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  • The Exorcist
  • The Exorcist review by A customer from United Kingdom
    Rated - 5 stars The Excorcist - Directors cut 22 November 2004
    ...ed by the devil. Only one man can help her: The Excorcist who is parson Merrin (Max von Sydow) and who stands in front of her house very soon... ...  
  • Dune
  • Dune review by from Birmingham
    Rated - 4 stars Spice it up 10 June 2005
    ... an all-star cast, which includes Sean Young, Patrick Stewart, Francesca Annis, Max von Sydow, and Sting with a quite disturbing performance. Maclachlan plays Paul Atreides...  
  • Pelle The Conqueror
  • Pelle The Conqueror review by from Cwmbran South Wales
    Rated - 5 stars Beautifully Bleak 13 February 2006
    ... through a series of mishaps, misunderstandings and disasters. It is brilliant. Max von Sydow is inspired as the deeply flawed dad, the photography is beautiful, and the who...  

Max von Sydow - filmography


  • Shutter Island (2010)
    Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio,  Mark Ruffalo,  Ben Kingsley
    Director: Martin Scorsese
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Drama is set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 77% from 34 members
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  • Rush Hour 3 on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Jackie Chan,  Chris Tucker,  Vinnie Jones
    Director: Brett Ratner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    While in Paris, Chief Inspector Lee's (Jackie Chan) latest assignment is to escort and to protect Chinese Ambassador Han as he delivers a major address before the World Criminal Court Summit in Los Angeles. While delivering his announcement, he is shot and nearly killed. Meanwhile, former LAPD ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 27,394 members
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  • Heidi on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Emma Bolger,  Max von Sydow,  Diana Rigg
    Director: Paul Marcus
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Set in the Swiss Alps, the orphaned girl Heidi is sent to live with her grandfather, a rather bad tempered hermit. Although the old man at first refuses to speak to the girl, he soon grows to love her and with the help of her animal friends they are accepted into the local community. Heidi's aunt ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 885 members
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  • Minority Report on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Tom Cruise,  Samantha Morton,  Colin Farrell
    Director: Steven Spielberg
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The science-fiction thriller MINORITY REPORT, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise, is based on a short story by renowned writer Philip K. Dick. In the year 2054, in Washington, D.C., murder has been eliminated thanks to Precrime, a program that uses the visions of three psychics, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 43,780 members
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  • Sleepless on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Max Von Sydow,  Max von Sydow,  Stefano Dionisi
    Director: Dario Argento
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    One of the major innovators of the horror film, Italian director Dario Argento (TENEBRE, SUSPIRIA) was one of the first auteurs to raise the previously dismissed genre to the level of art. Known for his striking visuals and elegant approach to gore and violence, Argento teams up with acclaimed ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 733 members
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  • What Dreams May Come on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Robin Williams,  Annabella Sciorra,  Max von Sydow
    Director: Vincent Ward
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    One man's visually compelling journey through heaven, hell, and other worlds. Chris Nielsen (Williams) dies but cannot rest until he finds and joins his deceased wife (Sciorra) in the afterlife with the help of a friendly spirit (Gooding Jr.). Academy Award winner, Best Visual Effects, nominated ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 4,664 members
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  • Hostile Waters (1997)
    Starring: Rutger Hauer,  Martin Sheen,  Max von Sydow
    Director: David Drury
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    When a Soviet nuclear submarine collides with an American sub off the coast of Bermuda, the captains of both vessels (Rutger Hauer as the Russian skipper, Martin Sheen as his American counterpart) are forced to work together to thwart a meltdown. Based on an actual event that occurred in 1986, with ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 25 members
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  • Judge Dredd on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Sylvester Stallone,  Jurgen Prochnow,  Armand Assante
    Director: Danny Cannon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In the third millenium, all-powerful Judges keep the peace in Earth's giant Mega-Cities. Judge Dredd is framed by corrupt power-seekers and must fight for his life and for justice. Based on the futuristic, action-packed comic books by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 8,994 members
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  • A Kiss Before Dying on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Matt Dillon,  Sean Young,  Max Von Sydow
    Director: James Dearden
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Matt Dillon (THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, THE OUTSIDERS) stars as a handsome and ambitious young man who marries the daughter of a wealthy copper miner feels his future is quite secure, until his new wife begins to investigate the mysterious circumstances of her twin sister's death.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 13 members
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  • Awakenings on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Robin Williams,  Robert De Niro,  John Heard
    Director: Penny Marshall
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on the true story of a research physician who uses an experimental drug to 'awaken' the catatonic victims of a rare sleeping sickness. The first patient to receive the drug (De Niro in an astounding performance) is filled with awe and enthusiasm that teaches the introverted doctor to value ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 8,753 members
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  • Out Of The Ashes on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Max Von Sydow,  Max von Sydow,  Judd Nelson
    Director: Peter Werner
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Some 150,000 citizens were killed or severely wounded when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 - an event that still remains one of the most controversial in modern warfare. This Emmy-nominated drama focuses on a disparate group of individuals caught up in the blast and relives their ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 56 members
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  • Quo Vadis on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Barbara de Rossi,  Max von Sydow,  Cristina Raines
