Dennis Farina
Donaldo Gugliermo "Dennis" Farina (February 29, 1944 – July 22, 2013) was an American actor. Often typecast as a mobster or police officer, he is known for roles such as FBI Agent Jack Crawford in Manhunter, mobster Jimmy Serrano in the comedy Midnight Run, Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty, Cousin Avi in Snatch, and Walt Miller in New Girl. He ... more
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Saving Private Ryan
(1998)
Drama, History, War
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Runtime:
169 min
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Cast:
Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Dennis Farina, Max Martini, Joerg Stadler
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Snatch
(2000)
Comedy, Crime
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
Runtime:
104 min
Director:
Guy Ritchie
Cast:
Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Dennis Farina, Stephen Graham, Vinnie Jones
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Midnight Run
(1988)
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
An accountant embezzles $15 million of mob money, jumps bail and is chased by bounty hunters, the FBI, and the Mafia.
Runtime:
126 min
Director:
Martin Brest
Cast:
Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis Farina
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Manhunter
(1986)
Crime, Horror, Thriller
FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecktor, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecktor to capture a new killer.
Runtime:
122 min
Director:
Michael Mann
Cast:
William Petersen, Kim Greist, Dennis Farina, Brian Cox, Joan Allen
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Out of Sight
(1998)
Comedy, Crime, Romance
Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if there's more between them than just the law.
Runtime:
123 min
Director:
Steven Soderbergh
Cast:
George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle
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Get Shorty
(1995)
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mob...
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast:
John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, Dennis Farina
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Thief
(1981)
Action, Crime, Thriller
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.
Runtime:
123 min
Director:
Michael Mann
Cast:
James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, Jim Belushi, Robert Prosky
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What Happens in Vegas
(2008)
Comedy, Romance
During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally and playboy Jack Fuller come to the sober realization that they have married each other after a night of drunken abandon. They are then compelled, for legal reasons, to live life as a couple for a limited period of time. At stake is a large amount of money.
Runtime:
99 min
Director:
Tom Vaughan
Cast:
Ashton Kutcher, Cameron Diaz, Lake Bell, Queen Latifah, Treat Williams
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Striking Distance
(1993)
Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted to water-way duty Tom, along with new partner Jo Christman, navigate the three rivers looking for clues and discovering bodies. This time the vict...
Runtime:
102 min
Director:
Rowdy Herrington
Cast:
Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina, Tom Sizemore, Brion James
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Big Trouble
(2002)
Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry's best-selling first novel, "Big Trouble."
Runtime:
85 min
Director:
Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast:
Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Patrick Warburton, Ben Foster, Ben Foster
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Bottle Shock
(2008)
Comedy, Drama
Paris-based wine expert Steven Spurrier heads to California in search of cheap wine that he can use for a blind taste test in the French capital. Stumbling upon the Napa Valley, the stuck-up Englishman is shocked to discover a winery turning out top-notch chardonnay. Determined to make a name for himself, he sets about getting the booz...
Runtime:
110 min
Director:
Randall Miller
Cast:
Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, Bill Pullman, Freddy Rodríguez, Rachael Taylor
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Reindeer Games
(2000)
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.
Runtime:
124 min
Director:
John Frankenheimer
Cast:
Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron, Dennis Farina, Donal Logue
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You Kill Me
(2007)
Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores.
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
John Dahl
Cast:
Ben Kingsley, Ben Kingsley, Téa Leoni, Téa Leoni, Luke Wilson
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Romeo Is Bleeding
(1993)
Crime
A corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman.
Runtime:
100 min
Director:
Peter Medak
Cast:
Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Annabella Sciorra, Juliette Lewis, Roy Scheider
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Paparazzi
(2004)
Action, Drama, Thriller
A rising Hollywood actor decides to take personal revenge against a group of four persistent photographers to make them pay for almost causing a personal tragedy involving his wife and son.
Runtime:
84 min
Director:
Paul Abascal
Cast:
Cole Hauser, Robin Tunney, Dennis Farina, Daniel Baldwin, Tom Sizemore
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Another Stakeout
(1993)
Action, Comedy, Crime
Chris and Bill are called upon for their excellent surveillance record to stakeout a lakeside home where a Mafia trial witness is believed to be heading or already hiding.
