List of the best Tommy Lee Jones movies: No Country for Old Men(2007), The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada(2005), Men in Black(1997), In the Valley of Elah(2007), The Homesman(2014), The River Rat(1984), Men in Black II(2002), Nate and Hayes(1983), The Park Is Mine(1985), Volcano(1997), Man of the House(2005), Stranger on My Land(1988) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Mexico
2007
122 Minutes
Sheriff Bell
Tommy Lee Jones Ethan Coen Javier Bardem Josh Brolin Woody Harrelson Kelly Macdonald Garret Dillahunt Tess Harper Barry Corbin Stephen Root Rodger Boyce
hunter serial killer sheriff wife veteran chilling dark creepy texas countryside motel police station gas station murder drug trafficking assassination investigation pursuit mystery 1980s
Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
Adventure, Crime, Drama
France|Mexico|USA
2005
121 Minutes
Director
Tommy Lee Jones Barry Pepper Julio Cesar Cedillo Dwight Yoakam January Jones Melissa Leo Levon Helm Mel Rodriguez Cecilia Suárez Ignacio Guadalupe Vanessa Bauche
rancher border patrol officer sheriff waitress wife ranch hand brooding dark emotional outlandish texas ranch mexico diner illegal immigration accidental death friendship kidnapping journey quest
Ranch foreman Pete Perkins looks to fulfill the promise to his recently deceased best friend by burying him in his hometown in Mexico.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action
USA
1997
98 Minutes
Tommy Lee Jones Will Smith Linda Fiorentino Vincent D'Onofrio Rip Torn Tony Shalhoub Sergio Calderon Siobhan Fallon Hogan Carel Struycken Michael Willis
agent alien villain hero monster government official wild creative hilarious suspenseful new york city spacecraft morgue secret headquarters destruction disaster alien invasion technology government courage
A police officer joins a secret organization that polices and monitors extraterrestrial interactions on Earth.
War, Drama
USA
2007
121 Minutes
Hank Deerfield
Tommy Lee Jones Charlize Theron Jason Patric Susan Sarandon James Franco Barry Corbin Josh Brolin Frances Fisher Wes Chatham Jake McLaughlin Jonathan Tucker
father veteran soldier detective wife dark emotional monroe, tenn. fort rudd, n.m. missing persons investigation death deception post-traumatic stress disorder mystery quest 2000s
A retired military investigator works with a police detective to uncover the truth behind his son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.
Drama, Western
USA|France
2014
122 Minutes
Director
Tommy Lee Jones Hilary Swank David Dencik William Fichtner Grace Gummer John Lithgow Tim Blake Nelson Miranda Otto Jesse Plemons Sonja Richter James Spader
pioneer frontier woman escort coward criminal husband emotional bleak powerful coast iowa town farmhouse wilderness inn women civilization lost regret downward spiral
Three women who have been driven mad by pioneer life are to be transported across the country by covered wagon by the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy, who in turn employs low-life drifter George Briggs to assist her.
Adventure
USA
1984
94 Minutes
Billy
Tommy Lee Jones Martha Plimpton Brian Dennehy Nancy Lea Owen Shawn Smith Norman Bennett Tony Frank Angie Bolling Roger Copeland Tommy Burlison Tamara Hartley
ex-convict daughter psychiatrist sheriff young boy innocent man suspenseful emotional spirited mississippi river memphis, tenn. boat cemetery wrongful conviction blackmail robbery father/daughter relationship teamwork boats love
After serving time for a theft he didn't commit, all Billy wants to do is to reconnect with his daughter. However, some loose ends, like the whereabouts of the stolen loot, just won't let him go.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action
USA
2002
88 Minutes
Tommy Lee Jones Will Smith Rip Torn Lara Flynn Boyle Rosario Dawson Tony Shalhoub Patrick Warburton Johnny Knoxville Jack Kehler David Cross Colombe Jacobsen
secret agent model postal worker waitress dog worm amusing thrilling endearing wild new york city post office secret headquarters massachusetts subway grand central station aliens secret mission partnership reunion
Agent Jay is sent to find Agent Kay and restore his memory after the re-appearance of a case from Kay's past.
Adventure
New Zealand|USA
1983
100 Minutes
Captain Bully Hayes
Tommy Lee Jones Michael O'Keefe Jenny Seagrove Max Phipps Grant Tilly Peter Rowley William Johnson Kate Harcourt Reg Ruka Roy Billing David Letch
pirate couple beautiful woman slave trader kidnapper enemy engaging emotional thrilling suspenseful charming south pacific ocean ship island pirates slave trade danger relationships fighting
A swashbuckling adventure which takes place in the mid-1800's on the South Pacific islands where bloody raids and battles were once the rule of the day.
