Adam Resurrected 2008  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi, Ayelet Zurer, Hana Laszlo, Joachim Krol, Jenya Dodina, Tudor Rapiteanu, Veronica Ferres, Idan Alterman, Juliane Kohler, Dror Keren, Shmuel Edelman, Yoram Toledano, Mickey Leon
World War II Holocaust survivor Adam Stein (Jeff Goldblum) is a patient in an Israeli mental hospital where he confounds the medical staff, including head doctor Nathan Gross (Derek Jacobi) with the question, "Who brought the dog in here?" Before the war, Stein was a circus performer, but when his family was captured, he became concentration camp Commandant Klein's (Willem Dafoe) personal "dog" and was allowed to survive. Now, Adam finds a young boy, David (Tudor Rapiteanu), locked in the basement of the asylum, and David acts like a dog. Adam and David become kindred spirits and begin a special journey together.
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Affliction 1997  R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn, Willem Dafoe, Mary Beth Hurt, Jim True-Frost, Marian Seldes, Holmes Osborne, Brigid Tierney, Sean McCann, Tim Post, Christopher Heyerdahl, Janine Theriault, Wayne Robson, Sheena Larkin
Based on Russell Banks' novel, this film adaptation features Nick Nolte as Wade Whitehouse, a small-town sheriff in New England who delves into an "accidental" hunting accident to redeem his bleak life–both professionally and personally. He reexamines his life and the relationship he has with his abusive father Glen (James Coburn). Meanwhile, his ex-wife (Mary Beth Hurt) hates him, and his relationship with his daughter Jill (Brigid Tierney) is badly in need of repair. Wade is dating Margie (Sissy Spacek) who is the only one he seems capable of relating to. After his mother dies, Wade's brother Rolfe (Willem Dafoe) comes home to pay his respects, and now Wade suspects Rolfe of being involved in the criminal world. James Coburn won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and Nick Nolte was nominated for Best Actor.
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American Dreamz 2006 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Paul Weitz
Cast: Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Willem Dafoe, Chris Klein, Jennifer Coolidge, Sam Golzari, Marcia Gay Harden, Seth Meyers, John Cho, Judy Greer, Bernard White, Shohreh Aghdashloo
This satire aims at a variety of subjects, but the Presidency of George W. Bush and the reality show, American Idol, are the prime targets. Dennis Quaid takes on the role of recovering alcoholic President Staton who seldom reads the newspaper and relies on the advice of his Dick Cheney-like Chief of Staff (Willem Dafoe) who, to increase the President's ratings, books him as a guest judge on the popular reality show, American Dreamz. The TV show, featuring aspiring musical artists, is easily identified as a satirical view of American Idol with the popular program's self-absorbed Martin Tweed (Hugh Grant) preparing the season's new shows. Contestants include blonde redneck Sally Kendoo (Mandy Moore) and show-tune loving terrorist Omer Obeidi (Sam Golzari). The President agrees to a live presentation, and Omer prepares to assassinate him during his appearance on live TV.
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 American Psycho 2000 R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Mary Harron
Cast: Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon, Samantha Mathis, Chloe Sevigny, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage, Matt Ross, Cara Seymour, Guinevere Turner, Stephen Bogaert, Monika Meier, Reg E. Cathey
Bret Easton Ellis' 1991 satirical novel about the lack of morality on Wall Street in the 1980s features Christian Bale as New York, young Yuppie Patrick Bateman who goes to work and, apparently, does nothing but watch TV, make dinner reservations, and listen to pop ballads. It is the nighttime scene at which he excels: macabre acts of sex, violence, and murder.
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Animal Factory 2000 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve Buscemi
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Seymour Cassel, Mickey Rourke, Steve Buscemi, Tom Arnold, John Heard, Danny Trejo, Jake La Botz, Afemo Omilami, Mark Boone Junior, Chris Bauer, Rockets Redglare, Victor Pagan, Ernest Harden Jr.
When a young hood, Ron Decker (Edward Furlong), is sent to prison at age 21, he runs into Earl Copen (Willem Dafoe) who assumes the role of mentor. Copen has learned how to survive in prison surroundings, takes Ron under his wing, and teaches him how to survive in the animal factory.
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 Auto Focus 2002 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Willem Dafoe, Maria Bello, Rita Wilson, Ron Leibman, Bruce Solomon, Michael E. Rodgers, Kurt Fuller, Christopher Neiman, Lyle Kanouse, Ed Begley Jr., Michael McKean, Donnamarie Recco, Cheryl Lynn Bowers, Don McManus
This story involves the rise and fall of radio/TV star Bob Crane (Greg Kinnear) who gained fame only to take a down-hill journey, which began when he met sleazy, video technician John Carpenter (Willem Dafoe), continues through an addiction to sex, and ends, eventually, with Crane's murder. Carpenter was tried, and acquitted, for the still-unsolved murder.
