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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

Movies (81 total, ranked by score)

  1. Into the Storm

    2009 · ★ 6.4 (90 votes)

    Drama, History, TV Movie

    31

  2. Albert Nobbs

    2011 · ★ 6.3 (528 votes)

    Drama

    32

  3. The Grand Seduction

    2014 · ★ 6.7 (365 votes)

    Comedy

    33

  4. The Raven

    2012 · ★ 6.3 (1,465 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Mystery

    34

  5. The Tailor of Panama

    2001 · ★ 6.0 (561 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    35

  6. Harrison's Flowers

    2000 · ★ 6.6 (81 votes)

    Drama, Romance, War

    36

  7. Dark Blue

    2002 · ★ 6.2 (392 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Drama

    37

  8. Lake Placid

    1999 · ★ 5.9 (1,286 votes)

    Horror, Comedy, Action

    38

  9. Joker: Folie à Deux

    2024 · ★ 5.4 (3,032 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Thriller

    39

  10. Deconstructing 'The Village'

    2005 · ★ 4.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary, Drama, Horror

    40

  11. The Company You Keep

    2012 · ★ 6.2 (793 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    41

  12. The Smurfs 2

    2013 · ★ 5.7 (2,399 votes)

    Fantasy, Family, Comedy

    42

  13. Assassin's Creed

    2016 · ★ 5.4 (8,215 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

    43

  14. Into the West

    1992 · ★ 6.4 (53 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Family

    44

  15. Trespass Against Us

    2016 · ★ 5.8 (351 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    45

  16. Hampstead

    2017 · ★ 6.0 (208 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    46

  17. In My Country

    2004 · ★ 5.9 (53 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    47

  18. Saltwater

    2000 · ★ 7.1 (9 votes)

    Drama

    48

  19. This Is My Father

    1999 · ★ 5.8 (13 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    49

  20. Dear Sarah

    1990

    Drama, TV Movie

    50

  21. Atlantic

    2016

    Adventure, Documentary

    51

  22. Wild About Harry

    2000 · ★ 6.0 (17 votes)

    Comedy, Romance, Drama

    52

  23. The Path to Redemption

    2006 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    53

  24. The Tiger's Tail

    2006 · ★ 5.6 (28 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Crime

    54

  25. Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

    2021 · ★ 6.0 (101 votes)

    Animation, Fantasy, Music

    55

  26. Turbulence

    1997 · ★ 5.4 (293 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Crime

    56

  27. So You Want To Be A Pirate!

    2012 · ★ 6.2 (37 votes)

    Comedy, Animation

    57

  28. Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later'

    2003 · ★ 6.7 (10 votes)

    Documentary

    58

  29. I Went Down

    1997 · ★ 6.0 (28 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Crime

    59

  30. Perrier's Bounty

    2010 · ★ 5.8 (116 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Crime

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 1, 2026.