85% Second Best 105 min, PG-13, [Drama] [Chris Menges] [30 Sep 1994]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 100%, External Reviews
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations.
Actors: Chris Cleary Miles, Keith Allen, Nathan Yapp, William Hurt
Plot: Graham, a lonely Welsh postal worker, adopts James, a troubled ten-year-old boy. Graham always wanted a son, but James loves his biological father too much to give Graham a chance. Will the two be able to accept each other as family?
Writer: David Cook (novel), David Cook (screenplay)
Language: English Country: UK, USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
84% Broadcast News 133 min, R, [Comedy, Drama, Romance] [James L. Brooks] [25 Dec 1987]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 98%, Metacritic 84/100, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 16 nominations.
Actors: Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Robert Prosky, William Hurt
Plot: Take two rival television reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one Producer, female. Mix well, and watch the sparks fly.
Writer: James L. Brooks
Language: English, Spanish, French, German Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
82% Body Heat 113 min, R, [Crime, Drama, Romance] [Lawrence Kasdan] [28 Aug 1981]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 97%, Metacritic 77/100, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 5 nominations.
Actors: Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson, William Hurt
Plot: In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman persuades her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.
Writer: Lawrence Kasdan
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
81% A History of Violence 96 min, R, [Crime, Drama, Thriller] [David Cronenberg] [30 Sep 2005]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 87%, Metacritic 81/100, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 37 wins & 78 nominations.
Actors: Ed Harris, Maria Bello, Viggo Mortensen, William Hurt
Plot: A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.
Writer: John Wagner (graphic novel), Vince Locke (graphic novel), Josh Olson (screenplay)
Language: English Country: USA, Germany, Canada More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
80% Kiss of the Spider Woman 120 min, R, [Drama] [Hector Babenco] [26 Jul 1985]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 88%, Metacritic 80/100, External Reviews
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 10 nominations.
Actors: José Lewgoy, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, Sônia Braga, William Hurt
Plot: A gay man and a political prisoner are together in a prison. The gay man narrates the stories of two fake movies and his own life.
Writer: Manuel Puig (based on the novel by), Leonard Schrader
Language: English, French, Portuguese, German Country: Brazil, USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
79% Smoke 112 min, R, [Comedy, Drama] [Wayne Wang, Paul Auster] [09 Jun 1995]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 93%, Metacritic 70/100, External Reviews
Awards: 9 wins & 8 nominations.
Actors: Giancarlo Esposito, Harvey Keitel, José Zúñiga, Stephen Gevedon, William Hurt
Plot: A Brooklyn smoke shop is the center of neighborhood activity, and the stories of its customers.
Writer: Paul Auster
Language: English Country: Germany, Japan, USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
78% The Doctor 122 min, PG-13, [Drama] [Randa Haines] [16 Aug 1991]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 87%, External Reviews
Awards: 3 nominations.
Actors: Christine Lahti, Elizabeth Perkins, Mandy Patinkin, William Hurt
Plot: A self-centered doctor is diagnosed with cancer and is able to sympathize with patients and better understand a life outside his career.
Writer: Ed Rosenbaum (book), Robert Caswell (screenplay)
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
78% Into the Wild 148 min, R, [Adventure, Biography, Drama] [Sean Penn] [19 Oct 2007]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 82%, Metacritic 73/100, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 99 nominations.
Actors: Catherine Keener, Emile Hirsch, Jena Malone, Marcia Gay Harden, Vince Vaughn, William Hurt
Plot: After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.
Writer: Sean Penn (screenplay), Jon Krakauer (book)
Language: English, Danish Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
77% Until the End of the World 158 min, R, [Action, Drama, Sci-Fi] [Wim Wenders] [25 Dec 1991]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 87%, External Reviews
Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination.
Actors: Chick Ortega, Enzo Turrin, Pietro Falcone, Solveig Dommartin, William Hurt
Plot: In 1999, Claire's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash. She rescues Sam and starts traveling around the world with him. Writer Eugene follows them and writes their story, as a way of recording dreams is being invented.
Writer: Peter Carey (screenplay), Wim Wenders (screenplay), Wim Wenders (original idea by), Solveig Dommartin (original idea by), Michael Almereyda
Language: English, French, Italian, Japanese, German Country: Germany, France, Australia, USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
76% Children of a Lesser God 119 min, R, [Drama, Romance] [Randa Haines] [31 Oct 1986]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 81%, External Reviews
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations.
Actors: Marlee Matlin, Philip Bosco, Piper Laurie, William Hurt
Plot: A new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice.
Writer: Mark Medoff (stage play), Hesper Anderson (screenplay), Mark Medoff (screenplay)
Language: English, American Sign Language Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
75% Eyewitness 103 min, R, [Crime, Drama, Mystery] [Peter Yates] [13 Feb 1981]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 90%, External Reviews
Actors: Christopher Plummer, James Woods, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt
Plot: Eccentric Vietnam War vet turned janitor claims to have witnessed a murder of a man tied to international political underground in order to get the attention of a TV reporter he has a huge crush on. The cops suspect his loser best friend.
