Peter Gallagher Ari Graynor Loren Dean Conor Donovan Owen Campbell Juliette Lewis
brother convict lawyer student touching tense gripping prison household college courtroom redemption corruption court battles divorce faith fall rescue pursuit 2000s
A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.
Drama, History
USA
2019
133 Minutes
Taraji P. Henson Sam Rockwell Babou Ceesay Nick Searcy Wes Bentley Anne Heche Bruce McGill John Gallagher Jr. Nicholas Logan Gilbert Glenn Brown Caitlin Mehner
klansman civil rights activist mother child politician council member tense passionate emotional inspiring moving north carolina city hall school hospital protest classroom ku klux klan segregation racism
Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2017
115 Minutes
Dixon
Frances McDormand Woody Harrelson Sam Rockwell Lucas Hedges Clarke Peters Abbie Cornish Peter Dinklage Caleb Landry Jones Kerry Condon John Hawkes Kathryn Newton
mother police chief police officer dead person dentist reporter amusing emotional brash gutsy tense unrestrained missouri small town restaurant dentist's office murder investigation police work vendetta justice
A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit.
Comedy
UK|USA
2012
111 Minutes
Billy
Colin Farrell Christopher Walken Sam Rockwell Woody Harrelson Abbie Cornish Tom Waits Olga Kurylenko Zeljko Ivanek Gabourey Sidibe Kevin Corrigan Brendan Sexton III
screenwriter friend actor kidnapper gangster cheeky offbeat suspenseful los angeles household office desert screenwriting pets organized crime abduction life imitating art pursuit wretched excess 2010s
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
Sci-Fi, Comedy
UK|USA
2005
109 Minutes
Zaphod Beeblebrox
Martin Freeman Yasiin Bey Sam Rockwell Zooey Deschanel Warwick Davis John Malkovich Bill Nighy Anna Chancellor Mason Ball William Todd-Jones Barry Dowden
alien friend president robot man refugee cheeky hilarious madcap suspenseful winsome england outer space restaurant spacecraft alien planet house space travel meaning of life politics
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, journeyman Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
100 Minutes
Craig
Keira Knightley Chloë Grace Moretz Sam Rockwell Ellie Kemper Mark Webber Jeff Garlin Gretchen Mol Kaitlyn Dever Daniel Zovatto Jodi Thelen Dylan Arnold
woman boyfriend classmate girl friend teacher amusing charming cheeky quirky grocery store house bedroom school office car growing up life responsibility love
In the throes of a quarter-life crisis, Megan panics when her boyfriend proposes, then, taking an opportunity to escape for a week, hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year-old Annika, who lives with her world-weary single dad.
Romance
USA
2013
92 Minutes
Gary
Justin Long Evan Rachel Wood Sam Rockwell Peter Dinklage Brendan Fraser Sienna Miller Vince Vaughn Busy Philipps Keir O'Donnell Mizuo Peck Jenn Harris
A young writer tries to impress a girl he meets online with an embellished profile, but he finds himself in a real mess when she falls for him and he has to keep up the act.
Horror
USA
1989
84 Minutes
Randy Collins
Nathan Forrest Winters Brian McHugh Sam Rockwell Tree Byron Weible David C. Reinecker
Just before Halloween, three young brothers alone in a big house are menaced by three escaped mental patients who have murdered some traveling circus clowns and taken their identities.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
UK|Germany
2017
126 Minutes
Alexander Skarsgård Justin Theroux Sam Rockwell Paul Rudd Florence Kasumba Noel Clarke Gilbert Owuor Nikki Lamborn Anja Karmanski Kirsten Block Daniel Fathers
A mute bartender goes up against his city's gangsters in an effort to find out what happened to his missing partner.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
USA
2018
132 Minutes
George W. Bush
Christian Bale Amy Adams Steve Carell Sam Rockwell Alison Pill Eddie Marsan Justin Kirk LisaGay Hamilton Jesse Plemons Bill Camp Don McManus
president dick cheney george w. bush politician wife brooding bleak intricate disheartening tense washington, d.c. backyard office white house stage press conference dick cheney american foreign policy politics war
The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
95 Minutes
Robert
Robert De Niro Drew Barrymore Kate Beckinsale Sam Rockwell Melissa Leo Lucian Maisel Damian Young James Frain Katherine Moennig Brendan Sexton III Lily Sheen
widower son daughter lesbian endearing engaging new york city upstate new york death father/daughter relationship father/son relationship family dysfunction secret road trip quest pursuit 2000s
A widower who realized his only connection to his family was through his wife sets off on an impromptu road trip to reunite with each of his grown children.
