Tommy Lee Jones movies in order

In 1970, Tommy Lee Jones made his film debut in the movie, Love Story. From here he followed up his acting work with appearances in films such as Life Study, Eliza’s Horoscope, and Jackson County Jail. 

To begin with, his on-screen appearances were small roles, but soon his star status began to grow. This increased his presence on the big screen, and propelled his career forward.

Over the years, Tommy Lee Jones starred in films such as Batman Forever, Men in Black, Double Jeopardy, and Volcano. He also took on the role of Sam Gerard in The Fugitive, as well as its loose sequel, U.S. Marshals.

But how familiar are you with Tommy Lee Jones’ back catalogue of movies? If you were asked to name them all what would you say?

Well, don’t worry, because I can help. In this post you will find a list of all Tommy Lee Jones’ movies, presented in chronological order, starting with minor roles and bit parts in his early pictures, and running through to more substantial roles in later life.

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1970s

Tommy Lee Jones’ first appearance on film was via 1970’s Love Story. From here he featured in Life Study, as well as pictures including The Amazing Howard Hughes and most notably, Eyes of Laura Mars.

Tommy Lee Jones’ filmography for the ’70s included:

• Love Story (1970)
• Life Study (1973)
• Eliza’s Horoscope (1975)
• Jackson County Jail (1976)
• Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976)
• The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977)
• Rolling Thunder (1977)
• The Betsy (1978)
• Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

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1980s

Slipping into the 1980s and Jones’ on-screen appearances increased, with films including The Executioner’s Song, Gotham, and The Rainmaker. He started the decade with Coal Miner’s Daughter, and ended it with The Package.

His movies during this decade included:

• Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980)
• Barn Burning (1980)
• Back Roads (1981)
• The Executioner’s Song (1982)
• The Rainmaker (1982)
• Savage Islands (1983)
• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984)
• The River Rat (1984)
• The Park is Mine (1985)
• Black Moon Rising (1986)
• Broken Vows (1987)
• The Big Town (1987)
• Stranger on My Land (1988)
• Stormy Monday (1988)
• April Morning (1988)
• Gotham (1988)
• The Package (1989)

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1990s

Onto the 1990s now, and this is a decade which provided some big hits for Tommy Lee Jones, including JFK, The Fugitive, The Client, and Batman Forever. In 1997 he headlined the disaster movie, Volcano, as well as the thriller, Double Jeopardy.

His filmography for the ’90s included:

• Wings of the Apache (1990)
• JFK (1991)
• Under Siege (1992)
• House of Cards (1993)
• The Fugitive (1993)
• Heaven & Earth (1993)
• Blown Away (1994)
• The Client (1994)
• Blue Sky (1994)
• Natural Born Killers (1994)
• Cobb (1994)
• The Good Old Boys (1995)
• Batman Forever (1995)
• Volcano (1997)
• Men in Black (1997)
• U.S. Marshals (1998)
• Small Soldiers (1998)*
• Double Jeopardy (1999)

*Voice role

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2000s

Into the 2000s and big films kept on coming, including Rules of Engagement, Men in Black II, and No Country for Old Men. Jones also appeared in The Missing, and in Space Cowboys for director Clint Eastwood.

Tommy Lee Jones’ filmography for the ’00s included:

• Rules of Engagement (2000)
• Space Cowboys (2000)
• Men in Black II (2002)
• The Hunted (2003)
• The Missing (2003)
• Man of the House (2005)
• The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
• A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
• No Country for Old Men (2007)
• In the Valley of Elah (2007)
• In the Electric Mist (2009)

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2010s

In the 2010s, Jones continued to appear in many notable movies including a small role in Captain America: The First Avenger, a part in Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, and a return to the Men in Black franchise with Men in Black 3.

Films in this decade included:

• The Company Men (2010)
• The Sunset Limited (2011)
• Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
• Men in Black 3 (2012)
• Hope Springs (2012)
• Emperor (2012)
• Lincoln (2012)
• The Family (2013)
• The Homesman (2014)
• Criminal (2016)
• Jason Bourne (2016)
• Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
• Shock and Awe (2017)
• Just Getting Started (2017)
• Ad Astra (2019)

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2020s

And finally, into the 2020s and Tommy Lee Jones has continued to push ahead with his movie career, appearing in films such as Wander and The Comeback Trail.

Tommy Lee Jones’ movies in the 2020s have included:

• Wander (2020)
• The Comeback Trail (2020)
• Finestkind (2023)
• The Burial (2023)

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Above are all of Tommy Lee Jones’ movie appearances, but which are your favourites? Is Men in Black your No.1 film, or is U.S. Marshals your go-to picture? 

Perhaps your movie of choice is The Burial or you can’t get enough of Cobb or Double Jeopardy. Whichever Tommy Lee Jones movie is your favourite, sound off in the comments below, let everyone know, and share the love.

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Writer/Editor/Best Supporting Actor

Alex Wiggan

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