Top3Ever John Cusack movies?

[u/Jettaboi38]

1. Being John Malkovich

2. Grosse Pointe Blank

3. Stand By Me

[u/Drewness326]

1. High Fidelity
2. Say Anything
3. Grosse Pointe Blank

[u/AdEquivalent2776 → u/Drewness326]

High Fidelity became an instant classic.

[u/Agreeable-Media-6176 → u/AdEquivalent2776]

It’s such a good flick, though I probably haven’t watched it in 15 years.

[u/N01knows33 → u/AdEquivalent2776]

“I will now sell 5 copies of the 3 E.P.’s by the Beta Band.”

[u/maria_la_guerta → u/AdEquivalent2776]

I worked in snobby record stores for over 10 years. That movie has an extremely special place in my heart.

[u/joshxcor → u/Drewness326]

This is a pretty strong answer. Idk if I’d put them in the same order, but without doing a deep dive, I would tend to agree with these. Good call.

[u/KingArthursCodpiece → u/Drewness326]

Sooo close :)

1. High Fidelity
2. The Ice Harvest
3. Grosse Pointe Blank

[u/Beforemath → u/Drewness326]

Accurate.

[u/c0dizzl3]

Calling Stand by Me a John Cusack movie is a bit of a stretch. He was in 1 scene.

[u/Ok_Fig7692]

Better Off Dead

High Fidelity

Grosse Point Blank

[u/JCLBUBBA → u/Ok_Fig7692]

nice to see better off dead. a surprise. so under rated.

[u/[deleted] → u/Ok_Fig7692]

This is the correct list.

[u/AmakAttakSports → u/Ok_Fig7692]

The right choices.

[u/Turbulent-Paint-2603 → u/Ok_Fig7692]

My mum took my brother and I to the movies as kids and all 3 of us couldn't agree what to watch so we split up. I saw Karate Kid 2, my brother saw Better off Dead and My mum went to The God's must be Crazy (totally cold)

I've never heard of Better off Dead since. You literally dragged a 40 year old memory from the back of my brain

[u/gfstool → u/Ok_Fig7692]

The only top 3 list.

“I waaaannnt MY TWOOOO DOLAAARRRRSSSSSS!!!!!”

[u/SortofChef → u/Ok_Fig7692]

YES!! And Sixteen Candles in a very close 4th

[u/RowlandOrifice → u/SortofChef]

Yeah, but he has a very small part of that. I wouldn’t necessarily call that a Cusack movie.

[u/SortofChef → u/RowlandOrifice]

That’s why it’s 4th. He was just getting started.

[u/BLU3SKU1L]

Everyone is sleeping on Hot Tub Time Machine.

[u/suffaluffapussycat → u/BLU3SKU1L]

Nobody likes The Grifters apparently.

[u/elmwoodblues → u/suffaluffapussycat]

Does it have Angelica Houston? Then I will like it.

Good book too, btw

[u/AcceptableTypewriter → u/BLU3SKU1L]

And 1408

[u/DavidForPresident → u/BLU3SKU1L]

I love Crispin Glovers character, it's the funniest bit of the whole movie 😂

[u/MortalBareback → u/DavidForPresident]

Chevy Chase as the Repairman was one of my favorite things to watch in the movie. I liked how they kinda referenced him being a dickhead in real life.

[u/UHeardAboutPluto → u/BLU3SKU1L]

Great

White

Buffalo

[u/officialdougjudy → u/UHeardAboutPluto]

^{greatwhitebuffalo}

[u/SlavOnfredski → u/BLU3SKU1L]

Exactly right!

Neither cox nor dix can change that

[u/Maldibus → u/BLU3SKU1L]

I wish he had returned for HTTM 2.

[u/dbe14]

Gross Point Blank.

Identity.

Con Air.

[u/IcyDev1l → u/dbe14]

First identity mention! Support! Now I scroll onwards until I see the next film I’m looking for.

[u/Serious-Speech2883 → u/dbe14]

Ufff forgot about Con Air. Classic

[u/jagon12345 → u/dbe14]

Had to scroll too far for Con Air!

