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  • Spader's swine flu scare - 1 August 2009
    -Actor James Spader found himself in a panic during a recent doctor's appointment when he realised the paparazzi had trapped him inside the same building as a patient with swine flu.- -The Secretary star checked himself into a Los Angeles clinic after suffering for we

James Spader - what members say


  • Wolf
  • Wolf review by from BRISTOL
    Rated - 2 stars 15 February 2004
    ...nd the chemistry between Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer is amusing whilst James Spader is razor sharp as his Machiavellian foe. The film seems more like a comedy t...  
  • The Watcher
  • The Watcher review by from HEREFORD
    Rated - 4 stars 17 May 2004
    ... to a tee, as he plays a murderous nutter taunting the investigating policeman (James Spader, in one of his better roles) with his crimes. And he plays this sadistic villia...  
  • Two Days In The Valley
  • Two Days In The Valley review by from London
    Rated - 3 stars Interesting idea - but over before it gets going 7 December 2004
    ...I was drawn to the amazing cast list for this film. James Spader, Danny Aiello and Jeff Daniels put in some great, if brief, performances. The film uses multiple apparentl...  

James Spader - filmography


  • Shorts (2009)
    Starring: Jon Cryer,  William H. Macy,  Leslie Mann
    Director: Robert Rodriguez
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In the suburb of Black Falls, all the houses look the same, and everyone works for BLACK BOX Unlimited Worldwide Industries Incorporated, whose Mr. Black's BLACK BOX is the ultimate communication and do-it-all gadget that's sweeping the nation. Other than keeping his parents employed, however, Mr. ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 20 members
    Due for release on 7th December 2009
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  • Boston Legal - Season 1 (5 discs) on DVD (2004)
    Starring: William Shatner,  James Spader,  Candice Bergen
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    BOSTON LEGAL, a wry courtroom television show that walks the line between drama and comedy, is the creation of perennial hit-maker David E. Kelly (ALLY MCBEAL, PICKET FENCES). BOSTON LEGAL revolves around the Boston litigation law firm of Crane, Poole, & Schmidt, in particular two eccentric and ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 78% from 3,243 members
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  • I Witness on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Jeff Daniels,  James Spader,  Portia de Rossi
    Director: Rowdy Herrington
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Rhodes, an American human rights activist, arrives at a small Mexican border town to help oversee union elections at a factory owned by a United States company. He soon discovers that things have been happening around the town with people disappearing or being shot in a tunnel across the border in ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 681 members
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  • Shadow Of Fear on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Matthew Davis,  James Spader,  Aidan Quinn
    Director: Rich Cowan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Harrison French's life is crumbling around him; he is faced with losing everything when a financial deal collapses, and he is forced to hide the body of a man whom his car hit and killed. When a rich businessman offers to solve his problems, French accepts, but first he must admit to his guilty ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 42% from 1,254 member
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  • Alien Hunter on DVD (2003)
    Starring: James Spader
    Director: Ron Krauss
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    James Spader stars as Julian Rome, a fading expert in cryptology and extraterrestrial intelligence. His career slide is interrupted when he’s called to Antarctica to aid a group of geneticists whose top-secret base of operations has been compromised by the discovery of an enormous extraterrestrial ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 1,625 member
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  • The Pentagon Papers on DVD (2003)
    Starring: James Spader,  Claire Forlani,  Paul Giamatti
    Director: Rod Holcomb
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    This dramatic true-life account follows Daniel Ellsberg (James Spader), the Harvard graduate and ex-Marine who disclosed information from the Pentagon Papers in 1971, exposing secrets about the US involvement in Vietnam and contributing to the reasons that Richard Nixon resigned from the presidency...read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 1,017 member
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  • Secretary on DVD (2002)
    Starring: James Spader,  Maggie Gyllenhaal,  Jeremy Davies
    Director: Steven Shainberg
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The masochist says to the sadist, "Hurt me." The sadist replies, "No." Everybody's happy. This strange balance plays heavily into the Steven Shainberg-directed SECRETARY, based on a short story by Mary Gaitskill. Lee Holloway (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is a troubled young woman with a secret, destructive ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 20,911 members
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  • The Stickup on DVD (2001)
    Starring: James Spader,  Leslie Stefanson,  David Keith
    Director: Rowdy Herrington
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A cat and mouse game emerges in a small town when a bank robber gets away with a half a million dollars while wearing a clown mask. A former cop (James Spader from SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE) and the local police officer (David Keith from AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN) battle to catch the criminal.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 145 members
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  • The Watcher on DVD (2000)
    Starring: James Spader,  Marisa Tomei,  Keanu Reeves
    Director: Joe Charbanic
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A stylish thriller that recalls David Fincher's SEVEN, THE WATCHER is set in the urban landscape of modern Chicago. The story follows Los Angeles transplant Joel Campbell (James Spader), an ex-police detective who has relocated to Chicago in order to escape his past. It appears that a dangerous ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 1,634 member
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  • Driftwood on DVD (1997)
    Starring: James Spader,  Anne Brochet,  Barry McGovern
    Director: Ronan O'Leary
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    On a desolate shore searching for driftwood, Sarah discovers a man lying on the water's edge in need of help. Back in her wooden cottage she tries to find out where he has come from and how he came to be on the shore. She soon becomes obsessed with her handsome find and tries to convince him that ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 43% from 139 members
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  • Critical Care on DVD (1997)
    Starring: James Spader,  Kyra Sedgwick,  Helen Mirren
    Director: Sidney Lumet
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    CRITICAL CARE, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring James Spader, focuses on a young medical doctor, Werner Ernst, who rebels against the hospital that employs him when he realises that the doctors favour wealthy patients and those with generous medical insurance.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 45% from 134 members
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  • Crash on DVD (1996)
    Starring: James Spader,  Holly Hunter,  Deborah Unger
    Director: David Cronenberg
