Movies starring Willem Dafoe

Streets of Fire (1984)

90 mins     Action , Adventure , Romance      

I am sure "Streets of Fire" was not made to be intentionally humorous but it's impossible not to laugh when you shouldn't. With it's 80's hair styles, 80's fashions, 80's actions, 80's macho BS dialogue and an 80's rock sound...

Mississippi Burning (1988)

128 mins     Drama, Mystery, Thriller      

The greatest compliment I can give "Mississippi Burning" is that it is entertaining but also hard hitting and brutally honest in its tale of racism in 60s Mississippi. It means that this story which I believe is partly based ...

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

145 mins     Biography, Drama, War      

I remember going to watch "Born on the Fourth of July" in 1990 when it was released in the UK and admittedly I was a few months under age at the time to be watching an 18. But that is an important point because as a British t...

Wild at Heart (1990)

125 mins     Comedy, Crime, Romance      

David Lynch is good at what he does, but some times what he does isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea and so when it comes to "Wild at Heart" I find myself in the area of being able to appreciate it as a piece of movie mak...

Flight of the Intruder (1991)

115 mins     Action , Drama, Thriller, War      

Flight of the Intruder (1991) Brad Johnson stars as the Vietnam war pilot who becomes frustrated by the death of his friend and the pointless missions he has to fly...

Body of Evidence (1993)

101 mins     Drama, Thriller      

After "Basic Instinct" breathed life into the erotic thriller genre back in 1992 a whole slurry of would be erotic thrillers trading on risque sex started to hit the big screens, but only a handful managed to get anywhere clo...

Clear and Present Danger (1994)

141 mins     Action , Drama, Thriller      

So here's the good news, I've never read Tom Clancy's novel on which "Clear and Present Danger" is adapted so there will be no whining about it not being true to the source. But the bad news, there is a lot going on in this m...

The English Patient (1996)

162 mins     Drama, Romance, War      

Have you ever watched a movie which has pretty much everything from beautiful cinematography to an evolving storyline as well as good performances yet for some reason it just doesn't grab you in the way it grabs others? This ...

Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)

120 mins     Action , Thriller      

Whilst "Speed" was both flawed and overlong it was still entertaining as well as being a bit of a roller coaster ride of thrills and spills, but it certainly wasn't a movie which screamed out for a sequel. But as is too often...

eXistenZ (1999)

97 mins     Action , Horror, Sci-Fi      

I'm a straight forwards sort of guy, I know what I like, I like what I know but I am not adverse to shifting outside of my comfort zone when it comes to movies. But being straight forwards means I am not one for grandiloquent...

American Psycho (2000)

102 mins     Drama, Horror      

American Psycho: Christian Bale stars in this much heralded dark satire about Patrick Batemen and his psychotic secret side...

Spider-man (2002)

116 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama, Fantasy      

When Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is bitten by a genetically enhanced spider things start to be come a little strange as he discovers a whole range of super human abilities. But when a family disaster strikes Peter is forced ...

Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

102 mins     Action , Thriller      

In a way "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" is the perfect example of what is wrong with modern cinema. Here we have a movie which looks good, has stylish action, comedy infused violence and star power but the actual story, well it...

Finding Nemo (2003)

100 mins     Adventure , Animation, Comedy      

I thought it was just me as back in 2003 when "Finding Nemo" I thought it looked good, it was funny and entertaining but I thought what a racket and it has taken over a decade, not really looking but to stumble across someone...

The Clearing (2004)

95 mins     Drama, Mystery, Thriller      

Writer and director Pieter Jan Brugge must have thought he'd struck gold when he got Robert Redford, Helen Mirren and Willem Dafoe to star in his movie. And to be honest it is that trio of names more than anything else which ...

xXx2: The Next Level (2005)

101 mins     Action , Adventure , Crime      

xXx2: The Next Level (2005) Ice Cube is the former US Navy SEAL recruited into xXx to deal with a splinter group trying to kill the President and take over the Government...

American Dreamz (2006)

107 mins     Comedy      

"There were some nice performances, some funny scenes but ultimately the storyline just doesn't work and it was dull" which is what I would imagine Simon Cowell might have said about "American Dreamz" a movie which not only t...

Inside Man (2006)

129 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

A good bank job movie is like a good magic trick you know at some point the robbers are going to pull of an audacious get away and you want to know how. Part of the success of Spike Lee's bank job movie "Inside Man" is the pa...

The Walker (2007)

108 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

So let me see; we have a gay man who escorts wealthy women who covers for one when her secret lover is found murdered. In doing so he finds himself under the spotlight and sets about trying to find out who did it because of s...

Daybreakers (2009)

98 mins     Action , Drama, Horror      

I don't know about you but not only are vampire movies not really my sort of thing but I am kind of tired of their popularity which is why I watched "Daybreakers" with low expectations. To say I was pleasantly surprised would...