List of the best Peter Boyle movies: Crazy Joe(1974), Death and the Compass(1996), Young Frankenstein(1974), The Friends of Eddie Coyle(1973), Hardcore(1979), Outland(1981), The Brink's Job(1978), T.R. Baskin(1971), Slither(1973), Yellowbeard(1983), In God We Trust(1980), Kickboxer 2: The Road Back(1991) ... ...
Crime, Drama
Italy|USA
1974
100 Minutes
Joe
Peter Boyle Rip Torn Paula Prentiss Fred Williamson Charles Cioffi Luther Adler Fausto Tozzi Franco Lantieri Eli Wallach Louis Guss Carmine Caridi
The rise and fall of a Mafia gangster, based on the life of murdered New York gangster "Crazy" Joey Gallo.
Crime, Action, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Drama
USA
1996
90 Minutes
Erik Lonnrot
Peter Boyle Miguel Sandoval Christopher Eccleston Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Alonso Echánove Eduardo Lopez Rojas Ariane Pellicer Abel Woolrich Martin LaSalle
After finding that her husband has been unfaithful, Carmela decides to take matters into her own hands while underestimating the cost.
Comedy
USA
1974
105 Minutes
The Monster
Gene Wilder Peter Boyle Cloris Leachman Marty Feldman Madeline Kahn Teri Garr Kenneth Mars Gene Hackman Richard Haydn Liam Dunn Danny Goldman
doctor servant housekeeper fiancée frankenstein's monster villager cheeky hilarious unrestrained offbeat witty hysterical castle transylvania small town village medical school laboratory experiments culture clash
An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.
Crime, Drama
USA
1973
100 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Peter Boyle Richard Jordan Steven Keats Alex Rocco Joe Santos Mitchell Ryan Helena Carroll Peter MacLean Kevin O'Morrison Marvin Lichterman
gunrunner bank robber atf agent bar owner informant brooding tense diner bank park boston crime bank heist mafia gun running betrayal aging temptation wretched excess underdog
After his last crime has him looking at a long prison sentence for repeat offenses, a low level Boston gangster decides to snitch on his friends to avoid jail time.
Drama
USA
1979
108 Minutes
George C. Scott Peter Boyle Season Hubley Dick Sargent Leonard Gaines David Nichols Gary Graham Larry Block Marc Alaimo Leslie Ackerman Charlotte McGinnes
businessman teen girl pornographer porn star prostitute raw dark michigan los angeles san diego san francisco hotel father/daughter relationship pornography search disguise missing persons discovery quest 1970s
A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the underworld of pornography in California to look for his runaway teenage daughter who is making porno films in California's porno pits.
Sci-Fi
UK
1981
109 Minutes
Sean Connery Peter Boyle Frances Sternhagen James Sikking Kika Markham Clarke Peters Steven Berkoff John Ratzenberger Nicholas Barnes Manning Redwood Pat Starr
marshal miner mother drug dealer doctor gritty suspenseful dark thrilling gripping intense space moon mine morgue bar mining town drugs smuggling corruption
A federal marshal stationed at a mining colony on the Jupiter moon of Io uncovers a drug-smuggling conspiracy. He gets no help from the workers or authorities when he finds himself marked for murder.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1978
104 Minutes
Peter Falk Peter Boyle Warren Oates Allen Goorwitz Gena Rowlands Paul Sorvino Sheldon Leonard Gerry Murphy Kevin O'Connor Claudia Peluso Patrick Hines
petty criminal mastermind cop fbi agent airy cool charming boston prison office crime heist true crime quest underdog pursuit 1950s
A fictional retelling of the infamous Brink's Company robbery in Boston, which took place on January 17th, 1950, with a score of $2.700.000, and cost the American taxpayers $29.000.000 to apprehend the culprits with only $58.000 recovered.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1971
90 Minutes
Jack Mitchell
An enthusiastic young woman runs away to Chicago to start a new life. She is soon confronted with the emotional coldness of the big city, and has to search for her place in the scheme of things.
Comedy
USA
1973
97 Minutes
Barry Fenaka
James Caan Peter Boyle Sally Kellerman Louise Lasser Allen Goorwitz Richard B. Shull Alex Rocco Alex Henteloff Garry Goodrow Len Lesser Seamon Glass
ex-convict thief band leader store clerk drifter amusing tense thrilling los angeles train farmhouse trailer unlikely allies double-cross shady dealings theft quest mystery 1970s
A car thief gets out on parole from a penitentiary and intends to go straight. Nonetheless, he ends up in a wild goose chase for stolen cash, together with a small-time bandleader and his wife, and a friendly free-spirited woman.
Comedy
UK|Mexico
1983
101 Minutes
Moon
Graham Chapman Peter Boyle Marty Feldman Cheech Marin Tommy Chong Peter Cook Eric Idle Madeline Kahn James Mason John Cleese Martin Hewitt
pirate son secret agent conquistador nobleman amusing witty caribbean ship island prison buried treasure prison break piracy father/son relationship race against time quest rivalry 17th century
After serving two decades in prison, Yellowbeard (Graham Chapman) breaks out determined to recover the treasure that he buried so long ago, alongside his son, old crew, and the British Navy.
Comedy
USA
1980
97 Minutes
Dr. Sebastian Melmoth
Marty Feldman Peter Boyle Louise Lasser Richard Pryor Andy Kaufman Wilfrid Hyde-White Severn Darden
monk televangelist preacher prostitute lighthearted amusing monastery los angeles church bus money lending religious hypocrisy unlikely allies spiritual crisis journey underdog love quest 1980s
Raised in a Trappist monastery, the innocent Brother Ambrose sets out to find money to save the bankrupt monastery. His education in worldliness is provided by a hooker. He eventually ... See full summary »
Sports & Fitness, Drama, Action
USA
1991
89 Minutes
Justin
Sasha Mitchell Peter Boyle Dennis Chan Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa John Diehl Michel Qissi Heather McComb Vince Murducco Matthias Hues
brother government official martial artist teacher martial arts master kickboxer thrilling tense suspenseful gritty gutsy fiery united states gym martial arts murder revenge fighting honor fight to the death
David's brother, Kurt, defeats Po in Kickboxer (1989). A year after Po kills Kurt, David, who has a kickboxing gym in LA, is manipulated into a match against Po.
Comedy, Drama
1972
110 Minutes
Robert Redford Peter Boyle Melvyn Douglas Don Porter Allen Goorwitz Quinn Redeker Michael Lerner Karen Carlson Morgan Upton Kenneth Tobey Chris Prey
lawyer campaign manager senator father disheartening brash fascinating powerful california office election political campaign congress manipulation media underdog transformation rivalry 1970s
An image maker (Peter Boyle) grooms the son (Robert Redford) of a political boss (Melvyn Douglas) for a token bid in a U.S. Senate race.
Drama
USA
1996
97 Minutes
Tony Carbo
Peter Strauss Kathleen Quinlan Peter Boyle Nancy Sorel Ken Pogue Richard Anderson Hrothgar Mathews Brent Stait Stephen E. Miller Pamela Perry
An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.
Drama
USA
1978
145 Minutes
Max Graham
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.
Action
USA
1988
103 Minutes
Cmdr. Lou Donnelly
Arnold Schwarzenegger James Belushi Peter Boyle Ed O'Ross Laurence Fishburne Gina Gershon Richard Bright Oleg Vidov
detective police officer intense frenetic quirky gritty chicago soviet union street arnold schwarzenegger drug cartel revenge saving the day growth film revenge 20th century
A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
Comedy
USA
1992
95 Minutes
Ron Rudman
Bill Pullman Julie Brown Peter Boyle Brent Jennings James LeGros Paxton Whitehead
boyfriend mistress husband gangster airport employee criminal outlandish hilarious airport household car suburbia adultery chase journey murder crime pursuit adventure 1990s
Man finds out from his mistress that she had confessed their affair to her husband who went to man's home to kill him. The man wants to avoid any conflict, but the mistress has an opposite plan. A long night has just begun.
Drama
USA
2008
108 Minutes
Poovey
Peter Coyote Jason London Peter Boyle Vivien Cardone Patton Oswalt Vanessa Branch Evan Parke April Bowlby Walter Coppage Allan Kayser Bruce Heinrich
The story is about a 12 year old girl who loses her mother in an automobile accident. Her father struggles with the loss of his wife and trying to raise his young daughter who believes her ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Drama
USA|Japan
1995
100 Minutes
Gus Charnley
Will Horneff Helen Shaver Peter Boyle Jean Marie Barnwell Marvin J. McIntyre John C. McGinley Gregory Itzin Titus Welliver Thomas F. Wilson
gorilla teen boy mother circus owner researcher police officer emotional heartwarming oakland, calif. africa jungle family home circus countryside animal cruelty human-animal friendship on the run teen angst mother/son relationship quest
Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of trouble his mother puts him to work cleaning the cage of a gorilla named Katie which she is ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
Japan|USA
1990
111 Minutes
Arnold Teague
Tim Matheson Charlton Heston Peter Boyle Annabel Schofield Tetsuya Bessho Corin Nemec Jack Palance Sandy Kevin Paul Koslo Scott Allan Campbell Frantz Turner
A huge Solar flare is predicted to fry Earth. Astronauts must fly to the sun to drop a talking bomb (Freddy) at the right time so the flare will point somewhere else. Giant IXL Corp C.E.O. ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2001
111 Minutes
Buck Grotowski
Billy Bob Thornton Heath Ledger Halle Berry Peter Boyle Sean Combs Yasiin Bey Will Rokos Milo Addica Coronji Calhoun Charles Cowan Jr. Taylor LaGrange
guard prisoner waitress artist mother police chief passionate dense emotional prison cemetery house louisiana racism romance death prejudice prostitution interracial relationship forbidden love
After a family tragedy, a racist prison guard re-examines his attitudes while falling in love with the African-American wife of the last prisoner he executed.
