List of the best Adrien Brody movies: The Pianist(2002), Detachment(2011), The Jacket(2005), Liberty Heights(1999), Cadillac Records(2008), Dummy(2003), Hollywoodland(2006), Predators(2010), Septembers of Shiraz(2015), Manhattan Night(2016), Restaurant(1998), Backtrack(2015) ... ...
War, Drama, History
UK|France|Poland|Germany|USA
2002
148 Minutes
Wladyslaw Szpilman
Adrien Brody Thomas Kretschmann Frank Finlay Maureen Lipman Emilia Fox Ed Stoppard Julia Rayner Jessica Kate Meyer Ruth Platt
musician pianist military officer jew bleak powerful disturbing warsaw radio station attic holocaust music world war ii adaptation escape pursuit 1940s
A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.
Drama
USA
2011
97 Minutes
Executive Producer
Adrien Brody Marcia Gay Harden James Caan Christina Hendricks Lucy Liu Blythe Danner Tim Blake Nelson William Petersen Bryan Cranston Sami Gayle Betty Kaye
substitute teacher grandfather principal counselor runaway student gritty emotional touching high school inner city classroom teaching emotional involvement student-teacher relationship teen angst discovery transformation 2010s
A substitute teacher who drifts from classroom to classroom finds a connection to the students and teachers during his latest assignment.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Germany|USA
2005
102 Minutes
Jack Starks
Adrien Brody Keira Knightley Kris Kristofferson Jennifer Jason Leigh Kelly Lynch Brad Renfro Daniel Craig Jason Lewis Jake Broder Steven Mackintosh Mackenzie Phillips
doctor veteran waitress time traveler nurse mother thrilling spirited vermont hospital diner future road amnesia gulf war supernatural crime time travel mental illness discovery
A Gulf war veteran is wrongly sent to a mental institution for insane criminals, where he becomes the object of a doctor's experiments, and his life is completely affected by them.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
127 Minutes
Van Kurtzman
Adrien Brody Ben Foster Orlando Jones Bebe Neuwirth Joe Mantegna Rebekah Jordan David Krumholtz Richard Kline Vincent Guastaferro Justin Chambers Carolyn Murphy
teenager brother father mother love interest charming emotional baltimore suburbia household interracial romance family prejudice race relations shady dealings coming of age forbidden love growing up 1950s
Baltimore, Fall 1954: Schools implement the new integration law. Ben finds the "colored" girl in his class cute - upsetting his Jewish mom and granny. Ben talks to her while his brother looks for his WASP dream girl.
Biography, Drama
USA
2008
108 Minutes
Leonard Chess
Adrien Brody Beyoncé Knowles Jeffrey Wright Gabrielle Union Columbus Short Cedric Kyles Eamonn Walker Emmanuelle Chriqui Yasiin Bey
manager musician rock star police officer singer chuck berry gutsy engaging wild chicago bar recording studio music prostitution racism race relations drugs violence rise transformation
Chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2003
90 Minutes
Steven Schoichet
Adrien Brody Milla Jovovich Illeana Douglas Vera Farmiga Jessica Walter Ron Leibman Jared Harris
ventriloquist counselor punk rocker friend accountant wedding planner quirky endearing charming suburbia wedding performance stalking life lessons family dysfunction fame romance growing up love transformation
An ex-office worker becomes a ventriloquist, leading to a date with his unemployment counselor; but his quirky family and a gauche female friend may thwart his new career and love life.
Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2006
126 Minutes
Louis Simo
Adrien Brody Ben Affleck Diane Lane Bob Hoskins Robin Tunney Joe Spano Molly Parker Dash Mihok Brad Henke Steve Adams Ted Atherton
private investigator actor wife client woman melodramatic emotional brooding hollywood, calif. hotel room office household spying murder infidelity investigation george reeves show business mystery discovery
A detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, the star of the television series Adventures of Superman (1952).
