Top 60 Danny Trejo Films
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- DirectorSimon WestStarsNicolas CageJohn CusackJohn MalkovichNewly-paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner-transport plane when the passengers seize control.
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsHarvey KeitelGeorge ClooneyJuliette LewisTwo criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in a truck stop populated by vampires, with chaotic results.
- DirectorGarrett BrawithStarsKevin SorboRoss PattersonDanny TrejoA 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.
- DirectorJon RostenStarsGeorge KattDanny TrejoCaroline MaceyWest 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 culture. As a way to make a living in his undesirable world, Zeus peddles drugs to wealthy kids. He desperately seeks the path on which his destiny lies - that is until he meets a girl who seems to transcend the shallow culture they inhabit. She gives him the purpose he has long sought. But the reality of the gritty drug culture explodes into Zeus' life in the most shattering of ways. He must find a way out of his current existence within a very dangerous world to reach a place of enlightenment he so desperately seeks.
- DirectorLaurie CollyerStarsMaggie GyllenhaalRyan SimpkinsSam BottomsSherry tries to integrate again into society and become a good mother.
- DirectorDarren LemkeStarsDean CainAshley ScottDanny TrejoJeremy Stanton (Cain), an ordinary man, makes an extraordinary mistake.
- DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsDamian ChapaJesse BorregoBenjamin BrattBased 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.
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsKyle MacLachlanSamuel L. JacksonClarence Williams IIIBased on the true story of the Attica Prison uprising of 1971.
- DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsChow Yun-FatMira SorvinoMichael RookerA 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.
- DirectorBlake FreemanStarsEddie GriffinBlake FreemanCasper Van DienA 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.
- DirectorCraig MossStarsDanny TrejoCharles S. DuttonRon PerlmanA 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.
- DirectorCraig MossStarsDanny TrejoDanny GloverJeremy Ray ValdezFrank Vega teams up with grumpy old agoraphobic Bernie Pope to kick ass and clean up the streets of L.A.
- DirectorCraig MossStarsDanny TrejoDanny GloverJohn AmosFrank Vega and Bernie Pope return, this time to Louisiana in an attempt to find a kidnapped friend.
- DirectorScott MartinStarsJason PatricLou Diamond PhillipsChristoph SandersA 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.
- DirectorChris LeStarsDanny TrejoAlexander P. HeartmanBlake WebbIts the year 2045. War on drugs in Mexico has escalated as a ruthless drug Cartel use robots to enforce their operations.
- DirectorRoel ReinéStarsJohn TierneyGerrick WinstonSarah WheeldonGuerrero 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.
- DirectorWilliam CurranStarsJohn LithgowEric RobertsMädchen AmickA beautiful young newlywed worries when her ex-lover makes a surprise visit and takes an interest in her husband's bank.
- DirectorRoel ReinéStarsDanny TrejoMickey RourkeAnthony Michael HallA leader killed by his own gang, gets offered a chance by Satan himself to escape damnation.
- DirectorK. KingStarsEve MauroRocky MyersJake StormoenAfter 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.
- DirectorChristian SesmaStarsLuke GossBokeem WoodbineDanny TrejoA 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.
- DirectorJohn HerzfeldStarsSylvester StalloneKyra SedgwickThomas JaneA self-help book changes the lives of different people in the LA area. Who is the reclusive writer?
- DirectorK. KingStarsDanny TrejoMartin CoppingClare NiederpruemWhen 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.
- DirectorRoel ReinéStarsLuke GossTanit PhoenixDanny TrejoConvicted 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.
- DirectorTerry MilesStarsSteve AustinSerinda SwanDanny TrejoA cop turns vigilante after his family is murdered, exacting vengeance on the killers - and then on all criminals who have slipped through the system.
- DirectorFritz KierschStarsKathy LongAndrew DivoffEric PierpointA female biker rides into a desert town to seek revenge on "Angel" and his ruthless gang of violent bikers.
- DirectorMike GuntherStarsDanny TrejoEric BalfourRudy YoungbloodBrandon, 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.
- DirectorNick LyonStarsDanny TrejoJonathan BanksJulia DietzeA tough cop takes the law into his own hands when his grandson is kidnapped.
- DirectorSteve BuscemiStarsWillem DafoeEdward FurlongDanny TrejoA young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsJean-Claude Van DammePat MoritaDanny TrejoA 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.
- DirectorSteven HoStarsWayne PéreEliane ChappuisWilliam ForsytheA 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.
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsAntonio BanderasSalma HayekJoaquim de AlmeidaFormer 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.
- DirectorFrancis VeberStarsJean RenoPatrick BruelDanny TrejoTwo Frenchmen must go to South America to save the local shaman's soul from the evil forces.
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsAntonio BanderasSalma HayekJohnny DeppHitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.
- DirectorJohn StockwellStarsGina CaranoCam GigandetIsmael Cruz CordovaWhen her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
- DirectorKiefer SutherlandStarsForest WhitakerKiefer SutherlandClancy BrownA killer on death row finds an unlikely friend in a prison guard.
