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Ben Foster
Ben Foster is an Ame Rican actor, born in Boston in 1980. He grew up in Iowa before leaving school and moving to Los Angeles at the age of 16 in order to act.
Ben started acting in Ame Rican TV shows before getting his first film role in 'Kounterfeit' in 1997, followed by ' Liberty Heights' in 1999. T Here followed a series of small roles in films and TV films, until being noticed for his part in ' Hostage' in 2005. This led to increasingly larger and more important roles in 'Alpha Dog', 'X-Men: The Last Stand', '3:10 to Yuma' and ' 30 Days of Night'.
Ben has a younger bother who is also an actor; Jon Foster. His favorite actor is Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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Wright finds love with Foster -
10 February 2012
-Actress Robin Wright has reportedly found love with her movie co-star Ben Foster, who is 14 years her junior.-Sean Penn's ex-wife met the 31-year-old actor on the set of their new crime drama Rampart, and it appears the pair has struck up a romance after they were
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Foster snapped shoulder during film stunt -
24 January 2011
-Actor Ben Foster discovered stunt work can be a painful business on the set of new action film The Mechanic - after smashing his shoulder.-
-The 3:10 To Yuma star spent months training for the high-octane movie, in which he stars alongside Jason Statham, and he was
Ben Foster - what members say
review by A customer from wales
it was okay 1 April 2005
review by from Scotland
It tried hard! 22 October 2006
review by A customer from Portsmouth, England
Big disappointment 27 May 2006
Ben Foster - filmography
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Prometheus - Blu-ray
(2012)
Starring: Sean Harris, Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace
Director: Ridley Scott
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Director Ridley Scott steps back into sci-fi territory with this tale that takes its cues from the Alien films -- which it was originally supposed to tie in to before growing into its own mythology during pre-production. Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof provide the script, while THE GIRL WITH THE ..read more »
 
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from 6 members
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Contraband
(2012)
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster
Director: Baltasar Kormákur, Baltasar Kormakur
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Chris Farraday abandoned his life of crime long ago, but after his brother-in-law, Andy, botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs, Chris is forced back into doing what he does best -- running contraband -- to settle Andy's debt. Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach ..read more »
64%
from 158 members
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The Mechanic - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland
Director: Simon West
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Watch now: £3.49
Jason Statham is Arthur Bishop - the 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a unique talent for eliminating targets with deadly skill and total emotional detachment. The only attachment in his life is to his mentor and friend Harry (Donald Sutherland).
When Harry is murdered Bishop takes on a self-..read more »
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from 9,519 members
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Rampart - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Sigourney Weaver, Robin Wright
Director: Oren Moverman
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From a screenplay by James Ellroy ("L.A. Confidential") and director Oren Moverman (Oscar-nominated "The Messenger"), comes Rampart. Veteran police officer Dave Brown (Woody Harrelson), dedicated to doing "the people's dirty work" and asserting his own code of justice, is the last of the renegade ..read more »
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from 24 members
Due for release on 2nd July 2012
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Rampart
(2011)
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Sigourney Weaver, Robin Wright
Director: Oren Moverman
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From a screenplay by James Ellroy ("L.A. Confidential") and director Oren Moverman (Oscar-nominated "The Messenger"), comes Rampart. Veteran police officer Dave Brown (Woody Harrelson), dedicated to doing "the people's dirty work" and asserting his own code of justice, is the last of the renegade ..read more »
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from 164 members
Due for release on 2nd July 2012
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Here
(2011)
Starring: Ben Foster, Lubna Azabal
Director: Braden King
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Cartographer Will Shepard hits the road for his latest job: to create a new, more accurate satellite survey of Armenia. During his assignment, he forms a bond with an Armenian expatriate and art photographer.
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from 3 members
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The Mechanic
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland
Director: Simon West
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Watch now: £3.49
Jason Statham is Arthur Bishop - the 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a unique talent for eliminating targets with deadly skill and total emotional detachment. The only attachment in his life is to his mentor and friend Harry (Donald Sutherland).
