Actors with the Most Movies
Why bother tracking the actors whom I have seen in the most movies? This isn't a total number of films they have made, it's the number I have seen. This is still a worthy statistic for a few reasons:
1. It measures longevity and productivity of their career
2. To some degree, it measures quality of their career. Nicolas Cage has made a ton of movies I'll never see because they are garbage. If an actor continually makes good movies, the likelihood that I'll watch their movies increases. If they make bad movies, I'm less likely to watch more in the future.
This should give an interesting look into actors with long careers who have made good enough movies for me to continue to seek them out. For the purposes of this list, I am only including actors who I've seen in a minimum of 30 films.
The Current List (74 actors):
Samuel L. Jackson- 67 movies
Tom Hanks- 62 movies
Matt Damon- 54 movies
Robert De Niro- 54 movies
Liam Neeson- 51 movies
Morgan Freeman- 51 movies
James Stewart- 50 movies
Bruce Willis- 48 movies
Denzel Washington- 46 movies
Johnny Depp- 44 movies
Willem Dafoe- 44 movies
J.K. Simmons- 43 movies
Ben Affleck- 42 movies
Brad Pitt- 42 movies
Mark Wahlberg- 42 movies
John Cusack- 41 movies
Nicolas Cage- 40 movies
Christopher Walken- 39 movies
Scarlett Johansson- 39 movies
Harrison Ford- 38 movies
John Malkovich- 37 movies
Tom Cruise- 37 movies
Woody Harrelson- 37 movies
Bill Murray- 36 movies
Dwayne Johnson- 36 movies
George Clooney- 36 movies
John Goodman- 36 movies
Keanu Reeves- 36 movies
Nicole Kidman- 36 movies
Octavia Spencer- 36 movies
Owen Wilson- 36 movies
Ryan Reynolds- 36 movies
Anthony Mackie- 35 movies
Richard Jenkins- 35 movies
Seth Rogen- 35 movies
Ed Harris- 34 movies
John Leguizamo- 34 movies
Sylvester Stallone- 34 movies
Bradley Cooper- 33 movies
Charlize Theron- 33 movies
Meryl Streep- 33 movies
Robert Downey Jr.- 33 movies
Elizabeth Banks- 32 movies
Jake Gyllenhaal- 32 movies
John C. Reilly- 32 movies
Jude Law- 32 movies
Matthew McConaughey- 32 movies
Michael Pena- 32 movies
Robert Duvall- 32 movies
Will Ferrell- 32 movies
Anthony Hopkins- 31 movies
Bill Hader- 31 movies
Channing Tatum- 31 movies
Colin Farrell- 31 movies
Dennis Quaid- 31 movies
Humphrey Bogart- 31 movies
Jack Black- 31 movies
Jonah Hill- 31 movies
Josh Brolin- 31 movies
Julia Roberts- 31 movies
Julianne Moore- 31 movies
Kevin Costner- 31 movies
Mark Ruffalo- 31 movies
Mel Gibson- 31 movies
Paul Giamatti- 31 movies
Tommy Lee Jones- 31 movies
Vin Diesel- 31 movies
Arnold Schwarzenegger- 30 movies
Gene Hackman- 30 movies
Hugh Jackman- 30 movies
James Franco- 30 movies
Laurence Fishburne- 30 movies
Paul Rudd- 30 movies
Stanley Tucci- 30 movies
Toby Jones- 30 movies
History:
6/27/2016- After watching my 3,000th movie, the initial list of actors I've seen in 30+ films is created. They include 16 actors: Samuel L. Jackson- 47 movies, Tom Hanks- 46 movies, James Stewart- 44 movies, Robert De Niro- 44 movies, Morgan Freeman- 42 movies, Bruce Willis- 41 movies, Matt Damon- 40 movies, John Cusack- 39 movies, Liam Neeson- 39 movies, Denzel Washington- 37 movies, Johnny Depp- 35 movies, Nicolas Cage- 33 movies, George Clooney- 31 movies, Brad Pitt- 30 movies, Mark Wahlberg- 30 movies, Tom Cruise- 30 movies
7/16/2016- With Love & Mercy, John Cusack hits 40 movies, breaking his tie with Liam Neeson and moving into a tie with Matt Damon for 7th place
10/2/2016- Dirty Grandpa moves Robert De Niro to 45 movies, out of his tie with James Stewart and into sole possession of 3rd place
10/7/2016- With Joy, Robert De Niro hits 46 movies and moves into a tie with Tom Hanks for 2nd place
10/8/2016- Ben Affleck hits 30 total movies with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, making him the first new actor to join the Most Movies list!
11/5/2016- Owen Wilson's Zoolander 2 moves him onto the list of Most Movies with 30, as the second new actor to join.
11/26/2016- A Hologram for the King allows Tom Hanks to break his tie with Robert De Niro and move into a tie with Samuel L. Jackson for first place on the list, with 47 movies!
12/27/2016- Samuel L. Jackson reclaims his lead at the top of the list with The Legend of Tarzan, his 48th movie.
1/11/2017- With Now You See Me 2, Morgan Freeman moves into a tie for 4th place with James Stewart, at 44 movies
1/14/2017- Tom Hanks' small role in Ithaca moves him to 48 movies and back into a tie with Samuel L. Jackson for first place.
2/9/2017- Money Monster brings George Clooney to 33 movies, tying Nicolas Cage for 12th place
3/5/2017- Cell was a terrible movie, but it moves Samuel L. Jackson to 49 movies, reclaiming 1st place and it moves John Cusack to 41 movies and into a tie with Bruce Willis for 6th place
3/12/2017- Liam Neeson took the "easy" way to 41 movies, doing the narration for The Huntsman: Winter's War. That moves him into a 3 way tie with Bruce Willis and John Cusack for 6th place.
