John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for his character acting, taking on leading and supporting roles in independent drama films and studio comedies. He gained exposure through his supporting roles in Tony Scott’s Days of Thunder (1990), Paul Thomas Anderson’s films Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997) and Magnolia (1999), and Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York (2002) and The Aviator (2004). Reilly was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award for his role in the musical film Chicago (2002). Reilly’s other notable films include The River Wild (1994), The Thin Red Line (1998), and The Hours (2002).

Reilly gained prominence for his roles in comedy films such as Cal Naughton in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006). He then went on to play the title character in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) and Dale Doback, one of the two stepbrothers, in Step Brothers (2008). Meanwhile, Reilly began co-starring as Dr. Steve Brule in the comedic television series Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2007–2010), which led to the spin-off series Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule (2010–2016). He voiced the title character in the Wreck-It Ralph film series (2012–⁠2018). Reilly is also known for his work in the independent films Cyrus, We Need to Talk About Kevin, and Carnage (all in 2011), The Lobster (2015), and The Sisters Brothers (2018). He combined his comedic and dramatic abilities for his portrayal of comedian Oliver Hardy in the biopic Stan and Ollie (2018), earning nominations for the Golden Globe Award and Critics’ Choice Award.

Reilly is also known for his work on television. He created and starred in the Showtime comedy series Moonbase 8 (2020) and led an ensemble cast for the HBO sports drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022–2023). Reilly performs with his band, John Reilly and Friends. For his role in the Broadway revival of Sam Shepard’s play True West (2000), he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.

Description above from the Wikipedia article John C. Reilly, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Show More

John C. Reilly Movies

Discover the best John C. Reilly movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring John C. Reilly ranked by year and score.

1
How to Rob a Bank

How to Rob a Bank (2026)

Crime Thriller
A bank robbery crew livestreams their crimes for internet clout, building a loyal following with each theft. But their viral notoriety attracts unwanted attention: a seasoned FBI investigator and a...
Score -.-
2
Licorice Pizza

Licorice Pizza (2021)

Comedy Drama Romance
In the sun-baked San Fernando Valley of 1973, a teenage hustler named Gary Valentine sets his sights on Alana Kane, a twenty-something woman too sharp to be charmed but too...
Score 7.0
3
Stan & Ollie

Stan & Ollie (2018)

Comedy Drama
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy's final tour of Britain and Ireland becomes a poignant meditation on mortality, legacy, and the bonds that sustain us. Once comedy's reigning kings, the aging...
Score 6.9
4
Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

Action Adventure Animation
When Sugar Rush's arcade cabinet faces extinction, Ralph and Vanellope venture into the vast, bewildering landscape of the internet itself. Armed with nothing but determination and misguided confidence, they navigate...
Score 7.2
5
The Sisters Brothers

The Sisters Brothers (2018)

Comedy Drama Western
Two hired guns chase a mysterious chemist across the Oregon wilderness in 1851, tasked with retrieving a formula worth far more than gold. As Charlie and Eli Sisters pursue their...
Score 6.8
6
The Lobster

The Lobster (2015)

Comedy Drama Romance
Society has a blunt solution for the unpartnered: check into a hotel, find a match within forty-five days, or be turned into an animal of your choosing. Yorgos Lanthimos builds...
Score 7.0
7
Tale of Tales

Tale of Tales (2015)

Fantasy Horror Romance
Matteo Garrone weaves three dark fairy tales from Giambattista Basile's 17th-century collection into a single opulent vision of human appetite gone wrong. A queen pays a monstrous price for motherhood....
Score 6.4
8
Life After Beth

Life After Beth (2014)

Comedy Horror Romance
After Beth's sudden death, Zach is consumed by grief. Then she crawls back into his life, and he's thrilled to have her again. But Beth's return comes with complications: she's...
Score 5.5
9
Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
Peter Quill was eight years old when he was yanked off Earth and into the cosmos. Twenty-six years later, he is a small-time scavenger who stumbles onto an ancient artifact...
Score 7.9
10
We Need to Talk About Kevin

We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

Drama Thriller
Eva lives in the aftermath of unthinkable tragedy, haunted by the fractured bond with her son. Through fragmented memories, she traces the slow erosion of their relationship from his infancy...
Score 7.5
11
9

9 (2009)

Action Adventure Animation
A newly awakened ragdoll emerges into an industrial wasteland stripped of human life. He stumbles upon a fragile band of sewn creatures huddled in the shadows, cowering from mechanized hunters...
Score 7.0
12
The Promotion

The Promotion (2008)