Drama, Western, History
USA
2017
102 Minutes
Colonel Silas Grove
Jessica Chastain Michael Greyeyes Ciarán Hinds Sam Rockwell Chaske Spencer David Midthunder Louisa Krause Rulan Tangen
Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890s Brooklyn, travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull and becomes embroiled in the Lakota peoples' struggle over the rights to their land.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Canada|USA
2001
107 Minutes
Jimmy Silk
Gene Hackman Danny DeVito Delroy Lindo Sam Rockwell Rebecca Pidgeon Ricky Jay Patti LuPone Jim Frangione
thief wife nephew partner fence thrilling gritty new york city store airport boat betrayal blackmail loyalty deception jewelry quest pursuit 2000s
A career jewel thief finds himself at tense odds with his longtime partner, a crime boss who sends his nephew to keep watch.
Sci-Fi, Action, Western
USA|India
2011
118 Minutes
Doc
Daniel Craig Harrison Ford Olivia Wilde Sam Rockwell Adam Beach Paul Dano Noah Ringer Keith Carradine Clancy Brown
outlaw cattle baron alien cowboy bartender priest thrilling amusing spectacular gritty saloon desert canyon american west cabin new mexico territory amnesia alien abduction alien attack fighting
A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys and natives are all that stand in their way.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
75 Minutes
Wayne
Michael Godere Ivan Martin Marisa Tomei Sam Rockwell Brian Geraghty Isabelle McNally Aya Cash Britne Oldford Patch Darragh Adam Tomei
Two male actors/close friends want to jumpstart their careers. They end up making a big shot producer think that they have a hot script that everyone wants to get their hands on. The 2 men ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
New Zealand|Czech Republic|USA
2019
108 Minutes
Captain Klenzendorf
Roman Griffin Davis Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie Scarlett Johansson Taika Waititi Sam Rockwell Rebel Wilson Alfie Allen Stephen Merchant Archie Yates Luke Brandon Field Sam Haygarth
boy hitler imaginary friend jewish child mother hitler youth amusing witty winsome hysterical heartwarming engaging germany outdoors family home world war ii change of heart friendship hiding discovery
A young boy in Hitler's army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.
Western, Drama, History
USA|Canada|UK
2007
160 Minutes
Charley Ford
Brad Pitt Casey Affleck Sam Shepard Mary-Louise Parker Sam Rockwell Paul Schneider Jeremy Renner Garret Dillahunt Zooey Deschanel Michael Parks Ted Levine
jesse james robber wife child brutal intense wild the west outlaws family death hero worship discovery forbidden love transformation 1880s
Robert Ford, who's idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
103 Minutes
Owen
Jim Rash Steve Carell Toni Collette Allison Janney AnnaSophia Robb Sam Rockwell Maya Rudolph Liam James Rob Corddry Amanda Peet River Alexander
teen boy teen girl mother boyfriend manager best friend winsome charming massachusetts coast water park vacation home car adolescence teen angst mother/son relationship family dysfunction friendship first love growing up
Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Adventure, Action
USA
1999
104 Minutes
Guy Fleegman, Security Chief 'Roc' Ingersol
Tim Allen Sigourney Weaver Alan Rickman Tony Shalhoub Sam Rockwell Daryl Mitchell Enrico Colantoni Robin Sachs Patrick Breen Missi Pyle Jed Rees
actor actress alien fan struggling actor teamwork hysterical offbeat amusing outer space los angeles convention center spaceship alien planet aliens invasion celebrities show business space travel teamwork
The alumni cast of a space opera television series have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help. However, they also have to defend both Earth and the alien race from a reptilian warlord.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2010
124 Minutes
Justin Hammer
Robert Downey Jr. Gwyneth Paltrow Don Cheadle Scarlett Johansson Sam Rockwell Mickey Rourke Samuel L. Jackson Clark Gregg John Slattery Garry Shandling Jon Favreau
superhero friend assistant inventor billionaire spy confident engaging spectacular los angeles new york city monaco mansion showdown competition technology superheroes rivalry rise fall
With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy.
