List of the best John Hurt movies: The Elephant Man(1980), Love at First Sight(2010), Vincent -- The Life and Death of Vincent van Gogh(1987), An Englishman in New York(2009), 1984(1984), All the Little Animals(1998), Love and Death on Long Island(1997), Lapse of Memory(1991), Night Crossing(1981), Scandal(1989), Night Train(1998), Little Sweetheart(1988) ... ...
8.1/10
Biography, Drama
USA|UK
1980
125 Minutes
John Hurt Anthony Hopkins Anne Bancroft John Gielgud Wendy Hiller Freddie Jones Michael Elphick Hannah Gordon Helen Ryan John Standing Dexter Fletcher
man doctor wife actress inspiring profound uplifting london john merrick class distinctions discrimination disfigurement transformation discovery 1880s
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
7.7/10
Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA
2010
13 Minutes
Arthur
John Hurt Phyllida Law Barry McCarthy Tim Wylton Hazel Douglas
Living the life of a Punk Rock Star Sabrina has plenty of opportunities to 'do the wrong thing' on her quest for Mr. Right.
7.3/10
Biography
Australia|Belgium
1987
99 Minutes
John Hurt Marika Rivera Gabriella Trsek
painter artist brother friend passionate intense emotional sad paris arles, france studio hospital cottage vincent van gogh painting depression letter writing obscurity mental illness fall
This documentary, on the life of artist Vincent Van Gogh, is told through his letters to his brother Theo, from 1872 until his tragic death. We gain first hand insight into the man, his motivations, and his humanity.
7.2/10
Drama, Biography, Gay & Lesbian
UK
2009
75 Minutes
Quentin Crisp
John Hurt Denis O'Hare Jonathan Tucker Swoosie Kurtz Cynthia Nixon Richard Joseph Paul Gregg Payne Timothy Sekk
The later years of Quentin Crisp's life in New York City.
7.1/10
Sci-Fi
UK
1984
115 Minutes
Winston Smith
John Hurt Richard Burton Suzanna Hamilton Cyril Cusack Gregor Fisher James Walker Andrew Wilde David Trevena David Cann Anthony Benson Peter Frye
political boss hostage girlfriend victim government official killer somber tense powerful fictional country government offices apartment political repression corruption government secrets exploitation lie historical events fall underdog
In a totalitarian future society, a man, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.
6.9/10
Drama
UK
1998
112 Minutes
Mr. Summers
John Hurt Christian Bale Daniel Benzali James Faulkner Amanda Boyle Amy Robbins John Higgins Sevilla Delofski
mentally challenged stepfather recluse pet dark emotional london cornwall wilderness abuse animal cruelty mental illness father/son relationship escape growing up 1990s
Bobby Platt (Christian Bale) is a mentally slow young man who escapes an abusive, hateful stepfather who has killed his pets one by one. To save himself, Bobby runs away and meets a strange... See full summary »
6.9/10
Comedy
UK|Canada
1997
93 Minutes
Giles De'Ath
John Hurt Jason Priestley Fiona Loewi Sheila Hancock Maury Chaykin Gawn Grainger Elizabeth Quinn
author actor girlfriend touching charming england movie theater long island, n.y. mansion infatuation class distinctions may-december romance homosexuality transformation love 1990s
Giles De'Ath (Sir John Hurt) is a widower who doesn't like anything modern. He goes to movies and falls in love with movie star Ronnie Bostock (Jason Priestly). He then investigates ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Mystery & Thriller
France|Canada
1991
85 Minutes
Conrad Farmer
teenager father mother mob boss girlfriend psychiatrist intricate suspenseful thrilling emotional canada family home new york city assumed identity witness protection amnesia family dark secrets journalism escape
After a terrible accident, a psychiatrist has to help Bruce to regain his memory. In flashbacks, we learn that his family had to flee from New York City, after his father uncovered a large ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Drama
UK|USA|West Germany
1981
106 Minutes
Peter Strelzyk
John Hurt Jane Alexander Beau Bridges Doug McKeon Keith McKeon Glynnis O'Connor Geoffrey Liesik Michael Liesik Ian Bannen Anne Stallybrass Günter Meisner
family thrilling suspenseful spirited rousing positive inspiring germany hot air balloon east/west clash overcoming the odds escape adventure pursuit underdog 1960s
True tale about two men planing to escape from communist East Germany in a hot air balloon, but only if they can take their families with them.