3/26/2017- The Stephen King adaptation, The Dead Zone brings Christopher Walken to 30 movies and onto this list for the first time. He's the third new actor to join in the 9 months since I started this.
4/14/2017- The epic battle at the top of the leaderboard continues, as Sully moves Tom Hanks to 49 movies and back into a tie for first place with Samuel L. Jackson.
4/14/2017- Matt Damon's Jason Bourne moves him to 41 movies and into a 4 way tie with Bruce Willis, John Cusack, and Liam Neeson for 6th place.
4/16/2017- With his small role in Eddie the Eagle, Christopher Walken moves to 31 movies and into 15th place.
4/27/2017- The terrible Ben-Hur remake moves Morgan Freeman to sole possession of 4th place, with 45 movies.
5/11/2017- The Accountant raises Ben Affleck to 33 movies and into a two-way tie for 12th place, with George Clooney and Nicholas Cage.
5/31/2017- Deepwater Horizon moves Mark Wahlberg to 31 movies and into a tie with Christopher Walken for 15th place.
6/11/2017- Inferno makes Tom Hanks the first actor to reach 50 movies in The Movie Files! This causes him to once again break the tie with Samuel L. Jackson and move into sole possession of 1st Place.
6/20/2017- The disappointing Jack Reacher: Never Go Back bumps Tom Cruise to 31 movies and into a tie with Mark Wahlberg and Christopher Walken for 15th place.
7/5/2017- Allied bumps Brad Pitt to 31 movies and into a four-way tie for 15th place
8/30/2017- Even though he's in only one scene, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them moves Johnny Depp to 37 movies and a tie with Denzel Washington for 10th place.
8/30/2017- Patriots Day pulls Mark Wahlberg to 32 movies and into sole possession of 15th place, and it also brings John Goodman to 30 movies, as the 20th actor to join the list!
9/4/2017- Liam Neeson's excellent voicework in the great A Monster Calls moves him to 42 movies and into 6th place.
9/4/2017- La La Land brings J.K. Simmons to 30 films and joins the list as the 21st actor!
9/15/2017- His small, uncredited (SPOILER ALERT) role in Split moves Bruce Willis to 42 movies and into a tie with Liam Neeson for 6th place.
9/16/2017- Despite it being a bad performance, Meet Joe Black lifts Brad Pitt to 32 movies and into a tie for 15th place.
9/16/2017- His small role in XXX: Return of Xander Cage makes Samuel L. Jackson the 2nd actor to reach 50 movies and once again moves him into a tie with Tom Hanks for 1st place! This is the 4th time they've been tied at the top of the leaderboard!
9/27/2017- Silence moves Liam Neeson to 43 movies and sole possession of 6th place on the list, breaking his tie with Bruce Willis.
10/7/2017- Live by Night helps Ben Affleck break his tie with George Clooney, taking sole possession of 12th place.
10/7/2017- Double movements come from The Jackal- Bruce Willis goes to 43 movies and again ties Liam Neeson for 6th place, and J.K. Simmons lifts to 31 movies, and a tie for 17th place with Christopher Walken and Tom Cruise.
10/14/2017- Kong: Skull Island creates double movements as well- Samuel L. Jackson retains sole possession of 1st place, with 51 movies and John Goodman moves to 31 films, good for a four-way tie for 17th place.
11/11/2017- James Stewart moves to 45 films, thanks to Navy Blue and Gold and into a tie with Morgan Freeman for 4th place.
11/15/2017- Harrison Ford joins the list with Presumed Innocent, his 30th film! He's the 22nd actor on the list!
12/27/2017- Transformers: The Last Knight moves Mark Wahlberg to 33 movies and into a three way tie for 13th place and moves John Goodman to 32 movies and a tie with Brad Pitt for 16th place.
12/30/2017- The 2017 remake of The Mummy moves Tom Cruise to 32 movies and into a tie with Brad Pitt and John Goodman for 16th place.
2/11/2018- The Jackpot moves James Stewart to 46 films and into a tie with Robert De Niro for 3rd place.
2/22/2018- The Preacher's Wife elevates Denzel Washington to 41 films and into a three-way tie with John Cusack and Matt Damon for 8th place.
2/25/2018- His voice work in Bee Movie lifts John Goodman to 33 movie and into a four-way tie for 13th place.
2/25/2018- John Goodman continues his climb up the charts with Atomic Blonde, his 34th movie, good enough to tie Ben Affleck for 12th place.
3/10/2018- John Goodman's voice work in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets moves him to 35 films and sole possession of 12th place.
3/12/2018- Blade Runner moves Harrison Ford to 31 movies and a tie for 19th place.
3/13/2018- Samuel L. Jackson continues to pull away, The Hitman's Bodyguard making him the first actor to reach 52 movies!
4/8/2018- American Made lifts Tom Cruise to 33 movies and into a 4-way tie for 14 place.
5/2/2018- Daddy's Home 2 moves Mark Wahlberg to 34 movies and into a tie for 13th place, and an uncredited appearance (which is a bit cheap) moves Liam Neeson to 44 movies and into sole possession of 6th place.
5/8/2018- Somehow I totally messed up and didn't count a few of Owen Wilson's movies. Not sure what happened, but Wonder is his 33rd film, and he's now in a 4-way tie for 15th place.
5/10/2018- His brief, uncredited role in Thor: Ragnarok moves Matt Damon to 43 movies and a tie for 7th place.
5/13/2018- The disappointing Roman J. Israel, Esq. lifts Denzel Washington to 42 movies and sole possession of 9th place.
5/13/2018- His small but excellent role in Great Expectations elevates Robert De Niro to 47 movies and breaks his tie with James Stewart for sole possession of 3rd place, all time.
5/17/2018- Going back twenty years, The Big Hit moves Mark Wahlberg to 35 films and into a tie for 12th place.
