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James Spader is a prolific actor in television and film who rose to fame in the mids, and ranking his movies from worst to best reveals niche stand-out projects he's chosen to take on for decades.

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Spader's first role was in a raunchy comedy called Team-Mates but he didn't rise to fame until he starred alongside Molly Ringwald in the teen comedy Pretty in Pink. With his increasing popularity, Spader continued to act under renowned directors like David Cronenberg and Steven Soderbergh and even landed a role as the lead villain in Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor James Spader dropped out of school at seventeen and moved to New York to achieve the American dream of becoming a successful actor. Earning money from jobs driving meat trucks, instructing yoga, or being a stable hand to study acting, he eventually garnered several major movie roles which catapulted him to stardom.

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Proving a talent for playing a gleefully sinister character, he successfully portrays the titular fugitive Raymond Reddington who covets the attention and aid of profiler Elizabeth Keen. He is continuing to keep his name in the sphere of relevance despite having stuck with television for his most recent starring roles. With a history of Criterion and Cannes-recognized accomplishments, however, it would be prudent to look over James Spader's filmography from worst to best.

Mannequin is a Michael Gottlieb-directed romance about a mannequin who comes to life and falls in love with the down-on-his-luck employee of the department store she's displayed in. From an incredibly convoluted origin story dating back through Egyptian mythology to the uninspired romance plot, Mannequin leaves much to be desired in terms of originality and genuine merriment.

James Spader plays the conniving store manager who works tirelessly to dampen his employee's zeal for life which comes across as overwrought despite Spader's performance remaining enjoyable. The fantasy comedy film Shorts directed by Spy Kids director Robert Rodriguez follows the eleven-year-old Toe Johnson who happens upon a rock that grants his every wish.

The town spirals into chaos as wishes become reality, though, despite its promising premise, the film lacks any real grounding point or out-of-the-box characters like Rodriguez's cult film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl does. Spader plays the maniacal monopolist, Mr. Carbon Black, with his usual levels of experienced villainy which stirs up some fun in an otherwise repetitious product.

The crime drama Keys To Tulsa revolves around the drug peddler Ronnie Spader whom Eric Stoltz's character finds himself in debt, causing even more trouble as he sleeps with Ronnie's wife played by Deborah Kara Unger who later starred alongside Spader in director David Cronenberg's salacious film Crash behind his back. Spader spices up the movie with his convincing demeanor as an ex-con and bounces off Stoltz's solemn black sheep character.