Brendan Gleeson

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General, The (1998): Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Brendan Gleeson, Jon Voight; Top–rate return to form for dir. Boorman, styling the career of true–life Dublin gangster Martin Cahill as an epic comedy of criminal…
Tailor of Panama, The (2000): Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush, Jamie Lee Curtis…; Sly, cynical little spy–thriller, unfolds with a morally–dubious UK spy Pierce Brosnan stitching together a big–score in Panama by…
Harrison's Flowers (2000): Dir. Elie Chouraqui
Feat. Andie MacDowell, David Strathairn, Adrien Brody…; Andie MacDowell searches for her photojournalist husband (David Strathairn), presumed dead in the 1991 Serbian siege of Vukovar, with the aid of…
Dark Blue (2002): Dir. Ron Shelton
Feat. Kurt Russell, Ving Rhames, Brendan Gleeson…; Unexpectedly sharp police drama lifted from a James Ellroy story and placed into Los Angeles on the eve of the 1992 riots. Expressing the…
28 Days Later (2003): Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. Cillian Murphy, Christopher Eccleston, Brendan Gleeson; Effective 'end of the world' thriller, where a scientifically–engineered contagion escapes the lab, turning most of Britain's populace into…
Cold Mountain (2003): Dir. Anthony Minghella
Feat. Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger…; Prestige historical epic set in the closing days of the American Civil War, with a wounded confederate soldier (Law) deserting the ranks to rejoin…
Troy (2004): Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Feat. Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom…; Homer's epic is cranked up to full fury in this Hollywood CGI–ed adaptation, depicting the seige of Troy by the vengeful Greek army and the…
Village, The (2004): Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Feat. Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody…; A further investigation in atmospherics from the maker of SIGNS and THE SIXTH SENSE, this time sent in the foreboding microcosm of an 18th century…
In My Country (Country of my Skull) (2004): Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Juliette Binoche, Brendan Gleeson; One of the first stabs at dramatising the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings in South Africa, here used as a grueling backdrop for romance…
Kingdom of Heaven (2005): Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Eva Green…; Arch–epic of the 12th century crusades, this follows an honourable French blacksmith (Bloom) into the maelstrom of Jerusalem,…
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005): Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman…; The fourth chapter in the unfolding Harry Potter series marks a devastating plunge into raw suspense and truly epic adventure for the young wizard…
Breakfast on Pluto (2005): Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Cillian Murphy, Stephen Rea, Brendan Gleeson…; Cillian Murphy glitters in this whimsical drama as an Irish transgender escort during the social and political upheaval of the 70s. Despite the…
Studs (2005): Dir. Paul Mercier
Feat. Brendan Gleeson, Eamonn Owens; Soccer fans and amateur players will rejoice over this Irish comedy, which relates the story of a Sunday league team of no–hopers who are…
Tiger's Tail, The (2006): Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Brendan Gleeson, Kim Cattrall, Ciaran Hinds…; John Boorman points his moral compass towards the ‘miracle’ Irish economy in this patchy yet worthwhile satirical thriller about an enterprising…
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007): Dir. David Yates
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Robbie Coltrane, Helena Bonham Carter…; The fifth movie of the Harry Potter franchise finds the Wiz–kid struggling with adolescent hormones, a blind bureaucracy and most memorably,…
Beowulf (2007): Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Angelina Jolie, Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins…; Originally earmarked for 3D IMAX cinemas, this groundbreaking animation brings to screen the Old English epic of hero Beowulf (Winstone) and his…
Black Irish (2007): Dir. Brad Gann
Feat. Michael Angarano, Brendan Gleeson, Melissa Leo…; Probing melodrama concerning deadly sibling rivalry between two Irish American brothers – one an aspiring baseball player and the other a…
In Bruges (2008): Dir. Martin McDonagh
Feat. Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes; A smart, jet–black comedy centred on two Irish assassins who are packed off to Bruges, Belgium by their superior after a hit goes horribly…
Into the Storm (2009): Dir. Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Feat. Brendan Gleeson, Janet McTeer, James D'Arcy…; Enthralling sequel to HBO's acclaimed THE GATHERING STORM focuses on Winston Churchill's challenging term as Prime Minister during the war, followed…
Perrier's Bounty (2009): Dir. Ian Fitzgibbon
Feat. Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Gabriel Byrne…; Jovial Irish caper in the vein of Sexy Beast, with Murphy as a petty crim in hock to a local gangster. A talented cast clearly enjoying themselves…
Green Zone (2010): Dir. Paul Greengrass
Feat. Matt Damon, Amy Ryan, Brendan Gleeson…; Action ace Paul Greengrass deploys Bourne leading man Matt Damon in this frenetic, politically pointed thriller focused on the hunt for Weapons of…
Guard, The (2010): Dir. John Michael McDonagh
Feat. Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham…; A straitlaced FBI agent (Cheadle) and a raucous Irish cop (Gleeson) buddy up to take down an international drug smuggling ring in this riotous…
Albert Nobbs (2011): Dir. Rodrigo Garcia
Feat. Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Taylor-Johnson…; A magnificent Glenn Close elevates this otherwise downbeat period drama of a woman who dresses as a man in order to eke out a living in…
Raven, The (2012): Dir. James McTeigue
Feat. John Cusack, Alice Eve, Luke Evans…; Edgar Allan Poe spends his last days chasing a serial killer inspired by his writing in this hokey, but watchable thriller.