6/5/2018- The disappointing Justice League moves Ben Affleck to 35 films and into a tie for 12th place, and it moves J.K. Simmons to 32 films and a tie for 19th place.
6/18/2018- His Oscar-nominated role in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri brings the great Woody Harrelson to 30 movies, as the 23rd actor on the list!
8/11/2018- The bad Downsizing moves Matt Damon to 44 movies and into a tie with Liam Neeson for 6th place!
8/13/2018- I'm actually stunned that The Disaster Artist brings James Franco to 30 movies. He's exceptionally young to be included on this list, but it's a reflection of how prolific he's been. There are now 24 actors on the list.
8/14/2018- The ineffective Suburbicon actually results in some big news. First, Matt Damon moves to 45 movies and into a tie with Morgan Freeman for 5th place, and FINALLY!!!!! An actress joins the list for the first time! Julianne Moore becomes the first woman to hit 30 movies, and becomes the 25th name on the list. This has been troubling me for a long time, so I'm very happy for this milestone!
8/20/2018- Tom Hanks hits 52 movies with The Post and once again ties Samuel L. Jackson at the top of the list! This is the fifth time they've been tied for #1
8/23/2018- A generic movie is still a movie, so Liam Neeson moves to 45 films with The Commuter and into a tie with Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman for 5th place.
8/29/2018- Mark Wahlberg breaks his tie with All the Money in the World to go to 36 films and sole possession of 12th place!
9/2/2018- The Mortal Storm lifts James Stewart to 47 movies and back into a tie with Robert De Niro (for the 3rd time) for 3rd place all time!
9/4/2018- Voice work in the awful Sherlock Gnomes brings Johnny Depp to 41 movies and into a tie with John Cusack for 10th place.
9/5/2018- For the first time, we have triple movements! It's the terrible Father Figures that does it, but Owen Wilson moves to 34 movies and 15th place on the list, J.K. Simmons goes to 33 movies and into a 4-way tie for 16th place, and Christopher Walken climbs to 32 movies and into a tie for 20th place on the list.
9/9/2018- His voice work in Turbo brings Samuel L. Jackson to 53 movies, reclaiming sole possession of first place on the list!
9/14/2018- The amazing Avengers: Infinity War creates some big moments. First, at the top of the leaderboard, Samuel L. Jackson rides his cameo here to 54 films, furthering his lead. Next, Scarlett Johansson becomes only the second woman on the list with 30 films! And, Anthony Mackie also joins the list with his 30th film. I have to say, I'm pretty shocked Johansson and Mackie (both relatively young) have made so many movies that I've seen. There are now 27 actors on the list!
9/17/2018- I went back 33 years to watch Legend, which moves Tom Cruise to 34 films and into a tie with Owen Wilson for 15th place.
9/18/2018- A pair of hilarious cameos in Deadpool 2 move Matt Damon to 46 films and into 5th place, and Brad Pitt to 33 films, and into a 4-way tie for 17th place.
9/24/2018- His voice work in Penguins of Madagascar brings John Malkovich to 30 movies, as the 28th actor on the list.
9/25/2018- The great Robert Duvall joins the list with MASH, the 30th film I've seen. There are now 29 actors on the list.
9/26/2018- Matt Damon's uncredited performance in Unsane brings him to 47 movies and into a 3-way tie for 3rd place!
10/6/2018- Confessions of a Dangerous Mind creates triple movements- George Clooney goes to 34 movies and into a tie for 15th place, and then cameos by Brad Pitt move him to 34 and into a four way tie with Clooney and others for 15th place, and Matt Damon goes to 48 movies and into sole possession of 3rd place.
10/6/2018- Voice work in Isle of Dogs brings Scarlett Johansson to 31 movies, as well as lifting Bill Murray to 30 movies and onto the list! He's now the 30th actor on the Most Movies list.
10/20/2018- The great Ed Harris joins the list with Nixon, his 30th film.
10/28/2018- Empire of the Sun brings John Malkovich to 31 films.
11/26/2018- Christopher Walken increases his count to 33 movies with his role in Suicide Kings.
11/28/2018- Samuel L. Jackson extends his 1st place lead with his voice work in Incredibles 2, becoming the first actor to hit 55 movies. He now has a 3 film lead over second place!
12/3/2018- Woody Harrelson moves to 31 films with his role in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
12/10/2018- The excellent Mission: Impossible- Fallout lifts Tom Cruise to 35 films.
12/15/2018- Stepmom moves Ed Harris to 31 films.
12/27/2018- For the first time in over two years, I watch a Nicolas Cage movie. Mandy moves him to 35 films.
12/31/2018- Denzel Washington climbs to 43 movies with The Equalizer 2.
1/11/2019- Mile 22 moves Mark Wahlberg to 37 movies and John Malkovich to 32 movies.
1/11/2019- I guess this would be considered a spoiler for Venom, but Woody Harrelson's mid-credits cameo moves him to 32 films.
3/9/2019- The Hate U Give lifts Anthony Mackie to 31 films.
3/15/2019- Willem Dafoe hits 30 movies with Affliction, making him the 32nd actor on the list. It took over 15 years for the first 16 actors to hit 30 movies and join the list. It took less than 3 years for the number of actors on the list to double.
4/7/2019- Supporting roles in Widows moves Liam Neeson to 46 movies and sole possession of 6th place, and Robert Duvall moves to 31 movies.
4/19/2019- Voice work in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse brings Nicolas Cage to 36 films.
4/27/2019- The Nutcracker and the Four Realms lifts Morgan Freeman to 46 movies and again ties him with Liam Neeson, for 6th place.
4/30/2019- J.K. Simmons climbs to 34 films with his performance in The Front Runner.
5/2/2019- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves allows Morgan Freeman to surpass Liam Neeson, with 47 movies and move into a 3-way tie with James Stewart and Robert De Niro for 4th place!