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Basquiat 1996   R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Julian Schnabel
Cast: Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio Del Toro, Claire Forlani, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Parker Posey, Jean-Claude La Marre, Elina Lowensohn, Paul Bartel, Courtney Love, Tatum O'Neal
This is the biography of the young American painter Jean-Michel Basquiat (Jeffrey Wright) who began as a graffiti artist and soared to fame in the 1980s (due, in part, to the sponsorship of Andy Warhol) and was dead from a heroin overdose at the age of 28. 1 User Review
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| | Left me gazing at the stars reconsidering art and life | Iowa Girl 11/01/2011 | | The obvious bounty of actors/actresses did not prove to overtake the life story of Basquiat. I first watched this movie in a Senior Seminar at Drake University in Des Moines, IA. The class was Writing about Art, something like that, and my two passions were rolled into one semester of intelligent thinking, observation and writing. This movie made a huge impact on me, and maybe it was the timing -- one semester past 9-11, but it made me reevaluating the intersections of life and art, artists and business, and the delicate line that seems to pull each away from the other. Love David Bowie! |
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Body of Evidence 1993  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Horror / Thriller
Director: Uli Edel
Cast: Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Julianne Moore, Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, Jurgen Prochnow, Charles Hallahan, Frank Langella, Stan Shaw, Michael Forest, Mark Rolston, Richard Riehle, D. Scot Douglas, Mario DePriest, John DeLay
When her rich lover dies, Rebecca Carlson (Madonna) inherits $8 million. The police are suspicious because they know that Rebecca enjoys rough sex and think that she may have caused her lover's death.
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 The Boondock Saints 1999 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller
Director: Troy Duffy
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco, Billy Connolly, David Ferry, Brian Mahoney, Bob Marley, Richard Fitzpatrick, William Young, Robert Pemberton, Dot Jones, Bill Craig, Scott Griffith, Leyton Morrison
Irish brothers Connor and Murphy (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus) live in Boston and feel that God has tasked them to rid their town of evil. Setting out on their mission, they start with Russian mobsters and continue the bloodletting against other "evil" people. FBI agent Paul Smecker (Willem Dafoe) is on their trail but has mixed feelings about arresting them since they are doing a service to the city. Some interesting performances in this bloody film.
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 Clear and Present Danger 1994 PG-13, 142 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Phillip Noyce
Cast: Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer, James Earl Jones, Donald Moffat, Harris Yulin, Joaquim de Almeida, Dean Jones, Thora Birch, Hope Lange, Henry Czerny, Miguel Sandoval, Benjamin Bratt, Raymond Cruz, Ann Magnuson
In the United States, the President is given the power to order military might only in the case of "clear and present danger" to the national security. This is the reasoning behind President Edward Bennett (Donald Moffat) ordering Special Forces into Colombia to break up a drug cartel. Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) is the President's intelligence deputy who leads the covert military attack. Intrigue and action prevail from beginning to end.
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 The Clearing 2004 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Pieter Jan Brugge
Cast: Robert Redford, Helen Mirren, Willem Dafoe, Alessandro Nivola, Matt Craven, Melissa Sagemiller, Wendy Crewson, Larry Pine, Diana Scarwid, Elizabeth Ruscio, Gwen McGee, Sarah Koskoff
Arnold Mack (Willem Dafoe) kidnaps wealthy businessman Wayne Hayes (Robert Redford) and demands a $1 million ransom while Wayne's wife, Eileen (Helen Mirren), is left at home with their family trying to keep cool even with FBI Agent Ray Fuller (Matt Craven) digging into her past and Eileen admitting to Fuller that Wayne had, indeed, cheated on her.
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Control 2004  R, 98 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Jonathan Baker, Tim Hunter
Cast: Ray Liotta, Willem Dafoe, Michelle Rodriguez, Stephen Rea, Kathleen Robertson, Nick Brimble, Polly Walker, Mac McDonald, Mark Letheren, Ivan Kaye
Sociopath Lee Ray Oliver (Ray Liotta) is about to pay the ultimate price for the brutal murders he committed. But rather than receive a lethal injection, he received a strong sedative that put him into a deep sleep. After being pronounced dead, he awakens later to find that he is getting a second chance IF he participates in an experimental mood-changing experiment to cure a person of criminal instincts. He is given a new name and sent to a small town to start a new life. But old habits are hard to break, despite the medications.