6.5/10
Drama
UK
1989
106 Minutes
Stephen Ward
John Hurt Joanne Whalley-Kilmer Bridget Fonda Ian McKellen Leslie Phillips Britt Ekland Roland Gift Jeroen Krabbé
stripper spy politician doctor detective fiery passionate dark london house party affair political intrigue sex scandal class conflict forbidden love fall 1960s
Based on the Profumo Scandal of 1963, an affair between an exotic dancer and the Minister of War shakes up the British government.
6.3/10
Drama
Ireland
1998
94 Minutes
John Hurt Brenda Blethyn Pauline Flanagan Rynagh O'Grady Peter Caffrey Paul Roe Lorcan Crantich Cathy White
Trains, romance, a mysterious past. Michael Poole (Sir John Hurt) is an ex-conman, whose cons have finally caught up with him. Unaware of his past, Alice (Brenda Blethyn) joins him in a dramatic escape on the Orient Express.
6.0/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1988
94 Minutes
Robert Burger
John Hurt Karen Young Cassie Barasch Ellie Raab Barbara Bosson John McMartin James Waterston Guy Boyd
neighbor girl mistress child mother brother dark tense shocking uneasy resort beach florida bedroom blackmail murder mind games infidelity evil child embezzlement
A criminal couple, hiding out in a remote property become the unwitting victims of a plot to blackmail them by the most unlikely of conspirators.
6.0/10
Mystery & Thriller
Belgium|Germany|UK|USA|France
1998
111 Minutes
James Morton
John Hurt Rosana Pastor Alice Krige Armin Mueller-Stahl Simon Chandler James Faulkner Johan Leysen Alan MacNaughtan David Morrissey Julian Wadham
An out-of-favor British politician is sent to Brussels as the new European Commissioner for Industry. He is made aware of a web of political and industrial corruption through a series of ... See full summary »
5.8/10
Musical
UK
1987
91 Minutes
Franc Roddam Charles Sturridge Derek Jarman John Hurt Julien Temple Theresa Russell
maid bodybuilder lover husband wife king creative dreamy moving offbeat paris opera house gym las vegas hotel california opera seduction suicide affair
Ten short films by ten different directors with nearly no speech but set to arias by different composers.
5.8/10
Comedy
UK
1968
95 Minutes
Davey Haggart
John Hurt Pamela Franklin Nigel Davenport Ronald Fraser Robert Morley Fidelma Murphy Maxine Audley Anjelica Huston Brenda Fricker
robber father criminal friend constable love interest amusing playful thrilling scotland countryside jail stagecoach crime robbery chase execution law and order adventure rescue
The humorous adventures of the notorious Scottish highwayman and thief Davey Haggart during the 1820s in Britain.
Adventure
1971
101 Minutes
Richard Forbush
John Hurt Hayley Mills Dudley Sutton Tony Britton Thorley Walters Judy Campbell
Rejected by a young woman (Hayley Mills) in London, a scientist (John Hurt) retreats to Antarctica to study the penguin.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2002
100 Minutes
Jack Blake
John Hurt Sheila Hancock Rachael Stirling Angeline Ball Jonathan Firth Nicholas Farrell
A reclusive Briton (John Hurt) uses a young woman (Rachael Stirling) who looks like his daughter to set a trap and find her killer.
Biography
1975
80 Minutes
Quentin Crisp
John Hurt Liz Gebhardt Patricia Hodge Stanley Lebor Katherine Schofield Colin Higgins John Rhys-Davies Stephen Johnstone Antonia Pemberton Lloyd Lamble Joan Ryan
gay man civil servant eccentric rebel love interest friend witty engaging touching england london flat quentin crisp homosexuality homophobia narcissism nonconformity taboo growing up underdog
Flamboyant Quentin Crisp (John Hurt) risks imprisonment by publicly declaring his homosexuality in conservative England.
Drama
1984
115 Minutes
Bob Champion
John Hurt Edward Woodward Jan Francis Ben Johnson Kirstie Alley Peter Barkworth Ann Bell Judy Parfitt
Drama
2017
92 Minutes
Ralph
John Hurt Sofia Helin Max Brown Erin Richards Charles Dance Tiago Aldeia Sonita Henry Noah Jupe Salvador Nery Joana Santos
old man sick person writer son moving amusing emotional portugal villa office europe writing parent/child relationship old age screenwriting metamorphosis transformation 2010s
An aging writer who is terminally ill tries to reconcile with his son before he dies. When the man he hires to painlessly end his life double crosses him, he is given a second chance to right his wrongs before he passes.