When Harry is murdered Bishop takes on a self-..read more »
68%
from 19,453 members
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Pandorum
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: André Hennicke, Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster
Director: Christian Alvart
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Two astronauts (Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster) awaken in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. It's pitch black, they are disoriented, and the only sound is a low rumble and creak from the belly of the ship. They can't remember anything. Who are they? What is their ..read more »
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from 18,159 members
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The Messenger - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton
Director: Oren Moverman
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An Iraq War veteran who just narrowly escaped death in combat struggles with his new post at the Casualty Notification Office while anticipating his upcoming discharge in this military drama starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone, and Samantha Morton. Will Montgomery (Foster) has spent ..read more »
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from 15 members
Not available for rental
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Pandorum - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: André Hennicke, Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster
Director: Christian Alvart
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Two astronauts awaken in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. It's pitch black, they are disoriented, and the only sound is a low rumble and creak from the belly of the ship. They can't remember anything. Who are they? What is their mission? With Lt. Payton staying ..read more »
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from 5,959 members
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The Messenger
(2009)
Starring: Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton
Director: Oren Moverman
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U.S. Army Officer Will Montgomery has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army's Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow officer Tony Stone to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while ..read more »
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from 131 members
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Birds Of America
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Matthew Perry, Hilary Swank, Lauren Graham
Director: Craig Lucas
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With his daffy neighbor (Hilary Swank) serving as his sole diversion from the daily grind, Morrie (Matthew Perry) feels stifled by his suburban existence. But circumstances change when he's forced to reconcile with his younger brother and sister (Ben Foster and Ginnifer Goodwin). They resented him ..read more »
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from 529 members
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30 Days of Night - Blu-ray
(2007)
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Ben Foster, Melissa George
Director: David Slade
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For 30 days every winter, the isolated town of Barrow, Alaska is plunged into a state of complete darkness. It's a bitter time when most of the inhabitants head south. This winter, a mysterious group of strangers appear: bloood-thirsty vampires, ready to take advantage of the uninterrupted darkness ..read more »
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from 6,244 members
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30 Days of Night
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Ben Foster, Melissa George
Director: David Slade
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For 30 days every winter, the isolated town of Barrow, Alaska is plunged into a state of complete darkness. It's a bitter time when most of the inhabitants head south. This winter, a mysterious group of strangers appear: bloood-thirsty vampires, ready to take advantage of the uninterrupted darkness ..read more »
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from 46,001 members
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Hostage
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Christina Cabot, Kevin Pollak
Director: Florent Emilio Siri
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This well-made thriller harkens back to the gritty crime films of the 1970s. Bruce Willis plays Jeff Talley, a traumatized ex-LAPD hostage negotiator whose new career as small town sheriff doesn't turn out to be as restful as he had hoped; a hostage situation breaks out on 'low crime Tuesday' and ..read more »
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from 66,307 members
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Hostage - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Christina Cabot, Kevin Pollak
Director: Florent Emilio Siri
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This well-made thriller harkens back to the gritty crime films of the 1970s. Bruce Willis plays Jeff Talley, a traumatized ex-LAPD hostage negotiator whose new career as small town sheriff doesn't turn out to be as restful as he had hoped; a hostage situation breaks out on 'low crime Tuesday' and ..read more »
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from 2,692 members
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Bang, Bang, You're Dead
(2002)
Starring: Thomas Cavanagh, Ben Foster, Randy Harrison
Director: Guy Ferland
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Bang, Bang, You're Dead is the story of a high school boy on the verge of committing a horrendous act of violence. The troubled student is brought back from the brink by a mentor teacher and the redemptive powers of a play the teacher convinces him to perform.
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from 26 members
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Get Over It
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Ben Foster, Sisqo
Director: Tommy O'Haver
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Director Tommy O'Haver's (BILLY'S HOLLYWOOD SCREEN KISS) sophomore effort is a breezy teen romance that injects a much needed jolt of wit and energy into an overworked genre. Ben Foster (FREAKS AND GEEKS) stars as Berke, a fairly nondescript basketball player whose romance with the beautiful ..read more »
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from 3,971 members
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Liberty Heights
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Richard Kline, Orlando Jones, Ben Foster
Director: Barry Levinson
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Returning once again to the Baltimore of his youth, director Barry Levinson adds another installment to his Baltimore Trilogy (DINER, TIN MEN, AVALON), tackling the emotionally charged subjects of anti-Semitism and racism--in addition to his standard themes of family, friendship, and loyalty--in ..read more »
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Ben Foster facts
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...acial issues of the 1950's. While Adrian Brody is listed as lead actor, I found Ben Foster the most entertaining with the little antics he would get involved in. You actu...
