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Benicio Del Toro
Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez - born 19 February 1967, in Santurce, Puerto Rico
Wise words: "I like anything that's three-dimensional, anything I can believe in -even if it's fantastic, surreal or from another planet."
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Benicio Del Toro - news / articles
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Del Toro wants to direct -
12 February 2010
-Benicio Del Toro hopes to put his acting career on hold in the future - because he's determined to step behind the camera to direct.-
-The Puerto Rican star has already expanded his resume with a string of producer credits, including historical epic Che and upcoming horr
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Del Toro tapped into childhood rage for Wolfman -
11 February 2010
-Benicio Del Toro channelled the rage he felt upon losing his mother as a child to portray a vicious werewolf in The Wolfman.-
-The Puerto Rican actor plays a nobleman who transforms into a monster in the new remake of the 1941 classic, and admits he used his childhood tr
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Wolfman inspired by Del Toro's memorabilia collection -
4 February 2010
-Actor Benicio Del Toro is taking credit for bringing The Wolfman back to cinemas - a poster for the original film which was hanging on his wall inspired the Hollywood remake.-
-The Puerto Rican star takes the lead role in the upcoming big budget blockbuster, based on the
Benicio Del Toro - what members say
review by JediSi from Kent
You should never underestimate the predictability of stupidity. 19 November 2007
review by A customer from Leicester
Excellent 17 July 2004
review by from London
Who is Keyser Soze? 13 September 2003
Benicio Del Toro - filmography
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The Wolfman
(2009)
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt
Director: Joe Johnston
Certificate: 
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Universal Studios resurrects the classic lycanthrope with this tale of an American who experiences an unsettling transformation after returning to his ancestral home in Victorian-era Great Britain and being attacked by a rampaging werewolf. His brother having recently vanished without a trace, ..read more »
 
60%
from 847 members
Not available for rental
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The Wolfman - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt
Director: Joe Johnston
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Universal Studios resurrects the classic lycanthrope with this tale of an American who experiences an unsettling transformation after returning to his ancestral home in Victorian-era Great Britain and being attacked by a rampaging werewolf. His brother having recently vanished without a trace, ..read more »
60%
from 196 members
Not available for rental
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Che - Part One
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Kahlil Mendez, Benicio Del Toro, Benjamin Bratt
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Certificate:
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Oscar-winner Steven Soderbergh delivers this ambitious and sprawling biopic of one of the 20th century's most influential political figures. In the first 126-minute segment, THE ARGENTINE, we meet Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (Benicio Del Toro), a young Argentinean doctor who teams up with Fidel Castro on ..read more »
63%
from 19,708 members
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The Upsetter
(2008)
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Carl Bradshaw, The Clash
Director: Ethan Higbee, Adam Bhala Lough
Certificate: 
A detailed exploration of a unique musical culture and a lovingly detailed character study of a true original, The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee "Scratch" Perry focuses on the life and career of the musical legend who some call a prophet, and others call a madman. In his youth, Perry was a ..read more »
50%
from 2 members
Currently unavailable
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Che - Part Two
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Lou Diamond Phillips, Benicio Del Toro, Benjamin Bratt
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Oscar-winner Steven Soderbergh delivers this ambitious and sprawling biopic of one of the 20th Century's most influential political figures. In the second 127-minute segment, GUERILLA, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (Benicio Del Toro) has abandoned Cuba in order to start an even more daunting Latin-American ..read more »
62%
from 14,366 members
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The Hunted
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Connie Neilsen
Director: William Friedkin
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Watch now: £2.49
When rogue US special forces operative Aaron Hallam (Benicio Del Toro) goes on the rampage, Lieutenant Bonham (Tommy Lee Jones), the man who trained him, is brought out of retirement to track him down and bring him to justice. With the help of tenacious FBI agent Abby Durrell (Connie Nielsen), ..read more »
57%
from 6,479 members
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Breakfast with Hunter
(2003)
Starring: John Cusack, Benicio Del Toro, Johnny Depp
Director: Wayne Ewing
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Breakfast with Hunter is a feature length documentary starring the infamous outlaw journalist Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. The film chronicles Dr. Thompson's successful attempt to avoid being placed in the system - jail and/or rehabilitation - by rogue Aspen City cops that conspired to bust him for ..read more »
65%
from 33 members
Currently unavailable
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Snatch
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Vinnie Jones, Jason Statham
Director: Guy Ritchie
Certificate: 
A wild and tangled crime adventure involving gangsters, Irish gypsies, and a dog that can't stop swallowing things, SNATCH is both hilarious and action-packed. Jewel thief Franky Four Fingers (Benicio Del Toro) is in London en route to New York, where he will deliver an 86-karat diamond to his boss,..read more »
73%
from 43,855 members
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Traffic
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Michael Douglas, Miguel Ferrer, Catherine Zeta Jones
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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Steven Soderbergh followed up his critical and commercial smash ERIN BROCKOVICH with this wildly exhilarating exploration of the complex, multilayered international drug problem. The film tells three seemingly disparate stories that loosely intersect and overlap, unfurling at a frantic, relentless ..read more »
