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Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas
Born 25 Sept 1944, in New Brunswick, New Jersey

Wise words: "I'm impressed with the people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work."


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Michael Douglas - news / articles


  • Douglas handling son's drug troubles 'fine' - 11 September 2009
    -Michael Douglas is "holding up fine" under the stress of his son Cameron's legal troubles following his arrest on drug-trafficking charges last month (Aug09).- -Actor Cameron Douglas is currently being held behind bars at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York


  • Douglas addresses son's arrest - 13 August 2009
    -Michael Douglas has broken his silence about his troubled son, insisting he is "devastated and disappointed" by Cameron's recent arrest on drug-trafficking charges.- -Cameron is currently behind bars at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City after violati


  • Douglas' son arrested - 4 August 2009
    -Michael Douglas' actor son Cameron has been arrested for possession of methamphetamines with intent to distribute.- -Douglas, 30, was taken into custody by federal authorities in New York on Monday (03Aug09), according to TMZ.com.- - The It Runs In The Family star was

Michael Douglas - what members say


  • The American President
  • The American President review by from Oxford, England
    Rated - 5 stars Feel-Good at its best. 5 April 2004
    ...cs that are going on. But that said this is a great feel-good movie, I suspect Michael Douglas plays the role of a President that americans would only get in their dreams. Ho...  
  • Falling Down
  • Falling Down review by twodelta from LONDON
    Rated - 3 stars 26 April 2004
    ...Possibly the best work by Michael Douglas: a twitchy, increasingly bitter portrayal of an ordinary man unable to understand why Life is being so rotten to him. For me, it is ...  
  • Wonder Boys
  • Wonder Boys review by from London
    Rated - 5 stars Excellent Film 2 May 2004
    ...What a brilliant film and convincing story. Great perfomances by Michael Douglas and Cutie Holmes and a real special movie. A must see....  

Michael Douglas - filmography


  • King Of California on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Evan Rachel Wood,  Michael Douglas,  Michael Doulgas
    Director: Mike Cahill
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Michael Douglas gives a bravura performance in writer-director Mike Cahill's feature-length debut, KING OF CALIFORNIA. Douglas stars as Charlie, a troubled musician who has just been released from a mental hospital. He returns home to live with his 16-year-old daughter, Miranda (Evan Rachel Wood), ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 2,311 members
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  • One Day In September on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Michael Douglas
    Director: Kevin Macdonald
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    One Day In September is the incredible, shocking story about the brutal massacre of Israeli athletes by a team of extremist Palestinian terrorists during the 1972 Munich Olympics. Finally, the unbelievable truth is revealed: how eight terrorists easily snuck into the Olympic Village and took 11 ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 3,123 members
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  • The Game on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Michael Douglas,  Sean Penn,  Deborah Unger
    Director: David Fincher
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    For the follow-up to his dark crime thriller SEVEN, director David Fincher decided to remain in a film noir vein. The result is THE GAME, a fast-paced cinematic roller-coaster ride that stars Michael Douglas as Nicholas Van Orton, a joyless San Francisco investment banker who receives an unusual ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 9,822 members
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  • Black Rain on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Michael Douglas,  Andy Garcia,  Kate Capshaw
    Director: Ridley Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Director Ridley Scott's international crime thriller stars Michael Douglas as Mike Conklin, a New York detective under investigation for corruption. When yakuza hit man Sato (Yusaku Matsuda) kills two American mobsters in New York, he's extradited to Osaka to face trial, with Conklin and Charlie ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 3,143 members
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  • The Star Chamber on DVD (1983)
    Starring: Michael Douglas,  Hal Holbrook,  Yaphet Kotto
    Director: Peter Hyams
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A judge frustrated by the lenient legal system joins a secret group of judges who have set up their own court which operates outside the scope of the law. When verdicts are reached on two men who are later discovered to be innocent, serious ethical questions arise in this taut and interesting thriller.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 199 members
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  • Hail Hero! (1969)
    Starring: Michael Douglas
    Director: David Miller
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The generation gap is more than just long hair, loud music, or a misunderstanding of ideals between father and son. It is a void from which a new force must emerge, a new hero!
    Rate this: 1.5 stars out of 5 30% from 3 members
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  • Trumbo
    Starring: Joan Allen,  Brian Dennehy,  Michael Douglas
    Director: Peter Askin
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    "Trumbo" is the story of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo's remarkable journey from Hollywood royalty to blacklisted writer to Academy Award winner. Focusing on the writer's own indelible words, the film features performances of some of his extraordinary letters, clips from his films and, archival and ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
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Michael Douglas facts

5 most recent films

Money Never Sleeps - 3.5 stars
The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past - 3.5 stars
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - 3 stars
Solitary Man - 1.5 stars
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, The - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Falling Down - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
The Game - 3.5 stars
Wall Street - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Game, The - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars
Falling Down - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Trumbo - 3 stars
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - 3 stars
Shattered Silence - 1.5 stars
Solitary Man - 1.5 stars
Hail Hero! - 1.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Karl Malden - 8 times - show films
Kathleen Turner - 4 times - show films
Hal Holbrook - 3 times - show films
Ken Takakura - 3 times - show films
Kate Capshaw - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Virgil W. Vogel - 8 times - show films
Don Medford - 7 times - show films
William Hale - 7 times - show films
Ridley Scott - 3 times - show films
Paul Verhoeven - 3 times - show films


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