List of the best Tim Blake Nelson movies: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs(2018), Eye of God(1997), The Grey Zone(2001), Anesthesia(2015), The True Don Quixote(2019), Cherish(2002), Bereft(2004), As I Lay Dying(2013), Arara(2019), O Brother, Where Art Thou?(2000), Deidra & Laney Rob a Train(2017), Blue Caprice(2013) ... ...
Comedy, Western, Drama
USA
2018
132 Minutes
Buster Scruggs (Segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Joel Coen Tim Blake Nelson Willie Watson David Krumholtz James Franco Stephen Root Ralph Ineson Liam Neeson Harry Melling Tom Waits Zoe Kazan
Six tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters.
Drama
USA
1997
84 Minutes
Director
Martha Plimpton Kevin Anderson Hal Holbrook Nick Stahl Richard Jenkins Maggie Moore Mary Kay Place
We see two stories told over four time lines, which wind down to a devastating ground zero collision, as we watch a double tragedy unfold in a small Oklahoma town. The two stories are told ... See full summary »
Drama, History
USA
2001
108 Minutes
Director
David Arquette Daniel Benzali Steve Buscemi David Chandler Allan Corduner Harvey Keitel Natasha Lyonne Mira Sorvino Brian F. O'Byrne Henry Stram Lee Wilkof
doctor prisoner jew nazi dark emotional concentration camp auschwitz prison camp holocaust death extermination morality explosion murder transformation sacrifice 1940s
A Nazi doctor, along with the Sonderkommando, Jews who are forced to work in the crematoria of Auschwitz against their fellow Jews, find themselves in a moral grey zone.
Drama
USA
2015
89 Minutes
Producer
Kristen Stewart Sam Waterston Glenn Close Gretchen Mol Tim Blake Nelson Corey Stoll Michael Kenneth Williams K. Todd Freeman Jessica Hecht Hannah Marks Ben Konigsberg
Multiple lives intersect in the aftermath of the violent mugging of a Columbia University philosophy professor.
Comedy
2019
84 Minutes
Don Quixote
Tim Blake Nelson Jacob Batalon Ann Mahoney Morgan Roberts Brandon Stacy Lucy Faust Ankur Bhatt Kristin Daniel Dave Davis
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
102 Minutes
Robin Tunney Tim Blake Nelson Brad Hunt Liz Phair Jason Priestley Nora Dunn Lindsay Crouse Ricardo Gil Kenny Kwong Stephen Polk
love interest prisoner parole officer police officer stalker animator quirky engaging san francisco apartment confinement injustice investigation romance obsession music discovery love escape 2000s
After a martini-induced rampage, a fantasy-prone young woman is placed under house arrest.
Drama
USA
2004
98 Minutes
Vinessa Shaw Tim Blake Nelson Tim Daly Marsha Mason Michael C. Hall Edward Herrmann Amy Van Nostrand
widow mentally challenged person guardian manager relative emotional brooding vermont shop household death grief friendship family photography dating quest transformation 2000s
A young Vermont widow is haunted by the memory of her dead husband, while dealing with her family, employer, and other residents of her small town.
Drama
USA
2013
110 Minutes
Anse
James Franco Tim Blake Nelson Logan Marshall-Green Jim Parrack Ahna O'Reilly Brady Permenter Beth Grant Brian Lally
farmer family matriarch emotional mississippi body life burial journey love 20th century
Based on the classic novel by William Faulkner, first published in 1930, "As I Lay Dying" is the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her family's quest to honor her last wish to be buried in the nearby town of Jefferson.
Drama
2019
92 Minutes
Executive Producer
Gretchen Mol Soopum Sohn Tim Blake Nelson Marcelo Olinto Kamodjara Xipaia
Kamodjara and her father, Cristiano, members of the Arara, an Amazonian indigenous tribe, leave their reservation to protest a dam that will displace their people. Kamodjara becomes separated from her family and kidnapped by sex traffickers.
Comedy, Drama
UK|France|USA
2000
106 Minutes
Delmar O'Donnel
George Clooney John Turturro Tim Blake Nelson John Goodman Holly Hunter Chris Thomas King Charles Durning Del Pentecost Michael Badalucco J.R. Horne Brian Reddy
convict politician salesman wife gangster musician quirky witty hilarious heartwarming mississippi farm river prison radio station escape treasure music betrayal racism
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
USA
2017
80 Minutes
Truman
Ashleigh Murray Rachel Crow Tim Blake Nelson David Sullivan Danielle Nicolet Sasheer Zamata Arturo Castro Missi Pyle Sharon Lawrence Deborah Lee Douglas Brooke Markham
After their mother ends up in jail, two sisters turn to train robbery in order to support their family.