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
John Badham
Cast:
Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Rosie O'Donnell, Dennis Farina, Miguel Ferrer
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Havana
(1990)
Drama, Romance
An American professional gambler named Jack Weil decides to visit Havana, Cuba to gamble. On the boat to Havana, he meets Roberta Duran, the wife of a revolutionary, Arturo. Shortly after their arrival, Arturo is taken away by the secret police, and Roberta is captured and tortured. Jack frees her, but she continues to support the revo...
Runtime:
144 min
Director:
Sydney Pollack
Cast:
Robert Redford, Lena Olin, Alan Arkin, Tomas Milian, Daniel Davis
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Code of Silence
(1985)
Action, Crime
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
Runtime:
101 min
Director:
Andrew Davis
Cast:
Chuck Norris, Mike Genovese, Henry Silva, Bert Remsen, Ralph Foody
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Little Big League
(1994)
Comedy, Family
When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organisation that struggles to take orders from a 12-year-old.
Runtime:
119 min
Director:
Andrew Scheinman
Cast:
Luke Edwards, Timothy Busfield, John Ashton, Dennis Farina, Jonathan Silverman
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Sidewalks of New York
(2001)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on the street" interviews with scenes from the six characters' lives, the film weaves a humorous and biting commentary on the game of love -- easy to start, hard to finish.
Runtime:
107 min
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The Grand
(2007)
Comedy
The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap. The story is set in the world of professional poker and follows six players who reach the final table of the world’s second most famous high stakes tournament, the Grand Championship of Poker.
Runtime:
104 min
Director:
Zak Penn
Cast:
Woody Harrelson, Werner Herzog, Dennis Farina, David Cross, Cheryl Hines
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Stealing Harvard
(2002)
Action, Comedy, Drama
John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds out his niece has been accepted at Harvard, and he's reminded of his promise to pay for her tuition (nearly $30,000). John's friend Duff convinces him to turn to petty crime to make the ...
Runtime:
85 min
Director:
Bruce McCulloch
Cast:
Jason Lee, Tom Green, Leslie Mann, Dennis Farina, John C. McGinley
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Eddie
(1996)
Action, Comedy
Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations gimmick, stages an 'honorary coach' contest, which Eddie wins. The fans love it, so "Wild Bill" fires ...
Runtime:
100 min
Director:
Steve Rash
Cast:
Whoopi Goldberg, Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Dennis Farina, Dennis Farina
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That Old Feeling
(1997)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
A bride's divorced parents find their old feelings for each other during the wedding reception and over the course of the next few days upsetting the newlywed's honeymoon.
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Carl Reiner
Cast:
Dennis Farina, Paula Marshall, Danny Nucci, Bette Midler, Gail O'Grady
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Purple Violets
(2007)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Patti Petalson is a promising writer, but her marriage and conventional job keep her from her dream. She longs to return to her writing, especially after running into her first love Brian Callahan, a successful crime novelist. Kate is Patti's best friend since college; she's a tough-talking schoolteacher who plays therapist to all Patt...
Runtime:
103 min
Director:
Edward Burns
Cast:
Selma Blair, Patrick Wilson, Edward Burns, Debra Messing, Dennis Farina
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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
(1986)
Drama
Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related incident, Jo Jo remains in a coma, and, while in this state, he looks back on his life. Drifting off into memories of his troubled childhood, Jo Jo revisits his youth, recalling his eventual ...
Runtime:
97 min
Director:
Richard Pryor
Cast:
Richard Pryor, Debbie Allen, Art Evans, Fay Hauser, Barbara Williams
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Knucklehead
(2010)
Comedy, Drama
A fight promoter deeply in debt to his crooked rival and desperate for a new fighter catches a break when a 450 pound church handyman who has spent his entire life in an orphanage agrees to wrestle on behalf of his fellow orphans.
Runtime:
100 min
Director:
Michael W. Watkins
Cast:
Dennis Farina, Mark Feuerstein, Melora Hardin, Paul Wight
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The Last Rites of Joe May
(2011)
Drama
Now in his sixties, Joe is released from the hospital after a long battle with pneumonia and forced to confront the harsh reality of his legacy: everyone he knew had assumed he was dead, and life had gone on around him without missing a beat. Returning to his old neighborhood in Chicago's 'Patch' district, he finds his car gone, all hi...
