Bobby Cannavale made his screen debut in the 1996 American crime drama film ‘Night Falls on Manhattan’ directed by Sidney Lumet. The film received mixed reviews from critics. In 1999, he joined the main cast of the American crime drama television series ‘Third Watch’ created by John Wells and Edward Allen Bernero. He played the role of ‘Roberto Caffey’ and remained a part of the series until 2001. He continued to appear in television series like ‘Sex and the City’ (2000), ‘100 Centre Street’ (2001-2002), ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ (2002), ‘Law & Order’ (2002), ‘Law & Order: Criminal Intent’ (2003), ‘Six Feet Under’ (2004). In 2004, he became a part of the American television sitcom ‘Will & Grace’ where he portrayed Vince D'Angelo. He remained a part of the series until it went off-air in 12006. He reprised his role as Vince D'Angelo in the revived version of Will & Grace in 2018. He next appeared in films like ‘Happy Endings’ (2005), ‘The Night Listener’ (2006), ‘Snakes on a Plane’ (2006), ‘The Ten’ (2007), ‘The Take’ (2008), ‘100 Feet’ (2008), ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’ (2009), ‘Brief Interviews with Hideous Men’ (2009), ‘The Other Guys’ (2010), ‘Win Win’ (2011), ‘Movie 43’ (2013), ‘Blue Jasmine’ (2013), ‘Chef’ (2014), and ‘Spy’ (2015).
In 2015, he portrayed Jim Paxton in the American superhero film ‘Ant-Man’ directed by Peyton Reed. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success, grossing over $519.3 million on a $130–169.3 million budget. He next starred in films like ‘The Fundamentals of Caring’ (2016), ‘The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature’ (2017), ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ (2017), ‘Boundaries’ (2018), ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ (2018), ‘The Irishman’ (2019), ‘Superintelligence’ (2020), ‘Tom & Jerry’ (2021), ‘Thunder Force’ (2021), and ‘Jolt’ (2021). He was last seen in the 2021 American computer-animated jukebox musical comedy film ‘Sing 2’ directed by Garth Jennings. The film opened to a warm reception and was a major box office success.
The Irishman is a crime drama film which revolves around a truck driver named Frank Sheeran, who becomes part of the Bufalino crime family. Over time, he climbs the ranks to become a top hitman.
Born with dwarfism, Finbar has grown introvert due to public reaction to his size. Having deep love for railroads, he decides to relocate when his boss leaves him a rural property with an abandoned train depot on it. But once there, his plan to lead a quiet life is quickly dashed by his neighbors, making him realize that human interactions can also be good.
Tonya Harding, an extremely skilled figure skater, wins a lot of accolades when she becomes the first American woman to complete a triple axel during a competition in 1991. However, in 1994, her image is badly hurt when her ex-husband plots to harm another talented figure skater, Nancy Kerrigan. Consequently, Tonya is banned from participating in the national championship.
Released from prison, Scott Lang finds it difficult to get a job and is prohibited from seeing his daughter by his ex-wife. Scientist Hank Pym lures him with a heist tip-off, and encourages him to don a special suit to become Ant-Man, gaining superhuman strength and shrinking ability. However, he must undertake a daunting heist to save the world.
Jasmine Francis’s life is a mess – her wealthy husband was arrested for forgery and he committed suicide; she is a complete broke and has suffered a nervous breakdown and is consuming too much alcohol and anti-anxiety medicine. She moves in with her working class sister and decides to improve her present but in doing so, chooses a path of deception.
Carl Casper, head chef at a prestigious Los Angeles restaurant, leaves his job following a public confrontation with a food critic, and ends up in Miami, where he is encouraged by his ex-wife to refit an old food truck. He gradually regains his artistic freedom, reconnects with his tech-savvy preteen son and rediscovers his lost love.
Win Win is a 2011 sports drama film revolving around a struggling lawyer, who decides to take advantage of his elderly client, who is a wrestling coach. However, the former’s life changes, when his client’s grandson arrives.
