Harvey Keitel
Actor
Who's That Knocking At My Door? (1967)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Zina Bethune
- Martin Scorsese's debut feature spins an affecting yarn of youth around the relationship between a street–smart Catholic, Keitel (also…
Mean Streets (1973)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro, David Proval…
- Martin Scorsese made his name with this pungent rendition of NY Italian–Americana set among the teeming lowlife of his old neighbourhood. The…
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Harvey Keitel…
- Resonant account of a young widow trying to secure self–assurance and financial stability for herself and her pre–teen son. Scorsese's…
Taxi Driver (1976)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks…
- Robert De Niro stalks the decaying streets of the Big Apple to Bernard Herrmann's haunting score before flipping his lid and enacting brutal revenge…
Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Paul Newman, Harvey Keitel, Burt Lancaster…
- Off–key satire on 'official' American history, with Paul Newman as the charismatic fraud Bill Hickock, whose Wild West Show toured America in…
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Raquel Welch, Harvey Keitel, Bill Cosby…
- 1970s black comedy about an ambulance company in Los Angeles and their rivalry with a fellow company, starring Bill Cosby, Raquel Welch and Harvey…
Duellists, The (1977)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Keith Carradine, Albert Finney…
- Napoleonic officers Harvey Keitel and Keith Carradine have a lengthy, stylish series of face–offs in this esteemed Ridley Scott–directed…
Blue Collar (1977)
- Dir. Paul Schrader
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, Richard Pryor
- As one might expect from the writer of TAXI DRIVER, dir. Schrader's debut is a gritty, tough–minded drama of macho ethics, set in the grinding…
Fingers (1978)
- Dir. James Toback
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Tisa Farrow, Jim Brown…
- Harvey Keitel conjures up the required intensity for this portrait of a frustrated concert pianist with a violent temper. The nerve–shredding…
Bad Timing (1980)
- Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. Art Garfunkel, Harvey Keitel, Nicolas Roeg…
- After his wife attempts suicide, a guilt–ridden Art Garfunkel engages in a tense battle of wits with investigator Harvey Keitel. Nic Roeg goes…
Deathwatch (1980)
- Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton
- Cerebral drama set in the future about a media group who attempt to film the deaths of the terminally ill for public consumption.
Saturn 3 (1980)
- Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas, Harvey Keitel
- Space–base scientists Farrah Fawcett and Kirk Douglas become menaced by baddie Harvey Keitel and his sex–crazed robot. Martin Amis's…
Border, The (1981)
- Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Valerie Perrine…
- Rather underrated drama set along the Texas–Mexico borderlands, where a soiled but still–idealistic cop (Nicholson) becomes embroiled…
That Night in Varennes (1982)
- Dir. Etore Scolla
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni, Jean-Louis Barrault, Harvey Keitel
- An enthralling, vivid historical drama set during the last days of Louis XVI's reign during the 1791 revolution, but focusing largely on a band of…
Corrupt (a.k.a Copkiller; Order Of Death; L'assassino Dei Poliziotti) (1983)
- Dir. Roberto Faenza
Feat. Harvey Keitel, John Lydon, Nicole Garcia…
- Surprisingly intense thriller has Harvey Keitel playing a dodgy NYC detective taunted by disturbed youth John Lydon (formerly 'Johnny Rotten' of the…
Exposed (1983)
- Dir. James Toback
Feat. Nastassja Kinski, Harvey Keitel, Rudolph Nureyev…
- Typically unrestrained effort from cult director Toback has Nastassja Kinski in fine form as a midwestern girl seeking fame in New York CIty.
