Top 60 Danny Trejo Films
by muybueno16 | created - 14 Oct 2018 | updated - 11 Oct 2020 | PublicAction star of the week with their best films tallied up.
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1. Con Air (1997)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Newly-paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner-transport plane when the passengers seize control.
Director: Simon West | Stars: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Colm Meaney
Votes: 320,850 | Gross: $101.12M
2. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Horror
Two criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in a truck stop populated by vampires, with chaotic results.
Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Juliette Lewis, Quentin Tarantino
Votes: 342,442 | Gross: $25.75M
3. Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury (2011)
R | 90 min | Comedy
A movie about making a movie about a man returning to California to be a pool cleaner after an eternity of fighting in Vietnam. But it's been taken over by Mexicans and one of them murdered his family. He settles it the only way he knows.
Director: Garrett Brawith | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Ross Patterson, Danny Trejo, Jason Mewes
Votes: 2,429
4. Valley of Angels (2008)
99 min | Drama
West Los Angeles - home of the young, rich and hip. It is also home to twenty-five year old Zachary "Zeus" Andrews. Transplanted from Chicago as a kid, Zeus never fit into the hip LA ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Rosten | Stars: George Katt, Danny Trejo, Caroline Macey, Heather Trzyna
Votes: 6,855
5. Sherrybaby (2006)
R | 96 min | Drama
Sherry tries to integrate again into society and become a good mother.
Director: Laurie Collyer | Stars: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ryan Simpkins, Sam Bottoms, Michelle Hurst
Votes: 12,118 | Gross: $0.20M
6. Lost (I) (2004)
R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Jeremy Stanton (Cain), an ordinary man, makes an extraordinary mistake.
Director: Darren Lemke | Stars: Dean Cain, Ashley Scott, Danny Trejo, Irina Björklund
Votes: 1,857
7. Bound by Honor (1993)
R | 180 min | Crime, Drama
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo.
Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt, Enrique Castillo
Votes: 34,192 | Gross: $4.50M
8. Against the Wall (1994 TV Movie)
R | 111 min | Action, Drama, History
Based on the true story of the Attica Prison uprising of 1971.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Samuel L. Jackson, Clarence Williams III, Frederic Forrest
Votes: 3,299
9. The Replacement Killers (1998)
R | 87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A troubled hitman seeks aid from a forger to help him get papers to China. However, the drug lord has hired replacements to finish the job, and kill the hitman.
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Kenneth Tsang
Votes: 30,675 | Gross: $18.97M
10. All About the Money (2017)
TV-14 | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A guy gets his two friends on a plane to Colombia, telling them it's a vacation, but he plans to catch a drug lord and collect the $25M reward. They don't speak Spanish and think Colombia is a city in Mexico.
Director: Blake Freeman | Stars: Eddie Griffin, Blake Freeman, Casper Van Dien, Danny Trejo
Votes: 3,140
11. Bad Ass (2012)
R | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A Vietnam veteran who becomes a local hero after saving a man from attackers on a city bus decides to take action when his best friend is murdered and the police show little interest in solving the crime.
Director: Craig Moss | Stars: Danny Trejo, Charles S. Dutton, Ron Perlman, Patrick Fabian
Votes: 19,926
12. Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses (2014 Video)
R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Frank Vega teams up with grumpy old agoraphobic Bernie Pope to kick ass and clean up the streets of L.A.
Director: Craig Moss | Stars: Danny Trejo, Danny Glover, Jeremy Ray Valdez, Federico Berte
Votes: 5,152
13. Bad Asses on the Bayou (2015 Video)
R | 85 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Frank Vega and Bernie Pope return, this time to Louisiana in an attempt to find a kidnapped friend.
Director: Craig Moss | Stars: Danny Trejo, Danny Glover, John Amos, Loni Love
Votes: 2,790
14. Big Kill (2019)
R | 126 min | Action, Drama, Western
A tenderfoot from Philadelphia, two misfit gamblers on the run, and a deadly preacher have a date with destiny in a boom town gone bust called Big Kill.
Director: Scott Martin | Stars: Jason Patric, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christoph Sanders, Scott Martin
Votes: 1,441
15. Juarez 2045 (2017)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Its the year 2045. War on drugs in Mexico has escalated as a ruthless drug Cartel use robots to enforce their operations.
