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Mel Gibson

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Sullivans, The (TV Series)Sullivans, The (TV Series) (1976-1983)
Feat. Mel Gibson
Long–running Australian series set during WW2 Melbourne that became an iconic, antipodean version of THE WALTONS, eventually running to 1114…
Summer CitySummer City (1977)
Dir. Christopher Fraser
Feat. Mel Gibson, Steve Bisley, John Jarratt
The exploits of four boys who leave Sydney and head out for a weekend of surfing and adventure. Unfortunately the fun takes a serious turn when they…
TimTim (1979)
Dir. Michael Pate
Feat. Mel Gibson, Piper Laurie
Mel Gibson and Piper Laurie are the young simpleton and older woman drawn together in this adaptation of Colleen McCullough's first novel.
Mad MaxMad Max (1979) Recommended
Dir. George Miller
Feat. Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Steve Bisley
Mel Gibson made his international splash in an apocalyptic, futuristic actioner charged with a fierce energy that only a paltry budget can bring.…
GallipoliGallipoli (1981) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Mel Gibson, Mark Lee
Well–crafted, intoxicating depiction of the Gallipoli landings in WWI with a boyish Mel Gibson and Mark Lee as youthful idealists who enlist as…
Mad Max II - The Road WarriorMad Max II - The Road Warrior (Mad Max 2) (1981) Recommended
Dir. George Miller
Feat. Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence
Studio–backed sequel retains the integrity of the first while sprucing up the artillery, pyrotechnics and going for a more futuristic style.…
Attack Force ZAttack Force Z (1982)
Dir. Tim Burstall
Feat. Mel Gibson, Sam Neill, Chris Haywood
Manly, gung–ho war vehicle stars fresh–faced Australasians Mel Gibson and Sam Neill as commandos dispatched to rescue survivors of a…
Year of Living Dangerously, TheYear of Living Dangerously, The (1983) Recommended
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt
Multi–layered, vivid yarn posits Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver as foreign officials in 1965 Indonesia at the time of the communist coup.…
Bounty, TheBounty, The (1984)
Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier
Robert Bolt’s (A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS) version of the ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ tale of Fletcher Christian’s (Mel Gibson) mutiny…
Mrs. SoffelMrs. Soffel (1984)
Dir. Gillian Armstrong
Feat. Diane Keaton, Mel Gibson, Matthew Modine
Sombre though interesting drama set in 1901 Pittsburgh about a woman who helps one of the inmates of her prison warden husband.
River, TheRiver, The (1984)
Dir. Mark Rydell
Feat. Sissy Spacek, Mel Gibson, Scott Glenn
A handsomely–shot epic set around a struggling Midwest farming couple who must battle the elements and local land barons to survive on their…
Mad Max III - Beyond ThunderdomeMad Max III - Beyond Thunderdome (Mad Max 3) (1985)
Dir. George Miller
Feat. Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence
Tina Turner's appearance as Mel Gibson's foe in this third of the series, signalled a vie for a broader audience, but the hyper–kinetic battle…
Lethal WeaponLethal Weapon (1987) Recommended
Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover
Enjoyable caper–comedy, teaming up Gibson and Glover as partners–in–crime–fighting, struck a winning formula and inspired a…
Lethal Weapon LegacyLethal Weapon Legacy (Lethal Weapon 1-4) (1987-1998)
Feat. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover
All four outings for Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as mismatched cops.
Tequila SunriseTequila Sunrise (1988)
Dir. Robert Towne
Feat. Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell, Michelle Pfeiffer
Wandering yet amiable thriller replicates the trashy romanticism of Old Hollywood, with drug–dealer Mel Gibson trying to go straight under the…
Lethal Weapon 2Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci
Riggs and Murtaugh are back in a slicker, crasser, bigger–budget sequel, the hallmarks of Bond–style franchise fare. With Mel Gibson,…
Bird On a WireBird On a Wire (1990)
Dir. John Badham
Feat. Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine
Mel Gibson plays a protected witness who is wanted by some nasty crooks for putting them behind bars.
