List of the best Willem Dafoe movies: Togo(2019), Problema(2010), The Florida Project(2017), The Last Temptation of Christ(1988), At Eternity's Gate(2018), Triumph of the Spirit(1989), The Hunter(2011), Animal Factory(2000), Antichrist(2009), Off Limits(1988), Tommaso(2019), White Sands(1992) ... ...
Adventure, Drama, History
USA
2019
114 Minutes
Leonhard Seppala
Willem Dafoe Michael Greyeyes Julianne Nicholson Chris Heyerdahl Michael Gaston Michael McElhatton Jamie McShane Shaun Benson Steven McCarthy
The story of Togo, the sled dog who led the 1925 serum run yet was considered by most to be too small and weak to lead such an intense race.
Adventure, Drama, Documentary
Germany
2010
95 Minutes
Willem Dafoe Hafsat Abiola
One bright day in the early 21st Century, there was a gathering of human beings unlike any before.
Drama
USA
2017
115 Minutes
Bobby
Willem Dafoe Brooklynn Prince Bria Vinaite Valeria Cotto Christopher Rivera Caleb Landry Jones Macon Blair Karren Karagulian Sandy Kane
hotel manager young girl young boy single mother tourist neighbor dreamy heartwarming sad cheery florida motel beach single parents parent/child relationship struggle childhood hard times growing up love
Set over one summer, the film follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World.
Drama
Canada|USA
1988
164 Minutes
Willem Dafoe Harvey Keitel Barbara Hershey Paul Greco Verna Bloom Roberts Blossom Barry Miller Irvin Kershner
judas iscariot mary magdalene virgin mary young girl villager pontius pilate profound powerful judea street temple garden of gethsemane jesus christ faith sin revolution betrayal dreams temptation sacrifice
The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.
Biography, Drama, History
Ireland|Switzerland|UK|France|USA
2018
110 Minutes
Vincent van Gogh
Willem Dafoe Rupert Friend Oscar Isaac Mads Mikkelsen Mathieu Amalric Emmanuelle Seigner Niels Arestrup Amira Casar Vladimir Consigny Vincent Perez Alexis Michalik
vincent van gogh painter paul gauguin priest melancholy profound france countryside vincent van gogh painting last days art discovery 1880s
A look at the life of painter Vincent van Gogh during the time he lived in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise, France.
Drama
USA
1989
121 Minutes
Salamo Arouch
Willem Dafoe Edward James Olmos Robert Loggia Wendy Gazelle Kelly Wolf Costas Mandylor Kario Salem Edward Zentara Hartmut Becker
boxer girlfriend father nazi gypsy powerful sad raw auschwitz greece movie theater holocaust boxing father/son relationship survival underdog love 1940s
In Greece during World War II, a young Jewish boxer, meets regularly with girlfriend Allegra until they and their families are sent to Auschwitz. When the Nazis learn of his boxing, they force him to participate in weekly boxing matches.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Drama
Australia
2011
100 Minutes
Martin David
Willem Dafoe Frances O'Connor Sam Neill Morgana Davies Finn Woodlock Jacek Koman Jamie Timony John Brumpton Maia Thomas Dan Spielman
hunter tiger mercenary brutal wilderness tasmania, australia dna chase code rescue
Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by a mysterious biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.
Crime, Drama
USA
2000
90 Minutes
Earl Copen
Willem Dafoe Edward Furlong Seymour Cassel Mickey Rourke Steve Buscemi Tom Arnold John Heard Danny Trejo Jake La Botz Mark Boone Junior Edward Bunker
young man convict sexual predator guard judge transvestite gritty raw touching tense prison cell cafeteria court classroom unusual friendship prison life protection unlikely criminal survival
A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.
Horror, Drama
Denmark|Germany|France|Sweden|Italy|Poland
2009
109 Minutes
He
Willem Dafoe Charlotte Gainsbourg Storm Acheche Sahlstrøm
woman husband son disturbing dreamy dark tense family home cabin united states grief sex violence mother/child relationship mental breakdown nature fall transformation 2000s
A grieving couple retreat to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage, but nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
Crime, Drama
USA
1988
102 Minutes
Buck McGriff
Willem Dafoe Gregory Hines Fred Ward Amanda Pays Scott Glenn Kay Tong Lim David Alan Grier Keith David Raymond O'Connor Richard Brooks
detective partner nun commanding officer prostitute suspect suspenseful thrilling saigon, vietnam nightclub tunnel street vietnam war prostitution serial murders investigation chase cover-up mystery pursuit
McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain clothes U.S. military policemen on duty in war-time Saigon. However, their job becomes even... See full summary »
Drama
Italy|UK|USA|Greece
2019
115 Minutes
Willem Dafoe Cristina Chiriac Anna Ferrara Stella Mastrantonio Lorenzo Piazzoni Alessandro Prato Alessandra Scarci
The story of an American artist living in Rome with his young European wife Nikki and their 3-year-old daughter, Dee Dee.
