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Sam Worthington - news / articles


  • Cameron begged for Worthington to star in Avatar - 26 November 2009
    -James Cameron had to lobby for Sam Worthington to star in Avatar after studio bosses decided the star's Australian accent was too heavy for him to take on the lead role.- -The director knew he wanted Worthington to play Jake Sully, a paraplegic ex-marine, after his firs


  • Worthington signed up for Avatar trilogy - 26 November 2009
    -Sam Worthington has agreed to star in two sequels to upcoming sci-fi epic Avatar - but he fears he'll be an old man by the time the trilogy wraps.- -The Australian actor was relatively unknown when he was recruited in 2007 to play a paraplegic ex-soldier in the project


  • Worthington's acting career started with love split - 31 May 2009
    -Aussie movie hunk Sam Worthington stumbled into acting in a desperate attempt to keep a teenage romance alive.- -The Terminator Salvation star, who is fast becoming one of Hollywood's hottest properties, was a bricklayer with no interest in the arts when he agreed to jo

Sam Worthington - what members say


  • Gettin' Square
  • Gettin' Square review by from Invergarry, Scotland
    Rated - 4 stars Quality Aussie comedy! 12 June 2007
    ...id plays this character so well and the court room scene is unbelievably funny! Sam Worthington is definately worth a mention too. There is the classic Australian humour, and ...  
  • Macbeth
  • Macbeth review by A customer from London
    Rated - 1 stars Just plain bad 28 October 2007
    ...Macbeth is possibly one of my favourite plays but this film is truly awful. Sam Worthingtons Macbeth was painful to watch. All in all a waste of time. And nothing like Luhrman...  
  • Rogue
  • Rogue review by Mikes5637 from Ipswich
    Rated - 4 stars Big toothy grins all round! 2 October 2009
    ...gain! It's also worth watching for the supporting role from the then unknown Sam Worthington, now obviously set to be a huge action star after Terminator 4 and the upcoming...  

Sam Worthington - filmography


  • Terminator - Salvation on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Christian Bale,  Sam Worthington,  Helena Bonham-Carter
    Director: McG
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The year is 2018. Judgment Day has come and gone. At the behest of Skynet, an army of Terminators roams the wastelands killing or collecting humans. The only hope for the survival of humanity is Resistance fighter John Connor: a man whose destiny has always been intertwined with the fate of human ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 4,317 members
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  • Rogue on DVD (2008)
    Starring: John Jarratt,  Celia Ireland,  Radha Mitchell
    Director: Greg McLean
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    From the director of "Wolf Creek" comes this terrifying look at nature's perfect killing machine. When a group of tourists stumble into the remote Australian river territory of an enormous crocodile, the deadly creature traps them on a tiny mud island with the tide quickly rising and darkness ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 757 members
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  • Macbeth on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Sam Worthington,  Victoria Hill,  Lachy Hulme
    Director: Geoffrey Wright
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The Melbourne underworld, present time. Macbeth, a loyal henchman to his crime boss, Duncan, is told by teenage witches that he will one day assume great power. Driven by their prophecy, he plots with his wife to kill Duncan, and takes the leadership of the gang for himself. Maintaining his power ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 41% from 836 members
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  • Thunderstruck (2004)
    Starring: Damon Gameau,  Stephen Curry,  Ryan Johnson
    Director: Darren Ashton
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    After a near death experience, five Boys, all devoted AC/DC fans, make a pact to bury their best friend next to the grave of Bon Scott. 12 years later, having gone their different ways, they come together to fulfill the promise
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 4 members
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  • Gettin' Square on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Sam Worthington,  David Wenham,  Timothy Spall
    Director: Jonathan Teplitzky
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Barry Whirth is fresh out of prison and determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But like his mate Johnny "Spit" Spiteri and reformed gangster turned restaurateur Dabba, he finds out the hard way that tere are old scores and a few new ones that'll make gettin' square a lot harder than he ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 859 members
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  • Dirty Deeds on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Bryan Brown,  John Goodman,  Toni Collette
    Director: David Caesar
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    DIRTY DEEDS is an Aussie gangster flick set against the booming casino underworld of late 1960s Sydney. Bryan Brown (COCKTAIL, THE THORN BIRDS) stars as Barry Ryan, an Australian mobster who controls the city's gambling scene and is making a killing from the casino slot machines. His profitable ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 1,051 member
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  • Bootmen on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Adam Garcia,  Sophie Lee,  Sam Worthington
    Director: Dein Perry
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Dein Perry's film directorial debut is a story inspired by the story of his own rise from steelworking in industrial Newcastle, Australia to become a renowned dancer, director and choreographer of the shows TAP DOGS and STEEL CITY. Sean Okden (Adam Garcia) is a dissatisfied young steelworker and ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 313 members
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Sam Worthington - watch online


  • Somersault to Watch Now (2004)
    Starring: Abbie Cornish,  Sam Worthington,  Lynette Curran
    Director: Cate Shortland
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 102 minutes
    The remarkable debut feature by writer-director Cate Shortland (TV's The Secret Life Of Us), broke all previous records when it won in 13 categories at the 2004 Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Cinematography and ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 157 members
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Sam Worthington facts

5 most recent films

Clash of the Titans - 3.5 stars
Terminator - Salvation - 3.5 stars
Avatar - 4.0 stars
Terminator - Salvation - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Rogue - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Avatar - 4.0 stars
Terminator - Salvation - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Terminator - Salvation - 3.5 stars
Rogue - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Rogue - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Thunderstruck - 3.0 stars
Clash of the Titans - 3.5 stars
Macbeth - 2.0 stars
Somersault - 2.5 stars
Gettin' Square - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Stephen Curry - 3 times - show films
Jonathan Brandis - 2 times - show films
Heather Mitchell - 2 times - show films
Helena Bonham-Carter - 2 times - show films
Erik Thomson - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Gregory Hoblit - 2 times - show films
Cate Shortland - 2 times - show films
McG - 2 times - show films
Greg McLean - 2 times - show films
Jonathan Teplitzky - 1 times - show films


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