Crime, Drama
2013
93 Minutes
Ray
Isaiah Washington Tequan Richmond Tim Blake Nelson Joey Lauren Adams Al Sapienza Cassandra Freeman Leo Fitzpatrick
A man trains a teenager and turns him into a deadly sniper, then the duo embarks on a rampage across America.
Drama
USA
2008
102 Minutes
David Cohen
Nicole Beharie Will Patton Alfre Woodard Tim Blake Nelson Michael O'Keefe Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner Charles S. Dutton Malcolm Barrett Tim Ware Paul David Story David Warshofsky
single mother district attorney police officer mother defense attorney narcotics officer inspiring powerful emotional prison courtroom housing project diner church texas fight for justice drug bust wrongfully accused custody battle racism
A single mother struggles to clear her name after being wrongly accused and arrested for dealing drugs in an impoverished town in Texas.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2003
118 Minutes
Dr. Pendanski
Sigourney Weaver Jon Voight Patricia Arquette Tim Blake Nelson Dulé Hill Shia LaBeouf Henry Winkler Nathan Davis Rick Fox Scott Plank Roma Maffia
nerd teenager warden gypsy camper quirky amusing thrilling texas camp green lake curse deception treasure punishment friendship quest mystery 2000s
A wrongfully convicted boy is sent to a brutal desert detention camp where he joins the job of digging holes for some mysterious reason.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2014
112 Minutes
Alan Fenster
Jeremy Renner Rosemarie DeWitt Ray Liotta Tim Blake Nelson Barry Pepper Oliver Platt Michael Sheen Paz Vega Michael Kenneth Williams Mary Elizabeth Winstead Andy Garcia
journalist cia analyst drug dealer crack addict nicaraguan lawyer brooding chilling dark washington, d.c. courtroom newsroom apartment car street drugs cia secrets danger journalism
Journalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA's role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contras/freedom fighters in Nicaragua.
Comedy, Fantasy
Canada|USA|Spain|South Korea
2016
110 Minutes
Garth
Anne Hathaway Jason Sudeikis Austin Stowell Tim Blake Nelson Dan Stevens Agam Darshi Rukiya Bernard Christine Lee
woman alcoholic boyfriend childhood friend monster soldier brooding emotional intense bar town seoul, south korea house military base car drinking childhood friends dreams monsters connections
Gloria is an out-of-work party girl forced to leave her life in New York City and move back home. When reports surface that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, she gradually comes to the realization that she is somehow connected to this phenomenon.
Drama
USA
2011
94 Minutes
Coleman
Zoë Kravitz Gabourey Sidibe Jason Clarke Tim Blake Nelson Marc John Jefferies Shareeka Epps Adam Tomei Antonique Smith Billy Kay Sonequa Martin-Green Maurice Compte
As her family falls apart, seventeen year old Sweetness O'Hara is left to fend for herself in a neighborhood where her survival is uncertain.
Drama
USA
2019
136 Minutes
Ralph Myers
Michael B. Jordan Jamie Foxx Brie Larson Rob Morgan Tim Blake Nelson Rafe Spall O'Shea Jackson Jr. Karan Kendrick Drew Scheid Steve Coulter Mary Kraft
defense attorney death row inmate wrongly accused emotional disheartening passionate powerful alabama courtroom prison death row wrongful conviction murder case racism politics rescue quest underdog fall discovery
World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2008
112 Minutes
Samuel Sterns
Edward Norton Liv Tyler Tim Roth William Hurt Tim Blake Nelson Ty Burrell Christina Cabot Peter Mensah Paul Soles Débora Nascimento
scientist soldier monster villain suspenseful laboratory new york city guatemala brazil waterfall factory experiments destruction military science rivalry superheroes adventure revenge rescue
Bruce Banner, a scientist on the run from the U.S. Government, must find a cure for the monster he turns into whenever he loses his temper.
Crime, Biography, Drama
Canada|USA
2003
104 Minutes
Billy Deverell
Val Kilmer Kate Bosworth Lisa Kudrow Josh Lucas Tim Blake Nelson Dylan McDermott Christina Applegate Eric Bogosian Carrie Fisher Franky G. M.C. Gainey
junkie wife girlfriend drug dealer detective porn star dark intense shocking hollywood, calif. club house apartment wonderland avenue murder investigation drugs theft pornography john holmes
In the police investigation of a brutal crime scene, one man was at the center of it all: legendary porn star John Holmes.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2016
101 Minutes
Vaughn
Clive Owen Jaeden Martell Maria Bello Robert Forster Tim Blake Nelson Patton Oswalt Matthew Modine Stephen Tobolowsky
carpenter thief son father family mother charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted moving playful canada small town home father/son relationship fatherhood bonding life lessons growing up
A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.
