After learning about a plot to kill the president, Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg), a former Marine sniper living in exile, is coerced back into duty. But, when he is double-crossed and framed for the assassination, Swagger goes on the run to find the real killer and figure out just who set him up. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. With Michael Peña, Danny Glover, Kate Mara and Rhona Mitra. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Ned Beatty in Shooter
Inge Alltenburg (Elizabeth Reaser) travels from Norway to Minnesota in the 1920s to marry Olaf Torvik (Tim Guinee), a country farmer whom she has never met. After the pair learn that they will be unable to marry due to Inge's German citizenship, they must also deal with the community's cold treatment due to the the war in Germany. Ostracized from the community, Inge and Olaf are forced to harvest their crop completely by hand and alone. But, eventually, after Inge begins to learn English, the town warms to the woman, and she and Olaf find love through their shared hardships. Directed by Ali Selim. With Patrick Heusinger, Alan Cumming, Ned Beatty and Alex Kingston. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
Ned Beatty in Sweet Land
Jesus Shuttlesworth (Ray Allen) is a highly sought after high school basketball prospect who is being heavily recruited by the nation's top programs. His father Jake (Denzel Washington) is serving time in Attica State Prison after being convicted of accidentally killing Jesus's mother by shoving her during an arguement with his son. When the governor of New York offers to lessen Jake's sentence if he can convince Jesus to play for his alma matter, Jake is given temporary release and reunited with his estranged son. As Jake tries to influence Jesus and make up for lost time as a father, the two face off as equals on the basketball court for the first time. Directed by Spike Lee. With Milla Jovovich, Rosario Dawson, Ned Beatty, Bill Nunn and John Turturro. Categories: Drama, Sports. Year: 1998.
Ned Beatty in He Got Game
Three criminals expelled from Krypton before its destruction are accidentally released from their imprisonment in an alternate dimension when Superman (Christopher Reeve) saves the Eiffel Tower by sending a nuclear bomb into outer space. While the criminals discover the superpowers Earth enables them, Superman decides to reveal his identity to Lois (Margot Kidder) and become a normal man. But, when the criminals team up with a newly freed Lex Luther (Gene Hackman), Clark Kent must find a way to regain his powers to save the planet from tyranny. Directed by Richard Lester and Richard Donner. With Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jack O'Halloran and Terence Stamp. Categories: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Based on a Comic. Year: 1980.
Ned Beatty in Superman II
Beneath his mild-mannered facade, news reporter Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve) is Superman, the most powerful hero in the universe. Sent as an infant from a doomed and distant planet and raised on a farm in Kansas, Superman uses his unique gifts to champion truth and justice and save the lives of his fellow citizens. While Clark leads his double life in Metropolis, Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman), the world's greatest criminal mind, is plotting a scheme that will put Clark's love, Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) in grave danger. Directed by Richard Donner. With Marlon Brando and Ned Beatty. Categories: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Based on a Comic. Year: 1978.
Ned Beatty in Superman
Howard Beale (Peter Finch), the UBS head anchorman, gets the word that he's too old and needs to be replaced. Even though the news is delivered by his best friend, network executive Max Schumacher (William Holden), Howard can't stomach the idea and announces that he's going to commit suicide on his final program. But, following Howard's on-air outburst, Schumacher and Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway) see that ratings have improved. Directed by Sidney Lumet. With Robert Duvall and Ned Beatty. Categories: Drama. Year: 1976.
Ned Beatty in Network
Outdoorsman Lewis Medlock (Burt Reynolds) takes his city friends (Jon Voight, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox) on a canoe trip down the Cahulawassee River. Intent on seeing the land before it's flooded by a new dam, the group travels deep into the rugged back country. What starts out as a good time ends up being a life altering experience as the unfriendly locals become more and more of a threat. Directed by John Boorman. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Thriller. 1972.
Ned Beatty in Deliverance