List of the best Brian Dennehy movies: The Belly of an Architect(1987), The Check Is in the Mail(1986), Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance(1996), In Broad Daylight(1991), Jack Reed: A Search for Justice(1994), A Real American Hero(1978), Never Cry Wolf(1983), Trumbo(2007), Best Seller(1987), FX2(1991), First Blood(1982), Driveways(2019) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
UK|Italy
1987
118 Minutes
Stourley Kracklite
Brian Dennehy Chloe Webb Lambert Wilson Sergio Fantoni Stephania Cassini Vanni Corbellini
architect wife adulterer colleague husband unrestrained passionate brash rome train architecture obsession infidelity paranoia tragic death illness wretched excess temptation fall 1980s
An architect supervising an exhibition starts to have mysterious stomach pains while his life slowly falls apart.
Comedy
USA
1986
91 Minutes
Richard Jackson
Brian Dennehy Anne Archer Dick Shawn Hallie Todd Chris Hebert Michael Bowen Nita Talbot
Frustrated with all the minor irritants of the rat-race Richard Jackson decides to buy a goat, disconnect the electricity and become self-sufficient. But will this life be any less annoying?
Drama
1996
96 Minutes
Director
Brian Dennehy Charles S. Dutton Susan Ruttan Michael Talbot Peter Outerbridge Larissa Laskin Dean McDermott Barbara Eve Harris Frank Moore Anthony Sherwood Garnet Harding
A Chicago police detective (Brian Dennehy) links the murders of immigrants to a Russian con artist, not a local labor dispute.
Drama
1991
96 Minutes
Len Rowan
bully attorney shop owner sheriff vigilante townsperson tense suspenseful thrilling emotional grocery store small town bullying murder vigilantism small-town life justice showdown wretched excess revenge
Fed up with a local bully's (Brian Dennehy) unchecked reign of terror, townsfolk finally do what the law cannot.
Crime, Drama
1994
96 Minutes
Director
Brian Dennehy Charles S. Dutton Miguel Ferrer Susan Ruttan Joe Grifasi Michael C. Gwynne Allison Mackie Marjorie Monaghan Michael Talbott Charles Hallahan Rex Linn
A Chicago detective (Brian Dennehy) uncovers a crime ring while investigating the death of a nightclub stripper.
Drama
1978
100 Minutes
Buford Pusser
Brian Dennehy Forrest Tucker Brian Kerwin Ken Howard Sheree North Lane Bradbury
Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser attempts to stop a moonshiner whose bad liquor has blinded several teens.
Adventure, Drama
USA
1983
106 Minutes
Charles Martin Smith Brian Dennehy Zachary Ittimangnaq Samson Jorah
scientist inuit wolf pilot fascinating engaging gritty powerful canada canadian tundra airplane animal attack wolves scientific observation nature ecology isolation discovery mystery 1980s
A government researcher, sent to research the "menace" of wolves in the north, learns about the true beneficial and positive nature of the species.
Documentary
USA
2007
96 Minutes
Joan Allen Brian Dennehy Michael Douglas Paul Giamatti Nathan Lane Josh Lucas Liam Neeson David Strathairn Donald Sutherland
screenwriter congressman interrogator film studio executive filmmaker actor creative fiery incredible inspiring hollywood, calif. mexico prison hollywood blacklist dalton trumbo huac mccarthyism communism defiance underdog
Through a focus on the life of Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), this film examines the effects on individuals and families of a congressional pursuit of Hollywood Communists after World War II. ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1987
92 Minutes
James Woods Brian Dennehy Victoria Tennant Allison Balson Paul Shenar George Coe Anne Pitoniak Mary Carver Sully Boyar Kathleen Lloyd Harold Tyner
detective hit man executive daughter author gritty suspenseful los angeles police station family home crime writer's block kidnapping unusual friendship corporate espionage escape discovery 1980s
A hitman approachs a writer to help him create the next best seller on his career, but the violent world he was a part of has other plans.
