| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 1986 |
Heartburn |
Subway Thief |
First Motion Picture |
| 1988 |
Working Girl |
Bob Speck |
|
| 1988 |
The Murder of Mary Phagan |
Wes Brent |
television miniseries |
| 1988 |
Rocket Gibraltar |
Dwayne Hanson |
|
| 1988 |
Wiseguy |
Mel Profitt |
television series |
| 1989 |
Dad |
Mario |
|
| 1989 |
See No Evil, Hear No Evil |
Kirgo |
|
| 1991 |
Henry & June |
Richard Osborn |
|
| 1991 |
Darrow |
Clarence Darrow |
|
| 1991 |
Show of Force, AA Show of Force |
Frank Curtin |
|
| 1992 |
Consenting Adults |
Eddy Otis |
|
| 1992 |
Glengarry Glen Ross |
John Williamson |
|
| 1994 |
Ref, TheThe Ref |
Lloyd Chasseur |
|
| 1994 |
Iron Will |
Harry Kingsley |
|
| 1994 |
Doomsday Gun |
Jim Price |
HBO |
| 1995 |
Seven |
John Doe |
- MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor also for The Usual Suspects, Swimming with Sharks, Outbreak
- Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor also for The Usual Suspects, Outbreak
|
| 1995 |
Usual Suspects, TheThe Usual Suspects |
Roger 'Verbal' Kint and Keyser Söze |
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
- National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
- National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor
- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor also for Seven, Swimming with Sharks, Outbreak
- Seattle International Film Festival Award for Best Actor
- Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor also for Seven, Outbreak
- Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
- Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture
|
| 1995 |
Swimming with Sharks |
Buddy Ackerman |
- Co-producer
- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor also for The Usual Suspects, Swimming with Sharks, Outbreak
- Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
|
| 1995 |
Outbreak |
Maj. Casey Schuler |
- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor also for Seven, Swimming with Sharks
- Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor also for The Usual Suspects, Seven
|
| 1996 |
Looking for Richard |
Himself, Duke of Buckingham |
|
| 1996 |
Time to Kill, AA Time to Kill |
D.A. Rufus Buckley |
|
| 1997 |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil |
James 'Jim' Williams |
Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Actor |
| 1997 |
L.A. Confidential |
Det. Sgt. Jack Vincennes |
- Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Empire Award for Best Actor
- Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
|
| 1997 |
Albino Alligator |
|
director only |
| 1998 |
Hurlyburly |
Mickey |
|
| 1998 |
Negotiator, TheThe Negotiator |
Lt. Chris Sabian |
|
| 1998 |
Bug's Life, AA Bug's Life |
Hopper |
Voice role |
| 1999 |
American Beauty |
Lester Burnham |
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
- Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
- Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
- Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
- Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
- London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
- Russian Guild of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Actor
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
- Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
- Nominated — Empire Award for Best Actor
- Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
- Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
|
| 2000 |
Ordinary Decent Criminal |
Michael Lynch |
also producer |
| 2000 |
Pay It Forward |
Eugene Simonet |
|
| 2000 |
Big Kahuna, TheThe Big Kahuna |
Larry Mann |
also producer |
| 2001 |
Shipping News, TheThe Shipping News |
Quoyle |
- Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
|
| 2001 |
K-PAX |
Prot/Robert Porter |
Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 2001 |
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure |
Narrator |
Voice role |
| 2002 |
Austin Powers in Goldmember |
Himself |
playing Doctor Evil in a film |
| 2003 |
Life of David Gale, TheThe Life of David Gale |
David Gale |
|
| 2004 |
Beyond the Sea |
Bobby Darin |
- also director/writer/producer
- Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
|
| 2004 |
United States of Leland, TheThe United States of Leland |
Albert T. Fitzgerald |
also producer |
| 2006 |
Edison |
Wallace |
Direct-to-video |
| 2006 |
Superman Returns |
Lex Luthor |
|
| 2007 |
Fred Claus |
Clyde Northcut |
|
| 2008 |
21 |
Mickey Rosa |
|
| 2008 |
Recount |
Ron Klain |
- Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie
- Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film
- Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film
- Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Male Actor - Miniseries or Television Film
|
| 2009 |
Shrink |
Henry Carter |
|
| 2009 |
Telstar |
Major Banks |
|
| 2009 |
Moon |
Robot, 'Gerty' |
Voice role |
| 2009 |
Men Who Stare at Goats, TheThe Men Who Stare at Goats |
Larry Hooper |
|
| 2010 |
Casino Jack |
Jack Abramoff |
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 2010 |
Father of Invention |
Robert Axle |
|
| 2010 |
Margin Call |
Sam Rogers |
|
| 2011 |
Horrible Bosses |
Dave Harken |
|
| 2011 |
Inseparable |
Chuck |
One of Wall Street Journal's Top 10 Most Notable Asian Films of 2011 |
| 2012 |
Envelope |
Evgeniy Petrov |
|