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James Woods

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Visitors, TheVisitors, The (1972)
Dir. Elia Kazan
Feat. Patrick McVey, Patricia Joyce, James Woods
Tense chamber piece has Woods as a returned Vietnam Vet holidaying with his wife and son when two fellow ex–soldiers turn up unannounced.…
Rockford Files, The (TV Series)Rockford Files, The (TV Series) (1974-1975)
Feat. James Garner, Noah Jr. Beery, Joe Santos
In the spirit of 'Cold Case' this detective thriller series stars James Garner as an easy going plaid jacket attired investigator pursuing unsolved…
Holocaust (TV Mini-series)Holocaust (TV Mini-series) (1978) Aro Favourite
Dir. Marvin J. Chomsky
Feat. Meryl Streep, James Woods, Michael Moriaty
Captivating saga of a Jewish family shattered by the rise of the Nazis. One of the top–rating and best quality mini–series of the 1970s.
Onion Field, The (1979)
Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. James Woods, John Savage
Sporadically intense drama based on a real–life cop–killing in 1960s California, notable for James Woods' creepy debut as, you guessed…
VideodromeVideodrome (1983) Recommended
Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. James Woods, Debbie Harry
Cable TV programmer James Woods enters a dark netherworld of psychosis and pornography as he searches for the ultimate thrill. He may have just found…
Once Upon a Time in AmericaOnce Upon a Time in America (1984) Aro Favourite
Dir. Sergio Leone
Feat. Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern
An all–star cast feature in Sergio Leone's violent but sobering gangland saga, following the rise and fall of four Jewish childhood pals…
Against All OddsAgainst All Odds (1984)
Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, James Woods
Modern film noir experiment is a loose remake of Out of the Past.
Cat's EyeCat's Eye (1985)
Dir. Lewis Teague
Feat. James Woods, Drew Barrymore, Candy Clark
Three Stephen King tales, linked by a wandering feline. Best is the classic story of self–help gone wrong, "Quitters, Inc."
SalvadorSalvador (1986) Recommended
Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. James Woods, James Belushi
A potent dramatisation of a journalist's experiences in El Salvador, with Woods in his usual dynamic form. Never one for fence–sitting, the…
CopCop (1987)
Dir. James B. Harris
Feat. James Woods, Brian Dennehy
James Woods gives another intense performance enduring the occupational hazards of crime–fighting. Based on the James Ellroy novel 'Blood On…
Best SellerBest Seller (1987)
Dir. John Flynn
Feat. Brian Dennehy, James Woods, Victoria Tennant
An arresting thriller with Brian Dennehy and an on–form James Woods.
Boost, TheBoost, The (1988) Recommended
Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. James Woods, Sean Young
An explicit cautionary tale about the effect of cocaine on the careers and private lives of an affluent L.A. couple. Superb, explosive drama.
My Name is Bill W.My Name is Bill W. (1989)
Dir. Daniel Petrie
Feat. James Woods, JoBeth Williams, James Garner
James Woods plays Bill Wilson, the famed co–founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, in this tele–movie charting his descent from 1920's business…
Immediate FamilyImmediate Family (1989)
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
Feat. Glenn Close, James Woods, Mary Stuart Masterson
Earnest drama with strong cast brings together a couple who desperately want a child and a teenage mother and her boyfriend who discover unexpected…
Women and Men: Stories of SeductionWomen and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
Dir. Ken Russell, Tony Richardson, Frederic Raphael
Feat. James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Peter Weller
Three stories of love from the pens of famous Americans, in the hands of three great directors.
Hard Way, TheHard Way, The (1991)
Dir. John Badham
Feat. Michael J. Fox, James Woods
Michael J. Fox is perfectly cast as a Hollywood actor, keen to shrug off his clean image by playing a cop in his next film. James Woods plays his…
Citizen CohnCitizen Cohn (1992)
Dir. Frank Pierson
Feat. James Woods
James Woods plays Joseph McCarthy's crooked lawyer, Roy Cohn – a role meaty enough to sustain every ounce of his frustrated energy. The…
Straight TalkStraight Talk (1992)
Dir. Barnet Kellman
Feat. Dolly Parton, James Woods, Griffin Dunne
Easy–going comedy with Dolly Parton as a country gal who becomes a wildly popular 'agony aunt' on a Chicago radio station. Dolly livens up an…
Midnight StingMidnight Sting (Diggstown) (1993)
Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. James Woods, Louis Jr. Gossett, Heather Graham
This crowd–pleaser delivers with Woods in usual form as a smarmy ex–con fraudster who orchestrates a boxing scam with help from boxing…
Fallen Angels Vol. 1 & 2Fallen Angels Vol. 1 & 2 (1993)
Dir. Alfonso Cuaron, Phil Joanou, Tom Hanks
Feat. James Woods, Peter Gallagher, Isabella Rossellini
A–list talent lend their names to this crime series set in Hollywood's golden age. The actors fill the hats and coats, with a few famous names…
Getaway, TheGetaway, The (1993)
Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen
A glossy yet respectable remake of the 1972 Peckinpah thriller with real–marrieds Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger in the shoes of Steve McQueen…
Specialist, TheSpecialist, The (1994)
Dir. Luis Llosa
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods
Explosives expert Stallone helps out avenging angel Stone in sending bad guys Woods and Roberts to Kingdom Come. Shamelessly implausible stuff is…
Next DoorNext Door (1994)
Dir. Tony Bill
Feat. James Woods, Randy Quaid, Kate Capshaw
Harmless fun escalates to suburban feud between two neighbours – James Woods, an uptight academic and Randy Quaid, a humble butcher with a…
Curse of the Starving ClassCurse of the Starving Class (1994)
Dir. J. Michael McClary
Feat. James Woods, Kathy Bates
Black comedy depicting a hellish family of white–trash farmers, incl. an alcoholic James Woods and wife Kathy Bates. Based on a Sam Shepard…
IndictmentIndictment (1995)
Dir. Mick Jackson
Feat. James Woods, Mercedes Ruehl
Courtroom drama of rare power locks James Woods and Mercedes Ruehl as duelling lawyers in a detailed examination of the McMartin child abuse trial…
NixonNixon (1995)
Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Ed Harris
With almost Shakespearian gravitas, Anthony Hopkins portrays a flawed but fully–rounded Richard Nixon. Instead of the anticipated whitewash,…
Killer: a Journal of MurderKiller: a Journal of Murder (1996)
Dir. Tim Metcalfe
Feat. James Woods, Robert Sean Leonard, Ellen Greene
James Woods plays America's first official serial killer, Carl Panzram, but his demonic energies seem wasted on a simplistic film that offers scant…
Ghosts of MississippiGhosts of Mississippi (1996)
Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods
Thirty years after the fact, D.A. Alec Baldwin re–investigates the murder of a Mississippi civil rights leader. Fact–based…
VampiresVampires (1998)
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Maximilian Schell
Continuing to purvey his dubious abilities, dir. John Carpenter (HALLOWEEN) sinks his teeth into another genre staple, with hideous spurts of blood…
Another Day in ParadiseAnother Day in Paradise (1998)
Dir. Larry Clark
Feat. Melanie Griffiths, Vincent Kartheiser, Natasha Gregson Wagner
The director of KIDS injects his trademark 'heroin chic' into the lowlife crime genre, though the effect by now seems passe and unshocking.…

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