List of the best Peter Gallagher movies: Watch It(1993), Center Stage: Turn It Up(2008), The Underneath(1995), Summer Lovers(1982), Johnny Skidmarks(1998), Center Stage: On Pointe(2016), The Man Who Knew Too Little(1997), The Last Debate(2000), Cafe Society(1995), Protection(2001), Sex, Lies, and Videotape(1989), The Idolmaker(1980) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1993
102 Minutes
John
Peter Gallagher Suzy Amis John C. McGinley Jon Tenney Cynthia Stevenson Lili Taylor Tom Sizemore Terri Hawkes Jordana Capra Taylor Render Lorenzo Clemons
jock jerk cousin love interest ex-girlfriend roommate brash hilarious melodramatic chicago house commitment practical jokes love triangle male bonding settling down ranting rivalry transformation growing up
Mike, Danny, and Rick are grown men who share a house in Chicago. They take on a fourth house mate, John, who is Mike's estranged first cousin. John's welcome to the house is crowned by his... See full summary »
Drama
USA|Canada
2008
90 Minutes
Jonathan Reeves
Peter Gallagher Ethan Stiefel Rachele Brooke Smith Kenny Wormald Sarah Jayne Jensen Nicole Muñoz Christopher Russell Christian Vincent
dancer dance instructor inspiring uplifting new york ballet hip-hop dancing rivalry rise 2000s
A self-trained dancer from the streets of Detroit finds her way after auditioning for the most prestigious ballet academy in New York.
Crime, Drama
USA
1995
99 Minutes
Peter Gallagher Alison Elliott William Fichtner Adam Trese Joe Don Baker Paul Dooley Elisabeth Shue Anjanette Comer Shelley Duvall Joe Chrest
gambler criminal ex-wife guard stepfather mother tense sultry suspenseful austin, texas heist crime betrayal gambling the past forbidden love wretched excess rivalry 1990s
A recovering gambling addict attempts to reconcile with his family and friends but finds trouble and temptation when caught between feelings for his ex-wife and her dangerous hoodlum boyfriend.
Romance
USA
1982
98 Minutes
Peter Gallagher Daryl Hannah Valerie Quennessen Barbara Rush Carole Cook Hans van Tongeren Lydia Lenosi Vladimiros Kiriakidis Carlos Rodriguez Ramos Rika Dialina Andreas Filippidis
boyfriend girlfriend archaeologist villager photographer hedonistic passionate greece island beach ruins bedroom vacation americans abroad attraction affair love triangle discovery adventure love
A young American couple and a French woman engage in a threesome in the Greek Islands.
Crime, Drama
USA|Canada
1998
96 Minutes
Johnny Scardino
Peter Gallagher Frances McDormand John Lithgow John Kapelos Geoffrey Lower Jack Black Charlie Spradling Michael D. Weatherred
Crime scene photographer, Johnny Scardino (aka Johnny Skidmarks), is working on the side for a group of blackmailers, photographing wealthy guys in seedy motels with prostitutes. One such ... See full summary »
Drama
2016
84 Minutes
Peter Gallagher
Peter Gallagher Sascha Radetsky Kenny Wormald Nicole Muñoz Ethan Stiefel Rachele Brooke Smith Chloe Lukasiak Tara Wilson
dancer dance instructor ballet instructor ballerina choreographer love interest brutal incredible inspiring intense melodramatic passionate dance studio school stage dancing dance ballet audition school
Jonathan Reeves (Peter Gallagher) is tasked with infusing more modern styles into the American Ballet Academy and getting top choreographers to recruit dancers to compete at a camp where winners are given an opportunity to join the academy.
Comedy
USA|Germany
1997
94 Minutes
Bill Murray Peter Gallagher Joanne Whalley-Kilmer Alfred Molina Richard Wilson Geraldine James John Standing Anna Chancellor Nicholas Woodeson Simon Chandler
store clerk wealthy man beautiful woman spy hit man villain amusing playful london hotel espionage mistaken identity conspiracy assassination plot theater role-playing games adventure pursuit 1990s
Wallace Ritchie is mistaken for a spy and must stop a plot to assassinate international leaders at a banquet.
Drama
Canada
2000
90 Minutes
James Garner Peter Gallagher Audra McDonald Donna Murphy Marco Sanchez Dorian Harewood Jack Turpin Bruce Gray Stephen Young Lawrence Dane Djanet Sears
Story of the same couple, first in their teenage years and then in their twilight years, paradoxically set in the same time during the backdrop of the Gulf War in the Middle East.
Drama
USA
1995
114 Minutes
Frank Whaley Peter Gallagher Lara Flynn Boyle John Spencer Anna Levine David Patrick Kelly
heir girlfriend actor press agent police detective pimp melodramatic brooding intense nightclub manhattan police station court scandal investigation greed fame money fall pursuit
A society playboy with a taste for the lowlife is set up for exploitation by an unscrupulous undercover cop and his shadowy political masters.