If…
Dream One (Nemo) (1984)
- Dir. Arnaud Sélignac
Feat. Jason Connery, Harvey Keitel, Mathilda May
- Very strange, tonally confused but often fascinating fantasia, a very loose adaptation of Winsor McKay's 1920s comic strip Little Nemo – itself…
Camorra (1986)
- Dir. Lina Wertmuller
Feat. Angela Molina, Harvey Keitel
- Complicated but well–judged thriller about the Naples underworld and specifically the use of children in the drug trade. More conventional than…
Wise Guys (1986)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Danny De Vito, Joe Piscopo, Harvey Keitel…
- Mob comedy in which Danny De Vito and Joe Piscopo play errand boys who run off to Atlantic City after losing $250,000 and are set up to kill each…
Off Beat (1986)
- Dir. Michael Dinner
Feat. Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly, Harvey Keitel
- Comedy about a likeable librarian who impersonates a police officer at a charity function as a favour to a friend, but then finds himself in the…
Pick-Up Artist, The (Pickup Artist) (1987)
- Dir. James Toback
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Molly Ringwald, Dennis Hopper…
- Serial womanizer Downey gets more than he bargained for when he falls for mobster's daughter Ringwald. Teen sex comedy is more thorny than horny with…
Last Temptation of Christ, The (1988)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey…
- Brave, earnest film controversial for its assumption that Christ suffered from mortal doubt when chosen to carry God's message. Willem Dafoe plays…
Thelma and Louise (1990)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel…
- Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon take action and escape their housebound repression in a T–Bird, but discover the road to freedom is littered…
Two Jakes, The (1990)
- Dir. Jack Nicholson
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel
- Long–awaited sequel to CHINATOWN, with Jack Nicholson reprising his role as the laconic P.I. whose petty burrowing upturns homicide and…
Two Evil Eyes (1991)
- Dir. Dario Argento, George Romero
Feat. Adrienne Barbeau, Ramy Zada, Bingo O'Malley…
- Two heralded film–makers pay homage to Edgar Allan Poe with this supernatural pair. 'The Case of Mr. Valdemar' concerns a couple who pay the…
Mortal Thoughts (1991)
- Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Demi Moore, Glenne Headly, Bruce Willis…
- Less idiosyncratic than cult director Alan Rudolph's 1980's output, this earnest dramatic thriller stars Demi Moore (hot off the smash hit, GHOST) as…
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
- Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Harvey Keitel
- Deeply disturbing character study of a bent cop that Harvey Keitel goes off the method deep–end to authenticate. An addiction to smack and…
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi…
- Partners–in–crime Keitel, Roth, Buscemi, Madsen and others reel from a botched jewel heist in an abandoned warehouse. Tarantino's…
Young Americans, The (1993)
- Dir. Danny Cannon
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Viggo Mortensen, Keith Allen
- L.A. cop Keitel is roped in to crack a sadistic drug ring that has rooted itself in the London club scene. Thoughtful, suspenseful film with the…
Piano, The (1993)
- Dir. Jane Campion
Feat. Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin…
- A romantic masterpiece set in pioneering New Zealand worthy of its reputation and phenomenal success. Worth a second glance for the cast's impeccable…
Rising Sun (1993)
- Dir. Philip Kaufman
Feat. Wesley Snipes, Sean Connery, Harvey Keitel
- Wesley Snipes and Sean Connery are buddy–cops with a murder–mystery on their hands in Tokyo. A glitzy, unsubtle working of Michael…
Dangerous Game (1993)
- Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Madonna, James Russo
- Fascinating descent into the dark recesses of a film–directing mind (Ferrara's). It opens as a film–within–a–film about a…
Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman…
- With just his second film, Quentin Tarantino not only became a household name but a massive cultural phenomenon.