Crime, Drama
USA
1992
101 Minutes
Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal
Willem Dafoe Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Mickey Rourke Samuel L. Jackson M. Emmet Walsh James Rebhorn Maura Tierney Beth Grant Mimi Rogers John P. Ryan Fred Dalton Thompson
sheriff fbi agent wife gunrunner criminal crafty dense new mexico small town desert santa fe, n.m. hotel office investigation undercover operations crime murder guns mystery pursuit
A small southwestern town Sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and five hundred thousand dollars. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an F.B.I. investigation.
Drama
China|USA
2001
116 Minutes
Andre
Willem Dafoe Luo Yan Shek Sau John Cho Yi Ding Anita Loo Amy Hill Kate McGregor Stewart
wealthy man wife priest doctor son concubine passionate melodramatic powerful china village household orphanage sexual obsession infidelity world war ii invasion family culture clash forbidden love
With World War 2 looming, a prominent family in China must confront the contrasting ideas of traditionalism, communism and Western thinking, while dealing with the most important ideal of all: love and its meaning in society.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2014
100 Minutes
Bud Carter
Willem Dafoe Matt Dillon Neal McDonough Amy Smart Tom Berenger Bill Duke Chris Marquette Kevin Chapman Christopher Denham
police detective snitch tense madcap baton rouge louisiana crime ring rivalry underdog 1980s
In 1980s Louisiana a police detective arrests a contract killer. To be with his wife and newborn, he becomes an informant and assists in taking down the crime ring boss etc. FBI, blood and revenge follows.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2007
104 Minutes
Stan Aubray
Willem Dafoe Scott Speedman Clea DuVall James Rebhorn Peter Stormare Amy Carlson Yul Vazquez Don Harvey Deborah Harry
police detective partner alcoholic antique dealer police officer killer dark gripping new york city morgue art gallery apartment building police station serial murders alcoholism art prostitution investigation mystery fall
A psychological thriller based on the concept of anamorphosis, a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective to create two competing images on a single canvas.
Comedy, Action
USA
1984
95 Minutes
Johnny Harte
Willem Dafoe Judge Reinhold Kaaren Lee Kate Vernon Stephen Elliott Alan Autry Kevyn Major Howard Peter Van Norden Erica Yohn
rich kid hitchhiker warlord thug young woman junk dealer lighthearted wild town bar open road garage arizona desert shoot-out fighting car racing fire sabotage adventure
An ex-rock and roll star teams up with a naive young man to set things right in a small town where the local thugs rule unchallenged.
Drama
UK|France|Italy
1994
90 Minutes
The Writer
Willem Dafoe Lena Olin Miranda Richardson Jean-Claude Carrière Carole Richert Christine Sireyzol Guy Verame Ivan Bacciocchi
A young marchioness who loves the way of free-thinking and flatterers invites an author into her house who pretends to seduce her...
Horror, Fantasy, Drama
Italy|Germany|Greece|Mexico
2019
92 Minutes
Willem Dafoe Dounia Sichov Simon McBurney Cristina Chiriac Daniel Giménez Cacho Anna Ferrara Phil Neilson Trish Osmond Fabio Pagano Laurent Arnatsiaq Valentina Rozumenko
An exploration into the language of dreams.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Drama
USA|Switzerland|France
2011
84 Minutes
Willem Dafoe Shanyn Leigh Natasha Lyonne Paul Hipp Anita Pallenberg Dierdra McDowell Paz de la Huerta Triana Jackson Trung Nguyen José Solano Judith Salazar
A look at how a painter and a successful actor spend their last day together before the world comes to an end.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama, Biography
2014
85 Minutes
Willem Dafoe Maria de Medeiros Riccardo Scamarcio Ninetto Davoli Valerio Mastandrea Adriana Asti
A chronicle of the last days of life of Italian film director and writer Pier Paolo Pasolini, whose body was found on the beaches of Ostia on the morning of Nov. 3, 1975.