Drama
USA
1985
106 Minutes
Mitch
Tommy Lee Jones Helen Shaver Yaphet Kotto Lawrence Dane Peter Dvorsky Eric Peterson Gale Garnett Denis Simpson
vietnam vet thrilling passionate new york city vietnam war underdog pursuit
A United States Navy destroyer escort participates in a Navy "invisibility" experiment that inadvertently sends two sailors forty years into the future.
Action
USA
1997
102 Minutes
Tommy Lee Jones Anne Heche Gaby Hoffmann Don Cheadle Jacqueline Kim Keith David John Corbett Michael Rispoli John Carroll Lynch
father geologist daughter assistant police officer doctor spectacular tense melodramatic los angeles hospital sewer street volcano emergencies natural disasters earthquakes father/daughter relationship race against time rescue
A volcano erupts in downtown Los Angeles, threatening to destroy the city.
Comedy
USA
2005
100 Minutes
Tommy Lee Jones Cedric Kyles Christina Milian Paula Garcés Monica Keena Vanessa Ferlito Kelli Garner Anne Archer Brian Van Holt Shea Whigham Terry Parks
texas ranger cheerleader professor fbi agent crime boss daughter amusing heartwarming texas university household stadium warehouse church undercover operations witness protection murder unlikely allies father/daughter relationship hostage situation
A Texas Ranger must protect a group of cheerleaders who have witnessed a murder.
Drama
1988
96 Minutes
Bud Whitman
Tommy Lee Jones Dee Wallace Ben Johnson Richard Anderson Ned Romero Barry Corbin
A Vietnam veteran (Tommy Lee Jones) fights the government's right to buy or take his family ranch for a missile base.
Drama
2011
91 Minutes
Director
professor suicidal person suicide amusing city apartment stage play detachment lost illusions attempted suicide opposing ideals ethical debate 2010s
A spiritual man (Samuel L. Jackson) and a suicidal professor (Tommy Lee Jones) have a philosophical debate.
Biography
1994
128 Minutes
Ty Cobb
Tommy Lee Jones Robert Wuhl Lolita Davidovich Lou Myers Stephen Mendillo Will Utay J. Kenneth Campbell Rhoda Griffis Allan Malamud
baseball player reporter disheartening frenetic reno, nev. united states biography baseball discovery 21st century
Baseball legend Ty Cobb (Tommy Lee Jones) pressures biographer Al Stump (Robert Wuhl) to whitewash the sordid details of his life.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
1993
127 Minutes
Harrison Ford Tommy Lee Jones Sela Ward Julianne Moore Joe Pantoliano Jeroen Krabbé Andreas Katsulas Daniel Roebuck L. Scott Caldwell
surgeon marshal widower wife gripping thrilling suspenseful chicago train mystery conspiracy murder escape pursuit quest 1990s
Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal.
Biography, Drama
USA
1980
125 Minutes
Doolittle Lynn
Sissy Spacek Tommy Lee Jones Beverly D'Angelo Levon Helm Phyllis Boyens William Sanderson Robert Elkins Bob Hannah Jennifer Beasley Jessica Beasley
singer husband father musician producer patsy cline emotional endearing butcher's hollow, ky. nashville, tenn. record store stage family home grand ole opry country music show business marriage poverty loretta lynn rise
The life of legendary Loretta Lynn, the dirt poor Appalachian Mountains girl who rose from humble beginnings to become the "Queen of Country Music."
