Willem Dafoe
Actor
Filmography (All Films)
- Manderlay (2005)
- Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Bryce Dallas Howard, Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe…
- Part two of Lars von Trier’s ‘USA’ trilogy reemploys DOGVILLE’s Brechtian framework of stage outlines and minimal props in the odyssey of…
- Inside Man (2006)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster…
- Proficient, personalised heist thriller from dir. Spike Lee (25TH HOUR) in which a smooth and cold super–crim (Owen) engineers the robbery of…
- American Dreamz (2006)
- Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Willem Dafoe…
- Although not fulfilling the audacious thematic ambitions signalled by its title, this media satire does conjure a watchably absurd vision of the US…
- Paris, Je T'aime (Paris, I Love You) (2006)
- Dir. Olivier Assayas, Gurinder Chadha, Sylvain Chomet
Feat. Fanny Ardant, Juliette Binoche, Steve Buscemi…
- A prestige line–up of actors and filmmakers converge in this grand anthology of love letters to the city of romance. With each vignette…
- Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
- Dir. Steve Bendelack
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Emma de Caunes, Willem Dafoe…
- Rubber–faced Rowan Atkinson returns to the big–screen with the bumbling Bean, his most accessible, successful comic hero.
This time…
- Go Go Tales (2007)
- Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Bob Hoskins, Asia Argento…
- Abel Ferrara's mouthy comedy is a welcome return to form set entirely inside the walls of a failing strip club where Willem Defoe presides as the…
- Anamorph (2007)
- Dir. Henry Miller
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Clea Duvall
- Moody thriller in which Willem Dafoe plays detective to a delusional psychopath who leaves each crime scene in the style of a painting…
- Fireflies In The Garden (2008)
- Dir. Dennis Lee
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson…
- A heavyweight cast helm this drama centered on a family who finally uncover their deep–seated grievances after a tragic accident.
Despite…
- Adam Resurrected (2008)
- Dir. Paul Schrader
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi…
- Troubling tale of a former Jewish circus entertainer who was spared from the gas chamber by serving as the camp commandant's pet dog.
Based on…
- Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
- Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman…
- Wes Anderson’s quirky, buttoned–up sensibility is a fantastic match for Roald Dahl’s classic tale about a sly, debonair fox (George…
- Antichrist (2009)
- Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg
- Delivering laughter and revulsion in equal measure, Lars von Trier’s hugely controversial psychosexual opus – about a grieving couple who retreat…
- Daybreakers (2009)
- Dir. The Spierig Brothers
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill…
- Inventive take on the vampire genre has a world populated with the fanged undead facing a food shortage with the human population rapidly dwindling.…
- Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
- Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Chris Massoglia, Josh Hutcherson, John C. Reilly…
- Disjointed family friendly fright fest has a teenager accidentally trigger a war between two vampire factions. Despite an excellent cast and a great…
- Farewell (2009)
- Dir. Christian Carion
Feat. Guillaume Canet, Emir Kusturica, Gary Lewis…
- This riveting Cold War yarn from the dir. of JOYEUX NOEL brings to light the little–known true story of a disillusioned KGB colonel (played by…
- My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? (2009)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Michael Shannon, Willem Dafoe, Chloe Sevigny…
- Dir. Werner Herzog and David Lynch as producer team up for this bizarre tale of an actor driven to murder his mother in sunny, suburban San Diego…
- Hunter, The (2011)
- Dir. Daniel Nettheim
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Frances O’Connor…
- Willem Dafoe plays a mercenary sent to hunt for an endangered Tasmanian tiger in this sparse, psychological showcase of the Australian wilderness.
- John Carter (2012)
- Dir. Andrew Stanton
Feat. Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton…
- Edgar Rice Burroughs's classic sci–fi novel is the basis for this hulking intergalactic adventure extravagantly financed by Disney studios,…
- Boot Tracks (2012)
- Dir. David Jacobson
Feat. Stephen Dorff, Michelle Monaghan, Willem Dafoe
- Charlie Rankin, recently released from prison, seeks vengeance for his jail–house mentor William The Buddha Pettigrew. Along the way, he meets…
- Out of the Furnace (2013)
- Dir. Scott Cooper
Feat. Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson…
- Christian Bale plays a destitute ex–con whose resolve to cut ties with his past is tested when his brother falls in with a notorious group of…
- Nymphomaniac (Nymphomaniac: Vol. I & II) (2013)
- Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgard, Stacy Martin…
- The controversy–baiting director Lars Von Trier's wild and poetic opus detailing a woman’s erotic journey from birth to middle age as told by…
- Grand Budapest Hotel, The (2014)
- Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric…
- Dir. Wes Anderson at last marries his quirky, meticulous aesthetic to a marvellously exotic setting and characters to create arguably his finest film…
- Fault in Our Stars, The (2014)
- Dir. Josh Boone
Feat. Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff…
- A pair of offbeat teengers – one terminally ill – embrace the journey of life in this sweeping teen romance based on John Green's popular…
- A Most Wanted Man (2014)
- Dir. Anton Corbijn
Feat. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe…
- Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a German spy in this taut John le Carré thriller about a mysterious Chechen immigrant with possible terrorist ties.
- John Wick (2014)
- Dir. Chad Stahelski, David Leitch
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen…
- A superbly choreographed "kick–ass" thriller that appropriately resurrects Keanu Reeves as an ex–hitman who comes out of retirement to…
- Dog Eat Dog (2016)
- Dir. Paul Schrader
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe
- Demonstrating that age hasn't tamed him, 70–year–old director Paul Schrader delivers this frenetic, nihilistic black comedy based on the…
- Great Wall, The (2016)
- Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Jing Tian…
- Inventive mash–up of historical epic and action fantasy places Matt Damon in China during the Song dynasty, as a European mercenary in the…
- Mountain (2017)
- Dir. Jennifer Peedom
Feat. Willem Dafoe
- A reflective but adrenaline–fueled documentary exploring our timeless enchantment with mountains, in the unique form of a collaboration between…
- Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe…
- Adaptation of the novel by Agatha Christie, in the capable hands of director Kenneth Branagh, who also stars as Hercule Poirot, the renowned…
- What Happened To Monday (Seven Sisters) (2017)
- Dir. Tommy Wirkola
Feat. Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe
- By the director of DEAD SNOW and featuring a dynamic performance from Noomi Rapace as seven different characters.
A dystopian future government is…
- Florida Project, The (2017)
- Dir. Sean Baker
Feat. Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Willem Dafoe
- An impoverished mother and her 6–year–old daughter are the focus of this vibrant offering from acclaimed indie director Sean Baker…