Spy is about an unpretentious, desk-bound CIA analyst Susan Cooper, who actually is the unacknowledged backbone of many risky missions of the Agency. She supports the field agent by live-monitoring him, but when he gets removed from the scene, Cooper turns an undercover agent to track down Bulgarian arms dealer Rayna Boyanov and the nuclear device, to avert a worldwide disaster
In this sequel to 2015 Ant-Man, Scott Lang is under house arrest and is trying to strike a balance between being a superhero and a father. When he receives a message from Janet, he, along with her husband Hank Pym and daughter Hope, sets out to bring her back from the quantum realm where she has been trapped for three decades.
Danny Collins is an aging rock star who decides to change his life after he discovers a 40-year-old letter written to him by John Lennon. He even reunites with his illegitimate son and his family, but over time, his past demons return and start to haunt him.
Four high school students in detention together and cleaning their school's basement are magically transported into the mysterious world of the video game Jumanji in the form of their chosen avatars. They soon realize that to return to the real world, they must successfully complete a series of difficult tasks while surviving the unforgiving game world.
The Bone Collector is a crime-thriller that revolves around a paraplegic detective and a newly recruited patrol officer, with great forensic skills, who set about solving a series of grisly murders committed by a psychopath who leaves gruesome clues at every crime scene. Starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie, this film has a lot of drama and gory violence too.
While Danson and Highsmith are NYPD’s most popular detectives, Allen and Terry are The Other Guys. When the heroes die while on duty, everyone wonders who will take their place. Meanwhile, Allen and Terry unravel a big conspiracy while investigating a scaffolding permit violation by the rich David Ershon. Will the unlikely pair – one pacifist, another hot headed – become the new heroes?
An actor who is preparing for an upcoming role and a feisty clerk working at a grocery store, meet through circumstances, and drive around Los Angeles together. They have several conversations where they explore the differences as well as the similarities between their worlds.
After his illustrator partner passes away, Henry Roth is forced to work with a new artist named Lucy, sent by his publisher. Even though they need to deliver his latest book in less than one month, he tries various tricks to alienate her, but over time, he begins to fall for her. Things get complicated when her ex-boyfriend comes back to her life to win her back.
Night Falls on Manhattan is a crime drama film which tells the story of Sean Casey, Manhattan district attorney who is investigating a police corruption case. He needs to make a choice between morality and loyalty upon discovering that his father and his brother might be involved.
Don Henderson is a marketing executive for a burger chain, whose boss sends him on an investigation assignment, after cow manure is found in the meat of the company’s top selling hamburger.
Mamie had given up her only son for adoption as the father was Maime’s stepbrother. Ironically, she is now working as a counselor at an abortion clinic. However, her life takes a turn when one day, an aspiring filmmaker, tells her that he has information as well as proof of her son’s identity.
Daring and charismatic thief, Parker, tries to leave the profession when an innocent woman is killed by a new crew member during a job. Unfortunately, this causes the crew to turn on him and shoot him. Parker survives and joins forces with Leslie Cienfuegos Rodgers to take revenge and spoil the crew’s next heist.
Romance & Cigarettes is a musical romantic drama film which revolves around Nick Murder, a husband who finds himself drawn to another woman. Eventually, he is forced to make a choice between his wife and his mistress.
The mild-mannered, Brad Whitaker, is a loving stepfather to his wife Sara’s two children, Megan and Dylan. When the children’s more handsome and muscular biological father, Dusty, suddenly comes back into their lives and intends on throwing Brad out of their lives, Brad must do everything to save his marriage and family.
Shall We Dance is a romantic comedy film, which tells us the story of a bored, overworked estate lawyer, who falls in love at first sight, with a beautiful dance instructor. With the hope of meeting her, he signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.
Linda Lovelace achieves international stardom as a pornographic actress and a spokeswoman for sexual freedom. However, six years later, she presents a darker side to her story.
The Night Listener is a psychological thriller horror film which tells the story of Gabriel Noone, a writer who also hosts a late-night radio show. He begins a phone correspondence with a teenage boy who claims that he had survived a horrible and nightmarish childhood, and soon Gabriel becomes close to the boy.
A greedy and corrupt businessman is on the run from the government along with his eighteen year old daughter Pippa, from their comfortable life in Miami to the Cayman Islands. At the islands, things get more complicated when he sees that the banks are closing, but he is in need of a place to keep all his stolen money.