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Set tomorrow or the day after, in a world where sensation has replaced communication, Crash tells the story of James Ballard, a commercial director in the throes of a troubled relationship with his wife, Catherine. One day, Ballard is involved in a car accident that results in the other driver's ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 7,799 members
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  • Stargate on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Kurt Russell,  James Spader,  Jaye Davidson
    Director: Roland Emmerich
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In this visually creative space adventure from the team that would go on to give the world INDEPENDENCE DAY and GODZILLA, a timid, glasses-wearing Egyptologist (Spader) uncovers an ancient portal to another planet and is dispatched there forthwith--along with blundering, clodfooted government ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 16,286 members
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  • Wolf on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Jack Nicholson,  Michelle Pfeiffer,  James Spader
    Director: Mike Nichols
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    One dark and snowy night Will Randall collides with a wolf on a mountain road. The injured animal runs off into the night, but not before giving Bill a deep bite on the wrist. From then on his life begins to change as he is drawn into the mystical spirit of the wolf. The werewolf is re-born...
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 1,907 member
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  • The Music Of Chance on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Mandy Patinkin,  James Spader,  Joel Grey
    Director: Philip Haas
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A man on a yearlong road trip across the U.S. teams up with a young card shark against two rich amateurs in a game of poker that seems to represent the opportunity of a lifetime. But things don't turn out quite as planned for the partners when, after losing all their money, they find themselves at ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 326 members
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  • Storyville (1992)
    Starring: James Spader,  Joanne Whalley
    Director: Mark Frost
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A young candidate for the senate is filmed with a hooker as blackmail. As he investigates, he discovers some family secrets involving his father and their political careers.
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 42% from 15 members
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  • True Colors on DVD (1991)
    Starring: James Spader,  John Cusack,  Richard Widmark
    Director: Herbert Ross
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Tim and Peter are law students. Tim is concerned with social issues whilst Peter is full of self-interest. Their friendship is severed by betrayal.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 451 members
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  • Bad Influence on DVD (1990)
    Starring: James Spader,  Lisa Zane,  Rob Lowe
    Director: Curtis Hanson
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In this psychological thriller directed by Curtis Hanson, James Spader stars as Michael Boll, a meek executive who lives a boring life. Though he wants nothing more than to be successful at work, Michael does nothing when a sneaky co-worker consistently throws wrenches into his plan. His love life ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 514 members
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  • The Rachel Papers (1989)
    Starring: Dexter Fletcher,  Ione Skye,  Jonathan Pryce
    Director: Damian Harris
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Charles Highway is a 19 year old with one overpowering obsession � Women... He's the perfect pick-up artist, a master of the art of seduction, but now he's met his match. Rachel is the girl of his dreams, beautiful, intelligent and impossible to resist. The kind of girl that no matter how ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 43 members
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  • Sex, Lies And Videotape on DVD (1989)
    Starring: James Spader,  Peter Gallagher,  Andie MacDowell
    Director: Steven Soderbergh
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Steven Soderbergh explodes onto the scene with this provocative, intelligent drama about infidelity and voyeurism. Ann Milaney (Andie MacDowell) lives in a comfortable Louisiana home with her lawyer husband, John (Peter Gallagher). She spends her days fretting over the insurmountable problems of ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 3,867 members
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  • Jack's Back on DVD (1988)
    Starring: James Spader,  Cynthia Gibb,  Jim Haynie
    Director: Rowdy Herrington
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    One hundred years ago, a man shocked the world by raping, murdering and mutilating women. Jack the Ripper was never caught. One hundred years since the Jack the Ripper murders in London and someone is stalking the city streets of Los Angeles, killing prostitutes in the same manner and on the same ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 114 members
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  • Baby Boom on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Diane Keaton,  Harold Ramis,  Zoe Wanamaker
    Director: Charles Shyer
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    When J.C. Wiatt, a total workaholic in charge of her life and career, inherits a 13-month-old baby girl, she finds her life is no longer her own. Fleeing the city and moving to the country, J.C. and Elizabeth market their own applesauce, which becomes a nationwide success. But do they return to the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 2,172 members
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  • Mannequin on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Andrew McCarthy,  Kim Cattrall,  Estelle Getty
    Director: Michael Gottlieb
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A young artist sees one of his mannequins in a department store and goes to work there to be close to her. She magically comes to life when he is around, and so begin the hilarious escapades. Academy Award Nominations: Best Song ("Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now").
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 5,148 members
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  • Wall Street on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Michael Douglas,  Charlie Sheen,  Martin Sheen
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Oliver Stone opened fire on the greed decade of the 1980s with this morality tale set on Wall Street. The film stars Charlie Sheen as Bud Fox, an ambitious rookie stockbroker from a blue-collar background who is magnetised by Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), a Mephistophelean superbroker who ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 7,003 members
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  • Pretty In Pink on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Molly Ringwald,  Andrew McCarthy,  Harry Dean Stanton
    Director: Howard Deutch
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Two high school students from different social groups fall in love. He's the wealthy campus heart-throb and she's the bright girl from the wrong side of town. As their romance builds, they struggle against mounting pressure to end their relationship.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 7,212 members
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  • Tuff Turf (1985)
    Starring: James Spader,  Kim Richards,  Paul Mones
    Director: Fritz Kiersch
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Morgan is new to the area, but with his history of trouble and his cool, rebellious attitude, he is immediately confronted with the reality of his stark and sometimes brutal new world.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 4 members
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James Spader - watch online


