Movies by William Hurt
As part of the cast:
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The Host (2013)
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, Jake Abel …
Directed by: Andrew Niccol
When an alien race implants a parasite soul named Wanderer into Melanie Stryder's body, she resists the takeover. Soon, Melanie and Wanderer become reluctant allies as they go on a quest…
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Maddened by His Absence (2012)
Cast: William Hurt, Alexandra Lamy, Augustin Legrand …
Directed by: Sandrine Bonnaire
Devastated by the death of his child nine years earlier, Jacques returns to France from his exile in the United States to attend his father's funeral. When he learns that his ex-wife has…
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Late Bloomers (2011)
Cast: William Hurt, Isabella Rossellini, Doreen Mantle …
Directed by: Julie Gavras
After 30 years together, a married couple confronts the unpalatable realities of getting older and concludes that emotional absence is the easiest way to cope. But at what point does distance…
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Too Big to Fail (2011)
Cast: James Woods, John Heard, Topher Grace …
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Based on Andrew Ross Sorkin's best-selling nonfiction book about the 2008 financial crisis, this HBO original movie portrays the players and processes that contributed to the collapse of…
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Robin Hood (2010)
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett …
Directed by: Ridley Scott
When Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in this big-budget twist on the classic tale. There, Robin assumes Robert's…
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The River Why (2010)
Cast: Zach Gilford, Amber Heard, William Hurt …
Directed by: Matthew Leutwyler
Zach Gilford stars as Gus Orviston, a discontented city-dweller who abandons the urban rat race, moves to the wilderness to devote his time to fly-fishing and begins a quest to pull a prize…
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Masterpiece Contemporary: Endgame (2009)
Cast: William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jonny Lee Miller …
Directed by: Pete Travis
Confidential political negotiations between South African government representative Prof. Willie Esterhuyse and African National Congress President Thabo Mbeki lead to the peaceful demise of…
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The Countess (2009)
Cast: Julie Delpy, Daniel Brühl, William Hurt …
Directed by: Julie Delpy
Blaming her advancing age for a failed romance with a younger man, 16th-century Hungarian countess Erzebet Báthory begins murdering virgin girls and bathing in their blood, believing…
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The Yellow Handkerchief (2008)
Cast: William Hurt, Maria Bello, Kristen Stewart …
Directed by: Udayan Prasad
Recently released from jail, convict Brett Hanson (William Hurt) grows close to a young couple, Martine (Kristen Stewart) and Gordy (Eddie Redmayne), while journeying back home to his wife,…
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The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Cast: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth …
Directed by: Louis Leterrier
Edward Norton stars as Bruce Banner in this big-screen version of the classic comic-book tale about a doctor who searches for an antidote to his exotic condition, which causes him to…
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Mr. Brooks (2007)
Cast: Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook …
Directed by: Bruce A. Evans, Raynold Gideon
Kevin Costner plays against type, starring as a man caught in a deadly downward spiral -- and at war with his own alter ego (William Hurt) -- in this psychological thriller from…
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Vantage Point (2007)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, William Hurt …
Directed by: Pete Travis
Moments after he arrives in Spain for a landmark antiterrorism summit, U.S. President Ashton is shot. The 15 minutes leading up to the shooting are rehashed -- Rashomon-style -- from the…
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Into the Wild (2007)
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Hal Holbrook, Vince Vaughn …
Directed by: Sean Penn
A young man gives up everything -- including his trust fund and ties to a seemingly stable family -- to lead a solitary life in the wild. Eschewing convention to trek across Alaska's…
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Noise (2007)
Cast: Tim Robbins, Bridget Moynahan, William Hurt …
Directed by: Henry Bean
Desperate for some peace and quiet, New York attorney David Owen (Tim Robbins) takes matters into his own hands. He starts by leaving notes on cars whose owners don't turn off their…
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Neverwas (2006)
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Ian McKellen, William Hurt …
Directed by: Joshua Michael Stern
After taking a job at the mental institution that once housed his father -- a famous children's author -- wise psychiatrist Zach Riley befriends a schizophrenic who unlocks a string of…
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The Good Shepherd (2006)
Cast: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Alec Baldwin …
Directed by: Robert De Niro
Matt Damon and Robert De Niro (who also directs) star in this partially fact-based drama that examines the early history of the CIA as seen through the eyes of a dedicated agent: upstanding,…
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Beautiful Ohio (2006)
Cast: William Hurt, Rita Wilson, Michelle Trachtenberg …
Directed by: Chad Lowe
Actor Chad Lowe makes his directorial debut with this quietly provocative coming-of-age drama about two brothers -- Clive (David Call) and William (Brett Davern) -- growing up in the…
