List of the best Anthony LaPaglia movies: Lantana(2001), Balibo(2009), Empire Records(1995), Happy Hour(2003), Winter Solstice(2004), A Month of Sundays(2015), Killer(1994), Murder One(1995), The Ride(2011), Nitti: The Enforcer(1988), The Custodian(1993), Pearl(2020) ... ...
Drama
Australia|Germany
2001
121 Minutes
Leon
Anthony LaPaglia Geoffrey Rush Barbara Hershey Kerry Armstrong Rachael Blake Vince Colosimo Daniela Farinacci Peter Phelps Leah Purcell Glenn Robbins Russell Dykstra
detective wife psychiatrist neighbor husband nurse emotional dark suspenseful sydney suburbia office police station affair missing persons investigation secret deception sex mystery
The relationships of four couples unravel after the discovery of a young woman's body in Lantana bush in suburban Sydney.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Australia
2009
111 Minutes
Anthony LaPaglia Oscar Isaac Nathan Phillips Damon Gameau Gyton Grantley Tom Wright Mark Leonard Winter Simon Stone Paul Sonkkila
War correspondent Roger East and the young Jose Ramos-Horta travel to East Timor to investigate the murders of the Balibo Five in 1975.
Drama
USA
1995
100 Minutes
Joe Reaves
Anthony LaPaglia Rory Cochrane Johnny Whitworth Liv Tyler Renée Zellweger Robin Tunney Ethan Embry Maxwell Caulfield Debi Mazar Coyote Shivers Brendan Sexton III
store clerk store manager rock star friend young man young woman brooding cheeky delaware record store roof party music friendship coming of age troubled youth records financial troubles discovery growing up
Twenty-four hours in the lives of the young employees at Empire Records when they all grow up and become young adults thanks to each other and the manager. They all face the store joining a chain store with strict rules.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2003
93 Minutes
Tulley
Anthony LaPaglia Eric Stoltz Caroleen Feeney Robert Vaughn Sandrine Holt Thomas Sadoski
Set in present day New York City, "Happy Hour" is a literate and often funny story of love and how to receive it. Tulley, a once-promising literary star now biding his time as an ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2004
93 Minutes
Executive Producer
Anthony LaPaglia Aaron Stanford Mark Webber Allison Janney Michelle Monaghan Brendan Sexton III Ron Livingston Ebon Moss-Bachrach Jason Fuchs Paul Iacono Lars Engström
widower angry young man brother girlfriend neighbor father brooding emotional sad new jersey suburb house street school death loss grief dysfunctional family healing bereavement
In this suburban drama, a widower confronts his older son's decision to leave home and his younger son's self-destructive behavior.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
2015
109 Minutes
Frank Mollard
Anthony LaPaglia Julia Blake Justine Clarke Wayne Anthoney Nick Batzias John Clarke Indiana Crowther Mannon Davies
Miserable real estate agent Frank, whose business is failing and his relationship with his family is at an all-time low, meets by chance Sarah, a nice woman who reminds him of his mother. Their friendship starts healing him emotionally.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1994
95 Minutes
Mick
Anthony LaPaglia Mimi Rogers Matt Craven Peter Boyle Monika Schnarre Joseph Maher
A nerd is harassed by punks, and is the object of ridicule at work. Enamoured by a co-worker, he buys a tape series on how to be cool, summons up his nerve, and goes to the co-worker's ... See full summary »
Drama, Crime
1995
Minutes
Anthony LaPaglia Michael Hayden J.C. MacKenzie Mary McCormack DB Woodside Barbara Bosson Gregory Itzin Clayton Rohner Stanley Tucci Daniel Benzali Jason Gedrick Grace Phillips
Major case trials are followed from beginning to end.
Mystery & Thriller
2011
10 Minutes
Driver
Anthony LaPaglia Edward Speleers Emer Kenny Liz Iacuzzi
A student accepts a ride to town from a stranger on a deserted country road, but the day takes a turn for the worse when the driver's psychotic nature emerges, and the student finds himself in a situation from which there is no escape.
Crime, Drama
1988
96 Minutes
Frank Nitti
Anthony LaPaglia Vincent Guastaffero Trini Alvarado Michael Moriarty Michael Russo Clayton Landey Bruce Kirby Louis Guss Mike Starr Wayne Grace Peter Iacangelo
Small-time hoodlum Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti becomes gangster Al Capone's right-hand man in Prohibition-era Chicago.
Mystery & Thriller
1993
110 Minutes
Det. Sgt. James Quinlan
Anthony LaPaglia Hugo Weaving Barry Otto Kelly Dingwall Bill Hunter Gosia Dobrowolska Naomi Watts Essie Davis
An honest policeman goes on the take and tips off a TV newswoman as part of a plan to expose corruption on the force.
