Movies by Denis Leary
As part of the cast:
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Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
Cast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Jennette McCurdy …
Directed by: Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier
The animated Ice Age series tacks on a game-changing fourth act when unexpected events set the continent in motion, sending Manny (voiced by Ray Romano), Diego (Denis Leary) and Sid (John…
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The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans …
Directed by: Marc Webb
The story of Spider-Man takes a turn toward the darker side in this reboot of the hit superhero franchise, which reveals how high school lad Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) learns to wield…
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Back from Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison (2010)
Cast: Denis Leary, Jay Leno, George Lopez …
Directed by: Robert Small
Sam Kinison, a former Pentecostal preacher turned beret-wearing, bad-boy comedian, is the focus of this tribute from a galaxy of comedic talents who analyze his hard living and the…
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Denis Leary and Friends Present: Douchebags & Donuts (2010)
Cast: Denis Leary, Lenny Clarke, Whitney Cummings …
Directed by: Joe Perota
Sharp-tongued and outspoken Denis Leary brings his acerbic wit to the stage, joined by comedians Lenny Clarke, Whitney Cummings and Adam Ferrara. Providing musical entertainment are the…
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
Cast: John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah …
Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
Times are changing for moody mammoth Manny (voiced by Ray Romano), motormouthed sloth Sid (John Leguizamo) and crafty saber-toothed tiger Diego (Denis Leary) in this third installment of the…
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Platinum Comedy Series: Vol. 4: Jeff Dunham (2009)
Cast: Jeff Dunham, Lewis Black, Louis C.K. …
Not your father's ventriloquist, Jeff Dunham has parlayed puppetry into a comedy career of epic proportions, immortalizing a colorful cast of characters that includes Achmed the Dead…
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Recount (2008)
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Laura Dern, Denis Leary …
Directed by: Jay Roach
This Emmy-winning made-for-TV movie chronicles the extraordinary behind-the-scenes drama that unfolded in the weeks following the highly controversial 2000 election -- a presidential race…
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Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (2006)
Cast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary …
Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
Diego (voiced by Denis Leary), Manny (Ray Romano) and Sid (John Leguizamo) return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. This time around, the deep freeze is over, and the…
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When Stand-Up Stood Out (2005)
Cast: Janeane Garofalo, Denis Leary, Steven Wright …
Directed by: Fran Solomita
Boston in the late 1970s and early '80s became an astonishingly fertile breeding ground for some of America's most successful stand-up comedians. This documentary chronicles the…
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Denis Leary: The Complete Denis Leary (2004)
Cast: Denis Leary
Although gritty comedian Denis Leary has starred in countless movies and now co-stars in his own television show called "Rescue Me" on cable's FX network, it's Leary's stand-up…
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Rescue Me (2004)
Cast: Denis Leary, John Scurti, Michael Lombardi …
Haunted by ghosts from his past, veteran New York City firefighter Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary) struggles to keep his anxiety in check, keep an eye out for his fellow Engine 99 fire fighters,…
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The Curse of the Bambino (2003)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Michael Chiklis, Denis Leary …
For decades, the Boston Red Sox have been unable to win a championship, a streak players and fans are eager to snap. Die-hard Red Sox loyalist Ben Affleck narrates this documentary asking why…
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Roast of Denis Leary: Uncensored (2003)
Cast: Jeff Garlin, Denis Leary, Michael J. Fox …
Directed by: John Fortenberry
Trenchant funnyman Denis Leary gets a taste of his own medicine when Comedy Central hosts a celebrity roast in his honor, emceed by Jeff Garlin of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." This uncensored…
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Ice Age (2002)
Cast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary …
Directed by: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
With the impending ice age almost upon them, a mismatched trio of prehistoric critters -- Manny the woolly mammoth (Ray Romano), Diego the saber-toothed tiger (Denis Leary) and Sid the giant…
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The Secret Lives of Dentists (2002)
Cast: Campbell Scott, Hope Davis, Denis Leary …
Directed by: Alan Rudolph
When an emotionally repressed dentist thinks he sees his wife cheating on him with another man, his jealousy flares up -- in the form of a dyspeptic alter ego personified by an unsatisfied patient.
