Movies by Fred Dalton Thompson
As part of the cast:
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Sinister (2012)
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, James Ransone …
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
After moving to a new town, a true-crime writer discovers a cache of videotapes depicting brutal murders that took place in the very house he just bought. As he tries to solve the mystery…
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Secretariat (2010)
Cast: Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Margo Martindale …
Directed by: Randall Wallace
When Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's thoroughbred stable, she transforms from housewife to horse breeder -- and owner of the colt that will take the 1973 Triple…
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Alleged (2010)
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Colm Meaney, Fred Dalton Thompson …
Directed by: Tom Hines
Charles, a young reporter, gets a shot at the big time when famed editor H.L. Mencken takes him under his wing during the Scopes Monkey Trial. But the trial puts Charles squarely between his…
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The Genesis Code (2010)
Cast: Logan Bartholomew, Kelsey Sanders, Lance Henriksen …
Directed by: C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Read Johnson
Journalism student Kerry has been assigned to do a story on Blake, a college hockey star. As they begin to forge a relationship, Kerry learns that Blake believes religion isn't…
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach, August Schellenberg …
Directed by: Yves Simoneau
A dark chapter of U.S. history comes to light in this epic saga (which earned an Emmy Award for Best Made-for-Television Movie) of the U.S. government's deliberate extermination of the…
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Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2005)
Cast: Penny Marshall, Victoria Burrows, Paul Jerome …
Directed by: Albert Brooks
Funnyman Albert Brooks plays a comedian sent by the U.S. State Department to India and Pakistan to find out exactly what makes Muslims laugh -- all with an eye toward helping everyone get…
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Celsius 41.11 (2004)
Cast: George W. Bush, John Kerry, Fred Dalton Thompson …
Directed by: Kevin Knoblock
From producers Lionel Chetwynd and Ted Steinberg comes this conservative answer to what they deem to be lies and deceptions presented in Michael Moore's controversial 2004 documentary…
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Cast: George Dzundza, Chris Noth, Dann Florek …
Probing the dark minds of killers by examining their violent attacks, from the scene of the crime to apprehension of the culprits, this Law & Order spin-off follows the NYPD's Major Case…
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Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
Cast: James Garner, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Riegert …
Directed by: Glenn Jordan
This seriocomedy based on the RJR-Nabisco leveraged buyout neatly encapsulates the greed that became synonymous with the 1980s. James Garner has never been better as charming, covetous CEO F.…
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Thunderheart (1992)
Cast: Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard, Graham Greene …
Directed by: Michael Apted
When the FBI can't crack a string of murders on an Indian reservation, they send in untested field agent Ray Levoi, who holds a trump card: his Sioux heritage. But as he gets closer to…
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Iron Eagle 3: Aces (1992)
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Paul Freeman, Rachel McLish …
Directed by: John Glen
Fighter pilot Col. Chappy Sinclair (Louis Gossett Jr.) returns in this latest installment of the popular action film franchise. Recently retired, Chappy, along with two fellow pilots (Sonny…
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Necessary Roughness (1991)
Cast: Scott Bakula, Hector Elizondo, Robert Loggia …
Directed by: Stan Dragoti
Hoping to realize his dream of playing college ball, aging ex-quarterback Paul Blake enrolls in a state university just when the school's pigskin program gets hogtied for rules…
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Curly Sue (1991)
Cast: James Belushi, Kelly Lynch, Alisan Porter …
Directed by: John Hughes
This John Hughes film features the unlikeliest of pairings between street-smart youngster Curly Sue (Alisan Porter) and her guardian, Bill Dancer (Jim Belushi), a sometime con man with the…
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Class Action (1991)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Colin Friels …
Directed by: Michael Apted
Attorney Jebediah Ward (Gene Hackman) fights for the rights of those who have been victimized by the negligence of large corporations. He begins a David vs. Goliath battle, fighting to…
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Days of Thunder (1990)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall …
Directed by: Tony Scott
Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle turns heads on the track. The young hotshot develops a rivalry with a fellow racer that leads to an accident. But with the help of his…
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Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton …
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Bruce Willis reprises his role as John McClane, an off-duty cop gripped with a feeling of déjà vu when on a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation's capital, terrorists seize a…
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The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Cast: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn …
Directed by: John McTiernan
When a Soviet nuclear sub headed toward American waters drops off U.S. scanners, the Yanks scramble to take defensive steps. But CIA analyst Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin) convinces the brass that…
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Feds (1988)
Cast: Rebecca De Mornay, Mary Gross, Ken Marshall …
Directed by: Daniel Goldberg
Gritty ex-Marine Ellie De Witt (Rebecca De Mornay) and cerebral Janis Zuckerman (Mary Gross) set out to become hard-nosed FBI agents in this satiric comedy (also starring Ken Marshall and…