Lindy is a young woman who is struggling with her anger management problem, after she is diagnosed with a neurological condition. Her life turns outside when her boyfriend gets murdered. She sets out to find the killer, but at the same time, the cops are in pursuit of her, believing her to be the prime suspect.
The film tells the story of Doug Stauber, the assistant manager of a branch of a supermarket chain in Chicago, who is looking forward to a promotion. One day, another guy Richard and his family move in from Quebec, and he becomes an assistant manager in the supermarket alongside Doug. Thus Doug faces competition as Richard has a better resume than him.
After going bankrupt, Jake, a narcissistic young entrepreneur moves in with his estranged sister and her husband Danny. He tries to mend his relationship with them, but he soon has to become a nanny for their three year old son.
FBI agent Nelville Flynn convinces witness Sean Jones to testify against mob boss Eddie Kim in Los Angeles and books the entire first-class section of the Pacific Air Flight 121 from Hawaii. Meanwhile, Kim arranges for a crate full of venomous snakes to be released mid-air in the plane to bring it down prematurely.
Ramu, a man from India, leaves for New York in order to achieve his dream of making it big in Hollywood and gaining fame and wealth. However, due to a series of mishaps, he is mistaken for a sex guru, which leads him to becoming a celebrity overnight.
Marnie Watson is placed under house arrest with an electronic ankle bracelet as a punishment for killing her abusive husband. However, things take a turn when it turns out that the house is possessed by a malevolent entity, which may be the spirit of her deceased husband.
Superintelligence is a science fiction romantic comedy film which tells the story of Carol Peters, who gave up her lucrative job to work for the environment. Her life takes a turn after she is labeled as the most average person on Earth while being interviewed for a dating site, which is heard by an artificial intelligence entity. The supercomputer which has become sentient informs her the next day that it is trying to determine if it should save humanity or enslave them, or obliterate humanity completely. It informs Carol that it is her actions which are going to determine the future of the human race.
Jabez Stone is a writer who is going through hard times. While attempting to get his work published, he meets a beautiful stranger who offers him a chance at fame and fortune. However, in return, he will have to exchange his soul. Having already lost faith in himself, Jabez decides to accept the offer. After accepting the deal, Jabez quickly finds himself living the life that he had dreamt of, which includes a book deal, money, women and fame. However, despite the success, it seems that he no longer has the respect and trust of his friends and those around him.
Annie is a young girl, who has lived all her life in the foster care of a cruel woman named Miss Hannigan. However, when a New York mayoral candidate decides to adopt her, her life finally takes an interesting turn.
A single father and security guard, Paul Blart, works at the West Orange Pavillion Mall. When his new trainee, Veck Simms, turns out to be the leader of an organized gang who take hostages including Paul’s daughter inside the mall, it is up to Paul to save the day.
Gloria serves three years in prison to save the skin of her selfish boyfriend. After her release, she returns to New York City, and dumps her boyfriend. Her life takes a turn when she meets a seven year old named Nicky, whose family has been murdered.
The Ten is an anthology film which tells us ten short stories, each inspired by one of the Ten Commandments that are mentioned in the Christian Holy book The Bible.
Two childhood friends reunite after one of them invents a way to gain superpowers. Together they decide to fight crime against powerful super villains.
An unsuccessful screenwriter, pitches in shockingly outrageous story ideas to a studio executive in this anthology comprising fourteen interlinked short films. It is directed by twelve different directors and stars famous Hollywood names.
Ferdinand is an animated adventure comedy film which tells the story of a soft-hearted bull named Ferdinand who is captured after he is mistaken for a dangerous beast. In order to return to his family, he teams up with a bunch of misfits.
An employee at a fancy hotel hires a car to evict a pesky mouse before a high-profile wedding.
The Fundamentals of Caring is a comedy-drama film which tells the story of a writer who decides to retire after a personal tragedy. He becomes a caregiver for a disabled sexually frustrated teenager. The two eventually embark on a road trip, which tests their ability to cope, and they start to understand the importance of hope and friendship.
Bobby Cannavale Awards
| Boardwalk Empire | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | 2013 |
| Will & Grace | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | 2005 |
