List of the best Ned Beatty movies: Rolling Vengeance(1987), Ministry of Vengeance(1989), Shadows in the Storm(1990), Hear My Song(1991), Rudy(1993), Ed and His Dead Mother(1993), Repossessed(1990), Stroker Ace(1983), The Trouble With Spies(1987), Angel Square(1992), Friendly Fire(1979), Pray TV(1982) ... ...
Action
Canada
1987
90 Minutes
Tiny Doyle
Ned Beatty Don Michael Paul Lawrence Dane Lisa Howard Todd Duckworth Michael J. Reynolds Michael Kirby Michael Dyson Hugo Dann Lawrence King-Phillips Alan C. Peterson
truck driver bar owner father girlfriend entrepreneur killer campy dark offbeat canada small town truck bar vengeance vigilantism corruption murder car accident family revenge
A truck driver builds a special, eight-ton truck to help get revenge against the rednecks who killed his family and raped his girlfriend.
Action
USA
1989
95 Minutes
Rev. Bloor
Ned Beatty George Kennedy Apollonia Kotero Yaphet Kotto Robert Miano Joey Peters Daniel Radell Meg Register Maria Richwine John Schneider James Tolkan
A Minister's family is killed by Arab terrorists, and he takes revenge.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1990
90 Minutes
Thelonious Pitt
A married man suffering from midlife crisis obsesses over a girl from his romantic fantasy. He meets her exact duplicate on vacation and helps her get rid of her abusive husband. They run off together but a caller starts blackmailing him.
Romance
1991
104 Minutes
Josef Locke
Ned Beatty Adrian Dunbar Shirley Anne Field David McCallum Tara Fitzgerald William Hootkins James Nesbitt Phil Kelly
nightclub owner irishman tenor impostor cabaret performer josef locke hilarious witty suspenseful dublin liverpool, england nightclub show business deception redemption financial troubles failing career con game underdog pursuit
An outcast Liverpool nightclub manager (Adrian Dunbar) tries to win back his sweetheart by booking a long-lost Irish tenor (Ned Beatty).
Drama
USA
1993
113 Minutes
Sean Astin Ned Beatty Charles S. Dutton Robert Prosky Lili Taylor Jon Favreau Jason Miller Christopher Reed Greta Lind Scott Benjaminson Ron Dean
football player student father tutor best friend coach uplifting charming rousing university of notre dame indiana small town factory football college athletics ambition father/son relationship perseverance growing up underdog
Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame.
Comedy
USA|UK
1993
89 Minutes
Steve Buscemi Ned Beatty Miriam Margolyes John Glover Sam Sorbo Gary Farmer Eric Christmas Rance Howard
A mourning son makes a deal to reanimate his one year dead mother, however things turn into an unexpected direction.
Comedy
USA
1990
84 Minutes
Linda Blair Ned Beatty Leslie Nielsen Anthony Starke Lana Schwab Thom J. Sharp
exorcist pastor woman obsessed person satan rocker amusing hilarious cheery hysterical playful uplifting united states church studio comedy exorcism music religion satanism
Parody of The Exorcist (1973), with Linda Blair once again possessed by Satan, and Leslie Nielsen as the exorcist.
Comedy
USA
1983
96 Minutes
Burt Reynolds Ned Beatty Loni Anderson Jim Nabors Parker Stevenson Bubba Smith John Byner Frank O. Hill
race car driver mechanic mogul marketing executive chauffeur amusing rousing racetrack georgia north carolina alabama contract nascar con game new romance integrity big race rivalry love quest
The title character, a popular NASCAR driver, clashes with the fried-chicken mogul that sponsors his racing team.
Comedy
USA
1987
91 Minutes
Donald Sutherland Ned Beatty Ruth Gordon Lucy Gutteridge Michael Hordern Robert Morley Gregory Sierra
George Trent (James Willis), a British spy, has gone incommunicado in Ibiza. Appleton Porter (Donald Sutherland) is sent to find out what happened to Trent. Porter settles into a small ... See full summary »
Other, Adventure
1992
96 Minutes
Officer Ozzie O'Driscoll, Santa Claus
Jeremy Radick Ned Beatty Nicola Cavendish Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge Marie-Stéphane Gaudry Sarah Meyette Brian Dooley Leon Pownall Vlasta Vrana
Animated sequences enliven this story about a group of Canadian children investigating a brutal neighborhood attack.
