Viggo Mortensen
Actor
- Salvation (1987)
- Dir. Beth B
Feat. Stephen McHattie, Exene Cervenka, Dominque Davalos…
- A NY Underground take on televangelists, sex and kidnapping.
- Reflecting Skin, The (1990)
- Dir. Philip Ridley
Feat. Viggo Mortensen
- An eerie and perverse tale of a young boy's unsettling experiences growing up in the prairie farmlands of Idaho, where the adults are weird and the…
- Indian Runner, The (1991)
- Dir. Sean Penn
Feat. David Morse, Viggo Mortensen, Dennis Hopper…
- Sean Penn's interesting directing debut is a sly throwback to '70s road movies, even using a Springsteen ditty as the basis for its plot.
- Boiling Point (1993)
- Dir. James B. Harris
Feat. Wesley Snipes, Dennis Hopper, Viggo Mortensen
- Cop thriller rises above its familiar plot through the likeable heavyweight cast.
- 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…
- Carlito's Way (1993)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Viggo Mortensen
- De Palma contains his usual showy excess and proves he can be a consummate storyteller with this captivating, multi–layered crime yarn.
Al…
- Crimson Tide (1995)
- Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington, Viggo Mortensen
- Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington clash ethics as Captain and deputy on a US submarine entering hostile waters of a Russian renegade.
Nuclear war…
- Prophecy, The (1996)
- Dir. Gregory Widen
Feat. Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, Elias Koteas…
- Christopher Walken plays the Archangel Gabriel(!), spreading terror on earth on behalf of a private vendetta in heaven. X–FILES fans should…
- Passion of Darkly Noon (1996)
- Dir. Philip Ridley
Feat. Ashley Judd, Brendan Fraser, Viggo Mortensen…
- The director of the underrated THE REFLECTING SKIN revisits the bayou for another round of redneck neurosis, repressed desire and violent madness. A…
- Daylight (1996)
- Dir. Rob Cohen
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Amy Brenneman, Viggo Mortensen…
- They do make disaster movies like they used to! Sly Stallone seeks to rescue those entrapped by a huge explosion in a NYC subway tunnel, while the…
- Albino Alligator (1996)
- Dir. Kevin Spacey
Feat. Matt Dillon, Viggo Mortensen, Faye Dunaway…
- Directing debut for Kevin Spacey, reupholsters a classic crime plot, with all the mordant, cold–blooded wit of his acting. Matt Dillon and his…
- GI Jane (1997)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, Anne Bancroft
- A staunch, suede–headed Demi Moore is enlisted in a US Army commando squad in a call for equal–opportunity by stylist dir. Ridley Scott. …
- Vanishing Point (1997)
- Dir. Charles Robert Carner
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Christine Elise, Steve Railsback…
- Made–for–TV reprise of the 1971 transcontinental driving classic, with the chiselled Mortensen taking the mad dog role of Kowalski, now a…
- Perfect Murder, A (1998)
- Dir. Andrew Davis
Feat. Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen
- Unconvincing Hitchcock homage/remake of the master's DIAL M FOR MURDER, with Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow as paranoid spouses, trying to play…
- Walk On the Moon, A (1999)
- Dir. Tony Goldwyn
Feat. Diane Lane, Anna Paquin, Viggo Mortensen
- Taking a fairly cynical view of the moral grunginess of the hippie 1960s, actor Tony Goldwyn's directorial debut is blessed with a nuanced script and…
- 28 Days (1999)
- Dir. Betty Thomas
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen, Diane Ladd…
- Fun–loving NY journalist Sandra Bullock doesn't know when to say 'when' and gets slapped with a month in rehab after a drink driving incident.…
- Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler…
- Monumental fantasy–epic and filmmaking accomplishment for local–boy–made–good Peter Jackson, transmutes the first part of J R…
- Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition) (2001)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler…
- Monumental fantasy–epic and filmmaking accomplishment for local–boy–made–good Peter Jackson, transmutes the first part of J R…
- Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (2002)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen…
- Peter Jackson’s mammoth adaptation of J R R Tolkien’s fantasy classic continues in grand fashion, with increased visual panache and…
- Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Extended Edition) (2002)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen…
- Peter Jackson’s mammoth adaptation of J R R Tolkien’s fantasy classic continues in grand fashion, with increased visual panache and dramatic…
- Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (2003)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen…
- Peter Jackson's adaptation of J R R Tolkien's fantasy trilogy of 'Middle Earth' reaches its spectacular climax, drawing the story–threads…
- Hidalgo (2003)
- Dir. Joe Johnston
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Louise Lombard
- Grandly conceived, this period adventure epic has a troubled 'Pony Express' rider (Mortensen) summoned to compete in an epic 3000–mile race…
- Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Extended Edition) (2003)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen…
- The final installment in Peter Jackson's epic adaptation of JRR Tolkien's fantasy classic. This version includes an extra 45 minutes of footage.