HamletHamlet (1990) Recommended
Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates
Mel Gibson pulls off a creditable lead performance as the melancholy Dane, certainly aided by the director's eye for detail, and top supporting…
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Rene Russo
More Mel Gibson and Danny Glover – it's another action–packed, fast–paced and amusing ensemble of good–guy/bad–guy…
Forever YoungForever Young (1993)
Dir. Steve Miner
Feat. Mel Gibson, Jamie Lee Curtis
1930s test pilot Mel Gibson loses his great love and volunteers for a cryogenics experiment. Fast forward fifty years, enter Jamie Lee Curtis and son…
Man Without a Face, TheMan Without a Face, The (1993)
Dir. Mel Gibson
Feat. Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson directs his first film, playing a guy with only half a pretty face. The other half is deformed, but inside lies an astute academic, a…
MaverickMaverick (1994)
Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner
The popular TV Western is refried with Mel Gibson as the carefree card–shark, Jodie Foster his not–too–bright love interest and…
BraveheartBraveheart (1995) Aro Favourite
Dir. Mel Gibson
Feat. Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan
Mel Gibson stars in and directs this illustrious historical account of the struggle of William Wallace, a common Scot who initiated a revolt against…
RansomRansom (1996) Recommended
Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise
Kidnappers post a nasty ultimatum to airline mogul Mel Gibson, who didn't get to where he is today by responding kindly to threats. Hi–gloss…
Conspiracy TheoryConspiracy Theory (1997)
Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts
Mel Gibson plays a conspiracy–obsessed psychiatric patient, who bends the sympathetic ear of lawyer Julia Roberts, and uncovers a real one. A…
Lethal Weapon 4Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci
Mel and Danny couldn't refuse the pay–cheque for this fourth and biggest–grossing outing yet, which at least has Hong Kong's Jet Li to…
PaybackPayback (1998) Recommended
Dir. Brian Helgeland
Feat. Mel Gibson, Deborah Kara Unger
Mel Gibson gets to behave badly as an indestructible armed robber who gets carried away on a sadistic get–even mission against a crime…
Million Dollar Hotel, TheMillion Dollar Hotel, The (1999)
Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Mel Gibson, Jeremy Davies, Milla Jovovich
Dir. Wim Wenders (WINGS OF DESIRE) works–up his latest narrative of modern alienation in the scuzzy, titular hotel (which actually exists in…
Patriot, ThePatriot, The (2000)
Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson
Mel Gibson transplants the patriotic, anti–English fervour of BRAVEHEART into an American Revolutionary setting, playing real–life…
Chicken RunChicken Run (2000) Recommended
Dir. Nick Park, Peter Lord
Feat. Mel Gibson, Jane Horrocks, Miranda Richardson
Britain's Aardman animation studio make the feature film leap with the aid of Hollywood and pull it off with wit and spirit in tact, while making…
What Women WantWhat Women Want (2000)
Dir. Nancy Meyers
Feat. Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt
‘Freak accident’–comedy in which ad–man Mel Gibson finds himself hearing the intimate thoughts of women everywhere (and their…
We Were SoldiersWe Were Soldiers (2002) Recommended
Dir. Randall Wallace
Feat. Mel Gibson, Greg Kinnear, Chris Klein
Big–budget, lavish re–enactment of America’s curtain–raiser in the Vietnam War, the fierce battle of la Drang, with an…
SignsSigns (2002)
Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Feat. Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, M. Night Shyamalan
Trading on a promise to explore the mysterious crop–circle phenomenon, the third supernatural blockbuster from M. Night Shyamalan instead…
Singing Detective, TheSinging Detective, The (2003)
Dir. Keith Gordon
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Robin Wright, Jeremy Northam
A not unthoughtful remake of Dennis Potter's iconic 1980s TV Series, in which a psoriasis–afflicted crime writer hallucinates mystery plots and…
Passion of the Christ, ThePassion of the Christ, The (2004)
Dir. Mel Gibson
Feat. Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci
A visceral depiction of Jesus Christ's final day before being crucified, this controversial work from devout Christian Mel Gibson is bluntly literal,…
ApocalyptoApocalypto (2006) Recommended
Dir. Mel Gibson
Feat. Dalia Hernandez, Rudy Youngblood
Dir. Mel Gibson’s oft–enthralling action adventure follows a young tribesman living in a jungle village who is taken prisoner by Mayan…
Edge Of DarknessEdge Of Darkness (2010)
Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston
Kiwi Martin Campbell helms this compact Hollywood remake of the 1986 BBC mini–series he also directed. Despite Mel Gibson’s…
Beaver, TheBeaver, The (2011)
Dir. Jodie Foster
Feat. Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin
A haggard Mel Gibson adopts the persona of a beat–up hand puppet in an attempt to cope with his deteriorating mental health in this…
Get the GringoGet the Gringo (2012) Recommended
Dir. Adrian Grunberg
Feat. Mel Gibson, Kevin Hernandez
Mel Gibson slums it as a drug runner sent to a hellish Tijuana prison in this lurid south–of–the–border thriller. Befitting of…
Machete KillsMachete Kills (2013)
Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Danny Trejo, Mel Gibson, Demian Bichir
More stupid splatter from exploitation exponent Robert Rodriguez, here reviving Danny Trejo's Mexican badass for another round of saving the world,…
Expendables 3, TheExpendables 3, The (2014)
Dir. Patrick Hughes
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford and Antonio Banderas lend their arthritic bodies to this chest–thumping third installment, no longer a throwback to the heydays…
Blood FatherBlood Father (2016) Recommended
Dir. Jean-François Richet
Feat. Mel Gibson, William H. Macy, Erin Moriarty
Mel Gibson attempts career rehabilitation in this stolid actioner, playing an ex–con who reunites with his estranged wayward…
Hacksaw RidgeHacksaw Ridge (2016) Recommended
Dir. Mel Gibson
Feat. Andrew Garfield, Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn
The true World War II story of a conscientious objector who, at the Battle of Okinawa, won the Medal of Honor for his bravery and regard for his…
Dragged Across ConcreteDragged Across Concrete (2018) Recommended
Dir. S. Craig Zahler
Feat. Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles
A simmering, witty and entirely unpredictable heist epic from the writer/director of BONE TOMAHAWK that stars an ageing Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughan…
Professor and the Madman, TheProfessor and the Madman, The (2019) Recommended
Dir. P. B. Shemran
Feat. Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer
Biographical drama set in London in 1879, where a professor (Mel Gibson) compiling the first Oxford England Dictionary receives a submission of over…
FatmanFatman (2020)
Dir. Ian Nelms, Eshom Nelms
Feat. Mel Gibson, Walton Goggins, Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Mel Gibson indulges his curmudgeonly side as a rowdy, unorthodox Santa Claus who is fighting to save his declining business. Meanwhile, a neglected…

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