5/6/2019- His supporting role in Aquaman moves Willem Dafoe to 31 films.
5/7/2019- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald lifts Johnny Depp to 42 films, breaking his tie with John Cusack for sole possession of 10th place.
5/25/2019- Glass moves Bruce Willis to 45 films. It also makes Samuel L. Jackson the first actor to 56 films. He now has a 4 film lead over second place.
5/29/2019- The atrocious Holmes & Watson brings Will Ferrell to 30 movies and onto the list. It's hard to feel excited about that, though. After another failed comedy, I'm mostly wondering why I've seen so many of his movies.
6/1/2019- Instant Family brings Mark Wahlberg to 38 movies and in a shocking development, I added a page for Octavia Spencer, only to discover this was the 31st movie of hers I've seen! So not only am I now tracking her movies for the first time ever, she's entered the list as the 3rd woman to join. I'm shocked by how many smaller supporting roles she's had.
6/1/2019- Big day for the "Most Movies" List- the entertaining My Best Friend's Wedding brings Julia Roberts to 30 films. Pretty exciting for the 3rd and 4th women to be added on the list today. There's now 35 actors on the list.
7/3/2019- Willem Dafoe's narration of Vox Lux brings him to 32 movies.
7/13/2019- Marvel continues to have an outsized influence on, well... everything. Captain Marvel brings Samuel L. Jackson to 57 films, extending his first place lead.. It also brings Jude Law to 30 films, as the 36th actor on the list. Finally, the post-credits scene technically counts for Scarlett Johansson, who's now at 32 films.
7/16/2019- Her remarkable performance in Destroyer brings Nicole Kidman onto the list as the 37th actor to join.
7/29/2019- Mississippi Burnings creates double movements- Willem Dafoe moves to 33 films and the great Gene Hackman joins the list with his 30th film. He's the 38th actor on the list.
8/2/2019- The great John C. Reilly joins the list with his excellent voice work in Ralph Breaks the Internet. His 30 films make him the 39th actor to join the list.
8/2/2019- His first action starring role (in Darkman) moves Liam Neeson to 47 films and into a 4-way tie for 4th place on the list.
8/10/2019- Liam Neeson continues to ride that action movie train with Cold Pursuit, lifting him to 48 movies and into a tie with Matt Damon for 3rd place!
9/15/2019- His small supporting performance in Mousehunt brings Christopher Walken to 34 films.
9/29/2019- Including half of Hollywood in Avengers: Endgame continues to wreck havoc on this list. The epic conclusion to the Infinity Saga brings Scarlett Johansson to 33 movies, Anthony Mackie to 32, it increases Samuel L. Jackson's list-topping lead to 58 movies and it brings Josh Brolin to 30 films, as the 40th actor on the list!
10/1/2019- His quick voice cameo in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part brings Bruce Willis to 46 films.
10/12/2019- Samuel L. Jackson's solid scene in Coming to America brings the chart topper to 59 movies!
11/1/2019- He might not be the greatest actor, but I love him- Keanu Reeves joins the list with John Wick: Chapter 3- Parabellum, his 30th film. There's now 41 actors on the list.
11/11/2019- Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House moves Liam Neeson to 49 films and sole possession of 3rd place.
11/15/2019- Johnny Depp moves to 43 films with The Professor, a movie I thought was much better than the critics said.
11/17/2019- His strong supporting role in Captive State brings John Goodman to 36 movies.
11/30/2019- Although the movie is bad, Harrison Ford's voicework in The Secret Life of Pets 2 was solid, bringing him to 32 movies.
12/1/2019- His supporting role in Men in Black: International lifts Liam Neeson to 50 movies! He's only the third actor (after Tom Hanks and Samuel L. Jackson) to reach that mark.
12/2/2019- I wish it was a better movie than the godawful Escape Plan: The Extractors, but we still welcome Sylvester Stallone to the list with his 30th film. He's the 42nd actor on the list.
12/4/2019- I'm excited that Elizabeth Banks has joined the list, the 43rd actor and 6th woman on the list. She's had an eclectic career and it's the solid Brightburn that brought her to 30 films.
12/30/2019- Octavia Spencer's role in the lackluster Ma moves her to 32 films.
1/18/2020- The anthology Creepshow brings Ed Harris to 32 movies.
1/3/2020- Seven Years in Tibet is the 35th Brad Pitt movie I've seen. He's the 17th actor to hit that mark.
1/5/2020- Toy Story 4 brings Tom Hanks to 53 movies and Keanu Reeves to 31.
1/13/2020- 2000's What Lies Beneath raises Harrison Ford to 33 movies.
1/15/2020- Samuel L. Jackson's role in Spider-Man: Far From Home makes him the first actor to reach 60 movies! That's a big milestone for the actor. His genius cameo in the film lifts J.K. Simmons to 35 films.
1/18/2019- Brad Pitt's astounding supporting turn in Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood brings him to 36 films.
1/19/2019- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson enters the list with his 30th movie, a starring turn in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. He's the 44th actor on the list. On a sour note, Johnson is the only actor on this list with 30 movies and not a single "great" film (rated 8 or higher). I really like Johnson, but it's shocking that (in my opinion), he's never made a great movie.
2/2/2020- I'm pretty shocked to add Bill Hader to the list with his 30th film! I wasn't even tracking Hader until adding him for It Chapter 2. His career of doing a ton of voicework and smaller supporting roles has really added up. There's now 45 actors on the list.
2/2/2020- His voice work in the pointless 2019 remake The Lion King brings Seth Rogen to 30 films, the 46th actor on the list.
2/3/2020- Robert De Niro's amazing (yet painful) performance in The King of Comedy breaks his three-way tie and moves him into a tie for 4th place, with his 48th movie.
2/6/2020- Sylvester Stalllone's fifth time as John Rambo, in Rambo: Last Blood brings the actor to 31 films.
