Movies starring Wilford Brimley

The Electric Horseman (1979)

122 mins Comedy, Drama, Western

I don't know about you but if someone suggested to you a movie which was a western, romantic-comedy with heart I would probably not want to watch despite liking all those elements. It just sounds messy especially when you mix...

The China Syndrome (1979)

122 mins Drama, Thriller

When ever a movie is being released and one of the actors unfortunately dies it can quite often lead to and increase interest. Whilst no one died prior to the release of "The China Syndrome", or at least no one I am aware of,...

The Thing (1982)

109 mins Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

6 times, yes 6 times I have watched John Carpenter's "The Thing" and it is not because I love it. No "The Thing" is my movie nemesis as pretty much everyone I know who cares about movies think it is a classic but I don't see ...

Tender Mercies (1983)

92 mins Drama, Musical

In a career which has covered 6 decades Robert Duvall has been nominated for seven Academy Awards but has only ever won one which was for "Tender Mercies". Amusingly this is a movie which several directors passed on, didn't g...

The Natural (1984)

134 mins Drama, Sport

The Natural (1984) Robert Redford stars as Roy Hobbs a baseball player who shows up for his shot at the big time 16 years after disappearing when he was a hot young talent...

Cocoon (1985)

117 mins Adventure , Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi

Movie Review "Cocoon" (1985) - Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley and Hume Cronyn star as a trio of old men who each day sneak out of their retirement home to take a dip in the pool at a nearby vacant house. But their fun is interru...

Act of Vengeance (1986)

95 mins Crime, Drama, TV Movie

If you weren't aware "Act of Vengeance" is based on real people and a true story but it is important that you know this. I say that because that plot and the fact "Act of Vengeance" stars Charles Bronson can lead you to expec...

Cocoon: The Return (1988)

116 mins Adventure , Comedy, Sci-Fi

Movie Review "Cocoon: The Return" � The old guys Art, Ben and Joe (Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley and Hume Cronyn) are back on Earth with their partners when Kitty (Tahnee Welch) and her team return to rescue the last Cocoons be...

Billy the Kid (1989)

96 mins TV Movie, Western

The story of William Bonney (aka: Billy the Kid) is such an interesting one that despite it having been covered several times on the big and small screen each version has its merits. When it comes to this 1989 TV version base...

Hard Target (1993)

97 mins Action , Thriller

There is but one word which describes John Woo's "Hard Target" starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and that is gratuitous. Now you may think I am on about it being full of gratuitous violence when in truth I don't think "Hard Targ...

The Firm (1993)

154 mins Drama, Thriller

"The Firm" is the sort of movie which will annoy some audiences because as an adaptation of John Grisham's novel it's not great. Grisham's novel was exciting, clever and sucked you in that you never wanted to put it down. But...

Heaven Sent (1994)

91 mins Drama, Family, Fantasy

Christian cinema from the 90s, I have to say that a lot of these movies from the 90s and earlier have failed to impress due to the tone these movies generally have but "Heaven Sent" is a bit of a surprise. This piece of 90s C...

In & Out (1997)

90 mins Comedy

How do you know someone is gay? They are fanatical about Barbara Streisand movies. Well that is basically the premise to "In & Out" starring Kevin Kline and Tom Selleck, a comedy revolving around being gay and the stereotypes...

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001)

96 mins Drama, Family, TV Movie, Western

"The Ballad of Lucy Whipple" feels like a fore-runner to the Janette Oke "Love Comes Softly" stories which were turned into movies with its story of young Lucy Whipple dealing with living in a Gold Rush town. It has that old ...

Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)

103 mins Comedy, Drama, Romance

There are movies which grab your attention, there are movies which are just unwatchable and then there are movies which just play out in front of your eyes leaving you in a mind numbing daze of boredom. "Did You Hear About th...

* This is purely a list of reviews on The Movie Scene featuring the name Wilford Brimley as one of the principle cast members.