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25 August 2010
-Willem Dafoe has certainly proven his versatility. In his thirty-year career, he has played everyone from Spider-man's goblin nemesis to Jesus. He's lent his unmistakeable voice to a fish (Finding Nemo) and starred alongside Mr Bean, but also payed homage to Max Schr
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Dafoe was first choice for Batman's The Joker -
28 October 2009
-Jack Nicholson almost lost out on the role of The Joker in 1989's Batman movie - because Spider-Man star Willem Dafoe was director Tim Burton's first choice.-
-The Shining actor landed the iconic part opposite Michael Keaton as the Caped Crusader, but Dafoe admits th
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Willem Dafoe - what members say
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Welcome to the 'Nam 20 September 2003
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Hackman's finest performance? 15 May 2005
Willem Dafoe - filmography
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John Carter
(2012)
Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton
Director: Andrew Stanton
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Civil War vet John Carter is transplanted to Mars, where he discovers a lush, wildly diverse planet whose main inhabitants are 12-foot tall green barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium, who is in desperate need of a ..read more »
 
86%
from 11 members
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John Carter - Blu-ray
(2012)
Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton
Director: Andrew Stanton
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Civil War vet John Carter is transplanted to Mars, where he discovers a lush, wildly diverse planet whose main inhabitants are 12-foot tall green barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium, who is in desperate need of a ..read more »
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Gauguin - Maker of Myth
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina
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Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) moved away from impressionism to create a new art driven less by observation than imagination. His gifts as an artist were matched by his talent for creating myths about places, cultures, and most of all, himself. The former stock broker invented personal mythologies, ..read more »
31%
from 9 members
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Daybreakers
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill
Director: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
Certificate: 
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In the year 2017, a plague has transformed most 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.
66%
from 28,369 members
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Miral
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Hiam Abbass, Ruba Blal, Freida Pinto
Director: Julian Schnabel
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A chronicle of Hind Husseini's effort to establish an orphanage in Jerusalem after the 1948 partition of Palestine and the creation of the state of Israel.
62%
from 480 members
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The Fantastic Mr. Fox
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: George Clooney, Bill Murray, Meryl Streep
Director: Wes Anderson
Certificate: 
A wily fox uses his formidable cunning to outsmart three feeble-minded farmers who resort to extreme tactics to protect their chickens in director Wes Anderson's animated adaptation of the popular Roald Dahl children's book. George Clooney supplies the voice for Mr. Fox, with Meryl Streep, Bill ..read more »
67%
from 27,334 members
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Farewell - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: Emir Kusturica, Guillaume Canet, Alexandra Maria Lara
Director: Christian Carion
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Based on a true story, Farewell (aka L'Affaire Farewell) documents one of the most astounding tales of espionage to come out of the Cold War. Directed by Academy Award nominated Christian Carion (Merry Christmas), Farewell features a stellar cast including award-winning actor/director Emir ..read more »
70%
from 8 members
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The Fantastic Mr. Fox - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: George Clooney, Bill Murray, Meryl Streep
Director: Wes Anderson
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A wily fox uses his formidable cunning to outsmart three feeble-minded farmers who resort to extreme tactics to protect their chickens in director Wes Anderson's animated adaptation of the popular Roald Dahl children's book. George Clooney supplies the voice for Mr. Fox, with Meryl Streep, Bill ..read more »
68%
from 7,314 members
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Antichrist
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Storm Acheche Sahlstrřm
Director: Lars Von Trier
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Only two actors, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Defoe, inhabit the space of this supernatural thriller directed by Lars Von Trier. The stars play a couple who attempt to grieve for their dead child by living in seclusion in the middle of a forest. But their story does not end there: in the forest, ..read more »
50%
from 8,976 members
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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Michael Shannon, Loretta Devine, Chloe Sevigny
Director: Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders
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The first collaboration between legendary filmmakers David Lynch and Werner Herzog, MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE is loosely based on the true story of a San Diego man whose mystifying experiences lead him to commit a shocking act of matricide. Michael Shannon, Chloe Sevigny, and Willem Dafoe ..read more »
54%
from 1,317 member
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Fireflies in the Garden
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Julia Roberts, Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe
Director: Dennis Lee
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In this haunting family drama of recrimination and reconciliation, Lisa Waechter is at the center of the story playing a beleaguered family matriarch who has subordinated her needs and desires to those of her family, particularly her cold, demanding husband. Lisa's sudden death brings her entire ..read more »
59%
from 3,573 members
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Farewell
(2009)
Starring: Emir Kusturica, Guillaume Canet, Alexandra Maria Lara
Director: Christian Carion
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Based on a true story, Farewell (aka L'Affaire Farewell) documents one of the most astounding tales of espionage to come out of the Cold War. Directed by Academy Award nominated Christian Carion (Merry Christmas), Farewell features a stellar cast including award-winning actor/director Emir ..read more »
67%
from 29 members
Not available for rental
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The Dust of Time
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Bruno Ganz, Michel Piccoli
Director: Theodoros Angelopoulos
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Set in the former Soviet Union, "The Dust of Time" follows the lives of a small group of people over a 50 year period. Willem Dafoe plays A., a stressed-out Greek-American helmer who's behind on his shoot of a movie based on his mother's longtime love for two men.