3/2/2020- His underutilized role in Angel Has Fallen brings Morgan Freeman to 48 films and into a tie with Matt Damon and Robert De Niro for 4th place on the list.
3/3/2020- With American Flyers, the great Kevin Costner joins the list with his 30th film. There's now 47 actors on the list.
3/4/2020- 2019's Shaft brings list-leader Samuel L. Jackson to 61 movies. While updating the page, I realized I never added 2000's Shaft, so he's now at 62 movies. He's got a 9 film lead over 2nd place Tom Hanks. While updating that, I realized I made the same mistake for Elizabeth Banks, who was also in that 2000 film. She's now at 31 movies.
3/15/2020- His small role in Joker brings Robert De Niro to 49 movies and sole possession of 4th place.
3/15/2020- Willem Dafoe's truly remarkable performance in the excellent The Lighthouse lifts him to 34 films.
3/15/2020- Scarlett Johansson's Academy Award nominated performance in Marriage Story brings her to 34 films.
3/16/2020- The great Ad Astra brings Brad Pitt to 37 movies and it brings Tommy Lee Jones to 30 films, as the 48th actor on the list! The list has now tripled in size since its creation.
3/22/2020- Two strong supporting performances in Motherless Brooklyn move Bruce Willis to 47 films (and into a tie with James Stewart for 7th place), and Willem Dafoe to 35 films.
3/22/2020- His strong performance in The Irishman moves Robert De Niro to 50 films and a tie for 3rd place!
3/29/2020- Matt Damon is so good in the great Ford v Ferrari, bringing him to 49 films.
4/4/2020- Her small but solid supporting performance in The Goldfinch lifts Nicole Kidman to 32 films.
4/7/2020- Johnny Depp breaks his tie with Denzel Washington, moving to 44 movies, from his starring role in Donnie Brasco.
4/9/2020- Zombieland: Double Tap brings Woody Harrelson to 33 movies, and Bill Murray to 32.
4/17/2020- The surprisingly effective Boogie Nights creates triple movements- Mark Wahlberg moves to 39 films, Julianne Moore and John C. Reilly both move to 31.
4/18/2020- It took me a while to finally see Bird Box, but it does bring John Malkovich to 33 movies.
4/21/2020- Octavia Spencer's voice work in Onward lifts her to 33 films.
5/1/2020- His solid role in the lackluster Blue Sky moves Tommy Lee Jones to 31 movies.
5/6/2020- His small role in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker lifts Harrison Ford to 34 films.
5/7/2020- James Stewart moves to 48 films and into a tie with Morgan Freeman for 6th place, due to Take Her, She's Mine.
5/9/2020- Even though the movie isn't good, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon's voice work in Happy Feet Two is excellent and bring Pitt to 38 films and Damon to 50- he's only the 5th actor to hit that mark and is now in a 3-way tie for 3rd place on the list.
5/6/2020- The strong Triple Frontier moves Ben Affleck to 36 movies.
5/27/2020- Morgan Freeman's narration of the 1997 Academy Award winning documentary, The Long Way Home brings him to 49 films and once again sole possession of 6th place.
6/7/2020- The voice work in his final role, in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West lifts James Stewart to 49 films and into another tie with Morgan Freeman.
7/29/2020- Tom Hanks' excellent portrayal of Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood moves him to 54 films.
8/4/2020- Another batty performance, this time in Color Out of Space brings the once-great Nicolas Cage to 37 movies.
8/15/2020- Death Becomes Her is a bad movie, but it does move Bruce Willis to 48 films.
8/22/2020- 21 Bridges brings J.K. Simmons to 36 films, even though it's not a good movie. He's in a 3-way tie for 15th place.
8/29/2020- Elizabeth Banks directs herself in the poor Charlie's Angels remake, but it does move her to 32 films.
9/5/2020- Matthew McConaughey enters the list with Frailty, his 30th movie! He's the 49th actor on the list. It's been 6 months since a new actor joined.
9/26/2020- Nicole Kidman's impressive performance in Bombshell lifts her to 33 movies.
9/28/2020- Sylvester Stallone's performance in the "classic" Over the Top brings him to 32 films.
10/1/2020- Spenser Confidential might be a generic, forgettable film, but it's the 40th film I've seen with Mark Wahlberg. He's only the 12th actor to hit that mark.
10/17/2020- His small, pointless role in the atrocious The Jesus Rolls lifts Christopher Walken to 35 films.
10/22/2020- His strong dual performances in the otherwise disappointing An American Pickle brings Seth Rogen to 31 movies.
10/24/2020- Guy Ritchie's entertaining The Gentlemen raises Matthew McConaughey to 31 films.
10/29/2020- The Last Thing He Wanted is such a bad movie, but it moves Ben Affleck to 37 films, and Willem Dafoe to 36, so I guess it's good for something.
11/1/2020- His hilarious cameo in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm brings Tom Hanks to 55 movies.
11/2/2020- Greyhound moves Tom Hanks to 56 movies and even though it's two movies in two days, he's still 6 films behind list leader Samuel L. Jackson.
11/22/2020- Ben Affleck's impressive turn in The Way Back moves him to 38 films and into a tie with Brad Pitt for 13th place!
11/25/2020- A strong performance by Bill Murray in the only decent On the Rocks brings him to 33 movies.
11/26/2020- It's the bad Dolittle that does it, but we have double movements- her voice work moves Octavia Spencer to 34 films and star Robert Downey Jr. hits 30 movies, joining the list! This is a big milestone, as there are now 50 actors on the list! That might seem like a lot, but I'm currently tracking movies for 761 different actors. This list therefore represents only 6.5% of everyone I'm following.
12/19/2020- The flawed, forgettable The Devil's Own brings Harrison Ford to 35 movies and Brad Pitt to 39. Disappointing that two of the greats made such a lackluster movie together.
