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Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

18 Films

Brendan Gleeson

18 Included Films

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Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and film director. He is the recipient of three IFTA Awards, two BIFA's, and a Primetime Emmy Award and has been nominated twice for a BAFTA Award, five times for a Golden Globe Award and once for an Academy Award. In 2020, he was listed at number 18 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. He is the father of actors Domhnall Gleeson and Brian Gleeson. He is best known for his performance as Alastor Moody in the Harry Potter films (2005–2010). He is also known for his supporting roles in films such as Braveheart (1995), Michael Collins (1996), 28 Days Later (2002), Gangs of New York (2002), Cold Mountain (2003), Troy (2004), Suffragette (2015), Paddington 2 (2017), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). He is also known for his leading roles in films such as The General (1998), In Bruges (2008), The Guard (2011), Calvary (2014), Frankie (2019), and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022). He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the lattermost film. He won an Primetime Emmy Award in 2009 for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the television film Into the Storm. He also received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance as Donald Trump in the Showtime series The Comey Rule (2020). From 2017 to 2019 he starred in the crime series Mr. Mercedes. He received an Emmy Award nomination for Stephen Frears' Sundance TV series State of the Union (2022).

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Theatrical Cut: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Extended Cut: The 30th Anniversary Extended Cut on fanedit.org has the additional TV footage and is also uncut.

Best Video:

Theatrical Cut: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Extended Cut: The 30th Anniversary Extended Cut on fanedit.org has the additional TV footage and is also uncut.

Additional Info:

The TV version is extended but is censored. The Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray is restored from an interpositive, no release so far is confirmed to be from the Original Camera Negative.

Best English-Friendly:

Theatrical Cut: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Extended Cut: The 30th Anniversary Extended Cut on fanedit.org has the additional TV footage and is also uncut.

Best Video:

Theatrical Cut: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Extended Cut: The 30th Anniversary Extended Cut on fanedit.org has the additional TV footage and is also uncut.

Additional Info:

The TV version is extended but is censored. The Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray is restored from an interpositive, no release so far is confirmed to be from the Original Camera Negative.

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

US Paramount 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

US Paramount 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Vision, while other countries Fox 4K Blu-ray only has HDR

Braveheart poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

US Paramount 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

US Paramount 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Vision, while other countries Fox 4K Blu-ray only has HDR

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

UHD Blu-ray
Best Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray is disappointing

Best Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray is disappointing

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

The DTS-HD 5.1 from some of the international Blu-rays and the TrueHD 5.1 on the 4K Blu-ray are similar.

Best English-Friendly:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

The DTS-HD 5.1 from some of the international Blu-rays and the TrueHD 5.1 on the 4K Blu-ray are similar.

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

US Paramount Blu-ray

Best Video:

US Paramount Blu-ray > International WB Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

US Paramount Blu-ray

Best Video:

US Paramount Blu-ray > International WB Blu-ray

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

UK Arrow Blu-ray

Best Video:

UK Arrow Blu-ray

Australia Imprint 4K Blu-ray disappointing, nice new master, but poor encode, grain completely crippled in some scenes, artifacts abound, etc, makes Kino Lorber look like FiM.

Dark Blue poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

UK Arrow Blu-ray

Best Video:

UK Arrow Blu-ray

Australia Imprint 4K Blu-ray disappointing, nice new master, but poor encode, grain completely crippled in some scenes, artifacts abound, etc, makes Kino Lorber look like FiM.

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Italian Fox Blu-Ray

Best Video:

Italian Fox Blu-Ray > 2010 Miramax Blu-Ray

Best Audio:

Italian Fox Blu-Ray, German Splendid Film Blu-Ray has better sounding commentary

Best English-Friendly:

Italian Fox Blu-Ray

Best Video:

Italian Fox Blu-Ray > 2010 Miramax Blu-Ray

Best Audio:

Italian Fox Blu-Ray, German Splendid Film Blu-Ray has better sounding commentary

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Theatrical: Czech/Polish/Russian Warner Bros Blu-ray
Director's Cut: Warner Bros Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray scheduled for August 2026 release

Best Video:

Theatrical: Czech/Polish/Russian Warner Bros Blu-ray
Director's Cut: Warner Bros Blu-ray

Troy poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Theatrical: Czech/Polish/Russian Warner Bros Blu-ray
Director's Cut: Warner Bros Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray scheduled for August 2026 release

Best Video:

Theatrical: Czech/Polish/Russian Warner Bros Blu-ray
Director's Cut: Warner Bros Blu-ray

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Director's Cut/Roadshow Cut: Disney 4K Blu-ray
Theatrical: 2014 Fox Blu-Ray

Best Video:

Director's Cut/Roadshow Cut: Disney 4K Blu-ray
Theatrical: 2014 Fox Blu-Ray

Additional Info:

The 2014 Fox Blu-ray has the Theatrical Cut, The Pilgrim's Guide for the Theatrical, as well as a few documentaries on the bonus disc that are not on the 2025 bonus disc

Best English-Friendly:

Director's Cut/Roadshow Cut: Disney 4K Blu-ray
Theatrical: 2014 Fox Blu-Ray

Best Video:

Director's Cut/Roadshow Cut: Disney 4K Blu-ray
Theatrical: 2014 Fox Blu-Ray

Additional Info:

The 2014 Fox Blu-ray has the Theatrical Cut, The Pilgrim's Guide for the Theatrical, as well as a few documentaries on the bonus disc that are not on the 2025 bonus disc

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Australia Blu-ray

Best Video:

Australia Blu-ray

Additional Info:

US Blu-ray has a bonus feature

Best English-Friendly:

Australia Blu-ray

Best Video:

Australia Blu-ray

Additional Info:

US Blu-ray has a bonus feature

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

4K Blu-ray or 2014 Blu-ray 7.1 (more bass but clipped)

Additional Info:

The OOP Best Buy Exclusive Blu-ray has a exclusive extra

Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

4K Blu-ray or 2014 Blu-ray 7.1 (more bass but clipped)

Additional Info:

The OOP Best Buy Exclusive Blu-ray has a exclusive extra

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray 2K upscale, poor in HDR10 and better in DV due to the extremely bright grade. WB MOD uses the same master

Best Audio:

StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray has 2018 Atmos mix carried over. WB MOD Atmos mix at a lower volume.

Paddington 2 poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray 2K upscale, poor in HDR10 and better in DV due to the extremely bright grade. WB MOD uses the same master

Best Audio:

StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray has 2018 Atmos mix carried over. WB MOD Atmos mix at a lower volume.

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

18 films

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