Scott Glenn films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor · 27 films and 1 TV show on Boxlist

Known for Apocalypse Now, The Silence of the Lambs and The Bourne Ultimatum.

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Starring Scott Glenn

The Silence of the Lambs
1991 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDB
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder...
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Apocalypse Now
1979 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDB
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter...
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Freedom Writers
2007 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
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The Leftovers
2014 · TV
7.7/10 · TMDB
When 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they're supposed to do about it. The drama series 'The Leftovers' is the story of the people who didn't make the cut.
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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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The Bourne Ultimatum
2007 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories...
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Training Day
2001 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
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The Hunt for Red October
1990 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Based on Tom Clancy's bestseller, directed by John McTiernan (Die Hard) and starring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin, The Hunt For Red October seethes with high-tech excitement and sweats with the tension of men who hold Doomsday in their...
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Nashville
1975 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress— connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Secretariat
2010 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery - with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin - manages to...
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Greenland
2020 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
John Garrity, his estranged wife and their young son embark on a perilous journey to find sanctuary as a planet-killing comet hurtles toward Earth. Amid terrifying accounts of cities getting levelled, the Garritys experience the best and...
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The Player
1992 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
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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 Virgin Suicides
1999 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.
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Silverado
1985 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the...
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Backdraft
1991 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.
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Absolute Power
1997 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of The United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the President.
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Courage Under Fire
1996 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
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...
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Buffalo Soldiers
2002 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.
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Urban Cowboy
1980 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
After moving to Pasadena, Texas, country boy Bud Davis starts hanging around a bar called Gilley's, where he falls in love with Sissy, a cowgirl who believes the sexes are equal. They eventually marry, but their relationship is turbulent...
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The Shipping News
2001 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.
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The Bourne Legacy
2012 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.
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Nights in Rodanthe
2008 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Adrienne is trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not, and her life changes when Paul, a doctor who is travelling to reconcile with his estranged son, checks into an inn where she is staying.
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Sucker Punch
2011 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
A young girl is institutionalized by her abusive stepfather. Retreating to an alternative reality as a coping strategy, she envisions a plan which will help her escape from the mental facility.
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W.
2008 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith—and the critical days leading up to his decision to invade Iraq.
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Vertical Limit
2000 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message and assembles a team to save her and her group before they succumb to K2's unforgiving...
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The Paperboy
2012 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
As investigative reporter Ward Jansen and his partner Yardley Acheman chase a sensational, career-making story with the help of Ward's younger brother Jack and sultry death-row groupie Charlotte Bless, the pair tries to prove violent...
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Into the Grizzly Maze
2015 · Film
5.3/10 · TMDB
Two estranged brothers reunite at their childhood home in the Alaskan wild. They set out on a two-day hike and are stalked by an unrelenting grizzly bear.
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