46%
from 21 members
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Anamorph
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Peter Stormare
Director: Henry Miller
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Oscar Winner Willem Dafoe stars in this shocking psychological thriller as a seasoned detective, who notices that present case dealing with a horrific serial killer bears a striking similarity to a case from his past. Co starring Scott Speedman, Clea Duvall & Peter Stormare.
43%
from 2,251 members
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The Walker
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lauren Bacall
Director: Paul Schrader
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A contemporary drama set in Washington, D.C., The Walker centers around Carter Page (Harrelson), a well-heeled and popular socialite who serves as confidant, companion, and card partner to some of the capitol's leading ladies. These pampered women are married to the most powerful men in America, ..read more »
49%
from 6,401 members
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Inside Man
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster
Director: Spike Lee
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Inside Man is the story of a tough cop, Detective Frazier (Denzel Washington), who matches wits with a clever bank robber, Dalton (Clive Owen), in a tense hostage drama. As the dangerous cat-and-mouse game unfolds, a wild card emerges: Madaline (Jodie Foster), a power broker with a hidden agenda, ..read more »
71%
from 79,410 members
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Inside Man - Blu-ray
(2006)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster
Director: Spike Lee
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Inside Man is the story of a tough cop, Detective Frazier (Denzel Washington), who matches wits with a clever bank robber, Dalton (Clive Owen), in a tense hostage drama. As the dangerous cat-and-mouse game unfolds, a wild card emerges: Madaline (Jodie Foster), a power broker with a hidden agenda, ..read more »
73%
from 2,774 members
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American Dreamz
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore
Director: Paul Weitz
Certificate: 
In the world of right-now, it seems as if literally everybody wants to be famous. Thanks to the global phenomenon of reality television, literally anyone can be.
From the Director of American Pie & About a Boy, Hugh Grant has never been better as the sleazy, self-centred host of the hugely popular ..read more »
46%
from 10,698 members
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Inside Man - HD
(2006)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster
Director: Spike Lee
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In the tense thriller INSIDE MAN, a bank robbery leads to a number of people being taken hostage and it's up to NYPD hostage negotiators Detectives Keith Frazier and Bill Mitchell to secure their release. The detectives are sent to the scene with orders to contact the ringleader of the gang, Dalton ..read more »
73%
from 612 members
Not currently released
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XXX 2 - The Next Level - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe
Director: Lee Tamahori
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Ice Cube replaces Vin Diesel for this hard-bangin' sequel which favours fists, cars, and snooping over the original's heavy dose of extreme sports stunts. NSA agent Gibbons (Samuel Jackson, back from the original) finds his group under attack by well-armed, well-informed combatants, forcing him to ..read more »
52%
from 792 members
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Ripley Under Ground
(2005)
Starring: Barry Pepper, Jacinda Barrett, Tom Wilkinson
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
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After his friend, a hot young artist, is killed, a resourceful American man living in London covers up the crime and tries to keep the friend's name alive in order to exploit his legacy and reap millions in the process.
