Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn

Birthday:Apr 3, 1969
Place of birth:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Filmography

2014
Starred Up

Starred Up

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
7.3

20141h 46min

Ireland, United Kingdom

Director: David Mackenzie

19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemies in both prison authorities and fellow inmates — and his already volatile relationship with his father is pushed past breaking point — Eric is approached by a volunteer psychotherapist, who runs an anger management group for prisoners. Torn between gang politics, prison corruption, and a glimmer of something better, Eric finds himself in a fight for his own life, unsure if his own father is there to protect him or join in punishing him.

2013
Adore

Adore

Drama Relationship Drama
6.2

20131h 40min

Australia, France

Director: Anne Fontaine

Lil and Roz are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotions that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention.


The Place Beyond the Pines

The Place Beyond the Pines

Drama Crime Organized Crime Tragic Drama
7.3

20132h 20min

United States

Director: Derek Cianfrance

A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.

2012
Killing Them Softly

Killing Them Softly

Crime Thriller Organized Crime Modern Noir Thriller
6.2

20121h 37min

United States

Director: Andrew Dominik

Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.

2011
Trespass

Trespass

Thriller Domestic Thriller
5.3

20111h 31min

United States

Director: Joel Schumacher

Kyle and Sarah Miller have it all: a huge gated house on the water, fancy cars, and the potential for romance in their relationship. He's just back from a business trip and their teen daughter Avery is sneaking out to a party, when four thugs in security uniforms and ski masks stage a home invasion. They want what's in the safe: cash and diamonds. As Kyle stalls them, trying to negotiate for Sarah's freedom, the fault lines in Kyle and Sarah's marriage and the pasts of the four robbers come into play. Is there room here for heroism?


Killer Elite

Killer Elite

Action Adventure Thriller Spy Action Revenge Thriller
6.4

20111h 56min

Australia, United States

Director: Gary McKendry

Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world’s most elite operatives—Danny, an ex-special ops agent and Hunter, his longtime mentor—against the cunning leader of a secret military society. Covering the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East, Danny and Hunter are plunged into a highly dangerous game of cat and mouse—where the predators become the prey.

2010
Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom

Crime Drama Organized Crime Family Drama
7.2

20101h 53min

Australia

Director: David Michôd

Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled by J’s scheming grandmother, is heavily involved in criminal activities, and J is soon indoctrinated into their way of life. But J is given a chance to take another path when a cop seeks to help him.

1990
Quigley Down Under

Quigley Down Under

Western
6.9

19901h 59min

United States

Director: Simon Wincer

American Matt Quigley answers Australian land baron Elliott Marston's ad for a sharpshooter to kill the dingoes on his property. But when Quigley finds out that Marston's real target is the aborigines, Quigley hits the road. Now, even American expatriate Crazy Cora can't keep Quigley safe in his cat-and-mouse game with the homicidal Marston.