Donald Sutherland
Actor
- Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
- Dir. Freddie Francis
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Bernard Lee…
- The first omnibus horror from low–budget outfit Amicus, in which the mysterious Dr. Schreck (Cushing) foretells the awful future fates of five…
- Man in a Suitcase (TV Series) (1966)
- Feat. Richard Bradford, Donald Sutherland, Felicity Kendall…
- Perhaps lesser known (and less innovative) than other suspense series of the 1960s, this ITC production still packs a gritty punch.
Bradford plays…
- Dirty Dozen, The (1967)
- Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson…
- A group of hardened criminals redeem themselves when recruited for a suicide mission during World War 2. An exciting adventure classic.
- MASH (M*A*S*H) (1969)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt…
- Dir. Robert Altman's biggest commercial success came with this irreverant and influential black comedy that spawned the more famous, but less daring…
- Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
- Dir. Bud Yorkin
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Gene Wilder, Hugh Griffith…
- Cult favourite has Donald Sutherland and Gene Wilder playing identical twins in pre–revolution France.
- Kelly's Heroes (1970)
- Dir. Brian G. Hutton
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Telly Savalas…
- Comic WWII yarn in which Clint Eastwood recruits a wildcat tank platoon to help rob a bank in German territory. Features one of Donald Sutherland's…
- Klute (1971)
- Dir. Alan J. Pakula
Feat. Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi…
- A genuine psychological thriller that won Jane Fonda an Oscar for her brilliant portrayal of a New York call–girl who is the focus of a missing…
- Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
- Dir. Dalton Trumbo
Feat. Timothy Bottoms, Marsha Hunt, Jason Robards Jr.…
- Excoriating anti–war statement based on the dir.'s own novel, concerns an ordinary infantryman in WW1 and his nightmare experiences.
In a…
- Don't Look Now (1973)
- Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Julie Christie
- After their child drowns, Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie travel to Venice in a doomed attempt to shakes off demons of the past. An iconic…
- Day of the Locust, The (1974)
- Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith…
- A decadent, densely–detailed adaptation of Nathaniel West's scalding movie–biz novel of the 1930s that recreates Golden Age Hollywood…
- Fellini's Casanova (1976)
- Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Donald Sutherland
- Fellini indulges himself just short of self–parody for a gorgeously stylised, absurdist revision of the life of the 18th Century lover. Donald…
- Eagle Has Landed, The (1977)
- Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall
- German commandos plot to assasinate Winston Churchill in this suspenseful thriller, apparently based on fact. Michael Caine, strangely plausible as a…
- Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. Barry Dennen, George Lazenby, Henry Gibson…
- A product of the Kentucky Fried Theatre (Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker of FLYING HIGH fame), this collection of skits, gags and spoofs comes across as a…
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
- Dir. Philip Kaufman
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy…
- Accomplished and intelligent remake has a weird clinical atmosphere and provides a few more creepy twists to the pod invasion theme.
- Great Train Robbery, The (1978)
- Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland
- Smooth–running recreation of purportedly the first train robbery ever, of a load of gold bullion in 19th century Ireland. Sean Connery…
- Animal House (1979)
- Feat. John Belushi, Donald Sutherland, Karen Allen…
- National Lampoon's frat–house classic with a grossly hilarious Belushi.
- Ordinary People (1980)
- Dir. Robert Redford
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch…
- Mary Tyler Moore contends with familial troubles of the well–heeled in Robert Redford's directing debut.
- Eye of the Needle (1981)
- Dir. Richard Marquand
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Kate Nelligan, Christopher Cazenove
- Donald Sutherland plays a German agent with a deadly secret in this above–average WW2 suspense yarn that builds to an impressive,…
- Catholic Boys (Heaven Help Us) (1985)
- Dir. Michael Dinner
Feat. Mary Stuart Masterson, John Heard, Donald Sutherland…
- Slight, but engaging comedy set around a group of Roman Catholic schoolboys and their misadventures with the opposite sex.
- Revolution (1985)
- Dir. Hugh Hudson
Feat. Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski…
- Disastrous epic with Pacino almost committing career suicide as a fur trapper caught in the upheaval of the American Revolution. Some handsome…
- Wolf at the Door, The (1987)
- Dir. Henning Carlsen
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Max von Sydow
- Thoughtful biopic of painter Paul Gauguin’s middle–years, with Donald Sutherland contending with the philistines of Paris upon his return…
- Lock Up (1989)
- Dir. John Flynn
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland
- Prison inmate Stallone is persecuted by sadistic warden Sutherland. A bit nasty.
- A Dry White Season (1989)
- Dir. Euzhan Palcy
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Susan Sarandon, Marlon Brando…
- Enraged by the brutal, senseless murder of his black gardener’s son by a racist ‘special policeman’, a South African schoolteacher (Sutherland)…
- Backdraft (1990)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Kurt Russell, Robert De Niro, William Baldwin…
- Kurt Russell, Robert De Niro and others are no match for the sizzling special effects that predominate this tale of fire–fighting brothers who…
- Scream of Stone (Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein) (1991)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Mathilda May, Brad Dourif
- Solid and steady climbing adventure set around an attempt on the incredibly difficult Patagonian peak of Cerro Torre.