12/27/2020- John Malkovich is solid in the generic Ava, which is his 34th film.
1/1/2021- George Clooney directs himself in the worthwhile The Midnight Sky, his 35th film.
1/9/2021- The very entertaining Jumanji: The Next Level brings Dwayne Johnson to 31 movies, and it lifts Jack Black to 30, the 51st actor on the list.
1/24/2021- His supporting performance in the effective Mulholland Falls raises John Malkovich to 35 films.
2/6/2021- Harrison Ford's cheesy-but-entertaining The Call of the Wild remake brings him to 36 movies.
2/9/2021- His humorous supporting performance in the effective Palm Springs lifts the great J.K. Simmons' film tally to 37.
2/16/2021- Denzel Washington turns in another reliable performance in The Little Things, his 44th film I've seen.
3/6/2021- Another Denzel Washington movie (this time, Virtuosity), lifts one of my favorite actors to 45 films. He's the 9th actor to reach this milestone.
4/2/2021- Robert Downey Jr.'s critically acclaimed performance in Chaplin moves him to 31 films.
4/15/2021- Mel Gibson's villainous turn in Boss Level brings him to 30 movies. He is the 52nd actor on the list.
4/24/2021- Mel Gibson shows up again, this time in his strong leading role in Tequila Sunrise for his 31st film.
5/1/2021- Morgan Freeman's small role in Coming 2 America brings him to 50 films. He is the 6th actor to hit this milestone!
5/8/2021- The Last Full Measure creates double movement, bringing list-leader Samuel L. Jackson to 63 films and Ed Harris moves to 33 movies.
5/12/2021- Woody Harrelson moves to 35 films with his role in Money Train.
5/15/2021- Keanu Reeves reprises his iconic character in the lackluster Bill & Ted Face the Music for his 32nd film.
5/31/2021- The great Meryl Streep joins the list with her 30th film, a supporting turn in 2019's Little Women. There are now 53 actors on the list.
6/19/2021- His small, ineffective voice role in Horton Hears a Who! lifts Seth Rogen to 32 films.
7/6/2021- Christopher Walken's role in the (still) frightening Communion moves him to 36 films and a 4-way tie for 17th place.
7/28/2021- The great Woody Harrelson moves to 36 films with his Academy Award nominated performance in The People vs. Larry Flynt.
7/29/2021- J.K. Simmons moves into a tie with Ben Affleck for 14th place with 38 movies, due to his supporting turn in The Tomorrow War.
7/31/2021- His starring role in Honest Thief brings Liam Neeson to 51 films, moving him into sole possession of 3rd place!
8/6/2021- Kevin Costner's performance in the bleak Let Him Go lifts the actor to 31 movies.
8/29/2021- Tom Hanks' strong turn in News of the World moves him to 57 films.
8/30/2021- His strong voice work in Scoob! brings Mark Wahlberg to 41 films and into a tie with John Cusack for 11th place.
9/2/2021- With his supporting performance in Gunpowder Milkshake, the great Paul Giamatti joins the list with his 30th film. He's the 54th actor on the list.
9/6/2021- His voice work in The Suicide Squad brings Sylvester Stallone to 33 movies.
10/12/2021- List leader Samuel L. Jackson continues to join nearly every franchise, this time hitting the Saw franchise with his supporting role in Spiral and hitting 64 movies.
10/14/2021- Anthony Mackie's generic, forgettable Outside the Wire brings the actor to 33 films.
10/17/2021- James Stewart's Vivacious Lady is his 50th film on the list. One of my favorite actors of all time moves into a tie for 4th place. He's only the 7th actor to reach that milestone.
11/20/2021- Samuel L. Jackson's dramatic role in Eve's Bayou moves the actor to 65 films, an 8 film lead over 2nd place. Jackson continues to pull away from the rest of the list!
11/21/2021- Scarlett Johansson's final outing as Natasha Romanoff in the great Black Window brings her to 36 films.
11/24/2021- His small role in My Fellow Americans (only his second film) brings Michael Pena onto the list with his 30th movie. We now have 55 actors on the list.
12/4/2021- The extremely talented Charlize Theron joins the list with 2 Days in the Valley, one of her earliest films. Her 30th movie makes her the 56th actor to join.
12/12/2021- His supporting role in 2021's Dune lifts Josh Brolin to 31 movies.
12/18/2021- One Eight Seven brings list leader Samuel L. Jackson to 66 films, opening up a 9 movie lead over 2nd place.
12/31/2021- Dwayne Johnson's starring role in Red Notice brings the actor to 32 films.
1/6/2022- Tom Hanks' role in Finch brings the actor to 58 films and he continues to stay in second place.
1/7/2022- Jungle Cruise brings Dwayne Johnson to 33 films and Paul Giamatti to 31.
1/15/2022- The legendary Humphrey Bogart;s final movie pushes him onto the list with his 30th film I've seen, The Harder They Fall. He's the 57th actor on the list.
1/17/2022- The movie doesn't live up to the expectations, but Keanu Reeves' The Matrix Resurrections is his 33rd film.
1/24/2022- Don't Look Up lifts Meryl Streep to 31 movies and it brings Jonah Hill onto the list (the 58th actor) with his 30th film. This is a testament to his diverse filmography and effectiveness, to join the list as still a fairly young actor.
1/27/2022- His incredible supporting performance in The Tender Bar moves Ben Affleck to 39 films and into a tie with Brad Pitt for 13th place.
1/28/2022- The forgettable action comedy The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard makes big movements! List leader Samuel L. Jackson moves to 67 films. Morgan Freeman moves to 51 and into a tie with Liam Neeson for 3rd place all time. And, newcomer Ryan Reynolds joins the list as the 59th actor.
