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Harvey Keitel

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Who's That Knocking At My Door?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 StreetsMean Streets (1973) Recommended
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 AnymoreAlice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) Recommended
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 DriverTaxi Driver (1976) Aro Favourite
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 IndiansBuffalo 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…
Duellists, TheDuellists, The (1977) Recommended
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 CollarBlue Collar (1977) Recommended
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 TimingBad 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…
DeathwatchDeathwatch (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 3Saturn 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, TheBorder, 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 VarennesThat Night in Varennes (1982) Recommended
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…
CorruptCorrupt (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…
ExposedExposed (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…
CamorraCamorra (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 GuysWise 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 BeatOff 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 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, TheLast Temptation of Christ, The (1988) Recommended
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 LouiseThelma and Louise (1990) Aro Favourite
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, TheTwo 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 EyesTwo 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 ThoughtsMortal 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 LieutenantBad Lieutenant (1992) Recommended
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 DogsReservoir Dogs (1992) Aro Favourite
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, TheYoung 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, ThePiano, The (1993) Aro Favourite
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 SunRising 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 GameDangerous Game (1993) Recommended
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 FictionPulp Fiction (1994) Aro Favourite
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 TroubleMonkey Trouble (1994) Recommended
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 CrimesImaginary 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 LoveSomebody 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…
ClockersClockers (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…
SmokeSmoke (1995) Aro Favourite
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 FaceBlue 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' GazeUlysses' 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 DawnFrom Dusk Till Dawn (1996) Recommended
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 IndustryCity 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 WaterHead 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 StoryFairytale: A True Story (1997) Recommended
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 LandCop Land (1997) Recommended
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 BridgeLulu 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 SmokeHoly 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 SeasonsThree Seasons (1999) Recommended
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 SafeFail 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-571U-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, TheGrey 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 NickyLittle 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 SidesTaking Sides (2001) Recommended
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 DragonRed Dragon (2002) Recommended
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 SpreeCrime 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 TreasureNational 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 SqueezePuerto 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, TheBridge 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 CoolBe 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 SunShadows 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 DanceOne 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 InvisiblesArthur 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 SecretsNational 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)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 FockersLittle 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 ChoiceA 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, TheCongress, The (2013) Recommended
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, TheGrand Budapest Hotel, The (2014) Aro Favourite
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…
YouthYouth (2015) Recommended
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…
MadameMadame (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, TheIrishman, 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…

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