This mini-series follows the history of the Roman Empire, from approximately the death of Marcellus (24/23 B.C.) Read More »
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Owning Mahowny (2003) Richard Kwietniowski, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, John Hurt
Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Read More »
Tabloid (2001) David Blair, Matthew Rhys, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, John Hurt
A slimy television host, who makes a living by embarrassing celebrities, is tricked into revealing some dark secrets of his own. Read More »
The Osterman Weekend (1983) Sam Peckinpah, Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Craig T. Nelson
In this adaptation of the Robert Ludlum novel, the host of an investigative news program has been convinced by the C.I.A. Read More »
Vincent (1987) Paul Cox, John Hurt, Marika Rivera, Gabriella Trsek
This documentary, on the life of artist Vincent Van Gogh, is told through his letters to his brother Theo, from 1872 until his tragic death. Read More »
After Darkness (1985) Sergio Guerraz, Dominique Othenin-Girard, John Hurt, Julian Sands, Victoria Abril
To salve his guilty conscience, an elder brother removes his disturbed younger sibling from a mental institution after a suicide attempt Read More »
The Field (1990) Jim Sheridan, Richard Harris, John Hurt, Sean Bean, Drama, Thriller
“Bull” McCabe’s family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing endlessly for the sake of the land. Read More »
Love and Death on Long Island (1997) Richard Kwietniowski, John Hurt, Jason Priestley, Fiona Loewi, Comedy, Drama
Giles De’Ath is a widower who doesn’t like anything modern. He goes to movies and falls in love with film star Ronnie Bostock. Read More »
10 Rillington Place (1971) Richard Fleischer, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt, Biography, Crime, Drama
A seemingly model citizen living in mid-century London, John Christie (Richard Attenborough) is actually a killer. Masquerading as a doctor, he convinces guileless women that he can cure whatever might ail them, and when they follow him to his home, he chokes them to death and buries them in a makeshift graveyard. Based on a series of real-life killings, the story follows John as he cons a pregnant bride (Judy Geeson) and wonders if he might have found a scapegoat in her husband (John Hurt).
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Heaven’s Gate (1980) Michael Cimino, Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Adventure, Drama, Romance
In Michael Cimino’s bleak anti-western based on events in 1890s Wyoming, Sheriff James Averill attempts to protect immigrant farmers from wealthy cattle interests, and also clashes with a hired gun, Nathan Champion, over the woman they both love. Both men find themselves questioning their roles in the furious conflict between wealthy landowners and European immigrants attempting to build new lives on the American frontier, which culminates in a brutal pitched battle.
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