Drama
USA
1977
99 Minutes
William Devane Tommy Lee Jones Linda Haynes James Best Dabney Coleman Lisa Blake Richards Luke Askew Lawrason Driscoll
veteran friend wife son thug pretty woman brutal gritty melodramatic texas small town household family vigilantism postwar life estrangement theft mutilation revenge pursuit
A returning war veteran loses his family to a violent home invasion and decides to seek and retaliate against those responsible.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1994
120 Minutes
Susan Sarandon Tommy Lee Jones Mary-Louise Parker Anthony LaPaglia Anthony Edwards Ossie Davis Brad Renfro David Speck J.T. Walsh Will Patton Bradley Whitford
boy lawyer attorney mafia boss fbi agent mother gripping thrilling tender louisiana murder organized crime suicide investigation witness protection trust mystery pursuit escape 1990s
A young boy who witnessed the suicide of a mafia lawyer hires an attorney to protect him when the District Attorney tries to use him to take down a mob family.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action
USA|United Arab Emirates
2012
104 Minutes
Will Smith Tommy Lee Jones Josh Brolin Jemaine Clement Michael Stuhlbarg Emma Thompson Alice Eve Bill Hader David Rasche Mike Colter Lenny Venito
government agent alien secretary criminal andy warhol scientist hilarious spectacular playful new york city government building laboratory skyscraper alien invasion time travel saving the world assassination changing the past pursuit escape
Agent J travels in time to M.I.B.'s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|China|Spain
2016
123 Minutes
Matt Damon Tommy Lee Jones Alicia Vikander Vincent Cassel Julia Stiles Riz Ahmed Ato Essandoh Scott Shepherd Bill Camp Vinzenz Kiefer Stephen Kunken
jason bourne cia director hacker operative terrorist assassin brooding emotional intense cia office street bar hotel laboratory las vegas search terrorism hackers technology hiding
The CIA's most dangerous former operative is drawn out of hiding to uncover more explosive truths about his past.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
China|USA|Brazil
2019
124 Minutes
H. Clifford McBride
Brad Pitt Tommy Lee Jones Ruth Negga Donald Sutherland Kimberly Elise Loren Dean Donnie Keshawarz Sean Blakemore Bobby Nish LisaGay Hamilton John Finn
astronaut father engineer space traveler intense suspenseful thrilling disturbing raw space space center space station spaceship space travel missing persons secret supernatural adventure discovery mystery
Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.
Action
France|USA
1992
102 Minutes
Steven Seagal Tommy Lee Jones Gary Busey Erika Eleniak Patrick O'Neal Nick Mancuso Andy Romano Damian Chapa
cook beautiful woman playboy captain suspenseful thrilling ocean battleship terrorism treason violence nuclear attack explosion pursuit rescue 1990s
An ex-Navy Seal turned cook is the only person who can stop a group of terrorists when they seize control of a U.S. battleship.
Drama
USA
1994
101 Minutes
Hank Marshall
Jessica Lange Tommy Lee Jones Powers Boothe Carrie Snodgress Amy Locane Chris O'Donnell Mitchell Ryan Dale Dye Timothy Scott Annie Ross Anna Klemp
scientist colonel daughter wife commander tender gutsy patriotic military base laboratory airplane alabama adultery corruption covert operations mental illness military nuclear weapons sacrifice underdog
Jessica Lange stars in a period drama about a family moving to a military base, and she quickly becomes part of a cover-up involving nuclear bomb tests.
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
USA
2000
129 Minutes
Hawk Hawkins
Clint Eastwood Tommy Lee Jones Donald Sutherland James Garner James Cromwell Marcia Gay Harden William Devane Loren Dean Courtney B. Vance Barbara Babcock Rade Serbedzija
pilot engineer navigator friend boss wife cheeky amusing positive tense thrilling united states space spaceship training area outer space spacecraft reunion heroism disaster
When retired engineer Frank Corvin (Clint Eastwood) is called upon to rescue a failing satellite, he insists that his equally old teammates accompany him into space.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
2012
100 Minutes
Meryl Streep Tommy Lee Jones Steve Carell Brett Rice Mimi Rogers Elisabeth Shue Jean Smart Damian Young Ben Rappaport Marin Ireland Patch Darragh
wife husband counselor friend cheeky passionate endearing household small town aging marriage counseling sex rekindled romance relationships discovery love 2010s
After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.
