Tommy Lee Jones
Director, Actor
- Amazing Howard Hughes, The (1977)
- Dir. William A. Graham
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Ed Flanders, James Hampton…
- Produced for television, this biopic of the reclusive millionaire is suprisingly large–scale, but a little safe in its treatment of Hughes'…
- Rolling Thunder (1977)
- Dir. John Flynn
Feat. William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones
- A classic of 70's exploitation, this gritty revenge thriller follows a Vietnam vet who returns home a hero, but soon embarks on a mission of bloody…
- Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
- Dir. Irvin Kershner
Feat. Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif…
- A tightly made popcorn suspenser, with Dunaway playing a fashion photographer who believes she can see through the eyes of a serial killer as he…
- Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
- Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones
- Biopic of country legend Loretta Lynn.
- Savage Islands (Nate and Hayes) (1983)
- Dir. Ferninand Fairfax
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe
- Tommy Lee Jones runs amok in the Pacific, clashing with pirates, missionaries, and a cannibalistic tribesman (played by Prince Tui Teka). Its clunky…
- Black Moon Rising (1986)
- Dir. Harley Cokeliss
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn
- Tommy Lee Jones is hired by the government to steal a data tape from a criminal organisation, which he hides inside a futuristic prototype car, which…
- Stormy Monday (1987)
- Dir. Mike Figgis
Feat. Melanie Griffith, Tommy Lee Jones, Sting…
- Mix some American mobsters with Polish avant–garde jazz musicians and set it in Newcastle, England and you have something of a one–off…
- Lonesome Dove (TV Mini-series) (Lonesome Dove, Streets Of Laredo, Dead Man's Walk, Return to Lonesome Dove) (1989-1993)
- Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover…
- A hefty star cast congregate for this acclaimed TV adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel about two former Texas Rangers (Duvall, Jones) who retire to…
- Package, The (1989)
- Dir. Andrew Davis
Feat. Gene Hackman, Tommy Lee Jones, Joanna Cassidy…
- Sharp geo–political thriller with an anti–nuclear bent. Gene Hackman plays a veteran Army Sgt. assigned to escort a military prisoner…
- Under Siege (1992)
- Dir. Andrew Davis
Feat. Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones
- Block–buster breakthrough for Seagal – he plays the ship's cook who turns into a human Swiss army–knife when Tommy Lee Jones attempts…
- Heaven and Earth (1993)
- Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones
- Oliver Stone completes his Vietnam trilogy by shifting the focus from the US military to a story based on the autobiographies of a Vietnamese woman.…
- Fugitive, The (1993)
- Dir. Andrew Davis
Feat. Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward…
- Dynamic reprise of the '60s TV serial with Harrison Ford taking up the stride of the doctor mistakenly convicted of his wife's murder. Highly…
- Blown Away (1994)
- Dir. Stephen Hopkins
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Jeff Bridges
- A psychotic terrorist is determined to test the skills of a bomb disposal expert to the limit. Action presides over logic but it's an exciting entry…
- Blue Sky (1994)
- Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones
- Jessica Lange won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance as a flighty mother–of–two whose publicly turbulent marriage to army officer…
- Cobb (1994)
- Dir. Ron Shelton
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones
- Muscular sporting biopic from the creator of BULL DURHAM and WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP in which Tommy Lee Jones lets it rip as America's most…
- Client, The (1994)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Brad Renfro, Tommy Lee Jones…
- The best adaptation yet of a John Grisham legal–eagle novel. Susan Sarandon embraces the character–driven story that is mercifully free…
- Batman Forever (1995)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris O'Donnell…
- A new director and a new Batman (Val Kilmer) line up for this lucrative threequel. Its relentless onslaught of action has a rather numbing effect,…
- Volcano (1997)
- Dir. Mick Jackson
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche
- A film that presupposes that LA sits on top of a load of steaming bile. A Heston–esque Tommy Lee Jones reigns in the non–stop disasters…
- Men in Black (1997)
- Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Fiorentino…
- Far out effects, a slightly believable alien conspiracy plot and some savvy comic timing render this superior blockbuster fare. Will Smith and Tommy…
- U.S. Marshals (1998)
- Dir. Stuart Baird
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes
- Tommy Lee Jones rebirths his role in THE FUGITIVE for this informal sequel, sending out an APB for the armed, dangerous and mysterious Wesley Snipes.…
- Double Jeopardy (1999)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones
- Entertaining revenge–potboiler that sets a ruthless pace with Ashley Judd, framed for her husband's murder, pursuing the true villains with the…
- Rules of Engagement (2000)
- Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones, Guy Pearce…
- Colonel Samuel L. Jackson interprets the 'rules' when the US Embassy in Yemen is attacked by terrorists.