Action
1991
109 Minutes
Bryan Brown Brian Dennehy Rachel Ticotin Joanna Gleason Philip Bosco Kevin J. O'Connor Tom Mason Dominic Zamprogna Josie DeGuzman John Walsh
private investigator toy maker killer girlfriend police officer crafty lighthearted suspenseful office workshop new york city toys special effects detective investigation conspiracy pursuit revenge mystery 1990s
A former movie special-effects man (Bryan Brown) uses tricks of the trade to expose corruption with a private eye (Brian Dennehy).
Action, Adventure
USA
1982
95 Minutes
Teasle
Sylvester Stallone Richard Crenna Brian Dennehy David Caruso Jack Starrett Michael Talbot David Crowley Chris Mulkey Don Mackay Alf Humphreys John McLiam
veteran sheriff commanding officer deputy rambo vietnam vet brutal gripping suspenseful intense washington state small town police station mountain abandoned mine forest vietnam war bigotry torture guerrilla warfare
A veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
Drama
USA
2019
83 Minutes
Del
Hong Chau Lucas Jaye Brian Dennehy Laurent Rejto Stan Carp Jerry Adler Bill Buell Jennifer Delora Sophia Distefano Jeter Rivera
boy mother neighbor veteran engaging gripping moving rousing new york town friendship loss family secret loneliness discovery growing up mystery 2010s
A lonesome boy accompanies his mother on a trip to clean out his late aunt's house, and ends up forming an unexpected friendship with the retiree who lives next door.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA|France
2010
133 Minutes
George Brennan
Russell Crowe Elizabeth Banks Brian Dennehy Lennie James Olivia Wilde Ty Simpkins Helen Carey Liam Neeson Daniel Stern Kevin Corrigan Jason Beghe
husband wife son ex-convict boss suspenseful brutal united states venezuela prison airport university murder prison break schemes desperation fall rescue pursuit 2000s
A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1983
128 Minutes
William Kirwill
William Hurt Lee Marvin Brian Dennehy Ian Bannen Joanna Pacula Michael Elphick Richard Griffiths Rikki Fulton Alexander Knox Alexei Sayle Ian McDiarmid
detective kgb agent businessman girlfriend chilling tense moscow amusement park murder corruption conspiracy cover-up mystery discovery wretched excess underdog 1980s
A Moscow police officer investigates a vicious triple homicide and stumbles upon a high-level international political conspiracy.
Fantasy
USA
1985
117 Minutes
Walter
Don Ameche Wilford Brimley Brian Dennehy Hume Cronyn Jack Gilford Steve Guttenberg Maureen Stapleton Jessica Tandy Gwen Verdon Herta Ware Tahnee Welch
elderly person alien husband wife friend uplifting tender retirement home florida aging death love metamorphosis 1980s
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.
Western
Australia
1988
99 Minutes
Harrison
Tom Burlinson Sigrid Thornton Brian Dennehy Nicholas Eadie Bryan Marshall Rhys McConnochie Mark Hembrow Peter Cummins Cornelia Frances Tony Barry
cattleman love interest father banker son romantic rival tender spirited mountain cabin australia range snowy river love triangle father/daughter relationship jealousy horses love reunion forbidden love
Young Jim Craig returns to his home in the Australian high country. He finds that things are not as he left them - his girlfriend is being pursued by another man, and her father doesn't want Jim back into her life.
Action
USA
1992
102 Minutes
Jimmy Horn
Cuba Gooding Jr. James Marshall Brian Dennehy Robert Loggia Ossie Davis Cara Buono John Heard Jon Seda Lance Slaughter T.E. Russell Francesca P. Roberts
young man boxer father promoter bookie police officer brutal gutsy intense chicago boxing ring school street ghetto boxing aspirations family duty friendship transformation
Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight he is noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing - where punches can kill.
Adventure
USA
1984
94 Minutes
Doc Cole
Tommy Lee Jones Martha Plimpton Brian Dennehy Nancy Lea Owen Shawn Smith Norman Bennett Tony Frank Angie Bolling Roger Copeland Tommy Burlison Tamara Hartley
ex-convict daughter psychiatrist sheriff young boy innocent man suspenseful emotional spirited mississippi river memphis, tenn. boat cemetery wrongful conviction blackmail robbery father/daughter relationship teamwork boats love
After serving time for a theft he didn't commit, all Billy wants to do is to reconnect with his daughter. However, some loose ends, like the whereabouts of the stolen loot, just won't let him go.