History, War, Drama
2005
115 Minutes
Father Christopher
John Hurt Hugh Dancy Dominique Horwitz Louis Mahoney Nicola Walker Steve Toussaint David Gyasi Susan Nalwoga Victor Power Jack Pierce Musa Kasonka Jr.
priest teacher student refugee militant soldier emotional brutal rwanda school rwandan genocide discrimination friendship protection quest rescue sacrifice 1990s
In 1994 Rwanda, a priest (John Hurt) and a teacher (Hugh Dancy) at a secondary school get caught up in the genocidal conflict between the Hutu and the Tutsi.
Drama
1997
94 Minutes
Chuck Langer
John Hurt Gregory Smith David Strathairn Stephen McHattie Seth Smith Sarah G. Buxton Marla Sokoloff Matthew Ness Oliver Hodges
young boy neighbor sister father bully best friend charming moving baltimore house roof suburbia coming of age courage father/son relationship suicide cancer friendship underdog rise
A bullied boy (Gregory Smith) befriends a gruff neighbor (John Hurt) who helps him prove himself by ascending a radio tower.
Drama
1978
92 Minutes
Nash
John Hurt Judi Bowker Jeremy Kemp Christopher Cazenove Anton Rodgers Vajira Tariq Yunus
A British diplomat (John Hurt) in political trouble risks an affair with a planter's wife (Judi Bowker) in 1948 Malaya.
7.4/10
Drama
Ireland
1990
107 Minutes
Bird' O'Donnell
Richard Harris John Hurt Tom Berenger Sean Bean Frances Tomelty Brenda Fricker John Cowley Sean McGinley Jenny Conroy
farmer son american priest widow idiot somber dark winsome ireland town farm ecology land ownership murder family dysfunction fable fall revenge 1930s
When a field (which has been farmed by the McCabe family for generations) goes up for auction, the patriarch of the McCabe family will stop at nothing to prevent a rich American from buying it.
6.8/10
Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy
USA
2004
125 Minutes
Ron Perlman John Hurt Selma Blair Rupert Evans Karel Roden Jeffrey Tambor Doug Jones Brian Steele Ladislav Beran Kevin Trainor Brian Caspe
hellboy fbi agent supernatural being demon creepy playful striking moscow alternate reality united states paranormal world war ii superhuman abilities fbi occult adventure quest 2000s
A demon, raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.
5.9/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1983
103 Minutes
Rutger Hauer John Hurt Craig T. Nelson Dennis Hopper Chris Sarandon Meg Foster Helen Shaver Cassie Yates Burt Lancaster
tv personality friend cia agent spy tense gritty los angeles household deception espionage murder suspicion television weekend getaway pursuit discovery 1980s
During the Cold War, a controversial television journalist is asked by the C.I.A. to persuade certain acquaintances, who are Soviet Agents of the Omega network, to defect.
5.7/10
Drama
Poland|Russia|USA
2002
126 Minutes
Porfiry
Crispin Glover John Hurt Vanessa Redgrave Margot Kidder John Neville Sophie Ward Theodore Bikel Patricia Hayes Richard Lynch Clive Revill Matt Servitto
A modern day adaptation of Dostoyevsky's classic novel about a young student who is forever haunted by the murder he has committed.
5.3/10
Horror
UK
1975
88 Minutes
Peter Cushing John Hurt Alexandra Bastedo Gwen Watford Veronica Carlson Stewart Bevan Ian McCulloch Don Henderson
A former Priest named Dr. Lawrence harbors a dark and horrible secret in his attic. The locked room serves as a prison cell for his crazed, cannibalistic adult son, who acquired his savage ... See full summary »
4.4/10
Fantasy
USA
1993
106 Minutes
The Countess
Uma Thurman John Hurt Rain Phoenix Lorraine Bracco Angie Dickinson Roseanne Arnold Keanu Reeves Noriyuki "Pat" Morita Sean Young Crispin Glover Ed Begley Jr.
hitchhiker beautiful woman cowgirl transvestite native american company owner cheeky playful quirky ranch road new york city eccentricity sexual identity road trip misfits ranching free love discovery love
Sissy Hankshaw (Uma Thurman) is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the U.S. from a young age. She becomes a model in advertising, and her New York agent, "the ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
2008
110 Minutes
Elijah Wood John Hurt Leonor Watling Julie Cox Jim Carter Alex Cox Dominique Pinon Burn Gorman Anna Massey
professor graduate student thrilling tense oxford university secret amateur detectives team mystery 1990s
A graduate student (Elijah Wood) and a professor (John Hurt) try to put their philosophical differences aside to solve an elderly woman's apparent murder.
