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Tony Scott

Tony Scott
Director of the 1980s classic Top Gun, Tony Scott is the more commercially minded of the two Scott director-brothers. With fewer award nominations, but more commercial success behind him, Tony has a host of well-known action movies to his name including True Romance, Man On Fire, Crimson Tide and Days Of Thunder.





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  • Director Tony Scott answers your questions - 15 July 2009
    - -More than just little bro to heavyweight director Ridley Scott, Tony Scott is famous for a string of retro movies made in the eighties and early nineties. Scott paved the way for Eddie Murphy in the popular, albeit slightly cheesy follow-up film Beverly Hill


  • Washington poised for fifth Scott movie - 28 April 2009
    -Denzel Washington is set to reteam with director Tony Scott for the fifth time in his career - he's poised to sign on to new movie Unstoppable.- -The pair has previously worked together on Crimson Tide, Man on Fire, Deja vu and the forthcoming The Taking of Pelham


  • Great Scott! - 13 November 2008
    nvent this look on his own of course – he had help from other graduates of the British advertising industry, like brother Tony Scott, Alan Parker and Adrian Lyne. When it was taken up by producers like Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer (who produced Tony Scott

Tony Scott - what members say


  • The Last Boy Scout
  • The Last Boy Scout review by from scotland
    Rated - 5.0 stars a hell of a factory re call 12 February 2005
    ... act. willis has never been tougher than this ,even as the ultimate burnout and Tony Scott has never been sharper. an absolute classic, certainly up there in the top fiv...   Read customer review
  • True Romance
  • True Romance review by from Abydos
    Rated - 5.0 stars I knew there was something rotten in Denmark 23 December 2003
    ...This modern classic, written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Tony Scott, is one of the best thrillers of modern times. Christian Slater is perfect as the shy, Elvis...   Read customer review
  • Man On Fire
  • Man On Fire review by from East Sussex
    Rated - 4.0 stars Scott on overdrive 14 February 2005
    ... Washington, Fanning and the ensemble are the real star of the show is director Tony Scott, who goes all out on maximum overdrive (and it's not as though his previous fil...   Read customer review

