The Best Edward Burns Movies

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

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

List films include Wild and Woolly, Sidewalks of New York and more.

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  • The Brothers McMullen
    1
    Jack Mulcahy, Michael McGlone, Edward Burns
    44 votes
    • Released: 1995
    • Directed by: Edward Burns
    When you're a good Irish Catholic, you choose one person to be with for the rest of your life. But how can you be sure you've found "the one"? Each of the three brothers McMullen turns up a different ...more

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  • Saving Private Ryan
    2
    Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore
    34 votes
    • Released: 1998
    • Directed by: Steven Spielberg
    Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) takes his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Surrounded by the brutal realties of war, while searching ...more

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  • Confidence
    3
    Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia
    22 votes
    • Released: 2003
    • Directed by: James Foley
    In this glossy neo-noir caper, expert grifter Jake Vig (Edward Burns) inadvertently crosses volatile crime boss the King (Dustin Hoffman) and, to make it right, he must agree to con banker Morgan ...more

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  • She's the One
    4
    Jennifer Aniston, Maxine Bahns, Edward Burns
    36 votes
    • Released: 1996
    • Directed by: Edward Burns
    The lives -- and relationships -- of married brothers Mickey and Francis Fitzpatrick are disrupted by the presence of Heather, Mickey's ex-girlfriend. Heather has just reentered Mickey's life, but at ...more

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  • Sidewalks of New York
    5
    Edward Burns, Rosario Dawson, Dennis Farina
    20 votes
    • Released: 2001
    • Directed by: Edward Burns
    The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on the street" interviews with scenes from the six ...more

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  • Newlyweds
    6
    Edward Burns, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Kerry Bishé
    17 votes
    • Released: 2011
    • Directed by: Edward Burns
    Newlyweds is a 2011 comedy/drama film written and directed by Edward Burns.

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