8.4/10
Sci-Fi, Horror
UK|USA
1979
117 Minutes
Engineer G.W. Kane
Tom Skerritt Sigourney Weaver John Hurt Veronica Cartwright Harry Dean Stanton Ian Holm Yaphet Kotto Helen Horton
explorer android alien chilling dark suspenseful thrilling space station spaceship planet lv-426 aliens corporate espionage scientific experiments escape 22nd century
After a space merchant vessel receives an unknown transmission as a distress call, one of the crew is attacked by a mysterious life form and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.
7.6/10
Drama
UK
1971
111 Minutes
Timothy John Evans
Richard Attenborough Judy Geeson John Hurt Gabrielle Daye Andre Morell Pat Heywood Isobel Black Phyllis McMahon Ray Barron Douglas Blackwell
murderer pregnant woman scapegoat wife manager frightful tense shocking london apartment household serial murders impersonation true crime secret deviant behavior transformation wretched excess 1940s
Based on the real-life case of the British serial killer John Christie, and what happened to his neighbors Tim and Beryl Evans.
7.6/10
Biography, Drama
UK|USA
1978
121 Minutes
Max
Brad Davis Randy Quaid John Hurt Bo Hopkins Paul L. Smith Mike Kellin Norbert Weisser Irene Miracle Paolo Bonacelli Michael Ensign Kevork Malikyan
prison guard prisoner police officer girlfriend judge bleak gutsy shocking istanbul prison airport prison life prison break drug trafficking foreign relations torture escape transformation wretched excess 1970s
Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.
6.9/10
Biography, Drama
UK|USA
1995
139 Minutes
John Graham, Marquis of Montrose
Liam Neeson Jessica Lange John Hurt Tim Roth Eric Stoltz Andrew Keir Brian Cox Brian McCardie Gilbert Martin Vicki Masson
leader wife marquis outlaw thief dark moving scotland village rebellion debt murder gambling courage revenge rise rivalry 1700s
In 1713 Scotland, Rob Roy MacGregor is wronged by a nobleman and his nephew, becomes an outlaw in search of revenge while fleeing the Redcoats, and faces charges of being a Jacobite.
6.7/10
Drama
UK
1978
87 Minutes
Anthony Fielding
Alan Bates Susannah York John Hurt Robert Stephens Tim Curry Carol Drinkwater
stranger husband wife composer tense uneasy england countryside mental institution mysticism music isolation strange happenings supernatural mental illness discovery escape 1970s
A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.
6.5/10
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Germany
2005
104 Minutes
Ben Devereaux
Kate Hudson Gena Rowlands John Hurt Peter Sarsgaard Joy Bryant Maxine Barnett Tom Uskali Jen Apgar Forrest Landis Jamie Lee Redmon Ronald McCall
wife old man husband elderly woman nurse mysterious woman tense creepy dark hospice mansion new orleans secret cult ghosts supernatural haunting voodoo discovery escape
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
5.9/10
Romance, War, Drama
UK|France|USA
2001
127 Minutes
Dr. Iannis
Nicolas Cage Penélope Cruz John Hurt Christian Bale David Morrissey Irini Pappas Piero Maggio Patrick Malahide Gerasimos Skiadaresis
doctor daughter captain fisherman italian greek beauty passionate melodramatic tense greece household island festival love triangle world war ii invasion unlikely romance culture clash nationalism forbidden love
When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.
5.9/10
Western
USA
1995
97 Minutes
Charley Prince
Jeff Bridges Ellen Barkin John Hurt Diane Lane David Arquette Christina Applegate Bruce Dern James Gammon Marjoe Gortner James Remar Karen Huie
outlaw calamity jane buffalo bill native american preacher doctor somber emotional tense deadwood, s.d. saloon american west circus graveyard wild bill hickok frontier life fame drug addiction gambling friendship
The early career of legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickock is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.
5.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
2009
95 Minutes
Old Man Peanut
Ray Winstone Ian McShane John Hurt Tom Wilkinson Stephen Dillane Joanne Whalley-Kilmer Melvil Poupaud Steven Berkoff Dave Legeno
wife lover rival amusing thrilling cabin revenge affair dignity revenge
A jealous husband and his friends plot the kidnapping of his wife's lover with the intention of restoring his wounded ego.
5.7/10
Comedy
UK
2001
112 Minutes
Vince
Matthew Rhys Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio John Hurt Danny Dyer David Soul Stefano Accorsi
A slimy television host, who makes a living by embarrassing celebrities, is tricked into revealing some dark secrets of his own.