Drama
USA
2015
89 Minutes
Producer
Kristen Stewart Sam Waterston Glenn Close Gretchen Mol Tim Blake Nelson Corey Stoll Michael Kenneth Williams K. Todd Freeman Jessica Hecht Hannah Marks Ben Konigsberg
Multiple lives intersect in the aftermath of the violent mugging of a Columbia University philosophy professor.
Drama, Biography
2005
117 Minutes
Tom Loyless
Kenneth Branagh Cynthia Nixon Jane Alexander Kathy Bates Tim Blake Nelson David Paymer Matt O'Leary Matt Malloy
politician eleanor roosevelt physical therapist mother manager patient emotional inspiring warm springs, ga. spa household franklin delano roosevelt polio paralysis politics determination rehabilitation quest fall rise
Stricken with polio at the age of 39, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Kenneth Branagh) seeks refuge and treatment at a health spa in Georgia.
Comedy
2005
88 Minutes
Doctor
David Krumholtz Natasha Lyonne David Paymer Lorraine Bracco Tim Blake Nelson Rosanna Arquette Karen Black Rolf Muller Guillermo Díaz Dave Attell Emma Adele Galvin
Two mental patients (David Krumholtz, Natasha Lyonne) with suicidal tendencies marry, break out of their asylum, and head to Wisconsin.
Horror, Comedy
Canada
2007
91 Minutes
Mr. Theopolis
Carrie-Anne Moss Billy Connolly K'Sun Ray Henry Czerny Dylan Baker Tim Blake Nelson Tiffany Lyndall-Knight Alexia Fast Aaron Brown Brandon Olds Jennifer Clement
zombie young boy best friend mother businessman outlandish offbeat suburbia family home office cannibalism disaster family friendship rescue future
Space radiation turns the dead into Zombies. Zomcon fights zombies and finds ways to pacify and use them. On pre-teen Timmy's (Kesun Loder's) 1950s suburban street, they all have a zombie doing menial chores. Timmy's zombie becomes his pet and friend, and is named Fido (Sir Billy Connolly).
Adventure, Drama
USA|UK
2012
107 Minutes
Pat Lafayette
John Krasinski Drew Barrymore Kristen Bell Vinessa Shaw Dermot Mulroney Tim Blake Nelson Ted Danson Stephen Root Ahmaogak Sweeney John Michael Higgins James LeGros
reporter ex-girlfriend governor soldier environmentalist inspiring alaska small town television studio ship military base whales environmentalism cold war journalism nature rescue 1980s
In small-town Alaska, a news reporter recruits his ex-girlfriend - a Greenpeace volunteer - on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle.
Comedy
USA
2004
93 Minutes
Marshal Paris
Matthew Broderick Alec Baldwin Toni Collette Tony Shalhoub Calista Flockhart Tim Blake Nelson Ray Liotta James Rebhorn Buck Henry Ian Gomez Troy Winbush
fbi agent director gangster brother girlfriend mafia boss madcap cheeky providence, r.i. movie set hollywood, calif. working undercover show business aspirations sting filmmaking crime transformation quest underdog
A movie director-screenwriter finds a man to finance his latest project but soon discovers that the producer is actually an undercover FBI agent working on a mob sting operation.
Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
2006
87 Minutes
Curly
Luke Wilson Logan Lerman Brie Larson Cody Linley Jimmy Buffett Tim Blake Nelson Robert Wagner Dean Collins Neil Flynn Clark Gregg Eric Phillips
middle-school student friend stepbrother police officer construction worker ceo inspiring heartwarming charming construction site florida school hospital woods protected wildlife corruption sabotage friendship animal rights environmental consciousness
A young man (Lerman) moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he's compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population of endangered owls.
Drama
USA
2011
97 Minutes
Mr. Wiatt
Adrien Brody Marcia Gay Harden James Caan Christina Hendricks Lucy Liu Blythe Danner Tim Blake Nelson William Petersen Bryan Cranston Sami Gayle Betty Kaye
substitute teacher grandfather principal counselor runaway student gritty emotional touching high school inner city classroom teaching emotional involvement student-teacher relationship teen angst discovery transformation 2010s
A substitute teacher who drifts from classroom to classroom finds a connection to the students and teachers during his latest assignment.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2002
144 Minutes
Gideon
Tom Cruise Colin Farrell Samantha Morton Max von Sydow Lois Smith Peter Stormare Tim Blake Nelson Steve Harris Kathryn Morris Mike Binder Daniel London
police officer criminal murderer drug dealer druggie wife thrilling suspenseful intense washington, d.c. crime precognition murder deception quest mystery 2050s
In a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder.