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
USA
2010
107 Minutes
Royce
Adrien Brody Topher Grace Alice Braga Walton Goggins Oleg Taktarov Laurence Fishburne Danny Trejo Louis Ozawa Changchien Mahershala Ali
mercenary fighter hunter alien soldier murderer brutal intense gritty thrilling jungle outer space spaceship alien planet camp hunting aliens mutiny survival assassination
A group of elite warriors parachute into an unfamiliar jungle and are hunted by members of a merciless alien race.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2015
110 Minutes
Executive Producer
Adrien Brody Salma Hayek Shohreh Aghdashloo Ariana Molkara Alon Moni Aboutboul Anthony Azizi Navíd Akhavan Armin Amiri
Prior to the Iranian revolution it was a place where people of all religions were allowed to flourish. This is the story of a prosperous Jewish family who abandon everything before they are consumed by the passions of revolutionaries.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2016
113 Minutes
Producer
Adrien Brody Yvonne Strahovski Campbell Scott Jennifer Beals Linda Lavin Steven Berkoff Kevin Breznahan Thomas Bair
femme fatale seductress woman tabloid reporter chilling suspenseful tense united states new york city unsolved murder investigation discovery mystery 2010s
A reporter becomes involved with a mysterious woman while investigating her late husband's death.
Drama
USA
1998
107 Minutes
Chris Calloway
Adrien Brody Elise Neal David Moscow Simon Baker-Denny Catherine Kellner Malcolm-Jamal Warner John Carroll Lynch Jesse L. Martin Sybil Darrow Vonte Sweet Michael Stoyanov
A few young waiters at a popular New Jersey restaurant are dreaming of becoming actors or otherwise getting into the artistic community.
Mystery & Thriller
Australia|UK|United Arab Emirates|Canada
2015
90 Minutes
Peter Bower
Adrien Brody Sam Neill Robin McLeavy Bruce Spence Jenni Baird Anna Lise Phillips George Shevtsov Chloe Bayliss Emma O'Farrell Jesse Hyde Alexander McGuire
psychologist ghost patient somber disturbing engaging chilling bleak office town trauma the past death mental breakdown memory discovery mystery 2010s
A psychotherapist has nightmares and sinister visions. Ghosts? Is it more than his daughter's death causing this? He returns to his childhood home and dad to put things to rest.
Sci-Fi, Horror
Canada|France|USA|Germany
2009
107 Minutes
Clive
Adrien Brody Sarah Polley Delphine Chaneac Simona Maicanescu David Hewlett Abigail Chu Brandon McGibbon Jonathan Payne
scientist creature husband wife brother boss thrilling offbeat melodramatic playful laboratory farm apartment woods barn science experiments unusual romance marriage evolution
Genetic engineers Clive Nicoli and Elsa Kast hope to achieve fame by successfully splicing together the DNA of different animals to create new hybrid animals for medical use.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Romance
USA
2001
110 Minutes
Jack
Adrien Brody Charlotte Ayanna Jon Seda August Diehl Pam Grier Katherine Moennig Michaela Conlin Joey Kern Sara Klingebiel Francisco Lorite Dave Simonds
student blackmailer police officer businessman actress partner gritty dark new york city columbia university hotel apartment restaurant unlikely romance blackmail con game impersonation jealousy love fall
New York serves as a backdrop for a cast of characters in search of love, lust or lucre including a woman who makes awkward moves on the man renovating her SoHo loft, an embezzler, a sleazy artist and a phone psychic.
Drama, Romance, Biography
2008
92 Minutes
Manolete
Adrien Brody Penélope Cruz Ann Mitchell Josep Linuesa Juan Echanove Santiago Segura Pedro Casablanc Nacho Aldeguer
Scandal erupts over a famous bullfighter's (Adrien Brody) affair with a left-wing actress (Penélope Cruz).
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
2016
Minutes
Emperor Charles V
Adrien Brody Sophie Cookson Gotz Otto Bill Skarsgård Paz Vega Thomas Kretschmann Oliver Platt Sam Louwyck Michael Pas Thom Hoffman Rutger Hauer
A young woman seeks vengeance when her father is killed by the holy roman Emperor Charles V (Adrien Brody).
Drama
Canada
1995
98 Minutes
Ray Diglovanni
Adrien Brody Michael Gallagher Sybil Darrow Tony Gillan James E. Moriarty Frank Vincent
Ben has drifted apart from his brothers with time. In an attempt to mend troubled fraternal bonds, Ben makes a decision to help his siblings out of a difficult situation, which sends the trio spiralling down a path of petty criminality.
War, Drama, History
USA
1998
170 Minutes
Sean Penn Adrien Brody Jim Caviezel Ben Chaplin George Clooney John Cusack Woody Harrelson Elias Koteas Jared Leto Dash Mihok Tim Blake Nelson
deserter soldiers native military officer enemy japanese soldier dreamy calm intense striking battlefield battleship guadalcanal south pacific tropical island world war ii armed conflict meaning of life male bonding desertion
Adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.
