John Hurt

John Hurt

Birthday:Jan 22, 1940
Place of birth:Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK

Filmography

2006
V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta

Action Thriller Science Fiction Superhero Action Political Thriller
8.1

20062h 12min

Germany, United Kingdom

Director: James McTeigue

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

2005
The Proposition

The Proposition

Action Adventure Crime Drama Thriller
7.3

20051h 44min

Australia, United Kingdom

Director: John Hillcoat

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.


The Skeleton Key

The Skeleton Key

Drama Horror Mystery Thriller Psychological Horror
6.5

20051h 44min

Germany, United States

Director: Iain Softley

A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.

2004
Hellboy

Hellboy

Fantasy Action Supernatural Fantasy Superhero Action
6.9

20042h 2min

United States

Director: Guillermo del Toro

In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before they summon a baby demon who is rescued by Allied forces and dubbed "Hellboy". Sixty years later, Hellboy serves the cause of good rather than evil as an agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense, along with Abe Sapien - a merman with psychic powers, and Liz Sherman - a woman with pyrokinesis, protecting America against dark forces.

2003
Dogville

Dogville

Crime Drama Thriller Organized Crime Psychological Drama
8.0

20032h 58min

Denmark, Finland

Director: Lars von Trier

A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.


Owning Mahowny

Owning Mahowny

Crime Drama Thriller Con Artist Crime Professional Drama
7.0

20031h 44min

Canada

Director: Richard Kwietniowski

Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he was a workaholic. To his customers, he was astute, decisive and helpful. To his friends, he was a quiet, but humorous man who enjoyed watching sports on television. To his girlfriend, he was shy but engaging. None of them knew the other side of Dan Mahowny--the side that executed the largest single-handed bank fraud in Canadian history, grossing over $10 million in eighteen months to feed his gambling obsession.

2000
The Tigger Movie

The Tigger Movie

Animation Family Comedy Family Animation Animal Companion Family
6.3

20001h 17min

United States

Director: Jun Falkenstein

Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo, and Rabbit are preparing a suitable winter home for Eeyore, the perennially dejected donkey, but Tigger's continual bouncing interrupts their efforts. Rabbit suggests that Tigger go find others of his kind to bounce with, but Tigger thinks "the most wonderful thing about tiggers is" he's "the only one!" Just in case though, the joyously jouncy feline sets out to see if he can find relatives.

1997
Contact

Contact

Drama Science Fiction Mystery Alien Contact Sci-Fi Psychological Drama
7.5

19972h 30min

United States

Director: Robert Zemeckis

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.

1995
Dead Man

Dead Man

Drama Fantasy Western
7.5

19952h 1min

United States, Japan

Director: Jim Jarmusch

On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.


Rob Roy

Rob Roy

Adventure History Drama Action War
6.9

19952h 19min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Michael Caton-Jones

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.