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Daybreakers 2010 R, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: Michael Spieirig, Peter Spierig
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Michael Dorman, Claudia Karvan, Sam Neill, Isabel Lucas, Vince Colosimo, Paul Sonkkila, Damien Garvey, Jay Laga'aia, Harriet Minto-Day, Carl Rush, Tod Levi, Mungo McKay, Charlotte Wilson
A vampire epidemic has resulted in human beings becoming an endangered species. Scientist Edward Dalton (Ethan Hawke) is a vampire, but he is working for corrupt Charles Bromley's (Sam Neill) pharmaceutical company that is looking for a synthetic blood substitute. When Dalton meets Lionel "Elvis" Cormac (Willem Dafoe) and his resistance group that has the secret for curing vampires, he abandons his research project and joins them in hopes of saving the human race.
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Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam 1987 PG-13, 87 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Bill Couturie
Cast: Robert De Niro, Michael J. Fox, Ellen Burstyn, Kathleen Turner, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Sean Penn, Matt Dillon, Robin Williams, Martin Sheen
Vietnam, from 1964 through 1973, is insightfully examined through letters from military men serving in the war. This film is enhanced by live film footage from the era. Many stars narrated portions of the film.
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Edges of the Lord 2001 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Yurek Bogayevicz
Cast: Haley Joel Osment, Willem Dafoe, Liam Hess, Richard Banel, Olaf Lubaszenko, Malgorzata Foremniak, Andrzej Grabowski, Chiril Vahonin, Ola Frycz, Dorota Piasecka
When the Nazis invade Poland during World War II, a Jewish family smuggles their son, Romek (Haley Joel Osment), out of the city in hopes of saving him. He ends up living with a Catholic, peasant farm family in a basically Catholic community. This is his story as he deals with his new surroundings. 1 User Review
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| | An Absolute Must See during Lenten Season | SactoBoy66 02/26/2012 | | This film is extremely well done. I highly recommend it as a Lenten program, either that or around Holocaust Remembrance. Superb! 4 1/2 stars! |
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 The English Patient 1996 R, 162 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Anthony Minghella
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Naveen Andrews, Colin Firth, Julian Wadham, Jurgen Prochnow, Clive Merrison, Kevin Whately, Nino Castelnuovo, Hichem Rostom, Peter Ruhring, Torri Higginson, Geordie Johnson
Based on Michael Ondaatje's novel, this is the story of the changing of Count Laszlo de Almasy's (Ralph Fiennes) life by aristocrat Katharine Clifton (Kristin Scott-Thomas) in 1938. Now, in 1944, following his World War II plane crash, the count, nursed by Canadian Hana (Juliette Binoche), remembers events leading to the accident in which he was badly burned. The movie won an impressive nine Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Binoche).
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ExistenZ 1999 R, 97 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Willem Dafoe, Ian Holm, Don McKellar, Callum Keith Rennie, Sarah Polley, Christopher Eccleston, Robert A. Silverman, Kris Lemche
Players in this adventure cannot differentiate between what is real and not in a new virtual reality game.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Animation / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wallace Wolodarsky, Eric Chase Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, Jarvis Cocker, Helen McCrory, Wes Anderson, Karen Duffy, Robin Hurlstone, Hugo Guinness
Mr. and Mrs. Fox (voices of George Clooney and Meryl Streep) live with their family, including teenager Ash (voice of Jason Schwartzman), under a tree on a hill. They need food, and rebellious Mr. Fox steals food from local farmers. Tired of Mr. Fox's antics, a farmer, Mr. Bean (voice of Michael Gambon), leads the others in a war against the Fox family, and they force the animals underground. Food supplies dwindle, and now all the animals–including Badger, Rat, and Weasel (voices of Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, and Wes Anderson) join forces to fight for their land. Oscar nominations were received for Best Animated Feature and Original music score.
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Faraway, So Close! 1993 N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Drama / Mystery
Director: Wim Wenders
Cast: Otto Sander, Bruno Ganz, Peter Falk, Solveig Dommartin, Nastassja Kinski, Willem Dafoe, Roberto Benigni, Horst Buchholz, Mikhail Gorbachev, Martin Olbertz, Aline Krajewski, Monika Hansen, Rudiger Vogler, Claude Lergenmuller, Melanie Pontabry
In this remake/sequel to Wenders' classic "Wings of Desire," the angels still hover over Berlin and bring their kind of magic to the people in a now-unified Germany. Mikhail Gorbachev, the ex-Soviet head, makes a cameo appearance with philosophical comments. A pretty good follow-up to the original.
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 Finding Nemo 2003  G, 101 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
Cast: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, Austin Pendleton, Stephen Root, Geoffrey Rush, Vicki Lewis, Joe Ranft, Andrew Stanton, Elizabeth Perkins, Nicholas Bird, Bob Peterson
After boy clownfish Nemo (Alexander Gould) disobeys his father (Albert Brooks) by leaving the security of their reef, a scuba diver captures him. This act sets off the ensuing search, which develops into a very funny, animated adventure film. The film received a Best Animated Film Oscar.
