Dennis Quaid films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor · 67 films and 4 TV shows on Boxlist

Known for Breaking Away, The Right Stuff and A Dog's Perfect Christmas.

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Starring Dennis Quaid

I Can Only Imagine 2
2026 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDB
Following the breakout success of the song 'I Can Only Imagine', MercyMe's Bart Millard is living the dream—sold-out arenas, a devoted fanbase, and a thriving career. But behind the spotlight, Bart's past threatens the family he's built...
A Dog's Journey
2019 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDB
A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.
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A Dog's Purpose
2017 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
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I Can Only Imagine
2018 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
10-year-old Bart Millard lives with his mother and abusive father Arthur in Texas. One day his mother drops him off at a Christian camp where he meets Shannon. Upon his return from camp, Bart finds his mother has left and movers are...
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Blue Miracle
2021 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
To save their cash-strapped orphanage, a guardian and his kids partner with a washed-up boat captain for a chance to win a lucrative fishing competition.
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The Right Stuff
1983 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
A chronicle of the original Mercury astronauts in the formation of America's space program: Alan Shepherd, the first American in space; Gus Grissom, the benighted astronaut for whom nothing works out as planned; John Glenn, the...
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Strays
2023 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
When Reggie is abandoned on the mean city streets by his lowlife owner, Doug, Reggie is certain that his beloved owner would never leave him on purpose. But once Reggie falls in with Bug, a fast-talking, foul-mouthed stray who loves his...
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Frequency
2000 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent his dad's tragic death. After his actions inadvertently give rise to a series of brutal...
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Breaking Away
1979 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his 3 friends, The comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the...
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The Express
2008 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Based on the incredible true story, The Express follows the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
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The Hill
2023 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
The story of Rickey Hill, who overcomes his physical disability and repairs his relationship with his father in a quest to become a major league baseball (MLB) player.
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The Substance
2024 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
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Traffic
2000 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing...
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The Parent Trap
1998 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins separated at a young age because of their parents' divorce. Unknowingly to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp where they meet, discover the truth about themselves...
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Midway
2019 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.
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Soul Surfer
2011 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
The true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.
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Far from Heaven
2002 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world.
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Lawmen: Bass Reeves
2023 · TV
7.1/10 · TMDB
The story of Bass Reeves, the legendary lawman of the wild West, is brought to life. Reeves worked in the post-Reconstruction era as a federal peace officer in the Indian Territory, capturing over 3,000 of the most dangerous criminals...
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Born a Champion
2021 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
After a blood- soaked jujitsu match in Dubai, fighting legend Mickey Kelley falls to superstar Blaine. But years later, an online video proves that Blaine cheated, and the world demands a rematch. Can the aging underdog get back into shape...
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Broke
2025 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
A bronc rider in denial about his fading rodeo career battles against brain injury and a sudden blizzard while reflecting on how it became so difficult to achieve his dreams.
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Happy Face
2025 · TV
7.0/10 · TMDB
The story of Melissa Reed, daughter of Keith Jesperson, aka the Happy Face Killer. After decades of no contact, Keith forces his way back into his daughter’s life, and Melissa must find out if an innocent man is going to be put to death...
Enemy Mine
1985 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the...
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American Underdog
2021 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
The true story of Kurt Warner, who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback.
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Sovereign
2025 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Struggling single father Jerry indoctrinates his son Joe into the sovereign citizen movement, teaching him that laws are mere illusions and freedom is something you take. But, as Jerry’s ideology consumes them, they are set on a collision...
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On a Wing and a Prayer
2023 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
After their pilot dies unexpectedly mid-flight, passenger Doug White must safely land a plane and save his entire family from insurmountable danger.
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Any Given Sunday
1999 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance and forces the ageing coach to reevaluate his game plans and life. A new co-owner/president...
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War Machine
2026 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
On one last grueling mission during Army Ranger training, a combat engineer must lead his unit in a fight against a giant otherworldly killing machine.
Innerspace
1987 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, Jack Putter, Tuck must convince Jack to find his ex-girlfriend, Lydia Maxwell, to help him...
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The Rookie
2002 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team makes a deal with him...
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Playing by Heart
1998 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Eleven articulate people work through affairs of the heart in L.A. Paul produces Hannah's TV cooking show. Mark is dying of AIDS. Men have scalded Meredith so she rebuffs Trent's charm, but he persists. The trendy, prolix Joan tries to...
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Wyatt Earp
1994 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Covering the life and times of one of the West's most iconic heroes Wyatt Earp weaves an intricate tale of Earp and his friends and family. With a star studded cast, sweeping cinematography and authentic costumes Wyatt Earp led the way...
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The Long Game
2024 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
In a segregated Texas, five Mexican-American teenage caddies were prohibited from playing at the country club where they worked. Against all odds, they formed their own team, built a one-hole course in the fields, and won the 1957 Texas...
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Merry Happy Whatever
2019 · TV
6.7/10 · TMDB
A strong-willed dad navigates the stress of the holiday season when his daughter brings her new boyfriend home for Christmas.
DragonHeart
1996 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen comes face to face and heart to heart with the last dragon on Earth, Draco. Taking up arms to suppress a tyrant king, Bowen soon realizes his...
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The Words
2012 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his...
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Postcards From the Edge
1990 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of continuing to employ her that she live with her mother, herself once a star and now a champion...
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Truth
2015 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
As a renowned producer and close associate of Dan Rather, Mary Mapes believes she’s broken the biggest story of the 2004 election: revelations of a sitting U.S. President’s military service. But when allegations come pouring in, sources...
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The Day After Tomorrow
2004 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
