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Explore the best Michael Shannon movies ranked by Movie Rankings users. The current top-ranked movie here is Groundhog Day. Browse 4 ranked acting credits, then jump into the full filmography and each movie page.

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Michael Shannon Top Ranked Movies (4)

What is the best Michael Shannon movie?

Groundhog Day is currently the highest-ranked Michael Shannon movie on Movie Rankings based on aggregate head-to-head results from the community.

How many Michael Shannon movies are ranked here?

This page currently tracks 4 ranked movies starring Michael Shannon.

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Best English Movies of 1993

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Michael Shannon Acting Filmography (104)

Mr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story
2026·Bill Parcells
Bulls
2026·Alistair Whitman
Buddy
2026·Charlie the Train (voice) / Willie (voice)
Love Letter to Texas
2026
Nuremberg
2025·Justice Robert H. Jackson
The End
2024·Father
The Bikeriders
2024·Zipco
A Different Man
2024·Michael Shannon
The Flash
2023·General Zod
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
2023·Self - 'General Zod'
A Little White Lie
2023·Shriver
Abandoned
2022·Renner
Night's End
2022·Isaac Dees
Bullet Train
2022·White Death
Amsterdam
2022·Henry Norcross
Heart of Champions
2021·Jack Murphy
Echo Boomers
2020·Mel Donnelly
The Quarry
2020·Chief Moore
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
2019·Self
State Like Sleep
2019·Edward
Knives Out
2019·Walt Thrombey
#3550W-2L
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
2019·Don McGahn
Poor Boy
2018·Blayde Griggs
The Current War
2018·George Westinghouse
12 Strong
2018·Hal Spencer
What They Had
2018·Nick
Fahrenheit 451
2018·Captain Beatty
Friedkin Uncut
2018·Self
Long Way Back Home
2018·Stanton
The Shape of Water
2017·Richard Strickland
Pottersville
2017·Maynard Greiger
Bob Dylan - Trouble No More
2017·Self
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
2017·Self
Midnight Special
2016·Roy Tomlin
Elvis & Nixon
2016·Elvis Presley
Frank & Lola
2016·Frank Reilly
Nocturnal Animals
2016·Bobby Andes
Salt and Fire
2016·Matt Riley
Loving
2016·Grey Villet
Complete Unknown
2016·Tom Brayton
Wolves
2016·Lee Keller
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016·Zod
#3870W-2L
The Harvest
2015·Richard
99 Homes
2015·Rick Carver
Freeheld
2015·Dane Wells
She's Funny That Way
2015·Policeman Macy's
The Night Before
2015·Mr. Green
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
2014·Self
They Came Together
2014·Spike
Young Ones
2014·Ernest Holm
Man of Steel
2013·General Zod
#2692W-2L
Mud
2013·Galen
Choose You
2013·Avicii
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
2013
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013·Self
Premium Rush
2012·Bobby Monday
The Iceman
2012·Richard Kuklinski
The Broken Tower
2012·Emile
Happy Hour
2012·Just Mike
Machine Gun Preacher
2011·Donnie
Take Shelter
2011·Curtis LaForche
Return
2011·Mike
Jonah Hex
2010·Doc Cross Williams
The Runaways
2010·Kim Fowley
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010·Brad McCullum
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2010·Henry
Herbert White
2010·Herbert White
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
2010·Self
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009·Mundt
The Missing Person
2009·John Rosow
The Greatest
2009·Jordan Walker
13 Scarier Movie Moments
2009·Self
Revolutionary Road
2008·John Givings
Marvelous
2008·John
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007·Dex
Shotgun Stories
2007·Son Hayes
Bug
2007·Peter Evans
Blackbird
2007·Murl
Lucky You
2007·Ray Zumbro
World Trade Center
2006·Dave Karnes
Let's Go to Prison
2006·Lynard
Dead Birds
2005·Clyde
The Woodsman
2004·Rosen
Grand Theft Parsons
2004·Larry Oster-Berg
Criminal
2004·Gene
Zamboni Man
2004·Walt
Water
2004·Bobby Matherson
Bad Boys II
2003·Floyd Poteet
Kangaroo Jack
2003·Frankie Lombardo
8 Mile
2002·Greg Buehl
High Crimes
2002·Troy Abbott
Pearl Harbor
2001·Gooz Wood
Vanilla Sky
2001·Aaron
New Port South
2001·Stanton
Jesus' Son
2000·Dundun
The Photographer
2000·Maurice
Mullitt
2000·Phil Kunz
Cecil B. Demented
2000·Petie
Tigerland
2000·Sgt. Filmore
Chicago Cab
1998·Crack Head
The Ride
1997·Jimmy
Chain Reaction
1996·D.C. Flower Delivery Man
Groundhog Day
1993·Fred
#1601W-1L
Overexposed
1992·Young Man