109 Bruce Dern Movies & TV Shows, Ranked Best to Worst

German dentist-turned-bounty-hunter Dr. King Schultz buys African-American slave Django, promising him freedom in exchange for leading Schultz to three outlaw Brittle brothers, overseers at the plantation of Django's former owner. Schultz subsequently enlists Django as his apprentice and accompanies him on a dangerous mission to free his wife Broomhilda, who was sold separately after the couple tried to escape.

The Quentin Tarantino directed Western thriller revolves around the bounty hunters Major Marquis Warren and John ‘The Hangman’ Ruth. They form an alliance to protect each other’s bounties. Things get brutally violent after they take refuge at Minnie's Haberdashery and attempts are made to rescue the fugitive Daisy, Warren’s bounty. 

This drama film takes us to the time of the Great Depression. The film tells the story of a manipulative emcee named Rocky who enlist several contestants for a dance marathon, offering a cash prize of $ 1,500 to the winner. However, the competition drags on for weeks, and turns out to be inhumanely grueling.

Old Woody Grant is determined to reach Lincoln, Nebraska from Billings, Montana after receiving a scam mail stating he has won a million dollar sweepstakes prize. After he attempts a few times, his son David reluctantly agrees to drive him there, however, they get into trouble when Woody decides to stop at his Nebraska hometown to settle previous scores.

The Peanut Butter Falcon is an adventure comedy drama film which tells the story of a man suffering from down syndrome who resides in a residential nursing home. In order to pursue his dream of becoming a professional wrestler, he decides to run away one day, from the care home. He soon meets an outlaw, who becomes his friend and agrees to coach him as well.

Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte is a psychological thriller film which tells the story of Charlotte, a middle-aged woman who lives alone in her estate. Although the murder of her lover John remained unsolved, she was always the prime suspect. When her cousin arrives to help her challenge the government’s demolition of her home, Charlotte is plagued by bizarre occurrences.

After treasure is found in a grave, a small-scale gold rush erupts in a small town in Colorado. Over some time, the area becomes a magnet for thieves and criminals, but no one pays attention to law and order, because they are all busy hunting for gold. Eventually, a gunslinger named Jason McCullough, who is clever but laid-back, is hired to bring things under control.

The Cowboys is a western drama adventure film which revolves around a rancher named Will Anderson, who decides to train few young schoolboys to become cowboys, so that they can accompany him on a cattle drive.

The movie tells the story of street prostitute Aileen Lee Wuornos. When a client, Vincent Corey, brutally rapes Aileen, she kills him in self-defense and decides to quit prostitution. But when society rejects her she returns to prostitution and starts killing her johns brutally until she is caught and sentenced to death. 

Sally Hyde, the wife of a Vietnam sailor Bob, volunteers at a local veterans hospital to keep herself occupied. She meets Luke Martin there, a wheelchair-bound vet and soon their friendship grows in love. However, as Bob returns unexpectedly, she is at the crossroads, as she has to make a choice.

The psychological thriller by Hitchcock follows Marnie Edgar, a kleptomaniac who robs her employers and disappears. While working as Mark Rutland’s secretary, he stops her from stealing; and compels to marry him. After a disastrous honeymoon, Mark gets her past investigated through a detective. Realizing her problems, he helps her face her childhood trauma and relive repressed memories to resolve her issues. 

A detective is obsessed with catching a criminal known as ‘The Driver’, a criminal who is quite reputed for driving getaway vehicles. Due to his exceptional talent, he has always managed to evade the police. The detective sets up a bank robbery, in order to trap him.

This Western drama film revolves around the personal revenge story of Jed Cooper. Although he is innocent, he is punished and left for dead, for crimes he never committed. He returns as a lawman determined to bring justice to the vigilantes who tortured him.

Con man Gabriel Caine after coming out of prison gets along with his partner in crime, Fitz, and sets up a bet with a businessman to get a boxer who will knockout 10 Diggstown men within 24 hours in the boxing ring. Will they be able to find such a boxer who will do the job for them?

