Want to know the best Brian Dennehy movies? How about the worst Brian Dennehy movies? Curious about Brian Dennehy box office grosses or which Brian Dennehy movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Brian Dennehy movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Brian Dennehy (1938-2020) was an American actor. Dennehy was a winner of one Golden Globe®, two Tony® Awards and a recipient of six Primetime Emmy® Award nominations, he gained initial recognition for his role as Sheriff Will Teasle in First Blood (1982). His IMDb page shows 183 acting credits from oto 2020. This page will rank Brian Dennehy movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, videos, games, and movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences and get some award recognition.
Brian Dennehy Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
| 2007 | Ratatouille (2007) |  |
|
| 1990 | Presumed Innocent (1990) |  |
|
| 1985 | Cocoon (1985) | |
|
| 1977 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) | |
|
| 1978 | Foul Play (1978) | |
|
| 1977 | Semi-Tough (1977) | |
|
| 1982 | First Blood (1982) | |
|
| 1979 | 10 (1979) | |
|
| 1983 | Never Cry Wolf (1983) |  |
|
| 1995 | Tommy Boy (1995) | |
|
| 1996 | Romeo + Juliet (1996) | |
|
| 1985 | Silverado (1985) | |
|
| 1986 | Legal Eagles (1986) | |
|
| 1986 | F/X (1986) |  |
|
| 1983 | Gorky Park (1983) | |
|
| 1978 | F.I.S.T. (1978) | |
|
| 2019 | Driveways (2019) | |
|
| 1985 | Twice in a Lifetime (1985) | |
|
| 1988 | Return to Snowy River (1988) |  |
|
| 1991 | F/X2 (1991) | |
|
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) | |
|
| 1980 | Little Miss Marker (1980) | |
|
| 2010 | The Next Three Days (2010) | |
|
| 1987 | Best Seller (1987) |  |
|
| 1982 | Split Image (1982) | |
|
| 1988 | Cocoon: The Return (1988) |  |
|
| 1979 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) | |
|
| 1984 | The River Rat (1984) | |
|
| 2018 | The Seagull (2018) | |
|
| 1988 | Miles from Home (1988) |  |
|
| 2008 | Righteous Kill (2008) | |
|
| 2006 | Everyone's Hero (2006) Voice Only |
|
|
| 1984 | Finders Keepers (1984) | |
|
| 2015 | Knight of Cups (2015) | |
|
| 2010 | Every Day (2010) |  |
|
| 2011 | The Big Year (2011) | |
|
| 2002 | Stolen Summer (2002) | |
|
| 2006 | 10th & Wolf (2006) | |
|
| 1995 | The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995) | |
|
| 1992 | Gladiator (1992) | |
|
| 1990 | The Last of the Finest (1990) | |
|
| 2019 | 3 Days With Dad (2019) |  |
|
| 2001 | Summer Catch (2001) | |
|
| 2004 | She Hate Me (2004) | |
Brian Dennehy Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Brian Dennehy movies by his co-stars
- Sort Brian Dennehy movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Brian Dennehy movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Brian Dennehy movies by how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Brian Dennehy movie received.
