Michael Douglas
Actor
Films to Rent
- Streets of San Francisco, The (TV Series) (1972-1980)
- Feat. Karl Malden, Michael Douglas
- Top–notch 70's crime show with granite–faced veteran Karl Malden and newcomer Michael Douglas sharing the billing with the photogenic and…
- Coma (1978)
- Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Genevieve Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley…
- Numerous patients fall into a permanent coma, arousing the suspicions of maverick doctor Genevieve Bujold. Excellent thriller unfolds its queasy…
- China Syndrome, The (1978)
- Dir. James Bridges
Feat. Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas, Jack Lemmon
- Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas pair as TV journalists who become involved in the cover–up of a major malfunction at a nuclear power plant.…
- Running (1979)
- Dir. Steven Hilliard Stern
Feat. Michael Douglas, Susan Anspach, Eugene Levy
- Michael Douglas stars in this sports drama about a fictional American marathon runner's struggle to compete in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
- Romancing the Stone (1985)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas
- Witty, fast–paced adventure through the South American jungle with Turner and Douglas well cast as made–for–each–other…
- A Chorus Line (1985)
- Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Michael Douglas
- Michael Douglas plays the cantankerous Broadway director in Sir Richard Attenborough's perfunctory adaptation of the highly successful stage musical.…
- Jewel of the Nile, The (1985)
- Dir. Lewis Teague
Feat. Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny De Vito
- Sequel to ROMANCING THE STONE again teams Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, this time for a rollicking adventure in the Middle East. Mostly…
- Wall Street (1987)
- Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Daryl Hannah…
- Quintessential 1980s drama is a compelling morality tale with Michael Douglas in an Oscar–winning turn as a carnivorous corporate raider.…
- Fatal Attraction (1987)
- Dir. Adrian Lyne
Feat. Glenn Close, Michael Douglas
- Glenn Close and Michael Douglas star in this, the ultimate yuppie cautionary tale, about a married man who has a weekend fling that turns his life…
- War of the Roses (1989)
- Dir. Danny De Vito
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, Sean Astin…
- Hollywood black humour is taken to the limit here as marital bliss turns to domestic warfare for Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas. Bold and…
- Black Rain (1989)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura…
- Unrelenting violence made impressive by Scott's visual flair, sees Michael Douglas as a NY cop in Japan assigned to deliver a dangerous mobster.
- Basic Instinct (1992)
- Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas
- Sharon Stone leapt into fame, fortune and notoriety with her raunchy portrayal of the sultry crime novelist who may or may not be living out her…
- Falling Down (1993)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey…
- Powerhouse black comedy in which Michael Douglas finally turns in a noteworthy performance. Striking back for the oppressed WASP male, he blows his…
- Disclosure (1994)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Michael Douglas, Demi Moore
- Michael Douglas exposes himself to become the sexual prey of no–nonsense lady–boss Demi Moore and is forced to sue her for sexual…
- American President, The (1995)
- Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen…
- Appealing romantic comedy in which Michael Douglas, in refreshingly light mode, plays a widowed Mr. President looking for a partner who'll love the…
- Ghost and the Darkness, The (1996)
- Dir. Stephen Hopkins
Feat. Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer
- When construction on a railroad in 19th century Uganda is interrupted by two ferocious, crafty lions snacking on the workers, the great white hunter…
- Game, The (1997)
- Dir. David Fincher
Feat. Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger…
- Tycoon–loner–who–has–everything Michael Douglas receives a birthday present with a difference – an elaborate 'game'…
- Perfect Murder, A (1998)
- Dir. Andrew Davis
Feat. Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen
- Unconvincing Hitchcock homage/remake of the master's DIAL M FOR MURDER, with Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow as paranoid spouses, trying to play…
- Wonder Boys (2000)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Michael Douglas, Robert Downey Jnr., Tobey Maguire…
- A rumpled Michael Douglas plays an academic professor and successful author who's terminally unfinished second novel is symptomatic of midlife…
- Traffic (2000)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones…
- A masterful, suitably complex address of the ‘drug problem’ and how it enslaves consumers, dealers, policy–makers and law–enforcers…
- Don't Say a Word (2001)
- Dir. Gary Fleder
Feat. Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Jennifer Esposito…
- “Threatened–family” thriller, with psychiatrist Michael Douglas rising to the challenge – outwit the kidnappers of his daughter, who…
- One Night at McCool's (2001)
- Dir. Harald Zwart
Feat. Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, John Goodman…
- A rambunctious mix of sex comedy and film noir, Liv Tyler pouts marvellously as an unscrupulous bombshell that sends the male cast into a hormonal,…
- In-Laws, The (2002)
- Dir. Andrew Fleming
Feat. Michael Douglas, Albert Brooks
- Jokily enacted remake of the 1979 film, proffers the same blend of family comedy and spy antics, only with far more hi–tech action and less…
- You, Me and Dupree (2006)
- Dir. Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
Feat. Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon…
- Chucklesome by–numbers farce has newlyweds Matt Dillon and Kate Hudson settle down to suburban American bliss, only to have houseguest Owen…
- Sentinel, The (2006)
- Dir. Clark Johnson
Feat. Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Longoria…
- A political conspiracy thriller with plenty of gun–cocked posturing involves veteran secret service agent Michael Douglas, implicated in a…
- Trumbo (2007)
- Dir. Peter Askin
Feat. Joan Allen, Michael Douglas, Donald Sutherland…
- Prominent blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo – the most famed of the alleged Communist sympathising ‘Hollywood 10’ – is the honoree of…
- King Of California (2007)
- Dir. Mike Cahill
Feat. Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood
- Quirky comedy sees Michael Douglas play a recently released mental–patient who tries to rally his emancipated teenage daughter (Wood) into…
- Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past (2009)
- Dir. Mark Waters
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Michael Douglas…
- Rom–com interpretation of 'A Christmas Carol' sees a womanizing bachelor (McConaughey) visited by the ghosts of three ex–girlfriends, who…
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009)
- Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Jesse Metcalfe, Amber Tamblyn, Michael Douglas…
- Glib remake of the hard–to–find Fritz Lang classic has an intrepid reporter (Metcalfe) determined to bring down a corrupt D.A (a…
- Solitary Man (2009)
- Dir. Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Feat. Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Danny De Vito…
- Michael Douglas fronts this navel–gazing mid–life drama, about a successful New York businessman whose life begins to unravel after a…