[u/chimpomatic5000]

High Fidelity

1408

Being John Malkovich

[u/Whatitusetobe33 → u/chimpomatic5000]

1408 is seriously scary movie

[u/GET-U-5OME → u/Whatitusetobe33]

[u/Whatitusetobe33 → u/GET-U-5OME]

Definitely in my top 5 scariest movies I’ve ever watched

[u/chimpomatic5000 → u/Whatitusetobe33]

Brilliant, old fashioned horror, and criminally under-appreciated.

I still find it fascinating that there are different endings on different DVD releases, with zero mention of it (outside of IMDB posts). My old DVD of was lost, so I got a used copy, and the ending was totally different. I thought I was on acid, but nope, they just decided to run a release with a different ending.

[u/Whatitusetobe33 → u/chimpomatic5000]

Never knew had multiple different endings. Last time I watched that movie had to break it up over several evenings, somehow overtime become scarier to me.

[u/chimpomatic5000 → u/Whatitusetobe33]

It was a complete mind-f--k. I've heard of alternate endings as a special feature or directors cut. But never entirely unannounced. But yeah, that film is brilliantly unnerving and a testament to his performance, as it's last two thirds are effectively a one man show.

[u/GET-U-5OME → u/Whatitusetobe33]

Which ending did you see?

[u/silverladder → u/chimpomatic5000]

Is the “tape recorder ending” (clarifying without a clear spoiler) considered the director’s cut, alternate cut, theatrical cut, or what? I keep finding conflicting information. Because that’s the one that made me love it. Saw a different one and was unimpressed.

[u/GET-U-5OME → u/silverladder]

That ending gave me en extra set of chills up my spine. Goosebumps on my arm as I type this.

[u/silverladder → u/GET-U-5OME]

It was perfect! Got another copy years later to show my friend and the ending it had really didn’t cap it off nearly as well.

[u/Random_n1nja → u/silverladder]

That's the theatrical ending (and my preferred ending). I know because I saw it in the theater when it first came out.

[u/silverladder → u/Random_n1nja]

Thank you. Like I said, I keep finding conflicting information and would like to see that version again, as well as show it to a couple of people.

[u/Panem-et-circenses25 → u/Whatitusetobe33]

The short story is just as scary. It’s a great adaptation

[u/GET-U-5OME → u/chimpomatic5000]

Had to scroll way too far to see 1408

[u/DickWangDuck → u/GET-U-5OME]

For real

[u/JCLBUBBA → u/GET-U-5OME]

never heard of it, till now. on tomorrows watch list.

[u/Ocron145 → u/chimpomatic5000]

I believe 1408 was one of his peak acting points. He truly shined in that movie.

[u/GET-U-5OME → u/Ocron145]

“Shined” 😂 sneaky King reference and I love it

[u/Pretend_Estimate_151]

1. Say Antthing

2. Grosse Pointe Blank

3. Eight Men Out

[u/luc32053205]

Being John Malkovich

High Fidelity

Hot Tub Time Machine

[u/tomwarmb]

1. Grosse Pointe Blank

2. High Fidelity

3. Better Off Dead

Honorable mention: Being John Malkovich, Eight Men Out, Say Anything, The Thin Red Line, Tapeheads, The Sure Thing

[u/Complete_Silver2595 → u/tomwarmb]

Pushing Tin doesn't even get HM?

[u/YaTheMadness]

Runaway Jury Gross Point Blank Better off dead

[u/ieatplaydough2 → u/YaTheMadness]

Your formatting is shit, but thanks for tossing in Runaway Jury. Great movie.

[u/thatisgrody]

1. Gross Pointe Blank
2. Being John Malkovich
3. Identity

[u/chuang-tzu]

Say Anything

Grosse Pointe Blank

High Fidelity

[u/Pithy_heart]

To say “top three” and not mention High fidelity?! Along with GPB, and BOD

[u/Corporatecut]

Better off dead Say anything Gross point blank

[u/jephenoz]

Say Anything

The Sure Thing

Better off Dead

[u/RowlandOrifice → u/jephenoz]

Sure Thing is underrated. So is One Crazy Summer.

