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Robert John Burke

Robert John Burke
I watched the Hal Hartley film The Unbelievable Truth recently and thought Robert John Burke a very attractive man mostly ignored by modern film. He was a very charismatic character in the movie, and I have not seen him in much else. Sometimes a face just catches the imagination; I gather he went on to do Robocop after Peter Weller, why can't I find him on Lovefilm??



Filmography

Robert John Burke - filmography


  • Safe - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: Jason Statham,  Chris Sarandon,  James Hong
    Director: Boaz Yakin
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A former elite agent (Statham) takes on a two-tier mission: rescue a Chinese girl who has been abducted by the Triads, then use a highly desired safe combination to outwit the Russian Mafia, corrupt NYC officials, and the Triads themselves.
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  • Safe (2011)
    Starring: Jason Statham,  Chris Sarandon,  James Hong
    Director: Boaz Yakin
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A suicidal New Jersey cage fighter protects a young Chinese math prodigy from Triads, Russian gangsters, and corrupt cops in this action thriller from producer Lawrence Bender (PULP FICTION) and writer/director Boaz Yakin (FRESH, A PRICE ABOVE RUPIES). 10 year old Mei (Catherine Chan) is a genuine ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 80% from 1 member
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  • Limitless on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Robert De Niro,  Bradley Cooper,  Abbie Cornish
    Director: Neil Burger
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    A paranoia-fuelled action thriller about an unsuccessful writer whose life is transformed by a top-secret "smart drug" that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life in this darkly comic ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 28,959 members
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  • Limitless - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: Robert De Niro,  Bradley Cooper,  Abbie Cornish
    Director: Neil Burger
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    A copywriter discovers a top-secret drug, MDT-48, that enhances intellect and other abilities. As his usage begins to change his life, he begins to consider the drug's shadowy origins; meanwhile, a group of killers trail his every move.
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 11,045 members
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  • Brooklyn's Finest - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Don Cheadle,  Richard Gere,  Ethan Hawke
    Director: Antoine Fuqua
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Burned out veteran Eddie Dugan is just one week away from his pension and a fishing cabin in Connecticut. Narcotics officer Sal Procida has discovered there's no line he won't cross to provide a better life for his long-suffering wife and seven children. And Clarence "Tango" Butler has been ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 4,304 members
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  • Brooklyn's Finest on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Don Cheadle,  Richard Gere,  Ethan Hawke
    Director: Antoine Fuqua
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Burned out veteran Eddie Dugan is just one week away from his pension and a fishing cabin in Connecticut. Narcotics officer Sal Procida has discovered there's no line he won't cross to provide a better life for his long-suffering wife and seven children. And Clarence "Tango" Butler has been ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 18,584 members
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  • Good Night And Good Luck on DVD (2005)
    Starring: David Strathairn,  George Clooney,  Robert Downey Jr.
    Director: George Clooney
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    With GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK, George Clooney delivers a riveting account of a crucial chapter in 20th Century American history and, in the process, firmly establishes himself as a major force behind the camera as well. The crisply paced, tautly scripted docudrama recounts the events of the mid-..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 40,706 members
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  • No Such Thing (2001)
    Starring: Sarah Polley,  Robert John Burke,  Helen Mirren
    Director: Hal Hartley
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Disgusted with human evolution, a foul mouthed monster (Robert John Burke) kills anyone who crosses his path. When a news crew sent to investigate the monster disappears, a guileless young woman (Sarah Polley) is dispatched to follow up on the story. She befriends the monster and becomes his only ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 1 member
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  • A Bright Shining Lie on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Bill Paxton,  Amy Madigan,  Vivian Wu
    Director: Terry George
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Based on Neil Sheehan's controversial book about the making of the Vietnam war, this film is told from the perspective of Lt. Colonel John Paul Vann (Bill Paxton), a battle-ready and enthusiastic military advisor. Upon his arrival, Vann quickly learns that political and social pressures are causing ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 68 members
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  • Killer - A Journal of Murder (1996)
    Starring: James Woods,  Robert Sean Leonard,  Ellen Green
    Director: Tim Metcalfe
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for Panzram, befriends him, and gets him to write his life story. Lesser learns that Panzram's past is much more violent than he thought, but also that ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 5 members
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  • Thinner on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Robert John Burke,  Joe Mantegna,  Lucinda Jenney
    Director: Tom Holland
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A fat Lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old gypsy man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the gypsy to lift the curse. Time is running out for the desperate lawyer as he draws closer to his own death, and grows ever thinner.
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 343 members
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  • Simple Men (1992)
    Starring: Robert John Burke,  Bill Sage
    Director: Hal Hartley
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    After being spurned and double-crossed by his lover, a small-time thief reluctantly agrees to join his younger brother, an intellectual college undergrad, on a search for their missing, legendary father. On the way they run into two of the most unusual and fascinating women they have ever met, and ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 119 members
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Robert John Burke facts

5 most recent films

Safe - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Safe - 4.0 stars
Limitless - 3.5 stars
Limitless - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Brooklyn's Finest - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Simple Men - 4.0 stars
Limitless - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Limitless - 3.5 stars
Good Night, And Good Luck - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Good Night And Good Luck - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

No Such Thing - 3.0 stars
Killer - A Journal of Murder - 3.0 stars
Safe - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Safe - 4.0 stars
Dust Devil - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Robert De Niro - 4 times - show films
Bradley Cooper - 4 times - show films
Johnny Whitworth - 4 times - show films
Abbie Cornish - 4 times - show films
Anna Friel - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Neil Burger - 4 times - show films
George Clooney - 3 times - show films
Antoine Fuqua - 3 times - show films
Boaz Yakin - 2 times - show films
Hal Hartley - 2 times - show films