Safe House (2012): Dir. Daniel Espinosa
Feat. Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga…; Efficient thriller with CIA rookie Reynolds in charge of keeping rogue agent Washington alive after their safe house is attacked by mercenaries.…
Pirates!, The - Band of Misfits (2012): Dir. Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt
Feat. Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton…; Aardman's latest claymation spectacle centres on a bumbling captain and his crew determined to pillage the most booty in pursuit of the coveted…
Company You Keep, The (2012): Dir. Robert Redford
Feat. Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Julie Christie…; Robert Redford directs and stars in this bristling thriller, about a former Weather Underground member, now in hiding, whose violent past comes back…
Grand Seduction, The (2013): Dir. Don McKellar
Feat. Brendan Gleeson, Taylor Kitsch; Jolly, heart–warming tale of a small Newfoundland coastal town whose community go to great lengths to seduce a young doctor to live and work…
Edge of Tomorrow (2014): Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson…; Tom Cruise plays a reluctant futuristic solider who gets caught in a time loop and is forced to repeat his death on the battlefield until victory…
Calvary (2014): Dir. John Michael McDonagh
Feat. Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly…; A small–town priest has a crisis of faith when a death threat is passed onto him during confessional.
Stonehearst Asylum (Eliza Graves) (2014): Dir. Brad Anderson
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, David Thewlis…; A recent medical school grad who takes a position at a mental institution soon finds himself taken with one of his colleagues –– though…
Suffragette (2015): Dir. Sarah Gavron
Feat. Carey Mulligan, Anne-Marie Duff, Helena Bonham Carter…; Rousing account of the suffragette movement in Edwardian Britain seen through the eyes of a working mother who's galvanized into political action by…
In the Heart of the Sea (2015): Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson…; Ron Howard directs this effects–heavy recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, the inspiration for the…
Assassin's Creed (2016): Dir. Justin Kurzel
Feat. Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons…; Movie adaptation of the enormously popular video game where a man unlocks his "genetic memory", allowing him to access the memories, knowledge and…
Live by Night (2016): Dir. Ben Affleck
Feat. Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson…; Ben Affleck's love letter to film noir set in Prohibition–era Boston where the flow of booze is controlled by an underground network of…
Trespass Against Us (2016): Dir. Adam Smith
Feat. Michael Fassbender, Brendan Gleeson; The bond between a patriarch and his son is explored in this gritty but picturesque Irish crime–family drama, anchored by strong performances…
Alone in Berlin (2017): Dir. Vincent Perez
Feat. Emma Thompson, Brendan Gleeson, Daniel Bruhl…; Earnest resistance drama set in 1940, with Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson as a working class couple who, after learning of their only son's death…
Hampstead (2017): Dir. Joel Hopkins
Feat. Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson, Lesley Manville…; Cosy Brit rom–com in the Richard Curtis tradition, following a mis–matched love affair between Diane Keaton (a wealthy widow) and Brendan…
Paddington 2 (2017): Dir. Paul King
Feat. Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville…; The beloved bear Paddington returns in this more than worthy sequel to the 2015 movie. Full of pure, big hearted happiness, this delightful and witty…
Mr. Mercedes (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Brendan Gleeson, Harry Treadaway, Kelly Lynch; Tense mystery thriller based on the novel trilogy by Stephen King, where retired detective Bill Hodges is haunted by the unsolved case of "Mr.…
Banshees of Inisherin, The (2022): Dir. Martin McDonagh
Feat. Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson; Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

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