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Mickey Rourke

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EurekaEureka (1981)
Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. Gene Hackman, Rutger Hauer, Nicolas Roeg
Irishman Gene Hackman strikes it rich in Alaska, and retires to his own Carribean island for family fights with flaky son–in–law Rutger…
DinerDiner (1982) Recommended
Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Kevin Bacon
Endearing, and enduring, tale of college friends growing up in the 1950s Baltimore was a box–office flop but soon found an enthusiastic…
Rumble FishRumble Fish (1983) Recommended
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Dennis Hopper
Coppola's cult fave is a highly stylised treatment of a teen delinquency drama may not be entirely appropriate, but it sure looks impressive. Equally…
Pope of Greenwich Village, ThePope of Greenwich Village, The (1984)
Dir. Stuart Rosenberg
Feat. Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke
Perennial no–hoper Eric Roberts cons pal Mickey Rourke into a final heist, but stealing from the Mob proves to be a bad idea.…
Year of the DragonYear of the Dragon (1985)
Dir. Michael Cimino
Feat. Mickey Rourke, John Lone
Mickey Rourke leads a clean–up of corruption in New York's Chinatown. An arresting melodrama with gut–wrenching violence in the league of…
9 1/2 Weeks9 1/2 Weeks (1986) Recommended
Dir. Adrian Lyne
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger
See Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger at the peak of their self–obsessed careers in this sleazy but not unenjoyable romp through the dark side of…
BarflyBarfly (1987)
Dir. Barbet Schroeder
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, Alice Krige
Mickey Rourke relishes his role as an alcoholic low–life with a gift for poetry. Loosely based on one Charles Bukowski, who wrote the script.
Angel HeartAngel Heart (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Charlotte Rampling
Things get increasingly bizarre for Mickey Rourke as a sleazy P.I. on the trail of a mysterious jazz singer. Genuinely creepy American gothic carries…
Prayer for the DyingPrayer for the Dying (1987)
Dir. Mike Hodges
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins, Alan Bates
Adaptation of Jack Higgins' novel in which Mickey Rourke plays a retired IRA hitman who is enticed into one final killing, with disasterous…
HomeboyHomeboy (1988)
Dir. Michael Seresin
Feat. Mickey Rourke
Grim tale with Mickey Rourke as an alcoholic boxer who struggles both in and outside the ring. Directed by Alan Parker's NZ–born cameraman…
FrancescoFrancesco (1989)
Dir. Liliana Cavani
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Helena Bonham Carter
Mickey Rourke and Helena Bonham–Carter star in this lavish yet clunky Italian production of the story of Francis of Assisi, the 13th Century…
Johnny HandsomeJohnny Handsome (1989)
Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern
Mickey Rourke plays a deformed petty criminal who takes the rap for a major robbery. In prison he is given a new handsome face and proceeds to avenge…
Wild OrchidWild Orchid (1990)
Dir. Zalman King
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Jacqueline Bisset, Bruce Greenwood
Brazilian–flavoured slice of Mickey Rourke erotica. Yup, it's that bad.
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro ManHarley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Don Johnson
A self–mocking vehicle for macho stalwarts Rourke and Johnson. They team up to rob a bank, but it's O.K. coz they're helpin' out a buddy who's…
Desperate HoursDesperate Hours (1991)
Dir. Michael Cimino
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Anthony Hopkins, Mimi Rogers
Remake of a Bogart thriller in which escaped convict/psycho Mickey Rourke awaits his connection to freedom at an innocent family's home.
White SandsWhite Sands (1992)
Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Mickey Rourke
When Deputy Willem Dafoe discovers a dead man and half a million bucks, we know something is mighty queer. Enter Mickey Rourke and all is explained.
Last Outlaw, TheLast Outlaw, The (1994)
Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Dermot Mulroney, Ted Levine
Kiwi director's bloody Western with Rourke as a psychopathic confederate hunting down the remnants of his white trash gang.