- Sort Brian Dennehy movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Ratatouille (2007) | Peter O'Toole & Pixar |
206.40 | 323.5 | 977.30 | 10 | 92 | 05 / 01 | 99.3 | |
| 2 | Presumed Innocent (1990) | Harrison Ford | 86.30 | 219.9 | 564.00 | 12 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 3 | Cocoon (1985) | Don Ameche & Directed by Ron Howard |
76.10 | 231.1 | 259.10 | 6 | 73 | 02 / 02 | 96.8 | |
| 6 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) | Diane Keaton & Richard Gere |
45.70 | 220.8 | 220.80 | 15 | 69 | 02 / 00 | 95.3 | |
| 7 | Foul Play (1978) | Goldie Hawn & Chevy Chase |
45.00 | 207.3 | 207.30 | 10 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 95.0 | |
| 5 | Semi-Tough (1977) | Burt Reynolds | 61.60 | 298.0 | 298.00 | 7 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 94.9 | |
| 8 | First Blood (1982) | Sylvester Stallone | 47.20 | 173.1 | 459.10 | 12 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 8 | 10 (1979) | Dudley Moore & Julie Andrews |
74.90 | 321.5 | 321.50 | 8 | 65 | 02 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 9 | Never Cry Wolf (1983) | Charles Martin Smith | 29.60 | 101.3 | 101.30 | 23 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 87.3 | |
| 9 | Tommy Boy (1995) | Chris Farley & David Spade |
32.70 | 81.0 | 81.00 | 54 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 11 | Romeo + Juliet (1996) | Leonardo DiCaprio & Paul Rudd |
46.40 | 113.0 | 359.90 | 34 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 86.4 | |
| 12 | Silverado (1985) | Kevin Kline & Kevin Costner |
32.20 | 97.8 | 97.80 | 27 | 73 | 02 / 00 | 86.1 | |
| 13 | Legal Eagles (1986) | Robert Redford & Debra Winger |
49.90 | 144.9 | 144.90 | 16 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 14 | F/X (1986) | Bryan Brown & Brian Dennehy |
20.60 | 59.9 | 59.90 | 43 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 15 | Gorky Park (1983) | William Hurt & Lee Marvin |
15.90 | 54.3 | 54.30 | 46 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 77.7 | |
| 17 | F.I.S.T. (1978) | Sylvester Stallone | 21.10 | 97.3 | 97.30 | 32 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 75.5 | |
| 16 | Driveways (2019) | Hong Chau | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 277 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 18 | Twice in a Lifetime (1985) | Gene Hackman & Ann-Margret |
8.40 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 96 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 70.5 | |
| 18 | Return to Snowy River (1988) | Tom Burlinson | 13.70 | 35.9 | 35.90 | 71 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 63.1 | |
| 19 | F/X2 (1991) | Bryan Brown | 21.10 | 54.0 | 54.00 | 62 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 57.1 | |
| 22 | Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) | Ethan Hawke & Laurence Fishburne |
20.00 | 33.8 | 60.70 | 117 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 21 | Little Miss Marker (1980) | Walter Matthau & Julie Andrews |
8.60 | 35.7 | 35.70 | 82 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 55.6 | |
| 23 | The Next Three Days (2010) | Russell Crowe & Liam Neeson |
21.10 | 28.9 | 92.20 | 113 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 53.0 | |
| 23 | Best Seller (1987) | James Woods & Victoria Tennant |
4.30 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 113 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 47.6 | |
| 24 | Split Image (1982) | James Woods & Peter Fonda |
0.30 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 151 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.9 | |
| 26 | Cocoon: The Return (1988) | Don Ameche & Jessica Tandy |
18.90 | 49.6 | 49.60 | 53 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 36.0 | |
| 28 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) | William Katt & Tom Berenger |
5.10 | 22.1 | 22.10 | 81 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 34.8 | |
| 26 | The River Rat (1984) | Tommy Lee Jones & Martha Plimpton |
1.10 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 152 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | |
| 27 | The Seagull (2018) | Annette Bening | 1.30 | 1.5 | 1.80 | 195 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.2 | |
| 30 | Miles from Home (1988) | Richard Gere & Penelope Ann Miller |
0.20 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 238 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.3 | |
| 33 | Righteous Kill (2008) | Al Pacino & Robert DeNiro |
40.10 | 60.2 | 117.80 | 71 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 28.0 | |
| 31 | Everyone's Hero (2006) Voice Only |
Jake T. Austin | 14.50 | 23.8 | 27.20 | 136 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 27.6 | |
| 33 | Finders Keepers (1984) | Louis Gossett Jr. | 1.50 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 148 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 24.2 | |
| 34 | Knight of Cups (2015) | Christian Bale & Natalie Portman |