Drama
1979
146 Minutes
Carol Burnett Ned Beatty Sam Waterston Dennis Erdman Timothy Hutton Fanny Spiess Sherry Hursey
mother father soldier brother journalist disheartening somber iowa small town farm vietnam war horrors of war death government secrets family quest discovery transformation 1970s
Activist Peg Mullen (Carol Burnett) and her husband (Ned Beatty) seek the truth about their son's death in Vietnam.
Drama
1982
96 Minutes
A rookie preacher (John Ritter) goes to work for a TV evangelist (Ned Beatty) at the Divinity Broadcasting Company.
Adventure, Drama
USA
1972
109 Minutes
Bobby Trippe
Jon Voight Burt Reynolds Ned Beatty Ronny Cox Bill McKinney Herbert Coward James Dickey Ed Ramey Seamon Glass
salesman hillbilly best friend police officer madman city slicker creepy brutal dark disturbing tense frightening georgia river wilderness small town tent american south escape survival
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
Drama
USA
2004
96 Minutes
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William H. Macy Don Rickles Ned Beatty Keke Palmer Cherise Boothe Julito McCullum Catherine O'Hara Lucinda Davis Michelle Sweeney Alexandra Castillo Kwasi Songui
In November of 1833, the state of Missouri turned a blind eye as hundreds of its peaceful inhabitants were hunted down and driven from their homes in the dead of night. Against this ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1986
101 Minutes
Jack Kellom
Dennis Quaid Ellen Barkin Ned Beatty John Goodman Ebbe Roe Smith Lisa Persky Charles Ludlam Tom O'Brien Grace Zabriskie Marc Lawrence Solomon Burke
lieutenant cop attorney criminal victim gripping intense spirited new orleans corruption murder cover-up mob passion discovery mystery love 1980s
A corrupt lieutenant in the homicide division is threatened by the righteous DA while trying to solve a string of mysterious murders.
Action
USA
1973
101 Minutes
Sheriff J.C. Connors
Burt Reynolds Jennifer Billingsley Ned Beatty Bo Hopkins Matt Clark Louise Latham Diane Ladd R. G. Armstrong Conlan Carter Dabbs Greer Lincoln Demyan
moonshiner sheriff corrupt cop prosecutor criminal thrilling frenetic arkansas prison small town hideout police corruption murder bootlegging chase undercover operations redemption pursuit quest revenge
An ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1994
108 Minutes
General Walt Whalen
Brian Benben Mary Stuart Masterson Ned Beatty George Burns Scott Michael Campbell Brion James Michael Lerner Michael McKean Jeffrey Tambor Stephen Tobolowsky Christopher Lloyd
husband wife secretary writer detective spirited engaging chicago radio station radio murder investigation husband/wife relationship wrongfully accused mystery pursuit discovery 1930s
A series of mysterious crimes confuses existence of a radio network.
Fantasy, Comedy
USA
1981
88 Minutes
Dan Beame
Lily Tomlin Charles Grodin Ned Beatty Henry Gibson Elizabeth Wilson Mark Blankfield Pamela Bellwood John Glover
housewife husband son daughter businessman lab worker cheeky offbeat outlandish playful southern california suburbia family home feminism greed consumerism shrinking big business media circus metamorphosis
A housewife grows smaller and smaller in reaction to chemicals found in cosmetics and household products.
Comedy
UK
1977
89 Minutes
Julius Taggart
Burgess Meredith Richard Basehart Ned Beatty Charlene Dallas Paul Sand Michael Murphy Constance Forslund Arthur Godfrey
bank employee boss neighbor reverend sheriff amusing playful bank small town embezzlement small-town life money greed deception wretched excess temptation 1970s
William Topaz McGonagall, the world's greateset poet. Unfortunately the whole of the rest of the world disagreed. His talent made him a sort of Victorian Chris Evans but without the cash.
Comedy
USA
1991
81 Minutes
Admiral Malice
marine friend submarine officer teamwork rival amusing intense suspenseful hilarious office harbor submarine room struggle stupidity fear murphy's law partnership secret mission adventure
International disaster looms as the USS Sub Standard has to race to get a nuclear weapon ahead of the Russian forces.
