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Johnny Depp

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Nightmare On Elm Street, ANightmare On Elm Street, A (1984) Recommended
Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. John Saxon, Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp
The maiden nightmare of the razor–fingered dream–demon Freddie Krueger, who went on to become the pre–eminent horror icon of the…
21 Jump Street (TV Series)21 Jump Street (TV Series) (1987-1991)
Feat. Johnny Depp, Frederic Forrest, Peter DeLuise
Iconic, lightly–rendered youth thriller series, in which four young–looking undercover cops infiltrate high schools to expose various…
Cry-BabyCry-Baby (Cry baby) (1990) Recommended
Dir. John Waters
Feat. Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrrell
Another stylish, camp classic from the infamous director who made Divine a cult sensation. Depp heads a super cast in a tribute to the juvenile…
Edward ScissorhandsEdward Scissorhands (1991) Aro Favourite
Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Vincent Price
This inspired contemporary fairy–tale posits Johnny Depp as a boy endowed with sharp appendages, a mixed blessing when it comes to fitting into…
Arizona DreamArizona Dream (1991) Recommended
Dir. Emir Kusturica
Feat. Johnny Depp, Faye Dunaway, Lili Taylor
A young Inuit dreamer is called to Arizona for his uncle's wedding, where he is bewitched by a neurotic mother–daughter team. An eccentric…
Benny and JoonBenny and Joon (1992)
Dir. Jeremiah Chechik
Feat. Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn
Another quirky outing in American suburbia with Depp a Chaplin–esque loner who befriends Masterson, the 'mental' sister of an…
What's Eating Gilbert Grape?What's Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993) Aro Favourite
Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio
An off–beat delight that's quirky take on tin–pot America is never at the expense of its truthfulness or poignancy. The ballad of the…
Ed WoodEd Wood (1994) Aro Favourite
Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker
Tim Burton, the eccentric visionary behind EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, PEE–WEE and BATMAN finds a soul mate in recounting the life of the world's…
Dead ManDead Man (1995) Recommended
Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Johnny Depp, Iggy Pop, Lance Henriksen
A unique meditation on the mystique of the Wild West, branded with the distinctive marks of dir. Jarmusch's dilatory tempo and playful eccentricity.…
Nick of TimeNick of Time (1995)
Dir. John Badham
Feat. Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken
Johnny Depp strives for action–hero big time with this cliff–hanger played out in real time. Randomly singled out of a crowd, he must…
Don Juan DeMarcoDon Juan DeMarco (1995) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jeremy Leven
Feat. Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, Faye Dunaway
A delightful, dreamy romantic drama and wry comic fantasy rolled into one that has Johnny Depp perfectly cast as a misfit who believes he is the…
Donnie BrascoDonnie Brasco (1997) Recommended
Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen
Riveting, true–life tale of an FBI agent's perilous infiltration of the New York Mafia in the 70s. A knife–edge dramatic tension is…
Brave, TheBrave, The (1998)
Dir. Johnny Depp
Feat. Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando
Johnny Depp's much–derided directorial debut is an over–ambitious epic look at a desperate character who sells himself into snuff movies.…
Fear and Loathing in Las VegasFear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) Recommended
Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro
Wildly hallucinatory version of Hunter S. Thompson's counter–culture novel, does away with the ersatz social satire but thankfully hits the…
Astronaut's Wife, TheAstronaut's Wife, The (1999)
Dir. Rand Ravich
Feat. Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron
In orbit, Astronaut Johnny Depp goes offline for several minutes; back on the ground wife Charlize Theron finds him subtly changed for the…
Sleepy HollowSleepy Hollow (1999)
Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Christopher Walken
The oft–filmed short story 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' is fashioned by illustrious iconoclast Tim Burton as the goriest, most…
L.A. Without a MapL.A. Without a Map (1999)
Dir. Mika Kaurismaki
Feat. David Tennant, Vincent Gallo, Julie Delpy
A young Scottish undertaker (Tennant) follows an aspiring American actress back to La–la land, where he competes with the shallow excesses and…
Source, TheSource, The (1999) Aro Favourite
Dir. Chuck Workman
Feat. Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Dennis Hopper
Superb chronicle of the ‘Beat’ movement and the work of its founding fathers – Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs – and their…
Ninth Gate, TheNinth Gate, The (2000)
Dir. Roman Polanski
Feat. Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Lena Olin
