Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Class | Roscoe Maibaum | |
| 1984 | Sixteen Candles | Bryce | |
| Grandview, U.S.A. | Johnny Maine | ||
| 1985 | The Sure Thing | Walter (Gib) Gibson | |
| The Journey of Natty Gann | Harry | ||
| Better Off Dead | Lane Meyer | ||
| 1986 | Stand by Me | Denny Lachance | |
| One Crazy Summer | Hoops McCann | ||
| 1987 | Hot Pursuit | Dan Bartlett | |
| Broadcast News | Angry Messenger | ||
| 1988 | Eight Men Out | Buck Weaver | |
| Tapeheads | Ivan Alexeev | ||
| 1989 | Elvis Stories | Corky | Short subject |
| Say Anything... | Lloyd Dobler | Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Emerging Actor | |
| Fat Man and Little Boy | Michael Merriman | ||
| 1990 | The Grifters | Roy Dillon | |
| 1991 | True Colors | Peter Burton | |
| 1992 | Shadows and Fog | Student Jack | |
| The Player | Self | Cameo | |
| Bob Roberts | Cutting Edge Host | ||
| Roadside Prophets | Caspar | ||
| 1993 | Map of the Human Heart | The Mapmaker | |
| Money for Nothing | Joey Coyle | ||
| 1994 | Floundering | JC | |
| Bullets Over Broadway | David Shayne | ||
| The Road to Wellville | Charles Ossining | ||
| 1996 | City Hall | Deputy Mayor Kevin Calhoun | |
| 1997 | Grosse Pointe Blank | Martin Q. Blank | Screenplay and co-producer Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Con Air | U.S. Marshal Vince Larkin | Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor — Action/Adventure | |
| Anastasia | Dimitri | Voice | |
| Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | John Kelso | ||
| 1998 | Chicago Cab | Scary man | Executive producer |
| This Is My Father | Eddie Sharp, the Pilot | ||
| The Thin Red Line | Capt. Gaff | Satellite Special Achievement Award for Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble | |
| 1999 | Pushing Tin | Nick Falzone | |
| Cradle Will Rock | Nelson Rockefeller | Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast | |
| Being John Malkovich | Craig Schwartz | Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor Nominated — London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
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| The Jack Bull | Myrl Redding | TV film, executive producer | |
| 2000 | High Fidelity | Rob Gordon | Screenplay and co-producer Nominated — American Comedy Award Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated — Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Hissy Fit Nominated — USC Scripter Award 2000 Nominated — Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay |
| 2001 | America's Sweethearts | Eddie Thomas | |
| Serendipity | Jonathan Trager | ||
| 2002 | Max | Max Rothman | Associate producer |
| Adaptation. | Himself | Uncredited | |
| 2003 | Identity | Ed Dakota | |
| Breakfast With Hunter | Himself | Documentary | |
| Runaway Jury | Nicholas Easter | ||
| 2005 | Must Love Dogs | Jake Anderson | |
| The Ice Harvest | Charlie Arglist | ||
| 2006 | Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film | Himself | Documentary |
| The Contract | Ray Keene | ||
| 2007 | Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten | Himself | Documentary |
| Martian Child | David Gordon | ||
| 1408 | Mike Enslin | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actor | |
| Grace Is Gone | Stanley Philipps | Producer | |
| 2008 | Igor | Igor | Voice |
| War, Inc. | Brand Hauser | Also writer, producer | |
| 2009 | 2012 | Jackson Curtis | Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Best Sci-Fi Actor |
| 2010 | Hot Tub Time Machine | Adam | Also producer |
| Shanghai | Paul Soames | ||
| 2011 | The Factory | Mike Fletcher | |
| 2012 | The Raven | Edgar Allan Poe | |
| The Paperboy | Hillary Van Wetter | ||
| The Frozen Ground | Robert Hansen | post-production | |
| Adult World | Rat Billings | post-production |
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