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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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Tony Scott - news / articles


  • 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 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...  
  • Spy Game
  • Spy Game review by from London
    Rated - 5 stars EXCITING STORY & STAR PERFORMANCES 10 September 2004
    ...expected twists, great dialogue and a budget big enough for brilliant director (Tony Scott) to shift locations between China, Beirut, Hong Kong, CIA headquarters and what...  
  • True Romance
  • True Romance review by from Abydos
    Rated - 5 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...  

Tony Scott - filmography


  • The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  John Travolta,  John Turturro
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The ordinary day of New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. Ryder, the criminal mastermind who leads the highly-armed gang of four hijackers, threatens to execute the train's passengers, unless a large ransom is paid ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 420 members
    Due for release on 11th January 2010
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  • Deja Vu on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Denzel Washington,  Paula Patton,  Val Kilmer
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 86,674 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 »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 38,696 members
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  • Man On Fire on DVD (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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 84,400 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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 9,234 members
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  • Hunger, The - 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.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 210 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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 22,889 members
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  • The Fan on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Robert De Niro,  Wesley Snipes,  Ellen Barkin
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 2,182 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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 9,529 members
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  • True Romance on DVD (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 »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 76% from 20,949 members
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  • The Last Boy Scout on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Damon Wayans,  Chelsea Field
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 10,609 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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 8,118 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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 636 members
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  • Top Gun - HD DVD Version (1986)
    Starring: Tom Cruise,  Kelly McGillis,  Anthony Edwards
    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 »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 75% from 547 members
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  • Top Gun on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Tom Cruise,  Kelly McGillis,  Anthony Edwards
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 »
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  • The Hunger on DVD (1983)
    Starring: Catherine Deneuve,  David Bowie,  Susan Sarandon
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Director Tony Scott's cult classic tells the story of Miriam (Catherine Denueve) and John (David Bowie), an elegant couple with a dark secret: they are vampires. Feeding on human blood, Miriam has lived for over 2000 years. Taking John as her lover, she gave him the gift of eternal life as well. ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 2,264 members
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Tony Scott - watch online


  • Boy and Bicycle to Watch Now (1965)
    Starring: Tony Scott
    Director: Ridley Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC (TBC)
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    Run time: 27 minutes
    The adventures of a truant schoolboy cycling around the English town of Hartlepool in the north-eastern county of Cleveland.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 80% from 3 members
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Tony Scott facts

5 most recent films

The Taking of Pelham 123 - 3.5 stars
Taking Of Pelham 123, The - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Numb3rs - Season 4 - 4.0 stars
Deja Vu - 3.5 stars
Deja Vu - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

True Romance - BLU-RAY Version - 4.5 stars
Numb3rs - Season 4 - 4.0 stars
Man On Fire - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Enemy Of The State - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
True Romance - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Blunt: The Fourth Man - 1.0 stars
Maynard Ferguson Big Band/Tony Scott Quartet - Live In Prague 1968 - 3.0 stars
Taking Of Pelham 123, The - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Hunger, The - Series 1 - 2.5 stars
Domino - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Val Kilmer - 9 times - show films
Denzel Washington - 8 times - show films
Tom Cruise - 8 times - show films
Christopher Walken - 6 times - show films
Rob Morrow - 6 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Ralph Hemecker - 6 times - show films
Alex Zakrzewski - 6 times - show films
Ridley Scott - 3 times - show films
John Glenister - 1 times - show films
Maynard Ferguson - 1 times - show films