Director: Chris Le | Stars: Danny Trejo, Alexander P. Heartman, Blake Webb, Kyler Steven Fisher
Votes: 334
16. Dead Again in Tombstone (2017 Video)
R | 100 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
Guerrero returns from the dead once more to protect a stolen relic from getting into the hands of a gang of soldiers, which will ultimately cause hell upon earth.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: John Tierney, Gerrick Winston, Sarah Wheeldon, Danny Trejo
Votes: 1,465
17. Love, Cheat & Steal (1993 TV Movie)
R | 96 min | Thriller
A beautiful young newlywed worries when her ex-lover makes a surprise visit and takes an interest in her husband's bank.
Director: William Curran | Stars: John Lithgow, Eric Roberts, Mädchen Amick, Richard Edson
Votes: 1,058
18. Dead in Tombstone (2013 Video)
R | 100 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A leader killed by his own gang, gets offered a chance by Satan himself to escape damnation.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Danny Trejo, Mickey Rourke, Anthony Michael Hall, Dina Meyer
Votes: 6,100
19. Cyborg X (2016)
90 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
After X-Corp, a radical weapons manufacturer, is taken over by a Cyber Virus, a group of survivors must fight to save humanity from the army of Machines the Virus now controls.
Director: K. King | Stars: Eve Mauro, Rocky Myers, Jake Stormoen, Danny Trejo
Votes: 1,861
20. The Night Crew (2015)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
A group of hard-up bounty hunters must survive the night in a desert motel against a horde of savage cartel killers as they realize their fugitive, a mysterious Chinese woman, is much more than she lets on.
Director: Christian Sesma | Stars: Luke Goss, Bokeem Woodbine, Danny Trejo, Paul Sloan
Votes: 1,487
21. Reach Me (2014)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A self-help book changes the lives of different people in the LA area. Who is the reclusive writer?
Director: John Herzfeld | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Kyra Sedgwick, Thomas Jane, Kelsey Grammer
Votes: 3,279
22. Zombie Hunter (2013)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
When a street drug turns junkies into an army of zombies, a man named Hunter finds himself with nothing but a beat-up car and a trunk full of guns and booze, until he stumbles across a small band of survivors.
Director: K. King | Stars: Danny Trejo, Martin Copping, Clare Niederpruem, Jade Regier
Votes: 2,837
23. Death Race 3: Inferno (2013 Video)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Convicted cop-killer Carl Lucas, a.k.a. Frankenstein, is a superstar driver in the brutal prison yard demolition derby known as the Death Race. He is only one victory away from winning freedom for himself and his pit crew.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Luke Goss, Tanit Phoenix, Danny Trejo, Ving Rhames
Votes: 21,249
24. Recoil (I) (2011)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A cop turns vigilante after his family is murdered, exacting vengeance on the killers - and then on all criminals who have slipped through the system.
Director: Terry Miles | Stars: Steve Austin, Serinda Swan, Danny Trejo, Keith Jardine
Votes: 5,956
25. The Stranger (1995 Video)
R | 98 min | Action
A female biker rides into a desert town to seek revenge on "Angel" and his ruthless gang of violent bikers.
Director: Fritz Kiersch | Stars: Kathy Long, Andrew Divoff, Eric Pierpoint, Robin Lynn Heath
Votes: 705
26. Beatdown (2010)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Brandon, a respected street fighter, is forced to flee the city after his brother is murdered and the money that was supposed to be paid back to a local gangster is stolen.
Director: Mike Gunther | Stars: Danny Trejo, Eric Balfour, Rudy Youngblood, Michael Bisping
Votes: 1,236
27. Bullet (I) (2014)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A tough cop takes the law into his own hands when his grandson is kidnapped.
Director: Nick Lyon | Stars: Danny Trejo, Jonathan Banks, Julia Dietze, John Savage
Votes: 3,698
28. Animal Factory (2000)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama
A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.
Director: Steve Buscemi | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Danny Trejo, Mark Boone Junior
Votes: 14,680 | Gross: $0.04M
29. Desert Heat (1999)
R | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A man (JCVD) drives out in the desert where some men steal his motorcycle and leave him for dead. He survives and no longer thinks of suicide as he now has a purpose in life: revenge and getting his bike back.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Pat Morita, Danny Trejo, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick
Votes: 10,719
30. Soundman (1998)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
A movie sound mixer working on a low budget film is unappreciated by almost everyone. As he starts to lose his grasp on reality and his life spirals downwards, he finally snaps and takes revenge.