War, Drama
USA|UK
1986
120 Minutes
Tom Berenger Willem Dafoe Charlie Sheen Forest Whitaker Francesco Quinn John C. McGinley Richard Edson Kevin Dillon Reggie Johnson Keith David Johnny Depp
soldier military officer villager sergeant dark gritty tense vietnam battlefield military base horrors of war vietnam war rebellion wretched excess fall transformation 1960s
Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1988
125 Minutes
Agent Alan Ward
Gene Hackman Willem Dafoe Frances McDormand Brad Dourif R. Lee Ermey Gailard Sartain Stephen Tobolowsky Michael Rooker Pruitt Taylor Vince Park Overall Jake Gipson
fbi agent mayor sheriff klansman activist wife tense brutal powerful mississippi small town barbershop church highway racism civil rights violence pursuit revenge 1960s
Two F.B.I. Agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.
Horror, Comedy
USA|Canada
2000
103 Minutes
Christian Bale Willem Dafoe Jared Leto Reese Witherspoon Samantha Mathis Chloë Sevigny Justin Theroux Josh Lucas Guinevere Turner Matt Ross Bill Sage
wealthy man lesbian secretary killer girlfriend detective dark suspenseful new york city office household restaurant deception sex madness violence murder homosexuality temptation wretched excess
A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Canada|USA|Brazil
2019
110 Minutes
Robert Pattinson Willem Dafoe Valeriia Karaman Logan Hawkes Shaun R. Clarke Kyla Nicolle Preston Hudson Jeff Cruts
lighthouse keeper man dark disturbing frightening gripping new england lighthouse loneliness isolation isolationism escape metamorphosis rivalry transformation 1890s
Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
Crime, Drama
USA
1985
116 Minutes
Eric 'Rick' Masters
William Petersen Willem Dafoe John Pankow Debra Feuer John Turturro Darlanne Fluegel Dean Stockwell Steve James Robert Downey Sr.
secret service agent partner criminal fbi agent prostitute dancer bleak thrilling intense los angeles artist's studio street freeway counterfeit money law enforcement murder personal vendetta police corruption pursuit revenge
A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
Drama
USA
1989
144 Minutes
Tom Cruise Willem Dafoe Kyra Sedgwick Raymond J. Barry Caroline Kava Bryan Larkin Jerry Levine Josh Evans Jamie Talisman Anne Bobby Frank Whaley
veteran marine mother father girlfriend dark powerful moving gritty suburbia new york state vietnam battlefield mexico family home vietnam war horrors of war protest post-traumatic stress disorder paralysis
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
Drama
UK|USA|Luxembourg
2000
93 Minutes
John Malkovich Willem Dafoe Cary Elwes Aden Gillett Eddie Izzard Udo Kier Catherine McCormack Ronan Vibert
director vampire actor actress cameraman dark campy eastern europe castle island movie set nosferatu filmmaking obsession secret method acting discovery fall 1920s
The filming of Nosferatu (1922) is hampered by the fact that its star Max Schreck is taking the role of a vampire far more seriously than seems humanly possible.
Sci-Fi, Action
UK|France|USA|Belgium
2017
123 Minutes
Noomi Rapace Willem Dafoe Glenn Close Robert Wagner Marwan Kenzari Pål Sverre Hagen Lara Decaro Tomiwa Edun
grandfather sister sibling man agent doppelganger profound quirky thrilling spectacular disturbing intense control room bank city apartment big city future control kidnapping secret identity
In a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of identical septuplets must avoid being put to a long sleep by the government and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Mexico
1994
141 Minutes
John Clark
Harrison Ford Willem Dafoe Anne Archer Joaquim de Almeida Henry Czerny Harris Yulin Donald Moffat Miguel Sandoval Benjamin Bratt Raymond Cruz Dean Jones
cia agent secret agent drug lord president admiral daughter intense patriotic thrilling suspenseful washington, d.c. south america colombia government offices jungle boat drug cartel assassination conspiracy cia
CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.
Drama, History, War
USA|Poland
2001
95 Minutes
Haley Joel Osment Willem Dafoe Liam Hess Richard Banel Olaf Lubaszenko Malgorzata Foremniak Andrzej Grabowski Chiril Vahonin Ola Frycz Dorota Piasecka Wojciech Smolarz
A twelve-year-old Jewish boy hides with a family of Catholic peasant farmers to escape the Nazis.
