The best Ryan O'Neal’s drama movies

Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal

20/04/1941 (83 años)
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Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon
8.1/10
  • Genre: DramaRomanceWar
  • Release: 26/11/1975
  • Character: Redmond Barry Lyndon
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.

The Driver

The Driver
7.1/10
The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far
7.4/10
  • Genre: DramaHistoryWar
  • Release: 15/06/1977
  • Character: Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Operation Market Garden, September 1944. The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines.

Paper Moon

Paper Moon
8.1/10
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl—who may or may not be his daughter—and the two forge an unlikely partnership.

Love Story

Love Story
6.9/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 16/12/1970
  • Character: Oliver Barrett IV
Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When they marry, Oliver's wealthy father threatens to disown him. Jenny tries to reconcile the Barrett men, but to no avail.

People I Know

People I Know
5.4/10
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Release: 21/11/2002
  • Character: Cary Launer
A New York press agent must scramble when his major client becomes embroiled in a huge scandal.

Knight of Cups

Knight of Cups
5.6/10
Rick is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. While successful in his career, his life feels empty. Haunted and confused, he finds temporary solace in the decadent Hollywood excess that defines his existence. Women provide a distraction to his daily pain, and every encounter brings him closer to finding his place in the world.

Irreconcilable Differences

Irreconcilable Differences
5.8/10
Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.

Small Sacrifices

Small Sacrifices
7.6/10
  • Genre: DramaTV Movie
  • Release: 12/11/1989
  • Character: Lew Lewiston
A peculiar and disturbing case catches the attention of the police when a young mother and her children, all severely injured, show up in a hospital's emergency room.

The Games

The Games
6.1/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 07/08/1970
  • Character: Scott Reynolds - US Commentator
From Great Britain, the United States, France, Italy, Australia and behind the Iron Curtain. They are the most superbly conditioned animals in the world. They are also the pawns of powerful nations, the victims of dangerous drugs and the object of many men's ambitions. Once every four years they come together... for the Olympic Games.

Faithful

Faithful
5.8/10
A depressed housewife whose husband is having an affair contemplates suicide, but changes her mind when she faces death by a killer hired to do her in.

Fever Pitch

Fever Pitch
4.1/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 22/11/1985
  • Character: Steve Taggart
An investigative journalist gets hooked on the subject of his inquiry - organized gambling.

Tough Guys Don't Dance

Tough Guys Don't Dance
4.9/10
Writer, ex-con and 40-something bottle-baby Tim Madden, who is prone to black-outs, awakens from a two-week bender to discover a pool of blood in his car.

The Big Bounce

The Big Bounce
5.4/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 05/03/1969
  • Character: Jack Ryan
A Vietnam veteran and ex-con is persuaded by a shady woman to rob a $50,000 payroll account on a California produce farm. But who is playing who?

Circle of Two

Circle of Two
5.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 07/05/1981
  • Character: Theatre Patron (uncredited)
A 60-year-old artist shares a secret, platonic romance with a 16-year-old girl.

Oliver's Story

Oliver's Story
4.6/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 15/12/1978
  • Character: Oliver Barrett IV
Oliver Barrett IV is emotionally devastated by the death of his wife Jenny, and, while he tries to lose himself in his work as a lawyer, the long hours don't ease his pain, especially when he finds that his leftist views conflict with those of the senior partners at the firm. Eventually, Oliver's inconsolable grief begins to alienate those around him, until he finds new love with Marcie Bonwit, the wealthy and beautiful heiress to the Bonwit Teller fortune. Despite his affection for her, Oliver finds it difficult to leave the memory of Jenny behind, which causes major problems in their relationship.

Love Hate Love

Love Hate Love
6.6/10
Ryan O'Neal plays Russ Emery, a glib engineer who steals the heart of a fashion model named Sheila Blunden. She in turn leaves her jet setter fiance who turns out to be a psychotic who will not let go of Sheila that easily.

The Man Upstairs

The Man Upstairs
6.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 06/12/1992
  • Character: Mooney Polaski
Hepburn plays an elderly woman whose house becomes a hideaway for an escaped convict (O'Neal), and the pair strike up an unlikely friendship.

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