The Best Brian Dennehy Movies, Ranked
96 credits from 1977 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Driveways (2020) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Presumed Innocent (1990) with $221M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Brian Dennehy Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Brian Dennehy is credited on. Driveways (2020) leads with 85, followed by Driveways (2019) at 85. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 85 Driveways 2020 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 85 Driveways 2019 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 The Song of Sway Lake 2018 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 3 Days with Dad 2019 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Tag 2018 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Son of the South 2021 · Biography -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 The Seagull 2018 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 A Very Merry Toy Store 2017 · Romance
Biggest Brian Dennehy Box Office Hits
Brian Dennehy's films have made $938M worldwide in total. Presumed Innocent (1990) is the biggest hit at $221M, ahead of First Blood (1982) ($125M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Presumed Innocent 1990 · Mystery $221M $86.3M dom. - 2
First Blood 1982 · Action $125M $47.2M dom. - 3
Legal Eagles 1986 · Comedy $93.2M $49.9M dom. - 4
Cocoon 1985 · Sci-Fi $85.3M $76.1M dom. - 5 Tag 2018 · Comedy $78.2M $54.7M dom.
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10 1979 · Comedy $74.9M $74.9M dom. - 7
Foul Play 1978 · Mystery $45M $45M dom. - 8
Semi-Tough 1977 · Sport $37.2M $37.2M dom. - 9
Tommy Boy 1995 · Adventure $32.7M $32.7M dom. - 10
Never Cry Wolf 1983 · Action $29.6M $29.6M dom.
The Best Brian Dennehy Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Brian Dennehy has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 36 films, and Driveways (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 36 films Driveways 2020 · as Del Movie Echo Score: 85
- Comedy 8 films 3 Days with Dad 2019 · as Bob Mills Movie Echo Score: 64
- Action 6 films First Blood 1982
- Mystery 5 films Presumed Innocent 1990
- Adventure 4 films Tommy Boy 1995
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Crime 4 films Best Seller 1987 · as Dennis Meechum - Romance 2 films A Very Merry Toy Store 2017 · as Joe Haggarty Movie Echo Score: 47
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Western 2 films Butch and Sundance: The Early Days 1979 · as O.C. Hanks - Biography 1 film Son of the South 2021 · as J.O. Zellner Movie Echo Score: 57
The Best Brian Dennehy Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Brian Dennehy's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
The Latest Brian Dennehy Movies
The most recent films Brian Dennehy is credited on, newest first — starting with Son of the South (2021). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Son of the South 2021 · J.O. Zellner
- Driveways 2020 · Del
- 3 Days with Dad 2019 · Bob Mills
- Driveways 2019 · Del
- The Song of Sway Lake 2018 · Hal Sway
- Tag 2018 · Comedy
- The Seagull 2018 · Sorin
- A Very Merry Toy Store 2017 · Joe Haggarty
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Knight of Cups 2016 · Drama -
The Challenger Disaster 2013 · Rogers -
Twelfth Night 2012 · Sir Toby Belch -
Alleged 2010 · Clarence Darrow
The Best Brian Dennehy Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Brian Dennehy films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Brian Dennehy movie?
Driveways (2020) is the best-rated Brian Dennehy film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Driveways (2019) (85) and The Song of Sway Lake (2018) (72). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Driveways: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Brian Dennehy movie?
Presumed Innocent (1990) made the most at the box office, with $221M worldwide, followed by First Blood (1982) with $125M. Together, Brian Dennehy's films with box office figures have made $938M.
Which Brian Dennehy movie won the most awards?
Cocoon (1985) is the most decorated Brian Dennehy film, with 3 wins from 10 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Brian Dennehy drama movie?
Driveways (2020) is the best-rated of Brian Dennehy's drama films, with a score of 85. In other genres: 3 Days with Dad (comedy), First Blood (action) and Presumed Innocent (mystery).
What is the newest Brian Dennehy movie?
The newest film on Brian Dennehy's filmography is Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons (2024), with Brian Dennehy as Self (archive footage) (uncredited).
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