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The Legend of Sasquatch (2006)
Cast: William Hurt, John Rhys-Davies, Jewel Restaneo …
Directed by: Thomas Callicoat
John Davis (voiced by William Hurt) moves his family to the Pacific Northwest so he can oversee a new dam. But when his daughter, Maggie, discovers a bigfoot family, John realizes that his…
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Syriana (2005)
Cast: George Clooney, Michelle Monaghan, Susan Allenback …
Directed by: Stephen Gaghan
America is at the beck and call of the Middle East when it comes to the oil industry, and all its players -- Washington, sheiks, oil companies, field workers -- intersect with each other in…
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A History of Violence (2005)
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris …
Directed by: David Cronenberg
As operators of a small-town diner, Tom Stall and his wife are the picture of normality. But when Tom foils a robbery and becomes a hero in the media, he attracts the wrong kind of attention…
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The King (2005)
Cast: Gael García Bernal, William Hurt, Pell James …
Directed by: James Marsh
After serving time in the Navy, 21-year-old Elvis (Gael Garcia Bernal) decides to look up the father (William Hurt) who abandoned him as a child, only to find him working as a small-town…
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Hunt for Justice (2005)
Cast: Wendy Crewson, Stipe Erceg, John Corbett …
Directed by: Charles Biname
This film traces the historic journey of courageous Canadian prosecutor Louise Arbour, who bravely battled global politics to track down and indict former Yugoslavian president Slobodan…
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The Village (2004)
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody …
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
When a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of chilling incidents that will alter the community forever in this…
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Frankenstein (2004)
Cast: Luke Goss, Alec Newman, Julie Delpy …
Directed by: Kevin Connor
This small-screen adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel stars Alec Newman as Victor Frankenstein, the scientist-gone-mad who creates the ultimate monster, fashioning a creature out…
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The Blue Butterfly (2004)
Cast: William Hurt, Pascale Bussières, Marc Donato …
Directed by: Lea Pool
The fact that entomologist Alan Osborne (William Hurt) is at the height of his career doesn't stop precocious 10-year-old Pete Carlton (Marc Donato) from asking him to grant his…
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Changing Lanes (2002)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Kim Staunton …
Directed by: Roger Michell
Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson star in this intense drama about an egocentric attorney and a recovering alcoholic salesman whose lives dangerously collide when their cars crash on a New…
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Tuck Everlasting (2002)
Cast: Alexis Bledel, William Hurt, Sissy Spacek …
Directed by: Jay Russell
When a teenage girl named Winnie gets lost in the woods and meets Jesse Tuck near a magic spring, she befriends his family and learns why they need to keep their lives a secret from the rest…
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Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002)
Cast: William Hurt, Mary-Louise Parker, David Strathairn …
Directed by: Lawrence Schiller
Chronicling three decades in the life of notorious FBI mole Robert Hanssen (William Hurt), this eye-opening telefilm follows his gradual implosion as financial debt and career frustrations…
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Nearest to Heaven (2002)
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, William Hurt, Bernard Le Coq …
Directed by: Tonie Marshall
A vacationing French writer, Fanette (Catherine Deneuve), meets a photographer named Matt (William Hurt) in New York City. Before you can say, "They were fated to be mated," the twosome…
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Elie Wiesel Goes Home (2002)
Cast: Elie Wiesel, William Hurt
Judit Elek's gripping documentary follows Nobel Peace Prize winner and foremost Holocaust authority Eli Wiesel as he embarks on an emotional return to his 1928 birthplace of Sighet,…
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Cast: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor …
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
In this dark, contemplative tale, an advanced prototype robot child named David (Haley Joel Osment) is programmed to show unconditional love. When his human family, unprepared for the…
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The Simian Line (2001)
Cast: Harry Connick Jr., Cindy Crawford, Tyne Daly …
Directed by: Linda Yellen
In the 300-year-old town of Weehawken, N.J., four couples (including Harry Connick Jr., Lynn Redgrave, Cindy Crawford and Eric Stoltz) come together for an evening of mischief on Halloween…
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Rare Birds (2001)
Cast: William Hurt, Andy Jones, Molly Parker …
Directed by: Sturla Gunnarsson
In this outstanding independent comedy, down-and-out restaurateur Dave Purcell (William Hurt) is ready to close his doors, until his friend Alphonse devises a wacky plan. They fake a sighting…
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Varian's War (2001)
Cast: William Hurt, Julia Ormond, Matt Craven …
Directed by: Lionel Chetwynd
Based on a true story, this made-for-cable drama stars William Hurt as Varian Fry, a mild-mannered humanitarian whose determined efforts helped more than 2,000 Jews -- including many…
