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List of Benicio Del Toro Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. The Usual Suspects (1995)
39
3
The Usual Suspects
R
39
3

Crippled con-man Roger 'Verbal' Kint, one of two survivors of a boat explosion that killed 27, convinces federal agents that mysterious criminal mastermind Keyser Söze blackmailed him and his four associates into the job after they successfully hijacked a jewel shipment weeks earlier. The Feds identify Keaton, one of his now-dead associates, as Söze, but how authentic is his account?

Role:
Fenster
Directed By:
Bryan Singer
2. Snatch (2000)
29
2
Snatch
R
29
2

After stealing a diamond, Franky is kidnapped by Boris as he stops to bet on a boxing match on his way to London to meet diamond dealer Doug on behalf of jeweler Avi. Meanwhile, illegal boxing promoter Turkish sets up Irish boxer Mickey to lose a match, which he wins in a single punch, infuriating gangster Brick Top.

Role:
Franky Four Fingers
Starring:
Directed By:
3. Sicario (2015)
43
3
Sicario
R
43
3

Kate Macer is an idealistic FBI field agent who is enlisted into a special task force targeting senior members of a Mexican drug cartel responsible for killing members of her team. As she experiences the brutality of cartel's operations, she is also appalled to find that her teammates are not keen on sticking to conventional methods.

Role:
Alejandro
Directed By:
5. Traffic (2000)
37
4
Traffic
R
37
4

The movie explores America’s drug fight through four stories. The US drug czar discovers that his own daughter is an addict. The wife of a drug lord discovers her husband’s true profession and tries to protect it. A witness familiar with her husband’s activities is protected by two DEA agents. A committed cop begins to doubt his superior’s true motives in drug war.

Role:
Javier Rodriguez
Directed By:
Awards:
BAFTA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
6. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
21
6
Guardians of the Galaxy
PG-13
21
6

The 10th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the movie sees Peter Quill, a superhero, along with a group of extra-terrestrial criminals, together known as the Guardians of the Galaxy, being chased by the villain Ronan the Accuser after the former steals a mysterious orb desired by the latter. 

Directed By:
James Gunn
7. Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
34
1
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
R
34
1

 When Mexican drug cartels start trafficking sicarios or hit-men into the US, FBI agent Matt Graver is brought in, who gets former operative Alejandro Gillick to help. They conceive a plot to turn the cartels against each other by abducting the daughter of one of the kingpins, and making it appear as the work of their rival. How does it all end? 

Role:
Alejandro
Starring:
Matthew Modine, Isabela Moner, Josh Brolin, Catherine Keener, Jeffrey Donovan
Directed By:
Stefano Sollima
8. 21 Grams (2003)
25
4
21 Grams
R
25
4

After a fatal automobile accident, lives of three unrelated individuals intersect each other – a mathematics professor with a bad heart condition, a grieving mother with a reckless past, and a reformed former convict with faith in Jesus. The movie presents three simultaneous stories about the past and present of these three individuals entwined by the fateful accident. 

Directed By:
Alejandro González Iñárritu
9. Sin City (2005)
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8
Sin City
R
19
8

Sin City tells four different but intertwined stories occurring in the fictional Basin City: an aging policeman saves a young girl from a pedophile and child-killer; a muscled brute avenges the death of his beloved; a man helps prostitutes from a corrupt cop, the abusive ex-boyfriend of his lover; and a poetic hitman who ties up loose ends.

Directed By:
10. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
15
4
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
R
15
4

The dark comedy follows the journey of journalist Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo who drive a red convertible to Las Vegas to cover a motorcycle race. They are, however, carrying a suitcase full of drugs that they consume at an increasing rate. What follows is a psychedelic adventure in search of the American Dream. 

Role:
Dr. Gonzo
Directed By:
11. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
18
3
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
PG-13
18
3

In Star Wars: The Last Jedi, we see the good guys, aka the Resistance, battle it out with the bad guys, also known as the First Order in epic style. Featuring recurring heroes like Han Solo and Princess Leia, this epic space opera is the third part of the Star Wars sequel trilogy.

Starring:
Adam Driver, Carrie Fisher, Tom Hardy, Andy Serkis, Gwendoline Christie, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega
Directed By:
Rian Johnson
12. Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
19
5
Things We Lost in the Fire
R
19
5

After her husband passes away, a widow invites his friend to live with her and the children. She helps him get rid of his heroin addiction, while he helps them cope with their loss.