F.T.W.F.T.W. (Last Ride, The) (1994)
Dir. Michael Karbelnikoff
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Lori Singer
Ex–con rodeo rider Mickey Rourke takes wounded bird Lori Singer under his wing in this brooding ballad of the mid–west. Evocative score…
Fall Time (1995)
Dir. Paul Warner
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Stephen Baldwin
A prank backfires for three teenagers who interrupt the plans of hardened gangsters. The innocence lost of '50s America is disturbingly mirrored as…
Double TeamDouble Team (1997)
Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Rodman, Mickey Rourke
Jean Claude Van Damme and basketball superfreak Dennis Rodman muscle up against the reliable terrorism of the ultimate whacko, Mickey Rourke. …
Rainmaker, TheRainmaker, The (1997)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Matt Damon, Danny De Vito, Jon Voight
John Grisham's novel is spared from the airport–novel–as–movie–fodder assembly line by a refined Coppola script that attends…
Another 9 1/2 WeeksAnother 9 1/2 Weeks (Love in Paris) (1997)
Dir. Anne Goursaud
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Angie Everhart, Steven Berkoff
Depending on your sensibilities this Parisian set sequel either represents a career nadir for Rourke or some kind of gonzo triumph. Either way…
Thursday (1998)
Dir. Skip Woods
Feat. Thomas Jane, Aaron Eckhart, Paulina Porizkova
Architect Thomas Jane has his suburban life up–ended when his drug–dealing past catches up with him in the form of Aaron Eckhart and his…
Get CarterGet Carter (2000)
Dir. Stephen Kay
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Rachael Leigh Cook, Mickey Rourke
Unnecessary remake of the British hard–boiler transposes the action to the Pacific Northwest where Las Vegas mob enforcer Sylvester Stallone…
Pledge, ThePledge, The (2000) Recommended
Dir. Sean Penn
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Robin Wright, Helen Mirren
Sean Penn as director's pledge to the stuff of raw drama pays off with a thriller/parable centred round a powerhouse turn from Jack Nicholson. As…
Animal FactoryAnimal Factory (2000) Recommended
Dir. Steve Buscemi
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Tom Arnold
Retaining the indie principles that distinguished TREES LOUNGE, dir. Buscemi crafts unflashy, insightful drama out of ex–con Edward…
SpunSpun (2002) Recommended
Dir. Jonas Akerlund
Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Brittany Murphy, John Leguizamo
A cinematically exhilarating depiction of existence among a group of methamphetamine (P) addicts in Los Angeles, that is sure to divide audiences as…
Once Upon a Time in MexicoOnce Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Johnny Depp, Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek
The final 'installment' in dir. Rodriguez' violent Mexican trilogy (see EL MARIACHI and DESPERADO), with Banderas again the loner in a dusty town,…
Masked and AnonymousMasked and Anonymous (2003)
Dir. Larry Charles
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Penelope Cruz, Bob Dylan
In a near–apocalyptic future America, a popular singer (Bob Dylan) sets out on a nationwide tour to revive his career before heading into a…
Man on FireMan on Fire (2004)
Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell
A hard–eyed revenge thriller which sees an alcoholic bodyguard (Washington) losing a 11–yr old girl he's assigned to protect in Mexico…
Sin CitySin City (2005) Aro Favourite
Dir. Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
Feat. Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen
A sensational slab of stylized and ultra–violent pulp fiction, adapted from Frank Miller's own notorious 'crime noir' comicbooks, and…
DominoDomino (2005)
Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Delroy Lindo
Brash, hyperkinetic action rendition of the life and times of Domino Harvey (played by Knightley), the daughter of movie–star Laurence Harvey,…
StormbreakerStormbreaker (2006)
Dir. Geoffrey Sax
Feat. Alex Pettyfer, Ewan McGregor, Bill Nighy
A British–oriented spin on the kid super–agent premise, with gadgets and evil masterminds galore, based on the popular Alex Rider series…
Wrestler, TheWrestler, The (2008) Recommended
Dir. Darren Aronofsky
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood
Sensational, credible comeback picture for beleaguered 80's heartthrob Mickey Rourke, who portrays a mirror–image of himself as a…
KillshotKillshot (2008)
Dir. John Madden
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Thomas Jane
Mickey Rourke's ruthless hitman targets a divorced couple hiding out in the witness protection program. Adapted from Elmore Leonard's pulp novel,…
Informers, TheInformers, The (2008)
Dir. Gregor Jordan
Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, Winona Ryder, Kim Basinger
Another tale of hedonism in the eighties from screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis (AMERICAN PSYCHO), following a group of lost causes who fill their…
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…
Expendables, TheExpendables, The (2010)
Dir. Sylvester Stallone
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li
Sylvester Stallone directs and leads a cast of old school action heroes for a mission impropable to assassinate a Latin American dictator.…
ThirteenThirteen (13) (2010)
Dir. Géla Babluani
Feat. Jason Statham, Sam Riley, Alexander Skarsgard
A young opportunist (Riley) steps into the shoes of a dead man whose lucrative assignment turns out to be a competitor in a deadly underground…
Conan the BarbarianConan the Barbarian (2011)
Dir. Marcus Nispel
Feat. Jason Momoa, Stephen Lang, Rachel Nichols
Meat–axe revival of Arnold Schwarzenegger's B–movie breakthrough, which mashes modern CG effects with a low–rent 80s sensibility…
ImmortalsImmortals (2011)
Dir. Tarsem Singh
Feat. Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, Stephen Dorff
Supreme visual stylist Tarsem Singh (THE FALL) directs this B.C. spectacle about a mortal stonemason elected by Zeus to overthrow the tyrannical King…
Sin City: A Dame to Kill ForSin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
Dir. Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin
A return to the hard boiled caricatures of Frank Miller's graphic "Sin City". Tales of vengeance, torture and infidelity are woven together into an…
Berlin, I Love YouBerlin, I Love You (2019)
Dir. Peter Chelsom, Fernando Eimbcke, Claus Clausen
Feat. Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke
Anthology film continuing the "Cities of Love" franchise (PARIS, JE T'AIME, NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU) set in the German capital where ten sugary stories…

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