The 24 greatest Samuel L. Jackson movies

From bit parts in classics like Goodfellas to numerous Spike Lee joints to becoming a staple fixture in the epic Marvel Cinematic Universe, Samuel L. Jackson is undeniably the epitome of the modern Hollywood movie star. Born in Washington D.C. and raised in segregated Tennessee, Jackson inadvertently found acting when he began imitating other people to get over a childhood stutter.

While honing his craft in the New York theater scene and dealing with drug addictions, Jackson befriended filmmaker Spike Lee. Fresh from rehab, Jackson’s noteworthy performance as crack-addicted "Gator" in Lee’s 1991 film Jungle Fever got him the attention of Hollywood. And after shouting out Ezekiel 25:17 in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, Samuel L. Jackson has been unstoppable.

With a chameleonic approach to his craft, Jackson is almost always the best part of any movie he’s in, whether he’s playing caring father figures or secret agents or evil billionaires. Here are some of the greatest Samuel L. Jackson movies.