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List of the best Danny Dyer movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Danny Dyer'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 Danny Dyer movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Danny Dyer movies will be at the top of the list. Danny Dyer has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Danny Dyer movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Danny Dyer films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Danny Dyer role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Danny Dyer performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

Items include everything from Goodbye Charlie Bright to High Heels and Low Lifes.

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The Business Danny Dyer, Georgina Chapman, Tamer Hassan The Business is a 2005 film written and directed by Nick Love. The film stars Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan and Roland Manookian all of which were in Love's previous film The Football Factory. It ...more

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Human Traffic Andrew Lincoln, John Simm, Danny Dyer Human Traffic is a 1999 British-Irish independent film written and directed by Welsh filmmaker Justin Kerrigan. The film explores themes of coming of age, drug and club cultures, as well as ...more

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The Football Factory Kara Tointon, Danny Dyer, Dudley Sutton The Football Factory is a 2004 British film directed by Nick Love. The film stars Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Frank Harper, Roland Manookian, Neil Maskell and Dudley Sutton. It is loosely based on ...more

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Mean Machine Jason Statham, Vinnie Jones, Omid Djalili Mean Machine is a 2001 British comedy-drama film directed by Barry Skolnick. It stars former footballer Vinnie Jones. The film is an adaptation of the 1974 American film The Longest Yard, ...more

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Severance Toby Stephens, Danny Dyer, Laura Harris Severance is a British-German comedy horror film co-written and directed by Christopher Smith. Co-written with James Moran, it stars Danny Dyer and Laura Harris. The film tells a story of group ...more

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Dead Man Running 50 Cent, Brenda Blethyn, Monet Mazur Dead Man Running is a 2009 British crime film directed by Alex De Rakoff, written by De Rakoff and John Luton, and starring Tamer Hassan and Danny Dyer. Football players Ashley Cole and Rio ...more

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Outlaw Sean Bean, Bob Hoskins, Rupert Friend Outlaw is a 2007 action-crime-drama film written and directed by British filmmaker Nick Love. Outlaw stars Sean Bean, Danny Dyer, Bob Hoskins, Lennie James, Rupert Friend and Sean Harris. The ...more

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Doghouse Jessica-Jane Clement, Stephen Graham, Danny Dyer Doghouse is a 2009 British horror comedy and splatter film. A group of men travel to a remote village in England for a 'boys' weekend'. Upon their arrival, they find out that all the women in ...more

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Goodbye Charlie Bright Danny Dyer, Dani Behr, Phil Daniels Goodbye Charlie Bright is a 2001 film directed by Nick Love and starring Paul Nicholls, Roland Manookian and Danny Dyer. The film is also known by the U.S. title Strong Boys.

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Adulthood Danny Dyer, Ben Drew, Noel Clarke Adulthood is a 2008 British drama film. It was directed and written by Noel Clarke, who also stars as the protagonist, Sam Peel. Adulthood is a sequel to the 2006 film Kidulthood, which Clarke ...more

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Borstal Boy Michael York, Danny Dyer, Shawn Hatosy Borstal Boy is a 2000 British/Irish romantic drama film adaptation of the Brendan Behan autobiographical novel of the same name. The film is directed and written by Irish playwright Peter

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Straightheads Gillian Anderson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Danny Dyer Straightheads is a 2007 British thriller film which follows a couple who are seeking revenge against a group of men who brutally attacked them. It is written and directed by Dan Reed, who made ...more

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Is Harry on the Boat? Caroline Flack, Danny Dyer, Jakki Degg Is Harry on the Boat? Is a 2001 British made for TV film, based on the lives of holiday reps in Ibiza. A television drama series then followed, airing on Sky One from 2002 to 2003.

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The All Together Martin Freeman, Danny Dyer, Fenella Fielding The All Together is a 2007 comedy feature film starring Martin Freeman, Corey Johnson, Velibor Topic and Danny Dyer. It is written and directed by Gavin Claxton.

