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Sam Rockwell

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Clownhouse (1985)
Dir. Victor Salva
Feat. Nathan Forrest Winters, Brian McHugh, Sam Rockwell
Three brothers are trapped in their house while clown–attired loonies sneak around outside. Recommended for kids who want to be kept awake at…
In the SoupIn the Soup (1992)
Dir. Alexandre Rockwell
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Seymour Cassel, Jennifer Beals
Steve Buscemi lends his bug–eyed innocence as a wannabee film–maker who becomes involved with a charismatic hood who promises to raise…
Lawn DogsLawn Dogs (1997) Recommended
Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Mischa Barton
The Australian director of THE YEAR MY VOICE BROKE applies a lightly–stylised Antipodean touch to this American tale of a friendship between a…
Safe MenSafe Men (1998)
Dir. John Hamburg
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Paul Giamatti
Two washed up lounge singers unwittingly pose as burglars after a mobster and his crony mistake them for ace safecrackers. Finely tuned deadpan caper…
Jerry and Tom (1999)
Dir. Saul Rubinek
Feat. Joe Mantegna, Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy
Adding mileage to the crime–caper genre, Joe Mantegna plays a hitman who puts used–car salesman Sam Rockwell (LAWN DOGS) through a droll…
Galaxy QuestGalaxy Quest (1999) Aro Favourite
Dir. Dean Parisot
Feat. Tim Allen, Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver
Tim Allen and his cast of a sci–fi TV show are recruited to assist a naive alien race who have modelled their strategies and technologies on…
HeistHeist (2001)
Dir. David Mamet
Feat. Gene Hackman, Ricky Jay, Delroy Lindo
The heisting of Swiss–Bank bullion by professional thieves Gene Hackman, Ricky Jay and Delroy Lindo is given enjoyably intricate spins by…
Confessions of a Dangerous MindConfessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Dir. George Clooney
Feat. Sam Rockwell, George Clooney, Julia Roberts
The life and neuroses of TV–producer Chuck Barris are the subject of this 'confession', a freewheeling comic fantasy in which the worlds of…
Welcome to CollinwoodWelcome to Collinwood (2002)
Dir. Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
Feat. William H. Macy, Isaiah Washington, Sam Rockwell
A comic 'heist' satire in which Luis Guzman and his girlfriend land in a snowballing mess when trying to spring him from prison to do a big…
Matchstick MenMatchstick Men (2003)
Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman
A moderately engaging caper comedy from dir. Ridley Scott starring Nicolas Cage as an obsessive–compulsive type whose profession as a conman…
Piccadilly JimPiccadilly Jim (2004)
Dir. John McKay
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Frances O’Connor, Brenda Blethyn
Adapted from P.G. Wodehouse’s comic novel, this tells the tale of an American scoundrel who flails about and fails on both sides of the Atlantic in…
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, TheHitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The (2005) Recommended
Dir. Garth Jennings
Feat. Martin Freeman, Zooey Deschanel, Sam Rockwell
Maintaining the comic wonderstuff and special British eccentricity of Douglas Adams' original novel (and radio and TV spin–offs), this…
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, TheAssassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The (2007) Aro Favourite
Dir. Andrew Dominik
Feat. Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Rockwell
A haunting, psychoanalytical western, revisionist in its interpretation of the relationship between outlaw Jesse James, and his eventual killer,…
JoshuaJoshua (2007)
Dir. George Ratliff
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga, Celia Weston
Carefully drawn psychological thriller in which a precocious child of Manhattan's wealthy elite starts to act up – in a creepy, possibly…
Snow Angels Snow Angels (2007)
Dir. David Gordon Green
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, Michael Angarano
Grimly rewarding relationship drama set in smalltown '70s New England, based on the novel by Stewart O'Nan, in which a group of ordinary townsfolk…
Choke Choke (2008)
Dir. Clark Gregg
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly MacDonald
Mixed black comedy of support groups, self–loathing and anonymous sex, from the pen of FIGHT CLUB novelist Chuck Palahniuk. Fighting the…
Frost/NixonFrost/Nixon (2008) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Sam Rockwell
Terrific adaptation of the Peter Morgan stageplay providing a dramatic retelling of the story behind the famous interviews between ex–President…
G-ForceG-Force (2009) Recommended
Dir. Hoyt Yeatman
Feat. Bill Nighy, Sam Rockwell, Will Arnett
Mega–star voiced animated feature follows a group of trained guinea pigs as they go up against a billionaire with plans of…
MoonMoon (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Duncan Jones
