Movies by Gerard Butler
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Movie 43 (2013)
Cast: Emma Stone, Elizabeth Banks, Gerard Butler …
Directed by: Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr …
An eye-popping cast stars in this sketch-comedy pastiche, the new millennium's take on classics such as The Kentucky Fried Movie. Stars from Kate Winslet to Justin Long to Richard Gere…
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Playing for Keeps (2012)
Cast: Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Dennis Quaid …
Directed by: Gabriele Muccino
Seeking to redeem himself and repair his relationship with his family, a washed-up pro soccer player coaches his son's team. But the hot, lonely soccer moms, who find him irresistible,…
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Chasing Mavericks (2012)
Cast: Gerard Butler, Elisabeth Shue, Abigail Spencer …
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
This thrilling biopic tells the story of legendary surfer Jay Moriarity's quest to ride the monstrous Northern California waves at Mavericks -- and details his close friendship with…
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Coriolanus (2011)
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Brian Cox …
Directed by: Ralph Fiennes
Actor Ralph Fiennes makes his directorial debut with this modern update of Shakespeare's tale about the arrogant general who is banished by the republic he has protected at all costs,…
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Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
Cast: Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Kathy Baker …
Directed by: Marc Forster
Gerard Butler stars in this true-life story of Sam Childers, a drug dealer who turns his life around to become a spiritual warrior. His mission? Rescuing child soldiers in the Sudan from…
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Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury / Book of Dragons (2011)
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Craig Ferguson, Gerard Butler …
Directed by: Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois
Spun off from the hit feature film How to Train Your Dragon, this pair of animated shorts follows the further adventures of Viking lad Hiccup and his dragon friend Toothless as they encounter…
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How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson …
Directed by: Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: He must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared…
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The Bounty Hunter (2010)
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler, Jason Sudeikis …
Directed by: Andy Tennant
Bounty hunter Milo Boyd finds his latest assignment downright satisfying as he learns that the bail-jumper he must chase down is his ex-wife, Nicole -- who has no intention of getting nabbed…
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The Ugly Truth (2009)
Cast: Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Eric Winter …
Directed by: Robert Luketic
A chauvinistic morning-show commentator makes his single producer the topic of a series of tests to prove the relationship theories he espouses on a segment called "The Ugly Truth." But will…
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Gamer (2009)
Cast: Gerard Butler, Amber Valletta, Michael C. Hall …
Directed by: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
In 2034, humans can control and kill each other in a large-scale online gaming world. But Kable, a wrongfully convicted soldier forced to join the violent competition, tries to free himself…
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Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter / Under the Hood (2009)
Cast: Gerard Butler, Salli Saffioti
Directed by: Zack Snyder
This delectably dark animated short tells the gruesome tale of a shipwrecked sailor (voiced by Gerard Butler) forced to go to horrific lengths -- including building a raft of corpses -- to…
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Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Colm Meaney …
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
Traumatized by the atrocious murders of his wife and daughter -- and the flawed justice system that set the killers free -- Clyde Shelton gives in to his rage and sets out on a course of vengeance.
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Tales of the Black Freighter (2009)
Cast: Gerard Butler, Cam Clarke, Siobhan Flynn …
Directed by: Daniel DelPurgatorio
This animated short -- based on the story-within-a-story in the graphic novel Watchmen -- follows a shipwrecked sailor as he endures ghastly horrors to get home and protect his family from an…
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Nim's Island (2008)
Cast: Gerard Butler, Jodie Foster, Abigail Breslin …
Directed by: Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin
When young island-dweller Nim Rusoe loses contact with her scientist father -- who's lost at sea -- she reaches out to her favorite author for help. But the writer is a recluse who…
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RocknRolla (2008)
Cast: Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton …
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
A likeable gang of thieves in London's underworld set out to nab millions when they are clued in to a mobster's real estate deal. But the boys get tangled up with a powerful crime…
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300 (2007)
Cast: Lena Headey, Gerard Butler, Vincent Regan …
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Spartan King Leonidas leads his small band of 300 soldiers against an army of more than 1 million in the Battle of Thermopylae, a conflict that pitted the ancient Greeks against the Persians…
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Shadow Company (2007)
Cast: Gerard Butler, Peter Singer
Directed by: Nick Bicanic, Jason Bourque
Warfare isn't what it used to be. This fascinating documentary provides a look at the thousands of private contractors who work closely with the military to perform dangerous missions…
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Shattered (2007)
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Maria Bello, Gerard Butler …
Directed by: Mike Barker
A Chicago couple's perfect life is instantly turned upside down when a kidnapper with an elaborate scheme abducts their little girl. With the clock ticking down on their daughter's…
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P.S. I Love You (2007)
Cast: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow …
Directed by: Richard LaGravenese
When she loses her beloved husband, Gerry, to a brain tumor, grieving widow Holly Kennedy learns that he left a series of letters behind to help her cope with the pain of living without him.
