List of the best Rutger Hauer movies: The Hitcher(1986), The Mill and the Cross(2011), The Blood of Heroes(1989), Blind Fury(1989), Mentor(2006), Split Second(1992), Black Butterflies(2011), Hobo With a Shotgun(2011), Wanted: Dead or Alive(1987), The Osterman Weekend(1983), Magic Flute Diaries(2008), Partners in Crime(2000) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1986
97 Minutes
Rutger Hauer C. Thomas Howell Jennifer Jason Leigh Jeffrey DeMunn John M. Jackson Billy Green Bush Jack Thibeau Armin Shimerman
young man hitchhiker waitress police officer serial killer chilling dark thrilling desert highway car diner police station road trip serial murders mistaken identity stalking torture escape pursuit
A young man who escapes the clutches of a murderous hitchhiker is subsequently stalked by the hitcher and framed for his crimes.
Drama, History
Poland|Sweden
2011
95 Minutes
Peter Bruegel
This movie focuses on a dozen of the five hundred characters depicted in Bruegel's painting. The theme of Christ's suffering is set against religious persecution in Flanders in 1564.
Sci-Fi
Australia|USA
1989
102 Minutes
Sallow
Rutger Hauer Joan Chen Vincent D'Onofrio Anna Katarina Delroy Lindo James Webb
man team member bleak chilling disturbing dark creepy tense town post-apocalypse survival rivalry future
In a future where most of mankind and technology is wiped out, six people travel from place to place playing a brutal form of football with a dog skull. They hope one day to play in the league in a city.
Action
USA
1989
82 Minutes
Nick Parker
Rutger Hauer Brandon Call Terry O'Quinn Lisa Blount Noble Willingham Meg Foster Nick Cassavetes Rick Overton Randall Cobb Charles Cooper Shô Kosugi
swordsman veteran son gangster wife blind person amusing gory thrilling house reno, nev. casino mountain journey murder drug trade sword battles blindness courage rescue
A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
Drama
USA
2006
90 Minutes
Rutger Hauer Matthew Davis Dagmara Dominczyk Susan Misner Matt Servitto Peter Scolari Lynn Chen Isabel Glasser Lawrence Pressman Ronald Guttman Robert LuPone
A thought-provoking drama about the power that a famous university professor holds over his students and assistants.
Sci-Fi, Horror
UK
1992
90 Minutes
Harley Stone
Rutger Hauer Kim Cattrall Neil Duncan Michael J. Pollard Alun Armstrong Pete Postlethwaite Ian Dury Roberta Eaton Tony Steedman
In a flooded future London, Detective Harley Stone hunts a serial killer who murdered his partner, and has haunted him ever since. He soon discovers what he is hunting might not be human.
Drama
Germany|Netherlands|South Africa
2011
100 Minutes
Abraham Jonker
Rutger Hauer Carice van Houten Liam Cunningham Grant Swanby Martinus Van Der Berg Graham Clarke Candice D'Arcy Leon Clingman Jennifer Steyn Nicholas Pauling Damon Berry
In Apartheid-torn South Africa, poet Ingrid Jonker (Carice van Houten) struggles tragically in search of love and a sense of home.
Action, Crime, Adventure, Drama
Canada
2011
86 Minutes
Hobo
Rutger Hauer Gregory Smith Molly Dunsworth Brian Downey Nick Bateman Pasha Ebrahimi Robb Wells Brian Jamieson
homeless person prostitute robber gangsters santa claus pedophile gory dark shocking profound disturbing brutal city street dark room outdoors alley bordello street fighting justice
A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.
Action
USA
1987
106 Minutes
Nick Randall
Rutger Hauer Gene Simmons Robert Guillaume Mel Harris William Russ Susan McDonald Jerry Hardin
bounty hunter terrorist partner cop friend brash rousing los angeles boat parking garage police station dangerous assignment terrorism espionage destruction explosion investigation rescue pursuit adventure
Bounty hunter Nick Randall (Rutger Hauer) is offered two hundred fifty thousand dollars by the C.I.A. to get the terrorist behind the bombing of a Los Angeles, California movie theater. Nick quit the C.I.A. because he couldn't trust them. Can they be trusted now, and can he stop the terrorists?