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Flight of the Intruder 1991 R, 113 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance
Director: John Milius
Cast: Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe, Brad Johnson, Rosanna Arquette, Tom Sizemore, Dann Florek, Ving Rhames, J. Kenneth Campbell, Madison Mason, Jared Chandler, Scott N. Stevens, Christopher Rich, Douglas Roberts, John Corbett, Justin Williams
During peace talks for the Vietnam War, U.S. Navy carrier pilots are given mundane bombing missions that undermine morale. Commander Frank Camparelli (Danny Glover) is the captain of a U.S. Navy cruiser who must deal with Lt. Jake Grafton (Brad Johnson) who is grieving over the death of his flight partner. Grafton wants revenge and draws Virgil Cole (Willem Dafoe) into his plot to raid a SAM installation in Hanoi.
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 The Hunger 1983  R, 99 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: David Bowie, Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young, Ann Magnuson, Willem Dafoe, Dan Hedaya, Beth Ehlers, Rufus Collins, Suzanne Bertish
Seductive vampire Miriam (Catherine Deneuve) realizes that her centuries-old vampire lover, John (David Bowie), is reaching the end of his time on Earth. So, she targets Sarah Roberts (Susan Sarandon) as her new lover.
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Inside Man 2006 R, 129 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer, Willem Dafoe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Carlos Andres Gomez, Kim Director, James Ransone, Bernard Rachelle, Peter Gerety, Victor Colicchio, Cassandra Freeman, Peter Frechette, Gerry Vichi
When a gang led by Dalton Russell (Clive Owen) attempts to rob the Manhattan Trust Bank, NYPD Detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) and his partner, Bill Mitchell (Chiwetel Ejiofor), are sent to negotiate. But, negotiating is not going to be an easy task. First, Frazier and Mitchell must deal with other police officers–Captain Darius (Willem Dafoe) wants to storm the bank. Then, the hostages are forced to dress in jumpsuits and masks like the robbers making it difficult to separate the good guys from the bad guys. As if that were not enough, bank executive Arthur Case (Christopher Plummer) hires a "fixer," Madeline White (Jodie Foster) to intercede and deal with the robbers. Trouble, trouble, and more troubles ensue.
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The Last Temptation of Christ 1988 R, 160 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Verna Bloom, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie, Andre Gregory, Nehemiah Persoff, Roberts Blossom, John Lurie, Paul Greco, Barry Miller, Gary Basaraba, Irvin Kershner, Victor Argo
Based on Nikos Kazantzakis' novel, this controversial Biblical interpretation presents Jesus Christ (Willem Dafoe) as a man in the middle of a dilemma of life as the Son of God or that of an ordinary man. The story begins with the carpenter Jesus of Nazareth shaping the crosses on which rebellious Jews are crucified and goes on to show how he sacrifices himself to fulfill God's will for him to be the savior of the world. Martin Scorsese received an Oscar nomination for Best Director.
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 2004 R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon, Noah Taylor, Bud Cort, Seu Jorge, Robyn Cohen, Waris Ahluwalia
After a shark killed his best friend, ocean documentary-maker Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) gathers an oddball group–his long-lost son Ned (Owen Wilson), his estranged wife Eleanor (Anjelica Huston), and journalist Jane Winslett-Richardson (Cate Blanchett)–to crew his ship, the Belafonte. The group sets off on a mission to avenge Steve's friend's death and, in the process, become involved in a kidnapping, bankruptcy, and a band of pirates. 1 User Review
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| | Killer Flick | Blastonian 12/15/2011 | | This movie is a blast a must see american film. |
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Light Sleeper 1992 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, Dana Delany, David Clennon, Mary Beth Hurt, Victor Garber, Jane Adams, David Spade, Paul Jabara, Sam Rockwell, Robert Cicchini, Rene Rivera, Christopher Northup, Steven Posen, Ken Ladd
Drug dealing and living outside the law is how John LeTour (Willem Dafoe), who suffers from insomnia, exists. When John's boss Ann (Susan Sarandon) decides to get out of the drug business, John must make decisions about his future. In the midst of John's dilemma, he runs into his ex-girlfriend Marianne (Dana Delany) and looks to her as the answer to his problems. But, Marianne is a recovering drug addict and doesn't want to become involved with John. John's problems grow even larger when the police investigate the murder of a woman involved in a drug transaction, and John worries that the clues are leading to him. Touches of humor offset the "heavy" subject.