But after the smoke has cleared 83…
- Space Cowboys (2000)
- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland…
- Director Clint Eastwood plays a specially trained astronaut who takes three of his retirement–age buddies into space on a mission to repair a…
- Men in Black 2 (2002)
- Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Lara Flynn Boyle…
- Recycling the characters, humour and premise of the first, this much–diluted sequel has Tommy Lee Jones lose his memory, giving Will Smith the…
- Hunted, The (2002)
- Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Connie Nielsen
- Hunt–and–kill thriller with Del Toro playing a psychically wounded veteran of Kosovo, who back in America begins stalking deer hunters in…
- Missing, The (2003)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett, Evan Rachel Wood…
- A brooding historical thriller set in 19th–century New Mexico in which Blanchett reunites with her estranged father (Jones) to search for her…
- Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The (2005)
- Dir. Tommy Lee Jones
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Dwight Yoakam…
- Stunning tale of redemption straddles the Texas–Mexico borderline, beginning with the offhand killing of a Mexican ranch–hand (Cedillo)…
- Prairie Home Companion, A (2006)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Tommy Lee Jones…
- Reviving the musical scope of his 70s watermark NASHVILLE, Robert Altman’s last film lovingly dramatizes the backstage quandary of a live radio…
- No Country for Old Men (2007)
- Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones…
- A masterfully executed thriller from the Coen brothers, who return to the suspense–driven fatalism of their most admired films (BLOOD SIMPLE,…
- In the Valley of Elah (2007)
- Dir. Paul Haggis
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon…
- Calculated military mystery from the director of CRASH, concerning an out–of–touch dad (Jones) searching for his missing son who has gone…
- In the Electric Mist (2009)
- Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard…
- Improving on previous James Lee Burke adaptation HEAVEN’S PRISONERS, this sturdy New Orleans thriller has Tommy Lee Jones assuming the plum role of…
- Company Men, The (2010)
- Dir. John Wells
Feat. Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones…
- A trio of high–flying sales executives feel the effects of the Global Financial Crisis in this timely yet earnest drama.
As the…
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- Dir. Joe Johnston
Feat. Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones…
- Marvel's iconic superhero is reborn in this big, brash blockbuster, about a feeble military reject who is transformed into an ultimate solider by a…
- Sunset Limited, The (2011)
- Dir. Tommy Lee Jones
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson
- Cormac McCarthy's one–room play is animated by the mesmerizing acting of Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson in this intense two–hander…
- Men in Black 3 (2012)
- Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin…
- Will Smith and co. return to inspired form for this third installment of the popular sci–fi comedy about a black–suited government agency…
- Hope Springs (2012)
- Dir. David Frankel
Feat. Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell…
- An admirable dramedy of twilight romance, with Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones playing a couple of thirty years who attend marriage counseling when…
- Lincoln (2012)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn…
- Daniel Day–Lewis portrays the famed U.S. President between 1861 and 1865 as he dealt with personal demons and politics during the Civil War in…
- Emperor (2012)
- Dir. Peter Webber
Feat. Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune
- Matthew Fox and Tommy Lee Jones play Generals Bonner Fellers and Douglas MacArthur respectively in this solid dramatisation of the aftermath of the…
- Family, The (2013)
- Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron…
- In this stylised black comedy, De Niro sends himself up (yet again) as the patriarch of a mafia family shipped off to France under witness…
- Homesman, The (2014)
- Dir. Tommy Lee Jones
Feat. Hilary Swank, Tommy Lee Jones, Grace Gummer…
- Tommy Lee Jones helms this pleasurably off–beat western in which three women living on the American frontier are driven mad by harsh pioneer…
- Criminal (2016)
- Dir. Ariel Vromen
Feat. Kevin Costner, Ryan Reynolds, Gary Oldman…
- From the Luc Besson school of stylish action tosh comes this violent romp in which a dead CIA operative's memories are implanted into a…
- Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
- Dir. Dennis Gansel
Feat. Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones…
- Jason Statham thumps his way through this by–the–numbers sequel to THE MECHANIC. Tommy Lee Jones eats what scenery remains.
- Jason Bourne (2016)
- Dir. Paul Greengrass
Feat. Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander…
- Breathless fifth entry in the Bourne franchise has Matt Damon returning as the former operative uncovering more secrets from his past.
- Ad Astra (2019)
- Dir. James Gray
Feat. Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga…
- After his father's doomed space expedition threatens the universe, an astronaut embarks on a mission to the outer edges of the solar system to try to…
- Comeback Trail, The (2020)
- Dir. George Gallo
Feat. Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman…
- Crime comedy based on an 80's film of the same name, with Robert De Niro playing a greedy grindhouse film producer who casts an aging, washed up…