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Age of Heroes Sean Bean, Izabella Miko, James D'Arcy Age of Heroes is a war film directed by Adrian Vitoria. The film is based on the real-life events of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit during World War II. The film was released in ...more

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The Trench Daniel Craig, Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw The Trench is a 1999 independent war film directed by William Boyd that portrays a group of young British soldiers on the eve of the Battle of the Somme in the last 48 hours. The film stars Paul ...more

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Greenfingers Helen Mirren, Clive Owen, Lucy Punch Greenfingers is a 2000 British comedy film directed and written by Joel Hershman. It is loosely based on a true story about the award-winning prisoners of HMP Leyhill, a minimum-security prison ...more

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Deviation Danny Dyer, Anna Walton, James Doherty Deviation is a 2011 thriller film written and directed by J.K. Amalou.

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High Heels and Low Lifes Minnie Driver, Michael Gambon, Mary McCormack High Heels and Low Lifes is a 2001 action comedy-drama film starring Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, Kevin McNally, Mark Williams, Danny Dyer and Michael Gambon. It was directed by Mel Smith and ...more

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Devil's Playground Jaime Murray, Colin Salmon, Danny Dyer Devil's Playground is a British horror film directed by Mark McQueen and starring Craig Fairbrass. Intandem Films has the worldwide rights to the film, which was produced by Freddie ...more

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The Rapture Jaime Murray, Alison Doody, Colin Salmon The Rapture is a 2010 mystery film written and directed by William Steel.

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Kiss of Death Danny Dyer Kiss of Death is a BBC crime investigation drama, written by Barbara Machin, author of the British television crime drama series Waking the Dead.

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City Rats Danny Dyer, Susan Lynch, MyAnna Buring City Rats is a feature film set in London, UK, released on 24 April 2009 and starring Tamer Hassan, Ray Panthaki, Susan Lynch, Kenny Doughty, MyAnna Buring, James Lance and Natasha Williams and ...more

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Dead Cert Janet Montgomery, Jason Flemyng, Danny Dyer Dead Cert is a 2010 supernatural horror film written and directed by Steven Lawson. Dead Cert is based on an idea by Garry Charles and Steven Lawson and written by Ben Shillito. Principal ...more

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Wasp Danny Dyer, Natalie Press, Jodie Mitchell Wasp is a short film written and directed by Andrea Arnold. Released in 2003, it stars Natalie Press as a struggling single mother determined not to let her four young children prove an obstacle ...more

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Loved Up Lena Headey, Jason Isaacs, Danny Dyer Loved Up is a BBC drama, first shown on 23 September 1995 in the BBC 2 Love Bites series. The film was directed by Peter Cattaneo, who would go on to direct the feature films The Full Monty and ...more

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Malice in Wonderland Mischa Barton, Maggie Grace, Katia Winter Malice in Wonderland is a 2009 British fantasy adventure film directed by Simon Fellows and written by Jayson Rothwell. It is roughly based on Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. ...more

Mythical Creatures That Were Found in Real Life

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The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael Danny Dyer, Lesley Manville The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael is a British independent film directed by first-time director Thomas Clay, and released in 2006. It features Daniel Spencer in the title role, with Lesley ...more

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Just for the Record Rik Mayall, Danny Dyer, Amii Grove Just for the Record is a 2010 comedy film written by Phillip Barron, Steven Lawson and Ben Shillito and directed by Steven Lawson.

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Basement Danny Dyer, Jimi Mistry, Emily Beecham Basement is a 2010 British horror film, starring Danny Dyer and written by Ewen Glass about six friends who are lured into a basement for a sinister experiment.

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The Stolen Mads Mikkelsen, Danny Dyer, Keisha Castle-Hughes The Stolen is a 2013 western-adventure film written by Emily Corcoran and Niall Johnson and directed by Niall Johnson.

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Guns of the Dead Danny Dyer Guns of the Dead is a 2011 western film written and directed by David M. Matalon.