Director: Steven Ho | Stars: Wayne Pére, Eliane Chappuis, William Forsythe, Wes Studi
Votes: 290
31. Desperado (1995)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Former musician and gunslinger El Mariachi arrives at a small Mexican border town after being away for a long time. His past quickly catches up with him and he soon gets entangled with the local drug kingpin Bucho and his gang.
Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida, Cheech Marin
Votes: 198,669 | Gross: $25.63M
32. The Jaguar (1996)
Not Rated | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy
Two Frenchmen must go to South America to save the local shaman's soul from the evil forces.
Director: Francis Veber | Stars: Jean Reno, Patrick Bruel, Danny Trejo, Patricia Velasquez
Votes: 4,832
33. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.
Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 170,654 | Gross: $56.36M
34. In the Blood (I) (2014)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Gina Carano, Cam Gigandet, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Danny Trejo
Votes: 13,179
35. Last Light (1993 TV Movie)
R | 104 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A killer on death row finds an unlikely friend in a prison guard.
Director: Kiefer Sutherland | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Kiefer Sutherland, Clancy Brown, Lynne Moody
Votes: 926
36. The Killing Jar (2010)
R | 92 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A stranger armed with a shotgun takes seven patrons hostage in a remote roadside diner. But as the body count increases, the desperate survivors discover that one of the hostages may be even more dangerous than their captor.
Director: Mark Young | Stars: Michael Madsen, Harold Perrineau, Amber Benson, Jake Busey
Votes: 3,004
37. Predators (2010)
R | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A group of elite warriors parachute into an unfamiliar jungle and are hunted by members of a merciless alien race.
Director: Nimród Antal | Stars: Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace, Alice Braga
Votes: 245,156 | Gross: $52.00M
38. Shadows in Paradise (2010)
87 min | Action, War
During a military raid to rescue in Iraq, Max Forrester's teammate and girlfriend Sasha, disappears mysteriously. Two years later, Max, who has since retired from the army receives a call ... See full summary »
Director: J. Stephen Maunder | Stars: Mark Dacascos, Armand Assante, Tom Sizemore, Bruce Boxleitner
Votes: 419
39. Through the Valley (I) (2008)
89 min | Drama
An innocent man framed for murder, and the system that just wants another minority conviction.
Director: Juan C.vazquez | Stars: Pablo Bracho, Punkin Michels, Angela D. Smith, Samantha Esteban
Votes: 74
40. Ranchero (I) (2008)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama
A former ranch hand (Roger Gutierrez) confronts the realities of drug addiction and runs afoul of a local gangster after he moves to Los Angeles.
Director: Richard Kaponas | Stars: Roger Gutierrez, Brian Eric Johnson, Christina Woods, Danny Trejo
Votes: 154
41. Living the Dream (2006)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
Docudrama about two friends who, after being bullied as children, become corrupt as they grow up because they have been conditioned to believe that they need to achieve materialistic ... See full summary »
Directors: Allan Fiterman, Christian Schoyen | Stars: Sean Young, Christian Schoyen, Danny Trejo, Marília Pêra
Votes: 190
42. Chasing Ghosts (2005)
R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A serial killer targeting the city's mobsters taunts police with clues and photos left behind at the crime scenes. A veteran cop takes on a rookie partner hoping to crack one last case before retiring.
Directors: Kyle Dean Jackson, Alan Pao | Stars: Michael Madsen, Corey Large, Shannyn Sossamon, Meat Loaf
Votes: 1,476
43. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy
In the 1970s, an anchorman's stint as San Diego's top-rated newsreader is challenged when an ambitious newswoman becomes his co-anchor.
Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd
Votes: 380,414 | Gross: $85.29M
44. Nightstalker (2002)
R | 95 min | Crime, Horror
Richard Ramirez, aka the Nightstalker, who terrorized people in Los Angeles during the 1980s, and the police had no clue with him.
Director: Chris Fisher | Stars: Bret Roberts, Joseph McKelheer, Roxanne Day, Julian Garcia
Votes: 1,277
45. Do It for Uncle Manny (2002)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy
Two best friends, a struggling actor and an unemployed screenwriter, set out to look for a prized $250,000 Rolex wristwatch which was stolen by an attractive con artist.