Role:
Jerry Sunborne
Starring:
Halle Berry, David Duchovny, Alexis Llewellyn, Micah Berry
Directed By:
Susanne Bier
13. The French Dispatch (2021)
13
2
The French Dispatch
A
13
2

In a fictional French town named Ennui-sur-Blasé, the editor of a popular magazine passes away, after suffering a heart attack. According to the wishes expressed on his will, the publication of his magazine is suspended immediately following one final farewell issue, for which the magazine’s most loyal journalists will contribute.

Role:
Moses Rosenthaler
Starring:
Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand
14. Che: Part One (2008)
16
4
Che: Part One
16
4

This is the first part of biopic on the life of Marxist revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara. An Argentinian doctor, Che joins Cuban exile Fidel Castro and his rebels in mid-1950s and turns a global revolutionary. After signing Castro’s campaign in 1956, he and the rebels reach Cuba, gather support of local peasant population, and after a guerrilla war, topple Batista’s dictatorial regime. 

Role:
Ernesto Che Guevara
Starring:
Oscar Isaac, Julia Ormond, Pablo Guevara, Franklin Díaz
Directed By:
15. Swimming with Sharks (1994)
14
3
Swimming with Sharks
R
14
3

Swimming with Sharks is a black comedy film which revolves around a Hollywood executive, Guy, who works as an assistant to a movie producer named Buddy. Buddy turns out to be quite a terrible boss, who is abusive as well as sadistic.

Role:
Rex
Starring:
Kevin Spacey, Michelle Forbes, Frank Whaley, T.E. Russell
Directed By:
George Huang
16. Fearless (1993)
10
2
Fearless
R
10
2

After surviving a plane crash, the personality of Max Klein totally changes as he becomes a completely different person. Meanwhile, he also tries to help and support another survivor who lost her child.

Starring:
Jeff Bridges, Rosie Perez, Isabella Rossellini, John Turturro, Tom Hulce
Directed By:
Peter Weir
17. A Perfect Day (2015)
16
2
A Perfect Day
R
16
2

A Perfect Day is a war drama film which tells the story of aid workers who discover and try to retrieve a man’s body from a well, before it can contaminate the water.

Role:
Mambrú
Starring:
Olga Kurylenko, Timothy Francis Robbins, Tim Robbins, Mélanie Thierry, Fedja Stukan
Directed By:
Fernando León de Aranoa
18. The Indian Runner (1991)
10
2
The Indian Runner
R
10
2

The Indian Runner is a drama film which revolves around two brothers Frank and Joe, who have conflicting personalities. While Joe manages to become a deputy sheriff, Frank turns to crime. Joe wants to help his brother change, but Frank’s inner turmoil impacts him.

Starring:
Viggo Mortensen, Charles Bronson, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Arquette, Valeria Golino, David Morse
Directed By:
19. Viva (2015)
11
3
Viva
R
11
3
Starring:
Jorge Perugorría, Luis Alberto García, Héctor Medina, Laura Alemán, Paula Ali
Directed By:
Paddy Breathnach
20. Basquiat (1996)
13
3
Basquiat
R
13
3

This biographical film is about the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat, a struggling street artist, who struggles with his heroin addiction and soon manages to rise to fame as one of the most well-known artists.

Role:
Benny Dalmau
Starring:
Parker Posey, Christopher Walken, Courtney Love, Willem Dafoe, Sam Rockwell, Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper
Directed By:
Julian Schnabel
21. Thor: The Dark World (2013)
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4
Thor: The Dark World
PG-13
11
4

In this sequel to the 2011 movie, Thor strives to safeguard the Nine Realms along with his allies. When his girlfriend, Jane, absorbs the fluid like weapon ‘Aether’, she unintentionally awakens Malekith, the vindictive leader of an ancient race who threatens to destroy the universe. To protect the universe, Thor has to join hands with his adversary Loki.

Starring:
Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo, Zachary Levi, Talulah Riley, Idris Elba, Natalie Portman, Tadanobu Asano
Directed By:
Alan Taylor
22. The Hunted (2003)
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2
The Hunted
R
29
2

Aaron Hallam, a Special Force trained assassin, goes astray after witnessing war atrocities and starts killing civilians. Deep-woods tracker and former military instructor L.T. Bonham, Hallam’s mentor and trainer, is summoned from retirement to help FBI’s Abby Durrell stop his best student. Tracking Hallam in Oregon’s wilderness, they engage in a deadly game of wits that soon turns into battle for survival.  