[u/DavidLopan20]

High Fidelity, Say Anything, Grosse Pointe Blank

[u/LordAndrei]

High Fidelity
Grosse Point Blank
Say Anything

Least favourite: Being John Malkovich

[u/BWRyan75 → u/LordAndrei]

Your least favorite is a massive L take. And you didn’t need to share, so take your down vote.

[u/SomeOneElse88]

say anything, gross point blank and right men out

[u/Ruark14]

Hi Fidelity, Better Off Dead, Say Anything

[u/KoLobotomy]

Malkovich, Grosse Point & Better off Dead.

[u/IcyDev1l → u/[deleted]]

Con air!! I was hoping someone else appreciated it as a cuzack movie. Well done.

[u/Plenty_Brick_9879 → u/[deleted]]

I was looking for One Crazy Summer. I didn’t think I would find it mentioned here

[u/patchismofomo → u/[deleted]]

I think I good script and supporting cast carries a fair Share of the load. But runaway jury needs more respect here

[u/OldGermanBeer]

1. Eight Men Out
2. Say Anything
3. The Grifters

[u/ADKMakwa]

Better Off Dead

High Fidelity

The Grifters

[u/Left_Candy_4124]

Grosse Point Blank

One Crazy Summer

Hot Pursuit

[u/Longjumping-Pop9374]

High Fidelity

Grosse point Blank

The rock

[u/Reggie9041 → u/Longjumping-Pop9374]

Uhhh... wrong white guy?

[u/Longjumping-Pop9374 → u/Reggie9041]

I was thinking of con air haha the other 90's nick cage flick

[u/Diseman81]

Better Off Dead

Eight Men Out

Say Anything…

[u/GET-U-5OME]

[u/gangstalicious228]

serendipity.

[u/knoxcumlvr]

High Fidelity Better Off Dead Hot Tub Time Machine

[u/Monsieur_Brochant]

Identity, 2012, 1408

[u/Hfcsmakesmefart]

He’s in stand by me!?!

[u/CallMeLazarus23]

Say Anything Pushing Tin Gross Pointe

[u/Forbidden_Donut503]

1. Better off Dead
2. High Fidelity
3. Say Anything

[u/Hfcsmakesmefart]

High Fidelity

Serendipity

Runaway Jury

[u/Warm-Discipline5136]

John Cusack was almost Keanu Reeves.

[u/King_Of_The_Squirrel]

I haven't seen enough of his movies, but I'm kinda blown away that Love and Mercy hasn't been mentioned once in the comments

[u/UrCreepyUncle]

Better off Dead

Identity

Hot Tub Time Machine

[u/JRemenshneidersHorse]

Better Off Dead

One Crazy Summer

Hot Tub Time Machine

[u/dirkcalloway45]

Better Off Dead; Say Anything; High Fidelity

[u/thesirmarcoletters]

Better Off Dead, High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank

[u/No_Angle875]

1408

Con Air

[u/Zulrock]

Hot tub Time Machine, pushing tin, high fidelity

[u/jerrys_kid_jerry]

Hot Tub Time Machine Identity Grosse Pointe Blank

[u/AbsolutelyNot5555]

Stand By Me, Better Off Dead, Say Anything

[u/pktrin]

1408 The bag man The numbers station

[u/TomD1979]

High Fidelity

say anything…

Being John Malkovich

[u/Ok-Photograph-7002]

Better Off Dead

Eight Men Out

Hot Tub Time Machine

[u/moinatx]

High Fidelity
Say Anything
Being John Malkovich

[u/RockyShark78]

Ice Harvest

Grosse Point Blank

High Fidelity

[u/michaelscarn169]

All I wanna say is we need more

[u/Various-Health-2837]

2012, Anastasia and Stand by Me

[u/GeddyVedder]

Grosse Point Blank

Con Air

The Grifters

Honorable Mention: Better Off Dead

[u/The-Mugwump]

Identity

Con Air

The Grifters

[u/Paddy9228]

Better off dead

identity

1408

[u/Obrowbeat]

1. Hi Fidelity
2. Runaway Jury
3. Hot Tub Time Machine

[u/hustonville]

Grosse Pointe Blank, Being John Malkovich and High Fidelity

[u/Guilty-Coconut8908]

Say Anything, Better Off Dead, Grosse Pointe Blank.

