Richard Gere’s good movies, a list refined manually for a fine quality:
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- An imprisoned IRA fighter is freed to help stop a brutal, seemingly “faceless” assassin from completing his next job.
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- An American attorney on business in China is wrongfully arrested and put on trial for murder, with a female defense lawyer from the country the only key to proving his innocence.
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- A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets… only to fall in love.
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- A New York suburban couple’s marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
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- A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.
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- George seeks refuge at Bellevue Hospital, a Manhattan intake center for homeless men, where his friendship with a fellow client helps him try to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter.
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Time Out of Mind (2014)Directed by Oren Moverman – with Richard Gere, Ben Vereen, Jena Malone, Steve Buscemi. George seeks refuge at Bellevue Hospital, a Manhattan intake center for homeless men, where his friendship with a fellow client helps him try to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter. IMDB & related good movies |
 | Arbitrage (2012)Directed by Nicholas Jarecki – with Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Brit Marling, Tim Roth. A troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help. IMDB & related good movies |
 | The Double (2011)Directed by Michael Brandt – with Richard Gere, Topher Grace, Martin Sheen, Tamer Hassan. A retired CIA operative is paired with a young FBI agent to unravel the mystery of a senator’s murder, with all signs pointing to a Soviet assassin. IMDB & related good movies |
 | Amelia (2009)Directed by Mira Nair – with Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston. A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world. IMDB & related good movies |
 | Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (2009)Directed by Lasse Hallström – with Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Sarah Roemer. A college professor’s bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home. IMDB & related good movies |
 | Brooklyn’s Finest (2009)Directed by Antoine Fuqua – with Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes. Three unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location after enduring vastly different career paths. IMDB & related good movies |
 | The Hunting Party (2007)Directed by Richard Shepard – with Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Jesse Eisenberg, Gordana Vukres. A young journalist, a seasoned cameraman and a discredited war correspondent embark on an unauthorized mission to find the No.1 war criminal in Bosnia. However, their extremely dangerous target decides to come after them. IMDB & related good movies |
 | Shall We Dance (2004)Directed by Peter Chelsom – with Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci. A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons. IMDB & related good movies |
 | Chicago (2002)Directed by Rob Marshall – with Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Taye Diggs. Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago. IMDB & related good movies |
 | Unfaithful (2002)Directed by Adrian Lyne – with Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Olivier Martinez, Erik Per Sullivan. A New York suburban couple’s marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling. IMDB & related good movies |
 | Autumn in New York (2000)Directed by Joan Chen – with Richard Gere, Winona Ryder, Anthony LaPaglia, Elaine Stritch. A romantic drama about an aging playboy who falls for a sweet, but terminally ill, young woman. IMDB & related good movies |
 | The Jackal (1997)Directed by Michael Caton-Jones – with Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier, Diane Venora. An imprisoned IRA fighter is freed to help stop a brutal, seemingly “faceless” assassin from completing his next job. IMDB & related good movies |
 | Red Corner (1997)Directed by Jon Avnet – with Richard Gere, Bai Ling, Bradley Whitford, Byron Mann. An American attorney on business in China is wrongfully arrested and put on trial for murder, with a female defense lawyer from the country the only key to proving his innocence. IMDB & related good movies |
 | Primal Fear (1996)Directed by Gregory Hoblit – with Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Edward Norton, John Mahoney. An altar boy is accused of murdering a priest, and the truth is buried several layers deep. IMDB & related good movies |
 | Intersection (1994)Directed by Mark Rydell – with Richard Gere, Sharon Stone, Lolita Davidovich, Martin Landau. While driving on a remote highway, a man is torn between choosing to reunite with his estranged wife or taking up with his lovers. IMDB & related good movies |
 | Pretty Woman (1990)Directed by Garry Marshall – with Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Jason Alexander, Laura San Giacomo. A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets… only to fall in love. IMDB & related good movies |
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