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1983
103 Minutes
John Tanner
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.
Musical, Romance
Canada
2008
104 Minutes
Dr. Richard Nagel
Rutger Hauer Warren Christie Mireille Asselin Olivier Laquerre Erin Windle Curtis Sullivan Kelly Campbell
The Magic Flute's all pervading themes of love and betrayal, reward and retribution, coupled with the encompassing power of Mozart's score have given rise to a movie set during Mozart's ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2000
90 Minutes
Gene Reardon
Rutger Hauer Paulina Porizkova Andrew Dolan Frank Gerrish Dalin Christiansen Sarah Ashley Dennis Saylor Geoff Hansen Amy Van Nostrand Kristin Kahle Michael Flynn
A small-town detective is assigned to work on a high-profile kidnapping case reporting to a decorated F.B.I. Agent, who happens to be his ex-wife.
Adventure
USA
1984
95 Minutes
Jim Malden
Rutger Hauer Powers Boothe Kathleen Turner Donald Pleasence Brion James John Dennis Johnston Jayne Bentzen Andy Fenwick
conservationist collector rock climber shopkeeper young boy engaging suspenseful brash touching island mountain shop theft endangered species wildlife birds change of heart quest discovery 1980s
A conservationist and a widow meet a mountain climber hired to steal bald-eagle eggs.
Mystery & Thriller
Canada|USA
1998
91 Minutes
William H. Palmer
Rutger Hauer Mario Azzopardi Barbara Williams R.H. Thomson Joseph Kell Robin Gammell Blu Mankuma Mimi Kuzyk Wayne Best Daniel Kash Peter Keleghan
A pathologist's book about his work is a good recipe for sick people.
Action
Canada|Netherlands
1997
94 Minutes
Rutger Hauer Mark Dacascos Yvonne Sciò Patrick Dreikauss Randall William Cook Michael Mehlman Ildiko Szucs Istvan Kanizsai John Thompson Gabor Peter Vincze Scott Athea
businessman gangster cia agent dead person thrilling moscow revenge game crime syndicate revenge future
When a man is murdered in Moscow, experimental bionic research brings him back to life. He then sets out to find his murderers and money that was stolen during the crime.
Action
USA|Luxembourg
1999
95 Minutes
David Marx
Rutger Hauer Andrew McCarthy Tara Fitzgerald John Bondi
criminal detective gang member expert software designer fbi agent tense suspenseful melodramatic silicon valley computer world office police station california robbery computers crime virtual reality kidnapping police work
A gang of four eyed crooks led by Kurt Bishop (Andrew McCarthy) are ripping off top dollar computer chips from a list of factories. The night they hit Dynaphase Systems, two dirty employees... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Action
Portugal
2013
103 Minutes
Steve Battier
Rutger Hauer David Rebordão Cian Barry Alix Wilton Regan Nik Xhelilaj Pedro Granger Christopher Goh Genevieve Capovilla Dafne Fernández
Wealthy Steve Battier (Rutger Hauer) is desperate to find a way to stay alive, as he is old and terminally ill. When a company known as "R.P.G." offers him the chance to become young again in return for a large amount of money, he doesn't think twice.
Sci-Fi
USA
1996
84 Minutes
Omega Doom
Rutger Hauer Shannon Whirry Norbert Weisser Tina Cole Anna Katarina Jill Pierce Simon Poland
After Earth is taken over by an army of robots, the small number of humans left are forced into hiding. In the nuclear winter, only droids walk the face of the Earth, in fear of the rumored... See full summary »
Horror
Canada
1998
89 Minutes
Rutger Hauer Roy Dupuis Jackie Burroughs Gillian Ferrabee Kristin Lehman Lisa Bronwyn Moore Joanna Noyes Leni Parker Felicia Schulman
A man travels to an island with his girlfriend in search of his relatives, but he finds maybe more than what he wanted to know.
Sci-Fi
USA
1996
90 Minutes
Armond Crille
Rutger Hauer Joan Chen Brion James Harold Pruett Don Stroud
Three adventurers leave Moon City and head towards the asteroids in search of gold.