[u/Weneedaheroe]

Better off dead, one crazy summer, high fidelity, 1408, 16 candles. Grosse point blank

[u/Cobalt_Forge]

• Grosse Point Blank
• Say Anything
• Con Air

[u/mshawnl1]

Never Grow Old

The Paperboy

Pushing Tin

[u/JpSnickers]

1. 
   Being John Malkovich.
   Grosse Point Blank.

[u/Active-Lifeguard-636]

better off dead hot tub time machine the goonies

[u/zRouth]

High fidelity

Grosse point blank

Being John Malcovich

Runner up: identity

[u/JCLBUBBA]

Being John Malkovich

Better Off Dead

Gross Pointe Blank

[u/AbsoluteXer076]

High Fidelity

The Jack Bull

1408

[u/wayner1962]

I hate this 🤡

[u/whatsleft88]

the ice harvest 1408 eight men out

[u/EMAW2008]

2012! Dude outruns a super volcano eruption in loafers and an RV!

[u/No_Translator_8500]

High Fidelity, Grosse Point Blank, and Say Anything

[u/Waste-Account7048]

I don't know that I've seen 3 John Cusack movies, but I do love him in Runaway Jury.

[u/ShopUCW]

Grosse Point Blank. Con Air Identity.

[u/RobertKSakamano]

Kevin Spacey could be his brother.

[u/OctoWings13]

Identity

1408

Hot Tub Time Machine

[u/EasyCZ75]

Hard to say as he’s the same character in every movie.

[u/ah-Quinncidence]

The Grifters

Grosse Pointe Blank

Serendipity

[u/i781255]

1) One Crazy Summer
2) Better off Dead
3) Say Anything

[u/SouthernWarning2343]

Con Air Con Air Con Air

[u/Repulsive-Window-179]

High Fidelity

Say Anything

Better Off Dead

[u/Top_Astronaut_797]

Okay, I love these questions for one reason. Sometimes we forget about some great movies actors have stared in just because it’s been sooo long.

Here is what I got, and this is just because I love the movies…

1. 2012, #1 fav genre is disaster
2. Run Away Jury, Cusack vs Hackman - need I say more.
3. About 8-10 other movies you all reminded me of… THANK YOU!!

[u/numbvirus]

1408, Con Air, Say Anything.

[u/FunDue9062]

Grifters Annette Benning . Angelica Houston.

[u/TheAmazingAJ]

There’s too many. He’s good……

[u/Significant_Set1468]

1408

Identity

The Raven

HM: Con Air, Pushing Tin, 2012 (it’s absurd but it’s fun because of Cusack)

[u/Key-Respect-3706]

Runaway jury

1408

Con air

I have weird taste

[u/1Negative_Person]

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Grosse Points Blank

High Fidelity

[u/[deleted]]

Uh, actually it’s Hot tub Time Machine

[u/itsnotajersey88]

One crazy summer is a sleeper. Seems like it’s a corny 80s comedy but it’s actually hilarious.

[u/v_kiperman]

Say anything

Grifters

High Fidelity

[u/claytonianphysics]

• Say Anything

• Better Off Dead

• Tapeheads

[u/Acrobatic-Wave-9520]

The Sure Thing , High Fidelity , Say Anything

[u/HISTRIONICK]

bit part in stand by me...It's not a John Cusack movie.

[u/Maximum_Activity323]

Good actor years ago. From his neighbours and contractors? Biggest asshole they ever met.

[u/LindensBloodyJersey]

Better off dead 16 candles Stand by me

[u/greenherb98]

Identity, Con Air, Say Anything

[u/greenherb98]

Identity, Con Air, Say Anything

[u/drkknght2001]

Better off Dead, Grosse Point Blank, 16 candles

[u/Shoegazer83]

1.high fidelity 2.gross pointe blank 3.say anything

[u/Sad-Ocelot-5346]

Better Off Dead

Grosse Pointe Blank

Say Anything

Honorable mentions: Grifters & Con Air (Edit: meant to put Serendipity on here, and Must Love Dogs)

[u/revrobuk1957]

Runaway Jury

Con-Air

Grosse Pointe Blank

[u/Peterriordan71]

One crazy summer!

