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Birthdate: March 29, 1955
Brendan Gleeson
ACTOR RANKINGS:
CAREER SPAN
Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1990s
2.5969
18
2000s
2.7093
23
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: 
2.7470
2.7470
Brendan Gleeson Movie Rankings
1
3.5343After the murder of his wife, William Wallace leads a rebel army against the English ruler occupying Scotland. His goal is to ultimately free Scotland from English rule forever. ...more about Braveheart
DVD from $7.87
(17 sellers)
2
3.0890In Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts he is mysteriously chosen to participate in the Triwizard Tournament, a dangerous and sometimes deadly competition. Theoretically, Harry is not old enough to participate and must be very cautious because is seems someone wants him in harm's way. ...more about Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
DVD from $10.49
(15 sellers)
3
3.0065As waves of immigrants swell the population of New York, lawlessness and corruption thrive in Manhattan's Five Points section. ...more about Gangs of New York
DVD from $8.38
(12 sellers)
4
2.9995
In the not-so-far future the polar ice caps have melted and the resulting raise of the ocean waters has drowned all the coastal cities of the world. ...more about Artificial Intelligence: AI
DVD from $3.99
(14 sellers)
5
2.9975
The film tells the story of Francie who lives with his depressed mother and alcoholic father. He loves his family a lot and promises her mother to not ever let her die when one day she attempts to commit suicide. ...more about Butcher Boy
DVD from $12.71
(9 sellers)
6
2.9942
A powerful virus escapes from a British research facility. Transmitted in a drop of blood and devastating within seconds, the virus locks those infected into a permanent state of murderous rage. ...more about 28 Days Later...
DVD from $8.79
(14 sellers)
7
2.9454
Jude Law plays a leading role as Inman, a wounded confederate soldier who is on a perilous journey home to his mountain community, hoping to reunite with his prewar sweetheart, Ada, played by Nicole Kidman. ...more about Cold Mountain
DVD from $8.38
(12 sellers)
8
2.9154
Holed up in Bruges, Belgium after a difficult job, two hit men (Farrell and Gleeson) begin to differ on their views of life and death as they become used to local customs. ...more about In Bruges
DVD from $17.44
(3 sellers)
9
2.9093
With their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts. ...more about Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
DVD from $7.95
(18 sellers)
10
2.9034
The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the IRA, the UVF and members of his own team. ...more about General
Actor Awards
- Boston Society of Film Critics Awards - Best Actor
- IFTA Awards - Best Actor
- London Critics Circle Film Awards - British Actor of the Year
- Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
DVD from $17.89
(11 sellers)
11
2.8904
Neil Jordan's depiction of the controversial life and death of Michael Collins, the 'Lion of Ireland', who led the IRA against British rule and founded the Irish Free State (Eire) in 1921. ...more about Michael Collins
DVD from $8.63
(10 sellers)
12
2.8329
IMF agent Ethan Hunt has been sent on a mission to retrieve and destroy the supply of a genetically created disease called 'Chimera'. His mission is made impossible due to the fact that he is not the only person after samples of the disease. ...more about Mission: Impossible II
DVD from $7.99
(14 sellers)
13
2.8176
John LeCarre's spy thriller is brought to the big screen. A British spy (Pierce Brosnan) is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. ...more about Tailor of Panama
DVD from $3.92
(15 sellers)
14
2.8005
Director Neil Jordan weaves a wonderfully surreal and magical tale to bring us this funny, moving and poignant rites of passage account of a young man enduring the trials and tribulations he faces with a smile and unwavering faith in the inherent ...more about Breakfast on Pluto
DVD from $3.29
(11 sellers)
15
2.7641
A middle-aged teacher discovers photos from his mother's past that convinces him that she has not told the truth about his real father. Venturing into Ireland where he believes his real father to be, a past romance slowly unfolds. ...more about This Is My Father
DVD from $25.19
(2 sellers)
16
2.7430
