Edward BurnsFilmography

27 Dresses

Actors: Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Akerman, Judy Greer, Edward Burns

Synopsis: A single woman who has served as a bridesmaid a shocking 27 times wrestles with the prospect of supporting her sister at the altar on number 28, despite having fallen helplessly in love with her smitten sibling's handsome husband-to-be. Jane (Katherine Heigl) has the kind of altruistic traits that Read More

One Missed Call

Actors: Shannyn Sossamon, Edward Burns, Ana Claudia Talancón, Ray Wise, Azura Skye

Synopsis: Shannyn Sossamon and Ed Burns star in director Eric Valette's remake of Takashi Miike's frightful tale about a cell-phone call from the future that foreshadows one's own death. Beth Raymond (Sossamon) is a college student whose friends have all been dying in droves, and the one connecting factor Read More

Purple Violets

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Selma Blair, Patrick Wilson, Debra Messing, Edward Burns, Dennis Farina

Synopsis: An unhappy woman finds new love with her old boyfriend in this romantic comedy-drama from writer and director Edward Burns. Patti Selma Blair) is a woman in her early thirties living in New York City. For years, Patti chased after her dream of becoming a successful novelist, but recently she's had Read More

Entourage: Return of the King

Synopsis: When Yom Kippur rolls around and Ari chances into "Medellin" producer Nick Rubenstein at temple, the announcement that the long-in-gestation biopic is back in production prompts the dedicated agent to try and clinch Vince for the lead before sundown. As Amanda wrestles with the prospect of working Read More

The Holiday

Actors: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach

Synopsis: Nancy Meyers' romantic comedy Holiday stars Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet as two women who exchange houses in order to get a new lease on life. After each suffers her fair share of romantic disappointments, Englishwoman Iris (Winslet) and L.A. woman Amanda (Diaz) meet on-line at a website devoted Read More

Looking for Kitty

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Edward Burns, David Krumholtz, Max Baker, Connie Britton, Kevin Kash

Synopsis: Two guys with different sets of problems find themselves bonding through unexpected circumstances in this independent comedy drama from writer and director Edward Burns. Jack Stanton (Edward Burns) is a former New York City cop who has been trying to establish a new career as a private detective Read More

The Groomsmen

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Edward Burns, Brittany Murphy, John Leguizamo, Jay Mohr, Matthew Lillard

Synopsis: Five longtime friends enjoy a few days of celebratory carousing as they try to forget their adult responsibilities in this slice-of-life comedy drama from director/writer/actor Edward Burns. Paulie (Burns) is a working-class guy from Long Island who has learned that his longtime girlfriend (Brittany Murphy Read More

Edge of Outside

Synopsis: A documentary produced for the Turner Classic Movies cable station, Edge of Outside surveys the careers of various filmmakers who have attempted to bring their uncompromised visions to the screen. Interspersing clips of classic films, the filmmakers take a look at the careers of such famous Read More

Entourage: What About Bob?

Synopsis: The pitching of The Ramones project creates a rift between Ari and Bob Ryan; Vince helps Turtle in his quest for new footwear; Drama prepares to get back in front of the camera. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide Read More

Entourage: The Release

Synopsis: News of Queens Boulevard's wide release comes as a pleasant surprise; Drama's attitude about an audition gets on everyone's nerves; Ari's desperation prompts negotiations with an old rival. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide Read More

A Sound of Thunder

Actors: Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack, Ben Kingsley, Jemima Rooper, David Oyelowo

Synopsis: A seemingly insignificant act may cause the fabric of history to unravel in this sci-fi adventure. Charles Hatton (Ben Kingsley) owns and operates a successful firm known as Time Safari. Thanks to time travel technology developed by Hatton's employee Sonia Rand (Catherine McCormack), Time Safari Read More

Flight of the Phoenix

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson, Giovanni Ribisi, Miranda Otto, Tony Curran

Synopsis: Based on a novel by Elleston Trevor, director John Moore's The Flight of the Phoenix is a remake of a 1965 film of the same name starring film icon James Stewart. The story revolves around the plight of Captain Frank Towns (Dennis Quaid), a pilot whose C-119 cargo plane full of oil workers could Read More

The River King

Actors: Edward Burns, Jennifer Ehle

Synopsis: The body of a prep school student has been discovered in a nearby river, and though the death was originally listed as a suicide one detective believes that it may have actually been the result of a fraternity hazing gone awry in director Nick Willing's snowbound mystery. Detective Abel Grey Read More