- DirectorMark YoungStarsMichael MadsenHarold PerrineauAmber BensonA 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.
- DirectorNimród AntalStarsAdrien BrodyLaurence FishburneTopher GraceA group of elite warriors parachute into an unfamiliar jungle and are hunted by members of a merciless alien race.
- DirectorJ. Stephen MaunderStarsMark DacascosArmand AssanteTom SizemoreDuring 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 from his former commander Captain Dyer, who informs him that Sasha is still alive and is in a place called Paradise Island, and also inform him that the army is ready to take action to recover it and accuse it of treason and desertion. Max then decided to go for help Sasha and once found, she learns from her that she was working undercover to discover and report a dangerous arms smuggling conducted by a handful of men called Shadow Company. Max and Sasha must now prevent the illicit trafficking takes place and retrieve the weapons in a spectacular and very dangerous showdown with Ghost, the head of Shadow Company.
- DirectorJuan C.vazquezStarsPablo BrachoPunkin MichelsAngela D. SmithAn innocent man framed for murder, and the system that just wants another minority conviction.
- DirectorRichard KaponasStarsRoger GutierrezBrian Eric JohnsonChristina WoodsA former ranch hand (Roger Gutierrez) confronts the realities of drug addiction and runs afoul of a local gangster after he moves to Los Angeles.
- DirectorAllan FitermanChristian SchoyenStarsSean YoungChristian SchoyenDanny TrejoDocudrama 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 success to be 'accepted' and liked by others, in a society where the end justifies the means.
- DirectorKyle Dean JacksonAlan PaoStarsMichael MadsenCorey LargeShannyn SossamonA 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.
- DirectorAdam McKayStarsWill FerrellChristina ApplegateSteve CarellIn the 1970s, an anchorman's stint as San Diego's top-rated newsreader is challenged when an ambitious newswoman becomes his co-anchor.
- DirectorChris FisherStarsBret RobertsJoseph McKelheerRoxanne DayRichard Ramirez, aka the Nightstalker, who terrorized people in Los Angeles during the 1980s, and the police had no clue with him.
- DirectorAdam BarattaStarsKari WuhrerAdam BarattaShane EdelmanTwo 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.
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsBen AffleckGary SiniseCharlize TheronAfter 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.
- DirectorD.J. CarusoStarsVal KilmerVincent D'OnofrioAdam GoldbergAfter a tragic incident, a man drifts into a world populated by thugs and speed junkies.
- DirectorJohn FlynnStarsDennis HopperAnne ArcherTomas MilianCop breaks all the rules to go after a gang of drug dealers.
- DirectorSteve CarverStarsGary BuseyDarlanne FluegelHenry SilvaOft-wounded L.A. cop Gary Busey invades Mexico to rescue U.S. Army types from a Soviet Agent. Henry Silva, Darlanne Fluege.
- DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsCharles BronsonKay LenzJohn P. RyanArchitect/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.
- DirectorLewis TeagueStarsRutger HauerMimi RogersJoan ChenA male prison escapee heads for his hidden loot electronically attached to a female prisoner.
- DirectorJamaa FanakaStarsLeon Isaac KennedyAnthony GearySteve AntinA 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.
- DirectorDavid Llauger MeiselmanStarsDanny TrejoJohnny OrtizStella AdemiluyiJuan 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.
- DirectorEdwin L. MarshallStarsDanny TrejoDon WorleyMaria-Elena LaasThe tale of a down-on-his-luck freeze-dried-pet-salesman and his journey to become the first-ever-cyber-evangelist.
- DirectorFrankie LatinaStarsRandy RussellDanny TrejoMark BorchardtA revenge tale about a desperate C.I.A. agent on a mission to find the man who murdered his wife.
- DirectorDavid GarciaStarsCraig AlanKirsten AshleyCarlos CesteroA female prosecutor plans revenge against the thug who raped her.
- DirectorJeff SantoStarsColton RodgersRichard TysonDiane LaddThe 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 is a cross between Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and Northern Exposure (1990). Set in the real town of Jake's Corner, Arizona, it is a rest stop for travelers making their way through the Arizona desert, but for the people who live there, it's a rest stop for life. Johnny and the eclectic ensemble that live and work in the town occupy trailers behind the Corner Store and Jake's Corner Bar. Through the years, this cast of misfits has become closer than most families - they are kin. The dynamic of the town is changed forever when Johnny's young nephew comes to live with him.
- DirectorHue RhodesStarsSteve BuscemiRomany MalcoSarah SilvermanAn ex-gambler is lured back into the game by a veteran insurance-fraud investigator.
- DirectorGeoffrey FletcherStarsSaoirse RonanAlexis BledelJames GandolfiniTwo teenage assassins accept what they think will be a quick-and-easy job, until an unexpected target throws them off their plan.
- DirectorMichael MannStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroVal KilmerA 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.