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The Miracle Maker: The Story of Jesus (2000)
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Michael Bryant, Julie Christie …
Directed by: Derek W. Hayes, Stanislav Sokolov
King Herod (voiced by Anton Lesser), Judas Iscariot (David Thewlis) and Mary Magdalene (Miranda Richardson) are all on hand to play their integral parts in the extraordinary life story of…
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Contaminated Man (2000)
Cast: William Hurt, Peter Weller, Natascha McElhone …
Directed by: Anthony Hickox
David is a hazardous materials expert called to the scene of a chemical company explosion where he discovers his worst fear is real: Someone has been exposed to a super secret biological…
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The Big Brass Ring (1999)
Cast: William Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Miranda Richardson …
Directed by: George Hickenlooper
Orson Welles reportedly penned the script to this political thriller, starring William Hurt as William Blake Pellarin, the front-runner in the Missouri governor's race. Pellarin's…
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Sunshine (1999)
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz …
Directed by: Istvan Szabo
A single actor portrays father, son and grandson in this epic historical tale that follows a Jewish family as they struggle to survive anti-Semitism, war and corruption in Hungary. Each man…
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The 4th Floor (1999)
Cast: Juliette Lewis, William Hurt, Shelley Duvall …
Directed by: Josh Klausner
Interior decorator Jane Emelin (Juliette Lewis) can't believe her luck when she finds a rent-controlled apartment on the fourth floor of a New York high-rise. Fear replaces joy, however,…
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Silent Witness (1999)
Cast: William Hurt, Jennifer Tilly, Denis Leary …
Directed by: Dick Maas
Combining a family vacation with business, Walter Richmond (William Hurt) takes his wife (Jennifer Tilly) and their 10-year-old, mute daughter, Melissa (Francesca Brown), to the Netherlands…
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Dark City (1998)
Cast: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly …
Directed by: Alex Proyas
John Murdoch awakens in a hotel room to find he's wanted for a series of murders he doesn't remember committing. But then he encounters the Strangers, a group of ominous beings with…
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Lost in Space (1998)
Cast: William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Matt LeBlanc …
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
In this film reboot of the 1960s sci-fi television series, the prospects for continuing life on Earth in the year 2058 are grim. So the Robinsons are launched into space to colonize Alpha…
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One True Thing (1998)
Cast: William Hurt, Meryl Streep, Renée Zellweger …
Directed by: Carl Franklin
When a tough New Yorker (Renée Zellweger) learns her mother (Meryl Streep, in an Oscar-nominated performance) has cancer, she quits her job, breaks up with her boyfriend and moves back…
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The Alexander Technique (1998)
Cast: Jane Kosminsky, Deborah Caplan, William Hurt …
The so-called "Alexander Technique" inspires relaxation, reduces body pain and promotes better health, all by employing a change in posture and breathing. Using easy-to-follow, step-by-step…
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Dark City: Director's Cut (1998)
Cast: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly …
Directed by: Alex Proyas
Alex Proyas directs this shadowy sci-fi masterpiece about a man (Rufus Sewell) who awakens to find himself accused of murder in a strange city. Now, he must untangle his jumbled memories…
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The Proposition (1998)
Cast: Robert Loggia, Bronia Wheeler, Kenneth Branagh …
Directed by: Lesli Linka Glatter
In 1930s Boston, upper-class couple Arthur and Eleanor Barret become involved with a Harvard student and a mysterious priest in their efforts to produce an heir, leading to a torrent of…
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Michael (1996)
Cast: John Travolta, Andie MacDowell, William Hurt …
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Two struggling tabloid reporters and an "angel expert" are sent by their boss to check out an old kook who claims to have an angel living with her. Sure enough, the guy's got wings, but…
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A Couch in New York (1996)
Cast: William Hurt, Juliette Binoche, Paul Guilfoyle …
Directed by: Chantal Akerman
In need of peace and quiet, New York City psychoanalyst Henry (William Hurt) swaps apartments with Parisian dancer Beatrice (Juliette Binoche). But Henry's hopes for relaxation fade as…
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Jane Eyre (1996)
Cast: William Hurt, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Joan Plowright …
Directed by: Franco Zeffirelli
Jane Eyre is an orphan forced to endure life at a harsh boarding school. As Jane grows into an independent, strong-willed woman, she takes a governess job at Thornton Hall and falls in love…
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Smoke (1995)
Cast: William Hurt, Harvey Keitel, Stockard Channing …
Directed by: Wayne Wang
A Brooklyn cigar store anchors the vignettes that make up this lyrical Wayne Wang movie written by famous author Paul Auster. Auggie (Harvey Keitel), the store manager, is surprised by a…
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Trial by Jury (1994)
Cast: Joanne Whalley, William Hurt, Kathleen Quinlan …
Directed by: Heywood Gould
While sitting as a juror in the murder trial of crime boss Rusty Pirone (Armand Assante), single mother Valerie Alston (Joanne Whalley) gets a visit from the mobster's enforcer (William…