Drama
Italy|USA
1993
107 Minutes
Kathleen Turner Tommy Lee Jones Asha Menina Shiloh Strong Esther Rolle Park Overall Michael Horse Anne Pitoniak
A widow tries to find out why her daughter's strange behavior, a reaction to her father's death, is progressively worsening.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1978
104 Minutes
John Neville
Faye Dunaway Tommy Lee Jones Brad Dourif Rene Auberjonois Raul Julia Frank Adonis Lisa Taylor Darlanne Fluegel Rose Gregorio Steve Marachuk Meg Mundy
photographer beautiful woman police detective serial killer ex-husband suspenseful uneasy new york city apartment photography investigation serial murders fashion supernatural romance mystery pursuit 1970s
A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a killer.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1976
85 Minutes
Yvette Mimieux Tommy Lee Jones Robert Carradine Severn Darden Howard Hesseman John Lawlor
advertising executive criminal sheriff hitchhiker rapist waitress gritty suspenseful los angeles california small town jail diner wrongfully accused on the run abuse of power theft prison break rape underdog
This is a powerful drama about a young woman who stumbles into a nightmare land of hijacking and humiliation while driving cross-country from California to New York.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1981
94 Minutes
Sally Field Tommy Lee Jones David Keith Miriam Colon Michael V. Gazzo Dan Shor M. Emmet Walsh Barbara Babcock Nell Carter Alex Colon Lee de Broux
A prostitute and a drifter find themselves bound together as they make their way through the rural South, doing what they have to do to survive.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|UK
1995
121 Minutes
Val Kilmer Tommy Lee Jones Jim Carrey Nicole Kidman Chris O'Donnell Michael Gough Pat Hingle Drew Barrymore Debi Mazar Ed Begley Jr.
batman supervillain police chief doctor butler brooding campy spectacular gotham city car house crime vigilantism defending the helpless evil heroism superheroes metamorphosis rescue pursuit
Batman must battle former district attorney Harvey Dent, who is now Two-Face and Edward Nygma, The Riddler with help from an amorous psychologist and a young circus acrobat who becomes his sidekick, Robin.
Action
USA
1990
85 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Tommy Lee Jones Sean Young Bryan Kestner Dale Dye Mary Ellen Trainor J.A. Preston Bert Rhine
Elite Apache helicopter pilots are tasked with destroying powerful armed drug cartels operating in South America.
Other, Comedy
USA
2017
91 Minutes
Morgan Freeman Tommy Lee Jones Rene Russo Joe Pantoliano Glenne Headly Sheryl Lee Ralph Elizabeth Ashley George Wallace Graham Beckel Mel Raido Jane Seymour
manager military officer rival witty amusing suspenseful thrilling united states resort rivalry escape teamwork past crimes escape adventure 2010s
A two-hander action comedy in the vein of Midnight Run (1988), about an ex-F.B.I. Agent (Tommy Lee Jones) and an ex-mob lawyer in the Witness Protection Program (Morgan Freeman) having to put aside their petty rivalry on the golf course to fend off a mob hit.
Drama
2011
91 Minutes
Director
professor suicidal person suicide amusing city apartment stage play detachment lost illusions attempted suicide opposing ideals ethical debate 2010s
A spiritual man (Samuel L. Jackson) and a suicidal professor (Tommy Lee Jones) have a philosophical debate.
Comedy
2020
104 Minutes
Duke Montana
Robert De Niro Tommy Lee Jones Morgan Freeman Zach Braff Emile Hirsch Eddie Griffin Kate Katzman Blerim Destani
Indebted to the mob, two movie producers try to save themselves by setting up an aging actor for an insurance scam.
Drama, History
2012
106 Minutes
Matthew Fox Tommy Lee Jones Eriko Hatsune Toshiyuki Nishida Masayoshi Haneda Takatarô Kataoka Colin Moy Kaori Momoi
emperor war criminal american dark tokyo japan peace search criminals transformation
Following the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, Gen. Bonner Fellers (Matthew Fox) must determine whether Emperor Hirohito should be hanged as a war criminal.
Drama
USA
1987
109 Minutes
George Cole
Matt Dillon Ben Bolt Diane Lane Tommy Lee Jones Bruce Dern Lee Grant Tom Skerritt Suzy Amis David Marshall Grant Don Francks Del Close
J.C. Cullen arrives in Chicago and, with his cool hand, becomes a top dice roller. But when he meets a beautiful dancer, his luck may have finally run out - her husband is a ruthless killer.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
USA|France|Bulgaria|Germany
2016
99 Minutes
Max Adams
Jason Statham Jessica Alba Tommy Lee Jones Michelle Yeoh Sam Hazeldine Rhatha Phongam Natalie Burn John Cenatiempo Toby Eddington Femi Elufowoju Jr.
assassin enemy girlfriend warlord trafficker arms dealer brash brooding intense skyscraper swimming pool rio de janeiro beach boat helicopter assassination kidnapping accident revenge determination
Bishop's most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life in order to make him complete three impossible assassinations and make them look like accidents.
Drama
USA
1978
126 Minutes
Angelo Perino
Laurence Olivier Robert Duvall Tommy Lee Jones Katharine Ross Jane Alexander Lesley-Anne Down Joseph Wiseman Kathleen Beller Edward Herrmann Paul Rudd
The aging, retired founder of an auto giant comes out of retirement to try to develop a safe, fuel-efficient car.
