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30. 'Soul Surfer' (2011) - This biographical drama tells the true story of Bethany Hamilton, a teenager who overcomes her fears after losing her left arm in a shark attack.

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29. 'Everybody's All-American' (1988) -

In this sports drama, Quaid plays a 1950s Louisiana star athlete, "The Grey Ghost," who struggles to deal with life after his college career.

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28. 'Battle for Terra' (2007) - In this 3-D computer animation, Quaid lends his voice to Roven, an inhabitant of Terra, a peaceful alien planet in the Milky Way that faces destruction from human colonization.

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27. 'Smart People' (2008) -

In this comedy drama, Quaid plays an English professor and widowed father whose life is turned upside down when he falls in love.

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26. 'DragonHeart' (1996) -

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.

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25. 'At Any Price' (2012) -

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.

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24. 'Any Given Sunday' (1999) - In this sports drama, Quaid plays the starting quarterback, Jack "Cap" Rooney, for the Miami Sharks, a once-great American football team.

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23. 'Savior' (1998) -

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.

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22. 'Gang Related' (1997) - Co-starring with Jim Belushi and rapper Tupac Shakur, Quaid plays a homeless drunk in this crime thriller that follows two corrupt cops as they attempt to cover up their murder of an undercover DEA agent.

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21. 'Enemy Mine' (1985) -

In the sci-fi film, Quaid plays a soldier who becomes stranded on an alien planet along with a survivor of the enemy species.

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20. 'Playing by Heart' (1998) -

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.

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19. 'The Express' (2008) - This drama revolves around the real-life story of Ernie Davis, the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy.

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18. 'D.O.A.' (1988) - In this remake of the 1949 film noir of the same name, Quaid plays an English professor who sees himself embroiled in a series of crimes involving people he knows.

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17. 'Truth' (2015) - This political docudrama focuses on the Killian documents controversy and the last days of CBS News anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes. Quaid plays a colonel who works with the journalists investigating then-President George W. Bush's military service.

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16. 'Great Balls of Fire!' (1989) - Quaid plays the controversial rock and roll star Jerry Lee Lewis in this biographical film.

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15. 'Suspect' (1987) - In this courtroom drama, Quaid plays a lobbyist who is selected to serve on the jury of the murder trial of a homeless, mute man.

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14. 'Footloose' (2011) - Quaid plays Reverend Shaw Moore in this remake of the 1984 film.

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13. 'Come See the Paradise' (1990) - Quaid plays the main character in this drama set before and during WWII that depicts the treatment of Japanese-Americans following Pearl Harbor.

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12. 'Frequency' (2000) -

In this sci-fi thriller, Quaid plays a father who connects with his son (Jim Caviezel) through an accidental cross-time radio link.

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11. 'Dreamscape' (1984) -

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.

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10. 'Innerspace' (1987) -

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.

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9. 'The Long Riders' (1980) - In this Western film, Quaid plays one of the bank robbers in Jesse James' gang.

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8. 'In Good Company' (2004) -

In this comedy-drama, Quaid plays an executive struggling to deal with his new boss who is half his age and dating his daughter.

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7. 'The Rookie' (2002) - This sports drama tells the true story of Jim Morris (played by Quaid), a Texas baseball coach who goes on to have a shining career, albeit short-lived, as a player in the MLB.

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6. 'The Parent Trap' (1998) - Quaid plays a man who divorces his wife (Natasha Richardson) shortly after the birth of their twin daughters (Lindsay Lohan, who plays both) and agrees to raise one of the girls while his ex-wife raises the other.

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5. 'Far from Heaven' (2002) - This period drama tells the story of the 1950s marriage between a closeted gay man (Quaid) and his wife (Julianne Moore).

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4. 'The Big Easy' (1986) - Quaid plays a corrupt New Orleans police lieutenant who is threatened by a righteous district attorney in the midst of the investigation into the murder of a local mobster.

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3. 'Postcards from the Edge' (1990) -

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.

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2. 'Traffic' (2000) -

This Oscar-winning crime film and box-office success explores the illegal drug trade from various perspectives.

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1. 'The Right Stuff' (1983) -

This historical drama centers on the astronauts of the original Mercury 7 and retells the formation of America's space program.

See also: The 30 best space movies of all time

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