60 Guy Pearce Movies & TV Shows, Ranked Best to Worst

Ex-insurance investigator Leonard Shelby suffers from short-term memory loss caused by a head injury sustained while trying to stop his wife's murderer. He is determined to track down the culprit, who he suspects is someone named John G, and desperately attempts to retain information by taking copious notes, Polaroid photos, and by etching tattoos over his body.

Based on James Ellroy's 1990 bestselling novel, L.A. Confidential follows three LAPD officers—Bud White, Ed Exley and Jack Vincennes—as they go about investigating multiple murders at a downtown Los Angeles coffee shop, in the early 1950s, in their own individual way.

The movie is based on the true story of King George VI who suffered from speech impediment. When his elder brother abdicates the throne and he is crowned the King of Britain, he is little unsure. However, with the help of his speech therapist, Lionel Logue, who employs unconventional method, he eventually manages to deliver a radio address when Britain declares war on Germany in 1939.

Based on Alexandre Dumas’ novel the movie follows Edmond Dantes who is falsely accused of treason and imprisoned after being betrayed by his friend Fernand Mondeg, Danglars, and Villefort. He escapes from prison to take revenge on those who wronged him and rescue the love of his life, Mercédès Mondego from Fernand. 

Following the experiences of an Iraq War Explosive Ordnance Disposal team that is targeted by insurgents, this war movie explores their psychological reactions to the stress of combat. Earning near-universal acclaim from critics, the film won six Academy Awards. 

The story revolves around two drag queens, Anthony and Adam, who decide to take their act of performing their unique style of cabaret on the road along with transsexual Bernadette. As they travel across the desert in their colorful bus, Priscilla, performing for homophobic locals and enthusiastic crowds, Bernadette and Adam realize a truth about Anthony and the reason why he took the job. The truth may not only pose a threat to their act but will also affect their friendship.

After his mother dies of overdose, seventeen years old Joshua J Cody moves in with his estranged grandmother, a loving matriarch of a Melbourne crime family and is quickly indoctrinated into their line of trade. But very soon, he is spotted by an honest cop, who realizes his condition and offers him an opportunity to go straight. 

The Proposition is a Western drama film, which tells the story of a notorious outlaw, who after being apprehended by a lawman, receives a proposition. He has to kill his older brother within nine days, or his younger brother will be executed. 

Inspired by a true-life story and set in 1931’s Prohibition era, this movie revolves around three Bondurant brothers who run a bootlegging business in Virginia. When the brothers refuse to pay bribe to the crooked new Special Deputy, Charles Rakes, he ruthlessly chases them in search of their distillery, triggering a brutal war between the locals and the corrupt authorities. 

The Road is a thriller-drama revolving around a man and his son trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world by going on a journey along the coast to the south. Viggo Mortensen stars as the father, who scavenges for food and protects himself and his son, played by Kodi Smit-McPhee, from cannibals, with only two bullets left in his gun.

The seventh film in the Iron Man film series, Iron Man Three sees Tony Stark suffering from stress, anxiety and insomnia after the battle of New York. Soon, he finds himself pitted against a powerful and mysterious foe, Mandarin. When his close ones get attacked, Tony goes after those responsible and in process discovers that an event from past is connected to the present. 

When a star map is discovered among the various ancient cultures of earth, it is deduced that it is a clue to the origin of humanity. Following the map a team of explorers, aboard spaceship Prometheus, embark on a journey to a distant planet. Soon, they get involved in a dangerous battle to save the human race from extinction.

Liz must save herself and her family from the Reverend, who wants to punish her, after she is wrongly accused of a crime.

Samir, an Arabic-speaking Sudanese-American and devout Muslim, was a Special Forces Engineer Sergeant with the U.S. Army. Currently he is seen operating as an arm dealer, who gets involved with a terrorist group. Very soon, he comes under the scanner of a US intelligence contractor, who starts tracking him. But is Samir what he appears to be?

Capt. John Boyd investigates a remote Army outpost on the Western frontier when he gets the reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer. He embarks on a rescue mission with his regiment, however things turn ugly when they are attacked by a sadistic cannibal.

A renowned book editor named Maxwell Perkins, befriends a novelist named Thomas Wolfe, while they are working on a project. After Perkins publishes Wolfe’s novel, it turns out to be a great success, and Perkins and Wolfe become best friends. However, Wolfe’s relationship with a married woman who is twenty years older to him, gets complicated after the publication.

Col. Terry Childers is a Marine veteran and a hero. A decorated officer and a patriot, he is now being court martialled for opening fire on what is claimed to be peaceful demonstration in front of the US Embassy in Yemen. To defend him, he chooses an old comrade-in-arms, whom he had saved years ago during the Vietnam War. 

The film is set 10 years after the global economic collapse. The Australian outback has now become infested with poverty and crime, in the midst of which a loner continues to wander about in his car until it is stolen by a bunch of criminals. Bent on retrieving his only possession, he soon embarks on a dangerous journey, killing anybody who comes in his way.  

When a fifteen year old girl named Rachel Barber goes missing, her parents begin a frantic search for her. However, they are unaware of the fact that she has been murdered by her former babysitter. The police however believe that Rachel has just run away from home.

