What follows are Foxx’s five very best films, at least according to critics whose reviews are featured on Rotten Tomatoes. Just missing the cut-off but still worth watching are Jarhead, Horrible Bosses, Ray, Rio, Dreamgirls, and Just Mercy.

Back In Action marks Jamie Foxx’s second Netflix release since being hospitalized after falling ill in April 2023. In December 2024, the Texas native released the Netflix comedy special, What Had Happened Was, his first stand-up film in over two decades.

Jamie Foxx has played musical icons, sports stars, and Marvel supervillains. In "Back in Action," he plays a CIA agent. Here are all his movies ranked.

Jamie Foxx's one villainous role has Oprah Winfrey literally singing his praises, although she might not have liked him in antagonistic roles.

Back in Action, starring Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz hits Netflix today. The movie almost served as Foxx’s last.

Director Seth Gordon recounts the first meeting he had with Jamie Foxx when he returned to set after collapsing while in production on "Back in Action."

Netflix released a trailer for "Back in Action," an action comedy starring Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz and Glenn Close, ahead of the film's release Friday.

Back in Action' director Seth Gordon tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview that Jamie Foxx was Cameron Diaz's 'biggest cheerleader' as she returned to acting with her first movie in more than a decade.

Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz topped Netflix’s charts this week with their new spy movie, “Back in Action.” Deadline reports that from January 13 to 19, the film garnered an impressive 46.8 million views,