Comedy, Drama
USA|India
2007
91 Minutes
Owen Wilson Adrien Brody Jason Schwartzman Amara Karan Wallace Wolodarsky Waris Ahluwalia Irrfan Khan Barbet Schroeder Camilla Rutherford Bill Murray Anjelica Huston
train conductor brother girlfriend wife dancer nun offbeat amusing intricate india train reunion family drugs journey discovery adventure 2000s
A year after their father's funeral, three brothers travel across India by train in an attempt to bond with each other.
Drama
UK|France|Germany|Spain|Italy|Switzerland
2000
110 Minutes
Sam
Pilar Padilla Adrien Brody Elpidia Carrillo Jack McGee George Lopez Alonso Chavez Monica Rivas Frank Davila
illegal alien janitor union organizer sister wife manager passionate intense engaging los angeles office building dance hall immigration sister relationship labor union family struggle justice forbidden love underdog
Two Latina sisters work as cleaners in a downtown office building, and fight for the right to unionize.
Romance, Comedy, Adventure, Drama
USA
2008
109 Minutes
Rachel Weisz Adrien Brody Mark Ruffalo Rinko Kikuchi Maximilian Schell Robbie Coltrane Andy Nyman Nora Zehetner
orphan brother con artist rich girl explosives expert airy amusing emotional heartwarming melodramatic orphanage united states orphans brother relationship swindling world travel love discovery rivalry quest
The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job - showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.
Drama
USA
1999
142 Minutes
Richie
John Alberto Leguizamo Adrien Brody Mira Sorvino Jennifer Esposito Anthony LaPaglia Bebe Neuwirth Patti LuPone Ben Gazzara Joe Lisi Michael Badalucco Michael Rispoli
serial killer husband wife punk rocker porn star gritty tense emotional new york city bronx, n.y. serial murders friendship hedonism infidelity city life sex mystery wretched excess fall 1970s
Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
Romance, Drama
Belgium|USA|UK|Germany|Italy
2013
136 Minutes
Liam Neeson Adrien Brody Olivia Wilde James Franco Moran Atias Mila Kunis Kim Basinger Maria Bello Caroline Goodall David Harewood
con artist writer liam neeson single mother artist novelist gripping touching bleak paris new york rome hotel room love trauma con game regret love triangle relationships love
Three interlocking love stories involving three couples in three cities: Rome, Paris, and New York.
Crime, Drama
Bulgaria|USA
2017
93 Minutes
Antonio Banderas Adrien Brody John Malkovich Ori Pfeffer Alexandra Dinu Rory Culkin Jay Bogoslovov Deyan Petrov Kitodar Todorov
thief criminal gang leader dog owner dog thrilling gory raw spectacular warehouse raids dog attack dogfight hide adventure discovery rescue escape pursuit 2010s
Three career criminals find themselves trapped in a warehouse with the law closing in and an even worse threat waiting inside - a nigh unstoppable killer dog.
Mystery & Thriller
1999
92 Minutes
Maura Tierney Adrien Brody Terry Kinney James Naughton Laila Robins Paul Calderon Dylan Baker Gene Canfield
police detective killer businessman wife husband fbi agent dark suspenseful new york city police station graveyard woods bar buried alive race against time investigation alcoholism infidelity manipulation pursuit
A police detective (Maura Tierney) has 24 hours to find a man (Adrien Brody) who has kidnapped a tycoon's wife and buried her alive.
Drama, Comedy
2021
108 Minutes
Julian Cadazio
Benicio Del Toro Adrien Brody Tilda Swinton Léa Seydoux Frances McDormand Timothée Chalamet Lyna Khoudri Jeffrey Wright Mathieu Amalric Stephen Park Bill Murray
A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch."
Documentary
USA|France
2012
105 Minutes
F. Murray Abraham Elizabeth Banks Adrien Brody Lindsay Lohan Oliver Platt Uma Thurman
Modern day celebrities interpret excerpts from memoirs written by people who knew Marilyn Monroe as well as her recently discovered personal journals and letters.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
New Zealand|USA|Germany
2005
187 Minutes
Jack Driscoll
Naomi Watts Jack Black Adrien Brody Andy Serkis Jamie Bell Kyle Chandler Lobo Chan Thomas Kretschmann Colin Hanks John Sumner David Dengelo
king kong director actress playwright incredible spectacular new york city ship skull island survival movie making abduction rescue killer animals unrequited love adventure quest 1930s
A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.