Tony Scott - filmography


  • The Taking of Pelham 123 on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  John Travolta,  John Turturro
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    A New York City subway dispatcher draws on his extensive knowledge of the subway system in order to outsmart a dangerous criminal mastermind who's hijacked a subway train in this remake of the 1974 thriller inspired by John Godey's best-selling book. Walter Garber (Denzel Washington) is drifting ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 50,619 members
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  • Deja Vu on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Paula Patton,  Val Kilmer
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    When a ferry filled with crewmen from the USS Nimitz and their families is blown up in New Orleans, Federal Agent Doug Carlin (Washington) is brought in to help with the investigation. He becomes attached to an experimental FBI surveillance unit that uses spacefolding technology to look back a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 103,172 members
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  • Deja Vu - Blu-ray (2006)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Paula Patton,  Val Kilmer
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    When a ferry filled with crewmen from the USS Nimitz and their families is blown up in New Orleans, Federal Agent Doug Carlin (Washington) is brought in to help with the investigation. He becomes attached to an experimental FBI surveillance unit that uses spacefolding technology to look back a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 8,194 members
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  • Domino - Blu-ray (2005)
    Starring: Keira Knightley,  Mickey Rourke,  Edgar Ramirez
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The already larger-than-life story of Domino Harvey, a former Ford model turned bounty hunter, takes on mythological proportions in Tony Scott's (TRUE ROMANCE, MAN ON FIRE) fast-paced action thriller. Unfolding in a non-linear fashion as a bloodied Domino (Kiera Knightley) is interrogated by iron-..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 574 members
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  • Domino on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Keira Knightley,  Mickey Rourke,  Edgar Ramirez
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The already larger-than-life story of Domino Harvey, a former Ford model turned bounty hunter, takes on mythological proportions in Tony Scott's (TRUE ROMANCE, MAN ON FIRE) fast-paced action thriller. Unfolding in a non-linear fashion as a bloodied Domino (Kiera Knightley) is interrogated by iron-..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 41,577 members
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  • Man On Fire - Blu-ray (2004)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Dakota Fanning,  Marc Anthony
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Remorseful former mercenary-turned-bodyguard Creasy (Denzel Washington) is hired by a wealthy family to protect their 10-year-old daughter, Pita (Dakota Fanning), from a rash of Mexico City kidnappings. But when the child he befriends is kidnapped while under his watch, Creasy - aided by his only ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 80% from 4,555 members
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  • Man On Fire (2004)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Dakota Fanning,  Marc Anthony
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Remorseful former mercenary-turned-bodyguard Creasy (Denzel Washington) is hired by a wealthy family to protect their 10-year-old daughter, Pita (Dakota Fanning), from a rash of Mexico City kidnappings. But when the child he befriends is kidnapped while under his watch, Creasy - aided by his only ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 89,899 members
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  • Spy Game on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Robert Redford,  Brad Pitt,  Stephen Dillane
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Robert Redford stars as veteran CIA agent Nathan Muir in this thriller from Tony Scott (TOP GUN, ENEMY OF THE STATE). Set in 1991, Muir expects his last day before retirement to be an easy one. Instead, he finds that his protege, Tom Bishop (Brad Pitt), is being held on espionage charges in a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 11,043 members
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  • The Hunger - Series 2 (4 discs) on DVD (1999)
    Starring: David Bowie,  Terence Stamp
    Director: Ridley Scott,  Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Season 2 of the critically acclaimed cult series inspired by Tony Scott's 1983 stylish horror movie. 22 tales of the dark side which capture, in their themes of power and lust, all of the original's style, class and eroticism.
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 225 members
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  • Enemy Of The State - Blu-ray (1998)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Gene Hackman,  Jon Voight
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Robert Dean (Will Smith) is a labor lawyer who is unknowingly in possession of evidence related to a serious politically motivated crime. Government agents eager to hide their guilt believe that Dean is on to them, and proceed to turn his life upside-down, ruin his reputation, and frame him for ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 3,821 members
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  • Enemy Of The State on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Gene Hackman,  Jon Voight
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Robert Dean (Will Smith) is a labor lawyer who is unknowingly in possession of evidence related to a serious politically motivated crime. Government agents eager to hide their guilt believe that Dean is on to them, and proceed to turn his life upside-down, ruin his reputation, and frame him for ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 27,035 members
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  • The Fan on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Robert De Niro,  Wesley Snipes,  Ellen Barkin
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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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 »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 2,512 members
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  • Crimson Tide on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Gene Hackman,  George Dzundza
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When Russian rebels gain control of nuclear weapons in the USSR, the United States retaliates by deploying the USS Alabama, a nuclear submarine commanded by Captain Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman). Veteran soldier and Naval legend Ramsey selects Lt. Commander Ron Hunter (Denzel Washington)--a Harvard ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 11,088 members
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  • Crimson Tide - Blu-ray (1995)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Gene Hackman,  George Dzundza
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When Russian rebels gain control of nuclear weapons in the USSR, the United States retaliates by deploying the USS Alabama, a nuclear submarine commanded by Captain Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman). Veteran soldier and Naval legend Ramsey selects Lt. Commander Ron Hunter (Denzel Washington)--a Harvard ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 1,929 member
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  • True Romance - Blu-ray (1993)
    Starring: Christian Slater,  Patricia Arquette,  Dennis Hopper
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    When inexperienced call girl Alabama Whitman (Patricia Arquette) is paid to seduce comic-book-nerd and Elvis fanatic Clarence Worley (Christian Slater), she doesn't expect to fall for him. But these two lost souls seem to be made for each other and quickly pledge their love, marrying at Detroit's ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 82% from 2,008 members
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  • True Romance on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Christian Slater,  Patricia Arquette,  Dennis Hopper
