Dennis Quaid's Best Movies
Dennis Quaid has made 35 movies in which he starred in a leading role since his first movie 42 years ago called "Breaking Away" (1979) in which he portrayed the character Mike.
The highest grossing movie of Dennis Quaid's career, "The Day After Tomorrow", sold nearly $186,740,799 at the box office in 2004.
Dennis Quaid's Movies

The Day After Tomorrow
Movie Genre: Adventure
Running Time: 123 minutes
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Professor Jack Hall
Box Office Sales: $186,740,799
Rated:
For intense situations of peril.
Released 2004




The Rookie
Movie Genre: Drama
Directed by: John Lee Hancock
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Jimmy Morris
Box Office Sales: $75,600,072
Rated:
Released 2002




Vantage Point
Movie Genre: Thriller/Suspense
Running Time: 89 minutes
Directed by: Pete Travis
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Thomas Barnes
Box Office Sales: $72,266,306
Rated:
For sequences of intense violence and action, some disturbing images and brief strong language.
Released 2008




The Parent Trap
Movie Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Nancy Meyers
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Nich Parker
Box Office Sales: $66,308,518
Rated:
For some mild mischief.
Released 1998




Yours, Mine and Ours
Movie Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Frank Beardsley
Box Office Sales: $53,359,917
Rated:
For some mild crude humor.
Released 2005




Dragonheart
Movie Genre: Adventure
Directed by: Rob Cohen
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Bowen
Box Office Sales: $51,364,680
Rated:
For action/violence.
Released 1996




Something to Talk About
Movie Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 105 minutes
Directed by: Lasse Hallstrom
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Eddie Bichon
Box Office Sales: $50,865,589
Rated:
For brief strong language.
Released 1995




In Good Company
Movie Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 110 minutes
Directed by: Paul Weitz
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Dan Foreman
Box Office Sales: $45,489,752
Rated:
For some sexual content and drug references.
Released 2004




Frequency
Movie Genre: Drama
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Frank Sullivan
Box Office Sales: $44,983,704
Rated:
For intense violence and disturbing images.
Released 2000




Jaws 3-D
Movie Genre: Horror
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Mike Brody
Box Office Sales: $42,245,180
Rated:
Released 1983




Wyatt Earp
Movie Genre: Western
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Doc Holliday
Box Office Sales: $25,052,000
Rated:
For strong gunfights, some language and sensuality.
Released 1994




The Alamo
Movie Genre: Western
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: General Sam Houston
Box Office Sales: $22,406,362
Rated:
For sustained intense battle sequences.
Released 2004




The Right Stuff
Movie Genre: Action
Directed by: Philip Kaufman
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Gordon Cooper
Box Office Sales: $21,500,000
Rated:
Released 1983




Cold Creek Manor
Movie Genre: Thriller/Suspense
Running Time: 119 minutes
Directed by: Mike Figgis
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Cooper Tilson
Box Office Sales: $21,384,035
Rated:
For violence, language and some sexuality.
Released 2003




Breaking Away
Movie Genre: Drama
Directed by: Peter Yates
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Mike
Box Office Sales: $20,000,000
Rated:
Released 1979




Suspect
Movie Genre: Thriller/Suspense
Directed by: Peter Yates
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Eddie Sanger
Box Office Sales: $18,782,400
Rated:
Released 1987




The Big Easy
Movie Genre: Thriller/Suspense
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Remy McSwain
Box Office Sales: $17,685,307
Rated:
Released 1987




Caveman
Movie Genre: Comedy
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Lar
Box Office Sales: $15,965,000
Rated:
Released 1981




Far From Heaven
Movie Genre: Drama
Directed by: Todd Haynes
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Frank Whitaker
Box Office Sales: $15,901,849
Rated:
For mature thematic elements, sexual content, brief violence and language.
Released 2002




Great Balls of Fire!
Movie Genre: Drama
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Jerry Lee Lewis
Box Office Sales: $13,691,550
Rated:
Released 1989




Playing for Keeps
Movie Genre: Romantic Comedy
Running Time: 105 minutes
Directed by: Gabriele Muccino
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Carl
Box Office Sales: $13,103,272
Rated:
For some sexual situations, language and a brief intense image.
Synopsis: A charming, down-on-his luck former soccer star returns home to put his life back together. Looking for a way to rebuild his relationship with his son, he gets roped into coaching the boy’s soccer team. But his attempts to finally become an "adult" are met with hilarious challenges from the attractive "soccer moms" who pursue him at every turn.
Released 2011




D.O.A.
Movie Genre: Thriller/Suspense
Directed by: Annabel Jankel
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Dexter Cornell
Box Office Sales: $12,706,478
Rated:
Released 1988




Everybody's All American
Movie Genre: Drama
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Gavin Grey
Box Office Sales: $12,638,294
Rated:
Released 1988




Undercover Blues
Movie Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Herbert Ross
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Jefferson 'Jeff' Blue
Box Office Sales: $12,416,686
Rated:
For one use of strong language.
Released 1993




Enemy Mine
Movie Genre: Drama
Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Willis Davidge
Box Office Sales: $12,303,411
Rated:
Released 1985




Dreamscape
Movie Genre: Adventure
Directed by: Joseph Ruben
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Alex Gardner
Box Office Sales: $12,116,365
Rated:
Released 1984




The Express
Movie Genre: Drama
Directed by: Gary Fleder
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Ben Schwartzwalder
Box Office Sales: $9,793,406
Rated:
For thematic content, violence and language involving racism, and for brief sensuality (re-rating, originally PG-13).
Released 2008




Smart People
Movie Genre: Romantic Comedy
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Lawrence Wetherhold
Box Office Sales: $9,511,289
Rated:
For language, brief teen drug and alcohol use, and for some sexuality.
Released 2008




Flesh and Bone
Movie Genre: Drama
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Arlis Sweeney
Box Office Sales: $9,488,998
Rated:
Released 1993




American Dreamz
Movie Genre: Black Comedy
Directed by: Paul Weitz
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: President Staton
Box Office Sales: $7,314,027
Rated:
For brief strong language and some sexual references.
Released 2006




Switchback
Movie Genre: Action
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Frank LaCrosse
Box Office Sales: $6,504,442
Rated:
For strong violence and several views of nude pin-ups.
Released 1997




Playing by Heart
Movie Genre: Drama
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Hugh
Box Office Sales: $3,956,212
Rated:
For language.
Released 1998




Tough Enough
Movie Genre: Drama
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Art Long
Box Office Sales: $2,433,722
Rated:
Released 1983




Beneath the Darkness
Movie Genre: Thriller/Suspense
Running Time: 98 minutes
Directed by: Martin Guigui
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Ely
Box Office Sales: $9,600
Rated:
For some violence and language.
Synopsis: Ely is a well-respected mortician in a town where he was once a heralded high school football star. Among the kids, however, he is legendary for a more sinister reason -- rumors that his house is haunted. The truth is, the town leader murdered his first wife and her lover and now lives in the house with his wife’s embalmed corpse! This pillar of the community is actually a flesh-and-blood monster who buries his victims alive; a sociopath who befriends adults and police while openly flaunting his murderous intentions to the youths. He will kill anyone who threatens to expose him or his now seemingly perfect marriage
Released 2010




The Horsemen
Movie Genre: Thriller/Suspense
Directed by: Jonas Akerlund
Dennis Quaid's Character Name: Aidan Breslin
Rated:
Released 2009