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Dawg (2002)
Cast: Denis Leary, Elizabeth Hurley, Steffani Brass …
Directed by: Victoria Hochberg
Doug (Denis Leary) is the quintessential ladies' man; he's more interested in conquering women than actually getting to know them. But he's ready to ditch that lifestyle when…
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Final (2001)
Cast: Denis Leary, Hope Davis, J.C. MacKenzie …
Directed by: Campbell Scott
Bill awakens in a psychiatric ward, exhausted by the paradoxical images inundating his psyche -- and unsure whether he's insane or has been subjected to an experiment gone awry, as he suspects.
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Lakeboat (2001)
Cast: Charles Durning, Tony Mamet, Peter Falk …
Directed by: Joe Mantegna
Academy Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross, State and Main, Heist) brings his own life experiences as a young man to the screen in this film…
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Double Whammy (2001)
Cast: Denis Leary, Elizabeth Hurley, Luis Guzmán …
Directed by: Tom DiCillo
Down-on-his-luck detective Ray Pluto is humiliated when a back injury prevents him from stopping a murder at a fast-food restaurant, and a 6-year-old saves the day instead. This offbeat…
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The Best of the Improv: Vol. 2 (2001)
Cast: Bill Maher, Martin Lawrence, Denis Leary …
The Best of the Improv series collects classic comedy routines by some of today's favorite stars of television, film and stage. Volume 2 includes vintage performances by Martin Lawrence,…
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Company Man (2000)
Cast: Douglas McGrath, Sigourney Weaver, John Turturro …
Directed by: Peter Askin, Douglas McGrath
In this spoof about the "true story" behind the Bay of Pigs, Allen Quimp is a schoolteacher with a nagging wife, whom he keeps happy by claiming he's a CIA agent. One thing leads to…
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Sand (2000)
Cast: Michael Vartan, Marshall Bell, Kari Wuhrer …
Directed by: Matt Palmieri
In the wake of his mother's death, Tyler Briggs (Michael Vartan) seeks solace on the sandy shores where she spent her childhood and finds love with a beautiful local (Kari Wuhrer). But…
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True Crime (1999)
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Isaiah Washington, Lisa Gay Hamilton …
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Steve Everett (Clint Eastwood) is on the brink of ruining his marriage and journalism career with his alcoholism and womanizing when he's assigned to write a human-interest story about a…
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The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary …
Directed by: John McTiernan
This 1999 remake of the 1968 classic showcases debonair Pierce Brosnan as the titular billionaire who, for kicks, would rather steal works of art than buy them. Charged with investigating his…
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Jesus' Son (1999)
Cast: Billy Crudup, Jack Black, Denis Leary …
Directed by: Alison MacLean
Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, director Alison Maclean's reflective drama follows FH (Billy Crudup), a well-meaning drug addict who stumbles backward into redemption. When…
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Silent Witness (1999)
Cast: William Hurt, Jennifer Tilly, Denis Leary …
Directed by: Dick Maas
Combining a family vacation with business, Walter Richmond (William Hurt) takes his wife (Jennifer Tilly) and their 10-year-old, mute daughter, Melissa (Francesca Brown), to the Netherlands…
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Wide Awake (1998)
Cast: Joseph Cross, Timothy Reifsnyder, Dana Delany …
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan's first Hollywood venture explores the mysteries of the afterlife through 10-year-old Joshua (Joseph Cross). After losing his grandfather to cancer,…
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The Real Blonde (1998)
Cast: Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Daryl Hannah …
Directed by: Tom DiCillo
Writer-director Tom DiCillo lampoons the entertainment industry in this character-driven comedy about Joe (Matthew Modine), an idealistic -- and perpetually out-of-work -- actor, and his…
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Monument Ave. (1998)
Cast: Denis Leary, Ian Hart, Jason Barry …
Directed by: Ted Demme
As a car thief working for Irish-American gangsters in Boston, Bobby knows where his loyalties lie. But when his cousin from Dublin becomes a victim of gang violence, Bobby finds maintaining…
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A Bug's Life (1998)
Cast: Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus …
Directed by: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the…
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Small Soldiers (1998)
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Tommy Lee Jones, Phil Hartman …
Directed by: Joe Dante
The Commando Elite are toy action figures programmed to annihilate another toy group, the Gorgonites. But before the Elite have been tested, the son of a toy store owner opens them, causing…
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Suicide Kings (1997)
Cast: Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Jay Mohr …