Writer: Steve Tesich
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
74% One True Thing 127 min, R, [Drama] [Carl Franklin] [18 Sep 1998]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 89%, Metacritic 63/100, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 nominations.
Actors: Meryl Streep, Renée Zellweger, Tom Everett Scott, William Hurt
Plot: A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.
Writer: Anna Quindlen (novel), Karen Croner (screenplay)
Language: English, Portuguese Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
74% Too Big to Fail 99 min, TV-MA, [Biography, Drama, History] [Curtis Hanson] [23 May 2011]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.4/10, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 28 nominations.
Actors: Erin Dilly, James Woods, John Heard, William Hurt
Plot: Chronicles the financial meltdown of 2008 and centers on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
Writer: Peter Gould, Andrew Ross Sorkin (book)
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB
73% Gorky Park 128 min, R, [Crime, Drama, Mystery] [Michael Apted] [16 Dec 1983]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 78%, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
Actors: Brian Dennehy, Ian Bannen, Lee Marvin, William Hurt
Plot: A Moscow police officer investigates a triple homicide and stumbles upon a high-level political conspiracy in the local government.
Writer: Martin Cruz Smith (novel), Dennis Potter (screenplay)
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
71% Dark City 100 min, R, [Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller] [Alex Proyas] [27 Feb 1998]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.7/10, Metacritic 66/100, External Reviews
Awards: 10 wins & 15 nominations.
Actors: Jennifer Connelly, Kiefer Sutherland, Rufus Sewell, William Hurt
Plot: A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun.
Writer: Alex Proyas (story), Alex Proyas (screenplay), Lem Dobbs (screenplay), David S. Goyer (screenplay)
Language: English Country: Australia, USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
71% Altered States 102 min, R, [Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller] [Ken Russell] [25 Dec 1980]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 86%, Metacritic 58/100, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 5 nominations.
Actors: Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid, William Hurt
Plot: A Harvard scientist conducts experiments on himself with a hallucinatory drug and an isolation chamber that may be causing him to regress genetically.
Writer: Paddy Chayefsky (written for the screen by), Paddy Chayefsky (novel)
Language: English, Spanish Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
71% Jane Eyre 112 min, PG, [Drama, Romance] [Franco Zeffirelli] [12 Apr 1996]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 74%, External Reviews
Awards: 1 win.
Actors: Anna Paquin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Nic Knight, Nicola Howard, Sasha Graff, William Hurt
Plot: Jane Eyre is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. There she learns to become a teacher and eventually seeks ...
Writer: Charlotte Brontë (novel), Hugh Whitemore (screenplay), Franco Zeffirelli (screenplay), Josep Llurba (translation and adaptation)
Language: English, French Country: France, Italy, UK, USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
70% Alice 106 min, PG-13, [Comedy, Romance] [Woody Allen] [10 Jan 1991]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 77%, Metacritic 67/100, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 6 nominations.
Actors: Joe Mantegna, June Squibb, Mia Farrow, William Hurt
Plot: A spoiled Manhattan housewife re-evaluates her life after visiting a Chinatown healer.
Writer: Woody Allen
Language: English, Cantonese Country: USA More Info: IMDB
67% The Big Chill 105 min, R, [Comedy, Drama] [Lawrence Kasdan] [30 Sep 1983]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 68%, Metacritic 62/100, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations.
Actors: Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, Tom Berenger, William Hurt
Plot: A group of seven former college friends gather for a weekend reunion at a South Carolina winter house after the funeral of one of their friends.
Writer: Lawrence Kasdan, Barbara Benedek
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
67% The Accidental Tourist 121 min, PG, [Drama, Romance] [Lawrence Kasdan] [06 Jan 1989]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 80%, Metacritic 53/100, External Reviews
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 10 nominations.
Actors: Amy Wright, Geena Davis, Kathleen Turner, William Hurt
Plot: An emotionally distant writer of travel guides must carry on with his life after his son is killed and his marriage crumbles.
Writer: Anne Tyler (book), Frank Galati (screenplay), Lawrence Kasdan (screenplay)
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB
65% The Incredible Hulk 112 min, PG-13, [Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi] [Louis Leterrier] [13 Jun 2008]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 67%, Metacritic 61/100, External Reviews
Awards: 1 win & 8 nominations.
Actors: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt
Plot: Bruce Banner, a scientist on the run from the U.S. Government, must find a cure for the monster he turns into, whenever he loses his temper.
Writer: Zak Penn (screenplay), Zak Penn (screen story), Stan Lee (Marvel comic book), Jack Kirby (Marvel comic book)
Language: English, Portuguese, Spanish Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
64% Tuck Everlasting 90 min, PG, [Drama, Family, Fantasy] [Jay Russell] [11 Oct 2002]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 61%, Metacritic 66/100, External Reviews
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations.