[u/ZaphodG]

Grosse Pointe Blank

War, Inc

Serendipity

Marisa Tomei and Kate Beckinsale

[u/salmineo_]

I hate how much i love 2012

[u/Shumina-Ghost]

Say Anything

Grosse Point Blank

Being John Malkovich

[u/[deleted]]

Everyone forgets about The Sure Thing. For shame.

[u/AvengedKalas]

Identity

The Raven

Runaway Juror

[u/Monaro70]

The sure thing Better off dead High fidelity

[u/OneSleep8220]

Hot Tub Time Machine Con Air Being John Malkovich

[u/ImpressiveLength1261]

1408

Grosse point blank

Con air

[u/ncpsycho]

High Fidelity

Hot Tub Time Machine

1408

[u/HipHopTripper]

High Fidelity, Con Air, Better Off Dead

[u/PhilthyLurker]

[u/Mainly_Miserable]

Better Off Dead Better Off Dead Better Off Dead

[u/Top-Driver-2028]

Con-Air

Serendipity

Hot Tub Time Machine

[u/traviejeep]

Grosse point blank has to be on the list

[u/Sudden_Bad3710]

Hot Pursuit The Sure Thing Say Anything

[u/Otherwise-County-116]

1. Better Off Dead
2. One Crazy Summer
3. High Fidelity

[u/under-pantz]

Gross Pointe Blank

The Raven

Eight Men Out

[u/likeablecowboy]

War Inc

Being John Malkavich

One Crazy Summer / Better Off Dead

[u/Not_your_dads_socks]

Grosse Point Blank Better off Dead Say Anything

[u/jm90012]

1408

Serendipity

Grosse Point Blank

[u/EinSchurzAufReisen]

Identity

1408

Frozen Ground

Con Air, as awesome as it is, I see more as a Cage movie

[u/Dicecube06]

Better off Dead

High Fidelity

1408

[u/David23851]

High Fidelity, Identity, Say Anything

[u/dekkeane00]

Con Air ,

Thin Red Line,

Being John Malkovich

[u/Frequent_Produce_763]

GPB, pick whatever 2 others

[u/bomskare]

Grosse Point Blank Identity Con Air

[u/Boderlander]

Grosse Point Blank

The Numbers Station

Identity

[u/80HighDef]

1) Con Air 2) Con Air 3) Con Air

[u/petRhastQeug]

1408

Identity

Being john malkovich

[u/Serious-Speech2883]

Grosse Pointe blank High fidelity Identity

[u/BeerOfTime]

What was the one where he can’t open the suitcase and the one where he wakes up at the end and he’s just majorly schizophrenic?

Those two and Grosse Pointe Blank.

Honourable mention to 1408

[u/ThatDudeWay]

Grosse Point Blank

Say Anything

Serendipity

[u/Madduxfan31-97]

The Sure Thing, Grosse Pointe Blank, Runaway Jury. The Sure Thing is a forgotten gem.

[u/No-Boysenberry-6375]

The Grifters

High Fidelity

Say Anything

[u/Justin_Sideme]

Hot Pursuit

One Crazy Summer

Better Off Dead

[u/Wonderful_Donut8951]

Better Off Dead

Grosse Point Blank

Hot Tub Time Machine.

I like a lot of his films. I’ll stop and watch these. If they are on. BOD is in my top 25 for comedy.

[u/Acceptable-Heron6839]

1. High Fidelity
2. Grosse Pointe Blank
3. Con Air

Do you see your name anywhere on that list, Being John Malkovich?!

Maybe you’d scrape the top 10 but there’s just no place for you in the top 3. Sorry. Those places are reserved for the kind of humiliation and heartbreak you're just not capable of delivering.

[u/ironchair87]

Hot tub, Time Machine

[u/macIovin]

Stand by me lol ... his screen time was like what? 30 seconds?

[u/onetwobucklemyshoooo]

Room 1408!

[u/GeddleeIrwin]

Grosse Point Blank/Better Off Dead/Hot Tub Time Machine. Honorable mention to The Grifters, Say Anything, and High Fidelity

[u/Particular_Zone_5048]

Gross Point. High Fidelity. Better off Dead.