10 Best Adrien Brody Movies

By Vlad Zakh · December 30, 2025

Adrien Brody became the youngest actor to win a Best Actor Oscar, for a performance in The Pianist built on physical deprivation, and he’s gravitated toward meticulous directors since. Splice has him as a genetic engineer whose experiment grows beyond control, Wrecked has a man waking with no memory in a car at the bottom of a ravine, and Detachment has a drifting substitute teacher. The Grand Budapest Hotel, Midnight in Paris, Predators, King Kong, The Village and The Darjeeling Limited round out the list.

The Pianist (2002)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 95% Metacritic 85

A Jewish pianist fights to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto during the Second World War.

Directed by Roman Polanski · 2h 30m · Rated R

Won 3 Oscars57 wins & 74 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Splice (2009)

TMDB ★ 5.8

Two geneticists' experimental hybrid creature grows into something far more dangerous than they anticipated.

Directed by Vincenzo Natali · 1h 44m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Wrecked (2010)

TMDB ★ 5.7

Adrien Brody plays a man who wakes up with no memory in a wrecked car at the bottom of a remote ravine.

Directed by Michael Greenspan · 1h 26m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Starz, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Detachment (2011)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A detached substitute teacher drifting between assignments forms unexpected bonds at his latest struggling school.

Directed by Tony Kaye · 1h 38m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 92% Metacritic 88

A legendary concierge and his loyal lobby boy become entangled in a stolen painting and a family fortune.

Directed by Wes Anderson · 1h 40m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars137 wins & 227 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Midnight in Paris (2011)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 93% Metacritic 81

A writer's midnight walks through Paris keep dropping him into the city's glamorous 1920s.

Directed by Woody Allen · 1h 34m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 Oscar26 wins & 103 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Predators (2010)

TMDB ★ 6.3

A group of hardened killers dropped onto an alien game reserve must band together to survive, with Adrien Brody leading.

Directed by Nimród Antal · 1h 47m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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King Kong (2005)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 84% Metacritic 81

A film crew's expedition to a mysterious island brings a giant ape back to a fatal New York premiere.

Directed by Peter Jackson · 3h 08m · Rated PG-13

Won 3 Oscars47 wins & 104 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Village (2004)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Adrien Brody plays a mentally impaired man in an isolated 19th-century village who becomes central to a dangerous secret.

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan · 1h 48m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, fuboTV, FXNow · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Adrien Brody plays one of three estranged brothers on a chaotic train journey across India meant to bring them back together.

Directed by Wes Anderson · 1h 31m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

10 Best Adrien Brody Movies

The Pianist (2002)

Splice (2009)

Wrecked (2010)

Detachment (2011)

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Midnight in Paris (2011)

Predators (2010)

King Kong (2005)

The Village (2004)

The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

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