Romance
USA
1987
96 Minutes
Jay
Sally Field Michael Caine Steve Guttenberg Peter Boyle Jackie Cooper Julie Kavner Louise Lasser Iman
A wealthy writer, who has had terrible experiences with money-hungry girlfriends and ex-wives, pretends to be a broke, washed-up novelist, to see if the woman he loves wants him for himself, or just for his money.
Adventure
USA
1979
114 Minutes
Frank Mazzetti
Michael Caine Sally Field Telly Savalas Peter Boyle Jack Warden Shirley Knight Shirley Jones Karl Malden Slim Pickens Veronica Hamel Angela Cartwright
femme fatale henchman ship captain suspenseful shipwreck escape money discovery 1970s
An extension of the previous film, wherein a cache of adventurers return to the overturned ship to seek several fortunes.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1994
95 Minutes
George
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 »
Comedy
USA
1984
90 Minutes
Jocko Dundee
Michael Keaton Joe Piscopo Marilu Henner Maureen Stapleton Peter Boyle Griffin Dunne Richard Dimitri Glynnis O'Connor Byron Thames Danny DeVito Dom DeLuise
gangster mafia boss rival thug mother brother madcap hilarious outlandish new york city neighborhood street nightclub jail family crime mafia double life lawyers rivalry
Set in the 1930s, an honest, good-hearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's sky-rocketing medical bills.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1997
89 Minutes
Pa, Diner Manager, Kidnapper
Christina Ricci Doug E. Doug Dean Jones George Dzundza Peter Boyle Michael McKean Bess Armstrong Diane Cannon John Ratzenberger Megan Cavanagh Estelle Parsons
teen girl fbi agent cat mother husband maid amusing playful massachusetts suburb mansion gas station house kidnapping investigation pets ransom boredom small-town life mystery
A maid is kidnapped and scratches a message onto D.C. the cat's collar and when his owner Patti discovers this, she plays amateur detective with the help of D.C. to try to find the culprits.
Drama
USA
1976
113 Minutes
Wizard
Robert De Niro Jodie Foster Cybill Shepherd Harvey Keitel Victor Argo Peter Boyle Albert Brooks Leonard Harris Norman Matlock Harry Northrup Peter Savage
cab driver pretty woman prostitute pimp politician brutal disturbing dark new york city car theater apartment restaurant loneliness unrequited love assassination mental illness vigilantism quest rescue
A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action by attempting to liberate a presidential campaign worker and an underage prostitute.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
USA|Canada
1994
97 Minutes
Mr. Whittle, Scott Calvin's Boss
Tim Allen Judge Reinhold Wendy Crewson Eric Lloyd David Krumholtz Peter Boyle Larry Brandenburg Mary Gross Paige Tamada
doctor father son ex-wife elf psychiatrist madcap heartwarming positive north pole illinois household restaurant roof santa claus father/son relationship childhood divorce magic custody
When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off of his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|Canada
2004
93 Minutes
Jeremiah Wickles
Freddie Prinze Jr. Sarah Michelle Gellar Matthew Lillard Linda Cardellini Seth Green Peter Boyle Tim Blake Nelson Alicia Silverstone Bill Meilen Zahf Paroo
scooby-doo shaggy velma fred daphne television reporter outlandish campy museum clubhouse hideout coolsville investigation monsters teamwork friendship schemes criticism revenge adventure
The Mystery Inc. gang must save Coolsville from an attack of their past monsters brought to life by an evil masked figure trying to take down the gang.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1970
95 Minutes
Man in Group Therapy
Richard Benjamin Carrie Snodgress Frank Langella Lorraine Cullen Frannie Michel Lee Addoms Hilda Haynes Donald Symington Peter Boyle Katherine Meskill
A housewife with an abusive husband has an affair with a writer.
Comedy
Canada
1989
95 Minutes
Police Chief Spiro T. Edsel
John Candy Donna Dixon Matt Frewer Joe Flaherty Tim Matheson Mimi Kuzyk Melody Anderson Shari Belafonte Peter Boyle
Despite the police's preemptive strike, the illegal coast-to-coast car race is still on with new drivers. It's a race where fair play, red lights, stop signs, police roadblocks and traffic rules in general have no validity.