65%
from 18,994 members
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Snatch - Blu-ray
(2000)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Rade Serbedzija, Vinnie Jones
Director: Guy Ritchie
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A wild and tangled crime adventure involving gangsters, Irish gypsies, and a dog that can't stop swallowing things, SNATCH is both hilarious and action-packed. Jewel thief Franky Four Fingers (Benicio Del Toro) is in London en route to New York, where he will deliver an 86-karat diamond to his boss,..read more »
81%
from 2,341 members
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The Way of the Gun
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Ryan Phillippe, James Caan
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
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Watch now: Unavailable
Two professional criminals, Parker (Ryan Phillippe) and Longbaugh (Benicio Del Toro), think they've devised the plan of a lifetime: Kidnap Robin (Juliette Lewis), a pregnant surrogate mother, then collect on the ransom money from the parents-to-be. However, when Parker begins to take a shine to the ..read more »
63%
from 3,013 members
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Bread And Roses
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Pilar Padilla, Adrien Brody, Benicio Del Toro
Director: Ken Loach
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The left-leaning Ken Loach, who has spent his career focusing on the struggles of the poor and working classes of Great Britain, shifts his view-finder to the plight of a union of office-cleaners, invisible in the glittering City of Angels. Loosely based on a 1990 janitor's strike at Century City, ..read more »
67%
from 3,019 members
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Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
(1998)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Cameron Diaz
Director: Terry Gilliam
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FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS is a whirlwind of a movie, a wacky, drug-laden story backed by a fist-pumping rock & roll soundtrack featuring everything from Wayne Newton and Tom Jones to Combustible Edison and Dead Kennedys. Journalist Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) heads to Las Vegas to cover a ..read more »
64%
from 21,161 members
Not currently released
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Excess Baggage
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, Christopher Walken
Director: Marco Brambilla
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Spoiled, rich Emily feels neglected by her successful and slightly shady dad, so she fakes her own abduction in hopes of soliciting a big fat ransom as evidence of his love. The plan goes awry when, after stashing herself in the trunk of her Beemer, she's stolen along with it by a goofily adorable ..read more »
57%
from 615 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 2,219 members
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The Fan
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin
Director: Tony Scott
Certificate:
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Quick-tempered Gil Renard (Robert De Niro) has an ex-wife who hates him, a son who fears him, and a job that he's about to lose. The only thing that this down-on-his-luck knife salesman can count on is baseball. He's a loyal, die hard fan, specifically when it comes to his favorite player, Bobby ..read more »
59%
from 2,512 members
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The Funeral
(1996)
Starring: Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Benicio Del Toro
Director: Abel Ferrara
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Petty mobsters Ray Tempio (Christopher Walken) and Chez Tempio (Chris Penn) have just lost their younger brother Johnny (Vincent Gallo) - he was shot three times gangland style at a movie theatre. Ray vows revenge - he suspects the leader of a rival crime syndicate is responsible, but his wife ..read more »
55%
from 470 members
Not currently released
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The Usual Suspects - Blu-ray
(1995)
Starring: Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro
Director: Bryan Singer
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Watch now: £2.49
Director Bryan Singer's labyrinthine crime drama centers on five career criminals (played by Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Pollak, and Stephen Baldwin) who meet after being rounded up for a standard police line-up. Upon their release, the men band together to pull off an ..read more »
82%
from 5,007 members
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The Usual Suspects
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro
Director: Bryan Singer
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Director Bryan Singer's labyrinthine crime drama centers on five career criminals (played by Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Pollak, and Stephen Baldwin) who meet after being rounded up for a standard police line-up. Upon their release, the men band together to pull off an ..read more »
80%
from 92,319 members
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China Moon
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Ed Harris, Madeline Stowe, Charles Dance
Director: John Bailey
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
In this sumptuous erotic thriller, a small town detective has a passionate affair with a stunning local woman. When her wealthy husband is brutally murdered, her lover is immediately suspected and he must stumble through a maze of deceit to find out the truth and clear his name.
53%
from 370 members
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Golden Balls
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Javier Bardem, Maria De Medeiros, Benicio Del Toro
Director: Bigas Luna
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Bigas Luna's kitschy romp stars Javier Bardem as Benito, a conceited stud who wants to erect a skyscaper in his own honour. In order to achieve his ridiculously macho goal, he marries Marta (Maria de Medeiros), the daughter of a wealthy banker, but also keeps a mistress (Maribel Verdu) as well. ..read more »
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from 1,476 member
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Benicio Del Toro facts
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... get the diamond, but loses out when his partner in crime Frankie Four Fingers (Benicio Del Toro) goes missing in London. Also along for the ride are Sol (Lennie James), Vinny ...