Drama, History
USA|France
1991
189 Minutes
Clay Shaw aka Clay Bertrand
Kevin Costner Sissy Spacek Joe Pesci Tommy Lee Jones Gary Oldman Jay O. Sanders Michael Rooker Laurie Metcalf Gary Grubbs John Candy Jack Lemmon
district attorney assassin businessman informant wife passionate spirited new orleans washington, d.c. dallas courtroom conspiracy assassination deception political intrigue historical events trial mystery discovery 1960s
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
Crime, Drama
USA
1994
119 Minutes
Dwight McClusky
Woody Harrelson Juliette Lewis Robert Downey Jr. Tommy Lee Jones Tom Sizemore Rodney Dangerfield Russell Means Edie McClurg Balthazar Getty Joe Grifasi O-Lan Jones
serial killer girlfriend reporter police officer survivors survivor dark gripping brutal gutsy disturbing diner desert highway new mexico arizona nevada murder media evil
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2011
124 Minutes
Col. Chester Phillips
Chris Evans Hayley Atwell Sebastian Stan Tommy Lee Jones Hugo Weaving Dominic Cooper Richard Armitage Stanley Tucci Samuel L. Jackson Toby Jones Neal McDonough
soldier nazi best friend love interest supervillain superhero charming thrilling spectacular military base war zone laboratory germany united states times square good versus evil patriotism absolute power captain america world war ii
Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a war monger and a terrorist organization.
Drama
USA
2010
115 Minutes
Gene McClary
Ben Affleck Chris Cooper Kevin Costner Tommy Lee Jones Maria Bello Rosemarie DeWitt Craig T. Nelson John Doman Liam Ferguson Cady Huffman Tonye Patano
businessman colleague boss wife brother-in-law son touching inspiring charming office house construction site career economy recession family pride moral dilemma underdog fall
The story centers on a year in the life of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company - and how that affects them, their families, and their communities.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|UK|Bulgaria
2016
113 Minutes
Dr. Franks
Kevin Costner Gal Gadot Gary Oldman Ryan Reynolds Tommy Lee Jones Jordi Mollá Michael Carmen Pitt Alice Eve Amaury Nolasco Lara Decaro Antje Traue
cia agent hacker neurosurgeon death row inmate government agent terrorist brooding emotional intense thrilling suspenseful airplane operating room car prison apartment laboratory transference memories search
In a last-ditch effort to stop a diabolical plot, a dead CIA operative's memories, secrets, and skills are implanted into a death-row inmate in hopes that he will complete the operative's mission.
Drama
USA
2017
90 Minutes
Joe Galloway
Woody Harrelson James Marsden Rob Reiner Milla Jovovich Jessica Biel Tommy Lee Jones Luke Tennie Richard Schiff
journalist politician citizen military official confident engaging gutsy inspiring patriotic newsroom united states washington, d.c. iraq war patriotism investigation journalism politics discovery mystery
A group of journalists of the Knight-Ridder news service covering President George W. Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the President's claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."
Biography, Drama, History
USA|India
2012
149 Minutes
Thaddeus Stevens
Daniel Day-Lewis Sally Field David Strathairn Joseph Gordon-Levitt James Spader Hal Holbrook Tommy Lee Jones Lee Pace Michael Stuhlbarg David Costabile Jackie Earle Haley
president first lady son vice president military officer activist somber inspiring intense tense white house washington, d.c. battlefield government building big city abraham lincoln slavery historical events american civil war fight for justice
As the American Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.
Comedy
USA
2006
105 Minutes
The Axeman
Meryl Streep Lindsay Lohan Kevin Kline Woody Harrelson Garrison Keillor Lily Tomlin Tommy Lee Jones Virginia Madsen John C. Reilly Maya Rudolph L.Q. Jones
singer cowboy manager musician detective quirky touching minnesota theater city pregnancy suicide friendship show business affair redemption fall transformation discovery 2000s
A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.
Romance, Drama
USA
1970
99 Minutes
Hank Simpson
Ali MacGraw Ryan O'Neal Ray Milland Katherine Balfour John Marley Russell Nype Sydney Walker Robert Modica Walker Daniels Tommy Lee Jones John Merensky
young man young woman father mother friend doctor emotional sad moving harvard university boston new york city apartment hospital romance young love marriage class distinctions terminal illness love
A boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes.