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Kurt Russell

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It Happened At The World's FairIt Happened At The World's Fair (1963)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley, Yvonne Craig, Gary Lockwood
The King plays a pilot–for–hire who hitchhikes to the World's Fair in Seattle to earn some cash after his plane is seized by the local…
One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, TheOne and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, The (1968)
Dir. Michael O'Herlihy
Feat. Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen, Lesley Ann Warren
A rambunctious Disney musical in which the large Bower family band sets off to the 1888 Democrat Party convention in St. Louis to support Grover…
Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, TheComputer Wore Tennis Shoes, The (1969)
Dir. Robert Butler
Feat. Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn
One of Kurt Russell's early, family–friendly appearances in a straightforward Disney comedy. He plays a student who is injected with a…
Elvis Elvis (1979) Recommended
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Shelley Winters, Bing Russell
Made just two years after Elvis's death, the king of rock 'n' roll's life is traced from dirt poor beginnings to becoming the most loved entertainer…
Used CarsUsed Cars (1980)
Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Jack Warden, Kurt Russell
Two sibling used car dealers (both played by Jack Warden) take their rivalry and sales gimmicks to a bad–taste extreme. Good script elevates…
Escape from New YorkEscape from New York (1981) Recommended
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine
1997 New York is a huge maximum–security prison where the President's plane just happens to crash! Futuristic actioner notable for its sardonic…
Thing, TheThing, The (1982) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Richard Dysart
Kurt Russell headlines this remake of the 1951 film about an Antarctic outpost terrorized by an alien organism. Dir. John Carpenter cranks up the…
SilkwoodSilkwood (1983)
Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Meryl Streep, Cher, Kurt Russell
Fact–based account of a Southern nuclear factory–worker who died mysteriously before exposing unsound trade secrets. Meryl Streep is on a…
Mean Season, TheMean Season, The (1985)
Dir. Phillip Borsos
Feat. Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan
Hack reporter Kurt Russell's propensity for a story edges him dangerously close to crazed psycho Richard Jordan.
Big Trouble in Little ChinaBig Trouble in Little China (1986)
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell
High–tech, tongue–in–cheek adventure in which Kurt Russell kicks butt in Chinatown.
Best of Times, TheBest of Times, The (1986)
Dir. Roger Spottiswoode
Feat. Robin Williams, Kurt Russell, Pamela Reed
Robin Williams and Kurt Russell star as two friends attempting to relive a high school football game in this comedy–drama written by…
OverboardOverboard (1987)
Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Roddy McDowall
Cute and fluffy antics, with a snooty Goldie Hawn suffering amnesia and, being taken–in by ship–repairer Kurt Russell and his chaotic…
Tequila SunriseTequila Sunrise (1988)
Dir. Robert Towne
Feat. Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell, Michelle Pfeiffer
Wandering yet amiable thriller replicates the trashy romanticism of Old Hollywood, with drug–dealer Mel Gibson trying to go straight under the…
Tango and CashTango and Cash (1989)
Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell
Enjoyable buddy–cop caper with Stallone and Russell as rugged, competitive partners with a sense of humour.
BackdraftBackdraft (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…
Unlawful Entry (1991)
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
Feat. Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, Madeleine Stowe
Ray Liotta makes a perfect cop from hell, abusing his civil privileges to manifest obsessions with the wife of the man he is hired to protect. A…
TombstoneTombstone (1993)
Dir. George P. Cosmatos
Feat. Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer
Not–so–young guns Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer as Earp and Holliday don't quite make it past being big boys in dress–up. There's…
StargateStargate (1994)
Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson
Kurt Russell and James Spader headline this big–budget spectacle. Promising start evokes the epic adventure intrigue of a LAWRENCE OF ARABIA,…
Executive DecisionExecutive Decision (1996)
Dir. Stuart Baird
Feat. Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal
Middle Eastern terrorists hi–jack a Jumbo and bring aboard a lethal nerve–gas capable of wiping out small nations. For a sure recipe for…
Escape from L.A.Escape from L.A. (1996)
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell
Carpenter's belated follow–up sequel to his cult smash ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK revives Kurt Russell as a straight–faced, world–saving…
BreakdownBreakdown (1997) Recommended
Dir. Jonathan Mostow
Feat. Kurt Russell, Kathleen Quinlan, J.T. Walsh
With Kurt Russell driving and Kathleen Quinlan in the passenger seat, buckle up for a tight, lean car–trip thriller that heads out across…
SoldierSoldier (1998)
Dir. Paul Anderson
Feat. Kurt Russell, Gary Busey, Jason Scott Lee
Military sci–fi adventure wherein Kurt Russell utters terse words as an out–moded fighting machine grasping at a few straws of humanity…
3000 Miles to Graceland3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
Dir. Demian Lichenstein
Feat. Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell, Christian Slater
Kevin Costner snarls as the leader of a gang of bank–robbers whose gimmick is to dress as Elvis impersonators. Long on music–video…
Vanilla SkyVanilla Sky (2001)
Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jason Lee, Cameron Diaz
A straight Hollywood remake of the Spanish sci–fi thriller OPEN YOUR EYES by the director of ALMOST FAMOUS – the result of which plays like…
Interstate 60Interstate 60 (2001)
Dir. Bob Gale
Feat. James Marsden, Gary Oldman, Kurt Russell
An appealingly quirky teen road movie from the writer of the BACK TO THE FUTURE series, in which Marsden sets out on the mythical American highway,…
Dark BlueDark Blue (2002) Recommended
Dir. Ron Shelton
Feat. Kurt Russell, Ving Rhames, Brendan Gleeson
Unexpectedly sharp police drama lifted from a James Ellroy story and placed into Los Angeles on the eve of the 1992 riots. Expressing the…
MiracleMiracle (2004)
Dir. Gavin O'Connor
Feat. Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich
Effectively rousing Disney dramatisation of the true story of Herb Brooks, the player–turned–coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic…
Sky HighSky High (2005)
Dir. Mike Mitchell
Feat. Michael Angarano, Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston
Likeable family comedy set in a future where superheroes are trained as teenagers at special schools, such as the 'Sky High' of the title, before…
DreamerDreamer (2005) Recommended
Dir. John Gatins
Feat. Dakota Fanning, Kurt Russell, Kris Kristofferson
Good, old–fashioned family fare in which Russell plays an ace horse trainer who rescues an injured filly on behalf of his young daughter…
PoseidonPoseidon (2006)
Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Feat. Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss
Pointless, but admittedly lean and racy, this remake of the 1970s disaster epic THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE is set aboard a giant cruise ship which is…
Death ProofDeath Proof (2007) Recommended
Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Rose McGowan
Tarantino, that great galloping genre geek, further indulges his jones for '70s B flicks and sexual kicks with his half of the 'Grindhouse' double…
Art of the Steal, TheArt of the Steal, The (2013)
Dir. Jonathan Sobol
Feat. Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon, Jay Baruchel
Kurt Russell plays a reformed art thief who agrees to round up the old gang for one last heist. A superficially entertaining crime caper.
Fast and Furious 7Fast and Furious 7 (Furious 7) (2015)
Dir. James Wan
Feat. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
Seventh high–octane installment has the gang targeted for revenge by an international terrorist organisation.
Bone TomahawkBone Tomahawk (2015)
Dir. S. Craig Zahler
Feat. Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Richard Jenkins
Blood–soaked western with Kurt Russell and his posse setting out to rescue a group of captives from cannibalistic cave dwellers.
Hateful Eight, TheHateful Eight, The (2015)
Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh
An extremely bloody western from Tarantino that features a typically stellar cast as a group of miscreants and misanthropes holed up in a cabin in a…
Deepwater HorizonDeepwater Horizon (2016)
Dir. Peter Berg
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O‘Brien
Action–packed survival tale dramatizing the BP oil rig accident that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20th, 2010, one of the world's…
Fate of the Furious, TheFate of the Furious, The (Fast and the Furious 8) (2017)
Dir. F. Gary Gray
Feat. Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
The loud and proud car–porn phenomenon continues unabated with a devilish plot twist that sees Dom (Vin Diesel) betray his FF crew after being…
Guardians of the Galaxy 2Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) (2017)
Dir. James Gunn
Feat. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista
Second installment of the widely appealing comic–cosmic Marvel hit set to another batch of AM radio classics, though this time feels all…
F9F9 (The Fast and the Furious 9) (2021)
Dir. Justin Lin
Feat. Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson
Director Justin Lin returns to the helm with this unashamedly grandiose entry into the bloated Fast & Furious franchise. Dom and the crew come…

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