| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Cast a Giant Shadow | Jeep driver | |
| 1969 | Hail, Hero! | Carl Dixon | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Male Newcomer |
| 1970 | Adam at Six A.M. | Adam Gaines | |
| 1971 | Summertree | Jerry | |
| 1972 | Napoleon and Samantha | Danny | |
| 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Won As Producer Academy Award for Best Picture BAFTA Award for Best Film Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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| 1978 | Coma | Dr. Mark Bellows | |
| 1979 | Running | Michael Andropolis | Nominated — Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor |
| China Syndrome, TheThe China Syndrome | Richard Adams | Also Producer Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Film Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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| 1980 | It's My Turn | Ben Lewin | |
| 1983 | Star Chamber, TheThe Star Chamber | Superior Court Judge Steven R. Hardin | |
| 1984 | Romancing the Stone | Jack Colton | Also Producer Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy |
| 1985 | A Chorus Line | Zach | |
| Jewel of the Nile, TheThe Jewel of the Nile | Jack Colton | Also Producer | |
| 1987 | Fatal Attraction | Dan Gallagher | Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| Wall Street | Gordon Gekko | Academy Award for Best Actor David di Donatello for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nastro d'Argento best Foreign Actor National Board of Review Award for Best Actor |
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| 1989 | War of the Roses, TheThe War of the Roses | Oliver Rose | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| Black Rain | Det. Sgt. Nick Conklin | ||
| 1992 | Basic Instinct | Nick Curran | Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Performance Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo |
| Shining Through | Ed Leland | ||
| Falling Down | William "D-Fens" Foster | ||
| 1994 | Disclosure | Tom Sanders | |
| 1995 | American President, TheThe American President | President Andrew Shepherd | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 1996 | Ghost and the Darkness, TheThe Ghost and the Darkness | Charles Remington | Also Executive Producer |
| 1997 | Game, TheThe Game | Nicholas Van Orton | |
| 1998 | Perfect Murder, AA Perfect Murder | Steven Taylor | |
| 2000 | Wonder Boys | Professor Grady Tripp | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy SEFCA Award for Best Actor Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Nominated — LVFCS Award for Best Actor Nominated — London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor |
| Traffic | Robert Wakefield | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated — Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor |
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| 2001 | Don't Say a Word | Dr. Nathan R. Conrad | |
| One Night at McCool's | Mr. Burmeister | Also Producer | |
| 2003 | In-Laws, TheThe In-Laws | Steve Tobias | |
| It Runs in the Family | Alex Gromberg | ||
| 2006 | You, Me and Dupree | Mr. Thompson | |
| Sentinel, TheThe Sentinel | Pete Garrison | Also Producer | |
| 2007 | King of California | Charlie | |
| 2009 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | Uncle Wayne | |
| Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Mark Hunter | ||
| Solitary Man | Ben Kalmen | Nominated — Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | |
| 2010 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | Gordon Gekko | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture |
| 2012 | Haywire | Oliver | |
| 2013 | Last Vegas | Billy | |
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