Despite some absolutely…
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
- Dir. Fran Rubel Kuzui
Feat. Luke Perry, Donald Sutherland, Rutger Hauer…
- Perry, Paul 'Pee Wee' Reubens, Sutherland, Hauer and Swanson bring to life this bubbly froth about an adolescent bimbo who finds herself chosen to…
- Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
- Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Stockard Channing, Donald Sutherland, Will Smith
- An invigorating adaptation of John Guare's acclaimed play about an art–dealing couple whose discreet deceptions are ironically rebounded when a…
- Younger and Younger (1993)
- Dir. Percy Aldon
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Julie Delpy, Lolita Davidovich
- The director of BAGDAD CAFÉ fashions another quirky, character–driven comedy of self–discovery. Donald Sutherland must reconsider his…
- Puppet Masters, The (1994)
- Dir. Stuart Orme
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner…
- Sci–fi based on Robert A. Heinlein's 1951 novel of the same name, about an alien invasion in rural Iowa.
When a mysterious spacecraft…
- Citizen X (1995)
- Dir. Chris Gerolmo
Feat. Stephen Rea, Donald Sutherland, Max von Sydow
- A suitably disturbing account of the world's most prolific serial killer, Viktor Burakov, a man whose eight year, 52–victim reign of terror…
- Outbreak (1995)
- Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman…
- A deadly disease breaks out in the US of A, and scientist Dustin Hoffman becomes the only man able to save its entire population. The little man…
- Time to Kill, A (1996)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock…
- A blue–eyed lawyer comes to the defence of a black man (Samuel L. Jackson) who murdered his daughter's rapists in the Deep South. This…
- Assignment, The (1998)
- Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Aidan Quinn, Donald Sutherland, Ben Kingsley
- International espionage flick that revels in the skillful, old–fashioned flourishes of an elaborate terrorist caper. Tourist Aidan Quinn gets…
- Fallen (1998)
- Dir. Gregory Hoblit
Feat. Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland
- SEVEN–style thriller has Detective Denzel Washington stalking a seemingly immortal foe, the demon Azazel, in autumnal Philadelphia. Suffers…
- Without Limits (1998)
- Dir. Robert Towne
Feat. Billy Crudup, Donald Sutherland
- The life of fabled long–distance runner Steve Prefontaine, who died in 1975 at the age of 24 is given a heartfelt glow by Billy Crudup and the…
- Free Money (1998)
- Dir. Yves Simoneau
Feat. Marlon Brando, Donald Sutherland, Charlie Sheen…
- With a cult reputation in the offing, this strangely watchable black comedy stars Marlon Brando as a controlling patriarch in Hicksville, America…
- Virus (1999)
- Dir. John Bruno
Feat. Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin…
- A Russian research vessel in the South Pacific is attacked by an alien life form that seeks to turn humanity into cyborg slaves, in this sci–fi…
- Art of War, The (2000)
- Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Wesley Snipes, Donald Sutherland, Michael Biehn…
- Wesley Snipes dishes up his well–practiced Art of Action, as a UN Special–Agent who becomes the prime–suspect patsy in the…
- 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…
- Panic (2000)
- Dir. Henry Bromell
Feat. William H. Macy, Neve Campbell, Tracey Ullman…
- There is more than meets the eye in this curiously pitched black comedy concerning a well–dressed contract killer (Macy) who seeks refuge from…
- Uprising (2001)
- Dir. Jon Avnet
Feat. Leelee Sobieski, Hank Azaria, David Schwimmer…
- An above–par telemovie that depicts the clearing of the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII by the Nazis.
Treading similiar territory to SCHINDLER'S…
- Italian Job, The (2003)
- Dir. F. Gary Gray
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton, Charlize Theron…
- The 60s heist classic, madeover with an attractive young cast and hi–tech savvy, but with the fleet of getaway Minis intact.
Vowing revenge…
- Cold Mountain (2003)
- Dir. Anthony Minghella
Feat. Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger…
- Prestige historical epic set in the closing days of the American Civil War, with a wounded confederate soldier (Law) deserting the ranks to rejoin…
- Pride and Prejudice (2005)
- Dir. Joe Wright
Feat. Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Brenda Blethyn…
- Well–groomed incarnation of Jane Austen's early 19th century novel in which five sisters, whose family is down on their means, must navigate…
- Commander in Chief (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Geena Davis, Donald Sutherland, Bruce Boxleitner…
- Excellent WEST WING–style political drama has Geena Davis depict an imagined first woman President of the USA, an independent senator who is…
- Human Trafficking (2005)
- Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Mira Sorvino, Donald Sutherland, Remy Girard…
- Tough, at times miserly two–part telemovie detailing the efforts of an Immigration Enforcement agency fighting to curb the Eastern European…
- Aurora Borealis (2005)
- Dir. James C.E. Burke
Feat. Joshua Jackson, Donald Sutherland, Juliette Lewis
- A drifting twenty–something is torn between embarking on a burgeoning new romance, and caring for his Alzheimer’s–stricken…
- Beerfest (2006)
- Dir. Jay Chandrasekhar
Feat. Jay Chandrasekhar, Jurgen Prochnow, Cloris Leachman…
- Beer–swill comedy serves up some decent OTT gaggery. (recent pending)
- An American Haunting (2006)
- Dir. Courtney Solomon
Feat. James D'Arcy, Sissy Spacek, Donald Sutherland
- A stylishly cinematic ghost train, supposedly based on a real–life Tennessee family haunted by strange forces in the early 1800s.