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Manderlay
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Isaach De Bankole, Danny Glover
Director: Lars Von Trier
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Danish auteur Lars Von Trier's controversial sequel to Dogville. Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard) and her father (Willem Dafoe) having fled Dogville, arrive in Alabama at the gate of a troubled plantation where the abolition of slavery 70 years earlier has been ignored. Disregarding her father's advice,..read more »
55%
from 6,150 members
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Control
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Ray Liotta, Kathleen Robertson, Willem Dafoe
Director: Jonathan Baker, Tim Hunter
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Lee Ray Oliver escapes execution by agreeing to test a mind-controlling drug that will suppress his need to kill. Side effects trigger flashbacks of his past, however, and Oliver soon returns to his life of crime and his deadly compulsion...
57%
from 8,595 members
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Spider-Man 2 - Blu-ray
(2004)
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe
Director: Sam Raimi
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Two years have passed since the mild-mannered Peter Parker walked away from his longtime love Mary Jane Watson and decided to take the road to responsibility as Spider-Man. Peter must face new challenges as he struggles to cope with "the gift and the curse" of his powers while balancing his dual ..read more »
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Due for release on 4th June 2012
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The Clearing
(2004)
Starring: Robert Redford, Helen Mirren, Willem Dafoe
Director: Pieter Jan Brugge
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Wayne and Eileen live the American Dream; they've raised two children and have built up a successful business. Their harmony is suddenly disrupted, however, when Wayne is kidnapped and held for ransom in a remote forest. While Wayne negotiates for his life, Eileen must work with the FBI to secure ..read more »
50%
from 10,886 members
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The Aviator
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Martin Scorsese's THE AVIATOR is a lavish spectacle of a motion picture that harks back to Hollywood's Golden Era in telling the story of Howard Hughes, one of 20th-century America's most pioneering and influential figures. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the eccentric billionaire, Scorsese's biopic ..read more »
60%
from 76,535 members
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett
Director: Wes Anderson
Certificate:
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With a plan to exact revenge on a mythical shark that killed his partner, oceanographer Steve Zissou (Murray) rallies a crew that includes his estranged wife (Huston), a journalist (Blanchett), and a man who may or may not be his son (Wilson).
58%
from 45,178 members
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Spider-Man 2
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe
Director: Sam Raimi
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Two years have passed since the mild-mannered Peter Parker walked away from his longtime love Mary Jane Watson and decided to take the road to responsibility as Spider-Man. Peter must face new challenges as he struggles to cope with "the gift and the curse" of his powers while balancing his dual ..read more »
66%
from 90,307 members
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Finding Nemo
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Albert Brooks, Alexander Gould, Ellen DeGeneres
Director: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
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FINDING NEMO, directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, follows Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks), an overprotective clown fish father, as he desperately searches the sea for his missing son, Nemo (Alexander Gould). Marlin's journey leads him beyond the Great Barrier Reef into deeper and darker ..read more »
77%
from 80,827 members
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp
Director: Robert Rodriguez
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With ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO, filmmaker Robert Rodriguez follows the further adventures of El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas), the guitar-and-gunslinging hero who has been leading a quiet life, but longs to get revenge for the murder of his love (Salma Hayek). When quirky CIA agent Sands (Johnny ..read more »
59%
from 27,649 members
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Spider-Man
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Bruce Campbell, Willem Dafoe
Director: Sam Raimi
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Based on the classic Marvel Comics series, Sam Raimi's SPIDER-MAN deftly details the origin of the web-slinging superhero. When awkward New York City teenager Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) attends a class field trip to a laboratory, he gets bitten by a genetically altered spider while taking photos ..read more »
69%
from 57,022 members
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Auto Focus
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Greg Kinnear, Willem Dafoe, Kurt Fuller
Director: Paul Schrader
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AUTO FOCUS is the story of Bob Crane (Greg Kinnear), who was the star of the American television series Hogan's Heroes in the 1960s. Before he achieved that particular fame, Crane was a popular radio talk show host in Hollywood. His television work brought him a level of visibility and notoriety ..read more »
54%
from 1,341 member
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Spider-Man - Blu-ray
(2002)
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Bruce Campbell, Willem Dafoe
Director: Sam Raimi
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Based on the classic Marvel Comics series, Sam Raimi's SPIDER-MAN deftly details the origin of the web-slinging superhero. When awkward New York City teenager Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) attends a class field trip to a laboratory, he gets bitten by a genetically altered spider while taking photos ..read more »
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Due for release on 4th June 2012
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Pavilion Of Women
(2001)
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Luo Yan, Shek Sau
Director: Yim Ho
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Set in rural China in 1938, this is the story of Madame Wu, the wife of an Aristocrat and her love affair with and American doctor called Andre...