Runtime:
106 min
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The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
(1989)
Crime, Drama, TV Movie, Thriller
The chilling true story of the "two of a kind" killing cousins, Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi, better known as the Hillside Stranglers.
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Steve Gethers
Cast:
Richard Crenna, Dennis Farina, Billy Zane, Tony Plana, James Tolkan
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Blind Faith
(1990)
Thriller
Blind Faith is a 1990 television film directed by Paul Wendkos, based on the 1989 true crime book of the same name by Joe McGinniss. Originally broadcast in two parts with a total runtime of 190 minutes, the film is sometimes classified as a TV miniseries.
Runtime:
190 min
Director:
Paul Wendkos
Cast:
Robert Urich, Joanna Kerns, David Barry Gray, Jay Underwood, Johnny Galecki
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The Mod Squad
(1999)
Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Three minor delinquints (Danes, Ribisi, and Epps) are recruited by a cop (Farina) working undercover to bust a cop/drug ring. When the officer who recruited them is killed, they go above and beyond the call of duty to solve the murder; and bust the drug ring. Suffering the jibes, and ridicule of fellow officers; they struggle to save t...
Runtime:
92 min
Director:
Scott Silver
Cast:
Claire Danes, Giovanni Ribisi, Omar Epps, Dennis Farina, Josh Brolin
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Bad Seed
(2000)
Thriller
Preston Tylk is an ordinary guy living in Seattle. When he discovers that his wife, Emily, whom he adores, is having an affair, he is devastated. Storming out of the house, he returns later only to find her brutally murdered.
Runtime:
93 min
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Final Jeopardy
(1985)
Action, Crime, Drama, TV Movie, Thriller
A small-town couple find themselves stranded in an unfamiliar, and unfriendly, big city. Weaving in and out of the proceedings are a bunch of murderous criminals with names like DOA, Ice and Slash. The couple are in for a night that they won't forget.
Runtime:
100 min
Cast:
Richard Thomas, Mary Crosby, Jeff Corey, Jonathan Goldsmith, Michael Cavanaugh
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Six Against the Rock
(1987)
Action, Drama, Thriller
In May of 1946, Alcatraz inmate Bernie Coy initiates a carefully thought out plan to escape the island prison. His plan, carried out with five accomplices, falls apart when they can't obtain a key to unlock a door leading to the yard.
Runtime:
96 min
Director:
Paul Wendkos
Cast:
David Carradine, Richard Dysart, Dennis Farina, Charles Haid, Howard Hesseman
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Cruel Doubt
(1992)
A college student and two friends are accused of murdering one's stepfather and injuring his mother whom refuses to believe her son had anything to do with the attack.
Runtime:
187 min
Director:
Yves Simoneau
Cast:
Blythe Danner, Matt McGrath, Denis Arndt, Adam Baldwin, Dennis Farina
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Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
(1992)
Crime, Drama, TV Movie
A newly appointed DEA agent is assigned to go after the Medellin Cartel.
Runtime:
190 min
Director:
Paul Krasny
Cast:
Dennis Farina, Alex McArthur, Julie Carmen, John Glover, Chris Mulkey
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We're Talkin' Serious Money
(1992)
Comedy, Crime
A couple of bumbling con men go on the lam when they can't repay a loan from the mob.
Runtime:
91 min
Director:
James Lemmo
Cast:
Dennis Farina, Leo Rossi, Fran Drescher, Lou Bonacki, Robert Costanzo
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Authors Anonymous
(2014)
Comedy
When a dysfunctional group of unpublished writers accept Hannah into their fold, the last thing they expect is her overnight success. Can these lovable misfits achieve their artistic dreams and avoid killing one another in the process?
Runtime:
92 min
Director:
Ellie Kanner
Cast:
Kaley Cuoco, Chris Klein, Teri Polo, Dylan Walsh, Dennis Farina
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One Woman's Courage
(1994)
Thriller
Director:
Charles Robert Carner
Cast:
Patty Duke, James Farentino, Dennis Farina, Titus Welliver, Margot Kidder