Comedy
USA
2010
97 Minutes
Pop Pop
Kim Cattrall Dustin Ingram Brian Dennehy Keith David Jee Young Han Daniel Yelsky Jamie Tisdale Jay Malack
porn star nerd amusing heartwarming indiana united states stardom life story discovery transformation 2000s
When an awkward teen meets his favorite porn star, whose career peaked in the '80s, an unexpected friendship follows as the young man gets a glimpse inside Monica Velour's current life as a single mom struggling to make ends meet.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2009
90 Minutes
Harold
Rebecca Pidgeon Julian Sands Brian Dennehy Alano Massi Shawn Huff William Shockley Lou Beatty Jr. Ed Kerr
developer wife mistress murder victim stranger law partner suspenseful intricate engaging palm springs, calif. law office casino scam investigation deception investment infidelity husband/wife relationship discovery revenge
A private investigator is hired by a woman to determine if her husband, a big land developer, is having an affair. What looks like a simple case soon turns into a murder investigation and the motive may not be as clear as it seems.
Drama
2007
105 Minutes
Bobby Brown
Crystal Bernard Bobby Edner Brian Dennehy Beth Grant William Shockley Ken Jenkins Nick Searcy Lou Beatty Jr. Cynthia Boris
Rev. Debbie Laramie (Crystal Bernard) and her son, Hayden (Bobby Edner), move to Paradise, Texas, and start lifting the veil of indifference from the residents.
Action
1990
93 Minutes
Whytaker
Marvelous Marvin Hagler Francesco Quinn Brian Dennehy
A Marine (Francesco Quinn) comes home to the Amazon and fights to save a rain forest from a developer (Brian Dennehy) and his henchman (Marvelous Marvin Hagler).
Drama
1979
96 Minutes
Ragoti
Paul Sorvino LeVar Burton Brian Dennehy Rose Gregorio Gregg Henry Steven Williams Helen Martin Jonathan Pilurs Paul Butler
A court-appointed lawyer (Paul Sorvino) who cannot hear defends a young murder suspect (LeVar Burton) who cannot hear or speak.
Drama, Romance
1996
120 Minutes
Ted Montague
Leonardo DiCaprio Claire Danes Brian Dennehy John Alberto Leguizamo Pete Postlethwaite Paul Sorvino Diane Venora Harold Perrineau Paul Rudd Jesse Bradford Dash Mihok
romeo juliet mother father cousin suitor thrilling passionate outlandish sad california beach church mansion ballroom street young love family feud passion murder
Twentieth-century teenagers (Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes) fall in love, despite feuding families, in an update of the classic tragedy.
Drama
1979
100 Minutes
Dr. D
Peter Strauss Roger E. Mosley Brian Dennehy Billy Green Bush Geoffrey Lewis Ed Lauter Richard Lawson
prisoner runner doctor warden friend spirited inspiring folsom state prison california track prison life running competition isolation olympics training rivalry underdog transformation 1970s
Drama
USA
2013
90 Minutes
Rogers
William Hurt Bruce Greenwood Joanne Whalley-Kilmer Brian Dennehy Kevin R. McNally Eve Best Langley Kirkwood Robert Hobbs
physicist nobel laureate astronaut scientist criminal intense patriotic suspenseful brooding profound office laboratory space center space station challenger disaster investigation conspiracy danger nasa pursuit
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.
Comedy
USA|Canada
2011
100 Minutes
Raymond
Steve Martin Jack Black Owen Wilson Brian Dennehy Anjelica Huston Rashida Jones Rosamund Pike Dianne Wiest JoBeth Williams Anthony Anderson Corbin Bernsen
bird watcher friend wife middle-aged man blogger underachiever hilarious madcap uplifting offbeat amusing charming wilderness family home united states airplane car fertility clinic friendship birdwatching
Two bird enthusiasts try to defeat the cocky, cutthroat world record holder in a year-long bird-spotting competition.
Drama
USA
1988
108 Minutes
Frank Roberts Sr.