Drama
2020
93 Minutes
Anthony LaPaglia Larsen Thompson Sarah Carter Barbara Williams Melissa Macedo Morgan Roberts Nestor Carbonell Bruce Davison
Traumatized by the sudden death of her mother, 16-year-old Pearl goes off to live with Jack -- the cynical father she never knew.
Drama
Japan|USA
1991
101 Minutes
Frank Pesce, Jr.
Danny Aiello Anthony LaPaglia Lainie Kazan Frank Pesce Donna Magnani Rick Aiello Vic Manni Ron Karabatsos Robert Forster Pete Antico Richard K. Olsen
father son mother mobster puerto rican brother charming emotional queens, n.y. house subway police station luck lottery gambling father/son relationship stabbing frank pesce jr. rise transformation
Frank's been lucky from the day, he was born. So why's he throwing rocks at a church after winning $6,200,000 in 1976 NYC lottery? He tells his story at the police station.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
1996
93 Minutes
Gia Carides Anthony LaPaglia Zoe Carides Ray Barrett Michael Veitch Catherine Wilkin Neil Melville Grant Tilly
businesswoman boss sister father conciliator friend intricate fiery melbourne, australia office courtroom sexual harassment child molestation court battles father/daughter relationship truth friendship mystery fall 1990s
Susy Conner accuses former employer, Gary Fitzgerald, of harassment and unfair dismissal for failing to comply with his sexual demands. Relating the incident to conciliation lawyer, Marion ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
Germany|Canada
2002
97 Minutes
Kiefer Sutherland Anthony LaPaglia Radha Mitchell Lothaire Bluteau Daniel Benzali Kay Panabaker Cage Taylor
cop brother mobster jockey wife brash suspenseful thrilling boston racetrack horse racing mafia theft gambling debt marital problems temptation rise underdog 2000s
A heart problem forces the cop Pally to retire, and his wife Charlotte is separating him. Charlotte makes Pally's half-brother Ray visit, and he suggest buying a race horse will cheer him up. He does, but then a mob boss steals the horse.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2014
103 Minutes
Joan Allen Anthony LaPaglia Kristen Connolly Stephen Lang Will Rogers Theo Stockman Cara Buono Mike O'Malley
husband wife married man married woman mother father murderer serial killer thrilling tense suspenseful dark family home wedding basement secret room restaurant garage murder secret
After 25 years of a good marriage, what will Darcy do once she discovers her husband's sinister secret?
Drama
1999
97 Minutes
Bobby Benedetto
Mary Stuart Masterson Anthony LaPaglia Will Rothhaar Sam Robards Beau Starr Sabrina Grdevich Elizabeth Brown Allegra Fulton Victoria Snow Conrad Dunn Jake Goldsbie
housewife police officer son coach tense uneasy new york city florida spousal abuse kidnapping broken home mother/child relationship pursuit rescue 1990s
After being beaten severely by her policeman husband (Anthony LaPaglia), a woman (Mary Stuart Masterson) flees with her son (Will Rothhaar) and changes their identity.
Drama
2001
103 Minutes
Simon O'Reily
David Wenham Anthony LaPaglia Sibylla Budd Steve Rodgers Mitchell Butel Mandy McElhinney Greg Stone Kazuhiro Muroyama Andrew Bayly Stephen Leeder Bruce Myles
genius ceo executive love interest lawyer husband thrilling gripping australia bank waterfront office stock market banking vengeance greed corruption business revenge mystery
A computer genius (David Wenham) sells a program to a bank's CEO (Anthony LaPaglia) who cuts costs and increases profits by foreclosing on loans.
Crime, Drama
1998
107 Minutes
Ray Liotta Anthony LaPaglia Anjelica Huston Daniel Baldwin Jeremy Piven Tom Noonan Xander Berkeley Giancarlo Esposito Brittany Murphy Kari Wuhrer Gordon Jennison
cop partner bookie loan shark love interest rousing dark raw phoenix strip club crooked cops gambling debt heist new life escape wretched excess 1990s
A cop (Ray Liotta) with a big gambling debt gets three buddies involved in a deadly crime to pay off the bookie.
Drama
Australia
2000
102 Minutes
Michael Andretti
Pia Miranda Greta Scacchi Anthony LaPaglia Elena Cotta Kerry Walker Kick Gurry Matthew Newton Leanne Carlow Diane Viduka Leeanna Walsman Geoff Morrell
teen girl single mother grandmother classmate teen boy father amusing witty engaging sydney family home prep school adolescence teen angst single parents teen romance harassment class distinctions growing up discovery
Alibrandi ultimately concerns a senior high school girl embracing her Italian heritage, but moving toward the less traditional Australian way of life. A wonderful cast who play their roles ... See full summary »
Drama, Biography
Australia
2012
90 Minutes
Detective Ken Roberts
Alex Williams Rachel Griffiths Anthony LaPaglia Laura Wheelwright Callan McAuliffe Doug Bowles Daniel Frederiksen Jordan Raskopoulos Benedict Samuel Ben Crundwell
A look at the early career of Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange.