After years of increases in the greenhouse effect, havoc is wreaked globally in the form of catastrophic hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of a new Ice Age. Paleoclimatologist, Jack Hall tries to warn the world...
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Pandorum
2009 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. The two soon discover they're actually not alone – and the reality of their situation is more horrifying...
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Stripes
1981 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the U.S. Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment.
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Strange World
2022 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
A journey deep into an uncharted and treacherous land, where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades—a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest, and by far most crucial, mission.
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Gang Related
1997 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Two corrupt cops have a successful, seemingly perfect money making scheme- they sell drugs that they seize from dealers, kill the dealers, and blame the crimes on street gangs. Their scheme is going along smoothly until they kill an...
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Full Circle
2023 · TV
6.5/10 · TMDB
An investigation into a botched kidnapping uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day New York City.
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Vantage Point
2008 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
The attempted assassination of the American president is told and re-told from several different perspectives.
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Great Balls of Fire!
1989 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and...
The Big Easy
1986 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Remy McSwain is a New Orleans police lieutenant who investigates the murder of a local mobster. His investigation leads him to suspect that fellow members of the police force may be involved.
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Reagan
2024 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Told through the voice of former KGB agent Viktor Petrovich, whose life becomes inextricably linked with Ronald Reagan's when Reagan first caught the Soviets’ attention as an actor in Hollywood, Reagan overcomes the odds to become the 40th...
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Kin
2018 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
A young boy finds a powerful otherworldly weapon, which he uses to save his older adoptive brother from a crew of thugs. Before long, the two of them are also pursued by federal agents and mysterious mercenaries aiming to reclaim their...
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Dreamscape
1984 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
A government funded project looks into using psychics to enter people's dreams, with some mechanical help. When a subject dies in their sleep from a heart attack, Alex Gardner becomes suspicious that another of the psychics is killing...
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Battle for Terra
2007 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
A peaceful alien planet faces annihilation, as the homeless remainder of the human race sets its eyes on Terra. Mala, a rebellious Terrian teenager, will do everything she can to stop it.
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Flesh and Bone
1993 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Some thirty years after Arlis witnesses his father murdering a family, he runs into Kay, who happens to be the family's baby who was spared. Kay and Arlis suspect nothing about each other, but when his father returns, old wounds are...
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Yours, Mine & Ours
2005 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
Admiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower with eight children, he runs a loving but tight ship, with charts and salutes. The kids...
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The Intruder
2019 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
A psychological thriller about a young married couple who buys a beautiful Napa Valley house on several acres of land only to find that the man they bought it from refuses to let go of the property.
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Undercover Blues
1993 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
When fun-loving American agents Dennis Quaid and Kathleen Turner are called back from maternity leave for a special assignment in New Orleans, the spy parents decide to skip the sitter and give their bouncing baby girl the adventure of a...
What to Expect When You're Expecting
2012 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Challenges of impending parenthood turn the lives of five couples upside down. Two celebrities are unprepared for the surprise demands of pregnancy; hormones wreak havoc on a baby-crazy author, while her husband tries not to be outdone by...
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Flight of the Phoenix
2004 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
When an oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, an aircraft crew are sent to shut the operation down. However, on their way to Beijing, a major dust storm forces them to crash their C-119 Flying Boxcar in an uncharted...
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In Good Company
2004 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Dan Foreman is a seasoned advertisement sales executive at a high-ranking publication when a corporate takeover results in him being placed under naive supervisor Carter Duryea, who is half his age. Matters are made worse when Dan's new...
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Switchback
1997 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
FBI agent Dennis Quaid tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.
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Horsemen
2009 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
A recently widowed detective still grieving over his wife's death discovers a shocking connection between himself and the suspects in a serial killing spree linked to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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The Alamo
2004 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra...
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Legion
2010 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
When God loses faith in humankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity's only hope for survival lies in a group of strangers trapped in an out-of-the-way, desert diner with the Archangel Michael.
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Something to Talk About
1995 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
Grace Bichon, who is managing her father's riding-stable, discovers that her husband Eddie is deceiving her with another woman. After confronting him in the middle of the night on the streets of their small home town, she decides to stay...
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Playing for Keeps
2012 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
A former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's soccer team in an attempt to get his life together.
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The Tiger Rising
2022 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
When 12-year-old Rob Horton discovers a caged tiger in the woods near his home, his imagination runs wild and life begins to change in the most unexpected ways. With the help of a wise and mysterious maid, Willie May and the stubborn new...
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Cold Creek Manor
2003 · Film
5.3/10 · TMDB
A family moves from New York into an old mansion in the countryside, still filled with the previous owner's things. As they begin to make it their own, a series of events begin to occur that makes them believe that the former inhabitants...
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Movie 43
2013 · Film
4.5/10 · TMDB
Fifteen directors and an all-star cast created this twisted comedy that follows three teens on the hunt for the world's most banned film.
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Jaws 3-D
1983 · Film
4.4/10 · TMDB
This third film in the series follows a group of marine biologists attempting to capture a young great white shark that has wandered into Florida's Sea World Park. However, later it is discovered that the shark's 35-foot mother is also a...
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A Dog's Perfect Christmas
2026 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
When a medical emergency pulls the Goss family apart, determined dog Winstead will do all he can to bring his humans back together before Christmas Eve.
Signal One
2026 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
A computer scientist is invited by a tech billionaire to join his private facility on a Caribbean island to investigate extraterrestrial matter on Earth. When they make contact beyond our world, chaos erupts as we’re left to wonder: do...
The Florist
2026 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
A quiet horticulturalist harboring a secret life as a lethal assassin finds his true identity jeopardized when he forms an unlikely friendship with a witnesses to police corruption.

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