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Dominique McElligott
Smartly handled science fiction from the offspring of David Bowie (aka Zowie Bowie), with Sam Rockwell playing the lone occupant of an energy…
Everybody's FineEverybody's Fine (2009)
Dir. Kirk Jones
Feat. Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale
Sincere remake of the Italian drama with De Niro stepping into Marcello Mastroianni's shoes as the widower travelling across country to visit his…
Gentlemen BroncosGentlemen Broncos (2009) Recommended
Dir. Jared Hess
Feat. Michael Angarano, Jemaine Clement, Jennifer Coolidge
Call us biased, but Jemaine Clement is worth the price of admission alone to this zany yet well–aligned comedy from the creator of NAPOLEON…
Winning Season, TheWinning Season, The (2009)
Dir. James C. Strouse
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Emma Roberts, Rob Corddry
Sam Rockwell carries this warm, if predictable underdog tale of a washed up NBA baller who seeks redemption and an escape from alcoholism by coaching…
Iron Man 2Iron Man 2 (2010)
Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson
Spiffy, if routine blockbuster sequel finds Robert Downey Jr. reveling in his new–found celebrity as Iron Man while attracting the unwanted…
ConvictionConviction (2010)
Dir. Tony Goldwyn
Feat. Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Melissa Leo
Worthy based–on–a–true–story drama of a solo mother who puts herself through law school in order to represent her wrongfully…
Cowboys and AliensCowboys and Aliens (2011)
Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde
Jon Favreau (IRON MAN) directs this high concept alien invasion western, about a ragtag posse of cowboys who must stand up to an extraterrestrial…
Sitter, TheSitter, The (2011)
Dir. David Gordon Green
Feat. Jonah Hill, Max Records, Ari Graynor
An R–Rated 'Adventures in Babysitting', with college dropout Jonah Hill dragging three unsuspecting youngsters on an urban sortie when his…
Seven PsychopathsSeven Psychopaths (2012)
Dir. Martin McDonagh
Feat. Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson
Three Hollywood deadbeats incur the wrath of a violent gangster after kidnapping his beloved shih zhu in this stinging black comedy from IN BRUGES…
Way Way Back, TheWay Way Back, The (2013) Recommended
Dir. Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
Feat. Rob Corddry, Steve Carell, Toni Collette
The screenwriters behind THE DESCENDENTS direct this affecting summer comedy of an awkward boy's transition into adulthood and his relationships with…
A Case of YouA Case of You (2013)
Dir. Kat Coiro
Feat. Evan Rachel Wood, Justin Long, Peter Dinklage
A stock premise of romantic misfortune – the lovely heart who pretends to be someone else in order to win the girl of his dreams – is…
A Single ShotA Single Shot (2013)
Dir. David M. Rosenthal
Feat. Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, Ted Levine
A hunter who accidentally shoots a woman is drawn into a game of cat and mouse in this lean, atmospheric backwoods thriller, adapted from Matthew F.…
Better Living Through ChemistryBetter Living Through Chemistry (2014)
Dir. Geoff Moore, David Posamentier
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde, Michelle Monaghan
Dark suburban satire about a strait–laced pharmacist (Sam Rockwell) who starts an affair with a bored trophy wife (Olivia Wilde) and descends…
LaggiesLaggies (2014)
Dir. Lynn Shelton
Feat. Keira Knightley, Chloe Grace Moretz, Sam Rockwell
Indie comedy with Knightley as a woman in the throes of a quarter–life crisis brought on by her boyfriend's sudden proposal.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) Recommended
Dir. Martin McDonagh
Feat. Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell
Frances McDormand gives an Oscar–winning turn as a grieving mother who personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's…
ViceVice (2018) Recommended
Dir. Adam McKay
Feat. Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell
Christian Bale provides another stunningly transformative performance, playing the insidious and power hungry Dick Cheney, Vice President to George…
Best of Enemies, TheBest of Enemies, The (2019)
Dir. Robin Bissell
Feat. Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell
Civil rights activist Ann Atwater is the subject of this historical race relations drama which offers a perhaps more interesting alternative to the…
Jo-Jo RabbitJo-Jo Rabbit (JoJo Rabbit) (2019) Aro Favourite
Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Taika Waititi
Wildly satirical WWII comedy following Jojo, a lonely German boy who discovers his mother, who is secretly anti–Nazi, is hiding a young Jewish…
Richard JewellRichard Jewell (2020)
Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm
A powerful biopic from the dependably compelling American story–teller Clint Eastwood, about Richard Jewell, the man who saved countless lives…

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