William Hurt
Actor
Filmography (All Films)
- Altered States (1980)
- Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. William Hurt, Blair Brown
- William Hurt plays a scientist with a penchant for mind exploration in his starring debut. Russell's overly talky but fascinating film has found a…
- Body Heat (1981)
- Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Feat. William Hurt, Kathleen Turner
- Loose remake of DOUBLE INDEMNITY is a noir classic in itself. William Hurt and Kathleen Turner embark on a torrid affair and conspire to murder her…
- Big Chill, The (1983)
- Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Feat. Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, William Hurt…
- Old college friends gather together for a weekend after the funeral of one of their peers, where they reconcile their current lives in the 1980's…
- Gorky Park (1983)
- Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy…
- William Hurt plays a brooding Russian detective investigating horrific murders in Moscow. Meaty, convincing thriller.
- Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
- Dir. Hector Babenco
Feat. Raul Julia, William Hurt
- Evocative drama posits a political activist and a gay window dresser in a South American prison cell, where fantasy becomes their only tool for…
- Children of a Lesser God (1986)
- Dir. Randa Haines
Feat. William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie
- Powerful drama in which teacher–for–the–deaf William Hurt falls in love with Marlee Matlin.
- Broadcast News (1987)
- Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Albert Brooks…
- Superb TV newsroom dramedy in which vacuous newsreader Hurt and neurotic reporter Brooks compete for the attentions of Holly Hunter.
- Accidental Tourist, The (1988)
- Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Feat. William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis…
- A travel author faces problems with the two eccentric women in his life. A dry leisure.
- I Love You to Death (1990)
- Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Feat. Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman, Joan Plowright…
- Kevin Kline heads a great cast in this endearing black comedy about an embittered housewife who creatively tries to bump off her chronically…
- Doctor, The (1991)
- Dir. Randa Haines
Feat. William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Elizabeth Perkins…
- Well–rounded drama starring William Hurt as a high–falutin surgeon who experiences the unsympathic health system after being diagnosed…
- Until the End of the World (1991)
- Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. William Hurt, Solveig Dommartin, Sam Neill
- Wim Wenders dream project, shot in nine countries, concerns global ambling at the end of the millenium before developing its best idea about…
- Mr. Wonderful (1993)
- Dir. Anthony Minghella
Feat. Matt Dillon, Annabella Sciorra, William Hurt…
- The writer/director of TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY directs for the American market, and though a sweet enough romantic confection it lacks the genuine…
- Second Best (1993)
- Dir. Chris Menges
Feat. William Hurt
- An earnest Irish drama in which William Hurt sports a curly red wig for the role of an ordered and reclusive bachelor whose world is thrown into…
- Trial by Jury (1994)
- Dir. Heywood Gould
Feat. Armand Assante, Joanne Whalley, Gabriel Byrne…
- A ruthless mob boss (Armand Assante) on trial for multiple murders employs strong–arm tactics to 'influence' mother–of–two…
- Smoke (1995)
- Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Stockard Channing…
- The casual intersection of five lives in a modest corner of Brooklyn, NY, yields unexpected blessings. Writer Paul Auster's astute observations and…
- Jane Eyre (1996)
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Anna Paquin, William Hurt…
- Zeffirelli's version of Charlotte Bronte's gothic romance, filmed in appropriately murky hues, preserves the sombre integrity of the novel. Charlotte…
- Michael (1996)
- Dir. Nora Ephron
Feat. John Travolta, William Hurt, Andie MacDowell…
- Not even the star presence of John Travolta, William Hurt, and Andie MacDowell can revive this abysmal comic–fantasy about a cynical tabloid…
- Loved (1996)
- Dir. Erin Dignam
Feat. Robin Wright, William Hurt
- Robin Wright strongly commits to the difficult role of a woman oddly reluctant to testify against her abusive ex–husband, despite pressure from…
- Couch in New York, A (1996)
- Dir. Chantal Akerman
Feat. Juliette Binoche, William Hurt, Richard Jenkins…
- Belgian auteur Chantal Akerman directs this Stateside curiosity, with Juliette Binoche as a Parisian dancer who swaps apartments with a New York…
- Lost in Space (1998)
- Dir. Stephen Hopkins
Feat. William Hurt, Matt LeBlanc, Gary Oldman…
- Warning! Warning! This ill–conceived big screen adaptation of a tele–series starts bad and does not get better, in fact, it's worth…
- Dark City (1998)
- Dir. Alex Proyas
Feat. Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Jennifer Connelly…
- Advancing on earlier efforts like THE CROW, director Alex Proyas, fabricates a shadowy urban jungle, replete with echoes of earlier sci–fi…
- One True Thing (1998)
- Dir. Carl Franklin
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Meryl Streep, William Hurt
- Superlative take on the 'illness' genre, wherein Renee Zellweger returns home after sickness falls upon the family, rediscovering bonds with Mum and…
- Big Brass Ring, The (1999)
- Dir. George Hickenlooper
Feat. William Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Irene Jacob…
- Curiosity–piece that updates a dusty Orson Welles script from 1980. William Hurt plays a US presidential candidate, whose murky past is being…
- Miracle Maker, The (2000)
- Dir. Stanislav Sokolov, Derek Hayes
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Julie Christie, William Hurt…
- Once you get used to the jerky, THUNDERBIRDS puppet–style, this version of the Bible–story is something quite unique, allowing the…
- Dune (TV Series) (2000)
- Dir. John Harrison
Feat. William Hurt, Alec Newman, Giancarlo Giannini
- Frank Herbert’s sci–fi classic, a mixture of New Testament, pulp fantasy and T.E. Lawrence, where the galaxy is enslaved to a…
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, William Hurt
- Speculative sci–fi at its most fascinating and opaque, this project developed by Stanley Kubrick is comparable to 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY in…
- Rare Birds (2001)
- Dir. Sturla Gunnarsson
Feat. William Hurt, Molly Parker
- A nice comic blend of romance, light farce and Canadian eccentricity, set around the efforts of two restaurateurs to lure customers to their sleepy…
- Varian's War (2001)
- Dir. Lionel Chetwynd
Feat. William Hurt, Julia Ormond, Maury Chaykin…
- Mostly satisfactory telemovie which deals with the intriguing real–life case of Varian Fry, an American journalist who in WW2 helped smuggle…
- Changing Lanes (2002)
- Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Affleck, Toni Collette…
- After a rush hour fender–bender between lawyer Ben Affleck and insurance agent Samuel L Jackson, a tit for tat game of ‘get even’ for high…
- Tuck Everlasting (2002)
- Dir. Jay Russell
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Sissy Spacek, William Hurt…
- Family costumer set in 19th century Maryland, where a rebellious teenage girl discovers a mysterious world in the woods owned by her father. Therein…