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Second Generation Parminder Nagra, Danny Dyer, Shelley Conn Second Generation is a 2003 British two-part television romantic drama directed by Jon Sen, written by Neil Biswas, and stars Parminder Nagra, Christopher Simpson and Danny Dyer. Inspired by the ...more

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Jack Said Danny Dyer, David O'Hara, Terry Stone Jack Said is a 2009 British thriller film, the prequel to Jack Says. It is written by Paul Tanter, and based on his graphic novel, illustrated by Oscar Alvarado. It stars Danny Dyer, David ...more

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7 Lives Danny Dyer, Martin Compston, Kate Ashfield 7lives is a 2011 fantasy thriller film written and directed by Paul Wilkins.

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Run for Your Wife Judi Dench, Cliff Richard, Sarah Harding Run for Your Wife is a 2011 comedy film written by Ray Cooney and directed by Ray Cooney & John Luton.

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All in the Game Idris Elba, Ray Winstone, Danny Dyer All in the Game is a 2006 British one-off television drama, made by Tightrope Pictures for Channel 4. It is a behind-the-scenes drama based on the power-politics of British football, starring ...more

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Pimp Billy Boyd, Danny Dyer, Martin Compston Pimp is a British thriller film in the mockumentary vein of Man Bites Dog, it was released in cinemas on 21 May 2010. It is written, produced and directed by Robert Cavanah who also plays the ...more

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The Last Seven Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Ronan Vibert A feature length thriller/horror set in post-apocalyptic London starring Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Simon Phillips, Ronan Vibert, Sebastian Street, Daisy Head, Rita Ramnani and John Mawson. The ...more

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The Other Half Vinnie Jones, Danny Dyer, Gillian Kearney The Other Half is a 2006 British romantic comedy film written and directed by Marlowe Fawcett and Richard Nockles.

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Freerunner Sean Faris, Danny Dyer, Seymour Cassel Freerunner is a 2011 film by Lawrence Silverstein starring Sean Faris, Danny Dyer and Tamer Hassan in lead roles.

1 131 12 The Business Danny Dyer, Georgina Chapman, Tamer Hassan The Business is a 2005 film written and directed by Nick Love. The film stars Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan and Roland Manookian all of which were in Love's previous film The Football Factory. It ...more

2 99 14 Human Traffic Andrew Lincoln, John Simm, Danny Dyer Human Traffic is a 1999 British-Irish independent film written and directed by Welsh filmmaker Justin Kerrigan. The film explores themes of coming of age, drug and club cultures, as well as ...more

3 113 20 The Football Factory Kara Tointon, Danny Dyer, Dudley Sutton The Football Factory is a 2004 British film directed by Nick Love. The film stars Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Frank Harper, Roland Manookian, Neil Maskell and Dudley Sutton. It is loosely based on ...more

4 68 16 Mean Machine Jason Statham, Vinnie Jones, Omid Djalili Mean Machine is a 2001 British comedy-drama film directed by Barry Skolnick. It stars former footballer Vinnie Jones. The film is an adaptation of the 1974 American film The Longest Yard, ...more

5 67 21 Severance Toby Stephens, Danny Dyer, Laura Harris Severance is a British-German comedy horror film co-written and directed by Christopher Smith. Co-written with James Moran, it stars Danny Dyer and Laura Harris. The film tells a story of group ...more

6 47 14 Dead Man Running 50 Cent, Brenda Blethyn, Monet Mazur Dead Man Running is a 2009 British crime film directed by Alex De Rakoff, written by De Rakoff and John Luton, and starring Tamer Hassan and Danny Dyer. Football players Ashley Cole and Rio ...more

7 50 21 Outlaw Sean Bean, Bob Hoskins, Rupert Friend Outlaw is a 2007 action-crime-drama film written and directed by British filmmaker Nick Love. Outlaw stars Sean Bean, Danny Dyer, Bob Hoskins, Lennie James, Rupert Friend and Sean Harris. The ...more

8 48 24 Doghouse Jessica-Jane Clement, Stephen Graham, Danny Dyer Doghouse is a 2009 British horror comedy and splatter film. A group of men travel to a remote village in England for a 'boys' weekend'. Upon their arrival, they find out that all the women in ...more

9 38 16 Goodbye Charlie Bright Danny Dyer, Dani Behr, Phil Daniels Goodbye Charlie Bright is a 2001 film directed by Nick Love and starring Paul Nicholls, Roland Manookian and Danny Dyer. The film is also known by the U.S. title Strong Boys.

