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In this fantasy action-adventure, Quaid plays Bowen, a dragon-slaying knight who must learn to cooperate with a dragon to defeat an evil king.
This historical drama centers on the astronauts of the original Mercury 7 and retells the formation of America's space program.
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In this sports drama, Quaid plays a 1950s Louisiana star athlete, "The Grey Ghost," who struggles to deal with life after his college career.
Quaid plays the producer of a failing substance-addicted actress (Meryl Streep) who tries to remain positive even when forced to move back in with her mother.
In this sci-fi comedy, Quaid plays a naval aviator who is miniaturized during an experiment and depends on a grocery store clerk for help.
This Oscar-winning crime film and box-office success explores the illegal drug trade from various perspectives.
In this comedy drama, Quaid plays an English professor and widowed father whose life is turned upside down when he falls in love.
In the sci-fi film, Quaid plays a soldier who becomes stranded on an alien planet along with a survivor of the enemy species.
In this sci-fi film, Quaid plays the role of a psychic who is recruited by a government agency experimenting with the use of a dream-sharing technology.
In this sci-fi thriller, Quaid plays a father who connects with his son (Jim Caviezel) through an accidental cross-time radio link.
In this war film, Quaid plays a war mercenary in the Foreign Legion who faces his own humanity when he escorts a Serbian woman and her newborn child to a UN safe zone during the Bosnian War.
Quaid plays Henry Whipple in this drama about a farmer who struggles to convince his son (Zac Efron) to take interest in the family's agriculture business.
This Berlin International Film Festival nominated comedy-drama tells the story of 11 different seemingly unconnected characters. Quaid plays a man who tells his tragic story at a bar to a mysterious woman.
In this comedy-drama, Quaid plays an executive struggling to deal with his new boss who is half his age and dating his daughter.
Dennis Quaid is a man of many skills. He is as renowned for his roles in dramas as he is for his comedic interpretations. He is also a musician, having written and performed the song 'Closer to You' in the film 'The Big Easy' (1987). Quaid rose to prominence in the 1980s, before succumbing to drug addition and an eating disorder, both of which he has since overcome. His career rebounded in the late 1990s, and he went on to star in notable films, including 'Traffic' and 'Far From Heaven.'
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Dennis Quaid is a man of many skills. He is as renowned for his roles in dramas as he is for his comedic interpretations. He is also a musician, having written and performed the song 'Closer to You' in the film 'The Big Easy' (1987). Quaid rose to prominence in the 1980s, before succumbing to drug addition and an eating disorder, both of which he has since overcome. His career rebounded in the late 1990s, and he went on to star in notable films, including 'Traffic' and 'Far From Heaven.'
Here are his top 30 movies. Click on!