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Quentin Tarantino scripted this wild and wooly blend of action and dark comedy, which reached theaters a year before his breakthrough hit Pulp Fiction. Clarence Worley (Christian Slater) is a well-meaning but socially unskilled comic-shop clerk whose idea of a big night out is catching a Sonny ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 24,033 members
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  • The Last Boy Scout on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Damon Wayans,  Chelsea Field
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Bruce Willis stars as Joe Hallenbeck, a disillusioned former Secret Service agent who has hit rock bottom as a detective for hire. His marriage is on the rocks, his adolescent daughter has a smart mouth, he drinks too much, and he's broke. Hallenbeck takes an assignment protecting Cory (Halle Berry)..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 12,826 members
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  • The Last Boy Scout - Blu-ray (1991)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Damon Wayans,  Chelsea Field
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: £2.49
    Bruce Willis stars as Joe Hallenbeck, a disillusioned former Secret Service agent who has hit rock bottom as a detective for hire. His marriage is on the rocks, his adolescent daughter has a smart mouth, he drinks too much, and he's broke. Hallenbeck takes an assignment protecting Cory (Halle Berry)..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 686 members
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  • Revenge on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Kevin Costner,  Anthony Quinn,  Madeleine Stowe
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Costner stars as Michael J. Cochran, a former fighter pilot who finds himself irresistibly drawn to the beautiful wife of an old friend. Anthony Quinn , in a powerful performance, co-stars as the husband who reacts with uncontrollable rage to the double betrayal. His brutal attack on the adulterous ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 874 members
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  • Days Of Thunder - Blu-ray (1990)
    Starring: Tom Cruise,  Nicole Kidman,  Robert Duvall
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise) is a young, cocky hotshot with little stock car driving experience and a lot of raw talent. Trickle's uncanny ability to make all the right moves on the racetrack wins him the backing of Tim Dolan (Randy Quaid), who wants to put him in a car. Eventually he wins the support ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 743 members
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  • Days Of Thunder on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Tom Cruise,  Nicole Kidman,  Robert Duvall
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise) is a young, cocky hotshot with little stock car driving experience and a lot of raw talent. Trickle's uncanny ability to make all the right moves on the racetrack wins him the backing of Tim Dolan (Randy Quaid), who wants to put him in a car. Eventually he wins the support ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 8,908 members
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  • Beverly Hills Cop 2 on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Eddie Murphy,  Judge Reinhold,  John Ashton
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In BEVERLY HILLS COP II, Eddie Murphy is back as Axel Foley, a resourceful Detroit detective who doesn't exactly play by the rules. When his friend Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox) is wounded in an event related to mysterious "alphabet crimes," Foley hightails it to California and reunites up with ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 12,543 members
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  • Top Gun - Blu-ray (1986)
    Starring: Tom Cruise,  Kelly McGillis,  Val Kilmer
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Cocky, undisciplined Maverick (Tom Cruise) flies by instinct and breaks all of the rules at the Navy fighter pilot academy with his best friend and co-pilot Goose (Anthony Edwards). Along the way, Maverick romances the civilian astrophysics instructor (Kelly McGillis) who is initially put off by ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 2,813 members
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  • Top Gun - HD (1986)
    Starring: Tom Cruise,  Kelly McGillis,  Val Kilmer
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Cocky, undisciplined Maverick (Tom Cruise) flies by instinct and breaks all of the rules at the Navy fighter pilot academy with his best friend and co-pilot Goose (Anthony Edwards). Along the way, Maverick romances the civilian astrophysics instructor (Kelly McGillis) who is initially put off by ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 656 members
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  • Top Gun on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Tom Cruise,  Kelly McGillis,  Val Kilmer
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Devil-may-care navy pilot Pete Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is sent to Miramar Naval Air Station for advanced training. Here he vies with Tom Kasansky (Val Kilmer) for the coveted Top Gun award. When not so occupied, Mitchell carries on a romance with civilian consultant Charlotte Blackwood (Kelly ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 35,130 members
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  • The Hunger on DVD (1983)
    Starring: Catherine Deneuve,  David Bowie,  Susan Sarandon
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The exquisitely beautiful Catherine Deneuve plays Miriam, a centuries-old vampire capable of bestowing the gift of immortality on her lovers -- namely her current partner John (David Bowie). To sustain their sanguinary requirements, the pair cruises New York nightclubs in search of victims (as ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 2,974 members
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  • Loving Memory - Blu-ray (1970)
    Starring: David Pugh,  Roy Evans,  Rosamund Greenwood
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Tony Scott's (True Romance, Top Gun, Days of Thunder ) first feature, Loving Memory (1970) was made with assistance from the BFI's Production Board. Beautifully photographed by acclaimed cinematographer Chris Menges - who captures the misty mystery of the Yorkshire moors - the film follows the ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 21 members
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  • Loving Memory on DVD (1970)
    Starring: David Pugh,  Roy Evans,  Rosamund Greenwood
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Tony Scott's (True Romance, Top Gun, Days of Thunder ) first feature, Loving Memory (1970) was made with assistance from the BFI's Production Board. Beautifully photographed by acclaimed cinematographer Chris Menges - who captures the misty mystery of the Yorkshire moors - the film follows the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 31 members
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Tony Scott facts

5 most recent films

Unstoppable - 3.5 stars
Unstoppable - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Taking of Pelham 123 - 3.5 stars
Numb3rs - Season 4 - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Numb3rs - Season 4 - 4.0 stars
True Romance - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Man On Fire - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Enemy Of The State - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
True Romance - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Blunt: The Fourth Man - 0.5 stars
Loving Memory - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Maynard Ferguson Big Band/Tony Scott Quartet - Live In Prague 1968 - 3.0 stars
Loving Memory - 3.0 stars
The Hunger - Series 1 - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Denzel Washington - 12 times - show films
Terence Stamp - 10 times - show films
Val Kilmer - 10 times - show films
Christopher Walken - 8 times - show films
David Krumholtz - 6 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Ridley Scott - 11 times - show films
Ralph Hemecker - 6 times - show films
Alex Zakrzewski - 6 times - show films
Maynard Ferguson - 1 times - show films
John Glenister - 1 times - show films