Best Danny Glover movies

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Best Danny Glover movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Danny Glover movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don't know about Danny Glover.

TOP 25:
Blindness
Blindness
Character: Man with black eye patch
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Release: 2008
When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Patrick Garrow movies?

TOP 24:
Legendary
Legendary
Character: Harry 'Red' Newman
Genre: Drama
Release: 2010
A book-smart teenager joins his school's wrestling team as a way to reunite his surviving family members, who split apart after the death of his father, a college wrestling legend, 10 years ago.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Takeshi Kusao movies?


TOP 23:
Bat*21
Bat*21
Character: Capt. Bartholomew Clark
Genre: Action, War
Release: 1988
Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back. Hambleton knows the area he's in is going to be carpet-bombed but a temporary shortage of helicopters causes a delay. Working with an Air Force reconnaissance pilot, Capt. Bartholomew Clark, he maps out an escape route.

TOP 22:
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
Character: Simon
Genre: Drama
Release: 1991
Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is the unlikely friendship of two men from different races and classes brought together when one finds himself in jeopardy in the other's rough neighborhood.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best JR Bourne movies?

TOP 21:
Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 3
Character: Roger Murtaugh
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Release: 1992
Archetypal buddy cops Riggs and Murtaugh are back for another round of high-stakes action, this time setting their collective sights on bringing down a former Los Angeles police lieutenant turned black market weapons dealer. Lorna Cole joins as the beautiful yet hardnosed internal affairs sergeant who catches Riggs's eye.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Ebonie Smith movies?


TOP 20:
Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls
Character: Marty Madison
Genre: Drama
Release: 2006
Three young women dream of becoming pop stars—and get their wish when they're chosen to be backup singers for the legendary James 'Thunder' Early.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Sharon Leal movies?

TOP 19:
Tour de Pharmacy
Tour de Pharmacy
Character: Slim Robinson Present Day
Genre: Comedy, TV Movie
Release: 2017
A mockumentary that chronicles the prevalence of doping in the world of professional cycling.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Will Forte movies?

TOP 18:
Jumanji: The Next Level
Jumanji: The Next Level
Character: Milo
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Release: 2019
As the gang return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored in order to escape the world’s most dangerous game.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Colin Hanks movies?


TOP 17:
Maverick
Maverick
Character: Bank Robber (uncredited)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Western
Release: 1994
Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game that begins in a few days, so he joins forces with a woman gambler with a marvellous southern accent, and the two try and enter the game.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Reba McEntire movies?

TOP 16:
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 2
Character: Sergeant Roger Murtaugh
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Release: 1989
In the opening chase, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling operation. When he plants a bomb under Murtaugh's toilet, the action explodes!
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Patsy Kensit movies?

TOP 15:

The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker
Character: Richter Tyrone Kipler
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release: 1997
When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Roy Scheider movies?


TOP 14:

Sorry to Bother You

Sorry to Bother You
Character: Langston
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Release: 2018
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best David Cross movies?

TOP 13:

Manderlay

Manderlay
Character: Wilhelm
Genre: Drama
Release: 2005
In 1933, after leaving Dogville, Grace Margaret Mulligan sees a slave being punished at a cotton farm called Manderlay. Officially slavery is illegal and Grace stands up against the owners of the farm. She stays with some gangsters in Manderlay and tries to influence the situation. But when harvest time comes Grace sees the social and economic reality of Manderlay.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Chloë Sevigny movies?

TOP 12:

Shooter

Shooter
Character: Colonel Isaac Johnson
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release: 2007
A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why??
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Kana Asumi movies?

TOP 11:

Witness

Witness
Character: McFee
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Romance
Release: 1985
A sheltered Amish child is the sole witness of a brutal murder in a restroom at a Philadelphia train station, and he must be protected. The assignment falls to a taciturn detective who goes undercover in a Pennsylvania Dutch community. On the farm, he slowly assimilates despite his urban grit and forges a romantic bond with the child's beautiful mother.


TOP 10:

Silverado

Silverado
Character: Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
Genre: Western
Release: 1985
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.

TOP 9:

The Prince of Egypt

The Prince of Egypt
Character: Jethro (voice)
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music, Family
Release: 1998
This is the extraordinary tale of two brothers named Moses and Ramses, one born of royal blood, and one an orphan with a secret past. Growing up the best of friends, they share a strong bond of free-spirited youth and good-natured rivalry. But the truth will ultimately set them at odds, as one becomes the ruler of the most powerful empire on earth, and the other the chosen leader of his people! Their final confrontation will forever change their lives and the world.

TOP 8:

Beyond the Lights

Beyond the Lights
Character: Captain Nicol
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 2014
Noni Jean is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who's been assigned to her detail. Can Kaz's love give Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be?

TOP 7:

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon
Character: Sergeant Roger Murtaugh
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Release: 1987
Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who -- distraught after his wife's death -- has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on their first homicide investigation as partners, involving a young woman known to Murtaugh with ties to a drug and prostitution ring.

TOP 6:

Places in the Heart

Places in the Heart
Character: Moze
Genre: Drama, Family
Release: 1984
In 1930s Southern US, a widow and her family try to run their cotton farm with the help of a disparate group of friends.


TOP 5:

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Character: Grandpa Allen
Genre: Drama
Release: 2019
Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Mont, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind.

TOP 4:

Saw

Saw
Character: Detective David Tapp
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Release: 2004
Obsessed with teaching his victims the value of life, a deranged, sadistic serial killer abducts the morally wayward. Once captured, they must face impossible choices in a horrific game of survival. The victims must fight to win their lives back, or die trying...

TOP 3:

Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz
Character: Inmate
Genre: Crime, Drama
Release: 1979
Escape from Alcatraz tells the story of the only three men ever to escape from the infamous maximum security prison at Alcatraz. In 29 years, the seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert Stroud, was only broken once - by three men never heard of again.

TOP 2:

The Royal Tenenbaums

The Royal Tenenbaums
Character: Henry Sherman
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 2001
Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.

TOP 1:

The Color Purple

The Color Purple
Character: Albert Johnson
Genre: Drama
Release: 1985
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing "Mister" Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa. Based on the novel by Alice Walker.



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