Best Kevin Spacey Movies List: Top 5

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Kevin Spacey has long been regarded as one of the top actors in Hollywood. However, he does not always get the same attention as others because he is extremely private in his personal life. Spacey is a 2-time Best Actor Oscar-winner and, the best Kevin Spacey movies list is hard to narrow down to just five titles.

Spacey’s acting portfolio, though quite diverse, has a large focus on films in drama and action genres. The a top 5 Kevin Spacey movies list offers a solid mix of top Kevin Spacey films across several genres.

This best Kevin Spacey movies list features the top Kevin Spacey films of all time, including only films that he has starred in that have already released. In order to be included in this top 5 Kevin Spacey movies list, each film must have been critically and/or commercially successful, had long-lasting impact in entertainment, and Spacey must have played a prominent role. Author discretion is the final criteria used to distinguish these best Kevin Spacey films.

Top 5 Best Kevin Spacey Movies List

5. Se7en (1995) – An intense, disturbing and memorable thriller about a serial killer (Spacey). Would be higher on the top 5 Kevin Spacey movies list were it not for Spacey’s relatively modest (in terms of screen time) role behind Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman.

4. L. A. Confidential (1997) – Awesome crime drama in which Spacey plays cop Jack Vincennes. Kim Basinger and Guy Pearce co-star, and this is also on the best Russell Crowe movies list.

3. The Life of David Gale (2003) – Also among the top Kate Winslet movies, this is quietly one of the top Kevin Spacey movies of all time. He intelligently portrays a man on death row for murder a fellow political activist. Well-presented morality plot.

2. American Beauty – A highly provocative and sensual film about a man (Spacey) going through a mid-life crisis and trying to recover the flame lost in his marriage. Annette Bening plays his wife. One of two Best Actor Oscar wins.

1. The Usual Suspects (1995) - An amazing and thought-provoking thriller with a brilliant twist at the end. Spacey dominates the story as its narrator (in a police interrogation) and a key player. One of two Best Actor Oscar wins.

Other top Kevin Spacey movies considered for the list: 21 (2008), Beyond the Sea (2004), K-Pax (2001), Pay It Forward (2000), A Time to Kill (1996)

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