    Director: Franco Rossi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    1980s mini-series set against the backdrop of Rome in crisis as the Emperor Nero (Klaus Maria Brandauer), caught in the grip of insanity, begins to commit increasingly extreme atrocities against the Christians, culminating in the burning of Rome. When General Marcus Vinicius (Francesco Quinn) ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 51 members
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  • Dune on DVD (1984)
    Starring: Sian Phillips,  Jurgen Prochnow,  Jose Ferrer
    Director: David Lynch
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    David Lynch's baroque rendering of Frank Herbert's detailed, complex, and deliberately paced epic science-fiction novel is a muddled but visually stunning affair. It's 10991, and the desert planet Dune has been taken over by the Harkonnens, oppressive conquerors who desire the precious spice that ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 9,848 members
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  • Dreamscape on DVD (1983)
    Starring: Dennis Quaid,  Max Von Sydow,  Max von Sydow
    Director: Joseph Ruben
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In this sci-fi thriller, Alex Gardner (Dennis Quaid), a young, extremely gifted psychic, is taught by a doctor (Max von Sydow) to actually enter other peoples' dreams, and even participate in them. Another psychic is being groomed to enter the troubled dreams of the President of the United States, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 523 members
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  • Death in Full View (1980)
    Starring: Romy Schneider,  Harvey Keitel,  Harry Dean Stanton
    Director: Bertrand Tavernier
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    After Roddy has a camera implanted in his brain he is employed to film a documentary about terminally ill Katherine, without her knowledge. His film would then be shown on the popular TV series "Death Watch", but all does not work out according to plan.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 9 members
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  • Flash Gordon on DVD (1980)
    Starring: Sam Jones,  Ornella Muti,  Melody Anderson
    Director: Mike Hodges
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    New York football star Flash Gordon vaults into outer space to battle the nefarious Ming, supreme ruler of the planet Mongo. Ming intends to conquer planet earth, and hunky Flash teams up with several of his daring female admirers, as well as the brilliant Dr. Zarkov, in an effort to thwart the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 4,063 members
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  • March Or Die on DVD (1977)
    Starring: Gene Hackman,  Terence Hill,  Max von Sydow
    Director: Dick Richards
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Expelled from West Point, a man enlists in the French Foreign Legion and commands a motley crew of men assigned to protect an archaeological expedition. Things don't go as planned. Filmed in the Sahara Desert and starring Gene Hackman.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 165 members
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  • The Exorcist on DVD (1973)
    Starring: Ellen Burstyn,  Linda Blair,  Jason Miller
    Director: William Friedkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    With THE EXORCIST, William Friedkin (THE FRENCH CONNECTION, THE BOYS IN THE BAND) rivals Hitchcock for heart-stopping terror in this deeply horrifyingmasterpiece that led to religious boycotts, fainting and nauseous audiences, and a commercial success that forever changed Hollywood. Linda Blair ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 22,017 members
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  • Shame on DVD (1968)
    Starring: Liv Ullmann,  Max von Sydow,  Gunnar Bjrnstrand
    Director: Ingmar Bergman
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    In this powerful but excruciating drama, Liv Ullmann and Max Von Sydow play Eva and Jan Rosenberg, a married couple who have withdrawn to a farm on a remote island while their country is ravaged by a violent civil war. After the island is overrun by rebel troops, all hell breaks loose, and an ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 592 members
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  • Hour Of The Wolf on DVD (1968)
    Starring: Max von Sydow,  Liv Ullmann
    Director: Ingmar Bergman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This surreal Gothic drama by Swedish master Ingmar Bergman stars Max von Sydow as Johan, a troubled artist who is literally haunted by demons from his past, and Liv Ullmann as his loving wife Alma, who eventually experiences the same nightmarish delusions. A local aristocrat (Erland Josephson) and ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 716 members
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  • The Greatest Story Ever Told on DVD (1965)
    Starring: Charlton Heston,  Pat Boone,  John Wayne
    Director: George Stevens
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    George Stevens presents his monumental adaptation of the story of Jesus Christ starring Max von Sydow. The film concentrates on the most familiar episodes of the biblical story, including the birth of Christ in Bethlehem, Herod's (Jose Ferrer) decree of the execution of all male children in Judea, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 577 members
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  • The Magician on DVD (1958)
    Starring: Max von Sydow,  Ingrid Thulin,  Bibi Andersson
    Director: Ingmar Bergman
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    An elegant follow-up to Bergman's acclaimed WILD STRAWBERRIES, THE MAGICIAN is set in Sweden in the mid-1800s and stars Max von Sydow as the mysterious Albert Vogler, of Vogler's Magnetic Health Theater, a magician and spiritualist who is en route with his troupe--including Vogler's wife, disguised ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 1,240 member
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  • The Seventh Seal on DVD (1957)
    Starring: Max von Sydow,  Bibi Andersson,  Gunnar Bjornstrand
    Director: Ingmar Bergman
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Antonius Block (Max Von Sydow), a knight, returns from a 10-year crusade with his squire, Jons (Gunnar Bjornstrand), to find his homeland ravaged by the plague. When the black-cloaked figure of Death (Bengt Ekerot) appears to claim them, Block, whose war experiences have left him cynical about the ..read more »
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  • Voyage Of The Damned
    Starring: Faye Dunaway,  Max von Sydow
    Director: Stuart Rosenberg
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Unfortunately this title is currently unavailable for rental. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. A boatload of Jewish refugees embarks on a freedom journey from Nazi oppression. They are forced to return when they can't get permission to land anywhere. The film received ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 18 members
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Max von Sydow - watch online