Comedy
USA
1993
93 Minutes
Tony Giardino
Mike Myers Nancy Travis Anthony LaPaglia Amanda Plummer Brenda Fricker Debi Mazar Matt Doherty Charles Grodin
poet boyfriend butcher girlfriend cop mother amusing campy lighthearted suspenseful san francisco shop household hotel serial murders marriage paranoia tabloid journalism family investigation
A San Francisco poet who fears commitment suspects his girlfriend may have a knack for killing off her significant others.
Horror
USA
1992
112 Minutes
Joe Gennaro
Anne Parillaud Robert Loggia Anthony LaPaglia David Proval Don Rickles Chazz Palminteri Rocco Sisto Kim Coates
undercover cop vampire mafia boss gangster chilling gory campy tense pittsburgh crime scene vampires crime mob violence love murder investigation rivalry metamorphosis 1990s
Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger.
Comedy, Drama
Australia|USA
2012
116 Minutes
Barry Moochmore
Toni Collette Liev Schreiber Anthony LaPaglia Rebecca Gibney Kerry Fox Caroline Goodall Deborah Mailman Lily Sullivan Sam Clark Hayley Magnus Malorie O'Neill
A charismatic, crazy hothead transforms a family's life when she becomes the nanny of five girls whose mother has cracked from her husband's political ambitions and his infidelity.
Drama
USA
1991
105 Minutes
Stevie Diroma
Michael Keaton Rene Russo Anthony LaPaglia Kevin Conway Rachel Ticotin Tony Plana Benjamin Bratt Charlayne Woodard Grace Johnston Rhea Silver-Smith Blair Swanson
cop wife drug lord child girlfriend partner heartwarming spirited suspenseful new york city police station house adoption robbery police corruption drug trade schemes family love quest
An NYPD Detective (Michael Keaton) and his struggle for justice, while taking care of his late partner's three little girls after he is killed in the line of duty.
Comedy
USA
1997
86 Minutes
Harry Luce
Aidan Quinn Courteney Cox Anthony LaPaglia Louis Zorich Pamela Gray Pat McNamara Tom Aldredge Alice Drummond Jack Gilpin
His wife dies, his house destroyed, gets fired and his dog struck by lightning, when he shouts "Why?" at God. He decides to break all ten commandments. He moves in with his sister-in-law and cheating reporter husband.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1992
103 Minutes
Larry Morgenstern
Annabella Sciorra Jamey Sheridan Anthony LaPaglia Jill Clayburgh John Alberto Leguizamo Deborah Kara Unger Alan Alda Anthony Heald Jacqueline Brookes Gene Canfield
psychiatrist beautiful woman lover killer mentor sultry suspenseful new york city office sex psychiatry sadomasochism murder obsession mystery discovery 1990s
Eve tells her shrink, Ann, about kinky sex with a man. Ann learns that it's the same man, she's been seeing lately. Eve finds out and explodes. A murder follows.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Serbia|USA
2015
97 Minutes
Daniel
James Floyd Noémie Merlant Anthony LaPaglia Dragan Micanovic Jefferson Hall Vanja Ejdus Ljubomir Bandovic Aleksandra Sirkic
When a rookie operative's mistake costs the lives of his entire team, he's forced on the run and must piece together the truth by re-creating the events of the ill-fated mission with only the audio recording to guide him.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
2015
86 Minutes
Mike
Danielle Panabaker Mimi Rogers Anthony LaPaglia Edi Gathegi Gia Carides Mark Harelik David Pasquesi Angie Milliken
Drama, Biography
1999
117 Minutes
Charlie "Lucky" Luciano
Richard Dreyfuss Eric Roberts Anthony LaPaglia Beverly D'Angelo Illeana Douglas Max Perlich Ryan Merriman Francis Guinan Stanley DeSantis Jeff Perry Ron Perkins
Immigrant Meyer Lansky (Richard Dreyfuss) grows up on the New York streets and embarks on a life of crime.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Biography, Drama
Australia
2015
127 Minutes
Bob Caleo
Sarah Snook Guy Pearce Geoffrey Rush Anthony LaPaglia Ryan Corr Kerry Fox Tom Hobbs Craig Stott Paul Goddard
Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the rugby team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor part in Romeo and Juliet. Their romance ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1994
120 Minutes
Barry "The Blade" Muldano
Susan Sarandon Tommy Lee Jones Mary-Louise Parker Anthony LaPaglia Anthony Edwards Ossie Davis Brad Renfro David Speck J.T. Walsh Will Patton Bradley Whitford
boy lawyer attorney mafia boss fbi agent mother gripping thrilling tender louisiana murder organized crime suicide investigation witness protection trust mystery pursuit escape 1990s
A young boy who witnessed the suicide of a mafia lawyer hires an attorney to protect him when the District Attorney tries to use him to take down a mob family.