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The Loveless 1982 R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kathryn Bigelow, Monty Montgomery
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Robert Gordon, Marin Kanter, J. Don Ferguson, Tina L'Hotsky, Lawrence Matarese, Danny Rosen, Phillip Kimbrough, Ken Call, Liz Gans, Bob Hannah, Margaret Jo Lee
On the way to Daytona for a big race, bikers stop in a small town for lunch and wreak havoc among the local citizens. This film marks Willem Dafoe's first starring role. 1 User Review
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| | my favorite movie | Porterricks 03/06/2007 | | |
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Lulu on the Bridge 1998 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Auster
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, Willem Dafoe, Gina Gershon, Mandy Patinkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Victor Argo, Don Byron, Richard Edson, Kevin Corrigan
Izzy Maurer (Harvey Keitel) was a successful jazz saxophone player UNTIL, in a random act of violence, he is shot while performing in a nightclub. As a result, Izzy is no longer able to play. Depression, love, more depression, and the hope for healing follow. Not a real upper!
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 Manderlay 2005 N/R, 139 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lars von Trier
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Isaach De Bankole, Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe, Michael Abiteboul, Lauren Bacall, Jeremy Davies, Chloe Sevigny, Udo Kier, Jean-Marc Barr, Geoffrey Bateman, Rik Launspach
In 1933, while traveling through Alabama with her father (Willem Dafoe) and his gangster cohorts, Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard) discovers the remains of the Manderlay plantation and finds a group of Black people who appear to be living as slaves from the past with White masters ruling them. The White matriarch (Lauren Bacall) dies, and, after arguing with her father, Grace stays behind to help with the transition from slavery to freedom.
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Mississippi Burning 1988 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, Gailard Sartain, Stephen Tobolowsky, Michael Rooker, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Badja Djola, Frankie Faison, Kevin Dunn, Tom Mason, Geoffrey Nauffts, Rick Zieff
This is a very good film about three civil rights workers who were killed in Mississippi during the height of racial problems of the 1960s. FBI agents Ward (Willem Dafoe) and Anderson (Gene Hackman), with different backgrounds, arrive to investigate. They overcome their differences and work together, and information from the town sheriff's wife (Frances McDormand) helps in solving the case. The film won an Oscar for Best Cinematography and was nominated for six others, including Best Picture, Actor (Hackman), Supporting Actress (Frances McDormand) and Director.
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Mr. Bean's Holiday 2007 G, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Bendelack
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Emma de Caunes, Steve Pemberton, Willem Dafoe, Lily Atkinson, Jean Rochefort, Karel Roden, Max Baldry, Preston Nyman, Sharlit Deyzac, Francois Touch, Arsene Mosca, Stephane Debac, Philippe Spall
Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) wins a trip to the French Riviera where he hooks up with 11-year-old Stepan (Max Baldry) after asking Stepan's father Emil (Karel Roden)–who just happens to be a Russian filmmaker–to tape him boarding the train. Emil misses the train, and Mr. Bean and Stepan continue the trip while Emil reports that Stepan has been abducted. Meanwhile, Mr. Bean loses his passport, wallet, and luggage, but he and Stepan get a ride from French actress Sabine (Emma de Caunes) who is on her way to Cannes for the premiere of her new film. They make it to Cannes–just in time for more stumbling adventures.
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New Rose Hotel 1998 R, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Abel Ferrara
Cast: Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Asia Argento, Yoshitaka Amano, Annabella Sciorra, Gretchen Mol, John Lurie, Ryuichi Sakamoto
A corporate raider, Fox (Christopher Walken), and his cohort, X (Willem Dafoe), hatch a plot to send Sandii (Asia Argento) on a mission that involves seducing the brilliant scientist, Hiroshi (Yoshitaka Amano), and coercing him into defecting from his own corporation. But betrayal rears its ugly head, as Fox and X turn into the targets.
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The Night and the Moment 1994 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anna Maria Tato
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Lena Olin, Miranda Richardson, Jean-Claude Carriere, Carole Richert, Christine Sireyzol, Guy Verame, Ivan Bacciocchi
Set in mid-1700s' France, this is the story of an aristocrat (Lena Olin) who hosts weekend houseguests. During the night, a dashing writer (Willem Dafoe) enters her bedroom wanting a night of love. When she resists he tells her of his love exploits, one of which convinces her that she loves him.
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Off Limits 1988 R, 102 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Christopher Crowe
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Gregory Hines, Fred Ward, Amanda Pays, Scott Glenn, Kay Tong Lim, Richard(2) Brooks, David Alan Grier, Keith David
The military, prostitutes, and even a nun combine in this violent movie. Two military investigators (Willem Dafoe and Gregory Hines) are on the trail of a psychotic killer of prostitutes.