5.7/10
Drama
UK|Italy
1970
90 Minutes
Daniel
Young Catherine Morelli (Julie Christie), who lives in Rome, goes to Geneva to find romance at her father's wedding. There she begins a nearly nymphomaniacal pursuit of a mystery-fantasy man called Gregory (Michael Sarrazin).
8.2/10
Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK|Germany
2006
132 Minutes
Sutler
Natalie Portman Hugo Weaving Stephen Rea John Hurt Rupert Graves Stephen Fry Ben Miles Tim Pigott-Smith Sinead Cusack Cosima Shaw Natasha Wightman
terrorist police officer political activist government official brutal dark frenetic london terrorism government violence pursuit underdog sacrifice 21st century
In a future British tyranny, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow it with the help of a young woman.
7.4/10
Sci-Fi
USA
1997
150 Minutes
S.R. Hadden
Jodie Foster Matthew McConaughey James Woods John Hurt Tom Skerritt William Fichtner David Morse Angela Bassett Geoffrey Blake Max Martini Rob Lowe
scientist politician national security advisor religious person suicide bomber billionaire fascinating thrilling incredible puerto rico new mexico cape canaveral japan aliens nasa science space travel radio telescope outer space adventure
Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.
7.1/10
Drama
Canada|UK
2003
104 Minutes
Victor Foss
Philip Seymour Hoffman Minnie Driver Maury Chaykin John Hurt Sonja Smits Ian Tracey Roger Dunn Jason Blicker Chris Collins
bank employee gambler girlfriend casino owner thief friend tense gripping dark emotional atlantic city, n.j. toronto casino bank canada gambling fraud theft addiction deception
A bank manager with: (a) a gambling problem and (b) access to a multimillion dollar account gets into a messy situation. Based on the story of the largest one-man bank fraud in Canadian history.
6.8/10
Western, Drama, History
USA
1980
218 Minutes
Billy Irvine
Kris Kristofferson Christopher Walken Isabelle Huppert John Hurt Jeff Bridges Sam Waterston
sheriff mercenary land baron immigrant madam bleak gritty somber wyoming harvard university boarding house brothel cabin american west class conflict assassination love old west rivalry discovery
During the Johnson County War in 1890 Wyoming, a sheriff born into wealth does his best to protect immigrant farmers from rich cattle interests.
6.8/10
Drama, Biography
UK
2013
105 Minutes
Alex Lawther Mykola Allen Bradley Hall John Hurt Christopher Theobald
This drama documentary for cinema explores the pacifism that was such a powerful influence on composer Benjamin Britten's life and work. The story begins in 1929 at Gresham's School in ... See full summary »
6.4/10
Fantasy
UK|West Germany|USA
1972
90 Minutes
Franz
Donovan Jack Wild Donald Pleasence John Hurt Michael Hordern Roy Kinnear Peter Vaughan Diana Dors Cathryn Harrison Keith Buckley Patsy Puttnam
gypsy guitarist burgomaster daughter alchemist baron outlandish dreamy germany hamelin town black death wedding corruption folklore revenge love 14th century
In 1349, while the Black Plague threatens Germany, the town of Hamelin hires a wandering pied piper (Donovan) to lure rats away with his magic pipe, but then refuses to pay for his services, causing him to lure the town's children away.
6.3/10
Drama
USA|Japan
2009
116 Minutes
Guitar
Isaach De Bankolé Gael García Bernal Tilda Swinton John Hurt Bill Murray Hiam Abbass Paz de la Huerta Alex Descas Youki Kudoh Jean-François Stévenin Luis Tosar
loner assassin woman target man criminal suspenseful emotional airport madrid seville, spain desert compound café mission crime journey murder consciousness instructions
The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger in the process of completing a criminal job.
5.9/10
Drama
UK
1969
103 Minutes
Lieutenant Pilkington
David Niven Topol Anna Karina John Hurt Anthony Quayle Ori Levy
british officer interpreter refugee civilian love interest russian amusing engaging lighthearted quirky austria refugee camp world war ii refugees helping others desertion displacement discovery escape love
After World War II, in an Austrian camp for displaced people, an interpreter mediates between the British and the Soviets regarding the fate of various refugees.
5.7/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|France
2010
111 Minutes
Phil Corkery
Sam Riley Andrea Riseborough Helen Mirren John Hurt Philip Davis Sean Harris Andy Serkis Geoff Bell Steven Robertson Nonso Anozie Steve Evets
criminal waitress raw tense brighton, england past crimes seduction mystery love 1960s
Charts the headlong fall of Pinkie, a razor-wielding disadvantaged teenager with a religious death wish.
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