Glenn Taranto

Acting

Glenn Taranto

Born 1959-01-27 · Hackensack, New Jersey, USA

Glenn Taranto is an actor and writer.

Acting credits

Crash poster
7.2

In post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple converge during a 36-hour period.

Crash

2005

The Next Three Days poster
7.1

Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison.

The Next Three Days

2010

In the Valley of Elah poster
6.8

A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.

In the Valley of Elah

2007

Armored poster
5.8

A crew of officers at an armored transport security firm risk their lives when they embark on the ultimate heist against their own company. Armed with a seemingly fool-proof plan, the men plan on making off with a fortune with harm to none. But when an unexpected witness interferes, the plan quickly unravels and all bets are off.

Armored

2009

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag poster
5.0

Mafia hitman Tommy Spinelli is flying to San Diego with a bag that holds eight severed heads, which he's bringing to his superiors to prove that some troublesome rival mobsters are permanently out of the picture. When his bag gets accidentally switched at the airport, Tommy must track down his duffel bag and the 8 heads it contains.

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

1997

Stolen poster
5.9

A detective becomes obsessed with solving a child's 50-year-old murder, uncovering striking similarities between the case and his son's disappearance.

Stolen

2009

Charlie Valentine poster
4.1

The film chronicles the exploits of the title character, Charlie, played by Raymond J. Barry (Training Day) a career criminal intent on scoring one last big pay day. When his "perfect crime" goes bad, Charlie flees to Los Angeles to hide out with his estranged son, Danny, played by Michael Weatherly. What ensues reveals the true nature of some of the most unsavory of characters.

Charlie Valentine

2009

Forsaken poster
4.9

A priest looks back on his life to a time when he had to make a decision.

Forsaken

1994

Papi Chulo poster
5.3

A lonely TV weatherman strikes up an unusual friendship with a middle-aged Latino migrant worker.

Papi Chulo

2019

At the Sinatra Club poster
2.8

Brutal and celebrated Mafia gangster John Gotti (Danny Nucci) schemes, shoves and murders his way to the top of that world in this gritty biography told from the perspective of Salvatore Polisi (Jason Gedrick), who owns the Sinatra Club, where Gotti's crew hangs out. Determined to make his name, the young Gotti plans a daring armored-car robbery that he expects to get him noticed by the bosses of each of New York's five major crime families.

At the Sinatra Club

2010

The Legend of William Tell poster
3.0

The Grizzly Scouts are about to hold their William Tell badge trials when Eddie discovers a secret about the town's richest, most popular family, whose son also happens to be Eddie's bully and the favorite to win the contest. Eddie devises a plan with newcomers Deena and her two brothers in order to try and make things right.

The Legend of William Tell

2006

Tilt poster
9.5

This version of "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote De La Mancha" brings the ancient tale to modern day but all the old familiar names are there. As in Cervantes's tale, Don Quixote is persistent in his belief in chivalry and honor. He clings to the old ways and is reluctant to give way to modern behaviors. He sees things in a different way, the smoke stack of a factory is a beast to be conquered, his bicycle is his trusty steed and the hapless man stranded by a transit strike who tries to help suddenly finds himself to be the sidekick to the deluded Quixote.

Tilt

2003

The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster poster
NR

Feature compilation of four Biffle and Shooster comedy shorts--"The Biffle Murder Case," "Imitation of Wife," "Schmo Boat" and "Bride of Finklestein"--plus five additional songs and sketches.

The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster

2015

George Bush Goes to Heaven poster
NR

Larry Sparks is an angry Republican. Frustrated by the antics of his own political party, he vents his rage in emails, chat rooms and web logs. After being warned by federal agents to cease his activities, Larry decides to quit his job, sell his house and launch an all-out campaign against the right-wing political establishment. However a lack of funds soon forces Larry to redirect his energy into a more modest venture: a satirical community play called "George Bush Goes to Heaven".

George Bush Goes to Heaven

2006

When Cars Attack poster
6.3

Utilizing footage from various police pursuit features and traffic cameras, this mockumentary's sardonic host (Richard Belzer) demonstrates how automobiles and other evil steel monsters can capture and confine their unsuspecting and allegedly powerless operators while causing tremendous mayhem on our streets and highways. IE - it's not the irresponsible drunk drivers and criminals who do these things, it's their cars. The human occupants are simply victims.

When Cars Attack

1997

PrimeMates poster
NR

Primemates is a disturbing and honest conversation among four men in an exclusive cigar shop. They talk about love, relationships, and sex. While exploring men's fascination with younger women, Primemates delves into many political taboos usually associated with the intellectual.

PrimeMates

2010

Behind the camera