10 38 19 Adulthood Danny Dyer, Ben Drew, Noel Clarke Adulthood is a 2008 British drama film. It was directed and written by Noel Clarke, who also stars as the protagonist, Sam Peel. Adulthood is a sequel to the 2006 film Kidulthood, which Clarke ...more

11 39 21 Borstal Boy Michael York, Danny Dyer, Shawn Hatosy Borstal Boy is a 2000 British/Irish romantic drama film adaptation of the Brendan Behan autobiographical novel of the same name. The film is directed and written by Irish playwright Peter

12 25 14 Straightheads Gillian Anderson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Danny Dyer Straightheads is a 2007 British thriller film which follows a couple who are seeking revenge against a group of men who brutally attacked them. It is written and directed by Dan Reed, who made ...more

13 8 3 Is Harry on the Boat? Caroline Flack, Danny Dyer, Jakki Degg Is Harry on the Boat? Is a 2001 British made for TV film, based on the lives of holiday reps in Ibiza. A television drama series then followed, airing on Sky One from 2002 to 2003.

14 16 11 The All Together Martin Freeman, Danny Dyer, Fenella Fielding The All Together is a 2007 comedy feature film starring Martin Freeman, Corey Johnson, Velibor Topic and Danny Dyer. It is written and directed by Gavin Claxton.

15 10 5 Age of Heroes Sean Bean, Izabella Miko, James D'Arcy Age of Heroes is a war film directed by Adrian Vitoria. The film is based on the real-life events of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit during World War II. The film was released in ...more

16 15 10 The Trench Daniel Craig, Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw The Trench is a 1999 independent war film directed by William Boyd that portrays a group of young British soldiers on the eve of the Battle of the Somme in the last 48 hours. The film stars Paul ...more

17 14 10 Greenfingers Helen Mirren, Clive Owen, Lucy Punch Greenfingers is a 2000 British comedy film directed and written by Joel Hershman. It is loosely based on a true story about the award-winning prisoners of HMP Leyhill, a minimum-security prison ...more

18 11 7 Deviation Danny Dyer, Anna Walton, James Doherty Deviation is a 2011 thriller film written and directed by J.K. Amalou.

19 14 11 High Heels and Low Lifes Minnie Driver, Michael Gambon, Mary McCormack High Heels and Low Lifes is a 2001 action comedy-drama film starring Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, Kevin McNally, Mark Williams, Danny Dyer and Michael Gambon. It was directed by Mel Smith and ...more

20 10 7 Devil's Playground Jaime Murray, Colin Salmon, Danny Dyer Devil's Playground is a British horror film directed by Mark McQueen and starring Craig Fairbrass. Intandem Films has the worldwide rights to the film, which was produced by Freddie ...more

21 10 7 The Rapture Jaime Murray, Alison Doody, Colin Salmon The Rapture is a 2010 mystery film written and directed by William Steel.

22 8 5 Kiss of Death Danny Dyer Kiss of Death is a BBC crime investigation drama, written by Barbara Machin, author of the British television crime drama series Waking the Dead.

