Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Birthday:Mar 29, 1955
Place of birth:Dublin, Ireland

Filmography

2009
The Secret of Kells

The Secret of Kells

Animation Family Fantasy Animated Fantasy Adventure Quest Fantasy
7.5

20091h 18min

Ireland, France

Director: Tomm Moore

Adventure awaits 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells. In order to finish Brother Aiden's book, Brendan must overcome his deepest fears on a secret quest that will take him beyond the abbey walls and into the enchanted forest where dangerous mythical creatures hide. Will Brendan succeed in his quest?

2008
In Bruges

In Bruges

Comedy Drama Crime Dark Comedy Organized Crime
7.9

20081h 48min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Martin McDonagh

Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ken, it is not what he expected.

2005
Breakfast on Pluto

Breakfast on Pluto

Drama Comedy Coming-of-Age Drama Satire
7.2

20052h 8min

Ireland, United Kingdom

Director: Neil Jordan

In the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London in search of love, acceptance, and her long-lost mother.


Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Adventure Fantasy Epic Fantasy Adventure Epic
7.7

20052h 37min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Mike Newell

When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named.


Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven

Drama Action Adventure History War
7.3

20052h 24min

Germany, Spain

Director: Ridley Scott

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

2004
The Village

The Village

Drama Mystery Thriller Unreliable Perspective Mystery Mind Game Thriller
6.6

20041h 48min

United States

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

When a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of chilling incidents that will alter the community forever.


Troy

Troy

War Action History Historical Event Epic Action
7.3

20042h 43min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Wolfgang Petersen

In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. They set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy.

2003
Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

War History Adventure Romance 19th Century Wars
7.2

20032h 34min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Anthony Minghella

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.

2002
Dark Blue

Dark Blue

Crime Thriller Police Procedural Political Thriller
6.6

20021h 58min

Germany, United Kingdom

Director: Ron Shelton

Set during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.


Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

Drama History Crime Historical Drama Social History
7.5

20022h 48min

United States, Italy

Director: Martin Scorsese

In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.