57%
from 208 members
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Animal Factory
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Seymour Cassel
Director: Steve Buscemi
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Set in San Quentin jail, ANIMAL FACTORY is a bleak prison drama where Edward Furlong plays young Ron a middle-class petty dope dealer who, in this hard violent environment, is befriended and protected by Earl Copen (Willem Dafoe in a strong chilling performance) a long term convict. Ron's ..read more »
50%
from 5,598 members
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American Psycho
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto
Director: Mary Harron
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Patrick Bateman is young, white, beautiful, ivy leagued, and indistinguishable from his Wall Street colleagues. Shielded by conformity, privilege, and wealth, Bateman is also the ultimate serial killer, roaming freely and fearlessly. His murderous impulses are fueled by zealous materialism and ..read more »
66%
from 23,773 members
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Shadow Of The Vampire
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Cary Elwes
Director: E. Elias Merhige
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E. Elias Mehrige's SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE explores the fictional premise that the star of director F.W. Murnau's 1922 German expressionist horror film, NOSFERATU, was an actual vampire. When the dictatorial Murnau (John Malkovich) sets about filming his monster masterpiece, he makes a Faustian deal ..read more »
60%
from 3,001 members
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Existenz
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Willem Dafoe
Director: David Cronenberg
Certificate:
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Set in the near-future, eXistenZ depicts a society in which game designers are worshipped as superstars and players can organically enter inside the games. At the center of the story is Allegra Geller whose latest games system eXistenZ taps so deeply into its users fears and desires that it blurs ..read more »
59%
from 12,432 members
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The Boondock Saints
(1999)
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus
Director: Troy Duffy
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Fraternal twins Conner (Flanery - SUICIDE KINGS) and Murphey (Reedus - GOSSIP) MacMannus are on a mission from God to rid Boston of crime. However, instead of signing up for the police force, these hard-drinking Irish-American brothers take the law into their own hands a la Charles Bronson in DEATH ..read more »
67%
from 2,838 members
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Affliction
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Nick Nolte, James Coburn, Sissy Spacek
Director: Paul Schrader
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Based on the novel by Russell Banks, AFFLICTION is a sobering, absorbing psychological study of the precarious relationship between an abusive father and his two sons. Wade Whitehouse (Nick Nolte) is a middle-aged ineffectual sheriff in a small New Hampshire town, where he and his brother, Rolfe (..read more »
57%
from 800 members
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New Rose Hotel
(1998)
Starring: Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Asia Argento
Director: Abel Ferrara
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Based on a short story by cyberpunk writer William Gibson (NEUROMANCER), this sleek film stars Willem Dafoe and Christopher Walken as freelance espionage agents looking for a way to make some money in a future ruled by warring corporations. They hit on a scheme to hire gorgeous Italian prostitute ..read more »
35%
from 17 members
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Lulu On The Bridge
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, Willem Dafoe
Director: Paul Auster
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Writer Paul Auster made his solo directorial debut with this romantic drama about an affair between a middle-aged musician and an aspiring actress. Hit by a stray bullet during a nightclub shooting, jazz saxophonist Izzy Maurer (Harvey Keitel) can no longer play, and he falls into a depression. His ..read more »
54%
from 133 members
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Speed 2 - Cruise Control
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric, Glenn Plummer
Director: Jan De Bont
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Indications were that this action sequel was in trouble before production began, when the male lead from the first film, Keanu Reeves, declined a role in the follow-up. Sandra Bullock returns as Annie Porter, an accident-prone ditz who is thrilled when her boyfriend Alex (Jason Patric) presents her ..read more »
42%
from 9,307 members
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The English Patient
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe
Director: Anthony Minghella
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Set during the Second World War, this epic romance tells the story of a mysterious Englishman found badly burned in the Sahara. His nurse transports him across war-torn Europe taking him to a deserted Tuscan monastery where he can die in peace. There they become friends and she begins to read to ..read more »
69%
from 20,612 members
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Basquiat
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper
Director: Julian Schnabel
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In 1981, Jean-Michel Basquiat became the darling of New York's art critics. This film gives a dramatised account of his life of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll which lead to his demise. Features music by The Pogues, Iggy Pop, Grandmaster Flash with Melle Mel and David Bowie.