Horror, Sci-Fi
Australia|USA
2009
98 Minutes
Lionel "Elvis" Cormac
Ethan Hawke Peter Spierig Willem Dafoe Claudia Karvan Michael Dorman Vince Colosimo Sam Neill Isabel Lucas Paul Sonkkila
vampire human scientist fugitive dark chilling bleak laboratory hideout apartment plagues science dangerous assignment survival death quest pursuit future
In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.
Drama
USA
1983
84 Minutes
Vance
Monty Montgomery J. Don Ferguson Willem Dafoe Robert Gordon
Trouble ensues when a motorcycle gang stops in a small southern town while heading to the races at Daytona.
War, Drama, History
USA
1991
115 Minutes
Danny Glover Willem Dafoe Brad Johnson Rosanna Arquette Tom Sizemore J. Kenneth Campbell Jared Chandler Dann Florek Madison Mason Ving Rhames Christopher Rich
navy pilot bombardier commanding officer love interest lieutenant gritty gripping brash tense military base airplane hanoi, vietnam aircraft carrier vietnam war military engagement rebellion disillusionment court-martial bombing quest
During the air war over Vietnam, a U.S. Navy A-6 Intruder bomber pilot schemes with a hardened veteran to make an unauthorized air strike on Hanoi.
Drama
USA
1998
92 Minutes
X
Christopher Walken Willem Dafoe Asia Argento Yoshitaka Amano Annabella Sciorra Gretchen Mol John Lurie Ryuichi Sakamoto
Two businessmen are hired to steal secrets from a rival, and decide to use a beautiful call girl to do so.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2016
93 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Willem Dafoe Christopher Matthew Cook Louisa Krause Omar J. Dorsey Melissa Bolona Rey Gallegos Chelcie Melton
ex-convict mob boss cop baby parent kidnapped child brooding emotional intense hotel bar house strip club car warehouse adaptation crime kidnapping danger stress
A crew of ex-cons are hired by a Cleveland mafioso to kidnap the baby of a rival mobster.
Crime, Drama
Germany|USA
1992
99 Minutes
Madonna Willem Dafoe Joe Mantegna Anne Archer Julianne Moore Frank Langella Stan Shaw Charles Hallahan Lillian Lehman Mark Rolston Jeff Perry
murder suspect defense attorney district attorney wife secretary judge hedonistic tense portland, ore. courtroom garage houseboat sex trial sadomasochism inheritance infidelity gold digging mystery wretched excess
A lawyer defends a woman accused of killing her older lover by having sex with him.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
USA
2005
100 Minutes
Ice Cube Willem Dafoe Scott Speedman Peter Strauss Samuel L. Jackson Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner Michael Roof Sunny Mabrey Nona Gaye John G. Connolly Matt Gerald
nsa agent secretary of defense ex-convict soldier terrorist brash spectacular thrilling washington, d.c. white house prison street dangerous assignment prison break political corruption terrorism assassination plot military coup adventure pursuit
Darius Stone, a new agent in the xXx program, is sent to Washington, D.C. to stop a coup attempt against the President of the United States.
Mystery & Thriller
2004
98 Minutes
Ray Liotta Willem Dafoe Michelle Rodriguez Kathleen Robertson Stephen Rea Polly Walker Tim DeKay Glenn Wrage
drug dealer murder victim murderer victim scientist woman bleak brutal intense gripping thrilling dense clinic thrill seeking relationships science labor adventure discovery escape
Lee Ray Oliver, a death row inmate, is given a second chance at life if he agrees to undergo a new chemical treatment used to modify behavior.
Drama
2016
90 Minutes
James Verdun
Giada Colagrande Willem Dafoe Franco Battiato Marina Abramovic Claudio Colombo Carlo Guaitoli Fabio Balasso Annalisa Canfora
Romance, Drama
USA
2014
126 Minutes
Peter Van Houten
Shailene Woodley Ansel Elgort Willem Dafoe Nat Wolff Laura Dern Sam Trammell Mike Birbiglia Emily Peachey
cancer patient teen boy author parent doctor nurse amusing charming emotional sad hospital doctor's office support group bedroom street trolley cancer dying wish relationships love
Two teenage cancer patients begin a life-affirming journey to visit a reclusive author in Amsterdam.