Richard Gere Kevin Anderson John Malkovich Brian Dennehy Jason Campbell Austin Bamgarner Larry Poling Terry Kinney Penelope Ann Miller Helen Hunt Moira Harris
farmer brother bank robber renegade gutsy passionate bleak farm midwest farming debt anger retribution vigilantism quest revenge sacrifice 1980s
Two brothers who are forced off their farm in the debt stricken mid-west become folk heroes when they begin robbing the banks that have been foreclosing on farmers.
Drama
USA
2015
118 Minutes
Joseph
Christian Bale Cate Blanchett Natalie Portman Brian Dennehy Antonio Banderas Wes Bentley Isabel Lucas Teresa Palmer Armin Mueller-Stahl Freida Pinto Cherry Jones
A writer indulging in all that Los Angeles and Las Vegas has to offer undertakes a search for love and self via a series of adventures with six different women.
Romance
USA
2001
108 Minutes
Coach John Schiffner
Freddie Prinze Jr. Jessica Biel Matthew Lillard Brian Dennehy Fred Ward Jason Gedrick Brittany Murphy Bruce Davison Marc Blucas Wilmer Valderrama Corey Pearson
baseball pitcher rich girl wealthy man ex-girlfriend teammate parent heartwarming passionate sultry massachusetts cape cod baseball field mansion town sports summer love coming of age parent/child relationship ambition romantic dilemma
A rich girl whose family summers on Cape Cod has a romance with a local poor boy who hopes to become a major league baseball player.
Drama
USA
2021
105 Minutes
Grandfather
Lucas Till Lucy Hale Cedric Kyles Brian Dennehy Sienna Guillory Julia Ormond Ludi Lin Lex Scott Davis Lex Scott Davis Julia Ormond
In this poignant true story set in Montgomery, Alabama, a Klansman's grandson must choose which side of history to be on during the Civil Rights Movement. Defying his family and white ... See full summary »
Drama
1995
110 Minutes
Big Dave McDermot
Robert Duvall Aidan Quinn Frances Fisher Brian Dennehy Lexi Randall Kaytlyn Knowles Francesca Eastwood
oil baron husband wife daughter friend prospector moving emotional uplifting texas farmhouse small town oil business great depression partnership family discovery transformation underdog 1930s
A down-and-out wildcatter (Robert Duvall) smells oil beneath a struggling farmer's (Aidan Quinn) land in Depression-era Texas.
Other, Drama, Romance
2017
90 Minutes
Joe Haggarty
Melissa Joan Hart Mario Lopez Tara Charendoff Brian Dennehy Beth Broderick William Ragsdale Billy Gardell Dan Amboyer Gina Hiraizumi
Rival toy shop owners reluctantly join forces when an unscrupulous toy magnate opens a box store in their town.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2010
93 Minutes
Ernie
Liev Schreiber Helen Hunt Carla Gugino Eddie Izzard Brian Dennehy David Harbour Ezra Miller Skyler Fortgang
family patriarch screenwriter son gay man co-worker father-in-law charming endearing engaging amusing lighthearted melodramatic family home office family dysfunction attraction friendship relationships unhappy marriage ambition
A comedy about a New York City couple (Schreiber and Hunt) in romantic and family crisis.
Comedy
USA
2019
94 Minutes
Bob Mills
Julie Ann Emery Lesley Ann Warren J.K. Simmons Amy Landecker Brian Dennehy Jon Gries David Koechner Sam Trammell Tom Arnold Eric Edelstein
The last thing Eddie Mills (Larry Clarke) wants to do is go home to deal with his dying Dad (Brian Dennehy). But the Catholic guilt gnaws at him, and he returns home to his crazy family, an... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
2000
97 Minutes
Gen. Bogan
George Clooney Noah Wyle Richard Dreyfuss Hank Azaria Brian Dennehy Harvey Keitel Don Cheadle James Cromwell Sam Elliott John Diehl Norman Lloyd
general colonel president translator pilot gripping tense omaha, neb. arctic moscow pentagon white house nuclear war cold war difficult decision international conflict military rivalry rescue 1960s
An Air Force bomber pilot (George Clooney) receives erroneous orders to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.