Action, Drama, History
China|Hong Kong
2015
103 Minutes
Consul Tiberius
Jackie Chan John Cusack Adrien Brody Joey Jozef Lin Peng Mika Wang Choi Si-Won Xiao Yang Wang Taili Sammy Hung Steve Yoo
soldier leader defector cavalry captain roman soldier general thrilling gripping intense suspenseful brutal buddhist temple mountain village china fortress street unlikely allies fight for justice epic journey
When corrupt Roman leader Tiberius arrives with a giant army to claim the Silk Road, Huo An teams up his army with an elite Legion of defected Roman soldiers led by General Lucius to protect his country and his new friends.
Drama, History
2012
146 Minutes
Theordore E. White
Guoli Zhang Tim Robbins Adrien Brody Xu Fan Ziwen Wang Chen Daoming Li Xuejian Wei Fan Feng Yuanzheng Li Qian Zhang Shaohua
landlord american priest emotional china empire last stand famine transformation
The fortunes of a well-off Chinese landlord (Zhang Guoli) fall to ruin, as a devastating famine holds the country in its grip in 1942.
Drama, History, War
2018
97 Minutes
Steve
Bruce Willis Ye Liu Adrien Brody Seung-heon Song William Wai-Ting Chan Shengyi Huang Nicholas Tse Bingbing Fan Janine Chun-Ning Chang Wei Fan
chinese man woman air force pilot brutal bleak confident chilling emotional fiery gripping intense raw spirited inspiring china japan world war ii bombing war survival
During World War II, five Chinese people fight their way through Japanese air attacks to protect a military machine.
Comedy, Drama
Germany|USA
2014
99 Minutes
Dmitri
Ralph Fiennes F. Murray Abraham Mathieu Amalric Adrien Brody Willem Dafoe Jeff Goldblum Jude Law Harvey Keitel Bill Murray Edward Norton Saoirse Ronan
concierge protégé guest elderly woman lover police detective charming confident chilling hotel ski resort europe hotel room office police station hospitality sexual conquests elder care murder false accusations
A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1996
96 Minutes
Ruby Stein
Mickey Rourke Tupac Shakur Ted Levine Adrien Brody John Enos III
junkie best friend drug dealer brother henchman ex-convict bleak gritty tense brooklyn, n.y. house prison street drugs addiction brotherhood vengeance crime feud temptation
A Jewish junkie is paroled after 8 years in prison, and once back on the street, rips off a drug dealer whom he already had a grudge against. The drug dealer hires an enforcer to retaliate,... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
97 Minutes
Arnie Finklestein
Norman Reedus Deborah Harry Elina Lowensohn Adrien Brody Isaac Hayes Jerry Adler Peter Appel Clark Gregg Anna Levine Paul Lazar Holter Graham
momma's boy mother mafia boss crack addict hit man maid dark amusing suspenseful family home youngstown, ohio hamburger joint strip club bedroom hired killers unusual romance drug addiction mother/son relationship organized crime sexual awakening
Eighteen-year-old mothers' son Harry (he lives with his overprotective mother Kate) shows his cruel side at one occasion and is hired as hitman/enforcer by the Jewish mob.
Romance, Fantasy
Spain|USA|France
2011
94 Minutes
Salvador
Owen Wilson Rachel McAdams Marion Cotillard Michael Sheen Kathy Bates Adrien Brody Léa Seydoux Nina Arianda Carla Bruni Kurt Fuller Mimi Kennedy
aspiring writer fiancée salvador dali gertrude stein ernest hemingway f. scott fitzgerald lighthearted quirky amusing emotional paris apartment café park restaurant france vacation time travel jazz age disillusionment
While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1991
101 Minutes
Eddie
Harley Cross Karen Young Jesse Bradford J.D. Daniels Gene Canfield Moira Kelly Adrien Brody Dennis Boutsikaris Reathel Bean John Rothman Samuel Wright
mother brother abused boy psychiatrist psychopath patient dark creepy frightening shocking psychiatrist's office mental institution house abuse mental illness violence mother/son relationship family wretched excess growing up
A psychotic 12 year old makes life hell for his emotionally frail mother.
Drama
USA
1993
102 Minutes
Lester
Jesse Bradford Jeroen Krabbé Lisa Eichhorn Karen Allen Spalding Gray Elizabeth McGovern Joe Chrest Adrien Brody Cameron Boyd Chris Samples Katherine Heigl
young boy mother father brother charming emotional winsome st. louis hotel abandonment brotherhood coming of age great depression insanity growing up adventure underdog love 1930s
A young boy struggles on his own in a run-down motel after his parents and younger brother are separated from him in 1930s Depression-era Midwest.