61%
from 2,195 members
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Victory
(1995)
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Irčne Jacob
Director: Mark Peploe
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This third feature film version of Joseph Conrad's tragic romantic drama (the best of which remains John Cromwell's 1940 adaptation) is the one that stick's closest to the original story of a reclusive, hard-hearted fellow living on a private island in the Dutch East Indies who must protect his ..read more »
20%
from 3 members
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Clear And Present Danger
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer
Director: Phillip Noyce
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Tom Clancy's bestseller has Jack Ryan acting as Head of the CIA when his mentor Admiral Greer falls prey to cancer. On his watch, the President of the United States orders a covert operation to attack some South American druglords responsible for a friend's death. Ryan, who swears before Congress ..read more »
69%
from 11,128 members
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Clear And Present Danger - Blu-ray
(1994)
Starring: Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer
Director: Phillip Noyce
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Tom Clancy's bestseller has Jack Ryan acting as Head of the CIA when his mentor Admiral Greer falls prey to cancer. On his watch, the President of the United States orders a covert operation to attack some South American druglords responsible for a friend's death. Ryan, who swears before Congress ..read more »
72%
from 246 members
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Fishing With John
(1992)
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Matt Dillon, Tom Waits
Director: John Lurie
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An offbeat and original series which pairs musician/actor John Lurie with friends Dennis Hopper (looking for giant squid in Thailand), Jim Jarmusch (seeking shark in Montauk), Tom Waits (in Jamaica), Matt Dillon (in Costa Rica), and Willem Dafoe (ice fishing in Maine). The plan? Travel to the world'..read more »
68%
from 129 members
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Body Of Evidence
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer
Director: Uli Edel
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Rebecca Carlson (Madonna) is on trial for the murder of her wealthy, older lover, whom the D.A. (Joe Mantegna) is convinced died as a result of an intense lovemaking session. It is up to her attorney (Willem Dafoe) to prove Rebecca's innocence, but when he becomes entangled in her web of erotic ..read more »
49%
from 1,377 member
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Light Sleeper
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Dana Delany, David Clennon, Mary Beth Hurt
Director: Paul Schrader
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John LeTour (Willem Dafoe) is loyal, decent, lumbering--a 40-year-old drug runner who suffers from insomnia but seems to be sleep-walking through life in LIGHT SLEEPER. When John's boss, the bubbly but sharp-witted Ann (Susan Sarandon), decides to retire, John must rethink his life's path. But ..read more »
57%
from 414 members
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Flight Of The Intruder
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe, Brad Johnson
Director: John Milius
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In the last days of the Vietnam War, U.S. navy fighter pilots aboard an aircraft carrier have become disillusioned with the way the war is going and the pointless missions they are required to fly. Because the authorities have forbidden them from bombing strategic spots during the Paris peace talks,..read more »
64%
from 570 members
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Wild At Heart
(1991)
Starring: Laura Dern, Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe
Director: David Lynch
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In adapting Barry Gifford's colorful novel, David Lynch delivers another jolt of adrenaline to unsuspecting viewers everywhere. WILD AT HEART follows the troubled romance of Sailor (Nicolas Cage) and Lula (Laura Dern), two lovers who struggle to remain together even when fate seems intent on ..read more »
68%
from 9,509 members
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Cry Baby
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrrell
Director: John Waters
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John Waters does a quirky spin on '50s nostalgia in Cry-Baby, his musical homage to Rebel Without a Cause and Romeo and Juliet. Set in Baltimore in 1954 at the birth of rock & roll, the film features Johnny Depp as Wade Cry-Baby Walker. Depp is pure charisma as a juvenile delinquent with a ..read more »
65%
from 5,109 members
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Wild At Heart - Blu-ray
(1990)
Starring: Laura Dern, Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe
Director: David Lynch
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In adapting Barry Gifford's colorful novel, David Lynch delivers another jolt of adrenaline to unsuspecting viewers everywhere. WILD AT HEART follows the troubled romance of Sailor (Nicolas Cage) and Lula (Laura Dern), two lovers who struggle to remain together even when fate seems intent on ..read more »
72%
from 61 members
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Cry Baby - Blu-ray
(1990)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrrell
Director: John Waters
