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Best Donnie Wahlberg movies

We present our ranking of the best Donnie Wahlberg 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 Donnie Wahlberg.

TOP 16: 1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde

Original Title: 1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
Donnie Wahlberg as: Himself
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Release: 2008
The story of Lanze who is in love with the princess. One day the princess is kidnapped by the Dark Knight and Lanze starts his journey to rescue her. But he is not alone because Erdal, a turk, joins him on his journey.


TOP 15: Tooken

Donnie Wahlberg as: CIA Agent
Genre: Action, Comedy
Release: 2015
Spoof of the "Taken" franchise. An ex-CIA agent who is now a mall security guard discovers that things are being taken from him. He must team up with his mom, also an ex-CIA agent, to defeat his rival and save his family.

TOP 14: Zookeeper

Donnie Wahlberg as: Shane
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Family
Release: 2011
Kindhearted Griffin Keyes is one of the best-loved caretakers at the Franklin Park Zoo, but since he is more comfortable with the animals than with females of his own species, his love life is lacking. When Griffin decides that the only way to get a girlfriend is to find a more-glamorous career, the animals panic. To keep him from leaving, they reveal their secret ability to talk and offer to teach him the rules of courtship, animal-style.


TOP 13: Dreamcatcher

Donnie Wahlberg as: Douglas 'Duddits' Cavell
Genre: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Release: 2003
Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're overtaken by a vicious blizzard that harbors an ominous presence. Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends must first prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante ... and then overcome a threat to the bond that unites the four of them.


TOP 12: Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Donnie Wahlberg as: Randall Ipswitch
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 2005
Writer-director Randall Miller's heart-achingly sweet drama centers on the unsatisfying personal life of protagonist Frank Keane, a sensitive baker who remains deeply despondent over his late wife's untimely death. When Frank helps a stranger who's sidelined by a fatal accident on his way to a fateful reunion, he decides to show up for the rendezvous in the man's place. In the process, he finds hope and redemption.

TOP 11: Righteous Kill

Donnie Wahlberg as: Detective Ted Riley
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release: 2008
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?


TOP 10: Saw IV

Donnie Wahlberg as: Eric Matthews
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Release: 2007
Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Now, upon the news of Detective Kerry's murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, arrive in the terrified community to assist the veteran Detective Hoffman in sifting through Jigsaw's latest grisly remains and piecing together the puzzle. However, when SWAT Commander Rigg is abducted and thrust into a game, the last officer untouched by Jigsaw has but ninety minutes to overcome a series of demented traps and save an old friend...or face the deadly consequences.


TOP 9: Annapolis

Donnie Wahlberg as: Lt. Burton
Genre: Drama
Release: 2006
Jake Huard, from a shipbuilders family, promised his dying mother he'ld make it to Anapolis Naval Academy. Thanks to tenaciously bugging a Congressman, he's selected despite dubious grades. Once inside, Jake soon proves sub-standard academically. Constantly challenged to his limits, repeatedly made the 'over-cocky' reason for the entire class to suffer, Jake nearly quits, but after facing his utterly un-supportive father's gloating returns just in time. Stubborn Jake finds support withs mates as well as Senor Ali, his lover-to-be, and a discipline he may excel in: the 'brigade' boxing tournament, open to all ranks.

TOP 8: Saw V

Donnie Wahlberg as: Eric Matthews (archive footage)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Release: 2008
Detective Hoffman is seemingly the last person alive to carry on the Jigsaw legacy. But when his secret is threatened, he must go on the hunt to eliminate all the loose ends.


TOP 7: What Doesn't Kill You

Donnie Wahlberg as: Detective Moran
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Release: 2008
Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship.


TOP 6: Bullet

Donnie Wahlberg as: Big Balls
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Release: 1996
A tough, Jewish ex-con just released from prison crosses a powerful drug dealer and former prison rival in his return to a life of crime.

TOP 5: Dead Silence

Donnie Wahlberg as: Jim Lipton
Genre: Horror
Release: 2007
Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiving a weird package containing a ventriloquist dummy named Billy, which may be linked to the legend of ventriloquist Mary Shaw. Destined to find out the truth, Jamie goes to the town of Raven's Fair, where Shaw used to perform and is buried. But Jamie is in for more than he expected.


TOP 4: Saw III

Donnie Wahlberg as: Eric Matthews
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Release: 2006
Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detective scramble to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard.


TOP 3: Saw II

Donnie Wahlberg as: Eric Matthews
Genre: Horror
Release: 2005
When a new murder victim is discovered with all the signs of Jigsaw's hand, Detective Eric Matthews begins a full investigation and apprehends Jigsaw with little effort. But for Jigsaw, getting caught is just another part of his plan. Eight more of his victims are already fighting for their lives and now it's time for Matthews to join the game.


TOP 2: Ransom

Donnie Wahlberg as: Cubby Barnes
Genre: Action, Thriller
Release: 1996
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.

TOP 1: The Sixth Sense

Donnie Wahlberg as: Vincent Grey
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release: 1999
A psychological thriller about an eight year old boy named Cole Sear who believes he can see into the world of the dead. A child psychologist named Malcolm Crowe comes to Cole to help him deal with his problem, learning that he really can see the ghosts of dead people.


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