Mystery & Thriller
2001
100 Minutes
Ted
Stephen Baldwin Peter Gallagher Carlo Berardinucci Katie Griffin Deborah Odell Olga Montes Aron Tager Vlasta Vrana
When a gangster moves to a new town as a protected witness, he finds it difficult to change his old ways.
Drama
USA
1989
101 Minutes
John
James Spader Andie MacDowell Peter Gallagher Laura San Giacomo Ron Vawter Steven Brill Alexandra Root Earl T. Taylor
husband wife counselor drifter sister lawyer offbeat sultry louisiana office apartment marriage sex love triangle confession repression sister relationship love discovery 1980s
A sexually repressed woman's husband is having an affair with her sister. The arrival of a visitor with a rather unusual fetish changes everything.
Musical
USA
1980
119 Minutes
Caesare
Ray Sharkey Tovah Feldshuh Peter Gallagher Paul Land Joe Pantoliano Maureen McCormick John Aprea Richard Bright Olympia Dukakis
songwriter singer teen idol girlfriend spectacular melodramatic sultry pennsylvania stage apartment backstage street nightclub music pop culture fame rags to riches music industry rise rivalry
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marcucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
Fantasy
UK
1985
93 Minutes
Jack Dolan
Coral Browne Ian Holm Peter Gallagher Caris Corfman Nicola Cowper Jane Asher Amelia Shankley
writer minister elderly woman young girl orphan dreamy sad winsome oxford, england new york city lewis carroll alice liddell adult-child romance unusual friendship memory inspiration forbidden love growing up 1930s
Exploring the somewhat darker and more mysterious side of Lewis Carroll's classic book, the movie follows Alice Liddell Hargreaves (Coral Browne) (the book's inspiration) as an old woman ... See full summary »
Drama
UK|France|Germany|USA
1991
110 Minutes
Matt
Mikhail Baryshnikov Joan Cusack Peter Gallagher Ron Vawter Kate Valk Gregory Wallace Werner Klemperer
stockbroker ex-girlfriend cult leader homeless person sidekick mysterious man dreamy eerie offbeat new york city apartment sanitarium office recession insanity cult greed struggle fall mystery
Featuring music instead of any dialogue and set in a near Kafkaesque future, this loose remake of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari follows a bureaucrat whom mysterious Dr. Ramirez and his hideous sidekick want as their latest victim.
Comedy
USA
2002
96 Minutes
Chuck Cedar
Adam Sandler Winona Ryder Peter Gallagher Jared Harris Allen Covert Erick Avari John Turturro Peter Dante Conchata Ferrell Harve Presnell Steve Buscemi
restaurant owner love interest city slicker television producer reporter butler hilarious madcap endearing small town new york city airplane mansion newsroom tennis court inheritance outsider secret identity culture clash deception
A sweet-natured, small-town guy inherits a controlling stake in a media conglomerate and begins to do business his way.
Drama
USA
2000
114 Minutes
Jonathan Reeves
Amanda Schull Zoe Saldana Susan May Pratt Peter Gallagher Donna Murphy Debra Monk Ethan Stiefel Sascha Radetsky Julie Kent Ilia Kulik Eion Bailey
dancer teacher boyfriend friend choreographer director rousing engaging school new york city ballet eating disorder aspirations betrayal dance underdog rivalry quest 2000s
A group of 12 teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance.
Horror
USA
1999
96 Minutes
Donald W. Blackburn, M.D.
Geoffrey Rush Famke Janssen Taye Diggs Peter Gallagher Chris Kattan Ali Larter Bridgette Wilson Max Perlich Jeffrey Combs Lisa Loeb
millionaire trophy wife doctor young man young woman guest creepy frightening mental institution mansion los angeles california haunting evil spirits medical experiments contest husband/wife relationship troubled past revenge pursuit
An amusement park mogul offers a group of diverse people $1,000,000 to spend the night in a haunted house with a horrifying past.
Drama
USA
1996
103 Minutes
John Hayes
Sharon Stone Rob Morrow Randy Quaid Peter Gallagher Jack Thompson Jayne Brook Pamala Tyson Skeet Ulrich Don Harvey Diane Sellers Ken Jenkins
lawyer criminal politician boss suspenseful melodramatic tense prison courtroom office murder case court battles capital punishment race against time investigation unlikely friendship rescue quest transformation 1990s
A lawyer assigned to the clemency case of a woman on death row finds himself forming a deep friendship with her while he tries to prevent her impending execution.
