9 Best Bryan Cranston Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 1, 2026

Bryan Cranston spent decades as a dependable character actor before his career-defining television role opened the door to the kind of leading film work he had long deserved. The Upside makes a paroled ex-convict caregiver to a wealthy quadriplegic man, Last Flag Flying reunites three Vietnam veterans for a road trip to bury a son, Power Rangers gives five teenagers a wise mentor, and Wakefield has a man secretly abandoning his family to watch them from the attic. Argo, Trumbo, Godzilla, The Infiltrator and Little Miss Sunshine round out the list.

The Upside (2017)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Bryan Cranston plays the wealthy quadriplegic who hires a recently paroled ex-convict as his unlikely caregiver.

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Last Flag Flying (2017)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Three Vietnam veterans reunite decades later for a difficult road trip to bury one of their sons, with Bryan Cranston among them.

Directed by Richard Linklater · 2h 05m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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Power Rangers (2017)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Bryan Cranston plays the wise mentor guiding five ordinary teenagers as they discover extraordinary powers.

Directed by Dean Israelite · 2h 04m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Wakefield (2016)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Bryan Cranston plays a man who secretly abandons his family to live in the attic above their garage, watching them from afar.

Directed by Robin Swicord · 1h 46m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Infiltrator (2016)

TMDB ★ 7.1

An undercover federal agent poses as a money launderer to get inside Pablo Escobar's cartel network.

Directed by Brad Furman · 2h 07m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Trumbo (2015)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter keeps working in secret under other writers' names during the Red Scare.

Directed by Jay Roach · 2h 04m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Argo (2012)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A fake movie production is used as cover to smuggle six Americans out of revolutionary Iran.

Directed by Ben Affleck · 2h 00m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium 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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Godzilla (2014)

IMDb ★ 6.4 RT 76% Metacritic 62

A modern reboot treats Godzilla as a force of nature responding to man-made monsters.

Directed by Gareth Edwards · 2h 03m · Rated PG-13

7 wins & 31 nominations

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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 91% Metacritic 80

A dysfunctional family road-trips a young girl to a beauty pageant she barely wants to attend.

Directed by Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris · 1h 42m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars73 wins & 112 nominations

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.

9 Best Bryan Cranston Movies

The Upside (2017)

Last Flag Flying (2017)

Power Rangers (2017)

Wakefield (2016)

The Infiltrator (2016)

Trumbo (2015)

Argo (2012)

Godzilla (2014)

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

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