Donald…
- Ask the Dust (2006)
- Dir. Robert Towne
Feat. Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland
- Classically seductive romance set in depression–era LA, based on John Fante’s novel, and directed by CHINATOWN scribe Robert Towne, who…
- Reign Over Me (2007)
- Dir. Mike Binder
Feat. Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Liv Tyler…
- Soulful human drama that examines the channeling of grief and the need for outlets, with Adam Sandler playing it straight as a man who lost his…
- Dirty Sexy Money (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Peter Krause, Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin…
- Saucy TV drama following a New York family dripping in money and power, with closely guarded scandalous secrets just waiting to be leaked to the…
- Trumbo (2007)
- Dir. Peter Askin
Feat. Joan Allen, Michael Douglas, Donald Sutherland…
- Prominent blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo – the most famed of the alleged Communist sympathising ‘Hollywood 10’ – is the honoree of…
- Fool's Gold (2008)
- Dir. Andy Tennant
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland…
- Combustable rom–com coupling McConaughey and Hudson reunite for this high seas adventure; he plays a bum treasure hunter obsessed with finding…
- Astro Boy (2009)
- Dir. David Bowers
Feat. Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell…
- A gleaming Hollywood update of the classic Japanese serial about a young robot traveling the world and discovering what it means to be human.…
- Moby Dick (2010)
- Dir. Mike Barker
Feat. Ethan Hawke, William Hurt, Charlie Cox…
- Herman Melville's classic adventure gets another worthy adaptation this with William Hurt as the self–destructive Captain Ahab. Solid made for…
- Mechanic, The (2011)
- Dir. Simon West
Feat. Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland…
- Bloody remake of a Charles Bronson vehicle with Statham as an elite hitman who takes a young apprentice under his wings.
- Eagle, The (2011)
- Dir. Kevin MacDonald
Feat. Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland…
- Rousing, decidedly old–school epic with Tatum as a Roman soldier who journeys to occupied Britain to discover what caused the disappearance of…
- Horrible Bosses (2011)
- Dir. Seth Gordon
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston…
- Savage workplace comedy about three long–suffering employees (Bateman, Day, Sudeikis) who plot to kill their respective…
- Treasure Island (2011)
- Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Eddie Izzard, Toby Regbo, Donald Sutherland…
- Eddie Izzard provides plenty of scowl and swagger as the latest incarnation of Long John Silver in this gritty and imaginative adaptation Robert…
- Jock the Hero Dog (2011)
- Dir. Duncan MacNeillie
Feat. Bryan Adams, Donald Sutherland, Helen Hunt…
- The classic South African story of a Staffordshire bull terrier who explores the African wilderness, helping to free mistreated animals along the…
- Best Offer, The (2013)
- Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
Feat. Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, Donald Sutherland…
- An obsessive antiques dealer becomes entangled with an heiress who asks him appraise a series of family art works in this baroque mystery from CINEMA…
- Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
- Dir. Francis Lawrence
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson…
- The victors of the Hunger Games must rally at the threat of an uprising in this blockbuster sequel to Suzanne Collins's best–selling young…
- Jappeloup (2013)
- Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Guillaume Canet, Marina Hands, Daniel Auteuil…
- A workmanlike rendering of the feats of Jappeloup, a diminutive horse who went to triumph against the odds at the 1988 Seoul games, becoming a French…
- Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2014)
- Dir. Francis Lawrence
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth…
- Third in the series finds Katniss in District 13 fighting to save Peeta who is now a brainwashed captive of President Snow.
- Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (2015)
- Dir. Francis Lawrence
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth…
- Satisfying conclusion to the dystopian series has Katniss reunite with her friends as the war of Panem escalates.
- 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…
- Burnt Orange Heresy, The (2019)
- Dir. Giuseppe Capotondi
Feat. Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki, Mick Jagger…
- Sophisticated crime thriller set in the privileged world of fine art, where an art critic (Claes Bang, who played the unfortunate gallery curator in…
- Undoing, The (TV Mini-series) (2020)
- Dir. Susanne Bier
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Édgar Ramírez…
- A rote but beautifully–appointed psychological thriller from HBO starring Nicole Kidman as a wealthy New York therapist whose life is turned…