Comedy
USA
2009
89 Minutes
Bronco, Brutus
Michael Angarano Jennifer Coolidge Halley Feiffer Héctor Jiménez Sam Rockwell Jemaine Clement Mike White Josh Pais Suzanne May
loner novelist mother guardian amusing small town alien planet fantasy plagiarism absurdism rivalry 2000s
A teenager attends a fantasy writers' convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2015
83 Minutes
Ray
Jake Johnson Rosemarie DeWitt Orlando Bloom Brie Larson Sam Rockwell Anna Kendrick Mike Birbiglia Jane Adams Sam Elliott Judith Light Ron Livingston
The discovery of a bone and a gun send a husband and wife on separate adventures over the course of a weekend.
Comedy
USA
2011
81 Minutes
Karl
Jonah Hill Max Records Ari Graynor JB Smoove Sam Rockwell Landry Bender Kevin Hernandez Kylie Bunbury Erin Daniels D.W. Moffett Jessica Hecht
slacker girlfriend neighbor drug dealer young girl adopted son hilarious frenetic shocking dark madcap new york city pool hall family home car street on the run baby-sitting drugs bad behavior
A college student on suspension is coaxed into babysitting the kids next door, though he is fully unprepared for the wild night ahead of him.
Comedy, Action
USA|Germany
2000
98 Minutes
Knox
Cameron Diaz Drew Barrymore Lucy Liu Bill Murray Sam Rockwell Tim Curry Kelly Lynch Crispin Glover Matt LeBlanc LL Cool J Tom Green
detective billionaire villain confident suspenseful fiery lighthearted boat airplane kidnapping investigation martial arts dangerous assignment pursuit 2000s
Three women, detectives with a mysterious boss, retrieve stolen voice-ID software, using martial arts, tech skills, and sex appeal.
Drama, History
UK|France|USA
2008
122 Minutes
James Reston Jr.
Frank Langella Michael Sheen Kevin Bacon Rebecca Hall Toby Jones Matthew Macfadyen Oliver Platt Sam Rockwell Patty McCormack Andy Miller Kate Jennings Grant
president journalist writer love interest celebrity engaging witty household hotel library los angeles richard nixon television scandal vietnam war investigative journalism political intrigue pursuit discovery 1970s
A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.
Fantasy, Drama
USA
1999
189 Minutes
William "Wild Bill" Wharton
Tom Hanks David Morse Michael Clarke Duncan Bonnie Hunt James Cromwell Michael Jeter Graham Greene Doug Hutchison Sam Rockwell Barry Pepper Jeffrey DeMunn
guard prisoner emotional somber powerful prison household louisiana nursing home death superhuman abilities execution murder mystery quest 1930s
The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
93 Minutes
Rick
Steve Buscemi Peter Dinklage David Proval Karyn Parsons Elizabeth Bracco Pruitt Taylor Vince Francesco Messina Rose Rollins Peter Stormare Sam Rockwell Jennifer Beals
Things aren't looking so good for television clown Banana's career, and the fact that his estranged wife, Suzi, has just been arrested for assaulting his girlfriend, Lily, just serves to compound Banana's despair.
Comedy
1999
116 Minutes
Kevin Kline Michelle Pfeiffer Rupert Everett Stanley Tucci Calista Flockhart Anna Friel Christian Bale Dominic West David Strathairn Sophie Marceau Roger Rees
young man young woman duke oberon titania fairy amusing playful tuscany, italy forest romance enchantment love triangle marital problems actors metamorphosis love rivalry 19th century
Bicyclists and an actor's (Kevin Kline) troupe enter a 19th-century Tuscan forest and fall under the spell of sprites (Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett).
Biography, Documentary
2009
39 Minutes
John Cazale Steve Buscemi Francis Ford Coppola Robert De Niro Richard Dreyfuss Olympia Dukakis Gene Hackman Mark Harris Philip Seymour Hoffman Israel Horovitz Carol Kane