1/29/2022- Well, I messed up and somehow missed that John Leguizamo has over 30 movies. His voice work in the great Encanto brings him to 32 films. He's "technically" the 60th actor on the list, but the reality is he joined before then. My apologies to an often-overlooked actor, but congrats on making my list.
1/31/2022- His supporting work in the great The Killing Fields lifts John Malkovich to 36 films. He's in a 7-way tie for 17th place.
2/1/2022- Denzel Washington's stunning performance in The Tragedy of Macbeth brings him to 46 movies.
2/12/2022- A very small role in The First Wives Club brings J.K. Simmons to 39 films.
2/13/2022- It took the pretty awful Jingle All the Way to do it, but Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes the 61st actor on the list, with his 30th film.
2/25/2022- Nicole Kidman's villainous turn in Paddington brings the actress to 34 films.
3/1/2022- Jude Law is very good in the not good The Rhythm Section, his 31st movie on the list.
3/5/2022- Ryan Reynolds' wildly entertaining Free Guy shifts the actor up to 31 movies.
3/19/2022- His supporting work in 2021's Nightmare Alley brings the great Willem Dafoe to 37 films.
3/20/2022- The lackluster F9: The Fast Saga moves Charlize Theron to 31 films.
4/15/2022- The Adam Project brings Ryan Reynolds to 32 films and it adds a new actor to the list- Mark Ruffalo joins with his 30th film! Welcome to the list, our 62nd actor.
5/11/2022- Far and Away brings Tom Cruise to 36 movies and Nicole Kidman to 35.
5/14/2022- Dennis Quaid might not have had the career I'd like for him, but he's always been an actor I really like. His solid supporting work in American Underdog brings him to a total of 30 movies, the 63rd actor on the list.
5/15/2022- Woody Harrelson's talent is wasted in Venom: Let There Be Carnage, but it does move him to 37 films.
7/7/2022- The Northman brings Nicole Kidman to 36 films and Willem Dafoe to 38.
7/10/2022- His excellent supporting role in the surprisingly good Uncharted moves Mark Wahlberg into 11th place, with his 42nd movie.
7/21/2022- Keanu Reeves continues climbing with Youngblood, an early film of his, and his 34th on the list.
7/22/2022- Michael Pena is relegated to the sidelines in the disappointing Moonfall, but it's his 31st film.
8/7/2022- Sing 2 brings Matthew McConaughey to 32 films, and apparently I never added the first Sing to Scarlett Johansson's list, so she jumps up to 38 movies.
9/11/2022- With The Lost City, I now live in a world where I've seen 30 Channing Tatum movies (sigh). He's fine, but that just feels weird to me. Welcome to the list, I guess- he's the 64th actor on the list. This movie is also Brad Pitt's 40th film, so congrats to him for that milestone.
9/16/2022- Mary Reilly is a disappointing film, but it moves Julia Roberts to 31 movie and John Malkovich to 37!
9/21/2022- His excellent performance in The Mosquito Coast lifts Harrison Ford to 37 films.
9/27/2022- His great supporting role in Elvis moves Tom Hanks to 59 films, furthering his hold on 2nd place.
10/2/2022- One of the biggest movies of all time, Spider-Man: No Way Home brings Willem Dafoe to 39 films, and J.K. Simmons to 40! Simmon is the 14th actor to reach that milestone.
10/23/2022- Their voice work in the disappointing DC League of Super-Pets brings Dwayne Johnson to 34 films and Keanu Reeves to 35.
11/27/2022- Jude Law's strong performance can't save Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, but it does represent his 32nd film.
12/20/2022- Spirited was a disappointing, but it creates triple movement- Will Ferrell to 32 movies, Ryan Reynolds to 33, and Octavia Spencer to 35!
12/29/2022- The entertaining Bullet Train moves Brad Pitt to 41 films, and then the uncredited performances of Ryan Reynolds moves him to 34 and Channing Tatum to 31.
1/6/2023- The delightful Michael Pena stars in the not-delightful Fantasy Island, his 32nd film.
1/13/2023- Tom Hanks is good in the redundant 2022 Pinocchio adaptation and it's the actor's 60th film! He is only the 2nd actor to reach that milestone.
1/14/2023- Charlize Theron's small cameo in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is her 32nd film.
1/15/2023- The underrated Colin Farrell joins the list with his 30th film, a great performance in The Banshees of Inisherin.
1/18/2023- His supporting role in the incredible The Menu lifts John Leguizamo to 33 films on the list.
1/26/2023- The incredible Top Gun: Maverick brings Tom Cruise to 37 films and Ed Harris to 34.
1/29/2023- Christopher Walken's supporting turn in The Milagro Beanfield War is the actor's 37th film.
2/3/2023- Dwayne Johnson's good-but-flawed Black Adam moves the actor to 35 films.
2/5/2023- Jonah Hill's beautiful documentary, Stutz is his 31st film on the list.
2/7/2023- Violent Night is a decent film, but John Leguizamo is quite good in it, bringing the actor up to 34 films.
3/4/2023- The disappointing Strange World brings Dennis Quaid to 31 movies and it brings one of my favorite actors, Jake Gyllenhaal, to his 30th film. He is the 66th actor to join the list.
3/14/2023- Meryl Steep's effective performance in the decent Let Them All Talk lifts her to 32 films.
3/19/2022- I still can't believe I've now seen 31 Bill Hader movies, but he continues to ride voice work up the list with Lightyear.
4/3/2023- The surprisingly entertaining Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers brings Seth Rogen to 33 films and J.K. Simmons to 41. Their supporting work definitely made the movie better!
4/4/2023- In a movie all about him, Nicolas Cage gives an impressive performance in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent to move to 38 films.
4/11/2023- Brad Pitt's starring turn in Legends of the Fall brings the actor to 42 films.
4/14/2023- It's so incredibly annoying to me that it took me this long to start tracking Richard Jenkins' movies. I like the actor a lot, but he's done so many small supporting roles throughout his career. With the bad Kajillionaire, I've actually seen 35 of Jenkins' movies. So, he not only officially joins the list, he shoots up it.