Action
USA|Yugoslavia
1990
100 Minutes
Sam Kolawetz
Matt Salinger Ronny Cox Ned Beatty Darren McGavin Michael Nouri Melinda Dillon Francesca Neri Kim Gillingham Scott Paulin Carla Cassola
american soldier soldier superhero enemy villain love interest engaging suspenseful thrilling gripping charming witty united states alaska vietnam experiments superheroes superhuman abilities fighting saving the world
Frozen in the ice for decades, Captain America is freed to battle against archcriminal The Red Skull.
Sci-Fi
Canada
1994
96 Minutes
Insp. Victor Valiant
Michael St. Gerard Brigitte Bako Ned Beatty Lisa Howard La Cicciolina Peter Outerbridge Ron Lea Mackenzie Gray
A ruthless criminal kingpin has taken control of the technology to replicate people and a veteran street cop and his two cyberpunk friends must stop him.
Fantasy
1985
110 Minutes
Mr. Thomas
The factory tries to recall an instant 8-year-old boy (Huckleberry Fox) in a box, delivered to a woman (Polly Holliday) by mistake.
Drama
Poland|Soviet Union
1975
97 Minutes
Allan Crum
Kurt Russell Richard Yniguez John Forsythe Ned Beatty Pernell Roberts Clifton James Paul Carr Alan Vint Pepe Serna Maria Elena Cordero
During the 1655 war between Protestant Sweden and Catholic Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth some Polish-Lithuanian nobles side with Swedish king Charles X Gustav while others side with the Polish king Jan Kazimierz.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1980
104 Minutes
Myerson
Walter Matthau Glenda Jackson Sam Waterston Ned Beatty Herbert Lom David Matthau George Baker Ivor Roberts Lucy Saroyan Severn Darden George Pravda
cia agent kgb agent rescue worker mentee publisher playful amusing munich georgia bermuda london airport vacation home espionage cold war government secrets retirement manhunt memoir revenge
Grounded with a desk job by incompetent superiors, a clever CIA agent retires and writes a tell all memoir that will embarrass his bosses, prompting him to go on the run and elude them.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|UK|Canada
1980
127 Minutes
Otis
Christopher Reeve Margot Kidder Gene Hackman Ned Beatty Jackie Cooper Sarah Douglas Jack O'Halloran Valerie Perrine Susannah York Clifton James E.G. Marshall
superman villain henchmen reporter publisher president spirited airy metropolis washington, d.c. niagara falls, n.y. fortress of solitude newsroom hotel invasion romance daunting task superhuman abilities superheroes adventure
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
Drama
USA
2003
86 Minutes
Sheriff Abe McConnell
Dabney Coleman Dave Matthews Joseph Ashton Ned Beatty Renee Faia Mac Davis Andrew Dickison Stuart Dickison Lindsey Labadie Eric Starkey
Where the Red Fern Grows is the heartwarming and adventurous tale for all ages about a young boy and his quest for his own red-bone hound hunting dogs.
Action
USA
1973
95 Minutes
Hackel
Jeff Bridges Valerie Perrine Geraldine Fitzgerald Ned Beatty Gary Busey Art Lund Ed Lauter William Smith Gregory Walcott Tom Ligon Ernie Orsatti
moonshiner driver brother sponsor prisoner groupie uplifting wild north carolina racetrack country road hotel cars car racing rags to riches family business rise underdog 1960s
A young hellraiser quits his moonshine business to try to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen.
Romance
USA
1988
108 Minutes
Roy Ridnitz
Kathleen Turner Burt Reynolds Christopher Reeve Ned Beatty Henry Gibson George Newbern Al Waxman Ken James Joe Silver Tony Rosato
news reporter anchor person boss ex-husband fiancé wealthy man amusing quirky newsroom prison office tv station career vs. love journalism broadcasting schemes prison break love triangle adventure love
A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.
Fantasy
USA
1992
106 Minutes
Doctor Boyle
Alec Baldwin Meg Ryan Kathy Bates Ned Beatty Patty Duke Sydney Walker Richard Riehle Stanley Tucci Rocky Carroll
wife husband old man daughter doctor amusing creative heartwarming chicago jamaica wedding switching bodies newlyweds magic terminal illness honeymoon true love love metamorphosis sacrifice
A couple fall in love despite the girl's pessimistic outlook. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship, something supernatural happens that tests it.