  • True Colors to Watch Now (1991)
    Starring: John Cusack,  James Spader,  Imogen Stubbs
    Director: Herbert Ross
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
    Watch now: FREE
    Run time: 110 minutes
    They're the best of friends. Soon, they'll be the worst of enemies. John Cusack (America's Sweethearts, Say Anything) and James Spader (sex, lies and videotape, Pretty In Pink) star in this dramatic, absorbing story of two friends who move from law school to Washington's corridors of power. Cusack ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 13 members
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  • Pretty in Pink to Watch Now (1986)
    Starring: Molly Ringwald,  Harry Dean Stanton,  Jon Cryer
    Director: Howard Deutch
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 96 minutes
    Teen sensations Molly Ringwald (Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club) and Andrew McCarthy (St. Elmo's Fire) drew raves for their starring performances in this hit love story by John Hughes (The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off). She's a high school girl from the wrong side of town. He's the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 58 members
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James Spader facts

5 most recent films

Shorts - 3.0 stars
Shorts - BLU-RAY Version - 1.0 stars
Boston Legal - Season 5 - 4.5 stars
Boston Legal - Season 4 - 4.5 stars
Boston Legal - Season 2 - 4.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Boston Legal - Season 3 - 4.5 stars
Boston Legal - Season 2 - 4.5 stars
Boston Legal - Season 4 - 4.5 stars
Boston Legal - Season 5 - 4.5 stars
Boston Legal - Season 1 - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Shorts - BLU-RAY Version - 1.0 stars
Storyville - 2.0 stars
The Rachel Papers - 2.5 stars
Shorts - 3.0 stars
Tuff Turf - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

William Shatner - 9 times - show films
Candice Bergen - 9 times - show films
Christian Clemenson - 7 times - show films
Andrew McCarthy - 4 times - show films
Jon Cryer - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Mike Listo - 7 times - show films
James R. Bagdonas - 6 times - show films
Bill D'Elia - 6 times - show films
Rowdy Herrington - 3 times - show films
Herbert Ross - 2 times - show films