List of the best John Boorman movies: Deliverance(1972), Excalibur(1981), Hell in the Pacific(1969), Hope and Glory(1987), The General(1998), Point Blank(1967), The Emerald Forest(1985), Beyond Rangoon(1995), Queen and Country(2014), The Tailor of Panama(2001), Leo the Last(1970), Zardoz(1974) ... ...
Adventure, Drama
USA
1972
109 Minutes
Director
Jon Voight Burt Reynolds Ned Beatty Ronny Cox Bill McKinney Herbert Coward James Dickey Ed Ramey Seamon Glass
salesman hillbilly best friend police officer madman city slicker creepy brutal dark disturbing tense frightening georgia river wilderness small town tent american south escape survival
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
Adventure, Fantasy
UK|USA
1981
119 Minutes
Director
Nicol Williamson Nigel Terry Helen Mirren Nicholas Clay Cherie Lunghi Corin Redgrave Paul Geoffrey Patrick Stewart Gabriel Byrne Liam Neeson
king arthur queen knight witch wizard king thrilling rousing suspenseful dark brutal sad england castle camelot cave medieval kingdom village war royalty
Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.
Drama
USA
1969
103 Minutes
Director
pilot military officer intense raw bleak pacific ocean island world war ii survival cooperation transformation rivalry escape discovery 1940s
During World War II, an American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain are deserted on a small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean. There, they must cease their hostility and cooperate if they want to survive, but will they?
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1987
111 Minutes
Director
Sebastian Rice Edwards Sarah Miles David Hayman Derrick O'Connor Susan Wooldridge Sammi Davis Ian Bannen Jean-Marc Barr Annie Leon
son sister brother father mother soldier inspiring endearing emotional london suburbia family childhood war world war ii growing up adventure 1930s
Bill, a young boy living on the outskirts of London experiences the exhilaration of World War II. During this period, Bill learns about sex, death, love, hypocrisy, and the faults of adults as he prowls the ruins of bombed houses.
Biography, Drama
UK|Ireland
1998
123 Minutes
Director
Brendan Gleeson Adrian Dunbar Sean McGinley Maria Doyle Kennedy Angeline Ball Jon Voight Eanna Macliam Tom Murphy Paul Hickey Tommy O'Neill John O'Toole
crime boss police detective wife sister-in-law thief gritty fascinating emotional thrilling dublin slum suburbia courtroom poverty crime ring robbery martin cahill crime memory underdog
The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
Crime, Drama
USA
1967
92 Minutes
Director
Lee Marvin Angie Dickinson Keenan Wynn Carroll O'Connor Lloyd Bochner Michael Strong John Vernon Sharon Acker James Sikking Roberta Haynes Kathleen Freeman
thief traitor ex-wife sister man bleak fiery raw alcatraz island san francisco office apartment friendship betrayal money crime vengeance retribution revenge rivalry
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the money that was stolen from him.
Adventure
UK
1985
113 Minutes
Director
Powers Boothe Charley Boorman Meg Foster William Rodriquez Yara Vaneau Estee Chandler
father son tribal leader wife daughter engineer striking gripping amazon brazil jungle rainforest kidnapping father/son relationship obsession culture shock native people quest rescue transformation
After the son of engineer Bill Markham is abducted by an aboriginal tribe on the edge of the rain forest, the engineer spends the next 10 years searching for him.
Drama
UK|USA
1995
100 Minutes
Director
Patricia Arquette Frances McDormand Spalding Gray U Aung Ko Victor Slezak Adelle Lutz Tiara Jacquelina Jit Murad
tourist sister professor rebel passionate disturbing profound burma thailand rally protest military resistance american tourists discovery escape 1980s
Laura is trying to pick up the pieces of her life after the murder of her husband and son, and goes on vacation with her sister to Burma. After losing her passport at a political rally, she... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
Ireland|France|UK|Romania
2014
115 Minutes
Director
David Thewlis Tamsin Egerton Vanessa Kirby Caleb Landry Jones Richard E. Grant Sinead Cusack Brian F. O'Byrne David Hayman
british soldier sergeant rich girl nurse major engaging fascinating patriotic charming moving england korean war coming-of-age life during wartime rebellion vendetta discovery growing up love rivalry
In this sequel to Hope and Glory (1987), Bill Rohan has grown up and is drafted into the army, where he and his eccentric best mate, Percy, battle their snooty superiors on the base and look for love in town.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Ireland
2001
109 Minutes
Director
Pierce Brosnan Geoffrey Rush Jamie Lee Curtis Brendan Gleeson Catherine McCormack Leonor Varela Harold Pinter Daniel Radcliffe Lola Boorman David Hayman Mark Margolis
spy tailor director assistant thrilling tense panama mansion exile scam government secrets double-cross money underdog quest 2000s
A tailor living in Panama reluctantly becomes a spy for a British Agent.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1970
103 Minutes
Director
A social satire about the last heir of a dethroned family of European monarchs whose plans to return to power through revolution become secondary after he becomes fascinated by the life of a poor London black girl and her boyfriend.
Sci-Fi
UK|USA|Ireland
1974
104 Minutes
Director
Sean Connery Charlotte Rampling Sara Kestelman Sally Anne Newton John Alderton Niall Buggy Bosco Hogan Jessica Swift Bairbre Dowling Christopher Casson Reginald Jarman
warrior immortal scientist rebel ruler fascinating outlandish spectacular earth utopia god dystopia superhuman abilities oppression deception experiments discovery rivalry 23rd century
In the distant future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.
Musical, Comedy
UK
1965
91 Minutes
Director
The Dave Clark Five Barbara Ferris David Lodge Lenny Davidson Rick Huxley Mike Smith Denis Payton
Dinah is a model whose face appears in an ad campaign for meat. While shooting a TV commercial, she and Steve, one of the stunt men, run off together. The advertising executives use their ... See full summary »
Horror
USA|UK
1977
117 Minutes
Director
Linda Blair Richard Burton Louise Fletcher Max von Sydow Kitty Winn Paul Henreid James Earl Jones Ned Beatty Belinda Beatty Rose Portillo Barbara Cason
cardinal priest psychiatrist scientist teen girl dark creepy new york city psychiatrist's office africa washington, d.c. georgetown demonic possession catholic church exorcism supernatural phenomenon discovery quest 1970s
A teenage girl once possessed by a demon finds that it still lurks within her. Meanwhile, a priest investigates the death of the girl's exorcist.