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 Once Upon a Time in Mexico 2003 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp, Mickey Rourke, Eva Mendes, Danny Trejo, Enrique Iglesias, Marco Leonardi, Cheech Marin, Ruben Blades, Willem Dafoe, Gerardo Vigil, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Julio Oscar Mechoso, Tito Larriva
In this sequel to 1991's "El Mariachi," drug lord Barillo (Willem Dafoe) and General Marquez (Gerardo Vigil) have hatched a plot to overthrow the president of Mexico. CIA Agent Sands (Johnny Depp) recruits Gen. Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) to help prevent Marquez from assuming power after the assassination. Double crosses prove to be the mainstay of this story.
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Pavilion of Women 2001 R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Yim Ho
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Luo Yan, Shek Sau, John Cho, Yi Ding, Kohchieng Mung, Anita Loo, Amy Hill, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Liu Jia Dong
This film adaptation of Pearl Buck's novel takes place just before China becomes embroiled in World War II. Old traditions are dying in China, but Madame Woo (Luo Yan) clings to the past as she makes plans for her 40th birthday, which includes hiring a concubine to service her husband (Shek Sau). But she must get past the strong American priest, Father Andre (Willem Dafoe), who is determined to honor humans instead of tradition.
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 Platoon 1986 R, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn, John C. McGinley, Richard Edson, Kevin Dillon, Johnny Depp, Keith David, Reggie Johnson, David Neidorf, Mark Moses, Tony Todd, Chris Pedersen
Vietnam veteran Oliver Stone shows the horrors of war in the jungles of Vietnam as seen through the eyes of young recruit Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) and his platoon. Sergeant Elias (Willem Dafoe) is calm in the face of danger, but Sergeant Barnes' (Tom Berenger) violence and corruption often rise to the fore. While Chris watches the conflicts between the two sergeants and other members of his platoon, he must decide where his own values lie. The film won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Director; four additional nominations were received, including Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe for Best Supporting Actor. 1 User Review
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| | rhen 04/25/2007 | | i just really love this movie. |
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 The Reckoning 2003 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Paul McGuigan
Cast: Paul Bettany, Willem Dafoe, Simon McBurney, Gina McKee, Brian Cox, Vincent Cassel, Ewen Bremner, Tom Hardy, Stuart Wells, Matthew Macfadyen, Elvira Minguez, Luke de Woolfson, Marian Agilera, Trevor Steedman, Mark Benton
Set during the medieval era in England, this tale involves a disgraced monk, Nicholas (Paul Bettany), and a band of actors who act out a morality play in which they recreate a real murder and try to uncover the murderer.
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Roadhouse 66 1984 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: John Mark Robinson
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Judge Reinhold, Kaaren Lee, Kate Vernon, Stephen Elliott, Alan Autry, Kevyn Major Howard, Peter Van Norden, Erica Yohn, James Intveld
When Beckman's (Judge Reinhold) T-bird is damaged by locals in a small Arizona town, he and Johnny (Willem Dafoe), a hitchhiker that Beckman had picked up, check out the town while the car is being repaired. They even get a chance for revenge against the youngsters that shot the car's radiator. The only thing saving this dull tale is the soundtrack that is packed with popular rock songs of the day.
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Shadow of the Vampire 2000 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror
Director: E. Elias Merhige
Cast: John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier, Cary Elwes, Catherine McCormack, Eddie Izzard, Aden Gillett, Ronan Vibert, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Nicholas Elliott, Sophie Langevin, Myriam Muller, Milos Hlavak, Marja-Leena Junker, Norman Golightly
When German filmmaker F.W. Murnau (John Malkovich) began production on his 1922 vampire film, "Nosferatu," he hired method actor Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe) to play the Dracula role. Schreck just happens to be a vampire, and Murnau has promised him the film's star, Greta Schroeder (Catherine McCormack) when the shoot is finished. Murnau begins to doubt the wisdom of his deal when crew members, one by one, disappear during the interim. Dafoe's great performance resulted in an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actor.
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Speed 2: Cruise Control 1997  PG-13, 121 min.
Genre: Action / Romance / Thriller
Director: Jan de Bont
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric, Willem Dafoe, Temuera Morrison, Brian McCardie, Christine Firkins, Mike Hagerty, Colleen Camp, Lois Chiles, Francis Guinan, Tamia, Jeremy Hotz, Enrique Murciano, Bo Svenson, Connie Ray
Annie Porter (Sandra Bullock) and her boyfriend Alex Shaw (Jason Patric) embark on a cruise, and–as luck would have it–they opt for a ship that is destined for BIG trouble. John Geiger (Willem Dafoe) takes over the ship (via computers) as his method of revenge, and it is up to Annie and Alex to save the day.
