Cuba Gooding Jr.

Biography: Cuba Gooding, Jr. (born January 2, 1968 in The Bronx, New York) is an African-American actor. He is the son of Cuba Gooding, Sr., lead singer of soul group The Main Ingredient, and older brother of actor Omar Gooding.

Cuba Gooding Jr. in Pearl Harbor, playing a military boxer.His family moved to Los Angeles after The Main Ingredient had a hit single with "Everybody Plays the Fool" in 1972 by Gooding, Sr. Unfortunately, the elder Gooding abandoned his family two years later. The subsequently tumultuous nature of Gooding Jr.'s upbringing did not deter him from achievement.

He won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire.

Cuba Gooding Jr.'s Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average career score: 40
Highest Metascore:
Metascore: 77
Lowest Metascore:
Metascore: 10
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 22
  2. Negative: 10 out of 22
22 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
Metascore: 41
Machete Kills
Oct 11, 2013 El Camaleon / El Camale / El Camaleon / El Camele 6.5
Metascore: 66
Lee Daniels' The Butler
Aug 16, 2013 Carter Wilson / Carter Wilson 6.8
Metascore: 46
Red Tails
Jan 20, 2012 Major Emanuelle Stance 5.9
Metascore: 10
Harold
Jul 11, 2008 Producer / Cromer 5.2
Metascore: 13
Daddy Day Camp
Aug 8, 2007 Charlie Hinton 1.9
Metascore: 14
What Love Is
Mar 23, 2007 Tom 8.8
Metascore: 27
Norbit
Feb 9, 2007 Deion Hughes 4.8
Metascore: 33
Shadowboxer
Jul 21, 2006 Mikey 6.2
Metascore: 37
Dirty
Feb 24, 2006 Salim Adel 6.8
Metascore: 50
Home on the Range
Apr 2, 2004 Buck 4.7
Metascore: 38
Radio
Oct 24, 2003 Radio 7.7
Metascore: 53
The Fighting Temptations
Sep 19, 2003 Darrin Hill 7.4
Metascore: 18
Boat Trip
Mar 21, 2003 Jerry Robinson 5.9
Metascore: 29
Snow Dogs
Jan 18, 2002 Ted 6.5
Metascore: 52
Rat Race
Aug 17, 2001 Owen Templeton 8.2
Metascore: 44
Pearl Harbor
May 25, 2001 Petty Officer Doris Miller 5.8
Metascore: 56
Men of Honor
Nov 10, 2000 Chief Carl Brashear 7.2
Metascore: 33
Chill Factor
Sep 1, 1999 Arlo 7.3
Metascore: 43
Instinct
Jun 4, 1999 Theo Caulder 7.0
Metascore: 44
What Dreams May Come
Oct 2, 1998 Albert Lewis 7.6
Metascore: 67
As Good as It Gets
Dec 23, 1997 Frank Sachs 8.1
Metascore: 77
Jerry Maguire
Dec 13, 1996 Rod Tidwell 7.9