Brendan Gleeson
Actor · 82 credits · 58 in highly-rated films
Best known for Braveheart (1995)
Frequent collaborators: Sean McGinley, Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson, Stephen Rea, Liam Cunningham
Best Brendan Gleeson movies by genre
- Brendan Gleeson Drama Movies 44
- Brendan Gleeson Thriller Movies 19
- Brendan Gleeson Action Movies 18
- Brendan Gleeson Comedy Movies 18
- Brendan Gleeson Crime Movies 16
- Brendan Gleeson Adventure Movies 13
- Brendan Gleeson History Movies 9
- Brendan Gleeson Animation Movies 8
- Brendan Gleeson War Movies 8
- Brendan Gleeson Documentary Movies 7
- Brendan Gleeson Family Movies 7
- Brendan Gleeson Romance Movies 7
Movies (81 total, ranked by score)
1Braveheart
1995 · ★ 7.9 (11,358 votes)
Action, Drama, History
2Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 · ★ 7.8 (22,534 votes)
Adventure, Fantasy
3Edge of Tomorrow
2014 · ★ 7.6 (15,396 votes)
Action, Science Fiction
4Song of the Sea
2014 · ★ 8.0 (1,614 votes)
Family, Animation, Fantasy
528 Days Later
2002 · ★ 7.2 (8,786 votes)
Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction
6In Bruges
2008 · ★ 7.5 (5,911 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Crime
7Troy
2004 · ★ 7.2 (11,425 votes)
War, Action, History
8The Banshees of Inisherin
2022 · ★ 7.5 (3,487 votes)
Drama, Comedy
9Paddington 2
2017 · ★ 7.5 (2,873 votes)
Adventure, Comedy, Family
10Kingdom of Heaven
2005 · ★ 7.1 (5,168 votes)
Drama, Action, Adventure
11Gangs of New York
2002 · ★ 7.3 (7,373 votes)
Drama, History, Crime
12The Secret of Kells
2009 · ★ 7.4 (804 votes)
Animation, Family, Fantasy
13The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021 · ★ 6.9 (890 votes)
Drama
14In the Heart of the Sea
2015 · ★ 6.8 (4,478 votes)
Thriller, Drama, Adventure
15Breakfast on Pluto
2005 · ★ 7.2 (446 votes)
Drama, Comedy
16The Field
1990 · ★ 7.0 (108 votes)
Drama
17Suffragette
2015 · ★ 7.2 (1,685 votes)
Drama, History
18Safe House
2012 · ★ 6.5 (3,996 votes)
Action, Thriller
19Mission: Impossible II
2000 · ★ 6.1 (7,749 votes)
Adventure, Action, Thriller
20Michael Collins
1996 · ★ 6.9 (532 votes)
War, Drama, Thriller
21The Guard
2011 · ★ 7.0 (1,408 votes)
Action, Comedy, Thriller
22Six Shooter
2004 · ★ 7.2 (300 votes)
Drama, Comedy, Crime
23The Village
2004 · ★ 6.5 (4,679 votes)
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
24Green Zone
2010 · ★ 6.5 (2,426 votes)
War, Action, Adventure
25The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012 · ★ 6.5 (1,227 votes)
Animation, Adventure, Family
26Live by Night
2016 · ★ 6.3 (1,430 votes)
Action, Crime, Drama
27Alone in Berlin
2016 · ★ 6.7 (409 votes)
War, Thriller, Drama
28H Is for Hawk
2025 · ★ 7.1 (32 votes)
Drama
29The General
1998 · ★ 6.7 (131 votes)
Crime, Drama
30Beowulf
2007 · ★ 5.9 (3,135 votes)
Adventure, Action, Animation
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.