Actor Wes Bentley, who many know for his role as Jamie Dutton (an often hated character) on Paramount’s drama series Yellowstone, has been acting for a while in a range of television series and films. He had his breakout role in the 1999 critically acclaimed and Oscar winning film American Beauty, and has since taken on many lead roles. If you’re looking for more content to watch featuring Wes Bentley, here are 10 films starring him which you can stream.
You can also check out our previous articles on movies to watch featuring Yellowstone‘s Kelly Reilley, Luke Grimes, Cole Hauser, and Gil Birmingham.
After the Fall (2014)
Who else is in it: Haley Bennett, Vinessa Shaw, Jason Isaacs, Keith Carradine, Sam Trammell, W. Earl Brown, Jeremiah Bitsui
Synopsis: “When everyday family man Bill loses his job, his peaceful life quickly spirals out of control. Terrified that he will lose everything he has achieved, he turns to a life of crime, descending into drastic and dangerous measures to stay ahead of the law. As he fights to provide for his family, Bill discovers that the only thing worse than getting caught is getting away with it.”
Where to watch: Prime Video, Freevee, Pluto TV, Tubi
American Beauty (1999)
Who else is in it: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher, Chris Cooper, Allison Janney
Synopsis: “Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) is a gainfully employed suburban husband and father. Fed up with his boring, stagnant existence, he quits his job and decides to reinvent himself as a pot-smoking, responsibility-shirking teenager. What follows is at once cynical, hysterical, and, eventually, tragically uplifting.”
Where to watch: Hoopla, Paramount+, Pluto TV, Netflix
The Best of Enemies (2019)
Who else is in it: Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay, Anne Heche, Nick Searcy, Bruce McGill, John Gallagher Jr., Nicholas Logan, Gilbert Glenn Brown, Caitlin Mehner
Synopsis: “Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.”
Where to watch: Netflix
The Claim (2000)
Who else is in it: Peter Mullan, Sarah Polley, Milla Jovovich, Alwin Kuchler, Nastassja Kinski, Karolina Muller, Shirley Henderson, Julian Richings, Sean McGinley
Synopsis: “A prospector sells his wife and daughter to another gold miner for the rights to a gold mine. Twenty years later, the prospector is a wealthy man who owns much of the old west town named Kingdom Come. But changes are brewing and his past is coming back to haunt him. A surveyor and his crew scouts the town as a location for a new railroad line and a young woman suddenly appears in the town and is evidently the man’s daughter.”
Where to watch: Pluto, Redbox, The Roku Channel, Tubi
Final Girl (2015)
Who else is in it: Abigail Breslin, Alexander Ludwig, Logan Huffman, Cameron Bright, Reece Thompson, Francesca Eastwood, Emma Paetz
Synopsis: “A man teaches a young woman how to become a complete weapon. Later, she is approached by a group of sadistic teens who kill blonde women for unknown reasons. The hunting season begins.”
Where to watch: Peacock, Plex, The Roku Channel, Tubi, Vudu
The Four Feathers (2002)
Who else is in it: Heath Ledger, Kate Hudson, Djimon Hounsou, Alex Jennings, Michael Sheen, Lucy Gordon, James Cosmo, Angela Douglas, Daniel Caltagirone
Synopsis: “A British officer resigns his post just before battle and subsequently receives four white feathers from his friends and fiancee as symbols of what they believe to be his cowardice.”
Where to watch: Fubo, MGM+, Paramount+, Prime Video
The Game of Their Lives (2005)
Who else is in it: Gerard Butler, Gavin Rossdale, Costas Mandylor, Louis Mandylor, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Patrick Stewart, Maria Bertrand, Terry Kinney, Richard Jenik
Synopsis: “Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of the 1950 U.S. soccer team, who, against all odds, beat England 1 – 0 in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Although no U.S. team has ever won a World Cup title, this story is about the family traditions and passions which shaped the lives of the players who made up this team of underdogs.”
Where to watch: The Roku Channel, Tubi, Vudu
Knight of Cups (2015)
Who else is in it: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Brian Dennehy, Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto, Isabel Lucas, Teresa Palmer, Imogen Poots, Peter Matthiessen, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Cherry Jones
Synopsis: “A writer indulging in all that Los Angeles and Las Vegas have to offer, undertakes a search for love and self via a series of adventures with six different women.”
Where to watch: DIRECTV, Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Starz, Vudu
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
Who else is in it: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Angela Bassett, Vanessa Kirby, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Michelle Monaghan, Alec Baldwin, Frederick Schmidt
Synopsis: “Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.”
Where to watch: DIRECTV, FXNOW, Paramount+
The Time Being (2012)
Who else is in it: Frank Langella, Sarah Paulson, Ahna O’Reilly, Jeremy Allen White, Corey Stoll
Synopsis: “An artist meets a mysterious and wealthy benefactor and their relationship is not what it appears to be.”
Where to watch: Freevee, Peacock, Plex, The Roku Channel, Tubi
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