He miraculously surpasses…
Monkey Trouble (1994)
- Dir. Franco Amurri
Feat. Thora Birch, Harvey Keitel, Mimi Rogers…
- A excellent family comedy involving a young girl, her pet monkey, and a gypsy hustler (Harvey Keitel) who's trained the ape in art of stealing and…
Imaginary Crimes (1994)
- Dir. Anthony Drazan
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Kelly Lynch, Fairuza Balk…
- Con–man Harvey Keitel attempts to raise two daughters after their mother dies, and struggles to reconcile the demands of parenthood with his…
Somebody to Love (1994)
- Dir. Alexandre Rockwell
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Rosie Perez, Quentin Tarantino
- Harvey Keitel and Rosie Perez match–up as a screwball couple frequenting scuzzy clubs in a murky continuum of unrequited dreams. Dir. Rockwell…
Clockers (1995)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo…
- Spike Lee lights up another joint from Richard Price's fiery urban crime best–seller. In the wake of a drugland murder, detective Harvey Keitel…
Smoke (1995)
- Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Stockard Channing…
- The casual intersection of five lives in a modest corner of Brooklyn, NY, yields unexpected blessings. Writer Paul Auster's astute observations and…
Blue in the Face (1995)
- Dir. Paul Auster, Wayne Wang
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Michael J. Fox, Roseanne…
- Shortly after SMOKE had cleared, the cast and crew of that very movie decided to throw together a pseudo–sequel based around Auggie Wren's…
Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
- Dir. Theo Angelopoulos
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Maia Morgenstern
- Returning from exile in America, Yugoslavian filmmaker Harvey Keitel quests after rare film footage in the wartorn Balkans. Shot under conditions…
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
- Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis…
- Join in the riot with an edgy thriller that loses its head midway through and gets stuck into some gleefully supernatural carnage.
The director of…
City of Industry (1996)
- Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Stephen Dorff, Famke Janssen
- A jewel heist goes wrong with double–crossings eventuating in a bitter wrangle between laconic veteran Harvey Keitel and hot–head upstart…
Head Above Water (1997)
- Dir. Jim Wilson
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Harvey Keitel, Craig Sheffer…
- An island respite turns afoul for Cameron Diaz, who adds to her multiple man troubles with a gush of fateful coincidences. Frantic suspense farce has…
Fairytale: A True Story (1997)
- Dir. Charles Sturridge
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Harvey Keitel
- An exquisite kidult flight–of–fancy based on one of the great popular myths of the 20th Century – the mysterious, allegedly…
Cop Land (1997)
- Dir. James Mangold
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel…
- Brooding, shadowy conception of the American Dream gone rotten, pivots on a smouldering role for Sly Stallone, as a shell–shocked cop gone to…
Shadrach (1998)
- Dir. Susanna Styron
Feat. Harvey Keitel
- A languid drift back into Depression–era Virginia sees Harvey Keitel and clan coping with poverty and the return of an elderly…
Lulu On the Bridge (1998)
- Dir. Paul Auster
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, Willem Dafoe
- A baffling series of events beset jazz–saxophonist Harvey Keitel after a near–death experience in this hard–to–summarise,…
Finding Graceland (1999)
- Dir. David Winkler
Feat. Johnathon Schaech, Harvey Keitel, Bridget Fonda
- Heartbroke Johnathon Schaech is speeding away from his ex–wife when he picks up Harvey Keitel, an Elvis impersonator who takes his…
Holy Smoke (1999)
- Dir. Jane Campion
Feat. Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel
- An adventurous attempt to fuse psychological thriller, broad caricature and Eastern spirituality has guru–besotted Kate Winslet being lured…
Three Seasons (1999)
- Dir. Tony Bui
Feat. Harvey Keitel
- The first US film to be shot in post–war Vietnam, this intertwined series of four tales set in contemporary Saigon, rapturously conveys a…
Fail Safe (2000)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Richard Dreyfuss
- A TV–movie with a difference, this remake of Sidney Lumet's 1964 feature, was acted and broadcast live on American TV, heightening the…
U-571 (2000)
- Dir. Jonathan Mostow
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Harvey Keitel, Bill Paxton…
- World War 2: Matthew McConaughey and his submarine crew snatch a vital German spy machine, then find themselves trapped on a U–boat where all…
Grey Zone, The (2000)
- Dir. Tim Blake Nelson
Feat. David Arquette, Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel…
- Earnest examination of one of the 'greyest' moral zones of the Holocaust – the role of the Jewish Sonderkommandos in concentration camps, who…
Little Nicky (2001)