Adventure
USA
1990
82 Minutes
Pilot
A boy crash-lands in Canada bear country and survives with a hatchet his divorced mother gave him.
Western
USA
1990
91 Minutes
Charlie Mitchelle
Jimmy Dean Doug English Romy Walthall Ned Beatty Jack Elam Bo Hopkins John Dennis Johnston Jeff Osterhage Ned Vaughn Buck Taylor Anne Lockhart
Jimmy Dean's popular song (released in 1961) is translated into a feature length movie about a young couple who elopes to escape the girl's evil stepfather.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1991
92 Minutes
Sgt. Logan
William, a lonely mail-room employee, is obsessed with Leanne, a beautiful secretary in his office, who also just happens to live in the apartment opposite his. At home he spies on her with... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1988
97 Minutes
Ellis
Faye Dunaway Daniel J. Travanti Kim Cattrall Ned Beatty John Laughlin Doug Weiser Pedro de Pool
A group of adventurers sneak into Cuba to try to recover $1 million in cash that when hidden when Fidel Castro took over in 1959. They find themselves trying to avoid detection by Cuban ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1989
95 Minutes
Charlie Kiefer
Julian Sands Stacey Dash Ed Lauter Ned Beatty Denise Crosby Brian McNamara Rod Steiger
seductress judge stalker hitchhiker police officer attorney chilling dark suspenseful jail wilderness tennessee imprisonment wrongfully accused stalking murder vacation pursuit discovery 1980s
A British lawyer (Julian Sands) on business in Nashville drives around with a teenager (Stacey Dash) and lands in jail.
Drama
1978
111 Minutes
Mickey
Charlton Heston David Carradine Stacy Keach Ned Beatty Ronny Cox Rosemary Forsyth Dorian Harewood Hilly Hicks Michael O'Keefe Christopher Reeve
navy seal naval officer navy brat tense suspenseful thrilling submarine ocean disaster navy sea rescue rescue escape 1970s
A Navy captain (David Carradine) uses his experimental Snark to reach a nuclear submarine stuck on an ocean ledge.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|UK|Canada|Switzerland|Panama
1978
143 Minutes
Otis
Christopher Reeve Gene Hackman Marlon Brando Margot Kidder Ned Beatty Jackie Cooper Marc McClure Glenn Ford Valerie Perrine Phyllis Thaxter Jeff East
superman father mother reporter villain superhero confident spectacular metropolis smallville krypton newsroom family home fortress of solitude superhuman abilities secret daunting task adventure discovery 1970s
An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany
2007
102 Minutes
Doc Long
Tom Hanks Julia Roberts Philip Seymour Hoffman Amy Adams Ned Beatty Emily Blunt Om Puri Ken Stott John Slattery Denis O'Hare Judy Tylor
charlie wilson socialite cia agent military officer powerful amusing hedonistic texas afghanistan cold war scandal military historical events terrorism quest 1980s
A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
Comedy, Action
USA
1976
113 Minutes
Sweet
Gene Wilder Jill Clayburgh Richard Pryor Patrick McGoohan Ned Beatty Clifton James Ray Walston Stefan Gierasch Len Birman Valerie Curtin Richard Kiel
editor woman art dealer thug sheriff federal agent hysterical thrilling train chicago restaurant train station police station murder art travel false accusations mystery love rescue
On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1975
91 Minutes
Country Bull
Burt Reynolds Art Carney Conny Van Dyke Jerry Reed Ned Beatty James Hampton Don Williams Rick Hurst Mel Tillis Furry Lewis Sherman G. Lloyd
robber singer band member lawman amusing cheeky engaging road car american south unlikely allies robbery country music fame crime spree underdog pursuit adventure 1950s
W. Bright (Burt Reynolds) is a robber with a heart of gold who travels the South knocking off banks and gas stations owned by a corrupt businessman. When he hijacks a car, he meets an aspiring country band, the Dixie Dancekings, led by Dixie (Conny Van Dyke). The two sides eventually take a liking to one another, especially after the Dancekings realize the size of Bright's thefts. Trailed by ... See full summary »
Drama
USA|UK|Isle Of Man
2007
107 Minutes
Jack Delorean
Woody Harrelson Kristin Scott Thomas Lauren Bacall Lily Tomlin Ned Beatty Moritz Bleibtreu Willem Dafoe William Hope Geff Francis Steven Hartley Mary Beth Hurt
gay man escort wife socialite politician lobbyist suspenseful tense uneasy washington, d.c. party condo murder politics infidelity cover-up scandal mystery quest discovery
An escort who caters to Washington, D.C.'s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.