In a small city named Holt in Colorado, two of the residents Louis, a widower and Addie, a widow, have been neighbors for a long time, but they hardly know each other. One night Louis is visited by Addie, who suggests that they spend time together, so that they can get rid of their loneliness. Although Louis is hesitant initially, eventually he agrees and spends their evenings and nights at her house.

Ray Peterson, who plans to relax during a week-off, discovers peculiar things about their new strange neighbors, the Klopeks. He and two other neighbors try to investigate as they fear that the Klopeks could be ritualistic murderers. When a neighborhood old man suddenly vanishes, their suspicions are confirmed. The alarmed group sets out to save their community from the satanic cult.

A phone psychic and her boyfriend who is a taxi driver and a private detective, is hired by an old woman to search for a missing heir in California. However, their search leads them to a pair of serial kidnappers.

After being shot by a gunslinger and framed wrongly for a crime, Rancher Taw Jackson decides to take revenge against those who wronged him. He targets a heavily fortified stagecoach belonging to his enemy, which is known as the ‘War Wagon', as it carries half a million dollars in gold. 

Prisoner Roman, notorious for his vicious behaviour, gets a chance to change and rebuild his life. He is required to train a wild mustang in the rehabilitation therapy that is he chosen for.

Chloe is a lonely seven year old girl who is kept locked inside her house by her overprotective and paranoid father, who tells her that the outside world is unsafe. However, a mysterious stranger appears in her life, who tells her that her father is hiding a lot of things from her, including the fact that Chloe has the ability to manipulate minds.

Based on real events, this crime drama film shows us the events that lead to an infamous shootout, between rival gangs that were led by Al Capone and George Moran.  In order to claim his status as the most powerful mobster of his time, Capone had ordered his men to disguise themselves as cops and murder all the important men in Moran’s gang, which eventually resulted in immense bloodshed.  

David is a radio personality who reconnects with his brother Jason after a long time. Jason, who is a con-man, is traveling with a beautiful woman named Sally and her stepdaughter. Jason tries to get David to fund one of his get-rich-quick schemes, but things don’t go as expected.

That Championship Season is a film based on the award-winning Broadway play of the same name. The film starts as a friendly meeting between four old friend and their basketball coach, and ends up exposing the truth about their relationship. 

During the Prohibition Era, drifting gun-for-hire John Smith, who is on the run, reaches Jericho, Texas, a ghost town where warring Irish and Italian mobs have driven away the townsfolk. John Smith decides to take advantage of the situation and play the rival gangs against each other for his benefit. But while at it, the mercenary gunslinger learns the value of honor. 

Based on the popular novel of the same name by F Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby is a romantic drama film which revolves around the life of Nick Carraway, who is fascinated and drawn to his neighbor Jay Gatsby’s lavish lifestyle.  He soon becomes a part of Jay’s inner circle, only to witness a world of obsession and tragedy.

A rebellious sixteen year old girl Tobe meets a charming gas station attendant named Harlan who is delusional and thinks that he is a cowboy. She finds herself attracted to him instantly. Although Harlan also finds himself attracted to her, problems arise because of Tobe’s father who is against their relationship.

This science fiction film is about an engineer who is forced to retire to save his family’s farm. However, he hasn’t give up his dream of space travel. Therefore, despite the government’s threats to stop him, he continues to build his own rocket.

The Cake Eaters is a drama film which takes us to a small town, and revolves around two interconnected families who are brought together when Guy, one of the family’s eldest son returns after several years.

In order to prove his worth to his seniors in the navy, Lt. Commander Thomas Dodge, is put in charge of an old submarine which is being manned by few untrained misfits of the Navy.

Cut Bank is a thriller film which revolves around a young man in a small town in Montana who gets involved in a murder case, after he and his girlfriend become the only witness to the crime.  

An orphaned teenager Ruby and her brother are adopted by a childless couple, after the death of their parents. However, Ruby soon feels that their foster parents are not what they appear to be.   

