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Best Dave Foley movies

We present our ranking of the best Dave Foley movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Dave Foley.

TOP 25: Being Canadian

Dave Foley as: Self
Genre: Comedy, Documentary
Release: 2015
What does it actually mean to be Canadian? This humorous documentary, featuring interviews with a who's-who of famous Canadians, hopes to find the answer.


TOP 24: Employee of the Month

Dave Foley as: Eric
Genre: Action, Comedy
Release: 2004
"Employee of the Month" is about a guy whose day spirals from bad to worse when he gets fired from his dream job at the bank and is dumped by his fiancée Sara. David's best friend Jack tries to convince him it's for the best, but the opposite occurs when bank robberies and millions of dollars become part of his day from hell.

TOP 23: Dick

Dave Foley as: Bob Haldeman
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1999
Two high school girls wander off during a class trip to the White House and meet President Richard Nixon. They become the official dog walkers for Nixon's dog Checkers, and become his secret advisors during the Watergate scandal.


TOP 22: Grind

Dave Foley as: Tour Manager
Genre: Action, Comedy, Adventure
Release: 2003
Four skaters follow their idol on his summer tour in an attempt to get noticed, get sponsored, and become stars themselves.


TOP 21: Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy

Dave Foley as: Marv / Psychiatrist / New guy / Raymond Hurdicure
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1996
A pharmaceutical scientist creates a pill that makes people remember their happiest memory, and although it's successful, it has unfortunate side effects.

TOP 20: Run Ronnie Run

Dave Foley as: Network Executive #1
Genre: Comedy
Release: 2002
A redneck with an uncanny knack for getting arrested becomes the star of his own reality program.


TOP 19: Stark Raving Mad

Dave Foley as: Roy
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Release: 2002
A crook quietly plots his revenge against the boss who murdered his brother while working for him.


TOP 18: The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!

Dave Foley as: Owl (voice)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Horror
Release: 2022
Leroy, Reggie and Cheruce Paloni host a Halloween special full of spooky shorts from a group of up-and-coming animators.

TOP 17: 3 Men and a Baby

Dave Foley as: Grocery Store Clerk
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1987
Three bachelors find themselves forced to take care of a baby left by one of the guy's girlfriends.


TOP 16: Sky High

Dave Foley as: Mr. Boy
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Release: 2005
Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.


TOP 15: Suck

Dave Foley as: Jeff
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Music
Release: 2009
The film follows a petty rock band called the Winners, consisting of vocalist Joey Winner, bassist Jennifer, guitarist Tyler, drummer Sam, and French-Canadian roadie Hugo, along with their sleazy manager Jeff, as they tour across Canada and the USA after Jennifer is turned into a vampire by Queeny. Meanwhile, a vampire hunter who is afraid of the dark named Eddie Van Helsing quickly chases them down.

TOP 14: Second Act

Dave Foley as: Felix Richter
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Release: 2018
Maya, a 40-year-old woman struggling with frustrations from unfulfilled dreams. Until that is, she gets the chance to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as book smarts, and that it is never too late for a second act.


TOP 13: Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa

Dave Foley as: Wayne (voice)
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Release: 2010
Wayne and Lanny, now partners, are called by Magee to meet with a secret contact – Mrs. Claus, who sends them on a new mission to retrieve a box from Santa’s secret workshop. Later they sneak into Santa’s office while he is asleep, using their high tech equipment from the previous film. Lanny’s expertise at dressing the tree enables them to enter the hidden workshop where they recover the box and escape just in time. But what is the box for?


TOP 12: Party Central

Dave Foley as: Terry (voice)
Genre: Family, Comedy, Animation
Release: 2014
Mike and Sulley are back at Monsters University for a fun-filled weekend with their Oozma Kappa fraternity brothers. The gang is throwing their first party, but no one’s showing up. Luckily for them, Mike and Sulley have come up with a plan to make sure “Party Central” is the most epic party the school has ever seen.


TOP 11: Blast from the Past

Dave Foley as: Troy
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Release: 1999
Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webers into their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam now ventures forth into Los Angeles to obtain food and supplies for his family, and a non-mutant wife for himself.

TOP 10: Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Dave Foley as: Danny
Genre: Drama
Release: 2013
A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.


TOP 9: Prep & Landing

Dave Foley as: Wayne (voice)
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Family
Release: 2009
Wayne gets a new rookie partner, Lanny, after his previous partner got the promotion he wanted. Lanny has to remind Wayne of the Spirit of Christmas and the importance of being an elf in Santa's Prep and Landing elite unit.


TOP 8: The Wrong Guy

Dave Foley as: Nelson Hibbert
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Release: 1997
Nelson Hibbert expects to become the new president of Nagel Industries, but Mr. Nagel gives the promotion to another employee. When Nelson barges into Nagel's office to confront him, he finds Nagel's been murdered. Fearing that he will be implicated, Nelson decides to run from the law...despite the fact that the police already know the killer's identity.


TOP 7: Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

Dave Foley as: Wayne (voice)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Release: 2011
Lanny and Wayne are at it again! With the Big 2-5 fast approaching, Wayne and Lanny must race to recover classified North Pole technology which has fallen into the hands of a computer-hacking Naughty Kid! Desperate to prevent Christmas from descending into chaos, Wayne seeks out the foremost Naughty Kid expert to aid in the mission: a bombastic member of the Coal Bucket Brigade who also happens to be his estranged brother, Noel.


TOP 6: Cars

Dave Foley as: Flik Car (voice)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Release: 2006
Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.

TOP 5: A Bug's Life

Dave Foley as: Flik (voice)
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Release: 1998
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.


TOP 4: Monsters University

Dave Foley as: Terry Perry (voice)
Genre: Animation, Family
Release: 2013
A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.


TOP 3: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Dave Foley as: Baldwin Brothers (voice)
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Release: 1999
When the four boys see an R-rated movie featuring Canadians Terrance and Philip, they are pronounced "corrupted", and their parents pressure the United States to wage war against Canada.


TOP 2: The Pixar Story

Dave Foley as: Flik (voice) (archive footage)
Genre: Documentary
Release: 2007
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions.


TOP 1: Toy Story 2

Dave Foley as: Flik the Ant (voice) (uncredited)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Release: 1999
Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.

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