Drama
USA|UK
1996
162 Minutes
David Caravaggio
Ralph Fiennes Juliette Binoche Willem Dafoe Kristin Scott Thomas Naveen Andrews Colin Firth Julian Wadham Jürgen Prochnow Kevin Whately Clive Merrison Nino Castelnuovo
englishwoman count husband nurse soldier former lover emotional gripping endearing suspenseful passionate powerful cairo italy monastery cave sahara desert big city affair world war ii
At the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|Australia
2018
143 Minutes
Vulko
Jason Momoa Amber Heard Willem Dafoe Patrick Wilson Nicole Kidman Dolph Lundgren Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Temuera Morrison Ludi Lin Michael Beach Randall Park
king soldier brother counselor rival cool confident amusing thrilling tense ocean atlantis rivalry heroism family feud super powers saving the world betrayal quest adventure
Arthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
USA|UK
2013
96 Minutes
Chief Wyatt Porter
Anton Yelchin Addison Timlin Willem Dafoe Gugu Mbatha-Raw Shuler Hensley Leonor Varela Matthew Page Nico Tortorella Patton Oswalt Melissa Ordway Kyle McKeever
clairvoyant loner police officer love interest sheriff ghost dark charming thrilling new mexico restaurant apartment home shopping mall serial murders psychic abilities race against time fear saving the day law enforcement
In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.
Sci-Fi
UK|France|Canada
1999
97 Minutes
Gas
Jennifer Jason Leigh Jude Law Willem Dafoe Ian Holm Don McKellar Callum Keith Rennie Sarah Polley Christopher Eccleston Robert A. Silverman Oscar Hsu Kris Lemche
bodyguard assassin artist designer terrorist wild creative subconscious mind countryside restaurant city motel video games terrorism violence adventure pursuit 1990s
A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA
2012
132 Minutes
Tars Tarkas
Taylor Kitsch Lynn Collins Willem Dafoe Samantha Morton Ciarán Hinds Dominic West James Purefoy Daryl Sabara Polly Walker Bryan Cranston Thomas Haden Church
confederate soldier princess warrior captain martian suspenseful thrilling eerie mars barsoom zodanga helium earth political unrest environmental disaster abduction underdog rescue adventure 19th century
Transported to Barsoom, a Civil War vet discovers a barren planet seemingly inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter Woola and a princess in desperate need of a savior.
Drama
USA
2008
98 Minutes
Charles
Julia Roberts Ryan Reynolds Willem Dafoe Emily Watson Carrie-Anne Moss Ioan Gruffudd Hayden Panettiere Cayden Boyd Shannon Lucio George Newbern Chase Ellison
professor novelist husband wife son daughter emotional disheartening moving midwest college town family home mourning loss family death of mother emotional abuse secrets love growing up
The Taylor family is devastated by an accident that takes place on the day their matriarch is due to graduate from college -- decades after leaving to raise her children.
Romance
UK|USA
1998
103 Minutes
Dr. Van Horn
Harvey Keitel Mira Sorvino Willem Dafoe Gina Gershon Mandy Patinkin Vanessa Redgrave Victor Argo Don Byron Richard Edson Kevin Corrigan
A famous jazz saxophonist's life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2020
115 Minutes
Richard McMahon
A veteran D.C. journalist loses the thread of her own narrative when a guilt-propelled errand for her father thrusts her from byline to unwitting subject in the very story she's trying to break. Adapted from Joan Didion's namesake novel.
Action
USA
1997
125 Minutes
John Geiger
Sandra Bullock Jason Patric Willem Dafoe Temuera Morrison Brian McCardie Christine Firkins Michael Hagerty Colleen Camp Enrique Murciano Jr. Kimmy Robertson Bo Svenson
girlfriend police officer shipmate villain passenger sailor intense thrilling suspenseful cruise ship office boiler room sabotage terrorism evacuation hijacking vacation survival discovery love
A computer hacker breaks into the computer system of the Seabourn Legend cruise liner and sets it speeding on a collision course into a gigantic oil tanker.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2012
91 Minutes
The Buddha
Stephen Dorff Michelle Monaghan Willem Dafoe Tara Buck Robert LaSardo Kerry Rossall Adam Epstein Adam Wilson Burr
Charlie Rankin, recently released from prison, seeks vengeance for his jail-house mentor William "The Buddha" Pettigrew. Along the way, he meets the ethereal, yet streetwise, Florence Jane. They embark on a unlikely road trip, careening towards an unlikely redemption and uncertain resolution.