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John Dahl


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  • The Last Seduction
  • The Last Seduction review by SAI81 from Tonbridge, Kent
    Rated - 5 stars The Last Seduction 14 March 2007
    ...he ensnares local boy Mike (Berg) in a complex plot to tie up her loose ends. John Dahl's neo-noir is one of the best examples of the genre since Billy Wilder's defini...  
  • Perfect Crimes 2
  • Perfect Crimes 2 review by A customer from Yorkshire
    Rated - 2 stars Passes the time! 18 August 2004
    ..., starring Bill Pullman and Heather Graham and directed by The Last Seduction's John Dahl, is by far the best - a tense 'film noir' thriller condensced into 30 minutes. ...  
  • You Kill Me
  • You Kill Me review by GreenwichPaul from London
    Rated - 2 stars Not a hit, man 26 April 2008
    ...Director John Dahl has a couple of snappy thrillers under his belt, most noticeably, The Last Seduction, where he combined humour with film noir to create a terrific fil...  

John Dahl - filmography


  • True Blood - Series 1 (5 discs) on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Chris Bauer,  Nelsan Ellis,  Anna Paquin
    Director: Alan Ball,  Scott Winant,  John Dahl
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The series follows Sookie Stackhouse, a barmaid living in Louisiana who can read people's minds, and how her life is turned upside down when the Vampire Bill, walks into her place of employment two years after vampires 'came out of the coffin' on national television.
    Rate this: 4.5 stars out of 5 87% from 532 members
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  • You Kill Me on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Dennis Farina,  Ben Kingsley,  Tea Leoni
    Director: John Dahl
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Cinematic hit men are dual-edged characters who can easily slip into the role of hero or villain, making them an attractive proposition for directors looking to pack an emotional punch. YOU KILL ME stars Ben Kingsley (SEXY BEAST) as Frank Falenczyk, a hit man whose work for the Buffalo-based Mafia ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 4,022 members
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  • The Great Raid on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Benjamin Bratt,  James Franco,  Robert Mammone
    Director: John Dahl
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Following the 1942 Bataan Death March, thousands of U.S. and Filipino soldiers were imprisoned by the Japanese in a POW camp in Cabantauan in the Philippines. Brutalised, starved, and tortured, the prisoners languished in the camp for nearly three years. But in January 1945, an American battalion, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 4,579 members
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  • Roadkill on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Steve Zahn,  Paul Walker,  Leelee Sobieski
    Director: John Dahl
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Director John Dahl knows his way around a thriller as few contemporary filmmakers do. He revitalized the film noir with his darkly witty films, RED ROCK WEST and THE LAST SEDUCTION. With ROADKILl, Dahl streamlines the plot and ratchets up the tension. Two brothers, Lewis (Paul Walker) and Fuller (..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 5,613 members
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  • Rounders - BLU-RAY Version (1998)
    Starring: Matt Damon,  Edward Norton,  John Turturro
    Director: John Dahl
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Damon is Mike McDermott, a law student who has given up his true talent (and love), gambling, when he loses all of his money to Teddy KGB (Malkovich in a hilarious role). Months later, when his friend Worm (Norton) gets out of jail and is on a strict deadline to repay a $15,000 debt to Teddy, he ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 30 members
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  • Rounders on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Matt Damon,  Edward Norton,  John Turturro
    Director: John Dahl
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Damon is Mike McDermott, a law student who has given up his true talent (and love), gambling, when he loses all of his money to Teddy KGB (Malkovich in a hilarious role). Months later, when his friend Worm (Norton) gets out of jail and is on a strict deadline to repay a $15,000 debt to Teddy, he ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 5,074 members
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  • Red Rock West (1992)
    Starring: Nicolas Cage,  Dennis Hopper,  Lara Flynn Boyle
    Director: John Dahl
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Michael is on his way to Wyoming in a vintage Cadillac, where he's been promised a good steady job. But before reaching his destination, he finds himself in the town of Red Rock, where he's mistaken for a hired assassin by Wayne, a bartender plotting to kill his wife. Wayne flaunts a lucrative ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 1,196 member
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  • Kill Me Again on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Joanne Whalley-Kilmer,  Michael Madsen,  Jonathan Gries
    Director: John Dahl
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The double crosses begin early when Fay knocks out her boyfriend and runs off with the money they stole from the Mob. She hires Jack to fake her death, but when Fay skips out on him too, he pursues her, setting himself up against the law, her ex-boyfriend and the Mob.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 317 members
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  • The Stepfather on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Terry O'Quinn,  Shelley Hack,  Jill Schoelen
    Director: Joseph Ruben,  James Foley,  John Dahl
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    This is the chilling tale of a congenial family man whose engaging smile and staid demeanor insidiously mask a deep-seated dementia. His obsessive desire to live the ideal family life ultimately leads to the family's very destruction.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 439 members
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  • You Kill Me to Watch Now (2007)
    Starring: Ben Kingsley,  Luke Wilson,  Bill Pullman
    Director: John Dahl
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 89 minutes
    Frank Falenczyk (Ben Kingsley) loves his job. He just happens to be the hit-man for his Polish mob family in Buffalo, New York. But Frank's got a drinking problem and when he messes up a critical assignment that puts the family business in peril, his uncle (Philip Baker Hall) sends him to San ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 17 members
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  • The Stepfather to Watch Now (1987)
    Starring: Terry O'Quinn,  Shelley Hack,  Jill Schoelen
    Director: Joseph Ruben,  James Foley,  John Dahl
    Certificate: Certificate: 18 (TBC)
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    Run time: 91 minutes
    This is the chilling tale of a congenial family man whose engaging smile and staid demeanor insidiously mask a deep-seated dementia. His obsessive desire to live the ideal family life ultimately leads to the family's very destruction.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 34 members
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John Dahl facts

5 most recent films

True Blood - Series 1 - BLU-RAY Version - 4.5 stars
True Blood - Series 1 - 4.5 stars
You Kill Me - 3.0 stars
The Great Raid - 3.0 stars
Roadkill - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Dexter - Series 3 - 4.5 stars
True Blood - Series 1 - 4.5 stars
True Blood - Series 1 - BLU-RAY Version - 4.5 stars
Rounders - 3.5 stars
Red Rock West - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Rounders - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Perfect Crimes 2 - 2.0 stars
Kill Me Again - 2.5 stars
You Kill Me - 3.0 stars
The Last Seduction - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Sam Trammell - 12 times - show films
Anna Paquin - 12 times - show films
Rutina Wesley - 12 times - show films
Nelsan Ellis - 12 times - show films
Lois Smith - 12 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Scott Winant - 12 times - show films
Alan Ball - 12 times - show films
Joseph Ruben - 2 times - show films
James Foley - 2 times - show films
Kiefer Sutherland - 1 times - show films