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  • Stone & Brolin eye Wall Street extras at club - 27 October 2009
    -Moviemaker Oliver Stone has an unusual method for casting extras - the director reportedly hit a New York nightspot with Josh Brolin to pick out beauties for the forthcoming Wall Street sequel.- -Stone is currently shooting Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps in the Bi


  • Stone bullied Douglas on Wall Street set - 25 June 2009
    -Michael Douglas credits director Oliver Stone for inspiring his Oscar-winning performance in 1987 movie Wall Street, by bullying him on the movie's set.- -Stone constantly questioned Douglas' acting ability and even accused him of taking drugs, while the pair shot th


  • Xzibit to star in new Oliver Stone movie - 12 November 2007
    Rapper and television presenter Xzibit is to join the cast of Pinkville, a new movie from Oliver Stone.-The film also stars Bruce Willis and Woody Harrelson, and concentrates on the My Lai Massacre of 1968, when over 500 people were killed by American soldiers, accord

Oliver Stone - what members say


  • U-Turn
  • U-Turn review by from greater london
    Rated - 4 stars A magnificent turn 7 July 2004
    ...in Phoenix are all brilliant. Even j-lo is great as the red-dresssed vixen. Oliver Stone adds in his usual flair and style to enhance the tension and drama. Using edgy ...  
  • JFK
  • JFK review by from Durham
    Rated - 5 stars a must see film 21 July 2004
    ...Director Oliver Stone has made many brilliant films throughout his career but as far as im concerned JFK remains his masterpiece. A compelling and gripping account of th...  
  • Born On The Fourth Of July
  • Born On The Fourth Of July review by from Totteridge, London
    Rated - 4 stars A Stone's Throw From Greatness 17 April 2004
    ...0's, who lived with the fear of fighting a war they didn't want to fight. In Oliver Stone's Born On The Fourth Of July, Tom Cruise is one such youth. Your a-typical patr...  

Oliver Stone - filmography


  • W. on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Josh Brolin,  James Cromwell,  Ellen Burstyn
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone is bringing the life of our 43rd president to the big screen as only he can. W takes viewers ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 10,402 members
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  • Looking for Fidel (2004)
    Starring: Jimmy Carter,  James Cason,  Fidel Castro
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Oliver Stone's second documentary on/interview with Fidel Castro specifically addresses his country's recent crackdown on Cuban dissidents; namely, the execution of three men who hijacked a ferry to the United States.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 12 members
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  • Any Given Sunday on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Cameron Diaz,  Dennis Quaid
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Oliver Stone's hard-hitting look at the adrenaline-fueled world of pro football stars Al Pacino as Miama Sharks coach Tony D'Amato. Having just lost his star quarterback, Jack Rooney (Dennis Quaid), he's forced to use the erratic Willie Beamen (Jamie Foxx) off the bench, hoping he can resuscitate ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 7,044 members
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  • U-Turn on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Sean Penn,  Jennifer Lopez,  Nick Nolte
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Oliver Stone shelved his social conscience while making this vicious nest-of-vipers noir. Sean Penn stars as Bobby Cooper, a gambler on the run who is forced to lay up in a desolate Arizona whistlestop with car trouble. Desperate and broke, he receives an offer from the middle-aged Jake McKenna (..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 3,014 members
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  • Nixon on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Anthony Hopkins,  Joan Allen,  James Woods
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A surprisingly sympathetic account of the life of Richard Nixon from Oliver Stone, NIXON stars Anthony Hopkins as the former American president. Told out of chronological order, the film traces Nixon's life from his strict Quaker upbringing, through his rise in the Republican party, to his wounding ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 2,912 members
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  • Natural Born Killers on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Woody Harrelson,  Juliette Lewis,  Robert Downey Jr
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Oliver Stone's over-the-top satire on America's worshipful fascination with tabloid criminals stars Woody Harrelson as Mickey Knox and Juliette Lewis as girlfriend-wife Mallory Wilson. Commencing with the dual murder of Mallory's sexually abusive father (Rodney Dangerfield) and grossly negligent ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 10,954 members
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  • Heaven And Earth on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Tommy Lee Jones,  Joan Chen,  Debbie Reynolds
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The true story of Le Ly, a young girl living in Central Vietnam in the early 1950s. Raped by the Viet Cong and tortured by the South Vietnamese, she is eventually courted by a battle-scarred Marine and returns with him to America as his bride, anxious to put the past behind her.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 677 members
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  • JFK (1991)
    Starring: Kevin Costner,  Sissy Spacek,  Tommy Lee Jones
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Oliver Stone's self-proclaimed 'countermyth', JFK mocks the doubtful veracity of the Warren Commission's findings on the Kennedy assassination and summarizes some of the myriad theories that have been proposed in its stead. Focusing on the investigation by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 14,026 members
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  • The Doors on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Val Kilmer,  Meg Ryan,  Kyle MacLachlan
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Oliver Stone might have considered his film a tribute to the enduring power of the Doors' music, but he seems to have also intended it as a cautionary tale on the perils of both celebrity and substance abuse. Starring Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison, the film focuses on the Lizard King from his days as ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 3,947 members
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  • Talk Radio (1988)
    Starring: Eric Bogosian,  Alec Baldwin,  Ellen Greene
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Unfortunately this title is currently unavailable for rental. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 413 members
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  • Wall Street on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Michael Douglas,  Charlie Sheen,  Martin Sheen
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Oliver Stone opened fire on the greed decade of the 1980s with this morality tale set on Wall Street. The film stars Charlie Sheen as Bud Fox, an ambitious rookie stockbroker from a blue-collar background who is magnetised by Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), a Mephistophelean superbroker who ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 7,003 members
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  • Platoon on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Charlie Sheen,  Willem Dafoe,  Tom Berenger
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In PLATOON, Oliver Stone uses his experience as an infantryman in Vietnam to convey the immediacy of guerrilla warfare: the brutal heat of the jungle, the brushes with such wildlife as snakes and leeches, and, most powerfully, the presence of the unseen enemy. Charlie Sheen stars as Chris, a raw ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 30,043 members
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  • Salvador on DVD (1985)
    Starring: James Woods,  James Belushi,  John Savage
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Oliver Stone's first overtly political film, SALVADOR is a passionate protest against the savagery unleashed by fascist thugs in El Salvador during the early 1980s with the complicity of the U.S. government. It stars James Woods as combat photojournalist Richard Boyle, an erratic, cynical character ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 2,782 members
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  • The Hand (1981)
    Starring: Michael Caine,  Annie McEnroe
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon returns by itself to follow Jon around, and murder those who anger him.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 44% from 37 members
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Oliver Stone facts

5 most recent films

Money Never Sleeps - 3.5 stars
W. - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
W. - 3.0 stars
World Trade Center - HD DVD Version - 3.0 stars
World Trade Center - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Platoon - 3.5 stars
Wall Street - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
JFK - 3.5 stars
Born On The Fourth Of July - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars
Any Given Sunday - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Ultimate 80s Collection - Vol. 2 - 1.5 stars
The Hand - 2.5 stars
Oliver Stone's America - 3.0 stars
Looking for Fidel - 3.5 stars
Money Never Sleeps - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Frank Whaley - 10 times - show films
Nicolas Cage - 7 times - show films
Jay Hernandez - 7 times - show films
Stephen Dorff - 7 times - show films
Maggie Gyllenhaal - 7 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Martin Scorsese - 1 times - show films
Robert De Niro - 1 times - show films
Charles Kiselyak - 1 times - show films