Role:
Aaron Hallam
Starring:
Tommy Lee Jones, Leslie Stefanson, Connie Nielsen, John Finn
Directed By:
William Friedkin
23. Che: Part Two (2008)
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3
Che: Part Two
12
3

This biographical drama film, revolves around the life of Ernesto Guevara, popularly known as Che, who leads a small partisan army to fight an ill-fated revolutionary guerilla war in Bolivia, South America.

Starring:
Lou Diamond Phillips, Matt Damon, Demián Bichir, Rodrigo Santoro, Catalina Sandino Moreno
Directed By:
24. The Pledge (2001)
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2
The Pledge
R
11
2

Retiring detective, Jerry Black, promises a mother to find the murderer of her young daughter. Unconvinced that it’s an open-and-shut case, Jerry buys petrol-pump, moves in that area where he discovers more cases and clues. As he grows closer to bartender Lori, her young daughter reports befriending a person nearer to suspect’s description. So now Jerry has to quickly nab the killer. 

Role:
Toby Jay Wadenah
Starring:
Jack Nicholson, Sam Shepard, Harry Dean Stanton, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright, Vanessa Redgrave, Aaron Eckhart
Directed By:
25. Inherent Vice (2014)
11
2
Inherent Vice
R
11
2

Larry ‘Doc’ Sportello is a good-hearted but inept stoner who works as a private investigator. His former lover, Shasta suddenly shows up and asks him to prevent her rich lover, Wolfmann, from being committed to insane asylum by Wolfmann’s wife. Doc soon finds himself tangled in the psychedelic world of drugs and corrupt LAPD. 

Starring:
Sasha Pieterse, Joaquin Phoenix, Owen Wilson, Michael K. Williams, Jena Malone, Maya Rudolph, Eric Roberts
Directed By:
26. The Way of the Gun (2000)
11
2
The Way of the Gun
R
11
2

The Way of the Gun is an action crime drama film, which tells the story of two heartless criminals who kidnap and hold for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful mafia kingpin.

Role:
Harold Longbaugh
Starring:
Juliette Lewis, Taye Diggs, Sarah Silverman, Nicky Katt
Directed By:
Christopher McQuarrie
27. Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014)
14
3
Escobar: Paradise Lost
R
14
3

A young surfer finds himself attracted to a young woman named Maria and starts a relationship with her. However, he soon learns that she is the niece of the drug kingpin Pablo Escobar and he is soon pulled into the dangerous family business.

Role:
Pablo Escobar
Starring:
Josh Hutcherson, Brady Corbet, Carlos Bardem, Ana Girardot
Directed By:
Andrea Di Stefano
28. Licence to Kill (1989)
12
2
Licence to Kill
PG-13
12
2

The sixteenth movie in the James Bond franchise finds Bond looking for revenge against drug lord Fran Sanchez after Sanchez maims his best friend, CIA agent Felix Leiter, and murders Leiter’s wife. But Bond is suspended from the MI6 and is helped by Q and pilot Pam Bouvier in his quest. 

Starring:
Timothy Dalton, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Desmond Llewelyn, Anthony Zerbe, Frank McRae, Robert Davi
Directed By:
John Glen
29. The Funeral (1996)
10
2
The Funeral
R
10
2

Despite constant pleading from their wives, two criminals named Chaz and Rey Tempio, decide to set out on a bloody revenge mission to punish the person who killed their brother.   

Starring:
Edie Falco, Vincent Gallo, Isabella Rossellini, Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Annabella Sciorra
Directed By:
Abel Ferrara
30. Savages (2012)
11
3
Savages
R
11
3

Best friends Chon and Ben are running a lucrative marijuana business and are both in an open relationship with Ophelia Sage. Their lives are violently interrupted by the arrival of Mexican cartel leader, Elena Sánchez, and her enforcer, Miguel ‘Lado’ Arroyo. The three form a plan with corrupt DEA agent, Dennis Cain, to escape Elena and Arroyo’s clutches. 