War
1977
144 Minutes
Erik Lanshof
Rutger Hauer Jeroen Krabbé Susan Penhaligon Peter Faber Derek de Lint Edward Fox Eddy Habbema Belinda Meuldijk
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2011
123 Minutes
Alfred Heineken
Rutger Hauer Sallie Harmsen Marcel Hensema Gijs Naber Truus te Selle Teun Kuilboer Porgy Franssen Beppie Melissen Ton Kas Marjolein Keuning Reinout Scholten van Aschat
tycoon driver family intense house amsterdam kidnapping revenge beer pursuit 19th century
Alfred Heineken (Rutger Hauer), one of the world's wealthiest brewers, is kidnapped by a gang of hoodlums. He is held and humiliated for 21 days, and when he is released, Alfred embarks on a personal pursuit for revenge.
Action
1992
113 Minutes
Tom Burton
Rutger Hauer Carol Alt Omar Sharif Elliott Gould Brett Halsey Peter Sands Kabir Bedi David Flosi
An ex-CIA agent (Rutger Hauer) goes to Morocco with a businesswoman (Carol Alt) to rescue her son, the kidnapped heir to a desert fortune.
Sci-Fi, Comedy
1996
87 Minutes
A.T.
Rutger Hauer Josh Charles Stuart Wilson Andrea Roth Perry Anzilotti Jack Black Richard McGregor Ellen Geer Beverly Johnson Michael Stadvec Michael Wiseman
A magic crystal leads a college student (Josh Charles) and an adventurer (Rutger Hauer) on a surreal quest to save the world.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
2010
110 Minutes
Khant
Rutger Hauer Elena Kovaleva Michael Madsen Fedor Emelianenko Pawel Delong Bo-sung Kim Oleksii Gorbunov Valera Nikolaev Valeriy Solovyov
An operative from Russia's special ops division sets out to rescue the only doctor who can prevent the spread of a lethal virus.
Action, War, Drama, History
2009
139 Minutes
Federico Barbarossa
Rutger Hauer Raz Degan F. Murray Abraham Christo Jivkov Antonio Cupo Cécile Cassel Kasia Smutniak
emperor military officer brutal gripping medieval kingdom germany conquest rivalry 12th century
A young man and his army challenge German ruler Frederick Barbarossa (Rutger Hauer) in the 12th century.
Action
1998
89 Minutes
Capt. John "Doc" Holiday
Rutger Hauer Robert Patrick Isabel Glasser Dey Young Ken Howard Barry Zetlin Harri James Tam Logan Wendy Benson Frank Moran Bruce Anderson
An unbalanced jet pilot (Rutger Hauer) seeks revenge upon a fellow flier (Robert Patrick) who stopped him from killing innocent civilians.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1982
122 Minutes
Harrison Ford Rutger Hauer Sean Young Edward James Olmos M. Emmet Walsh Daryl Hannah William Sanderson Brion James Joe Turkel Joanna Cassidy James Hong
android police officer hunter love interest tycoon creative dark gritty los angeles street outer space apartment escape showdown murder slavery meaning of life dystopia escape pursuit
A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space, and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
Adventure, Drama, Action
Australia|UK
2005
120 Minutes
Adam Baldwin Rutger Hauer Steve Guttenberg Bryan Brown C. Thomas Howell Peter Weller Alex Kingston
tourist terrorist captain bishop survivor suspenseful thrilling patriotic powerful brutal cruise ship sea cruise terrorism bomb explosion death adventure rescue revenge
A lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him nine days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother.
Drama
Netherlands
1973
100 Minutes
Eric Vonk
Monique van de Ven Rutger Hauer Tonny Huurdeman Wim van den Brink Dolf de Vries Hans Boskamp Manfred de Graaf Dick Scheffer Marjol Flore
A young love faces with old problems.
