Wilford Brimley films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 14 films on Boxlist

Known for The Thing, True Grit and The China Syndrome.

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Starring Wilford Brimley

The Thing
1982 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
Members of an American scientific research outpost in Antarctica find themselves battling a parasitic alien organism capable of perfectly imitating its victims. They soon discover that this task will be harder than they thought, as they...
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True Grit
1969 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
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The China Syndrome
1979 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a...
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The Firm
1993 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more...
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Cocoon
1985 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.
The Natural
1984 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.
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Absence of Malice
1981 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells Carter the truth and...
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In & Out
1997 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.
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Brubaker
1980 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
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Hard Target
1993 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.
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Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
1985 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDB
The army of the Marauders, led by King Terak and the witch Charal, attack the Ewoks village, killing Cindel's family. Cindel and the Ewok Wicket escape and meet Teek in the forest, a naughty and very fast animal. Teek takes them to a house...
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Cocoon: The Return
1988 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to remain on Earth?
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10 to Midnight
1983 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Warren Stacy, an office equipment repairman, begins murdering women after they reject his advances. To minimize the evidence, Stacy always kills while naked, wearing nothing but gloves, and further evades the law with his strong alibis...
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Did You Hear About the Morgans?
2009 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDB
In New York City, an estranged couple who witness a murder are relocated to small-town Wyoming as part of a witness-protection program.
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