John Grady Cole is a young cowboy who finds himself in a homeless situation. Along with his best friend Lacey, he decides to move to Mexico looking for work. They meet a young aristocrat’s daughter on the way named Alejandra, and Cole falls in love with her. However, things take a turn and soon they find themselves in trouble with the law.

The life and career of Bill Hickok, legendary gunman, is shown in flashbacks, narrated by his friend Charley Prince at Hickok’s funeral.  

The Hole is a psychological horror film which revolves around two siblings who discover a suspicious looking hatch in the basemant of their new suburban house. Upon unlocking it, they run into their worst fears and nightmares.

The ageing quarterback Ron ‘Cat’ Catlan, who once led the ‘New Orleans Saints’ to glory, refuses to accept his declining popularity and impending retirement. Turning to alcohol and women, he further alienates his neglected wife, and gets involved with businesswoman Ann Marley. Though his friends offer him work opportunities, he is sure that he can once again lead his squad to championship.

Bobby Burnett lives a simple suburban life with Sue-Ann, his wife. Although she tries to keep him happy, Bobby is dissatisfied with his life, and finds himself facing a mid-life crisis. He changes his wardrobe, buys a better car, and starts having an affair.

After being released from prison, Jack Fate, a legendary singer tries to revive his career, by performing at a benefit concert.         

It is an erotic thriller film, depicting the relationship between Maddy, a fashion model, and an eccentric tattoo artist named Karl Kinsky. The two meet at a photo shoot and quickly develop a bond. But when Maddy tries to avoid him, he kidnaps her, determined that she should have his marks on her body. 

Insomniac Eleanor Nell Vance finds refuge with Dr. David Marrow at Hill House manor. Dr. Marrow says he wants to study her insomnia but in reality, he wants to study the psychological effects of terror. However, when horrific and brutal supernatural events start happening, all the inhabitants of Hill House are forced to fight for their lives. 

Known for the large number of cameo appearances by Hollywood's golden age actors and actresses, the movie is loosely based on the film debut of Rin Tin Tin, a male German shepherd, who follows an aspiring actress to Hollywood; but himself becomes an international star. 

Twixt is a mystery horror film which tells the story of a struggling horror writer who is visiting a small town. He soon gets involved a murder mystery involving a young girl, who is going to be responsible for his upcoming story.

The Twist is a comedy film which revolves around an American writer and his French wife who suspect each other of being unfaithful.

Paul wants to talk marriage to his pregnant, but unwilling girlfriend Karen and on their way to the beach they are captured by a motorcycle gang, led by Paul’s high school friend J.J. As the gang vies with each other to decide who will have Karen first, J.J suggests that they have a motorcycle drag race to decide the winner, giving Paul a chance to escape.   

A toy company programs their2 sets of toys, ‘The Commando Elite’ and ‘The Gorgonites,’ with military technology that is used for steering missiles, enabling the toys to move and talk. In a suburban community, the two cliques acquire thinking capacity and creating their own weapons, the Commando Elite set out to destroy the peaceful Gorgonites, consequently putting the neighborhood humans in danger. 

The Death and Life of Bobby Z is an action crime thriller film which revolves around a former ex-marine Tim, who is now a prisoner. He is offered a way out of his prison sentence, and in return, he has to impersonate a recently deceased drug dealer, in a hostage switch.

This Japanese animated film tells the story of two high school friends who fight to save an old wartime era clubhouse from being destroyed, as Japan prepares for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

A young bureaucrat working for the TVA comes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam. However, he faces opposition from the locals. He also tries to evict an elderly woman from her home on a river island, before she is engulfed by the rising waters.

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid is a western drama film which tells the story of Pat Garrett, an honest lawyer, who is hired by a group of wealthy cattle barons to deal with Billy the Kid, a notorious outlaw. However, Pat and Billy are childhood friends.

Frustrated with the rules and weaknesses of the justice system, a team of four LAPD detectives, decide to commit the unlawful execution of a powerful gangster. They are soon brought in when a young woman’s body is found at a construction site. As the detectives continue their investigation, they soon receive a film of her having sex in a motel room.