Drama, Western
USA|France
2014
122 Minutes
Freighter
Tommy Lee Jones Hilary Swank David Dencik William Fichtner Grace Gummer John Lithgow Tim Blake Nelson Miranda Otto Jesse Plemons Sonja Richter James Spader
pioneer frontier woman escort coward criminal husband emotional bleak powerful coast iowa town farmhouse wilderness inn women civilization lost regret downward spiral
Three women who have been driven mad by pioneer life are to be transported across the country by covered wagon by the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy, who in turn employs low-life drifter George Briggs to assist her.
Comedy
USA
2004
115 Minutes
Officer LeFlore
Robert De Niro Ben Stiller Dustin Hoffman Barbra Streisand Blythe Danner Teri Polo Tim Blake Nelson Alanna Ubach Ray Santiago Kali Rocha Shelley Berman
nurse fiancé father mother therapist ex-cia agent hilarious lighthearted long island, n.y. florida car house island family pregnancy marriage investigation rivalry underdog 2000s
All hell breaks loose when the Byrnes family meets the Focker family for the first time.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
85 Minutes
Militant Ned
Steve Buscemi Romany Malco Peter Dinklage Sarah Silverman John Cho Emmanuelle Chriqui Tim Blake Nelson Jesse Garcia Matthew McDuffie Danny Trejo Isabel Archuleta
An ex-gambler is lured back into the game by a veteran insurance-fraud investigator.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|Canada
2004
93 Minutes
Jacobo
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.
Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|Germany|UK
2015
100 Minutes
Dr. Allen
Miles Teller Michael B. Jordan Kate Mara Jamie Bell Toby Kebbell Reg E. Cathey Tim Blake Nelson Chet Hanks
mr. fantastic human torch the thing invisible woman doctor doom scientist brooding confident cool tense thrilling amusing laboratory office street airplane alternate reality car super powers friendship
Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2019
118 Minutes
Raymond Nathan
Adam Driver Annette Bening Jon Hamm Ted Levine Maura Tierney Michael C. Hall Jennifer Morrison Tim Blake Nelson Sarah Goldberg Douglas Hodge Fajer Al-Kaisi
Idealistic Senate staffer Daniel J. Jones, tasked by his boss to lead an investigation into the CIA's post 9/11 Detention and Interrogation Program, uncovers shocking secrets.
Comedy
USA
2012
106 Minutes
Officer Totsch
Michael Seater Emily Meade Bo Burnham Brian Petsos Gillian Jacobs Ben McKenzie Jeff Garlin Tim Blake Nelson Chance Bone
A virgin finds himself in an awkward love triangle after he gets into the habit of loaning out his van to his friends for their sexual encounters.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2019
121 Minutes
Vice President Kirby
Gerard Butler Morgan Freeman Frederick Schmidt Danny Huston Piper Perabo Ori Pfeffer Nick Nolte Rocci Williams Tim Blake Nelson Jada Pinkett Smith Michael Landes
secret service agent u.s. president captor fbi agent assassin morgan freeman intense frenetic gripping rousing thrilling emotional lake fishing boat prison woods tunnel capital city assassination attempt framed
Mike Banning is framed for the attempted assassination of the President and must evade his own agency and the FBI as he tries to uncover the real threat.
War, Drama, History
USA
1998
170 Minutes
Sean Penn Adrien Brody Jim Caviezel Ben Chaplin George Clooney John Cusack Woody Harrelson Elias Koteas Jared Leto Dash Mihok Tim Blake Nelson
deserter soldiers native military officer enemy japanese soldier dreamy calm intense striking battlefield battleship guadalcanal south pacific tropical island world war ii armed conflict meaning of life male bonding desertion
Adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.
Comedy
USA|Canada
2011
100 Minutes
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.
Action, Adventure
USA
2019
85 Minutes
John Turturro Bobby Cannavale Audrey Tautou Christopher Walken Jon Hamm Sonia Braga Gloria Reuben JB Smoove Pete Davidson Michael Badalucco Susan Sarandon
bowler criminal misfit amusing cheeky hedonistic united states road trip misfits bowling adventure wretched excess 2010s
A trio of misfits whose irreverent, sexually charged dynamic evolves into a surprising love story as their spontaneous and flippant attitude towards the past or future backfires time and again.
Comedy, Drama
UK|China|USA
2016
108 Minutes
Joe Alwyn Kristen Stewart Chris Tucker Garrett Hedlund Makenzie Leigh Vin Diesel Steve Martin Astro Arturo Castro Ismael Cruz Cordova Barney Harris
private soldier sister love interest mother football player brooding emotional intense iraq war zone barracks house football field stage war reality touring courage fear
19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks, the film shows what really happened to his squad - contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.