Brendan Gleeson
Actor
- 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.