Action
USA
1994
96 Minutes
Ice-T Rutger Hauer Charles S. Dutton Gary Busey F. Murray Abraham John C. McGinley William McNamara Jeff Corey
homeless person psychiatrist oil baron investor cia agent brutal suspenseful dark thrilling pacific northwest forest cabin seattle murder hunting homelessness class conflict rivalry escape pursuit
A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
South Africa|China|USA
2017
93 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Rutger Hauer Paul Anderson Liam Cunningham Nathalie Boltt Tanya van Graan Hakeem Kae-Kazim Xu Qing Aidan Whytock
mercenary doctor surgeon thrilling suspenseful united states new life revenge survival redemption rise pursuit 2010s
An assassin seeks redemption after being given a second chance at life.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Poland
1994
95 Minutes
Thomas Ian Griffith Rutger Hauer John Rhys-Davies Joanna Trzepiecinska Artur Zmijewski Bozena Szymanska Marcin Szpil Dominika Ostalowska
police officer evil doctor bartender brother hit man brash unrestrained thrilling chicago car market poland helicopter conspiracy investigation organized crime detective work organ transplant murder revenge
A Chicago cop goes to Poland to get the hoods who killed his brother. When he finds out they belong to the local outfit of the Russian mob, he takes on the outfit's boss, as well as Dr. Lem, who handles illegal organ trade for the mob.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Italy
2017
120 Minutes
Christopher Lambert Rutger Hauer Michael Madsen Geraldine Chaplin Franco Nero William Baldwin Maria de Medeiros Kabir Bedi Marc Fiorini Andrea Cocco
In a near future, due to the effects of an uncompromising law on the eco-sustainability of supports, paper has become a rare item, a luxury possession, controlled by the "Big Z": Zimurgh Corporation.
Drama, War
1987
148 Minutes
Alan Arkin Rutger Hauer Joanna Pacula Hartmut Becker Jack Shepherd Ullrich Haupt David Miller Kurt Raab
A Polish Jew (Alan Arkin), a Russian officer (Rutger Hauer) and a seamstress (Joanna Pacula) lead a 1943 mass escape from a Nazi death camp.
Adventure, Biography
2011
86 Minutes
Drama
1975
104 Minutes
Hugo
Monique van de Ven Rutger Hauer Eddy Brugman Peter Farber Mart Gevers Riet Henius Tonny Popper Riek Schagen Jennifer Willems
daughter father mother boss banker prostitute sad shocking touching emotional amsterdam slum brothel restaurant city netherlands social climbing family poverty prostitution
A poor beauty (Monique van de Ven) becomes a streetwalker and meets a clerk (Rutger Hauer) and an aristocrat (Eddy Brugman) in 1880s Amsterdam.
Action
2000
97 Minutes
Dr. Sam Dennis Charney
Pam Grier Rutger Hauer Romano Orzari John Dunn-Hill Eugene Clark Serge Houde Richard Robitaille Simone-Elise Girard Frank Schorpion Sasha Dominique Greg Kramer
The murder of a doctor's (Rutger Hauer) ex-wife leads a detective (Pam Grier) to uncover a series of homicides linked to a pharmaceutical company.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1981
99 Minutes
Wulfgar
Sylvester Stallone Billy Dee Williams Rutger Hauer Lindsay Wagner Persis Khambatta Nigel Davenport Hilarie Thompson Joe Spinell Catherine Mary Stewart
terrorist detective police chief partner wife police detective dark gritty suspenseful thrilling new york city police station train station apartment london big city terrorism bomb chases violence
When one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigned to take him down by any means necessary.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2014
119 Minutes
Benjamin Praagh
Juliet Stevenson Max von Sydow Rutger Hauer Priya Darshini Kranti Redkar Aapo Pukk Kaizaad Kotwal Tillotama Shome Mark Bennington
nun indian government official catholic priest poor person sick person brooding emotional intense calcutta, india vatican infirmary convent hospital camp mother teresa courage helping others message love
A drama that explores the life of Mother Teresa (Juliet Stevenson) through letters she wrote to her longtime friend and spiritual advisor, Father Celeste van Exem (Max von Sydow) over a nearly fifty-year period.
