The Best Brad Renfro Movies

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List of the best Brad Renfro movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Brad Renfro's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Brad Renfro movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Brad Renfro movies will be at the top of the list. Brad Renfro has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Brad Renfro movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Brad Renfro films to end the squabble once and for all.

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  • Sleepers
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    Sleepers

    Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman
    23 votes
    • Released: 1996
    • Directed by: Barry Levinson
    In Sleepers, a gripping drama of retribution and justice, four young boys - Shakes (Jason Patric), Michael (Brad Pitt), Tommy (Billy Crudup), and John (Ron Eldard) - find their lives irrevocably changed after being sentenced to a brutal reform school. The harsh experiences they endure at the hands of the guards, notably Sean Nokes (Kevin Bacon), leave deep-seated scars. Years later, as adults navigating their lives in New York City, they seize an unexpected chance for payback. This riveting narrative interweaves themes of friendship, loyalty, and vengeance against the backdrop of the gritty 1960s Hell's Kitchen neighborhood.

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  • The Client
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    The Client

    Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Mary-Louise Parker
    14 votes
    • Released: 1994
    • Directed by: Joel Schumacher
    In The Client, an 11-year-old Mark Sway (Brad Renfro) becomes the sole witness to a mob lawyer's suicide - a death that reveals the whereabouts of a murdered senator's body. Mark finds himself under the protection of Reggie Love (Susan Sarandon), a dedicated attorney with a soft spot for lost causes. As they navigate through treacherous legal waters, the duo must outwit both Barry Muldano (Anthony LaPaglia), a dangerous mafia hitman, and Roy Foltrigg (Tommy Lee Jones), an ambitious federal prosecutor. This riveting legal thriller, based on John Grisham's best-selling novel, won Susan Sarandon an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. The film weaves together elements of crime, drama, and suspense in a tightly knit narrative that keeps viewers on edge from start to finish.

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  • The Cure
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    The Cure

    Joseph Mazzello, Brad Renfro, Annabella Sciorra
    18 votes
    • Released: 1995
    • Directed by: Peter Horton
    Having just moved to a new town, Erik (Brad Renfro) is thrilled when he makes friends with his younger neighbor, Dexter (Joseph Mazzello), and his friendly mom (Annabella Sciorra). Despite the disapproval of his own neglectful mother (Diana Scarwid), Erik grows close to Dexter, who suffers from AIDS. As the disease's impact on Dexter's life grows more noticeable, Erik and Dexter embark on a quest to New Orleans down the Mississippi River, where hope may yet lie with a doctor there.
  • Tom and Huck
    4

    Tom and Huck

    Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Brad Renfro, Eric Schweig
    14 votes
    • Released: 1995
    • Directed by: Peter Hewitt
    Sneaking around the cemetery late at night, mischievous pals Tom Sawyer (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) and Huckleberry Finn (Brad Renfro) secretly view local bully Injun Joe (Eric Schweig) murdering the town's undertaker with his knife. The frightened friends swear never to speak to anyone about what they saw, but, when Tom learns that harmless town drunk Muff Potter (Michael McShane) has been charged with the murder, his conscience forces him to intervene and clear Potter's name.

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  • Bully
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    Bully

    Brad Renfro, Rachel Miner, Nick Stahl
    16 votes
    • Released: 2001
    • Directed by: Larry Clark
    In the unflinching drama Bully, teenage life takes a dark turn. Marty Puccio (Brad Renfro) and Bobby Kent (Nick Stahl) are lifelong friends in South Florida, but their relationship is marred by Bobby's abusive behavior. As the torment escalates, Marty, along with his girlfriend Lisa Connelly (Rachel Miner), concoct a grim plan to end the bullying once and for all. Directed by Larry Clark, this disturbing film presents a stark exploration of teen violence and desperation, based on real-life events. Despite its controversial nature, Bully was praised for its raw performances and relentless storytelling.

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  • Apt Pupil
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    Apt Pupil

    Ian McKellen, David Schwimmer, Joshua Jackson
    16 votes
    • Released: 1998
    • Directed by: Bryan Singer
    Apt Pupil is a 1998 American thriller film directed by Bryan Singer and starring Ian McKellen and Brad Renfro. It is based on the 1982 novella of the same name by Stephen King. In the 1980s in southern California, high school student Todd Bowden discovers fugitive Nazi war criminal Kurt Dussander living in his neighborhood under the pseudonym Arthur Denker. Bowden, obsessed with Nazism and acts of the Holocaust, persuades Dussander to share his stories, and their relationship stirs malice in each of them. The novella was first published in King's 1982 collection Different Seasons. Producer Richard Kobritz sought to adapt the novella into a film during the 1980s, but two actors he invited to play Dussander died. When filming began in 1987, a loss of financing led to the production being shut down. Forty minutes of usable footage existed, but production was never revived. In 1995, when rights to the novella returned to King, Bryan Singer petitioned the author for an opportunity to film the novella. With King's support, Singer filmed Apt Pupil with McKellen and Renfro in Altadena, California, in 1997.

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