10 Best Ed Harris Movies According To IMDb
10 Best Ed Harris Movies, According To IMDb
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Ed Harris is one of the most accomplished actors working in Hollywood, and these are his best movies, ranked according to IMDb score.
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Ed Harris is the kind of actor who draws your attention whenever he is on the screen. He has an incredible intensity to his performances and delivers them with such raw energy that it’s easy to forget you’re watching an actor.
Harris is probably best-known these days for his role as the Man in Black on HBO’s Westworld, but he has had quite an impressive film career to date as well. From his earlier work to his more recent appearance, from the lead roles to the supporting parts, there are plenty of great films to check out. These are Ed Harris’ best movies, according to IMDb.
10 The Rock (7.4)
Harris joined Michael Bay’s The Rock in one of his rare action movie roles. Harris plays a rogue military officer who leads a group of mercenaries to take a group of tourists hostage at Alcatraz. As he threatened to launch a biological weapon, a scientist (Nicolas Cage) and former inmate of Alcatraz (Sean Connery) are sent to stop him.
The movie is one of Bay’s best and the action is unsurprisingly stellar. Cage is funny as the unlikely hero while Connery steals the show in a wildly fun role.
9 The Hours (7.5)
The Hours is a star-studded drama that earned Harris his fourth Oscar nomination. The film looks at Virginia Wolfe’s novel Mrs. Dalloway and how it affects three women in different time periods who have dealt with suicide in their life. Harris plays a poet dying from AIDS.
The film boasts a number of amazing performances, including Nicole Kidman in her Oscar-winning role as Virginia Wolfe. It is an intense and thought-provoking story brought to life by amazing actors.
8 Enemy At The Gates (7.6)
Enemy at the Gates is a thrilling and engrossing drama set in World War II. During the Battle of Stalingrad, a Russian sniper (Jude Law) becomes a simple of hope for his country. As his legend grows, a skilled German sniper (Harris) is sent to take him out.
The movie is a brutal glimpse at a little-known area of the war and based on an incredible true story. Law makes for a great lead and the battle sequences are amazing to behold.
7 Gone Baby Gone (7.6)
Harris joined the impressive ensemble of Ben Affleck’s directorial debut. Gone Baby Gone is a crime story set in Boston and stars Casey Affleck as a private detective hired to find a young girl who was kidnapped. Harris plays a seasoned police detective also assigned to the case.
Affleck proves to be a true talent behind the camera as he crafts a dark, intense, and thought-provoking crime film. The cast is all sensational and the plot keeps you guessing throughout.
6 The Abyss (7.6)
Harris joined another epic auteur in James Cameron’s The Abyss. Harris plays the leader of a group of civilian divers who are enlisted to help the army explore a sunken nuclear submarine. Things turn complicated when the team encounters an alien species in the depths of the ocean.
Though one of Cameron’s least popular films, it is another thrilling film from the legendary filmmaker. Harris makes for an intense and captivating lead and the visual effects are far ahead of their time.
5 Apollo 13 (7.6)
Harris received his first Oscar nomination for his fine supporting role in the real-life drama Apollo 13. This Ron Howard-directed film tells the story of the astronauts aboard the titular space shuttle who must find a way back home when their ship suffers a catastrophic malfunction on their trip to the Moon.
Harris shines as the NASA officer in charge of bringing the crew home safely. He joins a great cast including Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton in this tense and thrilling space adventure.
4 Glengarry Glen Ross (7.7)
Harris joined some of the best actors of all time for this engrossing drama based on the David Mamet play. Glengarry Glen Ross follows a group of salesmen as they desperately try to make the next deal in their cutthroat business.
Harris is joined by the likes of Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, and Jack Lemmon, each giving an incredible performance. The film’s dialogue-heavy scenes feel thrilling and intense thanks largely to the wonderful writing and stunning acting.
3 The Right Stuff (7.8)
Harris once again joined the world of space exploration for this epic look at the early days of the United States space program. The movie looks at the pilots who broke new ground with land speed records and the ones who were chosen as the country’s first astronauts. Harris plays determined and serious astronaut John Glenn.
The Right Stuff features an incredible cast, including Dennis Quaid, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Shepard. It mixes comedy and thrills wonderfully while telling a very interesting story of American history.
2 The Truman Show (8.1)
Jim Carrey got a rare chance to show his dramatic side in the inventive dramedy The Truman Show. Carrey plays a mild-mannered man living in a pitch-perfect town who dreams of finding some escape. Little does he know, he is actually the subject of a hugely popular television show that has been documenting his whole life.
Harris received another Oscar nomination for his terrific role as the brilliant yet egomaniacal creator of the show. Carrey also gives one of his best performances and the clever world makes for a funny, entertaining story.
1 A Beautiful Mind (8.2)
Harris reteamed with Ron Howard again for the Oscar-winning drama A Beautiful Mind. Russell Crowe stars as John Nash, a real-life brilliant mathematician whose career and life were sidelined by his battle with schizophrenia. Harris plays a government agent who recruits Nash as a codebreaker.
Crowe gives an excellent performance as the man trying to hold onto his mind. He is joined by a talented cast, especially Jennifer Connelly as his loyal wife. It is an engrossing, heartbreaking, and inspiring drama about a fascinating figure.
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