Drama
USA
1985
117 Minutes
Nick
Gene Hackman Ellen Burstyn Ann-Margret Amy Madigan Ally Sheedy Brian Dennehy Stephen Lang Darrell Larson Chris Parker Kevin Bleyer Micole Mercurio
A middle-aged steelworker is content with his job and his family, but feels that something is missing in his life. On his 50th birthday, he stops in at a local bar for a drink to celebrate.... See full summary »
Drama, Romance
USA
2017
100 Minutes
Hal Sway
Rory Culkin Robert Sheehan Isabelle McNally Mary Beth Peil Elizabeth Peña Jack Falahee Brian Dennehy Anna Shields
Music collector Ollie Sway recruits his only friend, a rowdy Russian drifter, to help him steal a 78 record from his own family's estate.
Drama
2018
98 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Annette Bening Corey Stoll Billy Howle Elisabeth Moss Mare Winningham Brian Dennehy Michael Zegen
At a picturesque lakeside estate, a love triangle unfolds between the diva Irina, her lover Boris, and the ingenue Nina.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
France|USA
2005
109 Minutes
Jasper O'Shea
Ethan Hawke Laurence Fishburne John Alberto Leguizamo Maria Bello Ja Rule Drea de Matteo Matt Craven Brian Dennehy Gabriel Byrne Aisha Hinds Dorian Harewood
police officers criminal drug addict counterfeiter thief dark suspenseful thrilling police station detroit siege blizzard corruption showdown confinement rivalry escape 2000s
A police sergeant must rally the cops and prisoners together to protect themselves on New Year's Eve, just as corrupt policeman surround the station with the intent of killing all to keep their deception in the ranks.
Drama
2016
90 Minutes
Gus
Myko Olivier Ali Hillis Logan Bartholomew Doug Jones Bill Cobbs Lee Meriwether Katie McClellan Brian Dennehy Raquel Welch Kim Baptiste Torry Martin
Drama
2003
96 Minutes
Mr. Blue
Christian Kane Shannon Elizabeth Cameron Bancroft Nancy Sakovich Jonathan Higgins Aleks Paunovic Natalie Brown Mike Farrell Brian Dennehy Larissa Gomes Jon Ted Wynne
Based on former Enron employee Brian Cruver's account of the scandal that brought about his company's downfall.
Comedy, Western
USA
1979
111 Minutes
O.C. Hanks
William Katt Tom Berenger Jill Eikenberry Jeff Corey Paul Plunkett Peter Weller Noble Willingham Arthur Hill John Schuck Brian Dennehy Vincent Schiavelli
outlaw train robber friend sheriff partner crafty spirited suspenseful emotional american west wyoming saloon mountain desert train deception sundance kid partnership crime train robbery
A prequel of sorts to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) which chronicles the two outlaws' lives in the years before the events portrayed in the 1969 movie.
Drama
2001
89 Minutes
Executive Producer
James Caan David Carradine Rachel Ticotin Billy Rieck Gisela Sanchez Lloyd Lowe Jr. Kirk Baltz Jim Beaver Sergio Calderon Pedro Damián Brian Dennehy
A warden (James Caan) discovers that a new inmate (David Carradine) in his Arizona prison was also his former partner in crime.
Crime, Drama
USA
2008
100 Minutes
Robert De Niro Al Pacino Curtis Jackson Carla Gugino Donnie Wahlberg Trilby Glover Shirly Brener Melissa Leo Oleg Taktarov Alan Blumenfeld Rob Dyrdek
detective drug dealer serial killer pimp priest partner emotional gripping brutal office shooting gallery courtroom manhattan, n.y. apartment crime scene investigation murder deception corruption violence
Two veteran New York City detectives work on a case of serial executions of criminals who escaped justice.
Drama
USA
1978
145 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Rod Steiger Peter Boyle Melinda Dillon David Huffman Tony Lo Bianco Kevin Conway Cassie Yates Peter Donat Henry Wilcoxon John Lehne
union boss blue-collar worker mobster senator intense brooding cleveland warehouse labor union organized crime aspirations justice underdog rise rivalry fall 1930s
A rebellious Cleveland warehouse worker rises through the ranks of a trucking industry union to become union president but his organized crime links cause his eventual downfall.