Gerard Butler – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 18, 2026

300 is the full-throated, physical performance that defined an era of stylised action, How to Train Your Dragon shows how different his voice work is from the armour-and-shouting reputation, and P.S. I Love You proves he can do sincere drama. Machine Gun Preacher follows a real biker-turned-missionary protecting children in Sudan, Gamer controls a death-row inmate in a violent game show, Greenland races a father to shelter from a comet, and Den of Thieves chases elite bank robbers. Law Abiding Citizen, Olympus Has Fallen and The Phantom of the Opera round out the list.

Machine Gun Preacher (2011)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Gerard Butler plays a real-life biker turned missionary protecting children in war-torn Sudan.

Directed by Marc Forster · 2h 09m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Gamer (2009)

TMDB ★ 5.7

A death-row inmate is controlled by a player in a violent future game show, with Gerard Butler in the lead.

Directed by Brian Taylor & Mark Neveldine · 1h 35m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Greenland (2020)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A family races to reach a secret government shelter as a comet threatens to end civilisation.

Directed by Ric Roman Waugh · 2h 00m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · 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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Den of Thieves (2018)

IMDb ★ 7.0 RT 42% Metacritic 49

An elite bank robbery crew and the detectives tracking them are more alike than either wants to admit.

Directed by Christian Gudegast · 2h 20m · Rated R

1 nomination

Where to watch

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

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P.S. I Love You (2007)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A widow receives a year of letters her late husband wrote before he died.

Directed by Richard LaGravenese · 2h 06m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV, Howdy 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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How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 99% Metacritic 75

A young Viking befriends the very dragon he was raised to hate and kill.

Directed by Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders · 1h 38m · Rated PG

Nominated for 2 Oscars25 wins & 63 nominations

Where to watch

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

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Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A man who watched his family's killers walk free engineers an elaborate revenge on the justice system.

Directed by F. Gary Gray · 1h 49m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, YouTube TV, AMC, Netflix Standard with Ads, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Gerard Butler takes a rare musical lead as the tortured, masked composer.

Directed by Joel Schumacher · 2h 21m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy 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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Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A disgraced Secret Service agent must retake the White House after it falls to terrorists, with Angela Bassett in the cast.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua · 2h 00m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+, AMC, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · 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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300 (2007)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 61% Metacritic 52

Three hundred Spartans hold a mountain pass against an overwhelming Persian army.

Directed by Zack Snyder · 1h 57m · Rated R

19 wins & 57 nominations

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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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.

Gerard Butler – 10 Best Movies

Machine Gun Preacher (2011)

Gamer (2009)

Greenland (2020)

Den of Thieves (2018)

P.S. I Love You (2007)

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

300 (2007)

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