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John Waters does a quirky spin on '50s nostalgia in Cry-Baby, his musical homage to Rebel Without a Cause and Romeo and Juliet. Set in Baltimore in 1954 at the birth of rock & roll, the film features Johnny Depp as Wade Cry-Baby Walker. Depp is pure charisma as a juvenile delinquent with a ..read more »
64%
from 14 members
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Born On The Fourth Of July - Blu-ray
(1989)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Willem Dafoe, Kyra Sedgwick
Director: Oliver Stone
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Oliver Stone returned to the subject of Vietnam with this wrenching true account of the experiences of Ron Kovic, played by Tom Cruise. A patriotic kid from a small town, he volunteers eagerly to serve in Vietnam. After being disillusioned by the duplicity of military bureaucracy, he's paralyzed ..read more »
70%
from 25 members
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Born On The Fourth Of July - HD
(1989)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Willem Dafoe, Kyra Sedgwick
Director: Oliver Stone
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Oliver Stone returned to the subject of Vietnam with this wrenching true account of the experiences of Ron Kovic, played by Tom Cruise. A patriotic kid from a small town, he volunteers eagerly to serve in Vietnam. After being disillusioned by the duplicity of military bureaucracy, he's paralyzed ..read more »
68%
from 241 members
Not currently released
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Triumph Of The Spirit
(1989)
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Edward James Olmos, Robert Loggia
Director: Robert M. Young
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A boxing champion and his family who live in Thessalonika, Greece are rounded up by German soldiers and transported to Auschwitz where they are separated. When the Nazis find they have a boxer in their midst they order him to fight for their entertainment. Winning means living....
56%
from 48 members
Currently unavailable
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Mississippi Burning
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Brad Dourif
Director: Alan Parker
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In 1964, when three civil-rights workers, two white and one black, mysteriously disappear while driving through Mississippi, two FBI agents, Ward (Willem Dafoe) and Anderson (Gene Hackman), are sent in to investigate. While Ward is young and by the book, Anderson is a seasoned southerner ..read more »
73%
from 8,329 members
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Off Limits
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Gregory Hines, Fred Ward
Director: Christopher Crowe
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Buck McGriff and Albaby Perkins are two tough, hard nosed cops looking for the killer of six Vietnamese prostitutes whose babies were fathered by American soldiers. Aided by Sister Nicole, they gather evidence which finally implicates a high-ranking American officer....
59%
from 44 members
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Platoon
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger
Director: Oliver Stone
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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 »
74%
from 34,628 members
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Platoon - Blu-ray
(1986)
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger
Director: Oliver Stone
Certificate:
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 »
80%
from 117 members
Not available for rental
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To Live And Die In L.A.
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Darlanne Fluegel, William Petersen
Director: William Friedkin
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William Friedkin's crime thriller, based on a book by U.S. Secret Service agent Gerald Petievich, concerns an arrogant Secret Service official who wants to get his man at any price. Willem Dafoe plays Eric Masters, an ultra-smooth counterfeiter who has managed to sidestep the police for years. He ..read more »
64%
from 1,097 member
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Streets Of Fire
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Michael Pare, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis
Director: Walter Hill
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A stylish, futuristic fable set to an exciting rock music beat. When rock diva Ellen Aim is abducted by the Bombers, a ruthless motorcycle gang, her manager offers her ex-boyfriend Tom Cody $10,000 to find and rescue the singer. Cody teams up with McCoy, a tough female ex-soldier, who together ..read more »
64%
from 865 members
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Hitchhiker - Vol.1
(2 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Page Fletcher, Willem Dafoe, Gary Busey
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Certificate:
HBO's classic series THE HITCHHIKER is a graphic thrill ride that presents everyday life as a terrifying, dangerous game of chance. Starring Page Fletcher as the title character and featuring a revolving cast of familiar faces (including Willem Dafoe, Gary Busey, and Kirstie Alley), the show’s ..read more »
43%
from 32 members
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...e heart of 'Platoon' is the conflict between veteran sergeants Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe (both Oscar-nominated). Berenger is crazed and has distorted views about war. H...