- Dir. Steven Brill
Feat. Adam Sandler, Harvey Keitel, Dana Carvey…
- More comic infantilism from Adam Sandler inc., with the 'star' doing a variation on his contrived twitchy–whiny schtick as a goofy son of Satan…
Taking Sides (2001)
- Dir. Istvan Szabo
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgard, Moritz Bleibtreu
- The ambiguities of Germany during the Nazi era are interrogated with skill in this taut examination of the case of famed classical conductor Dr…
Red Dragon (2002)
- Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes…
- Betraying the odds after the lackluster “Hannibal”, this accomplished ‘prequel’ based on Thomas Harris’ novel of the same name more than…
Crime Spree (2003)
- Dir. Brad Mirman
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Harvey Keitel, Johnny Hallyday…
- Slick comedy crime caper focused on a group of French thieves on a heist in Chicago where they mistakenly rob the head honcho of the Mafia and end up…
National Treasure (2004)
- Dir. Jon Turteltaub
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Sean Bean, Harvey Keitel…
- Deft treasure yarn with Nic Cage in the 'Indiana Jones' role – an archaeologist in hot pursuit of a legendary war chest hidden by the Founding…
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze (2004)
- Dir. Arthur Allan Seidelman
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Scott Glenn, Craig Wasson
- Weary with the life, a hit–man (Glenn) makes a deal with a writer and his wife for them to help him to the Mexican border and beyond. While…
Bridge of San Luis Rey, The (2004)
- Dir. Mary McGuckian
Feat. Robert De Niro, Kathy Bates, Gabriel Byrne…
- This star–studded costume drama of interlinked fates is the third celluloid incarnation of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Thorton Wilder…
Be Cool (2005)
- Dir. F. Gary Gray
Feat. John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn…
- This sequel to the stylish GET SHORTY has a certain snap in its step, with the resourceful wiseguy Chili Palmer (Travolta) back after almost a…
Shadows in the Sun (The Shadow Dancer) (2005)
- Dir. Brad Mirman
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Claire Forlani, Joshua Jackson…
- A youthful literary editor from London (Jackson) is sent to Italy to track down a legendary reclusive writer (Keitel), esconced somewhere in the…
One Last Dance (2005)
- Dir. Max Makowski
Feat. Francis Ng, Harvey Keitel, Ti Lung
- Subdued low–budget Singaporean actioner in which an assassin (Ng) on his final assignment must take out a group of kidnappers who have snatched…
Arthur and the Invisibles (Arthur et les Minimoys) (2006)
- Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Freddie Highmore, Mia Farrow, Jimmy Fallon…
- Blending animation and live–action, Luc Besson directs the tale of ‘Arthur and The Minimoys’ (translated to ‘Invisibles’ for English…
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (2007)
- Dir. Jon Turtletaub
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger…
- Family adventure sequel joining up with a treasure hunter on a global quest for clues to prove his family's innocence over Abraham Lincoln's death. A…
Life on Mars (US TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Harvey Keitel, Jason O'Mara, Michael Imperioli…
- Polarizing remake of the British sci–fi success shares an identical premise – namely cop hit by car in present wakes up in 1973 –…
Little Fockers (2010)
- Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson…
- Star–powered third entry in popular familial dysfunction series has Ben Stiller once again struggling to win stern patriarch De Niro's approval…
A Hero's Choice (A Farewell to Fools) (2013)
- Dir. Bogdan Dreyer
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Harvey Keitel, Laura Morante
- A heaving production of Titus Popovici's famous novella 'The Death of Ipu' out of Romania, this WWII morality tale stars Gerard Depardieu as a madman…
Congress, The (2013)
- Dir. Ari Folman
Feat. Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Jon Hamm…
- Robin Wright stars as an aging actress who is offered the chance of "career immortality" by being digitized in this topical and…
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…
Youth (2015)
- Dir. Paolo Sorrentino
Feat. Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz…
- Bittersweet dramedy with Michael Caine as a retired orchestra conductor on holiday contemplating one final performance after a request from Queen…
Madame (2017)
- Dir. Amanda Sthers
Feat. Toni Collette, Harvey Keitel, Rossy de Palma
- Aristocratical farce starring Toni Collette and Harvey Keitel as a wealthy, well–connected American couple who move into a manor in Paris where…
Irishman, The (2019)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci…
- Unwieldly but fascinating Scorsese crime drama, in which the director reunites with good fellas Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci to tell the…