Directed by: Peter O'Fallon
Charlie, a former mobster, is abducted by five men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Charlie plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each…
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The Matchmaker (1997)
Cast: Janeane Garofalo, Denis Leary, Jay O. Sanders …
Directed by: Mark Joffe
A Massachusetts senator sends an overworked aide (Janeane Garofalo) to Ireland to dig up relatives for his re-election campaign. Arriving in the fictional Ballinagra, the fiercely single…
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Wag the Dog (1997)
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche …
Directed by: Barry Levinson
When the president is caught in a sex scandal less than two weeks before the election, White House spinmaster Conrad Brean (Robert De Niro) creates a phony war with the help of Hollywood…
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The Second Civil War (1997)
Cast: Beau Bridges, Joanna Cassidy, Phil Hartman …
Directed by: Joe Dante
When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the governor of Idaho (Beau Bridges, who won an Emmy) defies the president (Phil Hartman) and closes…
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Subway Stories (1997)
Cast: Zachary Taylor, Bill Irwin, Jerry Stiller …
Directed by: Lucas Platt, Craig McKay, Ted Demme …
An all-star cast and host of renowned directors grace this collection of 10 intriguing vignettes based on real-life tales of New York's subway riders. A disabled beggar (Denis Leary) and…
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Love Walked In (1997)
Cast: Denis Leary, Terence Stamp, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón …
Directed by: Juan Jose Campanella
Hoping to turn their unfulfilling lives around, broke piano player Jack (Denis Leary) and his seductive wife Vicky (Aitana Sánchez-Gijón) attempt to blackmail multimillionaire…
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Two If by Sea (1996)
Cast: Denis Leary, Sandra Bullock, Jonny Fido …
Directed by: Bill Bennett
Before petty thief Frank O'Brien (Denis Leary) retires, he wants to pull off one last job. For his grand finale, he enlists the aid of his long-term girlfriend, Roz (Sandra Bullock), to…
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Underworld (1996)
Cast: Denis Leary, Joe Mantegna, Annabella Sciorra …
Directed by: Roger Christian
A crook sets out to get revenge on the thugs who hurt his father in this bloody noir-style crime drama. After being released from prison, Johnny Crown (Denis Leary) goes after Frank (Joe…
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Neon Bible (1995)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Denis Leary, Diana Scarwid …
Directed by: Terence Davies
Academy Award nominee Gena Rowlands stars in director Terence Davies's bittersweet trip into the American South of the 1940s, based on the book by John Kennedy Toole. David (jointly…
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Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
Cast: Danny Glover, Ray Liotta, Denis Leary …
Directed by: Simon Wincer
Five Green Berets stationed in Vietnam in 1968 grudgingly undertake the mission of a lifetime -- to secretly transport an 8,000-pound elephant through 200 miles of rough jungle terrain. High…
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NHL: Vintage Collection: Greatest Goals (1995)
Cast: Denis Leary
Relive some of the greatest goals in National Hockey League history with host Denis Leary in this thrilling retrospective program that gathers all the best cup-winning shots, overtime…
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The Ref (1994)
Cast: Denis Leary, Kevin Spacey, Judy Davis …
Directed by: Ted Demme
Gus (Denis Leary), a burglar, is about to score on Christmas Eve by breaking into a posh home in the suburbs. But his plans change when he trips up the alarm and takes the occupants hostage.…
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Demolition Man (1993)
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock …
Directed by: Marco Brambilla
In the violent 1990s, a cop (Sylvester Stallone) catches a relentless killer (Wesley Snipes), and both end up in a cryogenic deep freeze. In the peaceful year 2032, the criminal emerges from…
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Gunmen (1993)
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Mario Van Peebles, Denis Leary …
Directed by: Deran Sarafian
Against their wills, a bounty hunter and a con man team up to battle an elite squad of mafia assassins to obtain a $400 million treasure of stolen drug money. And even if they manage to…
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The Sandlot (1993)
Cast: Denis Leary, James Earl Jones, Karen Allen …
Directed by: David M. Evans
Eager to make friends, new-kid-in-town Scotty (Tom Guiry) heads for the neighborhood sandlot, hoping to join a pickup baseball game. He's not any good, but the others grow to accept him…
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Judgment Night (1993)
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Denis Leary …
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
A seemingly innocent night out turns deadly when four friends (Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jeremy Piven and Stephen Dorff) run over a man with their car while detouring through the…