Actors: Alexis Bledel, Jonathan Jackson, Sissy Spacek, William Hurt
Plot: A young woman meets and falls in love with a young man who is part of a family of immortals.
Writer: Natalie Babbitt (novel), Jeffrey Lieber (screenplay), James V. Hart (screenplay)
Language: English, French Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
57% Mr. Brooks 120 min, R, [Crime, Drama, Thriller] [Bruce A. Evans] [01 Jun 2007]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 54%, Metacritic 45/100, External Reviews
Awards: 2 nominations.
Actors: Dane Cook, Demi Moore, Kevin Costner, William Hurt
Plot: A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.
Writer: Bruce A. Evans, Raynold Gideon
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB
55% I Love You to Death 97 min, R, [Comedy, Crime] [Lawrence Kasdan] [06 Apr 1990]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 56%, Metacritic 45/100, External Reviews
Actors: Joan Plowright, Kevin Kline, River Phoenix, Tracey Ullman, William Hurt
Plot: Joey owns a pizza parlor, and is married to Rosalie. He's also a serial womanizer. Rosalie goes to extremes when she finds he has been cheating.
Writer: John Kostmayer
Language: English, Italian, Serbo-Croatian Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
54% Robin Hood 140 min, PG-13, [Action, Adventure, Drama] [Ridley Scott] [14 May 2010]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 43%, Metacritic 53/100, External Reviews
Awards: 1 win & 14 nominations.
Actors: Cate Blanchett, Matthew Macfadyen, Max von Sydow, Russell Crowe, William Hurt
Plot: In 12th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power.
Writer: Brian Helgeland (screenplay), Brian Helgeland (story), Ethan Reiff (story), Cyrus Voris (story)
Language: English, French, Ukrainian Country: USA, UK More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
54% Mr. Wonderful 98 min, PG-13, [Comedy, Romance] [Anthony Minghella] [15 Oct 1993]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 5.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 50%, External Reviews
Actors: Annabella Sciorra, Mary-Louise Parker, Matt Dillon, William Hurt
Plot: In an attempt to end alimony payments, a working class man tries to set up his ex wife with potential husbands.
Writer: Amy Schor Ferris, Vicki Polon
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
51% Late Bloomers 95 min, [Drama] [Julie Gavras] [13 Jul 2011]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 5.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 43%, Metacritic 53/100, External Reviews
Actors: Doreen Mantle, Isabella Rossellini, Kate Ashfield, William Hurt
Plot: The struggles of Mary and her husband adjusting to retirement.
Writer: Olivier Dazat, Julie Gavras, David H. Pickering (translation)
Language: English, Italian Country: France, Belgium, UK More Info: IMDB
50% The Village 108 min, PG-13, [Drama, Mystery, Thriller] [M. Night Shyamalan] [30 Jul 2004]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 43%, Metacritic 44/100, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 21 nominations.
Actors: Adrien Brody, Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt
Plot: A series of events tests the beliefs of a small isolated countryside village.
Writer: M. Night Shyamalan
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
48% A Time of Destiny 118 min, PG-13, [Drama, War] [Gregory Nava] [22 Apr 1988]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 4.8/10, External Reviews
Actors: Francisco Rabal, Melissa Leo, Timothy Hutton, William Hurt
Plot: A modernized version of the story which inspired Verdi's opera, "La Forza del Destino".
Writer: Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas
Language: English, Basque Country: USA, Yugoslavia More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
43% Michael 105 min, PG, [Comedy, Drama, Fantasy] [Nora Ephron] [25 Dec 1996]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 5.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 36%, Metacritic 38/100, External Reviews
Awards: 1 nomination.
Actors: Andie MacDowell, Bob Hoskins, John Travolta, William Hurt
Plot: Two tabloid reporters checking out a report of the Archangel Michael living with an old woman find that it's true. But that's not the only surprise.
Writer: Peter Dexter (story), Jim Quinlan (story), Nora Ephron (screenplay), Delia Ephron (screenplay), Peter Dexter (screenplay), Jim Quinlan (screenplay)
Language: English, Portuguese Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
40% Lost in Space 130 min, PG-13, [Action, Adventure, Family] [Stephen Hopkins] [03 Apr 1998]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 5.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 27%, Metacritic 42/100, External Reviews
Awards: 3 wins & 17 nominations.
Actors: Gary Oldman, Heather Graham, Lacey Chabert, Matt LeBlanc, Mimi Rogers, William Hurt
Plot: The Robinson family was going into space to fight for a chance for humanity. Now they are fighting to live long enough to find a way home.
Writer: Irwin Allen (television series), Akiva Goldsman
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
30% Trial by Jury 107 min, R, [Thriller, Crime, Drama] [Heywood Gould] [09 Sep 1994]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 5.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 8%, External Reviews
Actors: Armand Assante, Gabriel Byrne, Joanne Whalley, William Hurt
Plot: Valerie is a juror in the trail of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn't done.
Writer: Jordan Katz, Heywood Gould
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia