Direction: Danny Cannon

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Danny Cannon. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Shameless (TV Series)

2011 · Series · 50 min. · United States

Direction Paul Abbott · Mark Mylod · Mimi Leder · John Wells

Cast William H. Macy · Emmy Rossum · Ethan Cutkosky · Shanola Hampton

Synopsis TV Series (2011-2021). 11 Seasons. 134 Episodes. Meet the fabulously dysfunctional Gallagher family. Dad's a drunk, Mom split long ago, eldest daughter Fiona tries to hold the family together. Eldest son Philip (Lip) trades his physics tutoring skills for sexual...

7.8

15K votes

7.8

15K votes

Direction Anthony E. Zuiker · Kenneth Fink · Richard J. Lewis · Danny Cannon

Cast William Petersen · Laurence Fishburne · George Eads · Paul Guilfoyle

Synopsis TV Series (2000-2015). 15 Seasons. 336 Episodes. In this highly successful TV series, Detective Gil Grissom (William Petersen) leads the Las Vegas Police Department's night shift Crime Scene Investigations Unit, one of the top-ranked crime labs in the country. Grissom,...

6.7

63K votes

6.7

63K votes

Gotham (TV Series)

2014 · Series · 50 min. · United States

Direction Bruno Heller · Danny Cannon · T.J. Scott · Eagle Egilsson

Cast Ben McKenzie · Donal Logue · David Mazouz · Sean Pertwee

Synopsis TV Series (2014–2019). 5 seasons. 100 episodes. The good. The evil. The beginning. Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what...

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6.5

9K votes

6.5

9K votes

Dark Blue (TV Series)

2009 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Danny Cannon · Doug Jung · Jeffrey G. Hunt · Nathan Hope

Cast Dylan McDermott · Omari Hardwick · Logan Marshall-Green · Nicki Aycox

Synopsis Dark Blue follows the lives of an undercover team of Los Angeles police officers so covert, many of their own colleagues don’t even know they are involved. The team is supervised by Lieutenant Carter Shaw (Dylan McDermott), who frequently butts...

6.1

223 votes

6.1

223 votes

Pennyworth (TV Series)

2019 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Bruno Heller · Danny Cannon · Jon East · China Moo-Young

Cast Jack Bannon · Hainsley Lloyd Bennett · Ben Aldridge · Dorothy Atkinson

Synopsis 10 episodes. The story of Alfred Pennyworth, a former special-forces officer living in London and working for Bruce Wayne's father.

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6.0

164 votes

6.0

164 votes

Nikita (TV Series)

2010 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Craig Silverstein · Eagle Egilsson · Kenneth Fink · David Solomon

Cast Maggie Q · Lyndsy Fonseca · Shane West · Aaron Stanford

Synopsis TV series (2010-Present). When she was a deeply troubled teenager, Nikita (Maggie Q, "Live Free or Die Hard," "Mission Impossible 3") was rescued from death row by a secret U.S. agency known only as Division, who faked her execution and...

5.7

1K votes

5.7

1K votes

Eleventh Hour (TV Series)

2008 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Stephen Gallagher · Danny Cannon · Guy Ferland · Paul Shapiro

Cast Rufus Sewell · Marley Shelton · Michael O'Keefe · Marc Blucas

Synopsis TV Series (2008-2009). 18 Episodes. Adaptation of a British miniseries. ELEVENTH HOUR from acclaimed producer Jerry Bruckheimer follows Dr. Jacob Hood, a brilliant biophysicist and special science advisor to the government, as he investigates scientific crises and oddities. His jurisdiction...

5.7

575 votes

5.7

575 votes

Phoenix

1998 · Movie · 109 min. · United States

Direction Danny Cannon

Cast Ray Liotta · Anthony LaPaglia · Anjelica Huston · Daniel Baldwin

Synopsis All is not well at the local cop station as some of the colleagues of good at heart, superstitious cop Harry (Ray Liotta) are on the take. He is forced to rip off local pimp and overall bad guy (Louie)...

5.7

526 votes

5.7

526 votes

Alcatraz (TV Series)

2012 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction J.J. Abrams · Danny Cannon · Jack Bender · Brad Anderson

Cast Sarah Jones · Jorge Garcia · Sam Neill · Jeffrey Pierce

Synopsis TV Series (2012). 13 Episodes. Alcatraz follows Rebecca Madsen (Sarah Jones), a police officer, and Dr. Diego Soto (Jorge Garcia), a "hippy geek" who is the world's foremost expert on Alcatraz. Both will investigate the reappearance of twenty wardens and...

5.5

5K votes

5.5

5K votes

Goal!

2005 · Movie · 118 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Danny Cannon

Cast Kuno Becker · Alessandro Nivola · Stephen Dillane · Sean Pertwee

Synopsis Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer. However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that--a dream. Until, one day an extraordinary turn of events...

5.4

6K votes

5.4

6K votes

The Tomorrow People (TV Series)

2013 · Series · 43 min. · United States

Direction Phil Klemmer · Dermott Downs · Danny Cannon · Guy Norman Bee

Cast Robbie Amell · Peyton List · Luke Mitchell · Aaron Yoo

Synopsis TV Series (2013-2014). 22 Episodes. The story of several young people from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, possessing special powers, including the ability to teleport and communicate with each other telepathically. Together they work...

4.9

208 votes

4.9

208 votes

The Young Americans

1993 · Movie · 104 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Danny Cannon

Cast Harvey Keitel · Iain Glen · Terence Rigby · Keith Allen

Synopsis The London police is having trouble with organized crime commited by juvenile delinquents. Their leader is an American who is an expert at turning young men into ruthless gangsters. American cop John Harris is asked to help the London police...

4.6

74 votes

4.6

74 votes

Training Day (TV Series)

2017 · Series · 42 min. · United States

Direction Will Beall · Danny Cannon · Steven A. Adelson · Matt Earl Beesley

Cast Justin Cornwell · Bill Paxton · Katrina Law · Drew Van Acker

Synopsis TV Series (2017). 13 Episodes. TV follow-up to the 2001 film 'Training Day' with Denzel Washington, about a rookie cop partnered with a corrupt officer.

4.4

106 votes

4.4

106 votes

Gotham Knights

2023 · Series · 42 min. · United States

Direction Natalie Abrams · Chad Fiveash · James Patrick Stoteraux · Danny Cannon

Cast Oscar Morgan · Fallon Smythe · Tyler DiChiara · Navia Robinson

Synopsis TV Series (2023). 1 Season. 13 Episodes. It will follow “Bruce Wayne’s rebellious adopted son in the wake of Bruce’s murder as he’s forced to forge an unlikely alliance with the children of Batman’s enemies after they are all framed...

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4.2

175 votes

4.2

175 votes

Judge Dredd

1995 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Danny Cannon

Cast Sylvester Stallone · Armand Assante · Diane Lane · Rob Schneider

Synopsis It is the 22nd Century, and Mega City One (formerly known as New York City), replete with flying vehicles, armored lawmen and 65 million citizens, has become a violent and anarchic land. As a result, the law enforcement consists of...

4.1

17K votes

4.1

17K votes

Direction Danny Cannon

Cast Jennifer Love Hewitt · Freddie Prinze Jr. · Brandy Norwood · Mekhi Phifer

Synopsis Two years after the horrible incident, Julie is back in college and is worse than ever having dreams about the killer. She gets comfort from a new friend named Will. Julie's other friend Karla tries to hook the two of...

3.5

16K votes

3.5

16K votes