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Guilty Hearts (2006)
Cast: Kathy Bates, Julie Delpy, Anna Faris …
Directed by: George Gargurevich, Savina Dellicour, Phil Dornfeld …
Over the course of this drama's six separate stories, a variety of couples struggle with the infidelity, dishonesty and heartbreak that plagues their varied pasts. In overcoming their…
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The Miracle Match (2005)
Cast: Wes Bentley, Richard Jenik, Gerard Butler …
Directed by: David Anspaugh
Wes Bentley stars as Walter Bahr, the legendary American who was inducted into the Soccer Hall of Fame, in part because of his role in the history-changing 1950 World Cup match between the…
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Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
Cast: Gerard Butler, Ingvar E. Sigurdsson, Steindor Andersen …
Directed by: Sturla Gunnarsson
In an adventure imbrued with blood and tragedy, the legendary Norse warrior Beowulf (Gerard Butler) must command an army across the seas of ancient Northern Europe to save the kingdom by…
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Dear Frankie (2004)
Cast: Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Mary Riggans …
Directed by: Shona Auerbach
After years of lying to her son and pretending his deadbeat father is away at sea aboard the HMS &NFi;Accra&NFi_;, a protective mother must find a man willing to pose as the boy's dad…
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The Phantom of the Opera: Special Edition (2004)
Cast: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson …
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
This big-screen version of the legendary musical stars Gerard Butler as the disfigured, reclusive Phantom who roams beneath the Paris Opera and takes budding star Christine under his wing.…
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Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Chris Barrie …
Directed by: Jan De Bont
Thrill seeker Lara Croft journeys to an underwater temple, where she finds a sphere that contains a map pointing to the mythical Pandora's Box. But the orb is promptly stolen by the…
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Timeline (2003)
Cast: Paul Walker, Frances O'Connor, Gerard Butler …
Directed by: Richard Donner
In the near future, when a technology corporation has created a method for traveling into the past, a history professor gets trapped in 1357 France, prompting his students and son to travel…
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Reign of Fire (2002)
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale, Izabella Scorupco …
Directed by: Rob Bowman
In post-apocalyptic England, an American volunteer (Matthew McConaughey) and a British survivor (Christian Bale) team up to fight off a brood of fire-breathing dragons seeking to return to…
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Shooters (2002)
Cast: Louis Dempsey, Andrew Howard, Adrian Dunbar …
Directed by: Glenn Durfort, Colin Teague
After six years in prison, Gilly (Louis Dempsey) wants to use the money from his criminal past to start a new life. But J (Andrew Howard), his partner in crime, no longer has the cash and…
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Attila (2001)
Cast: Gerard Butler, Powers Boothe, Simmone Mackinnon …
Directed by: Dick Lowry
The king of the Huns united warring tribes in an attempt to create one of history's largest empires. Despite success as a brave warrior and ruthless leader, Attila (Gerard Butler)…
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Dracula 2000 (2000)
Cast: Gerard Butler, Christopher Plummer, Jonny Lee Miller …
Directed by: Patrick Lussier
After breaking into a high-security vault, thieves discover an ancient crypt that holds the corpse of Dracula. Freed from a century of confinement, the count travels to New Orleans to quench…
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Harrison's Flowers (2000)
Cast: Andie MacDowell, David Strathairn, Elias Koteas …
Directed by: Elie Chouraqui
Andie MacDowell stars as Sarah, a happily married photo editor for &NFi;Newsweek&NFi_; whose Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist husband, Harrison Lloyd (David Strathairn), is having…
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The Cherry Orchard (2000)
Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, Katrin Cartlidge …
Directed by: Michael Cacoyannis, Mihalis Kakogiannis
This screen adaptation of Anton Chekhov's timeless play stars Charlotte Rampling as Lyubov, a Russian woman who returns from France to her family's estate in 1900 and discovers that…
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One More Kiss (1999)
Cast: Valerie Gogan, Valerie Edmond, Gerard Butler …
Directed by: Vadim Jean
In this bittersweet drama, a cancer-ravaged woman named Sarah (Valerie Edmond) returns to her small hometown in Scotland and asks her former sweetheart, Sam (Gerard Butler), to help her…
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Tale of the Mummy (1998)
Cast: Jason Scott Lee, Louise Lombard, Sean Pertwee …
Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
An archaeologist unearths an ancient mummy -- the evil prince Talos -- from a cursed Egyptian tomb. Years later, Talos rises from the dead, and an American investigator is the world's…
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Fast Food (1998)
Cast: Douglas Henshall, Robert Donavan, Gerard Butler …
Directed by: Stewart Sugg
In this quirky British indie, young Benny (Douglas Henshall) returns to his hometown seeking a fresh start -- and looking forward to reuniting with a former flame and his childhood pals --…
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Mrs. Brown (1997)
Cast: Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer …
Directed by: John Madden
Grieving widow Queen Victoria (Oscar nominee Judi Dench) withdraws into sadness for years until plainspoken manservant John Brown (Billy Connolly) disrupts her mourning. But as their…