- A History of Violence (2005)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris…
- An incisive take on the noir thriller from celebrated horror auteur David Cronenberg (EXISTENZ et al), in which a smalltown family man (Mortensen) is…
- Alatriste (2006)
- Dir. Agustin Diaz Yanes
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Elena Anaya, Javier Camara
- Viggo Mortensen plays a Spanish noble warrior in this epic adaptation of Arturo Pérez–Reverte's best–selling books.
Lavished with the…
- Eastern Promises (2007)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel…
- A muscular, satisfying thriller set in the underworld of the Russian mafia in London, this reteams the director and star of A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE,…
- Appaloosa (2008)
- Dir. Ed Harris
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris, Renee Zellweger…
- Enjoyable "old–school" Western directed by Ed Harris, who also stars as an incorrigible marshal who is hired along with deputy Viggo Mortensen…
- Good (2008)
- Dir. Vicente Amorim
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Jason Isaacs, Jodie Whittaker…
- Based on the acclaimed stageplay by C.P. Taylor, Viggo Mortensen sports a convincing English accent to portray a German academic who is reluctantly…
- Road, The (2009)
- Dir. John Hillcoat
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall…
- Cormac McCarthy’s much–feted novel about the lengths a father goes to protect his son’s innocence in a post–apocalyptic wasteland is…
- A Dangerous Method (2011)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen…
- Psychodrama auteur David Cronenberg directs this stimulating, if not entirely satiating exploration of the intense relationship between Carl Jung and…
- On the Road (2012)
- Dir. Walter Salles
Feat. Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart…
- Handsomely mounted adaptation of Kerouac's counter–culture classic of a young writer whose life is profoundly shaken by the arrival of the…
- Everybody Has a Plan (2012)
- Dir. Ana Piterbarg
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Soledad Villamil
- A man dissatisfied with his life assumes the identity of his twin brother in this brooding Argentinian thriller.
- Two Faces of January, The (2014)
- Dir. Hossein Amini
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst, Oscar Isaac
- The latest Patricia Highsmith adaptation centers on a con artist, his wife, and a stranger who flee Athens after one of them is caught up in the…
- Far from Men (2014)
- Dir. David Oelhoffen
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Reda Kateb
- Viggo Mortensen stars in this existential western adapted from an Albert Camus' short story. Set in Algeria in the fifties, Mortensen is charged with…
- Captain Fantastic (2016)
- Dir. Matt Ross
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler…
- Viggo Mortensen stars in this provocative yet delightful drama set in the forests of the Pacific Northwest as a father devoted to raising his six…
- Green Book (2018)
- Dir. Pete Farrelly
Feat. Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen, Linda Cardellini
- Enjoyable road movie based on a true story about the unlikely friendship between an African–American concert pianist and a roughneck…
- Crimes of the Future (2022)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart…
- Cult director David Cronenberg's latest sci–fi speculation comes littered with references to his weird and wonderful previous works (incl.…