Drama
1988
93 Minutes
Lt. Com. John Challee
Eric Bogosian Jeff Daniels Brad Davis Peter Gallagher Michael Murphy Kevin J. O'Connor Daniel Jenkins Danny Darst
captain lieutenant lawyer judge sailor engaging intricate suspenseful emotional san francisco banquet hall hotel courtroom ship court-martial power struggle mutiny insanity weather military life
One lieutenant (Eric Bogosian) defends another (Jeff Daniels) in 1945 for relieving Captain Queeg (Brad Davis) of his command during a typhoon.
Comedy
USA
1992
123 Minutes
Larry Levy
Tim Robbins Greta Scacchi Fred Ward Whoopi Goldberg Peter Gallagher Brion James Cynthia Stevenson Vincent D'Onofrio Dean Stockwell Richard E. Grant Lyle Lovett
producer murderer screenwriter girlfriend police detective blackmailer playful dark amusing hollywood, calif. police station bar parking lot movie studio resort extortion filmmaking accidental death investigation obsession
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?
Biography, Drama
Switzerland|UK|USA
2010
106 Minutes
Barry Scheck
Hilary Swank Sam Rockwell Minnie Driver Melissa Leo Peter Gallagher Ari Graynor Loren Dean Conor Donovan Owen Campbell Juliette Lewis
brother convict lawyer student touching tense gripping prison household college courtroom redemption corruption court battles divorce faith fall rescue pursuit 2000s
A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
122 Minutes
Buddy Kane
Kevin Spacey Annette Bening Thora Birch Wes Bentley Mena Suvari Peter Gallagher Allison Janney Scott Bakula Sam Robards Chris Cooper Barry Del Sherman
husband father young girl stalker student boyfriend witty disheartening intense household high school car suburbia infatuation mother/child relationship sex depression death family escape
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
Drama
Italy|USA
2011
95 Minutes
Paul Sveck
Marcia Gay Harden Lucy Liu Stephen Lang Deborah Ann Woll Ellen Burstyn Peter Gallagher Siobhan Fallon Hogan Toby Regbo Jonny Weston
young boy autism mother family moving emotional engaging united states autism senses life struggle family love growing up 2010s
A vulnerable teenager with a deep perception of the world and no idea how to live in it.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Ireland|UK|USA
1988
99 Minutes
Brother Tony
Daryl Hannah Peter O'Toole Steve Guttenberg Beverly D'Angelo Liam Neeson Peter Gallagher Jennifer Tilly Ray McAnally Donal McCann Connie Booth Liz Smith
owner tourist wife ghost husband hilarious suspenseful charming castle ireland bedroom bed and breakfast opposites attract tourism deception haunting business scheme ghosts forbidden love mystery
When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that falsely portrays the property as haunted, two actual ghosts show up and end up falling for two guests.
Romance
2009
97 Minutes
Marty Buchwald
Hugh Dancy Rose Byrne Frankie Faison Mark Linn-Baker Amy Irving Peter Gallagher Haviland Morris Adam LeFevre
autistic person neighbor endearing united states risk kissing routine moving transformation 2000s
A tentative romance begins between a young man (Hugh Dancy) with Asperger syndrome and a new neighbor (Rose Byrne), whose parents are apprehensive about the relationship.
Romance
USA|Hong Kong
2020
90 Minutes
Howard
Andy Samberg Cristin Milioti J.K. Simmons Meredith Hagner Camila Mendes Tyler Hoechlin Peter Gallagher Chris Pang Jacqueline Obradors June Squibb
When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated as they are unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.
Fantasy
USA
1991
93 Minutes
Bob Freeman
Brian Wimmer Peter Berg Marcia Gay Harden Colleen Flynn Kyle Secor Michael Beach Peter Gallagher Cassy Friel Ross Malinger Steven Schwartz-Hartley John Prosky
fugitive brother-in-law land developer mad scientist wife daughter endearing quirky new mexico los angeles family home uncontrollable experiment cryogenics culture shock friendship adventure pursuit transformation 1990s
Two young men evading the police for a crime they didn't commit are cryogenically frozen in the early 1960s. The next thing they know is that they are in a strange new world (thirty years on).
Musical, Romance, Drama
USA
2012
98 Minutes
Mr. Anderson
Ryan Guzman Kathryn McCormick Misha Gabriel Cleopatra Coleman Stephen "tWitch" Boss Tommy Dewey Peter Gallagher Michael "Xeno" Langebeck Mia Michaels Claudio Pinto Megan Boone
dancer young man businessman friend father artist sultry spirited melodramatic tense uplifting creative miami neighborhood dance club beach protest kitchen dancing young love
Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's development plans.