23 22 20 City Rats Danny Dyer, Susan Lynch, MyAnna Buring City Rats is a feature film set in London, UK, released on 24 April 2009 and starring Tamer Hassan, Ray Panthaki, Susan Lynch, Kenny Doughty, MyAnna Buring, James Lance and Natasha Williams and ...more

24 8 6 Dead Cert Janet Montgomery, Jason Flemyng, Danny Dyer Dead Cert is a 2010 supernatural horror film written and directed by Steven Lawson. Dead Cert is based on an idea by Garry Charles and Steven Lawson and written by Ben Shillito. Principal ...more

25 7 6 Wasp Danny Dyer, Natalie Press, Jodie Mitchell Wasp is a short film written and directed by Andrea Arnold. Released in 2003, it stars Natalie Press as a struggling single mother determined not to let her four young children prove an obstacle ...more

26 5 4 Loved Up Lena Headey, Jason Isaacs, Danny Dyer Loved Up is a BBC drama, first shown on 23 September 1995 in the BBC 2 Love Bites series. The film was directed by Peter Cattaneo, who would go on to direct the feature films The Full Monty and ...more

27 11 11 Malice in Wonderland Mischa Barton, Maggie Grace, Katia Winter Malice in Wonderland is a 2009 British fantasy adventure film directed by Simon Fellows and written by Jayson Rothwell. It is roughly based on Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. ...more

28 10 10 The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael Danny Dyer, Lesley Manville The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael is a British independent film directed by first-time director Thomas Clay, and released in 2006. It features Daniel Spencer in the title role, with Lesley ...more

29 8 8 Just for the Record Rik Mayall, Danny Dyer, Amii Grove Just for the Record is a 2010 comedy film written by Phillip Barron, Steven Lawson and Ben Shillito and directed by Steven Lawson.

30 5 5 Basement Danny Dyer, Jimi Mistry, Emily Beecham Basement is a 2010 British horror film, starring Danny Dyer and written by Ewen Glass about six friends who are lured into a basement for a sinister experiment.

31 4 4 The Stolen Mads Mikkelsen, Danny Dyer, Keisha Castle-Hughes The Stolen is a 2013 western-adventure film written by Emily Corcoran and Niall Johnson and directed by Niall Johnson.

32 4 4 Guns of the Dead Danny Dyer Guns of the Dead is a 2011 western film written and directed by David M. Matalon.

33 4 4 Second Generation Parminder Nagra, Danny Dyer, Shelley Conn Second Generation is a 2003 British two-part television romantic drama directed by Jon Sen, written by Neil Biswas, and stars Parminder Nagra, Christopher Simpson and Danny Dyer. Inspired by the ...more

34 3 3 Jack Said Danny Dyer, David O'Hara, Terry Stone Jack Said is a 2009 British thriller film, the prequel to Jack Says. It is written by Paul Tanter, and based on his graphic novel, illustrated by Oscar Alvarado. It stars Danny Dyer, David ...more

35 4 5 7 Lives Danny Dyer, Martin Compston, Kate Ashfield 7lives is a 2011 fantasy thriller film written and directed by Paul Wilkins.

36 10 12 Run for Your Wife Judi Dench, Cliff Richard, Sarah Harding Run for Your Wife is a 2011 comedy film written by Ray Cooney and directed by Ray Cooney & John Luton.

37 8 11 All in the Game Idris Elba, Ray Winstone, Danny Dyer All in the Game is a 2006 British one-off television drama, made by Tightrope Pictures for Channel 4. It is a behind-the-scenes drama based on the power-politics of British football, starring ...more

38 7 10 Pimp Billy Boyd, Danny Dyer, Martin Compston Pimp is a British thriller film in the mockumentary vein of Man Bites Dog, it was released in cinemas on 21 May 2010. It is written, produced and directed by Robert Cavanah who also plays the ...more

39 3 7 The Last Seven Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Ronan Vibert A feature length thriller/horror set in post-apocalyptic London starring Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Simon Phillips, Ronan Vibert, Sebastian Street, Daisy Head, Rita Ramnani and John Mawson. The ...more

40 7 12 The Other Half Vinnie Jones, Danny Dyer, Gillian Kearney The Other Half is a 2006 British romantic comedy film written and directed by Marlowe Fawcett and Richard Nockles.

41 4 9 Freerunner Sean Faris, Danny Dyer, Seymour Cassel Freerunner is a 2011 film by Lawrence Silverstein starring Sean Faris, Danny Dyer and Tamer Hassan in lead roles.