Movies starring Dennis Quaid

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American Dreamz

Is it possible to satirize something that, in and of itself, often crosses the line into self-parody? That's a question that American Dreamz attempts to address. The objects of Paul Weitz's lampoon are two ripe ones: American Bush and American Id...

Run Time: 1:40
U.S. Release Date: 2006-04-21
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Paul Weitz
Cast: Hugh Grant, Shoreh Aghdashloo, Sam Golzari, ...
Any Given Sunday

It is well known that superlative film editing can save a mediocre motion picture. Sadly, the opposite can also be true. A case in point is Any Given Sunday, which, despite a potentially engaging story and a number of good performances, is at tim...

Run Time: 2:45
U.S. Release Date: 1999-12-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Nudity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Al Pacino, Lela Rochon, Lawrence Taylor, ...
Day After Tomorrow, The

Roland Emmerich must dislike New York City. After all, this is the third time he has destroyed it. The Day After Tomorrow, an ode to an apocalyptic endgame of global warming, is an old-fashioned disaster film with modern-day special effects. It'...

Run Time: 2:04
U.S. Release Date: 2004-05-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Mature Themes)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Tamlyn Tomita, Austin Nichols, ...
Dragonheart

In the early summer sweepstakes, Warner Brothers has weighed in with Twister, Paramount with Mission Impossible, and now Universal with Dragonheart, director Rob Cohen's swords-and-sorcery saga. No prizes for guessing which is most likely to be th...

Run Time: 1:43
U.S. Release Date: 1996-05-31
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: FANTASY
Director: Rob Cohen
Cast: Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Dina Meyer, ...
Express, The

The Express is the latest movie to join an ever-expanding subgenre of the "sports movie" category: fact-based films that explore the impacts of integration into various contests during the latter half of the 20th century. We have already seen prod...

Run Time: 2:09
U.S. Release Date: 2008-10-10
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Mature Themes)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Gary Fleder
Cast: Rob Brown, Dennis Quaid, Darrin Dewitt Henson, ...
Far From Heaven

Welcome to the world of "Father Knows Best", white picket fences, and brilliant fall colors. Todd Haynes' Far From Heaven takes us to Hartford, Connecticut, circa 1957. However, unlike most traditional period piece dramas, the intention here isn'...

Run Time: 1:47
U.S. Release Date: 2002-11-08
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Todd Haynes
Cast: Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, ...
Flesh and Bone

One night in the early 1960s, a young boy is taken in by a West Texas family. He claims that he's lost, and, being the decent folk that they are, his benefactors decide that it's their responsibility to see that he's fed, bathed, and given a place...

Run Time: 2:05
U.S. Release Date: 1993-11-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Steve Kloves
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, James Caan, ...
Footloose

When the characters in Footloose are dancing and the music is blaring, the film comes alive. It has energy and personality. Would that the same could be said about the dramatic scenes, which are hamstrung by a combination of mediocre acting and atr...

Run Time: 1:55
U.S. Release Date: 2011-10-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA/MUSICAL
Director: Craig Brewer
Cast: Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, ...
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Not that long ago, toys were developed from movies. Now, it's the other way around. This wouldn't be a bad thing if the filmmakers took the time and effort to do something interesting with the premise. Even considering how well-established is th...

Run Time: 1:58
U.S. Release Date: 2009-08-07
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" ( Violence, Profanity)
Genre: ACTION
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller, Dennis Quaid, ...
In Good Company

Universal Pictures is touting In Good Company as being "from the producers of About a Boy." While that's a true enough statement, let's not forget that the team of Chris and Paul Weitz were also responsible for the popular American Pie series. Th...

Run Time: 1:50
U.S. Release Date: 2005-01-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: Paul Weitz
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, ...