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Peter Gallagher

Actor · 55 credits · 34 in highly-rated films

Best known for American Beauty (1999)

Frequent collaborators: Kevin Spacey, Andie MacDowell, Marcia Gay Harden

Best Peter Gallagher movies by genre

Movies (55 total, ranked by score)

  1. American Beauty

    1999 · ★ 8.0 (13,270 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. Palm Springs

    2020 · ★ 7.3 (3,760 votes)

    Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction

    2

  3. The Player

    1992 · ★ 7.2 (968 votes)

    Mystery, Drama, Thriller

    3

  4. sex, lies, and videotape

    1989 · ★ 7.0 (1,070 votes)

    Drama

    4

  5. While You Were Sleeping

    1995 · ★ 7.0 (2,043 votes)

    Romance, Comedy

    5

  6. Burlesque

    2010 · ★ 7.2 (2,397 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    6

  7. Step Up Revolution

    2012 · ★ 6.9 (2,145 votes)

    Music, Drama, Romance

    7

  8. Adam

    2009 · ★ 6.8 (498 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    8

  9. One December Night

    2021 · ★ 6.5 (20 votes)

    TV Movie, Comedy, Romance

    9

  10. The Man Who Knew Too Little

    1997 · ★ 6.4 (587 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Action

    10

  11. A Bad Moms Christmas

    2017 · ★ 6.3 (2,224 votes)

    Comedy

    11

  12. In a Relationship

    2015 · ★ 7.7 (7 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    12

  13. The War Boys

    2009 · ★ 5.9 (66 votes)

    Drama

    13

  14. Jesus Christ Superstar

    2000 · ★ 7.0 (33 votes)

    Music, Drama, TV Movie

    14

  15. Mr. Deeds

    2002 · ★ 5.9 (2,573 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    15

  16. Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

    1994 · ★ 5.9 (57 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. Humane

    2024 · ★ 5.4 (247 votes)

    Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

    17

  18. Long Day's Journey Into Night

    1987 · ★ 6.2 (4 votes)

    18

  19. GasHole

    2010 · ★ 6.2 (10 votes)

    Documentary

    19

  20. Guys and Dolls: Off the Record

    1992 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    20

  21. American Beauty: Look Closer...

    2000 · ★ 7.4 (12 votes)

    Documentary, Drama

    21

  22. The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

    1988 · ★ 6.6 (15 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    22

  23. Robert Altman's Players

    1992 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    23

  24. Cruel Intentions

    2016 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

    24

  25. Terrible Joe Moran

    1984 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    25

  26. High Spirits

    1988 · ★ 5.8 (241 votes)

    Fantasy, Comedy, Horror

    26

  27. Late for Dinner

    1991 · ★ 5.7 (23 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Science Fiction

    27

  28. The Idolmaker

    1980 · ★ 5.6 (23 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Music

    28

  29. Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

    2002

    Documentary

    29

  30. Everybody Just Stay Calm

    1994

    Documentary, Comedy

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.