Confidence

Actors: Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Giamatti

Synopsis: James Foley directs the slick crime caper Confidence, written by first-time screenwriter Doug Jung. Told in flashback, smooth-talking con man Jake Vig (Edward Burns) relates an elaborate scheme orchestrated by his gang :Gordo (Paul Giamatti), Miles (Brian Van Holt), and Big Al (Louis Lombardi). Read More

Ash Wednesday

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Edward Burns, Elijah Wood, Rosario Dawson, Oliver Platt, Pat McNamara

Synopsis: A relationship between two brothers literally becomes a matter of life and death in this drama from writer, director and actor Edward Burns. Francis Sullivan (Burns) was a street-wise thug with ties to the Irish mob until his younger brother Sean (Elijah Wood) was killed on Ash Wednesday in 1980 Read More

Life or Something Like It

Actors: Angelina Jolie, Edward Burns, Tony Shalhoub, Christian Kane, Stockard Channing, Melissa Errico

Synopsis: An egotistical TV reporter learns to appreciate the good things in life thanks to an eccentric, homeless clairvoyant in this old-fashioned romantic comedy from director Stephen Herek (Mr. Holland's Opus). Seattle native Lanie Kerrigan (Angelina Jolie) has spent most of her adult existence trying Read More

Sidewalks of New York

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Edward Burns, Rosario Dawson, Dennis Farina, Heather Graham, David Krumholtz

Synopsis: A documentary film crew follows the lives of six New Yorkers as their lives unexpectedly intersect -- or at least that's what writer, director, and actor Edward Burns would like you to believe in this comedy-drama that looks at the rocky road of relationships in the Big Apple. After sharing the Read More

15 Minutes

Actors: Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, Kelsey Grammer, Avery Brooks, Melina Kanakaredes

Synopsis: An action drama centering on the media circus, 15 Minutes focuses on a New York homicide detective named Eddie Flemming (Robert De Niro), a famous figure known for his heroic on-the-job manner. A tabloid news anchor (Kelsey Grammer) attempts to get the scoop on Flemming's latest beat when a pair Read More

The Concert For New York City

Synopsis: In the wake of the attacks on New York City and Washington D.C. on September 11, 2001, many figures in the entertainment community stepped forward to offer their talents to raise money towards relief efforts for the victims and their survivors. On October 20, 2001, some of the biggest names in Read More

The Fighting Fitzgeralds [TV Series]

Crew: Executive Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Brian Dennehy, Justin Louis, Connie Britton

Saving Private Ryan

Actors: Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Davies, Vin Diesel

Synopsis: Steven Spielberg directed this powerful, realistic re-creation of WWII's D-day invasion and the immediate aftermath. The story opens with a prologue in which a veteran brings his family to the American cemetery at Normandy, and a flashback then joins Capt. John Miller (Tom Hanks) and GIs in a Read More

No Looking Back

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Lauren Holly, Edward Burns, Jon Bon Jovi, Blythe Danner, Jennifer Esposito

Synopsis: Writer-director-actor Edward Burns (The Brothers McMullen, She's the One) looks at small-town ex-lovers in this low-key, blue-collar drama with atmospheric, muted-color cinematography by Emmy-winner Frank Prinzi (Northern Exposure). To the tune of Sheryl Crow's "Home", Charlie (Burns) returns to Read More

She's the One

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Jennifer Aniston, Maxine Bahns, Edward Burns, Cameron Diaz, John Mahoney

Synopsis: This is the second film by actor/director Ed Burns, his first being The Brothers McMullen. The two Fitzpatrick brothers, Mickey (Ed Burns) and Francis (Mike McGlone), would appear to have little in common, as the older is a rather volatile cab driver, the younger is a very settled stockbroker. Read More

The Brothers McMullen

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Jack Mulcahy, Mike McGlone, Edward Burns

Synopsis: Shot on weekends over an eight-month period with practically no budget, writer/director/producer/actor Edward Burns' first feature is a family drama centering on the tumultuous love lives of three small-town, Irish-American brothers. Burns stars as Barry, the middle child who finds himself needing Read More

Wild and Woolly

Synopsis: Jeff Hillington (Douglas Fairbanks) is the extremely naive son of a wealthy Eastern family -- he loves the Old West so much that he virtually lives it in his room. The knocker on his door is a pistol and he has a dummy horse which he leaps on now and again (actually Fairbanks was a little old for Read More