0.60 | 0.7 | 1.30 | 188 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 21.6 | |
| 36 | Every Day (2010) | Helen Hunt | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 338 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.9 | |
| 37 | The Big Year (2011) | Steve Martin & Owen Wilson |
7.20 | 9.8 | 10.40 | 150 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 17.8 | |
| 38 | Stolen Summer (2002) | Amara Balthrop-Lewis & Kevin Pollak |
0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 266 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | |
| 37 | 10th & Wolf (2006) | James Marsden & Dennis Hopper |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 328 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.8 | |
| 40 | The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995) | Robert Duvall & Aidan Quinn |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 238 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.6 | |
| 40 | Gladiator (1992) | James Marshall & Cuba Gooding Jr. |
9.20 | 24.0 | 24.00 | 98 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 12.1 | |
| 41 | The Last of the Finest (1990) | Joe Pantoliano | 1.50 | 3.9 | 3.90 | 163 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.7 | |
| 41 | 3 Days With Dad (2019) | J.K. Simmons | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 272 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.6 | |
| 44 | Summer Catch (2001) | Baseball Movies & Freddie Prince |
19.80 | 37.7 | 37.70 | 100 | 25 | 00 / 00 | 2.8 | |
| 45 | She Hate Me (2004) | Chiwetel Ejiofor & Woody Harrelson |
0.40 | 0.6 | 2.60 | 234 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 1.7 |
Possibly Interesting Facts On Brian Dennehy
1. Brian Manion Dennehy was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1938.
2. Brian Dennehy won a football scholarship that paved the way to Columbia University in New York City, where he played football, earned a BA in history, became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and played rugby union for Old Blue RFC. He went on to graduate studies in dramatic arts at Yale University.
3. Brian Dennehy used to work as a stockbroker at the same firm (Merrill Lynch) as Martha Stewart. They remained good friends until his passing 2020.
4. While performing in “Death Of A Salesman” and “Long Day’s Journey into Night” on Broadway, so many of Brian Dennehy’s fans wanted to meet him after the show that producers had to hire extra security to keep the crowds in control near the stage door.
5. Brian Dennehy’s all-time favorite movie was 1954’s On The Waterfront.
Check out Brian Dennehy’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
Good to see your website is still around. It has been a while since I’ve been here, the last couple months have been crazy I don’t think I’ve had a day off in the last six weeks. When I heard about his passing on the radio, I thought about this site.I must’ve watched First Blood a 1000 times as a kid. He was nasty in that movie, and then the other side he was the kindest alien in Cocoon. That is a sign of a good actor. He will be missed. Hope all is going well for you.
Hey SteinHoF16. Glad to hear from you, sorry to hear it’s been so busy. You make good points about his versatility as an actor. I liked the first Rambo, not thinking i liked another Rambo since. Maybe it’s because he wasn’t in any of the other ones. Thanks for the feedback stay safe and healthy.
rip good actor on screen even better on stage
Hey Larry. Thanks for checking on our Dennehy tribute page. I am envious, that you got to see him on stage. For when I read that as we really shined. Rest in peace.
That sucks. Loved him in Best Seller, Gorky Park & Silverado. Putting on First Blood right now as a tribute to him.
Hey Conner. I wonder how many people are putting in First Blood today as a tribute to Dennehy. In my house will be watching cocoon. Not thinking I can talk mama bear into letting us watch Rambo on a rampage, especially with two young girls in the house.Thanks for stopping by. Rest in peace.
I saw him as Willy Loman on stage. Great and memorable performance. Sadden by this news.
Hey Laura. Until researching this page, I had no idea he was such a stage acting legend. It is awesome that you got to see him in his award winning play. You can probably appreciate the trivia fact about his fans wanting to meet him after the show, and there needing to be extra security because so many people were trying to do the same thing. Good feedback. Thoughts and prayers to his family friends and fans.
I have seen 26 of the above movies. I saw one of his movies in theaters, Foul Play. For years I always referred to him as Chevy Chase’s partner from Foul Play. That changed by the mid 1980s, when he peaked as an actor…..even getting some leading man roles. I recently watched him in The Seagull…..he played the part of an older man very well. Sad news about his passing. Rest in peace Brian Dennehy.