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 Spider-Man 2002 PG-13, 121 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Joe Manganiello, Bill Nunn, Ted Raimi, Gerry Becker, Jack Betts, Stanley Anderson, Ron Perkins, Michael Papajohn
Stan Lee's comic book character, Spider-Man, comes to the screen backed by super special effects and gripping live-action shots. The story begins with orphaned Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) living in Queens, New York, with his Aunt May (Rosemary Harris) and Uncle Ben (Cliff Robertson). Peter is leading the life of a normal student–until he goes on a school trip and is bitten by a genetically altered spider. Now, Peter finds that he has unusual powers. But, using those powers is not that easy, and Peter does not make use of his new talent when a burglar murders Uncle Ben. Then Peter remembers that Uncle Ben told him, "With great power, there must also come great responsibility." That's what it takes, and now Peter uses those extraordinary powers to fight crime. However, the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) is out there ready to stop any of Peter's good deeds.
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 Spider-Man 2 2004 PG-13, 128 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Donna Murphy, Daniel Gillies, Dylan Baker, Bill Nunn, Willem Dafoe, Cliff Robertson, Vanessa Ferlito, Aasif Mandvi, Ted Raimi
Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is finding that his other persona, Spider-Man, is taking its toll on his personal life and opts to retire Spider-Man–UNTIL super-villain Doc Ock (Alfred Molina) arrives on the scene, and, of course, Peter Parker becomes Spider-Man and leaps into action once more. The film received an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and was nominated for two others.
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Streets of Fire 1984 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Michael Pare, Diane Lane, Willem Dafoe, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Richard Lawson, Rick Rossovich, Bill Paxton, Lynne Thigpen, Elizabeth Daily, Olivia Brown, Ed Begley Jr., Harry Beer, Kip Waldo
This movie is alive with rock music (10 original songs). The plot concerns a rock singer, Ellen Aim (Diane Lane), who is kidnapped by a gang of motorcyclists. Coming to her rescue is her boyfriend, Tom Cody (Michael Pare). 1 User Review
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| | great story line but cheap | a-hui-ho 10/31/2009 | | the fight scenes are full of excitement, truly a mans kind of movie, when its over you want to get in fight |
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Tales from Earthsea 2006 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Animation / Fantasy / Adventure
Director: Goro Miyazaki
Cast: Matt Levin, Blaire Restaneo, Cheech Marin, Willem Dafoe, Mariska Hargitay, Timothy Dalton, Jeff Bennett, Susanne Blakeslee, Kathryn Cressida, Pat Fraley, Jessica Gee, Brian George, Tress MacNeille, David Lodge, Tara Platt
Lord Archmage Sparrowhawk (voice of Timothy Dalton) is a master wizard in the land of Earthsea who is traveling around searching for the cause of strange things that are happening in his world. He rescues young Prince Arren (voice of Matt Levin) who has a dark side. Arren joins Sparrowhawk, and they cross paths with Tenar (voice of Mariska Hargitay) and her adopted daughter Therru (voice of Blaire Restaneo). Adventures await as they join forces to defeat Cob (voice of Willem Dafoe) and his henchman Hare (voice of Cheech Marin) before Cob can destroy Earthsea.
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To Live and Die in L.A. 1985 R, 114 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: William Petersen, Dean Stockwell, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, Debra Feuer, John Turturro, Darlanne Fluegel, Robert Downey Sr., Christopher Allport, Dwier Brown, Steve(2) James, Anne Betancourt, Jack Hoar, Valentin de Vargas, Michael Chong
A counterfeiter, Eric "Rick" Masters (Willem Dafoe), has eluded the police for years. After Rick kills a Secret Service agent, the partner of the deceased agent, Agent Richard Chance (William Petersen), joins forces with Agent John Vukovich (John Pankow), and the violence escalates as they break all the rules and stop at nothing in their pursuit of Rick.
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Tom & Viv 1994 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian Gilbert
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson, Rosemary Harris, Tim Dutton, Nickolas Grace, Clare Holman, Philip Locke, Joanna McCallum, Joseph O'Conor, John Savident, Geoffrey Bayldon
This film chronicles the marriage of famous poet T.S. Eliot (Willem Dafoe) and Vivienne (Miranda Richardson). It was not until after their marriage that Eliot found out that his wife had a "condition," a misdiagnosed hormonal disorder that caused mood swings. The diagnosis of "emotional problems" resulted in making the condition worse with her prescribed medications (including liquor). The troubled marriage, which included her being placed in a mental institution, had a great influence on T.S. Eliot's work and life. Miranda Richardson was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar and Rosemary Harris was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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Victory 1995 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mark Peploe
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Irene Jacob, Rufus Sewell, Jean Yanne, Ho Yi, Bill Paterson, Irm Hermann, Simon Callow, Graziano Marcelli, Michael Lee, Leonard Maguire, Didi Saad, Topan Setiadji, Hansi Jochmann
This is another remake of Joseph Conrad's novel. It is the story of Axel Heyst (Willem Dafoe)–who lives on an island in the Dutch East Indies in 1913–and the woman, Alma (Irene Jacob), he saved from servitude and has grown to love. When villains arrive on the scene, Axel must go into action.
