Best Lou Diamond Phillips movies

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Best Lou Diamond Phillips movies
We present our ranking of the best Lou Diamond Phillips 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 Lou Diamond Phillips.

TOP 25:
Sanitarium
Sanitarium
Lou Diamond Phillips as: James Silo
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Release: 2013
Malcom McDowell, Lou Diamond Phillips and Robert Englund star in three separate stories set in an eerie mental asylum.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best John Glover movies?

TOP 24:
Supernova
Supernova
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Yerzy Penalosa
Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller
Release: 2000
Set in the 22nd century, when a battered salvage ship sends out a distress signal, the seasoned crew of the rescue hospital ship Nova-17 responds. What they find is a black hole--that threatens to destroy both ships--and a mysterious survivor whose body quickly mutates into a monstrous and deadly form.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Luke Perry movies?


TOP 23:
Route 666
Route 666
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Jack La Roca
Genre: Horror, Action, Thriller
Release: 2001
Smith, a mob informer hiding out with the Witness Protection Program, decides to make a break for it and hide out in the Arizona desert. The Feds catch up with him and rescue him just before a group of hitmen can manage to silence him for good. In the course of getting Smith away from the mafia thugs, the pair of agents assigned to protect him turn onto an abandoned stretch of highway nicknamed 'Route 666' after the mysterious death of a prison chain gang. As the three continue on their way, they soon discover just what happened to the chain gang, and how the highway earned its name.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Lori Petty movies?

TOP 22:
Renegades
Renegades
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Hank Storm
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Release: 1989
Buster McHenry is as an undercover agent for the police. His mission involves him in a robbery. Buster gets shot but Hank Storm, an Indian, helps Buster. Since Hank wants a spear in the possession of the criminals that Buster is after, they team up.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Mark Feuerstein movies?

TOP 21:
Hollywood Homicide
Hollywood Homicide
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Wanda
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Release: 2003
Joe Gavilan and his new partner K. C. Calden, are detectives on the beat in Tinseltown. Neither one of them really wants to be a cop, Gavilan moonlights as a real estate broker, and Calden is an aspiring actor moonlighting as a yoga instructor. When the two are assigned a big case they must work out whether they want to solve the case or follow their hearts.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Meredith Scott Lynn movies?


TOP 20:
Disorganized Crime
Disorganized Crime
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Ray Forgy
Genre: Action, Comedy
Release: 1989
Lou Diamond Phillips and Fred Gwynne team up with a gang of professional criminals who have everything it takes to rob a bank. The only things they do have going for them are a cop and his partner, who are dumber than they are! By the time the gang hits the bank vault, it's a safe bet there's going to be organized insanity and disorganized crime!
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Patrick Collins movies?

TOP 19:
A Better Way to Die
A Better Way to Die
Lou Diamond Phillips as: William Dexter
Genre: Action, Thriller
Release: 2001
Boomer (Wiper) is a rookie cop based in the urban hellhole that is downtown Chicago. After his involvement in a drug bust operation which results in the death of Carlos (Carmen Argenziano), his mentor and father figure, Boomer becomes disillusioned with the brutal and inhumane nature of his job. Consequently, he decides to hand in his resignation to the Chicago Police Department and return to his home town of Joliet, where his fiancé, Kelly (Natasha Henstridge), awaits.While en route back to Joliet, however, Boomer makes a grievous error in judgment when he stops for, and assists, an unfortunate motorist whose vehicle appears to have broken down; the naive ex-cop is swiftly attacked and rendered unconscious. Boomer awakes to find that his car and wallet have been stolen, and that he has become involved in a dangerous game of mistaken identity.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Jack Conley movies?

TOP 18:
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Detective Simmons
Genre: Crime, Comedy, Action, Family, TV Movie
Release: 2017
In this family-friendly action reboot of the 1993 film, Karina Foley, an ambitious and spunky 12-year-old, inserts herself in a police investigation of the Badge Bandit, led by the grizzled, veteran detective Mark Simmons. Much to Simmons' disapproval, Karina partners up with him to stop the Badge Bandit from further wreaking havoc on the city. Through wit, skill, and green smoothies, Karina and Detective Simmons save the day and build a strong relationship in the process.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Elizabeth Bowen movies?