Comedy
USA
1976
88 Minutes
Shorty Scotty
Joseph Bologna Stockard Channing John Beck Rene Auberjonois Ned Beatty Bob Dishy Jose Ferrer Ruth Gordon Harold Gould Larry Hagman Sally Kellerman
bus driver driver scientist nuclear physicist passenger saboteur engaging amusing hilarious witty quirky lighthearted bus new york denver new york city comedy bus trip nuclear threat sabotage
A nuclear powered bus driving cross-country, from New York City to Colorado, is destined for disaster due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the oil lobby.
Romance, Drama
2005
110 Minutes
Harmo
Elizabeth Reaser Tim Guinee Alan Cumming Lois Smith Ned Beatty John Heard Alex Kingston Patrick Heusinger Paul Sand Tom Gilroy Charlotta Mohlin
farmer immigrant husband wife mellow spirited minnesota farm small town arranged marriage prejudice romance rural life immigration morality love sacrifice underdog 1920s
A German mail-order bride in 1920s Minnesota encounters suspicion and scorn when she arrives to marry a member of a Norwegian farming community.
Musical, Comedy, Drama
USA
1975
157 Minutes
Delbert Reese
Keith Carradine Lily Tomlin Karen Black David Arkin Barbara Baxley Ned Beatty Ronee Blakley Timothy Brown Geraldine Chaplin Robert DoQui Shelley Duvall
singer musician lawyer event coordinator politician driver amusing dense spirited nashville, tenn. rally stage music politics marriage infidelity aspirations discovery rise fall
Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention.
Comedy
USA
1973
103 Minutes
Deams
Ryan O'Neal Jacqueline Bisset Warren Oates Jill Clayburgh Charles Cioffi Ned Beatty Austin Pendleton Gregory Sierra Michael Murphy John Hillerman Alan Oppenheimer
computer programmer thief socialite tycoon insurance investigator brash amusing cool houston mansion charity event crime spree jewelry theft blackmail computers romance class distinctions underdog transformation rise
A computer programmer decides to become a thief. And when he starts making waves an insurance investigator hounds him. He also meets a woman who becomes his accomplice.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|Sweden|Canada|USA
2010
108 Minutes
Chester Conway
Casey Affleck Kate Hudson Jessica Alba Simon Baker-Denny Bill Pullman Ned Beatty Elias Koteas Tom Bower Brent Briscoe Jay R. Ferguson Liam Aiken
prostitute sheriff sociopath tense uneasy striking shocking frenetic texas small town rural community murder escape pursuit revenge 1950s
A West Texas Deputy Sheriff is slowly unmasked as a psychotic killer.
Drama
USA|Japan
1995
105 Minutes
Col. Banning
Courtney B. Vance Kerry Fox Ciarán Hinds Bill Nunn Leland Gantt Ned Beatty Beatie Edney Fraser James Adrian Lester Rory Jennings Nicholas Selby
Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball ... See full summary »
Horror
USA|UK
1988
100 Minutes
Lt. Stern
Ben Cross Hal Holbrook Jill Carroll William Russ Trevor Howard Ned Beatty Claudia Robinson
A priest battles a demon that kills sinners in the act of sinning.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1976
121 Minutes
Arthur Jensen
Faye Dunaway Peter Finch William Holden Robert Duvall Beatrice Straight Wesley Addy Ned Beatty Arthur Burghardt Bill Burrows John Carpenter Jordan Charney
news reporter television producer terrorist emotional striking witty gutsy television studio new york city meaning of life ambition disillusionment fame television discovery transformation 1970s
A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit.
Drama
USA
1979
108 Minutes
Hoover Shoates
Brad Dourif Amy Wright Harry Dean Stanton Dan Shor John Huston Mary Nell Santacroce Ned Beatty William Hickey J.L. Parker
priest daughter con artist blind person police officer outlandish quirky train church forest street small town religion impersonation meaning of life transformation temptation fall 1950s
Fresh out of the army, Hazel Motes attempts to open the first Church Without Christ in the small town of Taulkinham.