Movies starring John Hurt

A Man for All Seasons (1966)

120 mins Biography, Drama

A Man for All Seasons: Paul Scofield gives an award winning performance as Thomas More in this look at his life and moral stand...

10 Rillington Place (1971)

106 mins Biography, Crime, Drama

Does the name John Christie mean anything to you? It meant nothing to me before I decided to watch "10 Rillington Place" but it is a name I will never forget. You see John Christie was a serial killer who during the 1940s and...

Midnight Express (1978)

121 mins Crime, Drama

Sometimes I wonder if I watched the same movie as others because occasionally my feelings towards a movie are very different to the norm. Take "Midnight Express" based upon the true story of Billy Hayes who was caught smuggli...

Watership Down (1978)

101 mins Adventure , Animation, Drama

"Watership Down" is the sort of movie which isn't my thing but I can appreciate it as something special. I think my problem with "Watership Down" is that I watched it as a young child and whilst we are talking an animation wi...

Alien (1979)

117 mins Horror, Sci-Fi

I was far too young back in 1979 to watch Ridley Scott's "Alien" and it wasn't until the start of the 90s that I finally managed to watch his sci-fi adventure/ horror. That didn't stop it leaving a lasting impression on me as...

The Elephant Man (1980)

124 mins Biography, Drama

"The Elephant Man" is a very good movie which tells the touching and fascinating story of Joseph Carey Merrick, a man who became better known as the Elephant Man due to his disfigurement which including bone protrusions, bump...

White Mischief (1987)

107 mins Crime, Drama, Romance

There are a variety of startling things about "White Mischief", there is a brief but early appearance from Hugh Grant, there is the depiction of the swinging Happy Valley set in Kenya where bed hopping and drug taking was par...

Deadline (1988)

85 mins Drama, TV Movie

With its story about a political coup "Deadline" is heavy yet at the same time it isn't all heavy because of the flashback story of Granville's earlier days in Hawa with the focus on his friendship with the Emir and his relat...

King Ralph (1991)

97 mins Comedy, Romance

Movie review "King Ralph" � John Goodman stars as Ralph Jones who following a freak accident which wipes out the British Royal family learns that he is next in line. But Ralph is an American and a lounge singer and certainly ...

Saigon Baby (1995)

91 mins Drama

I don't know what I expected from "Saigon Baby", I had read a brief synopsis which said it was about a British couple trying to adopt in Asia but that was all I knew before watching it. And that is what I got a drama about th...

Rob Roy (1995)

139 mins Adventure , Biography

Rob Roy (1995) Liam Neeson stars as Scottish hero Rob Roy who defend his and his families honour takes on the loathsome noble, Cunningham (Tim Roth)...

Contact (1997)

150 mins Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

There has been a surprising amount written about the movie "Contact" over the years, and in these various writings things such as that it focuses on the age old debate of science & religion is often mentioned, so is the fact ...

The Tigger Movie (2000)

77 mins Animation, Comedy, Drama

Movie Review - The Tigger Movie (2000) after his bouncing causes a few too many problems Tigger goes in search to see if there are any others like him...

Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)

124 mins Drama, Romance

Adapted from Louis de Bernieres novel "Captain Corelli's Mandolin", the big screen version lacks some of the grittiness and imagery which the book uses to its full advantage but it is still a wonderfully moving movie which fo...

Hellboy (2004)

122 mins Action , Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Hellboy = Ron Perlman + Big props + big effects + big action + big actors + big one liners...

The Proposition (2005)

104 mins Western

As someone who loves westerns and watched more than I care to remember I can honestly say that I have never watched one like "The Proposition" and not just because it is set in the Australian Outback. There maybe some familia...

Valiant (2005)

76 mins Adventure , Animation, Comedy

This may not sound much praise but children's animation "Valiant" gets one thing right, at 76 minutes it is the right length. Sadly the right length does not make up for the fact that it feels like a factory line movie, put t...

The Skeleton Key (2005)

104 mins Drama, Horror, Mystery

Are you in search of a horror movie to watch one dark night, then give "The Skeleton Key" a look but only if you plan to watch it in the dark. I'm serious because this is a horror movie of the traditional variety, a move whic...

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

117 mins Action , Adventure , Mystery, Thriller

19 years is a long-time to have in between sequels but when it was announced that they were going to make a fourth Indiana Jones movie the expectations were high and questions were bounding about, would Harrison Ford still be...

Outlander (2008)

115 mins Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

They say money can't by you love but it certainly can buy you a better calibre of actors and a better special effects team so that something which would normally get panned gets praised. I am on about "Outlander" because this...

* This is purely a list of reviews on The Movie Scene featuring the name John Hurt as one of the principle cast members.