Romance
USA
1990
107 Minutes
Richard Quince
Barbara Hershey Keanu Reeves Peter Falk Bill McCutcheon Patricia Clarkson Jerome Dempsey Peter Gallagher Dan Hedaya Buck Henry Hope Lange John Larroquette
writer nephew aunt lover news reporter charming dreamy amusing new orleans radio station radio may-december romance taboo romantic dilemma soap opera story within a story forbidden love 1950s
New Orleans, 1951: A law student, working at WXBU radio station, falls in love with his cute aunt, who's looking for a third husband. Then Pedro starts writing radio series at WXBU, stirring up things.
Romance
2017
102 Minutes
Orson Schwartzman
Justin Long Cobie Smulders Ryan Hansen John Cho Kristen Schaal Dana Delany Peter Gallagher Lea Thompson Luis Guzman
ex-girlfriend bride-to-be friend guest airy emotional endearing moving winsome united states wedding city wedding breakup love relationships rejection love quest 2010s
Adam is devastated to learn that his ex-girlfriend has invited him to her upcoming wedding. Returning home for the festivities, Adam must confront unresolved feelings while trying to convince himself and everyone else that he is truly happy for her.
Musical, Drama
USA
2010
116 Minutes
Vince
Cher Christina Aguilera Eric Dane Cam Gigandet Stanley Tucci Julianne Hough Alan Cumming Kristen Bell Peter Gallagher Dianna Agron Glynn Turman
young woman waitress club owner dancer businessman friend campy charming fiery nightclub los angeles stage dance singing performance burlesque rise quest 2010s
A small-town girl ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer.
Comedy, Other
USA|China
2017
104 Minutes
Hank
Mila Kunis Scott Moore Kristen Bell Kathryn Hahn Cheryl Hines Christine Baranski Susan Sarandon Jay Hernandez Justin Hartley Peter Gallagher Oona Laurence
mother husband friend overachiever enemy daughter brash confident cheeky house office car party bedroom overworked high expectations rebellion party christmas transformation
As their own mothers drop in unexpectedly, our three under-appreciated and over-burdened moms rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2001
106 Minutes
Guido
Joanne Baron Angela Bettis Sonia Braga D.W. Brown Coolio Carmen Electra Omar Epps Michelle Forbes Peter Gallagher Jeff Goldblum Lucy Gordon
A week in the lives of a group of models, photographers, agents, reporters, publicists and other characters during a wild modeling show in New York City.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
90 Minutes
Willy Williams
Sally Field Max Greenfield Beth Behrs Wendi McLendon-Covey Stephen Root Elizabeth Reaser Isabella Acres Natasha Lyonne Tyne Daly Peter Gallagher Jack Antonoff
older woman young man co-worker single woman granddaughter best friend amusing charming endearing heartwarming inspiring melodramatic offbeat quirky manhattan staten island, n.y. united states workplace office single life
A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.
Romance, Drama
USA
2019
106 Minutes
Chancellor Ken Scott
Josephine Langford Hero Fiennes-Tiffin Pia Mia Inanna Sarkis Samuel Larsen Dylan Arnold Swen Temmel Meadow Williams Selma Blair Peter Gallagher Jennifer Beals
student daughter high-school sweetheart love interest family member emotional tense sultry house high school party classroom beach love forbidden fruit bad influence secrets love triangle forbidden love discovery
A young woman falls for a guy with a dark secret and the two embark on a rocky relationship. Based on the novel by Anna Todd.
Musical
2000
120 Minutes
First Priest
Glenn Carter Jerome Pradon Renee Castle Fred Johanson Rik Mayall Frederick B. Owens Michael Shaeffer Tony Vincent Cavin Cornwall Peter Gallagher
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2003
101 Minutes
Mandy Moore Allison Janney Trent Ford Alexandra Holden Dylan Baker Nina Foch Mackenzie Astin Connie Ray Mary Catherine Garrison Sonja Smits Peter Gallagher
high-school student sister fiancé bad boy mother father charming lighthearted touching amusing toronto suburb high school classroom household teen romance relationships dating marriage family
A teenager (Moore), disillusioned by too many examples of love gone wrong, refuses to believe that true love exists. Then this new guy (Ford) comes along...
Comedy
UK|Germany|USA
1994
111 Minutes
Tim Robbins Ethan Coen Jennifer Jason Leigh Paul Newman Charles Durning John Mahoney Jim True-Frost Bill Cobbs Bruce Campbell Joe Grifasi John Seitz
executive naïve person undercover reporter janitor concierge board member lighthearted amusing new york city tower office street restaurant apartment business inventions corporate culture corruption journalism rags to riches
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1993
189 Minutes
Andie MacDowell Bruce Davison Julianne Moore Matthew Modine Lily Tomlin Tom Waits Robert Downey Jr. Chris Penn Jennifer Jason Leigh Lyle Lovett Huey Lewis
doctor wife waitress young boy baker cop tense engaging dense disheartening intricate los angeles family home hospital loneliness relationships adultery accident jealousy fall
The day-to-day lives of several suburban Los Angeles residents.