An unscrupulous book dealer (Johnny Depp) is sent to Europe by a mysterious tycoon (Frank Langella) to recover an authentic, elusive (and of course,…
ChocolatChocolat (2000) Recommended
Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Lena Olin
Light and fluffy ‘food–comedy’ of international mien in which, after a shaky start, Juliette Binoche gets into the heart of an crusty…
Before Night FallsBefore Night Falls (2000) Recommended
Dir. Julian Schnabel
Feat. Javier Bardem, Sean Penn, Johnny Depp
The life and times of Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas (Javier Bardem) told as a florid visual collage – dream, memory and history merging on the…
Man Who Cried, TheMan Who Cried, The (2001)
Dir. Sally Potter
Feat. Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro
Typically eclectic affair from the dir. of ORLANDO and THE TANGO LESSON, composing a sweeping historical romance of early 20th century Europe with…
BlowBlow (2001) Recommended
Dir. Ted Demme
Feat. Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ray Liotta
‘Cocaine biopic’ of Pablo Escobar’s American partner, George Jung (Johnny Depp), who graduated from low–level…
From HellFrom Hell (2001)
Dir. Hughes Brothers
Feat. Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm
Johnny Depp goes Goth again, this time buttoned–up in Victorian garb, as a drug–afflicted cockney detective hired to sniff out legendary…
Lost in La ManchaLost in La Mancha (2002) Recommended
Dir. Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe
Feat. Terry Gilliam, Johnny Depp, Jean Rochefort
A cautionary fable of filmmaking in the mould of HEARTS OF DARKNESS, concerning director Terry Gilliam’s (BRAZIL) attempt to film a version of…
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black PearlPirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Aro Favourite
Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush
A terrific, tongue–in–cheek action romp set in the pirate days of the Caribbean, with Johnny Depp leading the charge as a madcap, slyly…
Once Upon a Time in MexicoOnce Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Johnny Depp, Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek
The final 'installment' in dir. Rodriguez' violent Mexican trilogy (see EL MARIACHI and DESPERADO), with Banderas again the loner in a dusty town,…
Secret WindowSecret Window (2004)
Dir. David Koepp
Feat. Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Timothy Hutton
Coming off the back of a messy divorce, novelist Depp moves to an isolated lakeside house where he must contend with accusations of plagarism by an…
Finding NeverlandFinding Neverland (2004) Recommended
Dir. Marc Forster
Feat. Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie
Impressive journey into the private life of Edwardian 'Peter Pan'–creator JM Barrie (played by Depp), and the unique circumstances in which he…
Libertine, TheLibertine, The (2004)
Dir. Laurence Dunmore
Feat. Johnny Depp, Samantha Morton, John Malkovich
Bustling rendition of the life of the debauched playwright John Wilmot, the Second Earl of Rochester, who filled his days and nights in inglorious…
Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryCharlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Freddie Highmore, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter
Lavish with magnificent visual icing, this version of Roald Dahl's classic childrens' story is a pretty tasty updating of the story of young Charlie…
Corpse BrideCorpse Bride (Tim Burton's Corpse Bride) (2005) Recommended
Dir. Tim Burton, Mike Johnson
Feat. Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson
An animated tour–de–force from dir. Burton which fuses spindley puppetry and subtle CGI for its mythic tale of a sallow young bridegroom…
Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's ChestPirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest (2006) Recommended
Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
Smash sequel–equal, which replicates the swashbuckling wit, quirkiness and visual excitement of its predecessor, again following the…
Buy the Ticket, Take the RideBuy the Ticket, Take the Ride (2006)
Dir. Tom Thurman
Feat. Gary Busey, John Cusack, Benicio Del Toro
Definitive documentary about the life and death of the late, great gonzo himself, Hunter S. Thompson. Visuals draw heavily on clips, including…
Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's EndPirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End (2007)
Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom
Blockbuster third installment in the ever–popular swashbuckling franchise finds Johnny Depp and crew having to sail off the edge of the map and…
Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetSweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) Recommended
Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman
Johnny Depp is centre stage once again for dir. Tim Burton in this fiendish screen rendition of Stephen Sondheim's twisted musical about a…
Public EnemiesPublic Enemies (2009)
Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Christian Bale