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Second Best (1994)
Cast: William Hurt, Nathan Yapp, Keith Allen …
Directed by: Chris Menges
Seeking companionship and meaning in his life, lonely postal worker Graham Holt (William Hurt) applies to adopt troubled 10-year-old James (Chris Cleary Miles). Graham gradually makes strides…
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Mr. Wonderful (1993)
Cast: Matt Dillon, Annabella Sciorra, William Hurt …
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
When his plans for restoring a neighborhood bowling alley hit a financial snag thanks to the alimony he's paying his former wife (Annabella Sciorra), Con Edison electrician Gus (Matt…
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The Plague (1992)
Cast: William Hurt, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jean-Marc Barr …
Directed by: Luis Puenzo
Albert Camus's novel serves as the basis for this powerful drama about grieving physician Bernard Rieux (William Hurt), who is engulfed by chaos after the military leaders of a South…
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The Doctor (1991)
Cast: William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Elizabeth Perkins …
Directed by: Randa Haines
Surgeon Jack MacKee (William Hurt) doesn't exactly have the most nurturing bedside manner; in fact, he regards his patients as specimens rather than people. In a reversal of fortune,…
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Alice (1990)
Cast: Mia Farrow, Joe Mantegna, Alec Baldwin …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Alice Tate (Mia Farrow) finds herself falling out of love with her stockbroker husband (William Hurt) and in love with a sax player named Joe (Joe Mantegna) in this modern take on &NFi;Alice…
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I Love You to Death (1990)
Cast: Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman, Joan Plowright …
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Lawrence Kasdan directed this comedy based on an improbably true story about a philandering husband, Joey (Kevin Kline), whose long-suffering wife, Rosalie (Tracey Ullman), finally uncovers…
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The Accidental Tourist (1988)
Cast: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis …
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
An author of travel guides (William Hurt) must come to terms with the tragic murder of his young son and his estranged wife. But things begin to look up when he meets a lovely, kooky dog…
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Broadcast News (1987)
Cast: William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter …
Directed by: James L. Brooks
In James L. Brooks's Oscar-nominated romantic comedy, three ambitious workaholics are set loose in a network TV newsroom, where their professional and personal lives become hopelessly…
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Children of a Lesser God (1986)
Cast: William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie …
Directed by: Randa Haines
Speech teacher James Leeds (William Hurt) uses unconventional methods to reach his hearing-impaired students but can't make headway with the school's deaf custodian, Sarah Norman…
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Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
Cast: William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga …
Directed by: Hector Babenco
Jailed for immoral behavior in Brazil, a flamboyant homosexual passes the time by detailing scenes of his favorite romantic movie to his cellmate, a hard-edged political activist. Slowly, the…
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The Big Chill (1983)
Cast: Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum …
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
After years apart, a group of idealistic former college buddies (William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, JoBeth Williams, Mary Kay Place, Tom Berenger and Jeff Goldblum) who've followed…
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Gorky Park (1983)
Cast: William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy …
Directed by: Michael Apted
Honest Moscow police inspector Arkady Renko (William Hurt) persistently investigates a mysterious triple homicide in which the mutilated bodies have been wiped clean of identification,…
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Body Heat (1981)
Cast: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Ted Danson …
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
In a sizzling-hot Florida town, attorney Ned Racine (William Hurt) becomes dangerously involved with the sultry Matty Walker (Kathleen Turner) -- and promptly schemes for a way to get her…
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Eyewitness (1981)
Cast: William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Plummer …
Directed by: Peter Yates
Smitten with TV reporter Tony Sokolow (Sigourney Weaver), unassuming janitor Daryll Deever (William Hurt) intimates that he knows more than he's telling when the journalist shows up at…
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Altered States (1980)
Cast: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban …
Directed by: Ken Russell
Harvard scientist Eddie Jessup's (William Hurt) mind-altering experiments on himself, involving a hallucinatory drug and an isolation chamber, get out of control when his handiwork…
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Verna: USO Girl (1978)
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Howard Da Silva, Sally Kellerman …
Directed by: Ronald F. Maxwell
Paul Gallico's filmed play explores the camaraderie between a USO girl named Verna (Sissy Spacek) and an American soldier (William Hurt) stationed in Belgium during World War II. This…