Director: Adam Baratta | Stars: Kari Wuhrer, Adam Baratta, Shane Edelman, Fredric Lehne
Votes: 183
46. Reindeer Games (2000)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After assuming his dead cell-mate's identity to get with the other man's girlfriend, an ex-convict finds himself a reluctant participant in a casino heist.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron, James Frain
Votes: 42,638 | Gross: $23.36M
47. The Salton Sea (2002)
R | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a tragic incident, a man drifts into a world populated by thugs and speed junkies.
Director: D.J. Caruso | Stars: Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Goldberg, Luis Guzmán
Votes: 32,182 | Gross: $0.76M
48. Nails (1992 TV Movie)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Cop breaks all the rules to go after a gang of drug dealers.
Director: John Flynn | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Anne Archer, Tomas Milian, Keith David
Votes: 483
49. Bulletproof (1987)
R | 93 min | Action
Oft-wounded L.A. cop Gary Busey invades Mexico to rescue U.S. Army types from a Soviet Agent. Henry Silva, Darlanne Fluege.
Director: Steve Carver | Stars: Gary Busey, Darlanne Fluegel, Henry Silva, Thalmus Rasulala
Votes: 1,467 | Gross: $0.81M
50. Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey takes on the members of a vicious Los Angeles drug cartel to stop the flow of drugs after his girlfriend's daughter dies from an overdose.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz, John P. Ryan, Perry Lopez
Votes: 11,171 | Gross: $6.88M
51. Wedlock (I) (1991)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A male prison escapee heads for his hidden loot electronically attached to a female prisoner.
Director: Lewis Teague | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Mimi Rogers, Joan Chen, James Remar
Votes: 9,219
52. Penitentiary III (1987)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man is framed for murder and sent to prison. He is beaten and tortured, then forced to fight the prison's worst killer, a martial-arts fighting midget called Thud.
Director: Jamaa Fanaka | Stars: Leon Isaac Kennedy, Anthony Geary, Steve Antin, Ric Mancini
Votes: 573 | Gross: $1.39M
53. 1st Strike (2016)
99 min | Drama
Juan is a teenager in a gang-infested LA barrio. When his Uncle Manny invites him out on a joy ride, the situation goes bad. Juan is accused of a crime he did not commit. Now Juan is caught between loyalty to his uncle and the Law.
Director: David Llauger Meiselman | Stars: Danny Trejo, Johnny Ortiz, Stella Ademiluyi, Ric Aguirre
Votes: 195
54. Pastor Shepherd (2010)
91 min | Comedy
The tale of a down-on-his-luck freeze-dried-pet-salesman and his journey to become the first-ever-cyber-evangelist.
Director: Edwin L. Marshall | Stars: Danny Trejo, Don Worley, Maria-Elena Laas, Diane Hruska
Votes: 674
55. Modus Operandi (2009)
Unrated | 80 min | Crime, Thriller
A revenge tale about a desperate C.I.A. agent on a mission to find the man who murdered his wife.
Director: Frankie Latina | Stars: Randy Russell, Danny Trejo, Mark Borchardt, Michael Sottile
Votes: 250
56. Sex Crimes (I) (1992)
Action, Crime, Drama
A female prosecutor plans revenge against the thug who raped her.
Director: David Garcia | Stars: Craig Alan, Kirsten Ashley, Carlos Cestero, Norm Coupe
Votes: 64
57. Jake's Corner (2008)
PG | 98 min | Drama, Family
The fictional story of an ex-football star, Johnny Dunn, who moves far from the spotlight after a family tragedy to a small, desert town he owns called Jake's Corner. This dramatic comedy ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Santo | Stars: Colton Rodgers, Richard Tyson, Diane Ladd, Danny Trejo
Votes: 251 | Gross: $0.01M
58. Saint John of Las Vegas (2009)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
An ex-gambler is lured back into the game by a veteran insurance-fraud investigator.
Director: Hue Rhodes | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Romany Malco, Sarah Silverman, Peter Dinklage
Votes: 2,991 | Gross: $0.10M
59. Violet & Daisy (2011)
R | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two teenage assassins accept what they think will be a quick-and-easy job, until an unexpected target throws them off their plan.
Director: Geoffrey Fletcher | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Alexis Bledel, James Gandolfini, Danny Trejo
Votes: 13,368 | Gross: $0.02M
60. Heat (1995)
R | 170 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight
Votes: 722,821 | Gross: $67.44M
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