Curtis Hanson
Director, Actor
- Bedroom Window, The (1987)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Steve Guttenberg, Isabelle Huppert, Elizabeth McGovern…
- Steve Guttenberg becomes perilously entrapped in Hitchcockian mode.
- Bad Influence (1990)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Rob Lowe, James Spader
- A shady Rob Lowe encourages mild–mannered yuppie James Spader to liberate himself from polite formality. A nightmarish journey ensues as…
- Hand That Rocks the Cradle, The (1992)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Rebecca De Mornay, Annabella Sciorra, Julianne Moore…
- Scheming psycho–nanny Rebecca De Mornay dismantles the idyllic homelife of Annabella Sciorra, to compensate her own miscarriage. Slick suspense…
- River Wild, The (1994)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Meryl Streep, Joseph Mazzello, David Strathairn…
- Troubled marrieds Meryl Streep and David Strathairn embark on a river–rafting holiday with son and dog in tow, but in true DELIVERANCE style,…
- L.A. Confidential (1997)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey…
- Slam–bang adaptation preserves the lacerating edge of James Ellroy's crime novel while polishing up the sheen of 50s Hollywood. Antipodean boys…
- 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…
- 8 Mile (Eight Mile) (2002)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer…
- Mainstream feature film vehicle for white rap star Eminem has a narrative typical of the “youth craze” genre – young working class wannabe…
- In Her Shoes (2005)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley Maclaine
- Intelligent, if overly conventional adaptation of Jennifer Weiner's chick–lit novel about two contrasting and clashing sisters: the ebullient…
- Lucky You (2007)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, Robert Duvall…
- Eric Bana plays an expert card shark – and artful dodger of relationship commitment – determined to conquer the World Series of…
- Too Big to Fail (2011)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. James Woods, John Heard, William Hurt…
- HBO throw the kitchen sink at the 2008 financial crisis with this heavy–hitting reenactment of events leading up to the TARP bailout.
The…
- Chasing Mavericks (2012)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson, Michael Apted
Feat. Gerard Butler, Jonny Weston, Elisabeth Shue…
- A plucky teenager enlists the help of a local surfing guru (Gerard Butler) in his quest to tackle the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the largest…