Starring:
Blake Lively, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Travolta, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Davenport Hirsch, Salma Hayek
Directed By:
31. The Wolfman (2010)
19
2
The Wolfman
R
19
2

Lawrence Talbot, who moved to America following a childhood trauma, returns to his estranged father's estate in England after learning that his brother is missing. He is soon bitten and cursed by a werewolf and is worried about the safety of Ben's fiancée Gwen, while an investigating inspector suspects his past mental instability for the recent killings.

Role:
Lawrence Talbot
Starring:
Asa Butterfield, Hugo Weaving, Geraldine Chaplin, Max von Sydow, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Simon Merrells
Directed By:
Joe Johnston
32. China Moon (1994)
9
2
China Moon
R
9
2
Role:
Lamar Dickey
Starring:
Madeleine Stowe, Ed Harris, Charles Dance, Patricia Healy
Directed By:
John Bailey
33. Somewhere (2010)
6
2
Somewhere
R
6
2

The film focuses on the life of a famous star, who in spite of money and fame suffers from existential crisis. Emotionally empty, he unsuccessfully tries to find fulfillment by various means until his ex-wife leaves their 11 years old daughter with him. Spending time together, they soon develop a bond and he starts re-examining his life.  

Starring:
Alden Ehrenreich, Ellie Kemper, Elle Fanning, Chris Pontius, Stephen Dorff, Erin Wasson
Directed By:
34. Huevos de oro (1993)
8
2
Huevos de oro
8
2
Starring:
Javier Bardem, Maribel Verdú, Maria de Medeiros, Alessandro Gassman
Directed By:
Bigas Luna
35. 7 días en La Habana (2012)
6
1
7 días en La Habana
6
1
Starring:
Emir Kusturica, Daniel Brühl, Josh Hutcherson, Luis Alberto García, Vladimir Cruz, Magali Wilson, Daisy Granados
Directed By:
Benicio Del Toro, Laurent Cantet, Julio Medem, Gaspar Noé, Elia Suleiman
36. Jimmy P. (2013)
7
2
Jimmy P.
7
2
Role:
Jimmy Picard
Starring:
Mathieu Amalric, Larry Pine, Gary Farmer, Michelle Thrush, Lise Lacasse
Directed By:
Arnaud Desplechin
37. Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
6
2
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
PG
6
2
Role:
Swiper
Starring:
Danny Trejo, Eva Longoria, Q'orianka Kilcher, Isabela Moner, Dee Bradley Baker, Temuera Morrison
Directed By:
James Bobin
38. The Fan (1996)
9
3
The Fan
R
9
3

Gil Renard, a salesman of hunting knives and passionate fan of baseball star Bobby Rayburn, is happy when Rayburn joins his city’s team, San Francisco Giants. When Renard loses his job and consequently his family, he becomes even more obsessed with Rayburn. As Rayburn’s game performance declines, a restless Renard decides to help him, but ends up taking things to the extreme. 

Role:
Juan Primo
Starring:
Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, Jack Black, Ellen Barkin
Directed By:
39. Money for Nothing (1993)
10
2
Money for Nothing
R
10
2
Role:
Dino Palladino
Starring:
John Cusack, James Gandolfini, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Debi Mazar, Michael Rapaport
Directed By:
Ramón Menéndez
40. Excess Baggage (1997)
13
2
Excess Baggage
PG-13
13
2

Excess Baggage is an action romantic crime film which tells the story of a young teen named Emily, who fakes her own kidnapping, to get the attention of her father. She locks herself in the trunk of a car, but things change when a thief steals the car with her inside, and she gets kidnapped for real.

Role:
Vincent
Starring:
Alicia Silverstone, Harry Connick Jr., Christopher Walken, Jack Thompson
Directed By:
Marco Brambilla
41. Joyride (1997)
8
2
Joyride
R
8
2
Starring:
Adam West, Tobey Maguire, Amy Hathaway, Wilson Cruz, Christina Zilber
Directed By:
Quinton Peeples
42. Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
7
1
Big Top Pee-wee
PG
7
1

A farmer with a passion for being a performer finds a circus tend in his yard after a storm. By a strange happenstance, he collaborates with a group of whimsy animals and performers to put on a great show.

