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Best Kyle MacLachlan movies

Today we present the best Kyle MacLachlan movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen ... and that you love! Let's go there with the best movies from Kyle MacLachlan:

TOP 25: Hamlet

Kyle MacLachlan as: Claudius
Genre: Drama
Release: 2000
Modern day adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder in New York City.


TOP 24: Timecode

Kyle MacLachlan as: Bunny Drysdale
Genre: Drama
Release: 2000
A production company begins casting for its next feature, and an up-and-coming actress named Rose tries to manipulate her filmmaker boyfriend, Alex, into giving her a screen test. Alex's wife, Emma, knows about the affair and is considering divorce, while Rose's girlfriend secretly spies on her and attempts to sabotage the relationship. The four storylines in the film were each shot in one take and are shown simultaneously, each taking up a quarter of the screen.

TOP 23: Breathe In

Kyle MacLachlan as: Peter Sebeck
Genre: Drama
Release: 2013
When a foreign exchange student arrives in a small upstate New York town, she challenges the dynamics of her host family's relationships and alters their lives forever.


TOP 22: Roswell

Kyle MacLachlan as: Jesse Marcel
Genre: Science Fiction
Release: 1994
Based on the book "UFO Crash at Roswell" by Kevin Randle and Donald Schmitt, Roswell follows the attempts of Major Jesse Marcel to discover the truth about strange debris found on a local rancher's field in July of 1947. Told by his superiors that what he has found is nothing more than a downed weather balloon, Marcel maintains his military duty until the weight of the truth, however out of this world it may be, forces him to piece together what really occurred.


TOP 21: Where the Day Takes You

Kyle MacLachlan as: Ted
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Release: 1992
King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The de facto leader of a group of teenage runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J and junkie Greg. When Heather, a beautiful girl from Chicago, starts hanging out with King and his crew, it changes the dynamic of the gang. However, it seems as though nothing will alter their dangerous lifestyle.

TOP 20: Tesla

Kyle MacLachlan as: Thomas Edison
Genre: History, Drama
Release: 2020
The story of the Promethean struggles of Nikola Tesla, as he attempts to transcend entrenched technology—including his own previous work—by pioneering a system of wireless energy that would change the world.


TOP 19: The House with a Clock in Its Walls

Kyle MacLachlan as: Isaac Izard
Genre: Fantasy, Family, Comedy
Release: 2018
When ten-year-old Lewis is suddenly orphaned, he is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky (and creepy) old mansion with a mysterious ticking noise that emanates from the walls. Upon discovering that his uncle is a warlock, Lewis begins learning magic, but when he rebelliously resurrects an evil warlock he must find the secret of the house and save the world from destruction.


TOP 18: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

Kyle MacLachlan as: Bill Kerr (uncredited)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Release: 2008
Four young women continue the journey toward adulthood that began with "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." Now three years later, these lifelong friends embark on separate paths for their first year of college and the summer beyond, but remain in touch by sharing their experiences with each other.

TOP 17: Dune

Kyle MacLachlan as: Paul Atreides
Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
Release: 1984
In the year 10,191, the world is at war for control of the desert planet Dune—the only place where the time-travel substance 'Spice' can be found. But when one leader gives up control, it's only so he can stage a coup with some unsavory characters.


TOP 16: Northfork

Kyle MacLachlan as: Mr. Hope
Genre: Fantasy, Drama
Release: 2003
The year is 1955, and a great flood is coming to Northfork, Montana. A new hydroelectric dam is about to be installed in the mountains above the town, ready to submerge the valley in the name of progress. It is the charge of a six-man Evacuation Committee to relocate the townsfolk to higher ground. Most have duly departed, but a few stubborn stragglers remain – among them a priest caring for a sickly orphan, a boy whose fevered visions are leading him to believe he is a member of a roaming band of lost angels desperately searching for a way home.


TOP 15: Against the Wall

Kyle MacLachlan as: Michael Smith
Genre: Drama, History, TV Movie
Release: 1994
Based on the true story of the Attica Prison uprising of 1971.

TOP 14: The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

Kyle MacLachlan as: Edward Wilde
Genre: Thriller, Adventure, Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Release: 2004
When a magical artifact is lifted from his library, a meek librarian sets out to ensure its safe return.


TOP 13: Touch of Pink

Kyle MacLachlan as: Ghost of Cary Grant
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release: 2004
Alim is a gay man living in London to escape the domineering eye of his conservative Muslim mother, Nuru, back in Canada. Alim keeps his homosexuality secret from his mother, so when she comes for a surprise visit, he and his boyfriend, Giles, must put on a straight facade to hide the truth.


TOP 12: Justice League: The New Frontier

Kyle MacLachlan as: Superman (voice)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction, Family
Release: 2008
The human race is threatened by a powerful creature, and only the combined power of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and The Flash can stop it. But can they overcome their differences to thwart this enemy using the combined strength of their newly formed Justice League?


TOP 11: Me Without You

Kyle MacLachlan as: Daniel
Genre: Drama
Release: 2001
During a long, hot summer in seventies London, young neighbors Holly and Marina make a childhood pact to be friends forever. For Marina, troubled, fiercely independent, determined to try everything, Holly stays the only constant in a life of divorcing parents, experimental drugs and fashionable self-destruction. But for Holly, a friendship that has never been equal gradually starts to feel like a trap.

TOP 10: Mao's Last Dancer

Kyle MacLachlan as: Charles Foster
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 2009
At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. In 1979, during a cultural exchange to Texas, he fell in love with an American woman. Two years later, he managed to defect and went on to perform as a principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and as a principal artist with the Australian Ballet.


TOP 9: The Hidden

Kyle MacLachlan as: Lloyd Gallagher
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Release: 1987
When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck (Michael Nouri) is tasked with helping young FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher (Kyle MacLachlan) determine the cause in this tense, sci-fi thriller.


TOP 8: The Doors

Kyle MacLachlan as: Ray Manzarek
Genre: Music, Drama
Release: 1991
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.


TOP 7: Riley's First Date?

Kyle MacLachlan as: Dad (voice)
Genre: Animation, Family
Release: 2015
Riley, now 12, is hanging out at home with her parents in San Francisco when potential trouble comes knocking: a boy shows up at the door.


TOP 6: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Kyle MacLachlan as: Dale Cooper
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Release: 1992
In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.

TOP 5: Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Kyle MacLachlan as: Special Agent Dale Cooper
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Horror
Release: 2014
The long-awaited missing pieces from the original version of the film – nearly an hour-and-a-half of deleted/alternate scenes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me – often referred to as the “holy grail” of Twin Peaks fandom.


TOP 4: Giant Little Ones

Kyle MacLachlan as: Ray Winter
Genre: Drama
Release: 2019
Two popular teen boys, best friends since childhood, discover their lives, families, and girlfriends dramatically upended after an unexpected incident occurs on the night of a 17th birthday party.


TOP 3: Blue Velvet

Kyle MacLachlan as: Jeffrey Beaumont
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Release: 1986
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of criminals who have kidnapped her child.


TOP 2: Inside Out

Kyle MacLachlan as: Dad (voice)
Genre: Animation, Family, Adventure, Drama, Comedy
Release: 2015
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Riley's guiding emotions— Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness—live in Headquarters, the control centre inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life and tries to keep things positive, but the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.


TOP 1: Twin Peaks

Kyle MacLachlan as: Special Agent Dale Cooper
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime, TV Movie
Release: 1990
An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for the European VHS market and has an alternate, closed ending.)

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