It is the year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age. Two emerging nations begin to clash after Paris, the Trojan Prince convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. ...more about Troy
DVD from $4.21
(15 sellers)
17
2.7365
Set in the Los Angeles Police Department in April 1992, Dark Blue is a dramatic thriller that takes place just days before the acquittal of four white officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King and the subsequent L.A. riots. ...more about Dark Blue
DVD from $3.91
(11 sellers)
18
2.7277
It is the time of the Crusades during the Middle Ages - the world shaping 200-year collision between Europe and the East. A blacksmith named Balian has lost his family and nearly his faith. ...more about Kingdom of Heaven
DVD from $11.23
(14 sellers)
19
2.6879
Memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian (Rosemary Harris), her daughter (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), her inventor husband (Colin Firth), their ten year old son (Robbie ...more about My Life So Far
- Not Available on DVD
20
2.6631
The thrilling tale of an isolated village confronting the astonishing truth that lies just outside its borders. ...more about Village
DVD from $4.05
(13 sellers)
21
2.6468
Grandpa Ward gives a horse he found to his grandchildren, who keep it in their tower-block flat in Dublin. The horse is stolen from them, and the two young boys set out to find it and flee on it. ...more about Into the West
DVD from $7.02
(11 sellers)
22
2.6208
Fresh out of prison, Git rescues a former best friend (now living with Git's girlfriend) from a beating at the hands of loan sharks. ...more about I Went Down
Actor Awards
- Boston Society of Film Critics Awards - Best Actor
- Not Available on DVD
23
2.6068
What happens when a man-eating crocodile begins picking off tourists in beautiful Lake Placid? What if the crocodile wants to make it his ...more about Lake Placid
DVD from $6.39
(11 sellers)
24
2.4813
Joseph Donnelly, a young Irishman facing property eviction after his father's death, decides to take revenge on Daniel Christie, his landlord. ...more about Far and Away
DVD from $5.95
(12 sellers)
25
2.4321
Langston Whitfield (Samuel L. Jackson) is a Washington Post journalist. ...more about Country of My Skull
DVD from $5.99
(12 sellers)
26
2.2573
Over the course of four days, a brutal murder and a racially charged trial trigger and explosive chain of events that resonate throughout Los Angeles. While navigating through the tumultuous neighborhoods of South Central L.A. ...more about Dark Blue
- Not Available on DVD
27
2.0737
Ryan Weaver romances beautiful women before he kills them. Ryan is arrested, convicted, and is part of a Christmas Eve transfer of prisoners on a transcontinental 747 commercial flight. ...more about Turbulence
DVD from $4.89
(9 sellers)
28
1.7939
A drama set against the backdrop of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings, In My Country charts the lowest depths of pain and suffering and reveals the redeeming power of forgiveness and love. ...more about In My Country
DVD from $2.12
(12 sellers)
29
1.7696
"Bull" McCabe's family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing endlessly for the sake of the land. And when the widow who owns the field decides to sell the field in a public auction, McCabe knows that he must own it. ...more about Field
DVD from $7.49
(9 sellers)
30
1.6803
Northern Irish TV chef Harry has a history of playing around, being drunk and fighting with his wife. On the eve of his divorce hearing, Harry is beaten up at a garage but goes to work the next day. ...more about Wild About Harry
Actor Awards
- IFTA Awards - Best Actor in a Feature Film
- Not Available on DVD
31
1.5136
The story of Eddie, a small town ex con, who discovers he has talent for selling anything and everything. Eddie sees a way to rise above the low life by setting up on his own; what he didn't bargin for was the murder and mahem along the way. ...more about Trojan Eddie
DVD from $12.79
(6 sellers)
36
"Before I Sleep" is one man's odyssey through Dublin city. It is a crowded hectic film, unmistakably Dublin, yet with one constant character - John Harte, a recently umemployed middle class man in a state of quiet anxiety. ...more about Before I Sleep
- Not Available on DVD
37
This tale chronicles the trials and tribulations of Cole McKay, 15, an obedient son who yearns for the attentions of his emotionally remote father. ...more about Black Irish
- Not Available on DVD
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