TOP 17:
The First Power
The First Power
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Det. Russell Logan
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Horror
Release: 1990
A dedicated L.A. police detective and a female psychic must stop a demonic serial killer who was given the powers of resurrection, teleportation and possession.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Jeff Kober movies?

TOP 16:
Fingerprints
Fingerprints
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Doug
Genre: Mystery, Horror, Thriller
Release: 2006
Fresh out of rehab, a young woman moves back in with her parents and sister, and soon becomes involved in a mystery that has left people in her town paralyzed.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Leah Pipes movies?

TOP 15:

The Big Hit

The Big Hit
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Cisco
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Release: 1998
Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Bokeem Woodbine movies?


TOP 14:

Aquaman

Aquaman
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Tom Curry
Genre: Action, Adventure, TV Movie
Release: 2006
A young twenty-something diver living in the Florida Keys discovers he has the power to breathe underwater.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Graham McTavish movies?

TOP 13:

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Lou Diamond Phillips
Genre: Comedy
Release: 2022
A man returns home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family, in this love letter to the Filipino-American community.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Tiffany Haddish movies?

TOP 12:

Stark Raving Mad

Stark Raving Mad
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Gregory
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Release: 2002
A crook quietly plots his revenge against the boss who murdered his brother while working for him.

TOP 11:

Sky

Sky
Genre: Drama
Release: 2015
A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband.


TOP 10:

The 33

The 33
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Luis Urzua 'Don Lucho'
Genre: Drama, History
Release: 2015
Based on the true story of the collapse of a mine in San Jose, Chile—that left 33 miners isolated underground for 69 days.

TOP 9:

Brokedown Palace

Brokedown Palace
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Roy Knox
Genre: Drama
Release: 1999
Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to treat the two of them to what amounts to a day trip to Hong Kong. In the airport, the girls are seized by the police and shocked to discover that one of their bags contains heroin.

TOP 8:

Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Staff Sergeant John Monfriez
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery, War
Release: 1996
A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Medal of Honor. At first all seems in order. But then he begins to notice inconsistencies between the testimonies of the witnesses...

TOP 7:

Young Guns II

Young Guns II
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Jose Chavez y Chavez
Genre: Western, Adventure
Release: 1990
Three of the original five "young guns" — Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez), Jose Chavez y Chavez (Lou Diamond Phillips), and Doc Scurlock (Kiefer Sutherland) — return in Young Guns, Part 2, which is the story of Billy the Kid and his race to safety in Old Mexico while being trailed by a group of government agents led by Pat Garrett.

TOP 6:

Young Guns

Young Guns
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Chavez y Chavez
Genre: Western, Crime, Action, Adventure
Release: 1988
A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.


TOP 5:

Che: Part Two

Che: Part Two
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Mario Monje
Genre: Drama, History, War
Release: 2008
After the Cuban Revolution, Che is at the height of his fame and power. Then he disappears, re-emerging incognito in Bolivia, where he organizes a small group of Cuban comrades and Bolivian recruits to start the great Latin American Revolution. Through this story, we come to understand how Che remains a symbol of idealism and heroism that lives in the hearts of people around the world.

TOP 4:

Love Takes Wing

Love Takes Wing
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Ray Russell
Genre: Drama, Western
Release: 2009
Belinda Simpson is now a doctor in a small Missouri town where an unknown plague is spreading fear and resentment amoung the townspeople. One local resident thinks the illness was spread from the town orphanage and wants to see it shut down. Belinda struggles to make sense of the disease and God's plan for the beleaguered town.

TOP 3:

Constantine: The House of Mystery

Constantine: The House of Mystery
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Spectre (voice)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Horror
Release: 2022
John Constantine wakes up in the eerie House of Mystery with no recollection of how he got there. Fortunately, Zatanna and his friends are all there. Unfortunately, they have a bad habit of turning into demons and ripping him to shreds, over and over again!

TOP 2:

La Bamba

La Bamba
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Ritchie Valens
Genre: Drama, Music
Release: 1987
Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob, and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly.

TOP 1:

Stand and Deliver

Stand and Deliver
Lou Diamond Phillips as: Angel Guzman
Genre: Drama
Release: 1988
Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.



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