Comedy
UK|USA
1983
129 Minutes
Claude Maillot Van Horn
Gene Hackman Theresa Russell Rutger Hauer Jane Lapotaire Mickey Rourke Ed Lauter Joe Pesci Helena Kallianiotes Cavan Kendall Corin Redgrave Joe Spinell
In 1925, Arctic prospector Jack McCann (Gene Hackman) becomes a rich man when he strikes gold, but twenty years later, he faces major personal and family problems.
Drama
USA
1994
97 Minutes
Reuben Bean
Martha Plimpton Kelly Lynch Rutger Hauer Patrick McGaw Richard Sanders
Reuben is a drinker and brawler who runs afoul of the law and lands a long prison term. He leaves behind Roberta (Kelly Lynch), his wife and mother of nine. Also part of the extended family... See full summary »
Horror
UK
2011
98 Minutes
Withstander
Stuart Brennan Tamer Hassan Rutger Hauer Doug Bradley Emily Booth Dominic Burns Simon Phillips Shane Richie Mads Koudal Edmund Kingsley John Morghen
clergyman priest mysterious girl gory town village lust crime first job metamorphosis
A Reverend (Stuart Brennan) begins his first day at his new parish only to be bitten by a vampire. His faith is soon tested when his thirst for blood and an encounter with a prostitute gives him a thirst for justice.
Action
USA|Brazil
2001
95 Minutes
Ezekial
Gabrielle Anwar Craig Sheffer Rutger Hauer David Naughton Duncan Regehr Jason Brooks Mark Adair-Rios Patricia Bitondi Robin Wilson Greg Littman Adam Wylie
A journalist uncovers a government conspiracy to unleash virus-carrying killer bees that could wipe out humanity.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, War
2006
88 Minutes
Gen. Frank Lewis
Mark Dacascos Theresa Randle Rutger Hauer Joe Suba Zach McGowan Joe Fozzy Rey Malonzo Ricardo Cepeda
marines sergeant sniper suicide bomber thrilling tense jungle laboratory village philippines wreckage kidnapping military terrorism biological weapons warfare al-qaeda rescue 2000s
A lieutenant (Mark Dacascos) leads his men in a daring mission to rescue a captain (Theresa Randle) who is trapped behind enemy lines.
Biography
1981
124 Minutes
Etienne de Balsan
Marie-France Pisier Timothy Dalton Rutger Hauer Karen Black Brigitte Fossey Leila Frechet
Fashion designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (Marie-France Pisier) loves a coal merchant (Timothy Dalton), dates lesbians and rises to prominence in early 1900s France.
Romance
USA
2007
89 Minutes
McAllister
intern boss niece hitchhiker father amusing truck miami los angeles texas kansas colorado road trip romance hijinks unusual friendship coming of age quest discovery love
Law intern Rick aims for the top. He tells his boss he'll do anything - incl. drive the cute wild niece Miami to LA. Back well prepared for bar exam 3 days later?
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Luxembourg|Netherlands|Spain|UK|USA|Italy
2004
97 Minutes
Van Beuningen
Scot Williams Natalia Verbeke Paul Guilfoyle Rutger Hauer Malcolm McDowell Valentina Cervi Yura Marin Gaetano Carotenuto Antonella Ponziani
appraiser art expert daughter thrilling venice italy investigation power greed pursuit
American art expert Patrick Donovan (Scot Williams) is offered a deadly choice and runs the risk of being framed after a famous masterpiece goes missing in Venice.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK
2018
88 Minutes
Richard Marlowe
Freya Tingley Simon Akbarian Bruce Davison Rutger Hauer Matt Barber James Faulkner Catherine Schaub-Abkarian Christopher Brand James Kermack
A group of teenagers go for a partying weekend in the woods. Unknown to them the woods they have chosen is home to a legend. The legend of a young girl who was bullied and then committed ... See full summary »
Action
1996
98 Minutes
Leo
Linden Ashby Andrew Divoff Kimberly Warren Rutger Hauer Norbert Weisser Tim Thomerson Yuji Okumoto Vincent Klyn Sonya Eddy Thom Mathews Jill Pierce
A former martial artist (Linden Ashby), now a janitor, faces terrorists holding women athletes hostage at an international event.