Film

Information about every film that Brain d’Arcy James is in, with links to sources where you can watch.

Disclaimer: This site is not associated with Brain d’Arcy James or his representatives in any way.

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Unless the film was created by a specific service such as Netflix, Apple TV+, etc., I’m linking out to JustWatch (UK). You can change to your region to see where the film is available to stream, rent or buy. Films are listed in descending date order.

The Family McMullen

2025

Comedy, Drama

1h 50m

Character: Walter

30 years after the events of The Brothers McMullen, romantic entanglements plague a now 50-something Barry McMullen and his 20-something kids.

Finnegan’s Foursome

2025

Comedy

1h 56m

Two middle aged brothers and their respective sons travel to Ireland to play the Finnegan family’s annual golf outing, where they distribute the ashes of the family patriarch.

Millers in Marriage

2024

Drama

1h 57m

Character: Dennis

A tale of three middle-aged siblings reconnecting as they struggle to navigate their respective tumultuous love lives.

She Came To Me

2023

Romantic Comedy

1h 42m

Character: Trey Ruffa

A composer who suffers writer’s block rediscovers his passion after an adventurous one-night stand.

Pain Hustlers

2023

Drama

2h 4m

Character: Dr Lydell

After losing her job, a single mother falls into a lucrative but ultimately dangerous scheme selling prescription drugs.

Devil's Peak

2023

Drama, Crime

1h 38m

Character: Bo

Jacob McNeely is torn between appeasing his meth-dealing kingpin father and leaving forever with the girl he loves.

The Cathedral

2022

Drama

1h 27m

Character: Richard Damrosch

An only child’s meditative, impressionistic account of an American family’s rise and fall over two decades.

Let Me Go (The Right Way)

2022

Horror, Thriller

16m

Character: Dr Kemp

A psychiatrist treats a young veteran whose sense of reality is fraying.

West Side Story

2021

Drama, Musical

2h 36m

Character: Officer Krupke

Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

Bombshell

2019

Drama

1h 49m

Character: Brian Wilson (uncredited)

A revealing look inside the most powerful media empire of all time; and the women who brought down the man who created it.

All These Small Moments

2019

Drama

1h 40m

Character: Tom Sheffield

A teenage boy’s infatuation with a woman he sees on the bus further complicates his already tumultuous adolescence.

The Kitchen

2019

Action, Crime, Drama

1h 43m

Character: Jimmy Brennan

The wives of Hell’s Kitchen gangsters in the 1970s continue to operate their husbands’ rackets after they’re locked up in prison.

Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies

2019

Drama

1h 35m

Character: Unnamed

A suburban woman longs to escape the monotony of her routine, and stress caused by her underwhelming adult children.

Dark Phoenix

2019

Action, Science Fiction

1h 54m

Character: President of the United States

The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control.

First Man

2018

History, Drama

2h 21m

Character: Joseph A. Walker

A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary mission to the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Trouble

2018

Comedy Drama

1h 40m

Character: Logan

Middle-aged siblings feud over possession of their father’s estate.

Song of Back and Neck

2018

Comedy, Romance

1h 25m

Character: Stone

A hapless man seeking treatment for his crippling back pain discovers a very unusual talent and unexpected love.

Molly's Game

2017

Crime, Drama

2h 20m

Character: Bad Brad

The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game.

1922

2017

Horror, Drama

1h 42m

Character: Sheriff Jones

A simple yet proud rancher conspires to murder his wife, convincing his teenage son to participate.

Rebel in the Rye

2017

Drama

1h 46m

Character: Giroux

The life of reclusive author J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with his novel The Catcher in the Rye.

Mark Felt

2017

Drama, History, Thriller

1h 43m

Character: Robert Kunkel

The story of Mark Felt – “Deep Throat” – who helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal.

Spotlight

2015

Drama, True Crime

2h 9m

Character: Matt Carroll

The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child abuse within the local Catholic Archdiocese.

Sisters

2015

Comedy

1h 58m

Character: Jerry

Two sisters decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their family home.

28: Ceramic Tile

2014

Drama

10m

Character: Salesman

100 Monologues is a project by Eric Bogosian featuring monologues written between 1980 and 2006.

Time Out Of Mind

2014

Drama

Character: Mark

Evicted from his squat and suddenly alone on the streets, George is a man without a home, struggling with his demons.

Shrek The Musical

2013

Musical

2h 10m

Character: Shrek

Ogre Shrek goes on a journey to rescue a princess and get his overrun-by-fairy-tale-creatures swamp back.

Admission

2013

Comedy drama, Romance

1h 47m

Character: Christopher Flynn

A Princeton admissions officer takes a risk after she meets a college-bound alternative school kid who might be her son!

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas

2012

Family Drama

1h 43m

Character: Skippy

The siblings of the Fitzgerald family must decide if the dad who abandoned them 20 years ago can come home for Christmas.

Bird In A Box

2012

Surreal Romantic Comedy

Character: Walter

A lonely man has a first proper date in years, but it’s sabotaged by the unattainable love of his life.

Game Change

2012

Political Drama

1h 58m

Character: Ted Frank

Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska becomes John McCain’s running mate in the 2008 Presidential election.

Friends with Kids

2012

Comedy Drama, Romance

1h 40m

Character: Young dad

Longtime pals Julie and Jason decide to have a child together without becoming a couple.

Ghost Town

2008

Comedy Drama

1h 42m

Character: Irish Eddie

Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people.

G

2002

Drama

1h 36m

Character: Lloyd

A young Hip Hop star named Summer G falls for a middle to upper class sister while in college.

Exiled

1999

Thriller, Drama

1h 28m

Character: Brinkley

A man emigrates to New York from tensions in Northern Ireland in 1991.