  • Dune to Watch Now (1984)
    Starring: Francesca Annis,  Kyle MacLachlan,  Sian Phillips
    Director: David Lynch
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 130 minutes
    Sensing that Paul Atreides, the son of Duke Leto, is the Kwizatz Haderach, a super-being, the Spacing Guild, which has a monopoly on inter-planetary travel, asks the Emperor to make sure that Paul dies. The Emperor sends Duke Leto, his family and his army to the water-starved planet Arrakis, known ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 127 members
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Max von Sydow facts

5 most recent films

Shutter Island - 4.0 stars
Tudors, The - Series 3 - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Tudors, The - Series 3 - 4.0 stars
Rush Hour 3 - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Rush Hour 3 - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - 4.0 stars
Three Days Of The Condor - 4.0 stars
Citizen X - 3.5 stars
The Virgin Spring - 3.5 stars
Winter Light - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Last Place on Earth - 2.5 stars
Hostile Waters - 2.5 stars
Voyage Of The Damned - 3.0 stars
A Kiss Before Dying - 3.0 stars
Death in Full View - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Max Von Sydow - 11 times - show films
Jose Ferrer - 5 times - show films
Jurgen Prochnow - 5 times - show films
Sean Young - 5 times - show films
Bibi Andersson - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Ingmar Bergman - 10 times - show films
David Lynch - 4 times - show films
Dario Argento - 3 times - show films
Michael Anderson - 2 times - show films
Ciaran Donnelly - 2 times - show films