Starring:
Kris Kristofferson, Valeria Golino, Paul Reubens, Penelope Ann Miller
Directed By:
Randal Kleiser
43. Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)
4
2
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
PG-13
4
2
Starring:
Tom Selleck, Marlon Brando, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Georges Corraface
Directed By:
John Glen
44. Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man (2014)
9
3
Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man
9
3
Role:
Himself
Starring:
Keith David, Julie Adams, Bob Burns, Ben Chapman
Directed By:
Matthew Crick
45. Maldeamores (2007)
7
1
Maldeamores
R
7
1
Starring:
Luis Guzmán, Teresa Hernández, Fernando Tarrazo, Norman Santiago, Silvia Brito
Directed By:
Carlitos Ruiz Ruiz, Mariem Pérez Riera
46. Needlework Pictures Presents Francesco Vezzoli in Gore Vidal's 'Caligula' (2005)
7
1
Needlework Pictures Presents Francesco Vezzoli in Gore Vidal's 'Caligula'
7
1
Starring:
Milla Jovovich, Michelle Phillips, Gerard Butler, Helen Mirren, Courtney Love, Karen Black, Gore Vidal
Directed By:
Francesco Vezzoli

Animation(s)

The Little Prince (2015)
The Little Prince
PG
Plot:

The Little Prince is an animated fantasy film, which revolves around a little girl, who is taken by her neighbor, the Aviator, to a magical world, the world of the Little Prince. 

Starring:
Rachel McAdams, James Franco, Paul Giamatti, Marion Cotillard, Paul Rudd, Albert Brooks, Ricky Gervais
Directed By:
Mark Osborne

TV Shows and Videos

Disneyland Resort: Guardians of the Galaxy, Mission Breakout! (2017)
Disneyland Resort: Guardians of the Galaxy, Mission Breakout!
Role:
The Collector
Starring:
Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (1990)
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
Starring:
Danny Aiello, John Leguizamo, Madonna, Cameron Alborzian, Deke Anderson
Directed By:
Bruce Gowers, James Foley, David Fincher, Mary Lambert, Jean-Baptiste Mondino
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection (2009)
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
Starring:
Mike Myers, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sofia Boutella, Aidan Quinn, Michael York, Sofia Coppola, Udo Kier
Directed By:
Philipp Stölzl, Brett Ratner, James Foley, David Fincher, Steve Barron
Private Eye (1987)
Private Eye
Starring:
Josh Brolin, William Sadler, Lisa Jane Persky, Michael Woods
Directed By:
Rob Cohen, Aaron Lipstadt
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Tales from the Crypt
Starring:
Amanda Plummer, Jeffrey Tambor, Andrew McCarthy, John Rhys-Davies, John Lithgow, Steve Coogan, Meat Loaf
Directed By:
Russell Mulcahy, Elliot Silverstein, Robert Zemeckis, Richard Donner, Tom Holland
Miami Vice (1984)
Miami Vice
TV-14
Starring:
Liam Neeson, Ian McShane, Miguel Ferrer, Tommy Chong, Brian Dennehy, Gary Cole, George Takei
Directed By:
John Nicolella, Richard Compton, Leon Ichaso, Vern Gillum, Don Johnson
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man (2004)
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man
Role:
Himself
Starring:
Tom Savini, Julie Adams, Daniel Roebuck, Ben Chapman
Directed By:
Matthew Crick
Madonna: La Isla Bonita (1987)
Madonna: La Isla Bonita
Role:
Kid sitting on car
Starring:
Madonna
Directed By:
Mary Lambert
Shell Game (1987)
Shell Game
Starring:
Margot Kidder, Rod McCary, Fred McCarren, Chip Zien
Directed By:
Paul Krasny, Lou Antonio, Christopher Leitch
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (1990)
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story
PG-13
Role:
Caro Quintero
Starring:
Craig T. Nelson, Danny Trejo, Miguel Ferrer, Steven Bauer, Guy Boyd
Directed By:
Brian Gibson
Fallen Angels (1993)
Fallen Angels
Starring:
Tom Hanks, Diane Lane, Kiefer Sutherland, James Woods, Adam Baldwin, Jennifer Grey, Alan Rickman
Directed By:
Steven Soderbergh, Tom Cruise, Kiefer Sutherland, Tom Hanks
Savages: The Interrogations (2012)
Savages: The Interrogations
Role:
Lado
Starring:
Oliver Stone, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Salma Hayek
Directed By:
Oliver Stone

Benicio Del Toro Awards

Academy Awards
Traffic Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2001
Golden Globe Awards
Traffic Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 2001
BAFTA Awards
Traffic Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2001