Romance
USA
1991
115 Minutes
Mark
Kevin Bacon Marisa Silver Elizabeth Perkins Nathan Lane Anthony LaPaglia Sharon Stone Stanley Anderson Charlayne Woodard Danton Stone Phil Leeds Rita Karin
journalist conservative liberal man woman tv personality creative spirited cheeky charming office tv station apartment restaurant baltimore battle of sexes opposites attract sex monogamy fame
TV viewers love seeing the two reporters with opposing views on the show "He Said, She Said". Womanizer Dan and Lorie fall for each other. Love?
Other, Comedy
USA
1994
97 Minutes
Felix
Steve Martin Madeline Kahn Robert Klein Anthony LaPaglia Juliette Lewis Rob Reiner Adam Sandler Liev Schreiber Rita Wilson Garry Shandling
landlord transvestite pregnant woman co-worker boyfriend serial killer amusing endearing offbeat venice, calif. office crisis center hallway christmas helping others birth suicide prevention love triangle eviction love
The events focus around a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK
2006
87 Minutes
Val Kilmer Gabriel Byrne Vinnie Jones Anthony LaPaglia Bruno Kirby Patrick Bergin Mick Rossi Joanne Whalley-Kilmer Patsy Kensit Roy Dotrice Sile Bermingham
An examination of the malevolent London underworld with its despicable criminal underground. Ray (Mick Rossi) just finished an eight-year prison sentence after getting set up. Now he is back on the streets to settle the score.
Romance
2010
95 Minutes
Captain Brody
Rachel Blanchard James D'Arcy Gbenga Akinnagbe Anthony LaPaglia Maz Jobrani Mousa Kraish Josh Braaten Christina Chang Claudia Christian Tom Hodges
Unlucky-in-love strangers (Rachel Blanchard, James D'Arcy) share a bumpy flight from Los Angeles to New York with an oddball group of passengers and airline staff.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
95 Minutes
Al Torrio
Sean Penn Samantha Morton Uma Thurman Brian Markinson Anthony LaPaglia Gretchen Mol Vincent Guastaferro John Waters Constance Schulman Kellie Overbey James Urbaniak
guitarist love interest mobster mute person pretty woman amusing emotional cheeky new york city new york state concert stage apartment musicians alcoholism performance eccentricity unlikely romance infidelity love temptation
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
Drama
USA
1999
142 Minutes
Detective Lou Petrocelli
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2002
103 Minutes
Al Garcetti
Val Kilmer Vincent D'Onofrio Adam Goldberg Luis Guzman Doug Hutchison Anthony LaPaglia Glenn Plummer Peter Sarsgaard Deborah Kara Unger Chandra West BD Wong
drug addict drug dealer cop musician husband friend suspenseful gripping gritty southern california desert drug house apartment drugs vengeance double life murder grief the past pursuit
After a tragic incident, a man drifts into a world populated by thugs and speed junkies.
Drama, History
UK|USA|France|Germany
2000
143 Minutes
Sim Rosedale
Gillian Anderson Eric Stoltz Dan Aykroyd Eleanor Bron Terry Kinney Anthony LaPaglia Laura Linney Jodhi May Elizabeth McGovern
socialite suitor aunt married man somber tender new york city monte carlo, monaco estate yacht single life romantic dilemma inheritance fall love 1900s
A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.
Romance
2014
96 Minutes
Spec Broadwater
Ashley Judd Patrick Wilson Whoopi Goldberg John Benjamin Hickey Jane Krakowski Anthony LaPaglia Jenna Elfman Judith Ivey Chris Sarandon Jasmine Guy James Hampton
eccentric spinster pharmacist young woman friend family celebrity airy amusing moving lighthearted appalachia virginia mountain small town small-town life eccentricity love celebration wedding
A long-buried family secret disrupts the quiet life of a single, middle-aged woman (Ashley Judd) in 1978 Virginia.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
109 Minutes
Samuel Mullins
Stephanie Sigman Talitha Eliana Bateman Lulu Wilson Philippa Coulthard Grace Fulton Samara Lee Tayler Buck Anthony LaPaglia Miranda Otto Lou Lou Safran Alicia Vela-Bailey
doll toy maker wife nun orphan creepy dark disturbing eerie house orphanage bedroom hallway grief orphans death of a child evil spirits dolls discovery mystery
Twelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll-maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, where they become the target of the doll-maker's possessed creation, Annabelle.