Michael Mann transposes the cops–and–robbers psychology of HEAT to depression–era America in this ambitious, if at times inadequate…
Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, TheImaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Andrew Garfield
Firing on all imaginative cylinders, dir. Terry Gilliam delivers what is possibly his magnum opus – an original, mind–bending fantasy…
Alice in WonderlandAlice in Wonderland (2010)
Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter
Dir. Tim Burton goes down the rabbit hole in this feverish retelling of Lewis Carroll's classic tale told with his customary visual brio. Bonham…
Tourist, TheTourist, The (2010)
Dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Feat. Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany
Vacationing in Venice, Johnny Depp is drawn into the web of a beautiful woman (Angelina Jolie) in this intriguing international thriller from the…
RangoRango (2011) Aro Favourite
Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin
Johnny Depp slithers his way through this lively and often brilliant animated western, voicing a lizard who winds up as the sheriff of a lawless…
Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger TidesPirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Dir. Rob Marshall
Feat. Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane
Johnny Depp returns with more limb–flailing shenanigans in this fourth installment of the increasingly tired franchise. This time Sparrow…
Rum Diary, TheRum Diary, The (2011)
Dir. Bruce Robinson
Feat. Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Amber Heard
Johnny Depp returns to the world of Hunter S. Thompson in this adaptation of the Gonzo journalist's "lost" autobiographical novel of the same name,…
Dark ShadowsDark Shadows (2012)
Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter
Tim Burton directs Johnny Depp (for the eight time) in the cult role of Barnabas Collins, a 200–year–old vampire who reawakens in the…
Lone Ranger, TheLone Ranger, The (2013)
Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner
Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer bring TV western heroes Tonto and the Lone Ranger to the big screen in this splashy, rumble–and–rumble…
TranscendenceTranscendence (2014)
Dir. Wally Pfister
Feat. Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany
Johnny Depp plays an innovator in the field of artificial intelligence whose consciousness is absorbed into a computer mainframe. The directorial…
Into the WoodsInto the Woods (2014) Recommended
Dir. Rob Marshall
Feat. Anna Kendrick, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine
Stephen Sondheim's exuberant musical gets the gleaming big screen treatment from dir. Rob Marshall (CHICAGO, NINE), with Meryl Streep as the witch…
TuskTusk (2014)
Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Justin Long, Michael Parks, Haley Joel Osment
Gleefully ludicrous Kevin Smith directed horror comedy following the fate of an unfortunate podcaster who discovers his next guest has a bizarre…
MortdecaiMortdecai (2015)
Dir. David Koepp
Feat. Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor
Caper comedy with Johnny Depp as a debonair art dealer racing to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain a code that leads to lost Nazi gold.
Black MassBlack Mass (2015)
Dir. Scott Cooper
Feat. Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson
True crime yarn with Johnny Depp disappearing into the role of notorious gangster Whitey Bulger, who became an FBI informant in order to take down a…
Alice Through the Looking GlassAlice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Dir. James Bobin
Feat. Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter
Effects heavy sequel to Tim Burton's ALICE IN WONDERLAND has Alice returning to the whimsical world of Wonderland and travelling back in time to help…
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) Recommended
Dir. David Yates
Feat. Eddie Redmayne, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler
This 1920's period fantasy adventure is the first in the HARRY POTTER universe to be adapted for the screen by J. K. Rowling herself. Eddie Redmayne…
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
Dir. Joachim Roenning, Espen Sandberg
Feat. Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites
Johnny Depp reprises his role as anarchic pirate Jack Sparrow in the fourth sequel of the swashbuckling fantasy franchise.
Murder on the Orient ExpressMurder 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…
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
Dir. David Yates
Feat. Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler
Second installment in the Fantastic Beasts film series, following Newt Scamander and Albus Dumbledore as they go up against the dark wizard Gellert…
Richard Says GoodbyeRichard Says Goodbye (Professor, the) (2018)
Dir. Wayne Roberts
Feat. Johnny Depp, Danny Huston, Rosemarie DeWitt
Johnny Depp is well cast as an (unintentionally?) insufferable college professor who, after finding out he has six months to live, transforms into a…

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