The Most Successful Brian Dennehy Movie Of All Time

Dennehy has been in more than a few box office successes. The actor portrayed Sheriff William "Will" Teasle in the inaugural entry in the Rambo franchise, First Blood, which raked in an impressive $125 million worldwide when it premiered in 1982. Other films he's appeared in — like 1979's 10 and Baz Lurhmann's 1996 feature Romeo + Juliet, were also commercial hits. However, none of them come close to the juggernaut of Dennehy's career: Disney-Pixar's Ratatouille.

In the film, Dennehy joins a first-rate voice cast that includes Patton Oswald, Janeane Garafalo, and Will Arnett to play the part of Django, the leader of the rats and father of protagonist of the film, Remy. Even though he's voicing an animated rat in Ratatouille, the role is similar to many of the parts that Dennehy was known for during his career. As Remy's father, Django has a stern exterior that seems tough until you realize it's all in service of protecting his family.

Ratatouille raked in a whopping $623.7 million globally, and was also a hit with critics; the movie holds an impressive 96 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. This also makes Ratatouille one of Dennehy's most successful critical accomplishments on film. However, there is another movie that bests it in terms of critical consensus.