Comedy
At a suburban grocery store, two assistant managers discover they are competing for the same promotion, and the politeness quickly wears thin. Doug is a local guy who figures the...
Score 5.3
13
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)

Comedy Music
A gruesome childhood accident sets Dewey Cox on a chaotic path through the American music industry. Lurching from one genre to the next, he chases redemption through song while battling...
Score 6.6
14
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

Comedy
Ricky Bobby lives the dream: NASCAR champion, mansion owner, married to a bombshell, living purely on instinct and fried chicken. Everything crumbles when a pretentious French Formula One driver humiliates...
Score 6.4
15
A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion (2006)

Comedy Drama Music
Robert Altman's final film captures the controlled chaos of a beloved radio institution's farewell broadcast. Behind the curtain at a Minneapolis studio, musicians, comedians, and performers navigate their last night...
Score 6.3
16
The Aviator

The Aviator (2004)

Drama
Howard Hughes spent two decades building Hollywood and the skies at the same time, producing landmark films while designing aircraft that broke speed records. Martin Scorsese's portrait of the man...
Score 7.2
17
Anger Management

Anger Management (2003)

Comedy
Dave Buznik is the kind of guy who apologizes for being bumped into. So when a minor incident on a flight somehow lands him in court-ordered therapy, it feels like...
Score 6.2
18
The Hours

The Hours (2002)

Drama
Virginia Woolf drafts a revolutionary novel while battling mental illness in 1920s London. Decades later, a California housewife confronts the suffocating weight of suburban domesticity. In present-day New York, a...
Score 7.3
19
Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York (2002)

Crime Drama History
Released from prison into 1860s Manhattan's brutal underworld, Amsterdam Vallon infiltrates the gang of William Cutting, the man who murdered his father. What begins as a vendetta evolves into something...
Score 7.3
20
Chicago

Chicago (2002)

Comedy Crime Drama
Two women convicted of murder in Prohibition-era Chicago discover that notoriety might be their only salvation. Velma Kelly, an established vaudeville star, and Roxie Hart, an ambitious nobody, form an...
Score 7.1
21
The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm (2000)

Action Adventure Drama
When the Andrea Gail set out from Gloucester, Massachusetts in the fall of 1991, her crew had no way of knowing three converging weather systems were conspiring against them. Based...
Score 6.5
22
Magnolia

Magnolia (1999)

Drama
Over the course of a single day in the San Fernando Valley, nine souls find themselves drawn together by coincidence, guilt, and unfinished business. A dying television patriarch, his estranged...
Score 7.7
23
The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line (1998)

Drama History War
Terrence Malick turns the Pacific campaign at Guadalcanal into something closer to a philosophical reckoning than a conventional war film. C-for-Charlie Company arrives expecting resistance and finds something worse: a...
Score 7.4
24
Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights (1997)

Drama
The San Fernando Valley, 1977. Eddie Adams is a busboy with a gift he barely understands until porn director Jack Horner spots it and hands him a new name: Dirk...
Score 7.6
25
Hard Eight

Hard Eight (1997)

Crime Drama
Sydney is a polished, silver-haired veteran of the Nevada casino circuit, the kind of man who knows exactly which stool to sit on and what to order. When he takes...
Score 6.8
26
Dolores Claiborne

Dolores Claiborne (1995)

Crime Drama Mystery
Two decades after escaping a murder charge for her abusive husband's death, Dolores Claiborne finds herself accused again, this time of killing the wealthy, aging socialite she worked for on...
Score 7.3
27
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape

What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

Drama Romance
Gilbert Grape barely moves, and that is exactly the problem. Anchored to a dying Iowa town, he stocks shelves at a failing grocery store, conducts a quiet affair with a...
Score 7.7
28
State of Grace

State of Grace (1990)

Crime Drama Thriller
Ten years away from Hell's Kitchen is long enough to almost forget where you came from, but Terry Noonan finds out fast that the old neighborhood has a long memory....
Score 6.9
29
Days of Thunder

Days of Thunder (1990)

Action Adventure Drama
Cole Trickle has raw talent and a lead foot, but NASCAR demands more than nerve. Veteran crew chief Harry Hogge takes the untested hotshot under his wing, and soon Cole...
Score 6.3

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the highest-rated movies starring John C. Reilly? +
According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring John C. Reilly are How to Rob a Bank, Licorice Pizza, and Stan & Ollie.
How many movies and TV shows has John C. Reilly starred in? +
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 29 titles starring John C. Reilly, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
Are the movies starring John C. Reilly worth watching? +
Yes! The overall filmography starring John C. Reilly maintains a strong average user rating of 6.9 out of 10 across all tracked titles.