4/16/2023- Matt Damon's small cameo in Thor: Love and Thunder brings the actor to 51 total movies, stunningly, into a 3-way tie for 3rd place on the list!
4/25/2023- The Croods: A New Age moves two actors up- Nicolas Cage to 39 films and Ryan Reynolds to 35.
5/8/2023- Wes Anderson's massive cast in The French Dispatch brings Willem Dafoe to 40 films (the 15th actor to hit that milestone), and Bill Murry and Owen Wilson both move to 35 films.
5/10/2023- Anthony Mackie stars in the watchable Synchronic, his 34th film on the list.
5/11/2023- The ineffective 2020 remake of The Witches brings Octavia Spencer to 36 films and the always incredible Stanley Tucci to his 30th film, entering the list for the first time as the 67th actor on the list.
5/14/2023- Very small or cameo roles in Ghosted move Anthony Mackie to 35 films and Ryan Reynolds to 36.
5/17/2023- The legendary Anthony Hopkins joins the list with The Remains of the Day, his 30th film. He is the 68th actor on the list.
5/20/2023- The great Air brings Ben Affleck to 41 films and his buddy Matt Damon to 52, who is now in sole possession of 3rd place on the list.
5/25/2023- Even though it's a bit sad to see Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken in a lackluster children's movie, The War with Grandpa brings De Niro to 52 movies (tied with Matt Damon for 3rd place) and Walken to 38 films.
5/27/2023- Colin Farrell's supporting role in Voyagers lifts him to 31 movies.
5/28/2023- The lackluster Flushed Away brings Hugh Jackman to 30 films! The list now has 69 actors on it.
6/10/2023- The minor, but effective Chain Lightning is the 31st Humphrey Bogart film I've seen.
7/2/2023- His small but humorous supporting role in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings Bradley Cooper to 30 films, the 70th actor on my list.
7/29/2023- Robert Duval's excellent supporting performance in Hustle lifts the iconic actor to 32 films.
8/2/2023- Tom Hanks' winning A Man Called Otto brings my favorite actor to 61 films.
8/12/2023- Another collaboration, this time in John Wick: Chapter 4 brings Keanu Reeves to 36 films and Laurence Fishburne to 30 movies, making him the 71st actor on the list.
9/7/2023- The Flash creates triple movements, all for actors with very small roles in the film- Ben Affleck moves to 42 films, George Clooney to 36, and Nicolas Cage to 40. The movie would have been better had any of these guys been able to interact with each other.
9/21/2023- The excellent voice work of Jack Black and Seth Rogen in The Super Mario Bros. Movie brings them to 31 and 34 movies, respectfully.
10/4/2023- Fast X includes nearly everyone in Hollywood, so Charlize Theron gets her 33rd film, Dwayne Johnson gets his 36th (with a quick uncredited performance), and Vin Diesel enters the list with his 30th movie. He's the 72nd actor to join.
10/13/2023- A small role by Bill Murray and an uncredited post-credits appearance by Owen Wilson in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania bring both actors to 36 films.
10/23/2023- Heaven's Gate (which is a good movie) brings Christopher Walken to 39 films, and even though he got fired from the set and only shows up in a few background shots, Willem Dafoe moves to 41.
10/24/2023- Robert De Niro's small but important role in Brazil brings the actor to 53 films. He moves back to sole possession of 3rd place.
11/18/2023- Jake Gyllenhaal's The Covenant role is his 31st on the list.
11/22/2023- Licorice Pizza brings us a hilarious small role for Bradley Cooper (his 31st on the list) and a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo for John C. Reilly (his 32nd on the list).
12/6/2023- The effective Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem brings the voice work of Seth Rogen (35 films!) and Paul Rudd, marking his 30th film and his entrance to the list as the 73rd actor.
12/9/2023- The (likely) last Indiana Jones movie (Dial of Destiny) brings Harrison Ford to 38 films and welcomes Toby Jones to the list with his 30th, the 74th actor to hit this milestone.
12/10/2023- Robert Downey Jr.'s Restoration brings the actor to 32 films.
12/28/2023- Wes Anderson's quirky Asteroid City casts everyone, bringing Tom Hanks to 62 films, Scarlett Johansson to 39, and Willem Dafoe to 42!
1/4/2024- J.K. Simmons' quick voice work cameo in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse brings the veteran actor to 43 movies.
1/12/2024- Anthony Hopkins's quick voice work in Rebel Moon brings that veteran actor to 31 films. Two in a row like this, now.
1/14/2024- I didn't really like Stillwater, but it's Matt Damon's 53rd film, moving him back into a tie with Robert De Niro for 3rd place.
1/21/2024- Bradley Cooper's Maestro brings the talented actor up to 32 movies on the list.
1/22/2024- Robert De Niro's strong role in Killers of the Flower Moon brings the actor to 54 films, breaking his tie with Matt Damon and reclaiming sole possession of 3rd place.
1/23/2024- Guardians of the Galaxy brings Bradley Cooper to 33 films, Vin Diesel to 31 films, and Sylvester Stallone to 34! Triple movements.
2/11/2024- Willem Dafoe's small role in The Card Counter brings the actor to 43 films.
3/31/2024- The excellent Oppenheimer brings Matt Damon to 54 films (and once again, tied with Robert De Niro for 3rd on the list) and Academy Award Winner Robert Downey Jr. to 33 films.
3/15/2024- The flawed but impressive Poor Things brings Mark Ruffalo to 31 films and Willem Dafoe up to 44!
4/2/2024- With The Bridges of Madison County, Meryl Streep moves to a total of 34 movies.
4/22/2024- The surprisingly entertaining Road House remake of 2024 brings the great Jake Gyllenhaal to 32 films.