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The Walker 2007 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lauren Bacall, Ned Beatty, Lily Tomlin, Moritz Bleibtreu, Mary Beth Hurt, Willem Dafoe, William Hope, Geff Francis, Steven Hartley, Garrick Hagon, Michael J. Reynolds
Carter Page III (Woody Harrelson) is gay and serves as an escort to middle-aged wives–Natalie (Lauren Bacall), Abigail (Lily Tomlin), and Lynn (Kristin Scott Thomas)–of powerful men in Washington, D.C. When he escorts Lynn to a tryst with lobbyist Robbie Kononsberg (Steven Hartley), she discovers Robbie's murdered body. Now Carter tries to protect Lynn and her husband Larry (Willem Dafoe) from the media and, with his photographer lover Ernek (Moritz Bleibtreu), begins an investigation of the murder.
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White Sands 1992 R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Mickey Rourke, Samuel L. Jackson, M. Emmet Walsh, Mimi Rogers, James Rebhorn, Maura Tierney, Beth Grant, Miguel Sandoval
A small-town sheriff in the Southwest finds a body in a remote desert area–with half a million dollars among his possessions. It turns out the man was an FBI agent, and the sheriff assumes the identity of the dead man to find out what is going on. The answer is drugs, and our sheriff is now in hot water.
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 Wild at Heart 1990 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Willem Dafoe, Isabella Rossellini, Harry Dean Stanton, Crispin Glover, Grace Zabriskie, J.E. Freeman, Calvin Lockhart, Marvin Kamplin, William Morgan Sheppard, Freddie Jones, David Patrick Kelly, Sherilyn Fenn
When ex-con, Elvis worshipper Sailor Ripley (Nicolas Cage) elopes with Lula Pace Fortune (Laura Dern), her mother Marietta (Diane Ladd) will stop at almost nothing to get her daughter back. Sailor and Lula take off on a sex-filled road trip, and Marietta hires one of her cronies to pursue them. Along the way, Sailor meets ex-Marine Bobby Peru (Willem Dafoe) who tries to talk Sailor into helping him rob a bank. Will Sailor agree to participate in the heist, or will he heed Lula's objections?
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 xXx: State of the Union 2005 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Peter Strauss, Nona Gaye, Xzibit, Michael Roof, Sunny Mabrey, John G. Connolly, Ramon De Ocampo, Barry Sigismondi, Michael Don Evans, David Rountree, Ned Schmidtke
This time around, XXX/Darius Stone (Ice Cube) joins forces with NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson) whose mission is to uncover the sinister military group, led by Secretary of Defense Gen. George Octavius Deckert (Willem Dafoe), that is plotting to attack Washington, D.C. during President James Sanford's (Peter Strauss) State of the Union address.
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| 1. Adam Resurrected (2008)
2. Affliction (1997)
3. American Dreamz (2006)
4. American Psycho (2000)
5. Animal Factory (2000)
6. Auto Focus (2002)
7. Basquiat (1996)
8. Body of Evidence (1993)
9. The Boondock Saints (1999)
10. Clear and Present Danger (1994)
11. The Clearing (2004)
12. Control (2004)
13. Daybreakers (2010)
14. Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
15. Edges of the Lord (2001)
16. The English Patient (1996)
17. ExistenZ (1999)
18. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
19. Faraway, So Close! (1993)
20. Finding Nemo (2003)
21. Flight of the Intruder (1991)
22. The Hunger (1983)
23. Inside Man (2006)
24. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
25. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
26. Light Sleeper (1992)
27. The Loveless (1982)
28. Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
29. Manderlay (2005)
30. Mississippi Burning (1988)
31. Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
32. New Rose Hotel (1998)
33. The Night and the Moment (1994)
34. Off Limits (1988)
35. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
36. Pavilion of Women (2001)
37. Platoon (1986)
38. The Reckoning (2003)
39. Roadhouse 66 (1984)
40. Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
41. Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
42. Spider-Man (2002)
43. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
44. Streets of Fire (1984)
45. Tales from Earthsea (2006)
46. To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
47. Tom & Viv (1994)
48. Victory (1995)
49. The Walker (2007)
50. White Sands (1992)
51. Wild at Heart (1990)
52. xXx: State of the Union (2005)
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