Factory Girl is a biographical drama film which revolves around the tragic life of socialite Edie Sedgwick. The film tells the story of her rise and fall, as well as her relationships with Andy Warhol and Bob Dylan.

Breathe In is a romantic drama film which tells the story of a musician Keith Reynolds, who develops a unique bond with a young foreign exchange student named Sophie.

Mary Queen of Scots is a historical film which tells the story of the charismatic Mary Stuart, Queen of France, whose husband had passed away when she was only eighteen years of age. Instead of getting married again, she returns to her native Scotland, in order to claim her rightful throne. She attempts to overthrow Elizabeth I, her cousin, but things don't go as expected and Mary is condemned to years of imprisonment and eventually executed.

Jimmy Starks is a slick salesman, whose car breaks down in a small town in Mexico. While his car is with the mechanic, he visits a low-rent fortune teller, hoping that it will pass the time. However, the information he receives from the fortune teller gives him a shock.

Seeking Justice is an action thriller film about a husband who enlists the services of a vigilante group, in order to take revenge from an assailant who brutally attacked his wife. Later, he discovers that the group wants a ‘favor’ from him in return. 

A young woman named Johanna Parry moves to a new town and begins working for an elderly man named Mr McCauley, who is taking care of his granddaughter Sabitha. She also meets Ken, Sabitha’s father, who doesn’t live with them. When Ken writes a letter to Johanna, Johanna writes a response to it, but Sabitha and her friend intercepts it, and forges a love note for Ken instead. They also set up a fake email account for Ken, and begin to write love emails to Johanna, impersonating him.

In the near future, Emilie, the idealistic daughter of the US President, visits maximum security space penitentiary 'MS One' to investigate mistreatment of the prisoners kept in stasis. When the prisoners escape and take her hostage, wrongly convicted CIA operative, Snow, is offered to prove his innocence and rescue her in a dangerous mission to the outer-space prison.

Hotel Handyman, Skeeter Bronson, works at his former family hotel Sunny Vista Motel. When Skeeter’s nephew and niece come to stay with him, he tells them fantastical stories with the children adding new elements. However when these stories start coming true Skeeter’s life turns upside down, but for the better. 

This science fiction film takes us to a dystopian future where a society exists known as the Collective. The society has put an end to crime and violence by eliminating all human emotion. However, due to a mysterious disease, two humans Nia and Silas, develop feelings for each other, which causes a lot of problems.  

Loosely adapted from H. G. Wells 1895 novel The Time Machine, the film follows Dr. Alexander Hartdegen, a professor, scientist and inventor. After loosing his fiancée, he devotes himself to building a time machine so that he can travel back in past and prevent her murder. When he fails to change the past, he travels into future and comes across human races that he has never imagined.

After spending some time in prison for armed robbery, Dale, Mal and Shane, three brothers prepare for a bank heist prepared by their underhanded lawyer Frank. Things get complicated after Dale finds out that while he was been away, Frank has been sleeping with his wife Carol.  Although he understands that his attorney is up to no good, Dale and his brothers agree to pull off a final heist.  

Death Defying Acts is a suspense drama film which revolves around Harry Houdini, famous escapologist and illusionist, who is on a tour of Britain in 1926. He soon meets Mary McGarvie, and her daughter Benji, who try to con him. Eventually Houdini and Mary find themselves attracted to each other, and end up having a passionate affair.

Without Remorse is an action thriller film which tells the story of John Kelly, a US Navy SEAL, who sets out on a revenge mission, after his wife and his team members are killed by Russian hitmen. However, he soon finds himself in the middle of a big conspiracy that might threaten a war between the US and Russia.  

Memory is an action thriller film which tells the story of an ageing hitman, who is targeted after he declines to kill a little girl. He eventually joins forces with a special agent to bring down a sex trafficker named ‘Papa Leon’.

Winged Creatures is a drama film which revolves around a group of people, including Carla, Charlie, Bruce, Annie, and Jimmy, who are forced to retreat under a table at a diner when a suicidal gunman begins shooting people randomly. All five of them manage to survive and they develop a unique relationship with one another.  

A young couple moves into a 19th-century mansion at Rhode Island with 8-year-old Sally. Terrifying creatures that feed on humans and live in the basement's old fireplace await the new residents. When Sally hears them call out her name, she follows the voices to the sealed fireplace.

Danny, a wealthy divorced man walks into a gym for a fitness regime. Trevor, the gym owner, assigns Kat, one of his personal trainers to work with Danny. She soon meets with Danny at his mansion, where he lives a life filled with boredom. Soon, Danny finds himself attracted to Kat, and invites her to smoke marijuana with him. They end up having sex, but things turn sour between them, when Danny tries to surprise her with a romantic dinner.  

At the Australian Wildlife Park in Sydney, Chaz Hunt is a zookeeper who is running a show that demonstrates scary as well as deadly animals. Things take a turn when one of the animals, Jackie, a crocodile, is removed from the zoo, while trying to save Chaz’s son, as they believed that she was trying to eat him.

The second installment in the Alien prequel franchise follows the colonization ship Covenant on its way to Origae-6. When a human transmission from a nearby planet reaches them, they land on it to investigate. However, the journey soon becomes a battle for survival as they are attacked by Facehugger aliens and Xenomorphs.